Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nick Harkaway

I wrote the first draft of 'Tigerman' while my wife was pregnant - needless to say, I was relaxed and casual about her well-being during this tender time - and the novel clearly has its center in that panicked parental desperation that accompanies a first child and in the admittedly comedic extremes to which it drives us.

Steve Schmidt

John Kerry is right to say that this moment is a moment of truth, but that truth must include John Kerry admitting that he offers no credible alternatives to the policies in Iraq, and admitting that his suggestions are proposals that the administration is already doing: involving NATO, involving the U.N. and training Iraqi security forces.

and City

I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss - the perfect parent - or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not quit, play the hand we've been dealt, and accessorize what we've got.-Carrie (Sex & the City)

Ronnie Elmore

I admit I'm very emotional about it. I'm just ready. I'm tired and have gotten to the point that it's time to settle down.

Lynn Miller

I admit I'm biased in favor of animal-powered agriculture, ... I know it works.

Joseph Lawrence

I admit I did it wrong. I was new in town and I really didn't detail it enough.

Kofi Annan

I admit and regret that sometimes his words are undiplomatic,

Jonathan Agnew

He didn't quite manage to get his leg over.' - about Ian Botham, though admittedly on the cricket pitch at the time

Jack Stanton

He couldn't read, and he was embarrassed, and he didn't want to tell anyone, ... He had the courage to win the Congressional Medal of Honor, but he didn't have the strength to do what each of you has done, what--each--of--you--is doing--right--here. He didn't have the courage to admit he needed help, and to find it. So I want you to know that I understand, I appreciate what you are doing here, I honor your commitment. And when people ask me, 'Jack Stanton, why are you always spending so much money and so much time and so much effort on adult literacy programs?' I tell them: Because it gives me a chance to see real courage. It inspires me to be stronger. I am so grateful you've let me visit with you today.

Katherine Paterson

Some say it is the elements of hope and wonder in children's books that make them special. But there are many dark young adult novels these days. Adults loved Harry Potter, though it was written for the young. In the end, it is probably up to the reader of any age to decide if this book is for him or her.

Jack Shafer

I also think that anyone in late years of college is anxious about their future, asking themselves, 'What do I want to do? Also, I think that we all live vicariously through children and these kind of trend stories are an expression of adult anxiety.

George Herman

You're an actor, are you? Well, all that means is: you are irresponsible, irrational, romantic, and incapable of handling an adult emotion or a universal concept without first reducing it to something personal, material, sensational - and probably sexual!

Katie Bayne

It is not for everyone. It is an adult cola taste.

Andrzej Wajda

I think that adult Polish audiences, while observing what was happening in Poland, started to give in to a particular kind of anxiety.

Kevin Williamson

I think the age of disappointment is coming much earlier, where an adult figure -- a parent, a teacher or something -- truly disappoints you for the first time, at a much earlier age. I think when I was young, it happened in my late teens. I think today it's happening when you're 8 or 9 or 10 years old. And I think it's everlasting.

Pete Domenici

It is, in short, a great victory for the American people who are entitled to expect that their adult leaders work together.

Deval Patrick

I went to big, broken, under-resourced public schools, but we had a real sense of community, because those were days in the '50s and the '60s when every child was under the jurisdiction of every single adult on the block.

Bobby Vinton

I was able to stay on because in those days I was selling songs like 'Blue Velvet' and 'There I Said It Again'. But they were kind of adult hits.

Kathleen Hanna

I like art with a sense of humor. I don't have a huge art education to understand everything. I don't think that means that art has to be watered down to the lowest common denominator, though. I don't think you have to go to college to be able appreciate great art, but I like art that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Paul Johnson

Kevin's played a vital role in helping us get the program turned around at Navy and we certainly appreciate the effort of both he and his family. He's a highly motivated individual and I'm sure he will do a great job for Georgetown football.

Allen Stockberger

Knox County board of commissioners would support more flexibility, not less. You have to be responsible for tax dollars, as do we, but we'd appreciate more. One component may work well in one community, but not another.

