Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ian Mckellen

When I went to lobby Nelson Mandela while the post-apartheid constitution was being drafted, I asked him to endorse making it illegal to discriminate on grounds of sexuality. I'd been warned that he might giggle if I mentioned homosexuality.

Will Poulter

My teacher told my mum, 'I think William has dyspraxia,' and Mum asked what that meant. She said, 'Well, if I put a chair in the middle of the room and asked every child in the class to walk around it, William would be the only child in the class to walk into it.' Mum was like, 'Yeah, that's my boy'.

Wendy Kopp

Common Core reminds us what testing can do right. Modeled on standards of the world's education superpowers, questions demand critical thinking and creativity. Students are asked to write at length, show their work, and explain their reasoning.

Zubin Mehta

There was an opinion expressed in the newspapers that, after 20 years, maybe the Israel Philharmonic should consider asking me to leave. I thought they might have a point, so I asked my orchestra. They told me overwhelmingly that they wanted me to stay.

Yani Tseng

When I was 7, my dad asked his friend to teach me. I played my first tournament competition when I was 8. I remember I shot around 125.

Colin Baker

I haven't been approached to do a 'Doctor Who' movie. I think they would be scraping the bottom of the barrel if they asked me to do it.

Chris Carter

I've been asked to do surfing movies over the years and offered several opportunities. I just felt that if I were to do one, I'd have to do the perfect surfing movie. And I don't know if that exists because surfing is such a personal thing.

Elizabeth Wurtzel

Like everyone, I was a huge fan of David Boies, and from what I knew about him, I thought he might 'get' me. So I sent him an email. I said I want to practice law but that I didn't want to stop writing and I asked if there was any way I could practice law for him.

Debasish Sen

The police have been asked to carry out investigations and carry out the required proceedings.

Jim Higgins

That was Harold. Even to the end, he loved to talk about fishing.

Seal

I always used to say to my wife, the thing that I loved most about us is that we are a team, we are impenetrable in that respect.

Rosamund Pike

I remember times of anxiety, ups and downs, and times of unexpected windfalls. But my parents loved what they did. And because their work was also their hobby, it taught me that work could be fulfilling.

Paulo Costanzo

No one ever comes up to me and says, 'Hey man, I loved your work in 'Road Trip.' They say, 'Are you that guy?' Like, they have no idea. 'Were you in 'American Pie 2?'

Greg Bear

Mostly she just loved sitting down and writing.

Graham Sharpe

Whoever takes over will be inheriting a much loved position and an opportunity to become a broadcasting institution.

Marci Hamilton

I think she'll feel like this is a bonus. She's always loved the job. The saddest thing for her was going to be not being at opening day.

Tom Carter

We'd take day-cruises up to Tahoe. They loved doing that.

Garth Brooks

Poppa loved Mama, Mama loved men, Mama's in the graveyard, Papa's in the pen.

Brian Randle

We were shut down. For this team to do that, it's just not acceptable.

Rene Burri

I witnessed the building of the Space Shuttle Columbia, the first orbiter to be launched into space.

Ron Gardenhire

I won't shut him down unless he wants to be shut down.

Charles Hudson

We're not trying to shut down all hydro operations,

Jimmy Epperly

Basically, Woods shut us down in the middle.

Andy Scott

He's a tremedous player. We shut him down, but everyone else scored.

Frank Robinson

He could be shut down, or go to the bullpen,

Donte' Stallworth

I don't know what it was, ... but I know it wasn't us being shut down.

Aaron Tveit

I still sing every day - in the shower or on the set all day. I'm sure everyone will tell you that I never shut up. But it's not in the capacity that I would like to.