Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rachel Platten

I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.

Robert Putnam

It can be heard even above the roar of a helicopter, which is important if you want to tell people anything. That's the problem with bullhorns ? over a helicopter, they can't really understand what you're saying.

Dan Shultis

He knows the game so well, he's above and beyond any player on the floor. He's almost like having a college player on the floor.

Richard Butler

What we've got to be certain about above all is whether it came from a country supporting these terrorists as a matter of policy, such as Iraq, which we know has made this stuff, ... And there's a credible report not fully verified that they may indeed have given anthrax to exactly the group that did the World Trade Center.

Scott Smith

Here at KGH we do between 2000 and 3000 mammograms per year, and each year we find five to ten cancers. According to the above national statistics, we can expect to find one - to two additional cancers per year, and find them earlier - in Stage I rather than in stage IV or V.

Todd Boyd

He's a Chicago guy, explosive to the basket. He has a certain style the way he does things. At this point, though, it's not about being the best basketball player. As great a player as Tim Duncan is, he's not going to sell any shoes. He doesn't have that persona. It's about standing above the crowd. Just being a good guy and clean-cut guy is not going to do it.

Stephen Briggs

Gold seems to be struggling to get back above $555 -- the halfway point between the high and the low.

Yingxi Yu

Gold is probably going to remain in a range-bound trade today and should find good support above $565 against an environment of high oil prices.

Bobby Cox

He's got, as they say, electric stuff, I guess. He's got a number of pitches that are all above average. He's a great competitor. He does a lot of things to help himself win games. You know, he's the No. 1 in my book.

Jeff Davis

I wouldn't be surprised (if the rally continued next week), ... There's a lot of momentum that can carry into the coming weeks.

Ronnie Brown

I wouldn't be surprised if he called me later on this week and put some kind of wager out there as far as yards per carry or something.

Dave Jones

I think it's a great idea. If you carry a weapon, you're going to use a weapon, that's as simple as it gets.

Paul Bremer

He is virulently anti-Western and is particularly anti-American, ... and he has the resources to fund considerable anti-American or anti-Western activity. So he is a concern, because he's got a clear motive and he's got the means to carry out -- or to pay people to carry out -- attacks.

Sam Hunt

I had some interesting costumes... the one that I remember right offhand is Zorro when I was a lot younger. I was a big time Zorro fan. My mom helped me make it, and I remember having a big issue with the fact that she wouldn't let me carry around a real metal sword; it just had to be plastic.

Robert Esche

There are some young players in here who are going to carry the team in the future. I think it would be pretty unfair to judge them right now.

Carolyn Peck

What we don't have is any one person feeling like they have to carry the load by themselves.

Henry Mason

He really worked hard on gaining some weight. He's a stronger player. Hopefully, that strength will carry over (during the season).

David Beasley

Good grief, Chiles? Miller? Romer? These guys had tremendous experience and credibility, and it will be several years before Democrats develop guys who carry that kind of water,

Sanjay Dutt

Journalists think twice before striking a conversation with me. I don't know why. I try to make people feel as comfortable as possible.

Martin Wright

He just ran out in the middle of the conversation. I thought it was a fight,

Sam Hunt

I'm still learning a lot as a songwriter. I try to write down and make a note of ideas that I cross paths with on a day-to-day basis, whether it be a conversation or something I hear on the radio, seeing a movie, or just thoughts in my head as I'm walking down the street.

Bob Watson

There is a heads-up in place. But there's no conversation with the clubs. It's the normal provisions in place for a situation like this, but we expect them to just play ball.

Dan Harris

His dad was a real confidant. He was a real Rock of Gibraltar. I think part of their conversation was (the bar) could be his destiny. But he was devoted to football. He has a passion for it. I'm glad he stuck with it.

Richard Dawkins

I'm not sure this conversation can go any further.

Billy Beane

I had a nice little conversation with him. He seems happy to be here, quick to smile.

Shaquille O'Neal

I'll have to have a conversation with the boss, and then we'll see.

Ron Rivera

I really enjoyed the conversation with Mr. (John) Shaw and Mr. (Jay) Zygmunt. I'm just really happy for the opportunity, and if anything else comes about, it'd be great. ... I guess the only thing I can do is just wait and see what happens.

