Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jonathan Kozol

I think a lot of people don't have any idea of how deeply segregated our schools have become all over again. Most textbooks are not honest in what they teach our high school students.

Joyce Maynard

It is not the task of a reader to please her subjects.

Jean Stafford

He does what I have always needed to have done to me, and that is that he dominates me.

Raymond Chandler

He looked as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

James Duff

I realized there was something I didn't quite like in myself that I didn't want to hear about.

Jean Stafford

I know this, and the knowledge eats me like an inward animal: there is nothing worse for a woman than to be deprived of her womanliness.

Washington Irving

The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.

Barbara de Angelis

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.

David Jones

And it should be the law: If you use the word "paradigm" without knowing what the dictionary says it means, you go to jail. No exceptions.

Robert Pitts

Jacob wrestled with the angel until the angel blessed him,

Norman Rockwell

I would take the wrong approach for a teacher, I guess... But there was always someone in a class who would raise an objection to my way. They'd want to get into an argument with me. And I was no good at arguing. So I figured if that was what teaching was like, I better leave it to someone who knows how to maneuver an argument. I'd stick to what I knew-painting. So I didn't stay long at the Los Angeles County Artists School.

Elsy Rodriguez

I wrapped them and I told him an angel sent them. He thought he wasn't going to get any presents.

Derek Theler

I wound up getting my degree in sports medicine and nutrition because I wanted to work in the medical field. But I wound up taking a trip to Los Angeles and decided being an actor sounds pretty cool, too.

George Thomas

It can be very difficult to put complex products together when engineers can't stick their heads over the cubicle wall and chat. On one project, I had to travel from Los Angeles to Connecticut 50 times, and even then it was a nightmare trying to get everything to work correctly.

Lucille Mancke

He cut hair at the jail for nothing and he cut hair at the orphan's home (Guardian Angel Home in Crest Hill). If he was at home and someone called and wanted a haircut, he'd say, 'Come on over.' If someone couldn't get out, Charlie would go to their home and cut his hair.

Dawn Hudson

He is the ultimate independent filmmaker. His talent and his contributions to cinema make this year a true milestone for the Los Angeles Film Festival as a world-class event.

Stephen Rodrick

Legends like Jim Murray at the 'Los Angeles Times' and Shirley Povich at the 'Washington Post' were the most beloved guys at their papers. They'd write a cherished column for 30 years, and that was it. There was nothing else to do, no higher job to attain.

Dennis Taylor

There are so many great teams in the Los Angeles area, ... After I retired (from UCLA) and got into coaching club diving, it was like starting from scratch. It's harder to get back on top now, the sport is so good.

Mike Robinson

Jose looked like he was in state placer form. He's wrestling really well.

James Bond

He just stayed there . . . no one looked at him to see if he was okay.

Elian Gonzalez

He just looked so relaxed and so calm, it's just something I ... have been thinking about since that day.

Jennifer Byrd

He just looked like he was sleeping, honestly.

Danny Aiello

I used to make up stories about my father. I would go to the movies and look for a character who looked like my father.

Wayne Allen

Have we ever looked at something like that?

Jim Murphy

He's a special kid. He's someone to be looked at down the road.

Mike Price

He's just running around a little bit. He looked good, though.

Larry Vieira

I thought we played well. We started out well and played with a sense of urgency. We played like we are supposed to play and we looked like we were having fun. It was nice to get a win and play well.

Bruce Bagley

They are just out for their own slice of the pie.