Famous Quotes & Sayings

C. S. Lewis

But the most obvious fact about praise -- whether of God or anything -- strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honor. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise. ... The world rings with praise -- lovers praising their mistresses, readers their favorite poet, walkers praising the countryside, players praising their favorite game. ... I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation.

Aldous Huxley

And no wonder; for the new technique of "subliminal projection," as it was called, was intimately associated with mass entertainment, and in the life of civilized human beings massed entertainment now plays a part comparable to that played in the Middle Ages be religion.

Doug Stanhope

I've never tried to drive my career in any particular direction. I've always been an in-the-moment, live-for-today guy. I've never had a goal, and nearly everything I've done has been an accident. I just play to me, and if I can amuse myself, I consider it a victory.

Duke Ellington

If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original. ... I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. ... I don't need time, I need a deadline. ...There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind. ... Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one.

Dr. Seuss

I still climb Mount Everest just as often as I used to. I play polo just as often as I used to. But to walk down to the hardware store I find a little bit more difficult

Dwayne Johnson

I didn't want to play by what rules are in Hollywood.

Colin Wilson

A symphony is a stage play with the parts written for instruments instead of for actors.

Claudia Christian

Actually ninety-nine percent of my acting has nothing to do sci-fi or fantasy, I consider it a good part of my acting, and enjoy the roles I play.

Claudio Ranieri

We were very nervous at the start, we didn't play our game at all.

Ellen DeGeneres

Above all, I strive to be the best I can - to be better than I was yesterday and better tomorrow.

Max Azria

The American woman is more stylish than any other in the world. She understands the power of good style and has the confidence to feel comfortable.

Giorgio Armani

All my work at Armani is based primarily on my personal vision of style, and while I differentiate between the look and mood of my various labels, I am never overly concerned with being 'on trend.'

Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I am against the notion of style in itself

Martin Freeman

Being a mod is more of a sensibility than a style.

Mark Mothersbaugh

As far as the style, I was fascinated by surrealism.

Nikki Giovanni

I don't have a life-style, I have a life.

Nicole Polizzi

I don't read. I don't like to read 'Harry Potter' or anything like that. It's not my style.

Nicki Minaj

I graduate with honors. I balled Nead O'Connor. I did a free style then I got a shoutout from Obama.

Nick Offerman

I don't know what it is on an elemental level, but a beard in general evokes hedonism. It's a more lush personal grooming style. It's more comfortable and cozy; it's less sharp and angular and businesslike. I feel like a beard is more Hobbit-like, even though Hobbits themselves are clean-shaven.