Famous Quotes & Sayings

Arthur Conan Doyle

Depend upon it, there is nothing so unnatural as the commonplace.

Jose Rizal

There now exists a factor which was formerly lacking - the spirit of the nation has been aroused, and a common misfortune, a common debasement, has united all the inhabitants of the Islands.

Sir Trotman

We will be trying to find out what it means for education, what it means for skill levels and having common qualification levels for entry and onward progression.

Jorge Sampaio

We have a common responsibility to contribute to a fairer world where all human beings, whatever their race, sex or creed, can enjoy a decent life, ... We have a common interest in warranting peace and security in Europe and in the world, ensuring the prosperity of our economies and defense of our values.

Howard Jacobs

We felt U.S.A.D.A. made the proper ruling. It seems to me the anti-doping rules are lacking any notion of common sense.

George Speight

We don't want Fijians fighting Fijians -- our common enemy is the Indians.

Nick Kirby

We are using our seven gill shark as a surrogate species because they are more common and easier to work with than risking the gray nurse shark.

Jim Puckett

We are trying to get it to be common practice that you have to test what you send and label it.

Lori Reynerson

Use common sense. You can have a great time and be safe at the same time.

Serena Williams

I'm an unbelievable designer.

Phillip Bloch

I think it's moving forward, I love to see designers mature and I think they did a great job. We know that they can do denim, so it was nice to see them do something else.

Max Azria

For me, one of the biggest designers is Azzedine Alaia. Everything he is doing is fantastic.

Isaac Mizrahi

The designer tells TV Guide that it was -- quote -- ?brilliant, spontaneous, and just a quintessential Dolly Parton moment.

Maria Menounos

The designer of my Emmy gown is donating my gown to the charity for an auction.

Allen Johnson

To like these kinds of cars, you have to be a romantic who loves history, ... When you fix them yourself, you're not just getting into the heads of the designer but into the heads of the guys who made the tools for the designer. It's an incredible trip.

Larry Garza

He never expressed anything to me about pain.

William Blake

A petty sneaking thief I knew - / O! Mr Cr-, how do you do?

Jarkko Nieminen

The second set was huge. I knew at the end of the second set that I could win.

Jasper Johns

The only logical thing I can think of is that I knew there were such things as artists, and I knew there were none where I lived. So I knew that to be an artist you had to be somewhere else. And I very much wanted to be somewhere else.

Joan Baez

I see a young man playing 'Plaisir d'Amour' on guitar. I knew I didn't want to go to college; I was already playing a ukulele, and after I saw that, I was hooked. All I wanted to do was play guitar and sing.

Kristi Toliver

As soon as it left my hand, I knew it was going in. I knew I was going to take that shot. Big-time players take big-time shots.

Billy Henning

As soon as I saw the name on the postcard I knew who it was. You could've knocked me over with a feather.

Roy Harper

As soon as I heard skiffle, I loved it and I knew that I wanted to play it.

John Barrett

Did I know what they were? ... I didn't have a clue. But I knew that there was something on the horizon. I knew something was there.

Safa Rashtchy

To me, it was a very solid quarter. I'm not disappointed at all. We knew the point would come when operations would match expectations.

Jack Roush

Martin said yesterday. ''I will give anything I can to repay that. I'm going to do whatever I can to help, with one limitation: It's only on the 6.

Jason Schwartzman

He just nailed it, ... I don't know how he nailed it; that's why he's Steve Martin ... he's a scientist of the heart, or something.

Paolo Ferri

When Dick Martin said he wanted to cooperate, I thanked him.

Richard M. Nixon

People see me and they think, "He's risen from the dead.

Jon Jansen

People say this stuff like they just thought of it, ... Everyone thinks they're so clever. I'm like, 'Heard that two weeks ago. Where ya been?'

John Abraham

People talk about the money, but it had nothing to do with the money,

Paris Hilton

People think I'm stupid. But I'm smarter than most people.

Andrea McLean

People think I'm Snow White... the most boring person in the world!

Keith Smith

People think if you made that much money, then you're getting over on the system.

Richard Owen

People think Berlusconi is just clutching at straws.

Jeremy Kendle

People think because he's tall that he can't shoot the ball, but he can get on.

Jen Kirkman

People think anything done from a woman's perspective is only going to appeal to women.

Bill Clarke

That's where we are now. You take what they give you in this offense. That what we saw and worked with it.

Bob Dylan

I never saw myself as a folk singer.

Ron Ziegler

When I came to town and saw the price of diesel went above regular gas, that burnt me up.

Maureen O'Hara

I saw myself as Joan of Arc.

Meg Cabot

Maybe you just saw what you wanted to see. Or maybe you justfelt what you wanted to feel.

Maurice Gibb

I was always the one left behind. Out in the streets, when they saw me they'd say, That's just one of the Bee Gees.

Lisa Kleypas

Our gazes met. It seemed an entire conversation took place in that one glance. Each of us saw what we needed to know.

John Shelby Spong

Toward the end of his life, [Arnold] Toynby said the Christianity he saw developing was brittle, imperialistic and incapable of reforming itself.

Nick Kroll

Mel Brooks came to see Oh, Hello in L.A. Mulaney and I had a meeting with him, and we invited him to come to the show, and he saw the Oh, Hello show live in L.A. To me, he's the most famous person. Having him come to our show that was so inspired by both of us loving The Producers and all his movies.