Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brandon Murphy

It's amazingly better. We decided that it'd be better to miss a start now and get better than later.

Patrick Wilson

It's an amazingly liberating thing to be able ... to take your clothes off and not worry about it, because it's not about your body, it's not anything like that, ... (I)t's nice to go out there and have people screaming regardless of whether you look like a Chippendale (male dancer) or not.

Ten Eyck

I've got a little girl here who's amazingly depressed at times because it seems nobody wants her,

Ted Danson

Not everyone can play sports. Sports got me through high school, made me feel like there was a reason for living. Music can do that for some kids, but not everybody is into music or is a jock. Chess is an amazingly cheap way to capture a child's imagination and expand their brain ... there's a quiet confidence that comes from a kid learning how to play chess.

Kim Clark

And he's just so patient. He never sees Douglas as in his Terrible Twos. He just says, 'Wow, he's talking so much.' He's amazingly patient and gentle with his children. He's just unreal. He does everything.

Sam Miller

The market has performed amazingly well. But it's incredibly fragile right now.

Carol Miller

Amazingly all I could think of was the bride biting down on the turkey and chipping a tooth or something, ... I tried to think on the spot and told him, 'When the turkey's done, get a pretty little ribbon, tie the ring on the drumstick and present it to your bride-to-be.'

Bela Fleck

It was a very ambitious trip. I have to say, to my surprise, all of our ambitions were fulfilled. All of the musicians we were going down there to record with, we recorded with?I've edited about nine or 10 songs down from the trip, and the stuff is really, really unusual and special. It far exceeds what I hoped for in sort of the refined qualities of it. I thought it might just sort of be rough stuff out in the woods. But ? some of this stuff is just amazingly fine, fine stuff.

Rachel Cusk

The old world of England was picturesque and safe in a way that L.A. wasn't, but it was so amazingly socially cruel. I had never experienced that in America - never in school, nowhere.

Alex Cintron

I was in shock. I was happy, though. (Arizona) didn't have the confidence in myself. They were looking to trade me and I came here to Chicago. It is going to be good for me.

Melissa Arms

Kim couldn't have done that routine better. She had a great week at practice and came in very confident.

Jay Lapidus

Joey did a good job of fighting. He did a good job of being aggressive. We have a lot of confidence in him and he came through for us today.

Robert Hammonds

Joel played with a lot of heart, tonight. He didn't score when we came over here last time. He really got after it and we have to have that out of our seniors.

Peter Doherty

Joe kept us in the game in the second period, then he came out in the third and gave up a couple of real beauties.

Ron Nelson

Josh was a little off tonight. He was probably trying a little too hard because he knows a lot of those guys. But Matt did exactly what he's capable of doing. He came in and gave us a good four innings.

Bill Brooks

Josh is still pretty young, but he gained so much experience from his dad. When I found out his dad came in I knew that would be a good team. His father reminds me of Charlie Wingate, who was a good trainer for me. That's a big plus for Josh.

Gary Walker

I talk to him all the time, ... I just tell him, 'That's what you came here for. You're a first-round pick. You're going to be fine.'

Randy Jackson

It actually came off as a nice kind of package. I actually liked it, man, I liked it.

Kapil Sibal

It's very important for the scientific community to remember that yes they should make profits but they have to share knowledge. Sometimes there is a clash between societal interests and proprietary interests and the world scientific community has to remember that.

Atharva Veda

Unity can only come when there is better co-ordination and mutual understanding in the society; when there is no friction of thoughts and clash of ideologies. We should therefore follow the ideals established by the scholars and engage ourselves in virtuous deeds.

John Dyer

My work all stems from my enjoyment of the medium. I also have a passion for colour, strong colours, clashing colours, all colours.

Mike Casey

We work for this all year. We go to The Clash and those other tournaments to be ready for state. This is what our whole season is geared for.

Paul Simonon

There was a point after the whole intensity of the Clash finally subsided when I just found that painting grounded me in a way that music didn't.

Cam McLeay

Having listened to family, friends, and everyone else, without exception everyone encouraged us to continue.

Paul Vasconi

I have to admit, I wasn't encouraged at first.

Robert Towne

I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests. We really need the public's help to repair these heavily used recreation sites.

Joe Morford

The underlying trends look positive, and I'm encouraged by stability in the margin and strength in loan growth.

Karen Doering

The ultimate goal is to make sure that no other person has to experience this type of discrimination again. We're not encouraged the goal of the litigation is satisfied by these actions.

