Famous Quotes & Sayings

Yael Grobglas

Back home, almost everything I did, I did in Hebrew. I went to drama school in Hebrew, my whole career was in Hebrew, and to switch languages was something that was fascinating and more complicated than I expected it to be, even though I've been speaking English since I could speak.

Yanis Varoufakis

In occupied Iraq, the introduction of new paper money took almost a year, 20 or so Boeing 747s, the mobilisation of the U.S. military's might, three printing firms, and hundreds of trucks.

Tina Brown

Even as the whole world tries to hang on to its job, there is also this weird parallel sense - almost a covert longing - that the old corrupt structures on which that job depends needs to be, ought to be, swept away.

Ice T

My father was a dark-skinned brother, but my mother was a very fair-skinned lady. From what I understand, she was Creole; we think her people originally came from New Orleans. She looked almost like a white woman, which meant she could pass - as folks used to say back then. Her hair was jet-black. She was slim and very attractive.

Idris Elba

If you are going to call a film a 'black film' then you have to make a film that represents everyone that's black, which is almost impossible. That is why white films are not called white films, they are just called 'films.'

Isobelle Carmody

I have never forgotten the almost mystical power over an audience a storyteller has, when the story is deep and links you.

Gavyn Davies

Almost everyone will find something in our services worth paying for.

Donald Trump

You've seen my statements; I do very well. I don't mind paying some taxes. The middle class is getting clobbered in this country. You know the middle class built this country, not the hedge fund guys, but I know people in hedge funds that pay almost nothing, and it's ridiculous, OK?

Zadie Smith

It seems to me that we often commit ourselves wholly to something while knowing almost nothing concrete about it. Another word for that, I suppose, is 'faith.'

Bill Bruford

Plus I am being hounded by all the fabulous new drummers, Bill Stewart at the head of the pack.

Michele Waslin

We know that the construction sector is dependent on immigrant workers in some cases. These bills would be very important both to employers who want a legal, stable work force and to the immigrants who are working in construction already.

Kevin Brady

With the way energy costs are rising, people are a lot more concerned with what their bills are going to look like -- electric and gas.

Lisa Roberts

Most of them don't have insurance, ... They've managed to pay all their bills for the month and have struggled from one paycheck to the next. They're doing things that society tells them to do, but it's not working out.

Liz Stubbs

Mostly what I do to pay the bills is a lot of writing for corporate training films and producing those,

Seth Payne

Most are Bills fans and Texans fans. They told me they were cheering for the Texans but I think I heard a few cheers for the Bills.

Richard Hastings

Will the anticipation of more expensive bills hurt holiday sales? I don't think so. I think consumer spending will see more of a marginal change rather than a substantial change, primarily at the lower-income level.

Samuel Simon

Most residential consumers don't spend a lot of time scrutinizing their bills and they don't want to change. The carriers know this.

Mike Peterson

The problem is that they go out and run up their credit card bills again, ... So now they are burdened by a first mortgage, a second mortgage and on top of that more credit card debt.

Yanis Varoufakis

My first encounter with Marx's writings came very early in life, as a result of the strange times I grew up in, with Greece exiting the nightmare of the neofascist dictatorship of 1967-74.

Imelda May

Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland.

Ian Mckellen

When I came out, I told my stepmother Gladys, and she just said she had known for years and was glad I wasn't lying anymore.

Gilbert Hernandez

I've dealt with Hollywood about having my work made into a film or cartoon but nothing came of it. That's not to say I wouldn't like to see something happen.

Donald Trump

In July of 2004, I came out strongly against the war with Iraq because it was going to destabilize the Middle East.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I'm used to having a camera in my face but not a camera following me.

Zac Efron

If I had a daughter, and some guy came home with her, I'd be on him like a hawk. When I meet people's parents, I know my place. It's not that hard.

Yotam Ottolenghi

The moment to tell my barber I was gay just never came up.

William Kamkwamba

People in my village had this mindset that in big cities like New York, if you are lost or without directions, no one will help you. The first time I came here, I tried to make sure not to walk by myself, because it would be difficult for me if I got lost. But people will help you.

John Mackey

The outpouring of love and support via donations will really make a difference; we are so appreciative of our shoppers.

