Famous Quotes & Sayings

Timothy Noah

Whenever a Kurd wants to measure the depth of some foreign leader's commitment to Kurdish autonomy, he listens for one particular word. That word is 'federal.' Anyone who will say he favors Kurdish federalism can be counted a friend of the Kurds.

Imelda May

I tried to be a goth for a while. I'd pour baby powder on my face and paint my lips black, but that didn't last long. I thought I looked cool at the time. But then you look back and wonder, 'Why did anyone let me out of the house looking like that?'

Ian Mckellen

Anyone who thinks Peter Jackson would fall for market forces around him rather than artistic integrity doesn't know the guy or the body of his work.

Igor Ivanov

Resolution 1441 does not give anyone the right to an automatic use of force. Russia believes that the Iraqi problem should be regulated by the Security Council, which carries the main responsibility for ensuring international security.

Zac Goldsmith

Anyone driving through London after the school term ends will notice immediately how much easier it is to get around. The school run contributes massively to congestion.

Wentworth Miller

Prison has a universal fascination. It's a real-life horror story because, given the right set of circumstances, anyone could find themselves behind bars.

William Kirby

So, anything that avoids a conflict that could draw in, unhappily again, outside powers such as the United States or revisit, for example, Japan's interests in the Taiwan area would be the last thing that anyone would want.

Wendy Kopp

Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.

Vivek Wadhwa

If anyone tells you that you're too old to be an entrepreneur or that you have the wrong background, don't listen to them. Go with your gut instincts and pursue your passions.

Xavi

I spend the entire 90 minutes looking for space on the pitch. I'm always between the opposition's two holding midfielders and thinking, 'The defence is here, so I get the ball and I go there to where the space is.'

Twyla Tharp

At the ballet classes I took when I first came to New York, I would see great dancers like Cynthia Gregory and Lupe Serrano. I would look at them and study what they could do, and what I couldn't do. And then I'd think maybe they should try what I could do.

Thierry Henry

The only thing I won't watch is darts. And I don't watch cricket. How can you like a game that requires you to take four days off work to follow a Test? And I don't really like golf. I know a lot of English footballers play, but I know that if I go with the club to play, sooner or later I will end up trying to smash the ball with my foot.

Thierry Henry

But the moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.

Imelda May

There have never been so many women in the music industry, but they're doing ballads and pop. Where's the new Joan Jetts and the Wanda Jacksons and the Debbie Harrys, all these strong women? I wanna be the woman that rocks.

William Clay Ford, Jr.

We took our eye off the ball as a company.

Steve Friedman

The only crystal ball even more difficult to read than where one's own personal situation may be is where the country is headed and what the country's economic situation will be in 20 or 30 years.

Rick Adelman

The patience at the end of the game there when Brad hit the three was terrific. We had plenty of time, we moved the ball around and they made a mistake and left Brad standing there. Then in the overtime we took control, especially when Odom fouled out.

Phillip Hilliard

The past two games we haven't been hitting the ball. He had to be (critical) ? nobody was hitting the ball. We should've hit the ball a lot better, and we weren't focused on the fundamentals.

Richard Simmons

When you gather up all the balls of life that you try to juggle, it is a very difficult thing to try to focus in on taking good care of yourself. But that's why God invented me - so I can come and teach and preach and make people laugh and give them some education so they can start liking themselves better.

Tony Russa

The arm, I don't think it's the most important part of a catcher when it comes to the Gold Glove. It's definitely a factor, but it's calling a game, receiving, blocking balls.

Kay Yow

That was the main thing I wanted them to focus on was not to letup on the defensive end. Play great defense, box out and they got their hands on some balls down the stretch playing great defense. That really helped save the game for us.

Marc Nesci

That was the game. Until we can win balls in the air, we are never going to beat teams like that. It's as simple as that.

Eric Schmidt

That was the game right there. We did a good job of closing out the half. We did a better job on the glass, got to some loose balls and hit the open shots.

Alex Gonzalez

That was something I needed. I've hit some balls hard lately, but I didn't have anything to show for it.

Taylor Stubblefield

That was a great environment for me, ... It was good to be around a lot of quarterbacks and have a lot of balls thrown to you by different guys and it kind of worked out well for me when I went to the East-West Shrine game playing with some of those guys. It made it an easier transition.

Dave Trembley

We just didn't make very good pitches in key situations. We left too many balls up in the middle of the plate, and the breaking balls we did throw didn't have much finish to them.

David Perno

We played our best game of the year, and hit some balls out of the park which was good to see. It was a warm day and there was a little carry to the ball, and we got solid pitching and defense. I'm proud of Matt, he had a big day, and he's been through a lot to get to this point. All our hitters are swinging with a lot of confidence right now.