Princeton Lyman

You've got the general problem of poverty and lack of government capacity. In Africa, everyone is encouraged to privatize, but there is a very important role of the state, strengthening oversight and regulatory mechanisms as you open up the economy. We've gone far in one way, but not the other.

Bill Davis

Tom had encouraged me and been an inspiration to me.

Mike Riley

It's been a long time since he's competed, but I'm very encouraged by it. Marcel had a good feel for it from the minute he walked in here, and he still has it.

Marilyn Behrman

It's been nearly six years now since Jill disappeared. I'm very encouraged by the fact things are happening today.

Art Hogan

I think the dollar's recovery has a huge impact on the market, when you look at things like gold, which is getting tattooed today, ... I also think it's important psychologically, like when oil finally peaked in the mid-50's.

Jeff Gordon

He wasn't real happy with me, but we finally worked it out.

Albert Camus

In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

Sam Rockwell

I'm happy that I'm finally getting some lines in my face. I always looked too young for the kind of roles I wanted. It was constraining. My face didn't fit my innards until I reached 40.

Maria Corbalan

I'm happy. I'm very happy that it's finally going to be done.

Warren Moon

I'm as happy for the guys as if I had played in the football game. I'm so relieved. This franchise has been trying for so long and to finally get there is great.

Greg Olsen

I had a minor medical problem and they said I couldn't go. It took me a year to get well and then I finally went into space. That should just let you all know that you should never give up.

Frank Thomas

I'll finally get some real work in. It will be great to see live pitching for a change.

Craig Biggio

I know he's smiling right now, ... He's overjoyed. We were so happy for him when he finally won the Stanley Cup. We couldn't wait to get through on the phone to him and congratulate him.

Lenora Fulani

he voiced his disagreement with me, and then kept right on going.

Robert Russell

He just kept me prepared. I was ready for anything to happen.

Tony Danza

Everyone kept telling me, Just be yourself. Be yourself. I kept thinking, there's got to be more to it than that!

Eddie Jordan

He's kept working on it -- and he's still got a way to go, but it's coming. It's a work in process, but he's willing to work hard.

Tom Martin

He's kept to his priorities, which is religion, God.

Ralph Edwards

His third-grade teacher said he knew every rock and rill in the Rockies. And he said, 'Yeah, and I knew every saloon, too,' ... The rating kept going up during the show as people called their friends to tune in.

S. Walker

I think that her name made the magazine stronger. That's why they kept it,

Aaron Cook

I went after them with my sinker and mixed in some sliders and changeups. I kept them off balance.

Stuart Creason

I didn't really see what happened, but some people said Stephan was fouled. Really, we should have never been in that position in the first place if we had kept our turnovers down.

Jan Connelley

In the past, there has been up to 100 yards of material in the basket.

David Byrne

You go to a festival, you know you're not going to play all new material at a festival. The audience is not there for that. I've made that mistake, but you find out pretty quickly.

Dan Modzelewski

We're using materials that are very tough and very strong to withstand the weather.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

Jeff Palmer

Just watching the news, seeing what those people are going through, touches me,

Stephen Graham

I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it.

Graham Elliot

I do take pity on some of the people that have to work with me.

Gale Norton

I think that our cooperative conservation approaches get people to sit down and grapple with problem solving.

Gary Sheffield

I'm not one of those people who have to try and remember what they told people, because I always tell the truth. That should count for something, right?

Sam Rockwell

I always do drama. It's just that some people laugh at it and some people cry.

Sam Worthington

I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it.

Katori Hall

I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them.

Hank Davidson

He shot 3-over on the back nine, and that was pretty good, too. The back is tough because it's long and it plays into the wind.

Jerome Harrison

I think we were only getting three plays a quarter. I didn't realize it until the second quarter. I started getting cold, sweat drying off.

John McCallum

It's not every day that your sitting state senator takes on a run for Congress, and we need to see how that plays out.

Bob Stoops

It's still the Roy-back position until someone plays like him.

Clint Hurdle

It's still a long season. We'll see how it plays out.

Brian Townsend

It will be interesting to see how it plays out,

Kim Maher

They are well prepared for the turf. It is a lot quicker surface. We need to be ready to make plays and be aggressive.

Gary Cole

It made no sense to put it in a metropolitan area. Most Southern plays are not set in the big city.

Elon Musk

My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.

Dick Thompson

This is not confirmation for us. We need to have samples sent to a certified laboratory.

Donald Brownlee

When you have the samples in hand, it's a whole different universe.

Mike Carey

I think Ann Strother took over the game, which a senior should.

