Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carole Strayhorn

As a mama and a grandma, I appreciate, understand and absolutely believe in the sanctity of life. But I recognize that there are those tough situations where heartbreaking decisions have to be made.

Andy Blackston

(The Bulldogs) just absolutely don't beat themselves. To beat them you have to outplay them.

Mads Mikkelsen

Awards mean absolutely nothing if you don't get it. If you do get it, they're the best thing in the world.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

Auditioning for 'Philomena' was such a traumatic experience because I had three callbacks, and I was absolutely positive that I was just an option.

Teemu Selanne

Bad passes. Absolutely bad passes. We panicked at times.

Jesse Greener

Back-to-work legislation is not an option that will work in the interests of students. If imposed, there will be absolutely no trust in the process since back-to-work legislation could impose not only an arbitrator, but even a contract. In this case, students will likely not see improvements in the faculty student ratio - this would be serious set-back in the quality of college education.

Burt Aaronson

a slap in the face to the County Commission and to all the people that you misinformed. ... Whoever decided on that was absolutely out of line.

Mike Tracy

That was absolutely the pinnacle of my basketball career.

Rocco Mediate

That was absolutely the coolest thing. The fans here are knowledgeable, and they knew I was in trouble and appreciated the effort, I guess.

Ben Vereen

As far as working with Chita Rivera, all I can say is it's a dream come true. Her artistry and discipline and dedication is a joy to be around.

Stewart Cink

Augusta was always a place where you could have a lot of fun and you could demonstrate an artistic talent for strategy around the golf course. Now it's not.

Mark Joseph

Ralph is not only a man of accomplishment, but a man of integrity. Those of us who knew and loved Bob are confident that Ralph is just the kind of artist that he hoped would one day take the stage.

Steve Swallow

Producing is a great deal more stressful than playing for me, and for this reason I've been doing less of it lately. But it's a service I like to perform. I certainly see producing as a service to the artist who's asked for help. What the producer does is entirely a response to what the artist needs. It can be very gratifying work. The trick is to do as little as possible, only what the artist can't or won't do for himself.

E. B. White

People can spend $3000 on an artist whose work isn't worth the material it's painted on, and there's no CV, no certificate of authenticity, no guarantees the work is original,

Jim Lee

People ask me, 'What happened in your life that might have pushed you as an artist to get to where you are today?' I always felt a little on the outside. And as such, you're always observing things. So, I'd be kind of re-creating these things in my mind, and I think drawing it was a way to deal with that.

Emma Goldman

Oscar Wilde defines a perfect personality as ""one who develops under perfect conditions, who is not wounded, maimed, or in danger."" A perfect personality, then, is only possible in a state of society where man is free to choose the mode of work, the conditions of work, and the freedom to work. One to whom the making of a table, the building of a house, or the tilling of the soil, is what the painting is to the artist and the discovery to the scientist -- the result of inspiration, of intense longing, and deep interest in work as a creative force.

Vincent Van Gogh

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic that to love others.

Edith Wharton

. . . an unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer understanding of English-speaking audiences.

Tom Sawyer

As congressman, my voting record on these matters is clear. I know how to get things done.

Frank Dixon

As a matter of fact, it would be a shock if we weren't. As long as I've been here, we've been No. 1 every year for 15 years. Very seldom have we been out of the No. 1 slot.

Stephen F. Lynch

other matters have been referred to us, and we are taking a look at those matters.

Christopher Hill

The sense is we should be able to wrap this up in a matter of days, not weeks,

Shyam Saran

These matters should be resolved through discussions and not through confrontation.

Alicia Figgs

Some people usually don't come awake, no matter how long they live.

David Morse

No matter how many people tell you, Save your money, when you've got a series, you never do. Somehow it doesn't seem important. Maybe it's because you've been without money for so long as an actor.

Nigerian Proverb

No matter how long the night may be, the day is sure to come

Tony McCoy

No matter how long I go without riding winners, I know in the back of my head that I can ride.

Lisa Johnson's

People pay so much money to the school board. Taxpayers pay for textbooks in every which way.