Yael Grobglas

Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.

Yanni

I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.

Tim Burton

There's something about seeing this little inanimate object coming to life that's just very exciting. That's why with 'Nightmare' I held out for so long to do it.

Imelda May

Ooooh, I love Nashville! It seems like everywhere you walk, there's great music coming out of every wall.

Idina Menzel

For me, 'Rent' was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as a performer. And 'Wicked' was about harnessing all that strength.

Ian Mckellen

Will I miss Gandalf? Well, I don't miss him, because people are constantly coming up to me mentioning him and talking about him, so I don't feel that I've lost contact.

Gina Prince-Bythewood

'Beyond the Lights' was my fourth film. I gained a lot of knowledge, and I'm excited to share that with young filmmakers because I know how lost I was coming out of film school with that question of 'What's next?'

will.i.am

Coming out with records when you're in a big, successful group that plays stadiums, that's scary to come out by yourself.

Chris Bohjalian

If you are stymied as a writer, if it's just not coming together, then take the pressure off and don't feel that you need to write 1,000 words today; just write one really good sentence.

Jeff Gundy

That was probably part defense and probably partly them missing shots they can make.

Jordan Leedle

We have an excellent defense. All of the goals that have been scored on us have been on free kicks and penalty kicks so nothing from the run of play. Defense is definitely what we pride ourselves on.

Chris Kirkpatrick

We have a mix of new and veteran kids on our defensive unit, and they held them to one score and 198 total yards, including only 68 passing. That was most satisfying. It's much easier to win games with defense than by trying to outscore somebody.

Mel Wilkins

We have a lot of young players, and they had some first-time jitters in CIF. I told them to start stepping up their defense in the second quarter, and they did. They need to remember that defense wins games.

Erin Lind

We need to keep playing as a team, and keep working on our defense and not make stupid fouls.

Brian Ainsworth

We couldn't come up with the key hits. And we weren't mentally prepared on defense. To win, you have to play every play, and we didn't do that today.

Matt Hasselbeck

We could have lost this game. They've got some great leadership on this team. To come in here like that and play like this, the defense was just awesome.

Ed Stephenson

We could have held them a little tighter, which is what we've done in the past. We've got to score eight or nine, and our defense has got to do the job of holding them to seven or eight.

Ron Collins

We just didn't take enough shots tonight. They played a good defense and shot very well.

John Aragon

That was a very good doubles team they just beat. They really move well together and make plays at the net.

Dave Howard

That was a tough way to give up that first run; it was a tough double play.

Rob Simmons

The 1993 Social Security tax penalizes seniors who have planned for their retirement through savings, investment and hard work. That's wrong, and that's why the double tax on Social Security must end.

Greg Shivers

That was a great day for Nikki. She was just a double away from hitting for the cycle.

Richard Davies

That was a good little double move. You can tell he's been trained in our game. Looks like he has good hands and dimensions.

Tom Duffy

We need to improve our doubles game. They're all very young ? all but one of them is a freshman. But overall I was pleased with how we played. But Miller Place is a very solid team from top to bottom.

Victor Harris

We have two in the finals, which is pretty good. ... It would have been nice to get one of our doubles (teams) through, but I'm pleased in general.

R. Robinson

We'll probably do it as an appetizer. It will be about $8, I guess. For the hearty ones, we give them a double portion for dinner.

Ally McBeal

We're women; we have double standards to live up to

Colm Keaveney

Discipline and unconditional support is earned by understanding and trust and inclusion. Not by isolation, not by nasty tricks.

Emma Watson

I had a job when I was 10. I started living on my own when I was 17 or 18. I've earned my own money; I've traveled the world. What would I rebel against?

Cherie Lunghi

The lines on your face are your medals. You've earned them, so why shouldn't they be worn with honour?

Bonnie Tyler

I went to all the shops in the village looking for work. I didn't have any qualifications. I ended up working in a grocery shop for about a year and then went to a confectioner, where I earned three pounds 10 shillings. I gave the money to my mother and father, but I also managed to save five shillings a week.

Stacy Baker

That was her game to finish. It didn't matter how long it went. She earned the right to finish it.

Greg Prioleau

That was such a motivating factor for me because, inside, I didn't feel like I earned it. I promised myself I was going to get to state. It started right when we got back from Bakersfield last year.

George Harris

We couldn't be any prouder of the girls, they earned it.

Carly Ormerod

We've made a lot of progress this year. I think we've earned a lot of respect.

Richard Seymour

I would love to retire a Raider, but I have earned the right to be a free agent.

Irving Ravetch

Happens to everybody. Horses, dogs, men. Nobody gets out of life alive.

Zakk Wylde

I love the whole process for each new album. The writing, the touring, everything. For me, it never gets old.

