Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Landis

That I am proud of, ... When we made this movie in 1979, rhythm-and-blues acts in general were passe. What John and Danny did was use their celebrity (status) to focus on the big acts that inspired them. One of our intentions was to propagate interest in the music.

Sarah Hall

Swimming in the U.K. is not really about enjoying a sultry experience. It's about cold, clear acts of purification, and constitutional durability. It's about invigoration and bravado.

Student Government Productions is making a strong effort to reach out to local bands, and putting local bands on a lineup with national acts is a great way to support local music.

Daniel Woodrell

It's called 'The Outlaw Album,' not 'The Ozarks Album.' These are stories that delve into different kinds of outlawry, from criminal acts to interior, or psychological, outlawry. The book is not meant to be a tapestry of the Ozarks.

Daniel's going to be successful in whatever he does, because he works hard and he's very mature in how he acts and does things. I'm obviously a huge Daniel Freeman fan.

Do not decide that someone is good until you see how he or she acts at home

Amy Poehler

You tell somebody you're an improviser and they think you're doing Random Acts of Comedy and it's just like, a bastardization of what I think is the purest form of art. People still don't get it, they still don't understand that...well, number one, it's hard to prove to people that you're improvising when you're on TV. They don't believe it.

Sathya Baba

Then, who really is this I? Fire burns and also brightens. It burns things by heat and brightens them by the light it sheds. Fire is different from the things it acts upon.

Dick Gephardt

I told the president on 9/12, the day after 9/11, that we had to trust one another, that we had to try to put politics aside, to try to prevent further acts of terrorism,

It is too risky to have a substitute like him. You never know what he is up to next. We have advised him many times to stay cool. However, he usually acts on the contrary.

It is too early to draw conclusions. Greek prosecutors are investigating the possible illegal acts linked with the presence in the Getty of the Greek antiquities.

The nuclear clock is rapidly ticking and we don't have much time. Unless the international community acts now, Iran will eventually get a bomb.

It's too early in the investigation to speculate how much of this mischief was caused by those associated to the non-sanctioned rally, and it certainly doesn't mean that everyone that participated in that rally committed criminal acts. We're trying to sort out who organized the rally and what they can tell us about who was responsible for these acts of mischief.

I judge these acts of Brother Connor to be particularly cruel, because I was so vulnerable at the time,

Jane Green

I learned that saying you love your friends isn't enough: that love is a verb - it requires Acts of Love. It is all about the doing, not the saying, and now I make a point, every day, of emailing or phoning or making a plan with those I love.

These older acts are the gravy train, but someday that train is not going to run anymore, and no one really knows what to do when they're gone. Of the young acts, you have someone like Coldplay who does quite well, but where will it be in 10 years? That's hard to say.

These were acts of staggering unreality, but they took thousands of real lives.

Jacques Chirac

these unacceptable acts, these barbaric acts that always attack innocent people.

These three world-class acts underscore how The 2006 JUNO Awards continues to grow in both prestige and popularity as Canada's pre-eminent awards broadcast. Wait until you see what else we have in store!

Once it hits the bridges, it acts like a dam and we could lose the entire roadway, so we are very conscientious about cleaning it along with the City and County.

That is a huge obligation. With the best will in the world there is no director who is fully conversant with the 120 or so acts that affect business. We are already seeing signs that retired directors are refusing to be directors. They don't want to serve on audit committees and boards because of the risks attached.

Louis Walsh

That's a bit late, isn't it? I have been working with my acts for three weeks now and I often text them and chat on the phone. Sharon flew into the country last week to be with hers. It looks like Simon only has a couple of days to get things right.

That's a difficult question. Definitely, we can see that the acts of violence are increasing. Whether that is directly related to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq or not is anybody's guess.

That's actually how 2nd Chapter of Acts was born. Matthew and Nelly saw the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and they hungered for that. We sat around and sang. By the time they were 13 and 15, we were on the road ministering. People came to the concerts, and some of them hated them because we had drums and guitars, but the Lord told us that whatever you do, do it with all your heart.

It's so great to be honoured by your country in this way. It sends a message that if you sacrifice and have courage and commitment, you can have a positive impact in your society. The brave acts and great contributions by some of the people here show that we live in a nation that still cares and respects those who are selfless.

It's not a good time. Since early July there's been a real wave of arrests and harassment, and acts of repugnance. Being a dissident in Cuba is an incredibly precarious life.

Robert F. Kennedy

Each time a man stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.

Everybody's anxious to see how this young man does. He acts like he belongs.

Leland Yee

The bill I was able to pass limits the sale of ultra-violent games to children. It does not prevent the sale of violent games. Ultra-violent games are a subset, where an individual performs acts that in real life would be a crime... We believe that this law stands the test of First Amendment exceptions.

It's very sad. It's very sad, ... At the very beginning I think this is a story about a man (trying to) carry on his life after he broke up with the woman he loves. And he tries to change. He tries to forget the past. He tries to live like a new man. He thinks he's changed entirely, he sees things, he acts differently, but deep down inside him I think he still lingers with the past and that's sad.

Catherine Ryan Hyde

The world I live in is not all white people, not all straight people, and it's not all people who have their acts together, either.

The governor believes deeply in UMDNJ, its people and its mission. And he supports the monitor's efforts to root out and clean up any and all acts of wrongdoing at this great institution.

Antony Gormley

How do you make the timelessness of inert, silent objects count for something? How to use the, in a way, dumbness of sculpture in a way that acts on us as living things?