Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jason James

Knowing that my wish list was pretty lofty and already busy working on other projects, I wrote Johnny Repeat in distinct chapters so high-caliber artists could contribute without having to make a 100-page commitment. I'm calling it 'cosmic noir.' I can't wait for everyone to see it!

Graham Elliot

I'm inspired by artists who use a limited palette, like painter Piet Mondrian, and the White Stripes, two musicians who create an incredible sound. Our food is starting to go back to a 'less is more' style.

Gore Verbinski

My respect for artists is very high. I think to get the most out of them, you have to liberate them. I think part of liberating them is saying, 'Come up with something brilliant, new, and fresh. Stop thinking based on what has been beat into you by executives or publishers in terms of what's going to work and what's not. Don't react, just act.'

Q-Tip

The song, 'Life is Better,' is about hip-hop. It's about my love for hip-hop. And, you know, I go through all the artists from the beginning to the end, you know. And, well, not to the end, but since the beginning to now, you know.

James Cromwell

I think the obligation of an artist is to make a difference in the world. That is what matters most to me. I think that artists are the leaders of the world because they do not have a connection to the industrial complex, the day-to-day short-term survival that most people are involved with.

David Nathan

I think the fact that they didn't attain the level of success of solo artists probably has something to do with it as well. They may have had some impact, but none are around today. They weren't able to sustain it.

Daniel Perez

There is no connection between the artists who performed at the event and ordinary, run-of-the-mill graffiti arrests.

Rascal Flatts

To get all the country music artists in one place at one time (means) you also can get autographs and pictures if you want. It's awesome, because all the artists and all the fans are right there together, which never happens otherwise during the year.

Michael Williams

Today black artists ... are doing it for themselves. It really has gotten better.

Adam Gacs

I was interested in German studies, and The University of Tennessee had an attractive program and a good professor. It is an opportunity for me to practice English and study German.

Gus Sauter

I wouldn't say mid caps are a screaming buy, but they are somewhat attractive on a relative basis.

Edwin Eisendrath

Just yesterday he diverted another $1.1 billion from pensions to pay for his election-year budget. He continues to reward contributors and his lobbyist friends in ways that give Illinois a bad reputation and have attracted the investigations of the U.S. attorney. Every where I go, people say it's time for a change.

Ray Brooks

Joe sees a reflection of his wife in Pauline. That was his first instinct which attracted him, and it remains the underlying reason for his affection.

Robert Hess

I take this as the last nail in (Brownsville's) coffin. We have no industry, now we have no hospital. What do we have to attract people?

Chris Konieczka

I think it has an attraction: the Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, the fun area, it's warmer than Madison. But now it's got the attraction of a city in dire need, a physical manifestation of a way we can help out.

Bobby Baldwin

Having a good residential environment is going to be just one more thing to attract visitors.

Herb Sendek

He just seems to always attract at least one other defender. As a result, that opens everything up for the entire Cal offense.

Craig Zadan

There are so many psychological and deep ramifications to this story -- that's why Neil and I were attracted to it. Like (Storyline's 'Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'), this is not just another biopic.

Brian Mulroney

He certainly made an important mark on Canadian journalism.

Ryan Gosling

I don't feel like I would be a good mentor. I don't know what I have to offer in that respect. I do this for pretty selfish reasons.

David Bolland

I could see them sort of lay back a little bit. They were sort of like, 'Holy ... what's going on here?' It's a Canadian game we want to play. We want to make sure everyone knows that we're coming out hitting.

Patricia Ross

I am concerned about the U.S. energy industry taking over our Canadian natural resources. We should be holding onto them more tightly.

Al Leiter

Having faced a lot of these Canadian hitters, I certainly didn't think of them as patsies.

Steve Butler

Rising commodities prices definitely contributed to the fortune of the Canadian dollar today. Commodities have been a positive factor for the Canadian dollar in 2005 and the market expects good news to continue this year.

Stephen Harper

If the Liberals are re-elected, this is what Canadians can look forward to, a government pre-occupied with ongoing scandals, corruption and police investigations.