Wendy Kopp

It gets to whether we're a teacher-education model or a movement for social justice. I would say we're about the latter.

Bonnie Tyler

The international travelling gets harder as I get older, but when I'm performing on stage, it makes it all worth while.

David Carson

Just because something's legible doesn't means it communicates. More importantly, it doesn't mean it communicates the right thing. So, what is the message sent before somebody actually gets into the material? And I think that's sometimes an overlooked area.

Nile Rodgers

My career has been wacky and not at all normal. I've never had a manager, nobody gets jobs for me. I wind up working with artists that I meet.

Nas

I don't want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I'm not perfect, and I'm just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?

Tony Russa

That was vintage Carpenter. He had first and second, the middle of the lineup, and he gets out of it. That's what he does.

Bill Hanlon

That way they're thinking about the word and how it's used in an analogy. It gets them thinking the same way the test makers are thinking.

Yotam Ottolenghi

You can really taste the difference between a shop-bought and a good homemade mayo.

Yanni

The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.

Yanis Varoufakis

I was told once by a leftwing scholar that as a Marxist, you have to do two things: always be optimistic and always have a view about everything. That advice still sounds good to me.

Thierry Henry

I've always loved New York; I've been visiting New York since 1996. People don't look at you like, 'What are you doing? What are you wearing?' There is also that thing that when people know that you have worked hard to get something, people have that respect for that here. You worked hard - good for you.

Iggy Azalea

I feel like 'Work' was a really good song for people to get to know me, as it's obviously biographical. With 'Bounce,' I wanted to make sure people know there's a fun side to me as well as the somber and serious one.

Ice T

I'm in a very good place to make records. Needing to make money off music is very dangerous.

Idina Menzel

I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?

Idina Menzel

I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write.

Ivar Giaever

Understanding truth is the primary objective of science, not doing good for the world.

Vanessa Paradis

It has been extraordinary, wonderful, I've been three feet off the ground since I made that first record.

Cheryl Cole

I can't hurt any more than I've been hurt, I can't cry any more than I've cried. I've been to the highest of highs and lowest of lows, so one day I'm going to find my middle ground and be happy.

Bill Vaughan

The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears.

Dennis King

That would be one place where Phil can hit the ground running.

Rex Geveden

We can't have 10,000 people on the ground at the Kennedy Space Center.

Marlon Wayans

'Scary Movie' has lost its way as a franchise. It has turned into 'Disaster Film' and 'Epic Movie' and 'Date Movie' and that isn't what I wanted. I wanted to do a movie that was just grounded in a reality that went to crazy places.

Billy Wagner

We have to pick up ground when they lose.

Paul Hoffman

If he had listened to some of his advisors and had tried to make the Marshall Plan a political dumping ground for unqualified politicians, it couldn't have been a success.

Marc Pado

Mergers are looking to help us hold our ground today.

Iris Johansen

Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but 'high suspense' writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama.

Siti Supari

The polio virus that hit Indonesia has been proven to have a high rate of attack,

David Kennedy

The overall picture is of an operator aggressively maintaining its market position in a highly competitive market, and sacrificing margin to do it.

Mike Vrabel

The Patriots have sort of become the measuring stick in the NFL, but that stick isn't very high right now.

David H. Murdock

Obesity is racing through America, everywhere. It's high time someone spent some money to do something about it.

Neil Peart

You have to know when you're at the top of your particular mountain, I guess. Maybe not the summit, but as high as you can go.

Rand Paul

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Many of those people deserve to be in prison; however, some of them do not.

Gordon B. Hinckley

A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes.

Frank Quattrone

When we took Netscape public, if people wanted to invest in the web, that was the only stock that they could do it by investing in. So Netscape's market value was higher than it probably otherwise would have been if there were lots of other ways to play that theme.

Francois Cluzet

I'm an actor who isn't fond of dialogue and who loves to act silently.

Pat Gillick

Philadelphia loves its team, and being able to win a World Series for the city, fans, players and our Phillies organization meant so much to me.

Mario Andretti

My wife loves football, but I think she's resigned to the fact that I'll never make it there.

Carla Williams

Michelle's remained humble, normal, centered. There's a passion for the work and the actor's life. She loves what she does.

Georg Lichtenberg

Man loves company, even if it is only that of a smouldering candle.

Zara Phillips

Sometimes people will come up in the street and say: 'My daughter loves you, will you sign an autograph for her?' And some people send me stuff. I don't mind it at all: as a sportswoman, you owe them because they support you.

Dwight Freeney

Porter does a lot of talking, that's his game. He loves it.

Gail Simmons

I wish I could say I was one of those people who loves working out, but I don't; it's just not that fun. But I make an effort to work out aggressively three times a week.

