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!

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.

Mary Lambert

Going from someone playing 15-people venues to performing at the Grammys, it was this giant leap and sort of showed me it was possible with what I wanted to do and the kind of music I wanted to write and artist I want to be to impact a lot of people.

E. O. Wilson

He's got strong programs. He's got a lot of the basics and he could come through. The material and artistry are there. He's a player (for an Olympic medal), for sure.

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.

Simon Cowell

I think you're the first artist we've had on the show who's refused to compromise.

Paul Richards

I think you have to be blind to realize this isn't a good thing for the community. We want people to come to Oil City and see the artist community and see its neighborhoods. ... We're very serious about doing things top-of-the-line so we better the community.

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.

Will Ferrell

I would tend to shy away from that, only because hosting those type of things is an extremely difficult task. I'd rather watch at home.

Speedy Claxton

He's a great player and he made some difficult shots for them.

Jeff Ruland

He's got the heart of a lion. We have a difficult task in front of us.

Dave Carlson

We thought we've had it difficult until this time. We think it's going to get a little tougher.

Duffy Waldorf

To get a short iron into that green is great, because it's such a difficult green.

Tarja Halonen

I think we will see some good ideas, but as you have noticed already, the good ideas are difficult sometimes to put in practice,

George Boateng

I think before the game if you'd said 1-0 we would have taken it. It could have been better, but we've got a feeling of how they are and we've been in much more difficult positions. You can't say it's going to be easy -- but we're very confident.

Kristy Curry

I think it was difficult for us. The Indiana and the Ohio State (games), it kicked us right in the gut.

Luciano Pavarotti

I think it was very good. I would like to say it was romantic, absolutely, very difficult in 2001 to have something like that,

Gary Mormino

He was the most hated man in North Florida.

Shelley Berman

Though it sold very well, I hated The Edge.

Chris Squire

I couldn't get session work because most musicians hated my style.

Steven Morrissey

I am hated for loving. I am haunted for wanting.

Nick Zano

I knew everything a woman hated even before I remotely knew anything a woman liked.

Evangeline Lilly

I hated being a flight attendant. I did it for a month and then quit.

Amy Heckerling

I've always hated the way Hollywood has portrayed accountants. They're always little nerd balls, wimpy, afraid of everything. Growing up with accountants, I don't see them that way.

Alejandro Jodorowsky

I hated Peter O'Toole. I wanted to kill that guy! When they said he was dead, I was happy. People said, 'Poor Peter O'Toole.' I was happy!

Barbara McClintock

I never thought of stopping, and I just hated sleeping. I can't imagine having a better life.