Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Cena

I was very unique as a child, dressed a certain way, acted a certain way, didn't fit in with everybody. So I immediately got picked on, especially around the age of 12 and 13, when you start going to junior high and start mingling with the older kids. To counteract that, strictly for self-defense, I wanted to get bigger.

Mary Pope Osborne

When I was a teenager, I continued to visit imaginary places by spending all my free time at our local community theater. Whether I acted in a play or worked backstage, the world of Tennessee Williams or Shakespeare always seemed more real to me than the dreary life of high school.

When I came into the picture, Ben and his dad had had a lot of together time and did a lot of grown-up things. Then I came along, and we did more grown-up things. He was used to hanging around adults a lot. I think that was part of (his growing up fast). He just got used to being around adults, and he acted like one of 'em.

Mr. Tsurumi never acted like a teacher, but only asked us, 'Isn't it interesting?' when he found something unique.

Mr. Cunningham acted not out of passion, not a crime on the spur of the moment, he acted out of greed.

Mr Black asserts his innocence without qualification... (and) has, at all times, acted in good faith.

Jeane Kirkpatrick

When the Syrian ambassador acted up, what I really felt like saying to him was, "Go to your room!

Julia Cameron

I grew up in what you might call a relentlessly creative household. We were given art supplies, music supplies... Our mother knew enough to get us started and then stand back and not meddle. My parents never said to us, 'Don't you think you'll need something to fall back on?' They acted as though creativity was completely normal.

Kwame Brown

I got held on the previous play, so when he held my arm, I just lifted up. He may have acted a little more than I did, because all I did was pull my arm up. And I just stood over him a little bit.

I think he?s always acted like a Hall of Fame coach.

Mark Grace

I think he acted like an idiot. I would have liked to see him do that against Bob Gibson or Don Drysdale or Rick Sutcliffe. They would have had to surgically remove that ball from his ear hole.

Ken Hitchcock

We know how important Game 3 is and know we're down 2-0. It was a frustrating loss for everybody. And we acted emotionally, me included.

Huston Smith

I happen to be a Christian. I was brought up and drenched in that. I am very orthodox in thinking that Jesus acted in his life the way God would have acted if God had assumed human form.

Fred F. Fielding

Dean had just come from seeing his lawyer. That was the first time that I found out that he had consulted a lawyer. He wanted to tell me what he thought was going on, but he was writing it down as if my house was bugged. He acted like everything was bugged.

We came in here ranked fifth in the country, ... You all acted like we were 50th.

(Wiseman) has only, in the history of his involvement in electricity in California, acted on the behalf of the generators ... to the detriment of the people of California,

Lindy Ruff

The more they acted like idiots, the more we wanted to play. But we took advantage of some early plays, and they were great plays, but nothing to go down that road.

Johannes Heesters

Sure, I acted in films in the Third Reich, entertainment films, which distracted countless people inside and outside Germany from daily life during war.

Sandy Berger

Sure, after Bush took office, the Administration could have acted upon the intelligence provided by Able Danger, but if the information was buried, then they probably weren't even aware of it.

It's our position that the school district acted appropriately in disciplining the student, and we are confident that the court will ultimately agree with us.

Michael Kirby

The officers acted expertly acted with professionalism in a tense situation.

Tom Cooper

The NYPD searched for him and found him in a cathedral praying. It says quite a bit about him. I assumed the NYPD acted on a tip maybe from the landlord. It impressed me that the dad would be praying.

Richard Butler

It is with great sadness that I take this decision, ... I have always acted with the best interests of the state at heart and, consistent with that, I felt bound to make this decision.

It's very clear from the witnesses that Brian wasn't involved in striking any blows against Norris Gaynor. And, obviously, the concern is for somebody to be charged with an open count of homicide and not to have acted in any way to have caused that homicide, obviously, is troubling to me.

It's not like the board acted on a whim. We need to protect the public interest.

Rick Barnes

I'm not going to take anything away from them because I thought they beat us in every way you could be beaten today. From looking at my team out there, I thought they acted like it was going to be (like the first game) again.

E. B. White

I'm disappointed that we were not given the complete tape because it may have corroborated what we've said all along. The other guy had a gun and acted in self defense.

They'll probably guarantee the sheriff re-election for years. The federal government has and continues to commit so many missteps in the name of bureaucracy, like the trailers sitting in the mud in Arkansas. Things that just become totally unreasonable to citizens ... turn them against government. You had a local official who understood the plight his citizens were in and acted in contrast to rule-bound bureaucrats up in Washington.

They will show that our deputies were doing their jobs in enforcing the law. They acted appropriately.

These officers were doing their job, investigating a crime, and they acted appropriately at all times.

I want to personally thank our law enforcement for following the law and doing their job, even in the face of controversy. Sometimes it's not easy doing what is right, but they each acted professionally, and we owe them a great deal of respect for their actions.

Dan Marino

Everyone has secret ambitions; mine was to be a rock singer. I thought I could sing. But when you sing in the shower, or with headphones, what sounds good to you doesn't always sound so great to others. My parents demanded I close all our windows when I acted out my rock dreams.

Mark Rosenker

The board believes that this urgent recommendation, if acted upon quickly, will go a long way to prevent a catastrophic failure of the rudder.