Famous Quotes & Sayings

Umberto Eco

The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.

William Matthews

There is one curious fact noticeable in regard to this thing called "luck," which is, that while it is made responsible for any turn of affairs that we feel to be discreditable to us, it rarely has credit for an opposite state of things; but, like most other faithful allies in victory, comes poorly off.

William Shenstone

Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former.

William J. Clinton

Our campaign is the opposite of 'competence.'

Rebecca De Mornay

There are a lot of things that I love, but if you're just completely invested in those things, their opposite can kick you over... So the trick is finding out how to maintain your balance when you're in situations with the people who make you happy and when you're not.

Richard Ford

I'm intrigued by how ordinary behavior exists so close beside its opposite.

Rich Lowry

There's no wobble in Bush. If anything, the opposite. Right after hello, the next words out of his mouth are: I've never been more convinced that the decisions I made are the right decisions.

Richard Rohr

Contemplation is an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction, consumerism or any egoic consciousness.

Richard Dawkins

Let us understand Darwinism so we can walk in the opposite direction when it comes to setting up society.

Chris Byrd

To fight three times in three years is crazy. It has been disappointing to the point of sometimes you get frustrated and really just want to retire. I have been to that point, but God is faithful and I just keep plugging along. I just have to remain patient and fights will happen, but it has been disappointing.

Walter Scott

To every lovely lady bright, I wish a gallant faithful knight; To every faithful lover, too, I wish a trusting lady true.

William Shakespeare

He was my friend, faithful and just to me.

Jacqueline Onassis

I do not think that there are any men who are faithful to their wives.

William Ellery Channing

Let us aspire towards this living confidence, that it is the will of God to unfold and exalt without end the spirit that entrusts itself to Him in well-doing as to a faithful Creator.

Vance Havner

Faith has no value of its own, it has value only as it connects us with Him. It is a trick of Satan to get us occupied with examining our faith instead of resting in the Faithful One.

Samuel Rutherford

Let us be faithful and care for our own part, which is to do and suffer for Him, and lay Christ's part on Himself, and leave it there; duties are ours, events are the Lord's.

Willard Van Orman Quine

An indirect quotation we can usually expect to rate only as better or worse, more or less faithful, and we cannot even hope for astrict standard of more and less; what is involved is evaluation, relative to special purposes, of an essentially dramatic act.

Saint Augustine

God's faithful servant has no desire for people to say or to give to him, or what he likes to hear or see, for his first and greatest aim is to hear what is most pleasing to God.

Andy Roddick

I was lucky to find myself at 1-1,

Duo Maxwell

Just my luck... Not even the self-destruct is working...

Ted Pappas

Joe's a wonderful actor and has had a terrific career. We're lucky to have him back in Pittsburgh.

Howard Stern

I actually wish Rosie a lot of luck.

Sara White

He just wanted to play football. He would have played for free. But luckily we had an agent.

Miguel Tejada

He's always been tough. He didn't play around with nobody today. You (were) lucky to get a hit.

Bryan Kramer

I thought we simply got lucky at times. We were out of position all night.

Jim Tracy

I think you have to be very good, and often very lucky to get here. We've just never been in that position.

Ram Kapoor

I think you have to be really lucky to pick the sort of roles you want to do.