Kenneth Rogoff

Oil exporters have a lot of useful ways to spend the money,

Wendy Harris

The money wasn't the big thing. I thought what he did to me was horrible.

Andrew Rodgers

The money that we would get (from the city) would stay right here.

Ken Dryden

The money is to be spent on the well-being of families,

Bill Green

The money is just rolling into them as the prices go up,

Michael Davis

The money has just been piling up and isn't being allocated.

Joe Jamail

The money doesn't really matter. I've been a multi-millionaire for a long time. My sons are rich.

Howard Rogers

The money can then be used only for road resurfacing,

Christine Baranski

I never say I have a preference for one medium as opposed to another.

Louise Nurding

All my friends are girls. I just prefer the company of women.

Steve Mills

It's not the preferred style for enterprise-class operation.

Jonathan Boyd

They prefer training that's realistic. Any time we can make it more realistic, they like it.

Kent Houser

They really seem to pressure the ball, so we should be able to run our stuff. Though if we shoot like we did on Tuesday, I think we prefer they play zone.

David Baker

We prefer to do that in a non-public session.

Bud Grebey

Our strong preference is to have our striking workers return to work.

George Kaiser

I prefer doing things rather than sitting around talking about doing things.

Conor Oberst

I would prefer to be a little nervous, because when you stop being nervous is kind of when you stop caring.

Suki Waterhouse

I've always loved slightly ugly shoes. Or even very ugly shoes.

Steven Patrick Morrissey

I am slightly shocked to have gone as far as I have.

Shannon Staub

Englewood wants sidewalks. So do a lot of other people. I am not sure what happened.

Dan Estrin

Everything is written, and we're about three-quarters of the way through the recording. We're not sure yet when it's going to come out.

Rosamund Pike

You are not sure what to make of her, whether she is responsible for all this or she's innocent.

Ted Manning

To make sure you don't have any restrictions in your tail pipe.

Selwyn Pearson

Discussions are amicable but we want to make sure everything is right.

Larry Coker

Could there be some restructuring? Sure there could be.

Rene Preval

We are sure of having won in the first round.

Zygi Wilf

We wanna be out there making sure that the person we want, we get.

Angela King

We have about 40 volunteers who come help. We want to make sure they are safe.

Brian Jacques

Shake paws, count your claws, You steal mine, I'll borrow yours. Watch my whiskers, check both ears. Robber foxes have no fears.

Erinn Hayes

I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously.

Erik Estrada

I like to watch the Fox News Network. I like 'Nightline.' I like to watch 'The Sopranos,' of course. That is one of my favorite shows. 'Entourage' is another one. I like 'The Shield.'

Elizabeth Scott

Please. If you were mostly dead in the middle of the road I'd obviously stop. And then I'd watch you die." Kate to Will

Jane Elliot

My guilty pleasure is 'Revenge.' I've watched it from the very first episode.

Dennis Quaid

I've done so many movies that when I see them I don't really watch them.

Bono

You've got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.

Ben Katchor

I never wore a watch. I always depend on public clocks, and stores have clocks, but that is strange.

Dave Rowntree

Yes, actually. Animation's a very easy thing to watch on tour.

Kristin Baker

I've matured. I think I work better with the team.

James Marsh

I've always worked very efficiently on small budgets, both in documentaries and in features.

Amanda Hale

I've come to realise I work so much better when I'm going by instinct.

Luis Castillo

This is terrible. Very disappointing. I've got to get back out there. There's so many things I have to work on.

Bryson Sumlin

That's not in the playbook, ... That's just excitement. Everything worked as clockwork.

Boris Yeltsin

I understand that it's hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions... we'll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and now we'll have to work on overcoming it.

Auguste Rodin

Where shall we begin? There is no beginning. Start where you arrive. Stop before what entices you. And work! You will enter little by little into the entirety. Method will be born in proportion to your interest.

Jane Fonda

The harder you work out, the more you should stretch.

Kent McCord

Some of the greatest writers in our industry can't get work.