Sara Zarr

Ethan and I are done," I said finally. "I'm sorry." "He was my first boyfriend." "I know." "The only real boyfriend I've had. I'm a senior in high school and he was my only real boyfriend." "I know." "And I won't find another one at Jones Hall. That is guaranteed." "Okay." "This is all very sad and tragic," I said. Alan unwrapped a sleeve of Smarties. "Yet, oddly, you don't seem that upset." "I know.

Robert Morse

I love to go into the studio on days when I'm not even doing anything. It's like my senior club. Some people go to senior centers, well I go to my senior center.

Taquan Dean

I have nothing to say. As a senior leader, it's tough.

Jack Welch

Every employee, not just the senior people, should know how a company is doing.

Friedrich August von Hayek

The central problem of management is how spontaneous interaction of people within a firm, each possessing only bits of knowledge, can bring about the competitive success that could only be achieved by the deliberate direction of a senior management that possesses the combined knowledge of all employees and contractors

Jon Porter

Tax cuts continue to benefit families, seniors, and small business owners, as evidenced by unparalleled economic growth in Nevada and across the country.

Eric Kandel

I went to medical school after having decided to do so somewhere between my junior and senior year at Harvard - very late. I initially wanted to be an intellectual historian.

Eric Holder

Some have argued that the President is required to get permission from a federal court before taking action against a United States citizen who is a senior operational leader of al Qaeda or associated forces. This is simply not accurate. 'Due process' and 'judicial process' are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security. The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

Kate Winslet

I don't know why I'm suddenly playing nasty people. It is very fun, though, and it isn't real, at the end of the day.

J. F. Powers

He suddenly found himself on the precipice of utility.

Feist

When I wrote 'Mushaboom', I was living in the second verse, but I suddenly found myself in the first.

Rob Sheffield

Like any teenager who reads The Great Gatsby, probably, I was madly in love with the teacher who had opened it up for me.

Richelle Mead

You are an exceptional, talented, and brilliant young woman. Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you’re less. Do not ever let anyone make you feel invisible. Do not let anyone—not even a teacher who constantly sends you for coffee—push you around.

Tyler Oakley

I initially thought I was going to be a teacher. Maybe like an elementary teacher or something like that, which would be fun. Maybe someday.

William Zinsser

Writers who think THEY are being criticized when only that writing is being criticized are beyond a teacher's reach. Writing can only be learned when a writer coldly separates himself from what he has written and looks at it with the objectivity of a plumber examining a newly piped bathroom to see if he got all the joints tight.

William Sanderson

The best came from my martial arts teacher, who also taught Elvis. He said, Your ego will get you killed.

William Matthews

Intercourse is after all man's best teacher. "Know thyself" is an excellent maxim; but even self-knowledge cannot be perfected in closets and cloisters--nor amid lake scenery, and on the sunny side of the mountains. Men who seldom mix with their fellow-creatures are almost sure to be one-sided--the victims of fixed ideas, that sometimes lead to insanity.

William Wordsworth

Let Nature be your teacher

William Saroyan

Whoever the kid had been, whoever had had the grand attitude, has finally heeded the admonishment of parents, teachers, governments, religions, and the law: )You just change your attitude now please, young man.

William Nicholson

Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn fast.

Emily Cederholm

I think the expectations are higher, but they don't feel so much pressure. This whole year is different.

Brandon Roy

I think this is the year it can happen.

Richard D. James

My filing system's really crap because I can never decide whether to sort things by studio, or year, or where I lived.

Richard D. James

I've always got to change something. All the tracks I've done in the last five years were made in like six different studios. It gets a bit complicated.

Robbie Coltraine

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.

Rob Sheffield

Not being able to protect her from things was the most frightening thing I'd ever felt, and it kicked in as soon as we got together. With every year we spent together, I became more conscious that I now had an infinitely expanding number of reasons to be afraid. I had something to lose.

Rob Chapman

The way I have progressed as a writer over the years is to try and stay true to the principles I absorbed.

Rob Halford

They were and still are a groundbreaking band. Even though they haven't released any new music in ages, you can put on the first Black Sabbath album and it still sounds as fresh today as it did 30-odd years ago. And that's because great music has a timeless ability: To me, Sabbath are in the same league as the Beatles or Mozart. They're on the leading edge of something extraordinary.

Richard P. Feynman

If the professors of English will complain to me that the students who come to the universities, after all those years of study, still cannot spell 'friend,' I say to them that something's the matter with the way you spell friend.