Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Lewis

There are enough books in the world. You want to write the ones that are good. The minute you write books because you need the income not because you think you have a good subject, you should just stop. There are sixty thousand books published in this country every year, and most of them are crap.

Thomas Carlyle

What we become depends on what we read after all the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is the collection of books.

Rosecrans Baldwin

Bookstores don't exactly dot the American highway in the grand manner of Sbarros.

Jim Wolfgang

I think there always will be the need for the books and the lectures and the classrooms, and the classroom material. And that's where our secret comes in. This is supplemental to that.

Nick Hornby

I write the books I want to write, and readers will either respond or not respond.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

I say, 'I write romance, women's fiction, chick lit.' I think it all fits very comfortably under the same umbrella. Basically, I write books for women - books about relationships: books that make you laugh and sometimes make you cry a little.

Julian Bond

I said, 'Read these books and you don't have to be here.

Ravi Singh

Such categories of books are not economically viable for mass production. So POD is a great solution which serves the purpose of both the niche readers as well as publishers.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

'Success' is a seductive word. Thousands of books have been written on the subject. They promise money, freedom, leisure, and luxury.

Thad Schultz

We hope to have at least 50 kids, somewhere between 50 and 75. The people calling are very excited, very positive about what we did last year.

The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought Caw.

Toby Hall

It's such a slow pitch, it catches everybody off guard. I love calling it because I love to see the expressions on the hitters' faces.

Gary Condit

When folks start calling my dad a murderer or suggesting my mom and dad had something to do with the disappearance, that's too much, too far, unfair and it's wrong,

Desi Arnaz

I had started calling her Lucy shortly after we met; I didn't like the name Lucille. That's how our television show was called I Love Lucy, not Lucille.

Anthony Bourdain

Since the very beginning, Emeril's had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him.

Don Beck

We don't like calling him a janitor. He does way more than that.

Ali Rodriguez

We are not putting pressure on others. We are calling for contributions.

Chopper Mello

We've been calling it Super Tuesday. I spent an hour (Monday) just talking to our kids. I just wanted to get a gauge for where they're at heading into the match.

Terry Allen

They don't like tagging people, but they have got to learn to tag so that's good. It teaches assignments. From lining up formations, to play calls, to line calls and snap counts, you have to learn.

Tom Moffett

The school has been around for probably 50 years. There's a lot of history here. Back in the 1980s, we had some dominating teams but we just couldn't get to the final. We've been close, but everything just came together this year.

Gilbert Arenas

The rook did (well). He came out and was confident. His shot was good; he got to the lane and did what he does in practice. (Jordan) let him play through mistakes early (in the season) and his confidence is high now.

Roma Downey

The role was written American. Suddenly the dialogue came off the page and came to life in a way that really lent itself to the lyricism of the brogue. It just worked, it really clicked. I knew the role was going to be mine, and sure enough they made an offer.

Emma Stone

The roles that have come into my life have taught me - and in that time period maybe I didn't even know it, but whatever came up or whatever it is that you have to express at that time, has benefitted me in a particular way.

Derek Jeter

The Rocket is close to his family. He really enjoys spending a lot of time with his kids. I think that's part of the reason why when he came back, he came back to Houston. He has the luxury of being at home.

Leonard Pope

I've thought about it and talked it over with the coaches and my family, and I prayed about it a lot. I pretty much came to a decision that I'm going to probably leave.

Michael Redd

I've tasted winning in this organization and I want to win again, ... That was the reason why I came back. I think our team has a great chance to do great things.

Scott Thompson

I've talked to Chandler and Gilbert, and they're the only ones who would have come close (to opening four schools in one school year). The closest they ever came was two (schools), maybe three one time.

Chris Hadfield

I've raised three kids: my wife and I have three kids. I've observed through direct contact the adults they are now is partially the product of where they came from and what we did. With them growing up, but partially how they were wired at birth.

Mark Slough

Sammy is excited to be back and I think they're excited to have him back.

Skip Prosser

That's for you guys to talk about. We're excited about who we have back.

Amy Stephens

(Of course) I don't want them to be excited to lose. But I don't want my kids sitting around sulking and pouting because it's wasted negative energy.

Karen White

I think they (the players) are excited because we get to host. In the other years, we have had to travel.

Greg Chappell

I think the media gets a lot excited at such happenings,

Tom Clements

It is a very satisfying feeling. It is wonderful to see how excited the students are.

David Thomas

It is an honor to play in this game. The meaning of the game is what makes it so special and I'm just excited to be here.

Lauren Harris

Just being able to live up to the tradition the track program has is a big job in itself. We're excited to be on the team and kind of nervous at the same time.

Steve Baker

Jeff is excited not only by the passion of the organization, but the passion of the fans and the storied tradition of football in Cleveland.

Sophie Kinsella

There is something exciting about saving up for a special treat. Bring back the piggy bank!

Eva Green

That is really the freedom that allows you to create something that is exciting because who knows what's true?

Jane Badler

And I don't think I got that when I was young. There was the fame and that was exciting and I think that kept me back from more interesting projects.

Chuck Warner

The most exciting part is that we're on target for three and a half weeks from now and we're ready for the Big East.

Logan Dance

It's kind of a more exciting experience with about a foot or more of snow around the springs.

Tim Tebow

It's just a very exciting time at the University of Florida. And I want to be part of it.

Dennis Erickson

It's exciting just to get out there, number one, but more than anything, just to see where we're at. We've got to find out who the players are. To me, the most exciting time, the most fun time, is practice. So I'm looking forward to it.

Chip Cook

It's exciting for a little 3-A team to be nationally ranked.

Michelle Brune

It's exciting but I get out there and I just cheer. I can't get out there and swim. I was hyperventilating.

Doug Flutie

It was fun to watch Tom work. He took it to another level the whole fourth quarter.

Michel Faber

All my novels are about people who strive to heal and evolve.

Rick McCallum

Producers don't really publicize movies.

Stu Rothenberg

This is one state, but it is really two or three states.

Eric Idle

When, in 1966, I progressed to The Frost Report, I was paid ten guineas a minute. I was guaranteed three minutes a week, so this was good money.

Emun Elliott

I actually wanted to be a forensic scientist for a while. When I was doing my Standard Grades, three of them were science subjects. The interest in science didnt wear off, but I found other interests.

James Chanos

I call it the Rule of Three. If you read a company's financial statements three times, and you still can't figure out how they make their money, that's usually for a reason.

A. Hodge

It's really, really fast. We have three mid-race sprints.

Amy Childs

I've got a personal trainer, and I train three times a week.

Kathy Bates

I hope I look skinnier in 3D. I hope I don't look three times as fat. That'll be disappointing.

Teju Cole

Sebald, Naipaul, and Joyce are three of my biggest influences, all of them for their formal freedom and their ability to create mood. So those comparisons are immensely flattering and, of course, unearned.

Selma Blair

I have three sisters, that's it for the family.