Stacy Palmer

Usually we have these kinds of donations in the later part of the year, so people feel it's going to be a very strong year.

Tom Logan

Those first trips were to Zaire, and we made sure that 100 percent of the donations we received made it to the field, ... Dr. Morgan, an orthopedic surgeon, did 65 operations in a little over six weeks. Dr. Pueda went to a hospital with no electric power and took out a little girl's spleen by flashlight. He saved her life while we all stood around and held Wal-Mart flashlights so he could see.

Salvation Army

With all of the donations going south we expect to be hurt locally, ... A lot of people will say they already gave.

Hugh Evans

Global poverty is the product of reversible policy failures overseen by politicians, past and present. The poorest of the poor don't vote in American or European elections. They don't make donations to political parties or hire lobbyists in D.C., London or Canberra.

Carroll Klein

I'd like to see more donations from retailers and wholesalers. The store has a lot more potential.

Vicki Lutz

We've already felt the ripple effect of donations leaving. I was in New York when 9/11 happened and many smaller, local nonprofits actually folded. We need help now more than ever.

Vicki Lutz

We've already felt the ripple effect of donations leaving, ... I was in New York when 9/11 happened and many smaller, local nonprofits actually folded. We need help now more than ever.

Kimberly Turnbow

We're always looking for volunteers, money and donations of wool yarn.

Elizabeth Meriwether

Every show is unique, some shows have the master plan and have everything figured out and that's just the way they do things. It's like high school. Some people write their papers the second they get their assignments, and some people write it the day after it's due. I am the latter.

Gregg Popovich

The pieces have to fit around him. The fortunate thing for us is that it seems that, given enough talent, all pieces fit around Timmy. He figures it out.

Rene Locher

The overall figures are lower-than-expected, not only because of the catastrophe claims, but also because of the reserve additions.

Annie Lennox

Having children, they're not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but I can't speak on their behalf.

Chuck Schumer

You have to walk in the other guy's moccasins. You have to think what they think. If you want to bring somebody onto your side, you have to figure out what motivates them. What do they need?

Mike Dunleavy

That would be nice. But I've come to realize that might not happen. I'm just going to be ready. You've got to be ready for the ball, you've got to make cuts, you've got to find other ways to score, put points on the board, make the team better. If I don't get plays called for me, I'll figure something else out.

Jerry Sloan

That will figure itself out at the end of the year.

Avery Cutshaw

We could move the football; we've just got to figure out a way to get it in the end zone. We had opportunity after opportunity. We just didn't capitalize.

Scott Peterson

We just didn't come out tonight and have it. I thought we figured it out this week, but we still have a lot ... to work on.

X. J. Kennedy

As a writer given to the old formalities of rhyme and meter, I sometimes feel endangered these days.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Leeks are normally given the job of flavouring other things, such as stocks and soups, but I find their creaminess and sweet, oniony flavour very satisfying.

Wentworth Miller

I've been spoiled by this project. I was given the script and went in to read, realizing that this was a powerful story and one that wasn't told very often.

William J. Mayo

Given one well-trained physician of the highest type he will do better work for a thousand people than ten specialists.

William John Wills

These rare senses and powers of reasoning were given to be used freely, but not audaciously, to discover, not to pervert the truth.

Frederic Ruffy

The pattern has given rise to the adage, 'Sell in May and go away' with respect to stocks.

Buck Leonard

I only wish I could have played in the big leagues when I was young enough to show what I could do. When an offer was given to me to join up, I was too old, and I knew it.

Nayvadius Cash

I don't just write hits for myself, or for other artists, or to just be writing it. I write it because I was born to do this. I was given this gift, and I'm making the most of my opportunity.

Nate Ruess

Lyrics have become so dumbed down nowadays. People don't want to have to think about lyrics anymore, they just want to be told something. Until these great things started happening with us, I'd really given up on reaching people like that.

Ben Barnes

There are plenty of people in the world who have tried to be rock stars and have not gotten there.

William Gibson

If you've read a lot of vintage science fiction, as I have at one time or another in my life, you can't help but realise how wrong we get it. I have gotten it wrong more times than I've gotten it right. But I knew that when I started; I knew that before I wrote a word of science fiction.

