Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Korda

An ounce of hypocracy is worth a pound of ambition.

Kate Fox

The British male is either reticent, tongue-tied and awkward, or boorish and crass, and he usually consumes too much alcohol. English male flirting tends to be very circuitous, and involves a lot of insults rather than compliments.

Rhona Mitra

I wanted to go out and experience the fields.

Shahid Malik

the most profound challenge yet faced by the British Muslim community.

John Deacon

No, we have our ups and downs, but we're all very up at the moment.

Faith Hill

Thank you, fans, very much. She would say that in a British accent. ... She's a fantastic director, one of the greatest that I've ever had the pleasure to work with. She's in London editing another video for me for a song called 'Stealing Kisses.' It's amazing. It was an honor to work with her, and I know she would ... thank the fans and she would thank hair and makeup. There was a lot of hair. There was a lot of makeup. It was just very exciting to do it.

L'Wren Scott

Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.

John Deacon

Queen has taken the all of our time for last four or five years, you know.

Stephen Daldry

The Royal Court has been at the centre of British cultural life for the past 50 years ... I think the fact that it's managed to maintain its position over 50 years is an extraordinary achievement.

Donald Rumsfeld

What will follow will not be a repeat of any other conflict. It will be of a force and scope and scale that has been beyond what has been seen before.

Thom Mayne

I'm interested in conflict and confrontation.

Nigella Lawson

I don't like conflict.

Ellen Jones

We don't see it as a conflict of interest because of that.

Scott Skiles

I suppose that's a good question. I don't know. Would there be a conflict of interest there because he was in Washington? I really haven't given that a whole lot of thought.

Dave Mitchell

I think it is a conflict to a lot of people. As far as perception goes it is a real problem.

John Doerr

No conflict, no interest.

Patrick Flood

always very professional. ... If we thought there was any kind of a conflict she would recuse herself. She's not doing anything but her job.

Robert Aumann

for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis.

Ken Martin

I can't say we'll see this kind of performance every quarter.

David Beckham

I'm pleased with my personal performance but particularly with the way the team played overall.

Holly Hatton

It was a poor performance by the varsity boat.

Lee Scott

It was a solid performance, but we can do better,

Linda Duessel

The performance of dividend-paying stocks has more to do with the fundamentals in their industries.

Lu Shanzhen

Overall, I am satisfied with the performance of our gymnasts.

Stephen Evans

Thanksgiving is nothing but a toast to genocide.

Fidel Castro

Thank you Fidel Castro, thank you for existing.

Ed Young

Father, thank you for the thrill that is in the air.

Vin Diesel

I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.

Robert Burns

Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.

Max Azria

I thank God to have it. I thank God that I finished it. And I hope that I will live enough to take profit of it.

N. T. Wright

When we learn to read the story of Jesus and see it as the story of the love of God, doing for us what we could not do for ourselves--that insight produces, again and again, a sense of astonished gratitude which is very near the heart of authentic Christian experience.

Michael Buble

I don't want to be the flavor, the passing thing that the girls scream at. I think that it's more important for me, honestly, that the guy who gets dragged to the show, you know, looks at his wife and says, thank you, that was great and tells his buddies.

Melanie Lynskey

I feel so grateful when I see a movie and there's a woman who looks somewhat like me. I'm like, 'Thank you, Samantha Morton!' You know, a woman who feels like a human being. That means so much to me.