Boris Said

Joe told me something after the first practice Friday and it was just a tiny little thing, but it made a big difference, ... I even got to pass him once today, but it didn't take him long to retake his position. It's great to have a teammate like Joe, he's a pro and I appreciate the help he has given me. I just want to learn and get better in each race. I think I did that today. I am starting to figure out this oval racing.

Suzanne Jones

I think it really boosted their morale. It lets them know people really appreciate what they do over there.

Levance Fields

He let me know the ins and outs. He taught me how to do things, how to be a leader. Basically, he's just been that senior leader and I appreciate everything he'd done for me.

J. Taylor

Her teammates love her, ... They appreciate what a great competitor she is. She's another of the great ones coming up.

Rob Niedermayer

He's a guy that works extremely hard. I don't think a lot of people really appreciate how hard he works. He's in the weight room a lot. It's nice to see it pay off.

Max Baucus

Good for you, Gov. Blanco, ... This is not about blame, this is about how we get this job done. I appreciate your response.

Kathleen Hanna

I especially don't want men coming up to me and asking if sexism still exists. It's like, I'm seriously gonna barf a McDonald's salad on the next person to do that.

Mark Turgeon

I was just asking our guys to get it close and put the pressure on them.

Roger Tamraz

I was introduced to the president, ... He asked me what I did in life, and I explained my project.

Diego Della Valle

I was looking for a name with an old English sound, very easy to pronounce in every language and easy to remember. At the beginning I used J. P. Tod's, but then in 1999 it was shortened since too many people were asking who was Mr. J. P. Tod's.

Albert Einstein

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. If one asks the whence derives the authority of fundamental ends, since they cannot be stated and justified merely by reason, one can only answer: they exist in a healthy society

Jackie Borsanyi

Jacquie likes to take natural fibers and have them form a very contained universe. She uses a lot of materials that seem wild and unruly and she asks them to cooperate.

Scott Baird

Kate ran her best time, you couldn't ask for anything more than that. She was really disappointed she didn't go lower than that, but she ran well.

Jesse Toprak

Just three years ago, people ignored the fuel economy numbers on the sticker. Now it's one of the first things people ask about, especially the middle-income families.

Joe Grippo

Kara was a huge factor for us. I can't ask anything more of a freshman point guard. We ran clear outs for her, we asked her to run stuff we haven't run all year and she got us into sets and made good decisions with the basketball tonight.

Aaron Johnson

I was lucky enough, when I was younger, to have the chance to do as much as possible, and I found what I wanted to do. I did swimming, gymnastics, kickboxing and the one that took off more than the others was acting.

Tim Thomas

I was looking forward to showing some character by giving a good effort all the way to the end of the year. I thought there was a good chance that maybe we could end the season with a win and feel good about ourselves. But it wasn't to be.

Lyle Overbay

I was looking for a pitch to hit. I had a chance to drive it. When I saw it go in the gap I thought maybe there would be a chance to score. Next thing you know, we win the game.

Jarome Iginla

Kipper, he's played like that all year. He's been amazing. Especially early tonight, they had some chances and he made some timely saves.

Buck Showalter

Kevin made good pitches when he had to, but it took a lot out of him. It was a tribute to him that he was able to get through it for five innings and give us a chance there.

Jeff Boogaart

Jacob is a good, young kid. He's got a chance to be real good for us. ...He needs to get a little tougher, and little more physical, but he does a good job with the ball.

Alexander Veshnyakov

I would say that as of today the chance of a second round is fairly high.

Floyd Ciruli

I would say that the 7th right now is clearly the nation's most competitive seat, with the Democrats having a clear chance to win it.

James Miller

I would've taken a 50/50 chance of me going home, just to stay loyal,

Frank Tyger

Keeping your fears to yourself is a form of courage

Oscar Wilde

There are terrible temptations that it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to

Chris Coleman

He's got courage. Most people would use a disability as a reason to not do what they love. But not Wade. He's one of a kind. And his courage gives me courage.

Steve Chronister

I thought we played with a lot of courage in the second half. We played a lot better, but Lynnwood never let up.

Socrates

We too must endure and persevere in the inquiry, and then courage will not laugh at our faintheartedness in searching for courage; which after all may, very likely, be endurance.

