Famous Quotes & Sayings

Arne Glimcher

I actually taught perceptual psychology at N.Y.U. when I was younger. I was interested in the aesthetic impulse in lower primates. But what really interested me in Dian Fossey was that she made a difference - she saved the gorillas.

George Herbert Mead

To so enter into it in nature and art that the enjoyed meanings of life may become a part of living is the attitude of aesthetic appreciation.

Steven Soderbergh

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality, it's just another aesthetic form of fiction.

Joe Williams

I think that musicians should never forget about the intimacy of bringing two people together, and the aesthetic transference where you're almost vicariously involved in a romance between other people.

Star Trek

I watched some of the original series when I was a kid, and watched some of the NEXT GENERATION shows and I've seen some of the movies, not all of them, but I wasn't any great aficionado. In all candour, I suspect my own aesthetic and what interests me about the medium of television -- does not lean towards STAR TREK.

John Updike

It is not an aesthetic misstep to make the viewer aware of the paint and the painter's hand. Such an empathetic awareness lies at the heart of aesthetic appreciation.

Evelyn Waugh

I came to the conclusion many years ago that almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression

Leatrice Eiseman

Pink always says soft. But that's not a bad thing! A lot of guys, when they allow themselves to try the color, they look in the mirror and say, 'Hey, I look pretty good in this.' Any of the rosy tones really vibrate well for the skin. So I think besides using pink from a psychological standpoint (to show their softer side), there's also the aesthetic aspect - knowing they look good and having people say, 'Wow, that's a great look on you,' which invariably will happen. And that really locks it.

Chris Potter

If there's anyone who's like an arrow, who's just determined to do what he really wants to do, it's Dave. You can feel that this is a really well-thought-out aesthetic sensibility with a lot of depth. That's a good model for all of us.

Mark Ellis

I was almost positive it would be a one-year deal, so I was a little surprised yesterday. I'm happy.

Danielle Pletka

Katrina has changed many things but I don't think it will change Iraq policy. There is almost no elasticity in that policy.

Katie Gearlds

Just toughness. To have four games in four days with some players playing almost 40 minutes ... their will to get it done impressed me. We've got to come ready to play, that's for sure.

Alec Young

Just when you think you're almost out of the woods, Wall Street has a way of changing the subject. The focus now is, how much will the economy slow and how much of a negative effect will that have on earnings.

Jake Delhomme

Just talking to some of those guys, you could almost kind of see hurt in their eyes because it's been a long, long year for them. We have no idea what they've had to go through.

Willie Randolph

Jose's going to get his stolen bases. If you get a good fastball to hit, and you're a good fastball hitter, I want you to swing at it, almost like a hit-and-run.

Shani Davis

Joey almost gave me a heart attack when I saw how fast he was going.

Alex Rodriguez

Joe DiMaggio is such an icon, he's almost like a cartoon character, ... I have so much respect for him. When it's all said and done, it's something you can look back on and say that you're proud to be mentioned in the same sentence as Joe.

Jim Maas

John is a fixture around town, everybody knows him. He eats here almost everyday.

Justin Brouse

I was in the backfield and I came out on the wheel. And Corey Martin just lobbed it up to me.

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.

Anna Maxwell Martin

I was always a show girl. My parents were wonderful. There wasn't a lot going on where we lived, but they ferried me to classes and competitions all over the place. When I was 12, I came to London as a finalist in a singing competition and I was completely wide-eyed.

Robin Ross

Kevin is one of those success stories. Things hadn't worked out other places, he came here and now he's doing well academically and he's on track football wise. Those kinds of things are why you coach.

Melissa Arms

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

Natalie Peters

Kling has a good arm. She just came up and did what she does every day in practice.

Rick Williams

Kids like it because they can have fun, ... There are great co-educational programs and everyone came come.

Mike Shirley

Kids don't go out and play like they used to. When I was a kid, I would come home from school and go outside and do God knows what till the sun came down and dinner was ready. For some reason or another, that really doesn't happen anymore.

Fieldin Culbreth

I would think that he knows that when he came off the mound and was saying the things he was saying that he had to be putting himself in a position to be ejected.

Amelia Torres

We can confirm that we received the request last week. We are assessing it ... and expect to come to a conclusion in May.

Charles Stross

I am a lazy, cynical, middle-aged guy who has long since come to the conclusion that most historical periods really sucked, for most people, most of the time.

Seneca

He who comes to a conclusion when the other side is unheard, may have been just in his conclusion, but yet has not been just in his conduct

Robert Falcon Scott

I have come to the conclusion that life in the Antarctic Regions can be very pleasant.

William Taylor

involve a willful state of mind. The arson investigators' conclusion was this was a deliberately set arson fire.

Paula Rieker

I observed events that I thought were wrong, so I did make a conclusion. I didn't make a conclusion that it was legal or illegal.

Noriaki Ichikawa

In addition, the market seems to have come to the conclusion that an end to the quantitative monetary policy does not necessarily mean the start of interest rate rises.