Jeffrey Vasser

Going into (Thursday), I - we all - thought that's what we're going to be hearing, that they had a date for us.

Roger McDowell

He seems to be day to day. We're not putting a date on anything.

David Gill

We've given them a date and it would be nice if it could happen. Everyone at the club, particularly the supporters, would like to pay tribute to Roy after everything he's done for us.

Justin Gimelstob

I date a girl on the women's tour, ... I think there is nothing sexier than a girl who is athletic.

Jody Kielbasa

I can honestly say this is far and away the strongest lineup of films we've ever had, and our new dates help. This year's festival offers something for everyone with over 185 from all over the world.

Leslie Campbell

He will never be a teenager, go to a school dance, date or drive a car. He was excited about junior high and walking to school.

Candace Kita

In my humble opinion, preserving racial purity isn't a worthwhile goal. You should be able to date whomever, whenever, wherever without the threat of a backlash.

Justin Chon

I had a date with a girl I called 'the parrot.' All she did was repeat everything I said. She never had an original thought of her own. Everything I liked, she liked. Everything I hated, she hated. It was annoying!

David Mellem

If you can get (the balance) paid by the due date of your return plus extensions, don't do it.

Jim Sheehan

This was a good win. I am really pleased the girls played as well as they did.

Javier Ramirez

What we worked on this summer was our vertical. I don't have great size. But these girls can get off the ground.

Julie Klausner

Here is how you meet women: You tell the girls you are friends with - the ones in relationships - that you want a girlfriend. You shouldn't even have to say 'Set me up' or 'Introduce me!' If they're good girls, they'll get the hint.

Todd Borrison

I thought when their guards penetrated and got good shots, our big girls made the shots tough one them and that made the big difference.

Luc Besson

I think that I am a collaborative fascist. With Natalie it was different, she was only 11-years-old and Leon was her first film. And it's about a young girl who takes guns and shoots everywhere, so her parents were very scared, they didn't know me very well.

Dallas Richter

We surprised a lot of people. It's starting to sink in with the girls and the community. The town is abuzz.

Andy Scott

We threw it into high gear. The girls played with passion.

James Avery

When I picked up those little girls that drowned, all I could think about was my grandbabies.

Kevin Edwards

I thought the girls played with a lot of heart tonight,

Carl Pohlad

Kirby's too good a guy to have something like this (stroke) happen.

Kevin Towers

Khalil is an exciting, popular player. We think he's going to have a real good year, offensively and defensively.

Herb Cytyrn

Jake is a very good skier and I wouldn't be surprised if he made it to sectionals.

Bill Walsh

I would say that we made a lot of good trades, but that may have been the best.

Billy Beane

Ken did a great job for us. We've always said that. He was a good enough manager for us to want him back before, and he's still a good enough manager to come back.

Alan Greenspan

Keeping out competitively priced goods would materially lower our standard of living.

Tim Kohs

Kayla can guard any kid in the state and make them miserable. In the past, I've always had one or two kids who raised the level of the team by their intensity at practice and their commitment. McCarthy and Finn are as good as any kids I've had like that.

Willie Randolph

Just wanted him to concentrate on his three innings. It was just good to see him out there.

Clint Bowyer

Just two races ago we were on the good side of the luck and Truex was receiving the bad,

Stephen J. Cannell

I love 'Dexter.' The dark sense of humor is wonderful.

John Cornyn

I think you'll probably see not only his erudition, but his sense of humor.

Karen Leathem

I think it's sort of a trademark quality of New Orleans that people can usually find humor in the worst situations.

Greg Evans

Laugh at yourself once in a while; give yourself a break.

Diane Forden

He ... had a sense of humor that is subject to interpretation, on women's rights for example,

William F. Buckley, Jr.

I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob.

Trey Parker

Me and Matt love to argue, but in general our sense of humor is pretty much alike.

Wayne Dyer

I am realistic – I expect miracles.

Samuel Goldwyn

Coffee isn't my cup of tea.