Henry Ward Beecher

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It is not what we intend but what we do that makes us useful. And, it is not a few faint wishes but a lifelong struggle that makes us valiant.

Edgar Guest

There is an education of the mind / Which all require and parents only start. / But there is training of a nobler kind / And that's the education of the heart. / Lessons that are most difficult to give / Are Faith and Courage and the way to live.

Shilpa Shetty

I have huge respect for women who go out of their homes and have the courage to make their own destiny. And let me tell you, Indian women are doing a great job. There are those who work because they have no option but to earn, and then there are those who do it because they have the right talent. I respect both.

Bernie Bickerstaff

I don't have the courage to inquire right now.

Herb Grace

Kevin Lynch was huge tonight, especially on the post. He gave us a great effort and is the heart and soul of our team.

Frank Robinson

Hector has been a nice, pleasant surprise with another great effort on his part tonight. He has pitched four good starts. I don't know how he does it at this stage of the season. He seems to thrive on it.

Steve Kellar

This was a good game for us in that everybody played and everybody scored. It was a good, solid effort on everybody's part.

Dwane Casey

He's just made a concerted effort going to the boards. It's called him being a great player.

George Haddow

It comes down to leadership, and this effort is without a leader. I don't think they understand how to do this at the top level.

Gerald Myers

We're proud of the effort Lubbock has made in order to give (the athletes) a new start,

Wolfgang Schuessel

We took a step forward to normalcy, but we have no solution yet. But Portugal will make an effort to find a solution. We are on the right track,

Mike Ricci

We're not winning many games, but our effort in practice is there every day. We try to tell the kids every day that we want to get better, and they're doing that. It doesn't reflect in our wins, but it reflects in how hard these guys work every day.

Mark Ritter

What I liked about this game was it was a total team victory. Every kid that played felt like they contributed. We needed his kind of effort after losing to Waukesha West last week. The kids were down after that loss, but they sure bounced back tonight. I'm proud of these kids. They didn't let the loss to West keep them down.

Martin Scorsese

Just when people think he gives you one thing, ... he gives you another.

Doug Wilson

Josh didn't do anything wrong, but this gives us some flexibility on our roster. This is the way the waiver rule should work. Players like that should be playing in this league. We had a good talk this morning.

Kevan Barlow

I talk to him all the time, and he gives me his opinions about our situation, ... He might as well be Nostradamus , because he predicted everything Ê that we're going through.

Jeffrey Edelman

I think it gives them another way to become more visible.

Steve Sanders

I think it gives me more of a leadership role on the team, because some of the guys know I have a son and they see how I act,

Charlene Lui

I think it is a good idea because it gives everyone responsibility.

Harold Wilson

He wanted to play hard. He gives it all he's got. That's why I've got to sub him pretty frequently, because he plays hard.

Bruce Bochy

He can play all three outfield positions and first base. He's a solid player. He gives you quality at-bats.

Dennis Tomasevicz

He just gives it 100-percent everything he does.

Geno Zamora

I am grateful to have had Tom Udall as my mentor in the practice of law.

Tom Donahue

I am grateful that I know. I now know I have the tools I need to keep me healthy for years to come.

Saint Patrick

I am just so grateful. I am grateful to be here. I am grateful to be alive. I am grateful to the jury. I am so grateful for the jury. They worked supper hard there was a lot that they had to take in,

Travis Barker

My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful to be alive. I'm just grateful to be here at all.

William Zinsser

Be grateful for every word you can cut.

William Wordsworth

There is a luxury in self-dispraise; And inward self-disparagement affords To meditative spleen a grateful feast.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Being Grateful. That is the first step on the path to Joy.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.

Sara Bareilles

I'm grateful to have the chance to be inspired by the incredible artists that are out there.

Janne Darata

His mother said it would be wonderful to know we were honoring Mike and thinking of him.

Patti Brooks

I think it's just an honor, but I don't know what Herbie would think of it. He didn't like all that. Like having a street named for him in St. Cloud, that wasn't his way.

Curtis Strange

I think it's a wonderful honor and privilege to be called that. But you do it to his face. I ain't doing it.

Danny Costello

I think it's an honor to win this.