Richard Hatch

I happen to be one of those rare actors that actually loves very intelligent and well-acted science fiction.

David Axelrod

We know that 10 million more people will lose insurance in the next 10 years if we don't act.

Eric Christensen

The $2.3 million is not even a token sum. It's ridiculous.

Kathy Nevill

We need to know what we're up against. We're going to probably have to look at something between $3 million and $6 million.

Ernest Hollings

We can't keep spending $100 million on embassies,

Malala Yousafzai

I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world.

Norman Ford

We have to monitor it all the time. In 2004, we submitted a $30 million budget, but only actually spent $22.3 million. That's because we only had revenues of $22.6 million.

Megan Fox

I've read the 'Book of Revelation' a million times. It does not make sense, obviously. It needs to be decoded.

Ali Naimi

We have offered up to 11 million (barrels a day), but have had no response whatsoever.

Aaron Parchem

We've trained and trained and trained, preparing for this opportunity to do something special. But never in a million years did I think I was going to be sitting up here in this situation. It's just an unbelievable feeling.

Yoshihiko Noda

China's development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific.

William Shatner

If I'm given an opportunity to do something, I do it. Or else I fool around with it.

Frank Marshall

I'm a big fan of documentaries. I've always loved them, and I've just never had the opportunity or the time to make a feature.

Carrie Underwood

[When] opportunities present themselves, I take them. It's just how I roll!

Carl Sagan

Maybe it's a little early. Maybe the time is not quite yet. But those other worlds - promising untold opportunities - beckon. Silently, they orbit the Sun, waiting.

Ashton Kutcher

I guess I really haven't thought much about winning an Oscar, but if I had the opportunity, I'm sure I would like it.

Ashton Kutcher

Opportunities look a lot like work.

Arnold Rothstein

Some days I make 20 bets. Some days, I make none…so I wait, plan, marshal my resources. And when I finally see an opportunity and there is a bet to make, I bet it all,

Antoine Fuqua

I like the opportunity to make films.

Walter Brower

The PD is over now. We've got a new season to play now, and we need to go 3-0 to get to where we want to be.

David Dellucci

That was the worst part of the season that stands out.

Daunte Culpepper

We can still do what we set out to do. We have a lot of season left.

Rohit Sharma

Every first-class season is important; every game is crucial, irrespective of whether you are in the Indian team or not.

Willie Randolph

We'll probably be going back-and-forth all season with these guys.

Sam Madison

Usually this time of the season takes a nosedive.

Steven Gerrard

I'm signed here for this season and another two so there is no situation. There's a lot of speculation but that's not down to me.

Pete Mackanin

I'm sure by the time the season is over we'll all find out what we're doing.

Keri Nichols

We've talked all season about free-throw shooting. We talk about shooting with confidence.

Connie Mack

You're born with two strikes against you, so don't take a third one on your own.

Maximilian Schell

Directing is like meeting a woman. You don't know her, but something strikes you, and then you just have to go into it.

Dan Nobbs

We throw strikes and play defense, that's pretty much our philosophy.

Derek Jeter

He was throwing strikes, that's the thing. You try to be patient, but if he's throwing strikes with it, you find yourself in the hole.

Tom Pratt

I thought (Shaver) had big-league command. Everything was down in the zone. He threw 43 strikes in 58 pitches.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Don't be called out on strikes. Go down swinging.

Clint Hurdle

He really struggled to throw any strikes (on the third-base side) of the plate,

John Hedgecoth

We think that this strikes the right balance.

Themistocles

Strike, if you will, but listen.

Russian Proverb

What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away

Ashley Lewie

When Ari throws a pitch, I know where it is going to go.

Carroll Ballard

It throws me in the toilet. I'm going to have a lot of trouble getting another picture.

Maureen Allyn

This may be what throws us into recession.

Dan Hawkins

Very talented, I like the way he throws the football,

Dave Odom

I know (Kinsey) would have been here. It's one of those things: He wasn't here on time, so he doesn't start. That throws Renaldo back in there.

Igor Ivanov

We have turned the corner, ... any deviations or surprises.

Norv Turner

We had opportunities. There were little things that turned into big things.

Heath Sager

I think so. I thought we were much better than an 0-3 team. Now we've kind of turned the corner.

Mainbocher

To be well turned out, a woman should turn her thoughts in.

Sheldon Danziger

I was surprised. I thought things would have turned around by now.

Dudley Etheridge

He kind of turned it around for us.

Tom Lochner

Has it turned the world upside down? Probably not.

Madeline Albright

He has to be turned over. We want to see him in The Hague,

Huston Street

Ginter and Elly, they turned it so quick. Off the bat, I thought they had no chance. That right there is the game. It's another run.