Paul Otellini

I think it is going to be less than people expected. But it's probably not as poor as looking only at retail would indicate.

Frank Badillo

There is more of a risk this season that people will be less able to make payments on these offers.

Billy Hunter

When he told me that he was guaranteeing us no less $500,000 and up to a million, I said, 'Cool,'

Dave McAlindin

It has always been our philosophy that less is better.

Charles Coles

He is more than just a teacher. We're able to talk to him about things we can't say to teachers, because he is more like us and less like them.

Rob Bell

The lesson that has been hardest for me to learn: there is nothing to prove.

Yolanda King

The best lessons, the best sermons are those that are lived.

Robert H. Connelly

If you've had a turbulent August/September period, ... It's less likely you're going to get sucker-punched in October.

Mike Babcock

I liked to see less plays through the neutral zone and more plays around the net, but he (Hudler) played well tonight.

Mitch Gilfillan

It all starts Sunday. Trust me, we'll be ready to go.

Mark Headley

He's always going to be well-prepared mentally. He's not a big talker, but he's always ready to play.

J. C. Watts

He was smart when he was off. He did therapy and did everything right. He still has a ways to go to get ready for downtown.

Sen. Jennings

I don't feel defeated, just ready to come back for the second and third reading. This is not going away.

Danny Sheaffer

I don't know what we can do about it. I'm ready for suggestions. You got any?

Daryn Colledge

I am excited. I'm ready to get out of here.

Seth Greenberg

He'll come back when he's ready to come back.

Will Smith

If you're always ready, you don't have to get ready.

Will Smith

If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.

Jeff Smith

He wants to get tennis going in the valley, especially with juniors.

Katie Gearlds

If we want to win the Big Ten title we have to win and that's pretty much what it comes down to. If we lose, we get second.

Sasha Roiz

I have this tendency to play these horrible, horrible characters.

Josh Brown

I'm going to do something. There's a little tension between us.

Marat Safin

I love tennis, but I just don't like grass.

Marat Safin

Everything is possible in this life...

Wayne Quinlan

You think you know somebody, but you find out if you travel with them for ten days.

Macaulay Culkin

It took me ten minutes to write this very sentence. I'm no writer. This is not my calling.

Donald Rumsfeld

It tends to be speculative, ... It is not actionable. It is not verifiable.

Kerri Brown

Guarding the opponent's top scorer is a lot of work, and we all know that.

Henry Rollins

I guess, topic to topic, you could consider me a left-leaning person.

Tom Anderson

That's right on top of us. It would be right in our backyard.

Stuart Appleby

It will be one of our top 10 doing something,

Alex Kelly

It was hellish conditions, if you will, on top of the chimney.

Bobby Cox

They're very similar. They're on top of their games.

Robert M. Pirsig

The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

Patrick McVerry

Defensively, again, we are going to be tops in the league.

Lance Corcoran

Anything and everything they are doing at the top is not translating to the staff, to the facilities.

Ryan Miller

From the coaches on down, especially Jim Corsi whose been a great supporter, a true friend who really cares about his players and allowed me the chance to develop.

Whitney Cummings

A true friend will go with the instagram filter that flatters you.

Samuel Richardson

Virtue only is the true beauty.

Robert Pattinson

I see love as an evolution of true friendship.

Robin McKinley

[Gonturan] is a true friend, but a friend with thoughts of her own, and the thoughts of others are dangerous.

Wilmer Valderrama

If you loved once, and if you cared once, you never really stop. And if you build a true foundation, a true friendship, that never really goes away.

William Hazlitt

True friendship is self-love at second hand; where, as in a flattering mirror we may see our virtues magnified and our errors softened, and where we may fancy our opinion of ourselves confirmed by an impartial and faithful witness.

Nate Parker

How many films are there about friendships between teenagers? And how many projects are there dealing with friendships among adults? True friendships - really dealing with the intimacy behind what happened then, and how long you've known each other, and the wounds that haven't healed. That's what [About Alex] film is about.

Nancy Werlin

From all of us Scarborough girls, greetings and thanks. This task required two, working together, trusting each other. It required the "us," not the "I." For that is true love, is it not?