Meredith Vieira

I thought about this long and hard, and I am so, so honored to join this family.

Jack Schrader

I think it was a well-deserved honor. He was a two-time player of the week and the only underclassman on the first team.

Patrik Elias

I think that's the ultimate individual honor. If you're lucky enough to stay with one team, that's awesome.

Scott Ross

It is my understanding that the parents did not want the police to become involved so we honored their wishes.

Woody Johnson

I am honored to serve on this committee.

Dan Hill

I think the last thing you want to do as a writer, as a storyteller, is to create indifference. I don't necessarily go out of my way to provoke, but I would much rather have a song that triggers a whole myriad of reactions than a song that inspires a shrug of the shoulder.

David Phelps

Something in life inspires me, ... I have a song on my new record, 'Visions of God,' about my kids and not missing the important moments.

Jennifer Westfeldt

I seem to only write New York stories because it's the only thing that inspires or interests me.

Alexander Rossi

My goal is to be a racer, and I want to be someone who inspires Americans to watch Formula One.

Rose Mashigo

Making love to my thoughts always inspires me to keep my thoughts aroused, for more inspiration.

Nikki Sixx

What inspires me? I am so inspired every day. I am inspired by thinkers. I am inspired by rebellion. I am inspired by children. I have been inspired by love.

Lisa Hannigan

Stephen Colbert has such a loyal following; I don't know if it's the same with Jay Leno; he really inspires love in people, and there can be a lucky ricochet of that for some people.

Simon Van Booy

This is why fashion is such a magical part of our lives, for it inspires our decisions without dictating them; it sets the theme but not the limits of our aesthetic.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Literacy is so you can read the operating instructions.

Matt Taibbi

There is a reason it used to be a crime in the Confederate states to teach a slave to read: Literacy is power.

Kirsty Balfour

To get a medal in a world record race is just fantastic.

Daron Rahlves

I think we should've been able to medal in every event. What Ted did was awesome. He pretty much saved our butts.

Svetlana Zhurova

He is now with my sister and I have been away for too long. So this medal is for him. For my little boy.

Michaela Dorfmeister

Today, I won the first medal for Austria. This time we are favorites.

Joey Cheek

I'm kind of stunned that I skated that fast. Obviously, I wanted to get some medals here, but I had no idea it would come together like it did.

Kristan Bromley

I'm really proud of our performances this week as a nation that doesn't even have its own track. But I'm gutted not to have got the medal and I'm getting more and more gutted the more I think about it.

Casey FitzRandolph

It's stacked. In this race, just to win a medal you've got to skate awesome.

Joe Rinaldo

It was nice to see our school up on the medal stand getting a medal this time and to get top 10 in the state. I don't think you can get much better of a season.

Magdalena Neuner

I haven't let the gold medal out of my sight; it sleeps next to me in bed.

Edmund White

I was always ambitious - not to make money: to be published.

Pat McDonald

I think it probably should just be torn down. It's probably going to take a lot of money to rebuild.

Chris Beatty

He'll be making a lot more money than that senator.

Grant Heslov

When I write, I make decent money doing it, but I don't wake up dreaming about writing.

Shaquille O'Neal

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money.

Simon Reuben

If you can't make 40% on your money in Russia, you're a fool.

Silvio Santos

I'm a TV man, not a money man.

Stanley Tucci

I'm not interested in wasting money on a project.

Shuji Nakamura

There are still people in Japan who think money is something evil.

Skyler Green

I was like, 'Some, but not much,' ... He told me I needed my rest. I get some, but it's been hard.

Jamie Moyer

He didn't panic, but if he let it play out another one or two more fingers, he would have got right to where he needed to be.

Jerry Dorsey

He decided, for personal reasons, that he needed to be off the board.

Kenny Smith

He just did whatever it took to win. There was nothing he didn't feel like he couldn't do. If it needed to be done, he would try to make it happen.

Gerald Wallace

He is their superstar, he is their go-to man. When they needed a win, they went to him. He pulled it out for them and did what he had to do to get this team a win.

Mike Sullivan

Hannu made the timely saves when we needed them,

Mark French

When he needed to be, he was very good. They had some quality scoring opportunities early, and he made some real nice stops.

