Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ian Mckellen

When I went to lobby Nelson Mandela while the post-apartheid constitution was being drafted, I asked him to endorse making it illegal to discriminate on grounds of sexuality. I'd been warned that he might giggle if I mentioned homosexuality.

Will Poulter

My teacher told my mum, 'I think William has dyspraxia,' and Mum asked what that meant. She said, 'Well, if I put a chair in the middle of the room and asked every child in the class to walk around it, William would be the only child in the class to walk into it.' Mum was like, 'Yeah, that's my boy'.

Wendy Kopp

Common Core reminds us what testing can do right. Modeled on standards of the world's education superpowers, questions demand critical thinking and creativity. Students are asked to write at length, show their work, and explain their reasoning.

Zubin Mehta

There was an opinion expressed in the newspapers that, after 20 years, maybe the Israel Philharmonic should consider asking me to leave. I thought they might have a point, so I asked my orchestra. They told me overwhelmingly that they wanted me to stay.

Yani Tseng

When I was 7, my dad asked his friend to teach me. I played my first tournament competition when I was 8. I remember I shot around 125.

Colin Baker

I haven't been approached to do a 'Doctor Who' movie. I think they would be scraping the bottom of the barrel if they asked me to do it.

Chris Carter

I've been asked to do surfing movies over the years and offered several opportunities. I just felt that if I were to do one, I'd have to do the perfect surfing movie. And I don't know if that exists because surfing is such a personal thing.

Emma Watson

I always have several books on the go at any one moment, so it's no good you asking 'What's on the bedside table at the moment, Emma?' because often I can't even see the table!

Elizabeth Wurtzel

Like everyone, I was a huge fan of David Boies, and from what I knew about him, I thought he might 'get' me. So I sent him an email. I said I want to practice law but that I didn't want to stop writing and I asked if there was any way I could practice law for him.

William H. Macy

When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life. I thought, if ever I was going to make it, that was then.

Mitch Eslick

When you start thinking about Wells Fargo and the state tournament, you get your second, third and fourth wind.

Jamie Dimon

I learn from all our major competitors, whether they're in or out of the U.S. Wells Fargo is very actively, very aggressively, and very successfully building its U.S. investment bank.

Cameron Monaghan

One of my favorite movies of all time is Fargo.

Jay Haugland

West Fargo is a good hockey club. I have a lot of respect for them, and I feel for their seniors.

Margo Muhlbauer

I can't think of a better place to end it but Wells Fargo Arena.

Evan Brown

I can say I got to wrestle at Wells Fargo (Arena) the first year it held state. I'm happy about that.

Tim Ceglarski

We did a great job of shutting their team down. Greg Fargo played well, but their goalie (Andrew Gallant with 32 saves) kept the game close.

Sean Allan

The top spot in the girls will come down to Jamestown, Fargo South and Central,

Jessye Norman

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

Florentino Perez

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