Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Yotam Ottolenghi

You can really taste the difference between a shop-bought and a good homemade mayo.

Yanni

The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.

Yanis Varoufakis

I was told once by a leftwing scholar that as a Marxist, you have to do two things: always be optimistic and always have a view about everything. That advice still sounds good to me.

Thierry Henry

I've always loved New York; I've been visiting New York since 1996. People don't look at you like, 'What are you doing? What are you wearing?' There is also that thing that when people know that you have worked hard to get something, people have that respect for that here. You worked hard - good for you.

Iggy Azalea

I feel like 'Work' was a really good song for people to get to know me, as it's obviously biographical. With 'Bounce,' I wanted to make sure people know there's a fun side to me as well as the somber and serious one.

Ice T

I'm in a very good place to make records. Needing to make money off music is very dangerous.

Idina Menzel

I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?

Idina Menzel

I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write.

Ivar Giaever

Understanding truth is the primary objective of science, not doing good for the world.

Keay Nakae

The overall number where there is actually a problem is still low, but more importantly, you've got, once again, a revelation that the problem is a little wider than first thought. What people had been hoping to see is some end to this.

Bill Vaughan

Hope for the best, survive the worst, find humor wherever you can.

Wally Caldwell

That was a total shocker. I think the kids were really hoping to wrestle Wells and turn some scores around.

Ron Jones

We have a nice season going and we're hoping to keeping going this week.

Don Jordan

We were hoping the outcome would not be what it was. We know, though, what the scripture says about children: Their souls go straight to heaven.

Kimberly Smith

We were hoping maybe when she went down there we would find them.

Rick Carlisle

We were hoping it would feel better (Sunday). But you never know with those types of injuries.

Melissa Cook

We were hoping he'd be in someone's shed.

Jose Sosa

We were hoping for a top-10 finish. We were 26th a year ago, so this is a big improvement.

Antoine Rivarol

Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Nothing can match the treasure of common memories ...

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A man's age represents a fine cargo of experiences and memories.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A man's age is something impressive, it sums up his life: maturity reached slowly and against many obstacles, illnesses cured, griefs and despairs overcome, and unconscious risks taken; maturity formed through so many desires, hopes, regrets, forgotten things, loves. A man's age represents a fine cargo of experience and memories.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

There is nothing that can equal the treasure of so many shared memories.

Beck

When I did "Top of the Pops" for the first time, Ace of Base was one of the other bands, and I have a memory of them on a small stage next to me in the TV studio. A memory of their performance is burned into my mind. Seared.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Chauncey seethed at the outrageous insult. "And your father?" he demanded, extending the sword. He didn't yet know all his vassals, but he was learning. He would brand the family name of this boy to memory.

William Shakespeare

This is a gift that I have, simple, simple; a foolish extravagant spirit full of forms, figures, shapes, objects, ideas, apprehensions, motions, revolutions; these are begot in the ventricle of memory, nourished in the womb of pia mater, and delivered upon the mellowing of occasion.

William Shakespeare

Memory, the warder of the brain.