Fernando Clavijo

Today, for us, it was a playoff game. We were playing on the road, and we needed to do whatever we needed to win.

Tim Buckley

I thought we battled when we needed to in order to keep it in reach.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

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

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

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,

MC Hammer

I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek.

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.

H. Hunt

He used to laugh. He'd get people to do it and not tell them what was going to happen.

Rick Schmidt

He didn't want people to know where he was staying.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

know that there has to be a spending limit.

William S. Burroughs

If, after spending time with a person, you feel as though you've lost a quart of plasma, avoid that person in the future.

Wilbur Ross

You cannot just keep borrowing more and more and keep spending more and more without eventually having a day of reckoning.

Beth Smith

I want this to succeed for Tim, because if it succeeds for Tim, it succeeds for us, because we'll be spending more time together.

Pat Toomey

If you don't get spending under control, eventually you're going to have a big tax increase.

Elizabeth Hurley

Spending time outdoors makes you feel great.

Robert Bach

Americans have been on a multi-year spending spree.

Alan Watts

What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life?

Jason Chaffetz

Federal spending is atrocious.

Greg Page

It is a collaborative effort. After 15 years of being together, we know what each other's strengths are and who should write what song.

Richelle Mead

I used to think you were weak and just didn't fight back ... but now, honestly, I think you're actually pretty tough. It takes a hell of a lot of strength to not complain and lash out.

Reba McEntire

[Faith] guides me on everything I do, i ask for guidance, I ask the Lord to give me wisdom when I speak, when I think and I always try to be positive and say nice things and it gives me strength throughout every minute and every day.

Salma Hayek

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.

Whoopi Goldberg

It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.

Ronald Reagan

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.

Ronald Reagan

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

Ronald Reagan

Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.

W. Clement Stone

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

Emily Lyons

I was in the right place, just at the wrong time that day.

Dwyane Wade

I was in the right place at the right time to get the bucket.

Denny Green

J.J. is the starter. I said that a long time ago.

Ronny Jenkins

I take my vacation this time of year every year.

Leslie Cohen

I think it'll be time at the end of this year for them to go off and try something new, ... It'll be torture. It'll be torture.

Mary Lambert

I think I streaked one time when I was 16, which was scary.

Cynthia Johnson

He didn't get the time that we may feel he deserved, and he may not get it in this lifetime. But before it's all over with, he will get it.

Graham Elliot

Any time you can involve fake mustaches, things are just better.

Tony Jaa

As a director, I think it is important to keep a space between yourself and your film. It's like you are in the movie, but at the same time you are watching it from the outside.

Rob Bell

As a pastor, you get invited into the most poignant moments of people's lives. Whether it's a wedding or a funeral or a hospital visit, you get invited into the center of the event, whether or not you know the people.

Mary Lasker

In Democratic administrations, I visit the White House.

Natalie Rule

I know that he's never visited this website.

Henry Rollins

I feel like a visitor that got left behind by his ride.

Ari Fleischer

These visits will be rescheduled when circumstances permit.

Mikhail Bulgakov

Foreign visitors . . . how impressed you all are with foreign visitors! But they come in many different varieties.

Charles C. Mann

The Japanese are great at inventing complex systems of rules, and not so great at explaining those rules to foreign visitors.

Ellen Gilchrist

My childhood is in my brother's house, and I like to visit there and be reminded.

Diane Abbott

I spend a lot of time visiting local organisations.

Mitch Mitchell

It is a big one. We have to win it to be in the playoffs.

Bobby Cox

I think you've got to do what you have to do to win right now.

Gerhard Schroeder

There is no alternative to this struggle, which we must win and will win,

Chad Qualls

We've got to win the first before we win the fourth.

Trent Strickland

We've got to play with a hunger. We've got to want a win and we've got to get a win.

Amani Toomer

To get a win we've got to play good. And we really didn't play that well at all.

Lindsay Davenport

I want to win this again, and as long as I can keep going I have a chance.

Roman Sebrle

I did not need glucose to win the silver.

James Stewart

I'd like to just win out, and I feel that I can do that.