Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Green

It felt like everything was rising up in me, like I was drowning in this weirdly painful joy, but I couldn't say it back. I just looked at him and let him look at me until he nodded, lips pursed and turned away, placing the side of his head against the window.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Freedom only comes through persistent revolt, through persistent agitation, through persistently rising up against the system of evil.

Chinua Achebe

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

Bonnie Raitt

Thank God for Occupy and thank God for 'The Daily Show,' Colbert and the rising up that's going on around the world.

Swami Vivekananda

In everything we do, the serpent ego is rising up.

Lord Byron

Joy's recollection is no longer joy, while sorrow's memory is sorrow still

Roger Wyer

Joy is here now. We don't have to wait for the weekend.

Mike McGinnis

He was a joy to watch. Berger really had it going. He's going to be tough to stop.

Pope Benedict

Today I have the joy of presiding for the first time over a canonization rite.

Jean Killy

It is not an obligation but a joy

Ron Wistrom

He was exasperating at times, but he was always a joy.

William Butler Yeats

he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.'

Rob Halford

It's a joy to actually be able to control your own music.

Ronnie Barker

To me singing is a joy. Choral singing is a delight. Welsh Choral singing is more than a delight. The Treorchy Male Choir is the best in choral singing. How then can they be described except in superlatives? They are without equal.

Ron Johnson

Jon?s probably at a point where we can start to tweak some things. It?s all part of the development. That cutter he throws looks like he?s tossing darts.

Chris Bucknam

I think it looks to be an outstanding stadium.

Matt Osborne

He didn't get many looks at the basket. But he picked it up defensively and he had six rebounds and six steals.

Bill Cowher

He can time things up and be very explosive. It looks sometimes like he's walking and not moving, but he can go from Point A to Point B very quickly. He's a very sudden player, and I think that's what makes him unique.

Miley Cyrus

I just stick my tongue out because I hate smiling in pictures. It's so awkward. It looks so cheesy.

Quvenzhane Wallis

Doing the long lines - it looks easy when actresses do it: they just say it straight up, looks like they do nothing wrong, they just keep going, but it's not like that.

Frank Taylor

He's a big, strong, really good-bodied horse, and he looks really fast.

David Hofmans

He's a big, strong homebred, and he looks like Giacomo, too. Same sire, same color.

Tony Mowbray

He's been training all week and he looks fit, sharp and aggressive.