Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jessie Evans

Just looking at the guy walking around, I thought his potential was limitless if he learned a few things. As they say, even Ray Charles could have seen it.

James Rowe

He used to be bigger. It's kind of like Charles Barkley. If you can play with it, don't mess with it.

Dan Auerbach

When I recorded my solo album, 'Keep It Hid,' in 2008, I'd gotten more interested in songwriting, inspired by reading Charles Bukowski and connecting with unfancy, interesting language.

Quincy Jones

I met Ray Charles at 14, and he was 16. But he was like a hundred years older than me.

Phil Colicchio

We thought we were quicker than they were and I thought we could wear them down. Defensively, we just had five kids coming at them the whole time. Offensively, Darrell is instant offense, L.J. stepped up tonight and I thought Charles Miller was outstanding.

H. Hunt

He's been a great friend to the St. Charles Singers.

Robert Gottlieb

'River of Light,' to a dense but powerful score commissioned from Charles Wuorinen and with ravishing lighting by Mark Stanley, has depth and resonance.

Charles Dickens

In keeping the world of Charles Dickens alive, ... what I do on the stage is one thing. It's afterward that's the most special. I love to talk about Charles Dickens and hear about people's questions, or their memories of a special time or a family tradition of listening to 'A Christmas Carol.'

Garry Thomas

I'm not comfortable with making an honorary name for Jim Kelly on Mason Road. I think Charles Mason was a prominent man and Jim Kelly is a prominent man. Jim Kelly needs his own street. ... I don't think it's befitting to have Charles Mason and Jim Kelly on the same street.

Florentino Perez

I think our honorary president is going to stay with us for a long time to come.

Jessye Norman

I am the proud and humble recipient of more than 30 honorary doctorate degrees.

Jim Buckley

I was Jim Sundberg, ... Oh, you remember him?

John Dern

Jim thought 'world headquarters' implied a pretentiousness that wasn't appropriate.

Quin Snyder

We lost track of Moody. If Jimmy doesn't do that, then we don't go into overtime.

H. Hunt

He needs privacy and time. I'm going to take Jim out to the wilderness somewhere and take a long, restorative wilderness walk.

Hal McRae

If somebody else tried to do what Jimmy does, they'd leave here in a straightjacket. He's different. What works for him probably wouldn't work for somebody else. He's so gifted, and that's probably made what he's going through worse.

Jim Calhoun

Between Hubie (Brown) and Jim (Boeheim), they told me I had 12 seconds,

P. J. O'Rourke

Even Jimmy Carter can't be wrong all the time.

Corrine Brown

So here we are, just two months away from the election, with more and more examples that modern day Jim Crowe laws are alive and well in the state of Florida.

Robert Kiyosaki

Jim Cramer is a very smart man. I watch his show. I just do not follow his advice.

Larry Coker

Kelly is so good, so unselfish, ... and that has been very, very encouraging to see the relationship that those two have.

Lisa Zentner

Kelly is amazing, the way she relates to the kids.

Christine LaBombard

Kelly has been here before. She didn't want her season to end.

Rachel Platten

I love Kelly Clarkson's message, and I've heard comparisons to P!nk.

Kelly Monaco

Just because someone whines about losing enough, does not make them a winner. The viewers voted for Kelly last time and they will vote for Kelly this time.

Thurman Thomas

I'm here for Hunter, I'm here for the Kelly family. There's no way I would miss this.

Matt Jay

I'd smack the living daylights out of Kelly Osbourne if she turned into a man.

E. Howard Hunt

I would say this in terms of my career, that my career provided me with everything that I wanted, and I think a man is fortunate if he can say that at the end of his life.

Carmelo Anthony

(Karl) just told us management had to make a decision.

David Pickering

He is the right man at the right time to take Wales forward.

Scott Cooley

He is one of the smartest managers around.

Bill Ross

He is tight with his mom. He has such an old-fashioned sense of responsibility. He is the man of the house.

Shane Victorino

He's a silent assassin. He's a big man and can be intimidating, but he's so soft-spoken. But you always know when he's around.

Rosemary Dillard

He should be murdered, killed. I mean, this man has no remorse.

Friedrich Muller

Whatever place a faithful, virtuous, celebrated, and wealthy man chooses, there he is respected.

Donald McDonald

We've been trying to get applications out, but everything has been rejected because of his record. I would go with him to talk with some of these managers to just be a support for him.

William Howard Taft

The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.

Nicolas Boileau

Be a mason instead, if you have a talent for that.

Donna Norris

I would tell him the 'Bad Man' took her and did this to her. The name just kind of stuck.

Diaa Rashwan

Here in Egypt, his name doesn't represent anything for us.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

The evils which sapped the nation's strength had all been wrought in the name of religion.

Alice Cooper

He has a woman's name and wears makeup. How original.

Richelle Mead

Your boyfriend and Micah will both be speechless." I unfastened my seatbelt. "That's the third time I've heard 'your boyfriend.' What's going on about that? Why won't anyone say Brayden's name?" Neither of them answered right away. Finally, Jill said sheepishly, "Because none of us can remember it." "Oh, come on! I'd expect that from Adrian but not you guys. It's not that weird of a name." "No," admitted Eddie. "But there's just something so...I don't know. Unmemorable about him. I'm glad he makes you happy, but I just start to tune out whenever he talks.

Richelle Mead

My name's Jet Steele.

Richelle Mead

The problem with having so many people call me by nicknames was that when someone called me by my actual name, it usually meant something serious was happening.

Umberto Eco

The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.

Rick Riordan

This is Buford,” Leo announced. “You name your furniture?” Frank asked.

Mike Slive

Just the fundamental format, I think, needs explanation.

Linda Holmes

I think it needs to be a very slow process.

Susan Carney

He wants to do well and will give it everything he's got. Myles will do what he needs to do during the season to play tough competition.

Glenn Thomas

He just needs to take a long vacation.

Billy Donovan

He just needs to let it go. It's really that simple for our team.

Darrell Bevell

He just needs as many reps as he can get.

Jolanda Schreurs

I think it's an opportunity to redress that and start working in concert. Our needs should be aligned.

Ozzie Guillen

I think the only sport that really needs it is football,

Roy Williams

We're open to serve the humanitarian needs for the community.

Napoleon Hill

You are the sum total of your dominating or most prominent thoughts.

Kabir Bedi

I've dubbed for my roles in Hindi, English, and Italian. Therefore, I'm used to the process. But, dubbing is hard, especially when you are dubbing for a prominent actor.

Alan Colman

They are a big catch. They are prominent researchers, very successful in the U.S..

Sue Prosser

She is one of the most prominent radiologists in Orlando. She will talk about her state-of-the-art equipment. We are proud of that.