Famous Quotes & Sayings

Anton LaVey

I have a passion for big cats, I like big snakes. There is something about snakes that is so wise, they have this uncanny perfection. I'd like to get inside their reptilian heads.

Robert Cormier

Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys?

Richard Hooker

There is a wheel within a wheel; a secret sacred wheel of Providence (most visible in marriages), guided by His hand that allows not the race to the swift nor bread to the wise, nor good wives to good men: and He that can bring good out of evil (for mortals are blind to this reason) only knows why this blessing was denied to patient Job, to meek Moses, and to our as meek and patient Mr Hooker.

Richard Whately

When any person of really eminent virtue becomes the object of envy, the clamor and abuse by which he is assailed is but the sign and accompaniment of his success in doing service to the public. And if he is a truly wise man, he will take no more notice of it than the moon does of the howling of the dogs. Her only answer to them is to shine on.

Richelle Mead

Wise men don't need concrete answers. By definition, they need wisdom." ~ Geraki

William Mapother

Generally a wise actor will be very careful about the person to whom he gives that power.

William James

To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.

Will Durant

Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard

Sara Evans

Even the wise need wisdom.

Robert Pitts

Jacob wrestled with the angel until the angel blessed him,

Norman Rockwell

I would take the wrong approach for a teacher, I guess... But there was always someone in a class who would raise an objection to my way. They'd want to get into an argument with me. And I was no good at arguing. So I figured if that was what teaching was like, I better leave it to someone who knows how to maneuver an argument. I'd stick to what I knew-painting. So I didn't stay long at the Los Angeles County Artists School.

Lucille Mancke

He cut hair at the jail for nothing and he cut hair at the orphan's home (Guardian Angel Home in Crest Hill). If he was at home and someone called and wanted a haircut, he'd say, 'Come on over.' If someone couldn't get out, Charlie would go to their home and cut his hair.

Dawn Hudson

He is the ultimate independent filmmaker. His talent and his contributions to cinema make this year a true milestone for the Los Angeles Film Festival as a world-class event.

Stephen Rodrick

Legends like Jim Murray at the 'Los Angeles Times' and Shirley Povich at the 'Washington Post' were the most beloved guys at their papers. They'd write a cherished column for 30 years, and that was it. There was nothing else to do, no higher job to attain.

Dennis Taylor

There are so many great teams in the Los Angeles area, ... After I retired (from UCLA) and got into coaching club diving, it was like starting from scratch. It's harder to get back on top now, the sport is so good.

Antonio Villaraigosa

has worked to relieve traffic congestion, reduce the impact of development on city streets and ensure the safety of the millions of drivers who commute on Los Angeles streets.

Nathaniel Willis

What is ambition? It is a glorious cheat! Angels of light walk not so dazzlingly the sapphire walls of heaven.

Mike Hargrove

I thought our pitching was pretty good today. The Angels have a good team but we pitched well, hit pretty well and defensively played well. That one lapse in the sixth inning hurt us, obviously.

Ben Cohen

I can get my dog's hair cut, my wife can get her nails done, I can get a po' boy, but there's no place to get justice.

Troy Polamalu

My hair has become part of my identity; it's almost an appendage to me.

Rick Riordan

The driver got out smiling. He looked about seventeen or eighteen, and for a second, I had the uneasy feeling it was Luke, my old enemy. This guy had the same sandy hair and outdoorsy good looks. But it wasn't Luke. His smile was brighter and more playful. (Luke didn't do much more than scowl and sneer these days.) The Maserati driver wore jeans and loafers and a sleeveless T-shirt. "Wow" Thalia muttered. Apollo Is hot." "He's the sun god," I said. "That's not what I meant.

Reynolds Price

Strength just comes in one brand - you. Stand up at sunrise and meet what they send you and keep your hair combed

Willie Geist

Guy Fieri's hair is the front lawn to hell.

Sarah Brightman

My fans want me with my hair.

Vladimir Mayakovsky

There’s no grandfatherly fondness in me, There are no gray hairs in my soul! Shaking the world with my voice and grinning, I pass you by, - handsome, Twentytwoyearold.

Vivienne Westwood

If you hear Anarchy in the UK today your hair stands on end. It gives you the shivers.

Walter Bagehot

The Ethiop gods have Ethiop lips, Bronze cheeks, and woolly hair; The Grecian gods are like the Greeks, As keen-eyed, cold and fair.