Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dave Barry

A long memory is the most subversive idea in America. A tautology is a thing which is tautological. A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention. If your kids look like you, it's hereditory. If they look like the neighbor, it's the environment. Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.

Andrew Solomon

Our needs are our greatest asset. It turns out I've learned to give all the things that I need.

Daniel Keyes

There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.

D. Elton Trueblood

The only way to happiness is never to give happiness a thought.

D. H. Lawrence

Good God, what does it matter? If life is a tragedy, or a farce, or a disaster, or anything else, what do I care! Let life be what it likes. Give me a drink, that's what I want just now.

Crystal Waters

Love was not in it for me at first. I dated guys because of the way they looked. And then I began to learn that it's what's inside that counts. Love to me now is understanding. It's giving.

Conor Oberst

If you love something, give it away.

Conor Oberst

My favorite rhymes are sort of half-rhymes where you might just get the vowel sound the same, but it's not really a true rhyme. That gives you far more flexibility to capture the feeling you're trying to express. But sometimes it's best not to have any rhyme.

Clint Dempsey

God's Word brought me peace and a desire for a relationship with Him. I found that questioning Him and searching for answers through Scripture helped me grow and gave me direction. Now my faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future. I know that through both good times and bad, He is faithful and will watch over me.

Clint Eastwood

You have to teach yourself to act but Michael Chekhov will give you the necessary tools - and for me, Psychological Gesture and Centers are extremely valuable They work like a charm. I've used them all along and still do.

Morris Gleitzman

A little hope goes a long way.

Woody Allen

I don't mind dying... as long as I don't have to be there when it happens.

Yevgeny Zamyatin

We have long become overgrown with calluses; we no longer hear people being killed. ("X")

Jose Saramago

doubt is the privilege of those who have lived a long time

Kevin Barry

Tricky the paths a long love might follow, like the spiral down twists of a raindrop on a windowpane.

Khaled Hosseini

Nothing wrong with cowardice as long as it comes with prudence. But when a coward stops remembering who he is... God help him.

James Randi

We have fought long and hard to escape from medieval superstition. I, for one, do not wish to go back.

Louis Leterrier

You always have three movies that you have to reduce into one. You have the screenplay. And then, you do a workshop and you add more scenes. And then, on the day you shoot, there's more action and interaction. It's like a souffle. It has a tendency to just grow and explode, and it's just too long.

Og Mandino

Today I begin a new life. Today I shed my old skin which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity. Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all.