Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Christopher

In the early stages of writing children's books, an experienced lady editor said that while girls read boys' books, the converse was not true, and I may have been influenced by that.

Melissa Rivers

I'm a big fan of the laceless Converse for travel, with cute jeans, and throw on a little jacket, and you look presentable.

Louise Nurding

The footballers' wives I know, they're teachers, midwives. They want to do something useful. One is working at my son's nursery, on her hands and knees, in Converse and jeans, teaching kids to count.

Todd Boyd

Converse hasn't really had a name since Dr. J.,

Dwyane Wade

Converse has history. I want to be part of what comes next.

Jacqueline Novogratz

President Kennedy said that those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable. I would say that the converse is true.

J. D. Salinger

We don't talk, we hold forth. We don't converse, we expound.

Eduardo Paes

President Obama is the best-known politician to be exploring the possibilities of new technologies to converse with the people. Others must follow his lead and innovate. It is inevitable.

Orison Swett Marden

Many a man owes his advancement very largely to his ability to converse well. The ability to interest people in your conversation, to hold them, is a great power.

Jon Murphy

(King) is a guy that in this tournament has been fantastic for us.

Jason Couch

James did a fantastic job in the second half.

Barry Bonds

Just seeing everybody, all the fans out there was just incredible,

Carl Hunckler

Joe got strikeouts in key situations. I thought he did a fantastic job.

Craig Wilson

I think it's a great step, not only for the club, but for Jason. He's proven over the last two years what he can do. It lets the fans know that Jason will be here for a while. It's outstanding for him and for us.

Adam Dunn

I think it's a great idea. It gets the fans into (the game) and gives us something to look at.

Nikki Burish

I think it just shows how much women's hockey is growing and how good it is to all the fans out here.

Ronald Harwood

He wanted to make a picture for children. So I read a lot of stuff and he read a lot of stuff. . . . But I don't like all those fantasy books, I'm not good at 'Lord of the Rings' and the 'Harry Potters.' . . . It's not my world. I like things to do with reality and the world we live in -- or lived in.

E. Hicks

He could come incognito as a fan or participate in the ceremonies.

Joe Mauer

He's just touching up. He was a up a little bit, but he was throwing hard.

Cliff Floyd

If you have anything on the throw and it's accurate, you've got a chance,

Johnathan Joseph

If you're on the top guy, you're going to get some balls thrown your way.

Mike Hampton

If you're durable, if you're used to throwing a lot, ... I don't think there is any problem.

Andre Ward

I think my jab has a lot to do with having a throwback trainer in Virgil,

Jason Johnson

I just didn't have command. I usually usemy sinker as my out-pitch and tonight I couldn't throw it where and when I wanted to.

Tom Gordon

I hadn't thrown him a curveball in the at-bat. I had thrown him fastballs and cutters.

Sim Osborn

I had these toys in my house, I've thrown them out, and told everyone I know.

Gerald Laird

I'm throwing good, my thumb is 100 percent,

Richard Paul Evans

I don't want to go to Peru. "How do you know? You've never been there." I've never been to hell either and I'm pretty sure I don't want to go there.

Richelle Mead

Sometimes it's worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination.

Rex Reed

Just living in Los Angeles guarantees the loss of a few I.Q. points each year.

Rose Macaulay

One never feels such distaste for one's countrymen and countrywomen as when one meets them abroad.

Rose Macaulay

The great and recurrent question about Abroad is, is it worth the trouble of getting there?

Truman Capote

Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.

William F. Buckley, Jr.

All adventure is now reactionary.

Richard M. Nixon

Italy hasn't had a government since Mussolini.

Richard Russo

What I discovered I liked best about striking out on my bicycle was that the farther I got from home, the more interesting and unusual my thoughts became.