Famous Quotes & Sayings

Amity Gaige

I was born on an even keel. Family lore says I never cried, even at birth. I felt at ease on earth, in the right place. And like many children, I took comfort in life's regularity: Every few days it rained, the school bus came and went, and my parents were rooted in their union.

Connie Baker

I think sewing is a stress release. I'm not sure people are born quilters, but I do think it's in their make?up to get such joy from it. It's a way to express yourself.

Joanne Woodward

Well, I was born and raised in south Georgia and South Carolina, and I went to school in Louisiana. Nature is very much a part of life in those areas.

Asif Kapadia

Weirdly enough, I live in London - was born there and have lived there all my life - but I hadn't made a film in London for a long time. I hadn't found the right subject. I liked going away, to some far flung place.

Swiss Proverb

You learn through mistakes - no one was born a master

Roger Edmondson

You know if it gets predictable, it wouldn't be interesting. It's been nice to see our concept born out and have drivers from other disciplines want to be here.

Marianne Williamson

We are born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Ernst Zundel

But as a German - and I am German-born - we Germans are condemned once again to be radical revisionists.

Herman Melville

If Shakespeare has not been equalled, he is sure to be surpassed, and surpassed by an American born now or yet to be born.

David Rakoff

I do not go outdoors... As far as I'm concerned, the whole point of living in New York City is indoors. You want greenery? Order the spinach.

Gary LaGrange

From a commercial and psychological standpoint, this is five stars. This shows the people of New Orleans their city is back in business.

Avery Johnson

I don't think words could describe what that could do for the city. The city has been ravaged. They need some good news. Tourism is a big part of their whole economic structure. Hopefully they can get it pushed through really soon so people can start making plans for it.

Edward Goldman

I don't want the city to be able to hoodwink people and blatantly get money they are not entitled too.

Richard Kessler

I don't understand the logic of moving City High.

Tom Benson

I expect these games to be televised nationally and it could make me not only proud of our football team, but it would also make the (San Antonio) mayor proud to show what kind of great city you have here in San Antonio. This effort and this schedule will help rebuild Louisiana and the Gulf South.

Ian Roberts

I encourage everyone to get out and vote. Don't let it reflect poorly on the city by having a small voter turnout.

John Bacon

I don't think it will be a stumbling block. The city is supportive of the project. But, we aren't taking anything for granted.

Jean Grant

I don't think it'll make that much of a difference, I shop at Food City also.

Abby Cohen

Opportunities are likely to present themselves, especially given a 6- to 12-month time horizon.

Peter Weir

With more time I like to see the actors find something of their own places, so I can get their own ideas before I put mine in. Given they have a better idea more often enough.

Liz Brown

If given the chance, we'd probably be swimming outside, but I think people here would think we were crazy.

Diane Yomtov

If I had known, I wouldn't have given them to him, even though he loved them.

Carol Kaplan

If I had been a man in a suit and tie, he would have never given me that clipboard and told me to write that order, ... I threw the clipboard back at him and I said, 'No, you can write the order for me.'

John Banville

I'd given up Catholicism in my teens but something of it stays with me. I try to create the perfect sentence - that's as close to godliness as I can get.

Ron Shock

I can't write a joke. I could never write. I do a lot of stories and I call them stories, but they're just comedy recitals on a given subject.

Andrew Neff

I don't think this is a total shock, given what their competitors have done.

Don Sutton

He's one guy who has given up more home runs than I did.

Richard Gordon

Of the 300 houses in the area, only three are left that are not covered.

Amy Poehler

Prince Harry this week toured the Jersey Shore with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. It was the first meeting between the Prince, of the House of Windsor, and the Governor, of the House of Pancake.

Tom Felton

What a house. Turns out they're doing OK, the Malfoy's. However, the interior decorating leaves a lot to be desired. And needless to say, Voldemort isn't the greatest houseguest.

Toni Cade Bambara

When we ever invited the beast to dinner he didn't come in and swipe the napkins and start taking notes on the tablecloth 'bout how to take over the whole house?

Steve Albini

When I'm in a restaurant, I don't eat red meat. It doesn't taste like anything. But if a friend of mine is grilling stuff at his house, its almost always great.

Shirley Jackson

Certainly there are spots which inevitably attach to themselves an atmosphere of holiness and goodness; it might not then be too fanciful to say that some houses are born bad.

Shirley Jackson

We moved together very slowly toward the house, trying to understand its ugliness and ruin and shame.

Michael Hudson

The myth is that if housing prices go up, Americans will be richer. What banks - and behind them, the Federal Reserve - really want is for new buyers to be able to borrow enough money to buy the houses from mortgage defaulters, and thus save the banks from suffering from more mortgage defaults.

Ramsey Clark

The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.

Jason Lane

They battled us all game. It was nice that we kept tacking on.

Sandy Anderson

They went straight to where the (hair dressers) kept their money ... and the office in the back.

John Salmons

They weren't on fire. They kept moving and passing the ball, just getting wide-open shots. If you have wide-open shots, that's what happens.

Larry Wilcox

They were nice. They kept their yard clean.

Peter Baker

They were thrilled to be out, ... I just kept thinking every morning I'd never seen my wife again.

Michael Holton

They kept us off-balance and we never got any offensive rhythm.

Betty Williams

They kept telling us they needed office supplies, so we just started doing that instead. Over the years, we stopped doing the repairs at all.

Maher Arar

They kept telling me, 'You are a liar,'

Hayden Fry

They kept referring to what was on television. I haven't seen that.

Maya Angelou

The music was my friend, my lover, my family.

David Lambert

Music will always be there. I own a piano. I have it in my apartment. I play it every day, and I have a lot of musician friends who I play with.

Ciara

Music that comes from the heart - that's the music that moves me.

Josh Homme

Music's supposed to be real. When it really touches you, it's supposed to be real.

Mary Lambert

Growing up, people are like, 'Mary, we'll see you at the Grammys.' You're like, 'I'll be at the Grammys.' Then, you're actually at the Grammys! That actually is happening; it's not just something people are saying because they like your music. It's real!

Frank Sinatra

Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.

Frank Zappa

Classical music is this music that was written by a bunch of dead people a long time ago.

Jeff Beck

I don't care about the rules, if I don't break the rules at least 10x every song then I'm not doing my job.

Jeff Beck

That old funny-shaped bit of wood is still staring me in the face every day saying 'come on, you haven't started yet!' It's infinite.

Scott DeMonte

We played better offensively in the third period, but not defensively. We were inconsistent all over the field.

Roy Williams

We played better defensively, to say the least, that we did in Charlottesville.

Tamilyn Lee

We played a true team game. Everyone jumped in and contributed where they could.

John Butler

We played as well as we could have with what we had. We were getting pretty banged up.

Jason Bloom

We played a strong game, they just played better that day.

Kraig Clifton

He played outstanding. Offensively, defensively, rebounding He was all over the place.

Karl Dorrell

He played it like it was a championship-style game.

James Augustine

He played great. He made the big play. He did what seniors are supposed to do.

Rick Carlisle

He played great. He does a lot of things out there. He's a very resourceful player.

Jim Jarmusch

The beauty of life is in small details, not in big events.

Philippa Gregory

It is no small thing, this, for a woman: freedom.

James May

It's a small step in the right direction.