Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Adamo

From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with the voices as a free obbligato above it, ... That just drives me crazy. I want the vocal line to be as much the core as the bass line. I want to create the illusion that the voice generates harmony, color, line, everything.

Al Alvarez

I had attacked the British poets' nervous preference for gentility above all else.

Charles Dickens

I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of little tapers; and everywhere sparkled and glittered with bright objects.

Peter Capaldi

I hated improvisation because in my early days as an actor, improvisation meant somebody had just come down from Oxford and they were doing a play above a pub in Kentish Town, and the biggest ego would win.

Alan Page

I felt like I played in a very tough football game with no hitting above the waist.

Jimmy Walker

I feel sad to see our former president picture in handcuffs but happy to know that no one is above the law.

Paul Emanovsky

I did go through his pockets and I did not find any identification. There is a badge above his shirt pocket but it was corroded.

Champ Bailey

I can't go too far above my head because of it. It keeps me from going in the wrong direction. I can still catch balls and pick the ball off.

Al Naomi

I can't go above it by law. That's what I am authorized to do. Anything above that means I have to spend money that Congress specifically authorizes for that purpose. Only then we can go build it. It's not simple.

Terrence Royal

The sky's the limit for the young guys. I know there's nothing but greater things ahead for those guys.

Daniel Greenberg

I'll tell you what the real problem is: These people are working under the assumption that they know better about what is good for kids, what kids need to learn to get ahead in this world.

Fran Dunphy

I am excited about the opportunity to coach at Temple University and look forward to the challenges that lie ahead in keeping Owl basketball among the nation's elite programs.

Matt Nosack

He had three pitches going today and he was throwing them all for strikes. I was really pleased with the way he stayed ahead in the count.

Greg Davis

He is a special freshman. Football comes easy to him. The sky's the limit. He's way ahead of schedule for a freshman.

Avery Shenfeld

Ahead of the storm clouds, the American job market was humming along nicely, a result that says little about where things will stand as the recent spike in energy prices begins to bite,

Steve Begin

They've had their problems, but you never know when they're going to explode. They have a lot of talented players and we know we have to work hard if we want to stay ahead of them.

Jim Angell

This shows that criminals are attempting to stay ahead of the game by trying to evade detection at British ports.

Flip Saunders

When you get up 15 in your division through 45 games, what you're trying to do is you're focusing on what you have ahead and that's the playoffs. I think the players are going to be very focused and very excited about coming here Sunday night and playing in front of a great crowd in a great atmosphere.

Shelby Lynne

Well, I had a record deal since I was 18, and it got me where I am.