Boris Schlossberg

If you have a continuation of gains in commodities prices, the Canadian dollar will rise. There is some positive momentum going on for the Canadian dollar.

Mark Burnett

If you look at that situation, it certainly bodes well for the future of getting a Canadian on Survivor. Tell Canadians to submit more tapes.

Hugh Johnson

It confirms that as we started the fourth quarter the economy continues to slow, ... At the same time that the economy is slowing, there is ongoing tightness in the labor markets and ongoing upward pressure on wages.

Robert Sinche

I think the housing data continues to allay some of the worst fears on how the economy might slow, and has some impact on how the Fed may act next year.

Neal Soss

It is magnificent that inflation continues to be low, but retail sales are smoking.

Steve Carell

He does his job just well enough to keep it. The ridiculous exploits and faux pas are just this side of lawsuit territory so he continues to ride the wave of inefficiency and lack of expertise. I don't think that's necessarily unusual that one might be very good at one job and then is promoted, and you have no proficiency whatsoever.

Andrew Harrington

Iran continues to weigh but there is a sense that it's a longer-term situation. I don't see any rash decisions about sanctions, embargoes or cuts in supply.

John Robertson

In a country where about half the population is reportedly threatened with starvation, the increase in inflation would be felt particularly hard as the dollar continues to slide.

Kirby Brown

If the rain picks up in the spring, everything will be OK. If this drought continues during spring, we're going to be in real trouble.

Rafael Ramirez

If the pressure continues on Iran, the price will be higher.

Todd Olson

If the present situation continues unregulated, this is going to be catastrophic. There's no oversight. The more this goes unregulated, the more stories will come out, and the public will lose confidence.

Scott Storch

I think it's just sad in this industry that sometimes the pressures of being successful make you say things that are untrue.

Halle Berry

I think it was a shift in the industry for the people of color.

Glenn Johnson

I didn't lose that fight, ... I walked away because of promotional disputes. That was hard, after being in the industry so long. But the older you get, the more you learn the business.

Alan Autry

Your Mayor must seek new ways to bring jobs and industry to our community.

Bobby Frankel

I want to be the Martha Stewart of the health-food industry — without the jail.

Toshifumi Suzuki

The Japanese retail industry is totally unique. To be successful, you have to have a thorough knowledge about the market.

David Sowerby

It's more and more the sobering acknowledgement that the industry is significantly challenged.

Ridley Scott

There's a big film industry in Egypt, and quite a big one in Syria, and there's a big Muslim community in Paris.

Rob Sanderson

They're referred to in the industry as patent trolls.

Shamir

I was inspired to make music since I was 7 because my aunt is a songwriter.

Steve Earle

Music was very influential on me as a kid.

James Blake

I think the music that you make, often it's even better if you identify with other people.

Brooks Yang

We talk about music and how we got involved.

Martina McBride

I was always into music. And none of my friends were really into music the same way I was. So it was just different. It was really not very well understood by most of my friends. They didn't tease me about it - they just didn't really relate.

Joe Thomas

I was a little nervous at first. I never played reggae music in my life.

Kelli O'Hara

The 'Carousel' overture has always been one of my all-time favorite pieces of music.

King Krule

I guess from 12 onwards I was always into my music.

Yoko Ono

I don't have time to listen to anybody's music. I'm making it, you know.

Tommy Bowden

He's as talented a tight end as we've had here in a while, but doesn't understand the tempo.

Milan Kundera

Disgust at having to talk about oneself is what distinguishes novelistic talent from lyric talent,

Barbara Corcoran

Don't teach talent that isn't there.

Gedde Watanabe

It's the most extraordinary and saddest thing, the amount of talent out there not being seen.

Haruki Murakami

You can have tons of talent, but it won't necessarily keep you fed. If you have sharp instincts, through, you'll never go hungry.

John C. Maxwell

You have no control over how much talent you possess. You control only what you do with it.

Elaine Stritch

If somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! You're wasting my time.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What you have inherited from your forefathers, it takes work to make it your own.

Joan Sutherland

One is just given a talent, and it's one's duty to make the most of it.