Famous Quotes & Sayings

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I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss - the perfect parent - or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not quit, play the hand we've been dealt, and accessorize what we've got.-Carrie (Sex & the City)

Charles Ruff

Having admitted that he did wrong, there's still the critical question, 'Do we want to launch the single most serious constitutional process that our system contemplates?' And the answer to that, in my view, is no.

Monica Johnson

Give up pride for good during the holidays. This is where I've been especially stubborn. As I walk more and more in this path of Christianity, I see that letting my guard down and admitting that I don't want to be alone is far better than dealing with me, myself and I, who always seem to want to keep up appearances.

David Delainey

Having to admit we were a very large trader, and frankly a good one, would put significant pressure on Enron's stock because the investment community does not put a significant multiple on trading revenues.

Martin McClain

I think the need for compensation in Alan's case is obvious, but there's also a need for rehabilitation. I definitely think there should be some compensation or assistance. On the other hand, I don't want other prosecutors to see this and be afraid that admitting a mistake is going to be costly.

Dennis Keene

I think the governor's finally admitted guilt, and he's hoping to move on,

Warren Christopher

I think the country will come together, but we have a rocky four years ahead, and maybe admitting that, and not being too euphoric about that, is the best way to face this. This is going to be a very evenly divided country, and we'll need to find centrist coalitions that can get things done.

Martin Uden

It is clear that if British lawyers resident in the U.K. cannot join the California Bar, they are more likely to direct clients to parts of the U.S. with which they are familiar -- that is, where they have been admitted to practice (e.g., New York, Virginia, Washington state or Oregon),

Florence King

Lacking ladylike poison, Lizzie (Borden) did what every over-civilized, understated Wasp is entirely capable of doing once we finally admit we're mad as hell and aren't going to take it any more: She went from Anglo to Saxon in a trice

Asim Jihad

When he came back he was astonished to find that the prime minister issued a letter ordering Dr. Ibrahim to stay 30 more days on holiday because of his disagreement and his threats to resign from office.

John Keats

I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that.

Gary Jacobson

Bilbray is the most prominent figure out there and so he will be everybody's target. Then, he has the distinction of being a lobbyist I would have been astonished if this was not used by his opponents.

Joseph Flaherty

We are astonished and devastated to learn of the hidden life of Neil Entwistle. We never suspected that Neil was anything other than a loving father, a trusted son-in-law and a husband.

John Snow

I'm astonished every time I come to see how much has happened since the last time I came, ... the changes are nothing short of breathtaking.

Michael Korda

I'm always astonished when I go into Barnes & Noble at the number of people buying books, of course, but also at the variety of books they do buy and the extent to which they are not the big bestsellers.

Kevin Starr

I don't think Hiram Johnson would condemn it, ... but I think he would be astonished at the breakdown of dialogue between the two major branches of government.

Chris Grayling

I think most people will be astonished at the way ministers seem to be using the Queen's Flight as a private taxi service.

Anne Wright

I think he was astonished he won it, ... I wasn't, of course. He considered himself a minor poet, not a major poet.

Ozzie Guillen

I don't disrespect anybody. I want to make that clear. I'm not going to the White House because my kids are more important than anything in my life.

Gerald Harris

He has come back approximately an hour late, even more, ... He has expressed his disrespect for the court.

Peter Strianse

He has always maintained his innocence, and no disrespect to Mrs. Freeman, but her credibility, her reliability, her mental stability will seriously be in question at a trial of this case.

John Horne

He doesn't have to! I won't sit here and let you disrespect him like that!

Michael Redd

I missed a lot of easy shots. No disrespect to their defense. I knew it would be geared toward me, but I missed a lot of shots I would normally make.

Earl Little

I know Roman's out, but at the same time, I'm not even worried about Mark. No disrespect to him. I'm worried about what I have to do.

Patricia Friend

This disrespect to our profession is not going to fly,

Tiger Woods

I've never heard of him. No offense or disrespect at all. I just didn't know who he was.

Augie Garrido

That's going to hurt things like this. If we do play away from home, it probably won't be here. It'll probably be Stanford or something like that, and that's no disrespect whatsoever.

Tony Raines

Knowing how we ran early in the race and how I think we could have run, I was disappointed. But at the same time, I went there knowing I was going to race for a finish. I didn't race anybody.

Helen Brown

I would say that Cosmo was always a feminist magazine; it was before the movement really took shape. The early feminist movement felt I put a lot of emphasis on beauty, which was true.

Mike Ledsome

Katie was ready to go (Thursday). She got into a groove early and started hitting her spots and pitching stronger as the games progressed.

Rich Brands

Just looking at their results, I think it will be a pretty even match. We want to come out and not make any mistakes early on. We want to try and exploit some of the free kicks and throw-in stuff we've been working on.

Ben Gordon

Just like Tuesday (against Dallas) we struggled early and in the second half we were able to make a run. It was just a little to late.

Frank Warren

Joe is never going to be ready for that (November date) so we'll try to rearrange it for next year. It is frustrating for Joe but these things happen in boxing. It is a great shame. We'll do the fight early next year, maybe February.

Kevin Merkle

I think it is too early to form a long-lasting opinion. It is good to get some feedback first.

Jim Schmitz

He comes out early all the time. But he's struggling.

Amir Peretz

He (Sharon) also insisted that we must go to early elections as early as possible.