Dave Miley

We could have gotten out of here with a split if we were able to execute.

Avery Johnson

We could have gotten a little lethargic. We won't rule it out.

Randy Houser

I've made music since I was a kid so I've always gotten joy out of that.

Paula Creamer

I've never gotten cash out of a machine. I use my credit cards, so I don't need to do that.

Pierce Brosnan

As I've gotten older and I've watched people in productions, I go to the theater when I go back to London and see friends in Broadway, I think maybe there might come a time here to get back up there and prove oneself. It's just an itch; it's a nagging itch to go back there.

Stacy Baker

We had our chances. We just never could get that big hit. We should have gotten Kate more runs.

Anita McLane

We were so young last year and this year playing with the same group has helped. They are playing real well and have gotten better over the season.

Ice T

We have groups that do that, but I can't rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when I'm in my 30's.

Raymond Kelly

A small number of people and groups control the Democratic primary.

Pat Metheny

'The Unity Band' project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else.

Richard Stapler

We get a lot of input from groups and individuals in the industry to keep this a front-burner issue for us.

Jeffrey Osborne

I think if you look back at the lead singers that left groups that didn't make it, you'll see that a lot of them were songwriters like Lionel Richie. I mean, they were able to control their own destiny.

Richard Turner

We'll meet with the various groups to make sure that all sensitivity of the memorial is taken into consideration,

John Oates

I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people.

Richard Young

I think it's human nature that we all tend to do much better in groups than we do alone.

Nancy Bragg

The purpose is to recognize groups that have been involved in the community.

Wesley Clark

The Ukrainians don't have the military means to stand up to Russia, but we haven't helped them militarily, either.

Brittany Curran

Playing Chelsea on 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody' really helped with my over-the-top comedy.

Dean Geyer

I think my time on 'Australian Idol' really helped train my voice for a lot of genres.

Cilla Black

I helped make the Sixties swing, and I'm very proud of that.

Christopher Dodd

It's vital that we help them get the right start, nurture their development and provide for their well-being.

Alice Walker

Meditation has been a loyal friend to me. It has helped me write my books.

Bill Vaughan

The things which must be, must be for the best, God helps us do our duty and not shrink, And trust His mercy humbly for the rest.

Lukata Mjumbe

The applicants will still be responsible for their bills. The program will only help them up until March.

E. O. Wilson

The association earns money by helping to sell them and working at the store on the day of the event.

Cecelia Ahern

We haven't lost everything, if we haven't lost our hope.

Bette Davis

I've lost my faith in science.

Antoine Lavoisier

Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed

Rusty Wallace

That was the day our sport changed. We lost our personality.

E. P. Thompson

We've lost probably six weeks to the weather.

Fats Domino

We've lost everything, ... I don't know what we're going to do. I never wanted to leave.

E. Hicks

Most of the people we see have lost a lot their home, their job, their friends and family.

Mike Phelan

Meri is Meri. She hasn't lost a match in three years.

Craig Barr

We just couldn't score. The touchdown we lost really hurt.

Zoe Sugg

When I got a million subscribers, it just sort of snowballed from there because a lot more people show interest. They're like, 'Who's this? They've got a million subscribers; maybe I'll like their channel.'

Whitey Ford

I never threw the spitter, well maybe once or twice when I really needed to get a guy out real bad.

Van Morrison

I write songs. Then, I record them. And, later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple.

Yayoi Kusama

I want to create a thousand paintings, maybe two thousand paintings, as many as I can draw.

Yayoi Kusama

When I paint, some things come out, and I don't know. Maybe it's because I have such talent as a painter.

David Foster

I think that most of my romance comes out in my music. And if you look at my track record of three ex-wives, maybe there's something to that.

Chris Capuano

That was a sloppy inning. Take it away, and maybe we win.

Alex Rodriguez

That will never end. Maybe when I retire it will stop. I use it as a motivation.

Randy Moss

I think I played in Lambeau maybe 14, 15 times. I've played there a lot of times. It's in the teens, double digit. I've had success on that field, won and lost.

Tyler Perry

The thing about using other people's money is they're going to set the rules.