David Vladeck

If you only read half the statute, you can come to that conclusion (that expert fees are not allowed). We think their reading overlooks half the statute.

William Shakespeare

In short whoever you may be, To this conclusion you'll agree, When everyone is somebodee, Then no one's anybody!

Michael Pietsch

Joseph Wambaugh is a hero to today's crime writers, and 'Hollywood Station' will school them all: to this day, no one writes about cops' lives with his force and immediacy.

Janet Reno

What we have is an obligation to investigate whether a crime has been committed,

Howard Safir

What we find is that many of the people involved in minor crimes are the same people that are involved in major crimes,

Timothy Lord

Here's a woman who confesses to this horrible crime - what she did to my father, who we love very much.

Voltaire

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

Kevin Wilcox

I think the elaborateness of the crime itself was quite unique and extensive. It seemed to be a full-time job for these two individuals.

Charles Mathews

There is no crime scene, there are no forensics and we have no witnesses.

Jon Hopkins

We're proceeding on a provocative-act murder theory. If you do something that can provoke a lethal response, you're liable for the crime partner's death.

Mike Forest

Law enforcement is a glaring example. We have separate booking, separate road patrols. We have two crime labs.

Rudyard Kipling

King Solomon drew merchantmen, / Because of his desire / For peacocks, apes and ivory, / From Tarshish unto Tyre.

David Fink

Know what you want. Become your real self.

Keisha Brown

John knows what it takes to win and be a leader. He has the desire to win and he always steps up as a leader. Sometimes in the locker room, I don't need to say what needs to be said because John has already done it for me.

Chris Gordon

J.R. expressed a desire to be a part of something on (The Team) again.

Steve Cleveland

He just lost his desire to play competitively. I have full respect for that. We wish him the very best.

Sigi Schmid

He is the type of player that has a tremendous desire to win. He needs to be an example to our younger players. He needs to be a vocal player, but he can't do any of that until he gets on the field, so first he needs to get healthy.

Dan Gilroy

I have a strong desire to communicate what I feel about the world. That's exciting to me.

Catherine Butler

I think it's just this desire to express themselves to their peers. They want to be accepted, be cool.

Andre Agassi

I threw myself in with eagerness and desire, but it was just too much, too soon.

Andy Xie

Growth rates could decelerate by another 1 percentage point due to further rises in oil prices.

Stephen Bernstein

Holding him without due process is improper, and either ICE or the prosecutors should explain why.

Richard Shim

I think it's a smart move, one that was probably due a long time ago, but they were just so stubborn.

Patty Clausen

I think it's due to the economy. People are hanging onto their money, because they don't know what's going to happen.

Rick Meckler

I think that the idea of never-ending, short-term-rate increases no longer seems as likely to people. But I would not be surprised if the Fed still increases, but signals to the market that they are prepared to stop increasing if the economy slows due to the hurricane.

Michael Greco

We support the (Bush) administration in its efforts to secure the nation but we have taken policy positions, four or five of them, where we think due process has not been followed,

Craig Martin

I thought we played a really good game. We had some adjustments in our lineup due to illness. Players stepped in and picked it up.

John Evans

I will be the first to put my hand up and say it's partly down to management skills and partly the price of milk, but it's also due to the nature of the robotic system.

Greg Pierce

He's been away on holidays in Europe and was due back at work on Monday. It's quite unbelievable the fact that he won't be there.

Q-Tip

I sang in church, but growing up in the neighborhood, music was more of an expression of relief or entertainment.

E. B. White

We think gene expression is a major part of what separates chimps and humans.

Richard Wright

Violence is a personal necessity for the oppressed...It is not a strategy consciously devised. It is the deep, instinctive expression of a human being denied individuality.

Richelle Mead

When you say ‘old friend,’ are we talking, like...since the Ice Age?” “No. Of course not.” “Oh.” “It’s only been about four hundred years.” “Ah. Yes. Only four hundred.” A wry expression spread over his face. “Being with you is a continual experiment in perspective. Among other things.

Rose Kennedy

Sedentary people are apt to have sluggish minds. A sluggish mind is apt to be reflected in flabbiness of body and in a dullness of expression that invites no interest and gets none.

Rick Riordan

Annabeth recognized something else in her face, too - in the hard set of her mouth and the deliberate way she raised her chin like she was ready to accept any challenge. Reyna was forcing a look of courage, while holding back a mixture of hopefulness and worry and fear that she couldn't show in public. Annabeth knew that expression. She saw it every time she looked in a mirror.

Rick Riordan

I gave her a smile that I hoped conveyed something like: Hey, you know I’m on your side. Gods are such jerks! But what can you do? Probably my expression actually conveyed: It’s not my fault! Please do not kill me!

Woody Allen

People make films for different reasons. For money. Or, they make them because something in them demands artistic expression. I do it because I enjoy the work.

Richard Russo

Have you ever noticed that when people use the expression 'I have to say', what follows usually needn't be said?