Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Cormier

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

Woody Guthrie

Uncle Sam took up the challenge in the year of '33 For the farmer and the factory and all of you and me. He said, "Roll along Columbia. You can ramble to the sea, But river while you're ramblin' you can do some work for me."

Nelly

I think some of my inspiration came from just being around music. My family was into music. My uncle had his own band and my father use to sing in my uncle's band. If you want to go to the music influences we could be here all day. That's everybody from Michael Jackson all the way up to people in the game now that inspire me.

R. Lee Ermey

It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.

Evangeline Lilly

I wasn't actually going to see the original film [Lord of the Ring], because I didn't think it was possible that a film could represent the books appropriately. So I was protesting, and I wasn't going to see them. And then my family all took a jaunt together, the entire family, to see the movies, and were like, "What, you're just going to stay home?" So I saw the movies and was thoroughly impressed that Peter Jackson managed to make my vision of the book come to life, as well as my sister's and my father's, and my aunt's and my uncle's, everyone's.

Jules Verne

It is certain," exclaimed my uncle in a tone of triumph. "But silence, do you hear me? silence upon the whole subject; and let no one get before us in this design of discovering the centre of the earth.

P. G. Wodehouse

What I'm worrying about is what Tom is going to say when he starts talking." "Uncle Tom?" "I wish there was something else you could call him except 'Uncle Tom,' " Aunt Dahlia said a little testily. "Every time you do it, I expect to see him turn black and start playing the banjo.

King Krule

I got a lot from my uncle who is a really good ska guitarist. Very ragged makeshift rhythms and intricate lines.

Kim Harrison

Face it, you stupid little cookie maker,” Jenks said, almost sounding fond, “in the last couple of days you’ve seen what it’s like to be in a family, with all the touchy tempers and irritation that goes on. Now you get to see the other side, where we do stupid stuff for each other just because we like you. Rache is the little sister. Ivy’s the big sister. I’m the uncle from out of state, and you’re the rich nephew no one likes but we put up with you anyway because we feel sorry for you. Just let me help, huh? It won’t kill you.

James Mangold

John always said whoever played him, 'make sure they hold the guitar like they own it, that they don't hold it like it's a baby,'

Ryan Key

I think it's time for a face-melting guitar solo.

Will Ferrell

I want to make hip-hop that can use guitars and soul and jazz and just fuse it all together. And I want to make this whole new sound that's going to shock the world. Unfortunately, the masses didn't receive it.

Robert Smith

The very first concert I ever went to on my own was actually Rory Gallagher. In a one-month period in 1973 or '74, I saw him, Thin Lizzy and the Rolling Stones. I wasn't really a big Rory Gallagher fan, but I thought his guitar playing was fabulous. But Thin Lizzy, they were fabulous.

Ronnie Montrose

I shared guitars before I actually got one of my own and played a guy's Silver tone and played another guys Danelectro 12 string and it was at about age 17 that I actually started playing.

Robin Trower

It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different.

Zakk Wylde

If I'm playing with Ozzy it's just a guitar thing. But with the vocals I feel like I'm studying for the SATs.

Ryan Cabrera

I started playing guitar kind of by accident.

Jonny Greenwood

Anything that has more of Graham's guitar playing, I'm bound to like.

Alex Rodriguez

I always enjoy my stay here in Canada. It's one of those places where you just feel comfortable.

Stacey McAlpine

He's got his fair share of experience playing for Team Canada and wearing the Team Canada colors. He's proud to be a Canadian and is pretty excited about coming back to Canada.

Kirk Pengilly

He seemed to have the whole package. Canada must be proud of him.

Ezra Levant

He should be lucky we have freedom of speech in Canada because if we were in a country that didn't, he'd be in jail.

Bruce Arena

I think you can't overreact from one game, the Norway game, and ignore the Canada game. You judge players over time, not over a game. As he continues to move forward we'll have a better feel for the direction he's headed. Obviously, he's getting better. From my perspective, I need to see if he's developing into a guy who should be a player on the World Cup roster and can help us win a game.

Yasser Elguindi

If you gave oil companies a choice between the tar sands in Canada or oil in Saudi Arabia, which do you think they'd choose?

Deborah Ellis

In 'Off to War, Voices of Soldier's Children,' kids from Canada and the United States talk about what it is like when their mother or father goes off to war - and comes home again.

Adam Stern

Being Canadian, we get excited about it. We take a lot of pride in wearing the Canada jersey. A lot of us were stoked for it. We have a chance to surprise some people.

Steve Butler

Canada still looks great, the fundamentals are still quite positive.