Irving Harper

I never sold any of my pieces. I had all the money I wanted. Then I would have lost my sculptures and just had more money.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.

William E. Conway, Jr.

I want to give away the money. I don't want to die with it. I want the money to be used well.

Emma Watson

Let's be honest, I have enough money to never have to work again.

Elizabeth Warren

Citigroup has a lot of money, it spends a lot of money, and it uses that money to grow and consolidate power. And it pays off.

David Bailey

Photography is more about money now but then so are most things.

Janet Callison

The outpouring of support we've received in Grandview has just been overwhelming. So many people offered to give their money and their time to help.

Brian Harvey

We could give 'Take That' a run for their money.

Yahya Jammeh

Despite all odds we have emerged as one people and one country.

Yossi Vardi

In the end, I think that people that are not willing to take the risk to fail are not true entrepreneurs.

Yancy Butler

Imagine if it happened to you: All of a sudden you find this thing on your wrist and people are telling you it has powers. I would be a little skeptical myself.

Ian Mckellen

I don't think many people will re-read 'The Da Vinci Code.'

Ian Mckellen

People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'

Irwin Thomas

I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.

Irwin Rose

I don't have any hobbies. You know, I'm very embarrassed when people ask me what are my hobbies; I don't have any hobbies. I mean, it's just enough to keep up with the things I'm trying to solve.

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Usually, when you're working or you're on set, everything is very guarded. At parties, people have a tendency to relax.

Imani Hakim

When people say, 'If you could do anything else, what would you do?' I would be an actress. That's something that I would do - I can't see myself doing anything else.

Bill Walker

Those are the kind of programs we would like to see subsidies shifted into.

Rod Williams

We were able to put together a packet of programs and get her into a house.

David Heil

We don't know if any of it's going to be funded at all, and if so, we don't know what programs it will be spent on,

Kevin Eastler

We stay in touch pretty regularly, via e-mail or the phone. He'll send me programs and I'll tell him how I'm feeling. He'll give me paces and whenever we have the opportunity, we'll get together.

Christopher Hill

Our view is that stopping their programs is simply something they have to do.

Fred Siget

Some of the programs I wrote there are still running maintenance free.

Derek Walker

They've gutted all the programs to save the bay.

Thomas Burke

That's $200,000 in drug programs that won't get funded,

Tom Brookes

It will be similar to the licensing programs in the U.S..

Indiana Evans

You have to remember I've been working with adults since I was 12 - they were my peers, and it has an effect, for sure.

William McNamara

I knew I would be an actor since I was seven or eight.

Bikram Choudhury

Most researchers sit at a table and read books. My research, since three years old, has been to use my own body.

Alice Walker

Since the time of the witch burnings, the grandmothers and the healers and the midwives have been systematically targeted. And burned at the stake for hundreds of years, decimating whole communities.

Alice Walker

I was brought up to try to see what was wrong and right it. Since I am a writer, writing is how I right it.

Nicolaus Copernicus

The earth also is spherical, since it presses upon its center from every direction.

Reid Scott

I've been a diehard fan of 'The Simpsons' since I was a kid.

Robert Zoellick

Since I came to the World Bank in 2007, I have argued that we must 'modernize multilateralism.'

Pat Nixon

I have made my own decisions ever since my father died.

Robert Fulghum

We are the only creatures that both laugh and weep. I think it's because we are the only creatures that see the difference between the way things are and the way they might be.

Robert Kiyosaki

You won't learn if you think you already know everything.

Robert Kiyosaki

Learn to use your emotions to think, not think with your emotions

Robert Kiyosaki

What do you think about me is not my business the important thing is what I think about myself ...

Robert Kiyosaki

...Stop blaming me, thinking I'm the problem. If you think I'm the problem, then you have to change me. If you realize that you're the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Most people want everyone else in the world to change themselves. Let me tell you, it's easier to change yourself than everyone else.

Robert Kiyosaki

Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities that they think are assets,

Gary Vaynerchuk

I think the acquisition of consumers might be on the verge of being mapped. The battlefield is going to be retention and lifetime value.

Petrarch

It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.

Lisa Kleypas

For God's sake, Marks, do you think anyone really wants a glance at those dried-up matchsticks you call legs?