Jerry Nelson

John Belushi always hated the puppets. He just hated them with a passion.

Shania Twain

I was not naturally meant to be on stage. I hated being in the spotlight; I was scared.

Carolyn Freeman

I thought what a wonderful thing it is to leave a legacy to this world, which he has, because his music is his legacy. I hated to see it just go away.

Craig Venter

I was a horrible student. I really hated school.

Neal Pilson

He was the most talked about television personality of all time. Whether you loved him or hated him, people wanted to hear what he had to say.

Gary Mormino

He was the most hated man in North Florida.

Peter Wagner

He hated to be away from Judy. He would very seldom spend the night without his wife.

Sarah Dessen

I wondered if he ever thought of me, and hated the pang I felt when I told myself he didn't.

Lauren Oliver

I’ve always hated being looked at.

Tish Olszewski

I'm not sure what influenced him to go to VNI. Maybe it had something to do with his acting. In an undercover capacity, you really have to act.

Pat Metheny

The chorused thing, I would have to say I was the first to use extensively in jazz, and that seemed to have influenced a lot of other guys.

Liv Warfield

Being with Prince and the New Power Generation, I was very influenced by those sounds, and now I'm more than ready to show that side of me with confidence.

Jonathan Lethem

My fiction has been influenced by the visual arts, though not in obvious ways, it seems to me. I don't offer tremendous amounts of visual information in my work.

Drake Bell

My first two records were influenced by the Beatles and the Beach Boys.

Jim Rash

Look at people that influenced me - but I didn't know if I had that sort of 'I'm going to take you under my wing' person.

Brendan Fletcher

'Amores Perros' and 'Once Were Warriors' had a tremendous visceral quality that really influenced me.

David Steinberg

In comedy, looking back is more important than looking around at your contemporaries because they are too much influenced by the same time period as you are.

Michael P. Anderson

There are just hundreds of people that have inspired and influenced me in a number of different ways. First of all, you can't forget your parents and all they've done to help you to get here.

Jaime Nelson

He was inspired by it and wondered why we didn't have anything like it in the States.

Wayne Dyer

When you're inspired you attract abundance.

Mary J. Blige

I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music.

Oswald Chambers

The proof that our relationship is right with God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not.

Elaine Stritch

I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.

Kenneth Branagh

I choose to be inspired by things that have been done well in the past. So, I don't worry about being compared, because I think that does paralyze you.

Ariana Grande

I was definitely inspired by Madonna.

Al Jarreau

I am inspired by all kinds of players and singers.

Alvin Franco

What really keeps me inspired is to get messages across.

Sophie Winkleman

I tried to go to the gym a while ago and hurt my foot. I thought, 'Well, exercise and I just aren't meant to be.'

Elizabeth McGovern

Hollywood never suited me, I didn't ever feel comfortable with it, it took me a couple of years but I found where I was always meant to be... Chiswick!

Bill Walton

It is a big deal, because it is money and it's money we always meant to be able to pay (the state), but the money was never there to pay them.

W. S. Gilbert

We take pride in each other - we were meant to be together.

Lorraine Kelly

I think we were meant to be painting outside originally,

Joe Wilcox

It is meant to be an idea factory.

Josh Harding

I went outside and talked to Manny a bit. He said that every goalie has to go through it. It meant a lot for me that he was there.

Roy Williams

He has meant everything. As a senior, you feel responsibility even more.

Peter MacKay

This was not meant to be a slight to anyone.

Grant Hill

It wasn't popular for college athletics to embrace Title IX.

Will Wright

I think the primary thing that's made the Sims popular is that they're accessible,

Vance Havner

Popularity has slain more prophets of God than persecution ever did.

Jena Malone

If you took Lydia out of 'Pride and Prejudice' and put her into today, she'd be one of the popular girls,

Richard Lewis

You can't really find somebody that has been so prolific, so 'on the scene,' so popular and cutting-edge as Carlin, ... He is the Rolling Stones of stand-up.

Rep. Baxley

I want to tell you something about accountability: It's hard. It hurts. If you're going to do the right thing, it's not always going to be the popular thing.

Kathleen Hanna

Popularity is totally overrated.

Shigeki Maruyama

The LPGA is very popular in Japan, ... She will be a big star.

Karen Bell

It's just not as popular as is used to be.

Kate Winslet

I don't know why I'm suddenly playing nasty people. It is very fun, though, and it isn't real, at the end of the day.

J. F. Powers

He suddenly found himself on the precipice of utility.

Feist

When I wrote 'Mushaboom', I was living in the second verse, but I suddenly found myself in the first.

Emily Lyons

I was in the right place, just at the wrong time that day.

Dwyane Wade

I was in the right place at the right time to get the bucket.

Denny Green

J.J. is the starter. I said that a long time ago.

Ronny Jenkins

I take my vacation this time of year every year.

Leslie Cohen

I think it'll be time at the end of this year for them to go off and try something new, ... It'll be torture. It'll be torture.

Mary Lambert

I think I streaked one time when I was 16, which was scary.

Cynthia Johnson

He didn't get the time that we may feel he deserved, and he may not get it in this lifetime. But before it's all over with, he will get it.

Graham Elliot

Any time you can involve fake mustaches, things are just better.

Mona Singh

It is about time that TV actors were paid as well as film stars.