Famous Quotes & Sayings

Samuel Butler

God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch.

Laurent Fabius

I have always conceived of the construction of Europe as a movement which permits slowly and surely an upwards social and economic harmonisation.

Bertrand Russel

God is a reality of spirit... He cannot... be conceived as an object, not even as the very highest object. God is not to be found in the world of objects.

Russ Moore

What I saw was an opportunity for young men who were already being plagued by crime, an opportunity for them to be conceived and perceived as a positive image in the community.

Jeffrey Thomas

I first conceived of my far-future setting 'Punktown' in 1980, and though it contains 'punk' in its name, the term 'cyberpunk' hadn't been coined yet. I took my inspiration strictly from punk music.

Ilyse Fink

Whether the tree stays or goes, there's a risk factor that he will destroy what he's built. It's just a poorly conceived idea from every possible angle.

Yuri Semyonov

When we conceived the Mir, we didn't think much about its end, the prospect seemed so distant and we had many other things to do,

Steve Prentice

The real innovation comes when it is widespread enough that a whole range of people start to use it for things that were never conceived of. I would separate the initial technological development from the innovation that arrives from a better understanding of it.

Glenn Greenwald

'Terrorism' itself is not an objective term or legitimate object of study, but was conceived of as a highly politicized instrument and has been used that way ever since.

Imelda May

I remember once doing a gig in Ireland, and there was a woman jumping around and screaming, 'I don't know what this is but I love it!' I thought that was a nice compliment.

Gina Bellman

Some people think it's an easy gig working as an extra, but you often have to stay very concentrated for long stretches in challenging conditions.

David Friedman

For Hunchback, we needed this live, gigantic choir. So we went to London and said, This is Disney! I need singers who can sing high D's, hold them for 18 seconds, and do it 60 times!

Beck

Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.

Bill Clarke

You didn't realize how gigantic these things were. Wow!

Kristy Curry

I talked to her on the phone (Saturday) and she had a little giggle in her voice and I knew she'd be OK.

William Bryan

Gigantic troubadour, speaking like a siege gun / Smashing Plymouth Rock with his boulders from the West.

Dave Chappelle

Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

I started working as an actor, semi-professionally, when I was 16, and got my first professional gig at 19. I guess I've kind of worked pretty consistently since then.

Inga Cadranel

When we were growing up, we had all these crazy, in-your-face guys around the house. For us, it was like, 'Ugh! Actors again.'

Ziggy Marley

Even if I wasn't in music, even if my father was a carpenter, some guy in Jamaica would go 'You're just like Bob. You're just like your father.' That happens in Jamaica all the time.

William E. Conway, Jr.

I'm the luckiest guy in the world, and I am going to give away every penny before I die.

Val Kilmer

I've been very fortunate and met the guys that have become, basically, philosophers and have a kind of sensibility about life that's very precious.

Chuck Palahniuk

I get a lot of letters from women who insist that 'Fight Club' is not just a guy thing. They insist that women have the same rage and need the same outlet.

Chuck Palahniuk

When I first used to tour, guys would come up and say, 'Where's the fight club in my area?' and I would say, 'There isn't one.' And they'd say, 'No, no, you can tell me, you can tell me.'

will.i.am

When you think about the guys who started Twitter, and the Google guys, and the Facebook guys and the Napster guys, and the Microsoft guys, and the Dell guys and the Instagram guys, it's all guys. The girls, they're being left behind.

Clay Shirky

Whether it's long-form journalism or investigative journalism, it's no fun to just be the guy diagnosing the problem.

Evel Knievel

Nothing's worse than a guy who loses fair and square and then whines about it.

Fran Townsend

When we were preparing the president's speech we had originally picked a different plot to try and declassify to talk about.

Cheech Marin

The word 'Chicano' was originally a derisive term from Mexicans to other Mexicans living in the United States.

John Romano

One will get more than what they originally bargained for, I guess.

Julie Regan

We were originally scheduled to present it, but we need more time. We're still writing it.

Andy Weir

I originally wrote 'The Martian' as a free serial novel, posting one chapter at a time to my website.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

I originally started off as a healer before I came to Hollywood.

Ray Stevens

I originally passed on 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' in 1969, so they gave it to B.J. Thomas.

Donald Rupe

It was originally more like a concert. We've turned it into a theatrical production.

Christopher Hill

We can't just sit there stalemated session after stalemated session.

Jonathan Coe

From our perspective, the session was a success.

Mike Mills

We never give up until the legislative session is over.

Rahul Dravid

I think the first session tomorrow is going to be very critical,

Roger Peak

Simply go to the site and sign-up for a session at your convenience.

Jim Butler

When this session started, we were going to get killed. We've come a long way.

Lior Horev

It could very well be that this winter session is shorter than expected.

O. J. Simpson

This session is all about trying to get well with the voters before November.

Sharon Watson

We will be doing a special training session on shelters at 9 a.m. Wednesday,