Famous Quotes & Sayings

Wole Soyinka

Each time I think I've created time for myself, along comes a throwback to disrupt my private space.

Iris Apfel

We did major work at the White House. But what people often don't understand is that when you do a historic restoration, you can't just do whatever you want. You work alongside the fine-arts commission and are obliged to create a replica of the past, as close as humanly possible. It's a historic institution, not a showhouse.

Samira Wiley

When you're in prison, the progress of the outside world doesn't necessarily translate inside prison walls. You don't have any rights; it just doesn't progress along the same timeline.

Shari Sebbens

I've only auditioned for one non-culturally specific role. I went through drama school and studied classic texts and played lead roles in 'Measure for Measure' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest' alongside a very culturally diverse group of acting students. But as soon as we graduate and enter the industry, all of those roles fall away.

Ne-Yo

For my prom, I wore a white suit with a burgundy shirt, tie and cummerbund, along with white shoes, a white trilby and a cane. I was extra fly that day.

Trade hardly deems the busy day begun, Till his keen eye along the sheet has run; The blooming daughter throws her needle by, And reads her schoolmate's marriage with a sigh; While the grave mother puts her glasses on, And gives a tear to some old crony gone.

Abraham Lincoln

We have all heard of the animal standing in doubt between two stacks of hay and starving to death, the like of which would never happen to Gen. Cass. Place stacks a thousand miles apart: he would stand stock still, midway between them, and eat them both at once; and the green grass along the line would be apt to suffer some, too, at the same time.

Mike Lowry

Wanting to really start over from a position where we wouldn't get sort of further along then drop all our songs we have done in the past.

Along with my passion for horse breeding, I was a horse racing enthusiast... In 1974 I was elected as a committee member and subsequently as a steward of the Turf Club. I had a burning desire to clean up the sport, which had always carried the stigma of gambling and manipulation.

We have a lot of clients who speak very little English. They have to bring their kids along to interpret. That makes us a little nervous, because we are signing contracts.

We have a lot of young, hungry players who are excited about the game along with a group of experienced veterans who are still playing great. It's a good blend.

Richard Marx

And to any new fans we made along the way, I say... welcome to our party. It's just starting to get going.

John Farrell

We do feel confident and really feel for the first time in five years that our starting pitching depth is coming from original draft choices of the Indians. What goes along with that is youth and physical durability. It's encouraging.

Willie Morris

We want to help further the understanding of the Italian culture and language to those who are interested. We're hoping that these events will spark students' interests in our club and prompt more people to join, along with providing an educational and entertaining experience.

Chris Henderson

When I saw that on the schedule, I wished that we were at home, ... How great would it be to have a doubleheader here at home with the atmosphere and everything that goes along with a World Cup qualifier, especially one as big as the U.S.-Mexico?

Gretchen Rubin

We all want to get along well with other people, and one way to do this is to help people feel good about themselves. If you make a person feel smart and insightful, that person will enjoy your company.

Greg Graffin

Bad Religion took a long time to develop into gold-record-status artists. Along the way we learned and applied our knowledge, and Atlantic helped us every step of the way, since 1993.

Responsible choice involves consequences, not the least of which are relinquishments all along our way

We had tore the track up last fall. We opened it up and tried to get some new life into it. It took longer to prep it this year, and we had more moisture this year. But it's come along real good.

We have all along been espousing the cause of the minorities and are truly concerned about their welfare unlike the Congress which uses the community as a vote bank and then forgets about it after the elections.

We're working along with the town to make Lake Park a better place for the residents.

Joey Jordison

We're really gonna package it and make it a special piece. And, you know, we'll have a live video to go along with it and everything, so I'm looking forward to that as well.

Paula Broadwell

A few months into my research, General Petraeus, who was then leading Central Command, invited me to go for a run with him and his team along the Potomac River during one of his visits to Washington. I figured I could interview him while we ran.

Deborah Mailman

Because I've got an AFI award, I feel there is a certain expectation when I walk into a room, you know, that 'That Deb Mailman must know something!' But I'm just as nervous with every experience. I still doubt whether or not I can pull something off. I still think, 'When is the review going to come along that says Deb Mailman's not very good?'

Deb Caletti

I always say that, for me, writing a book is like a wacky Greyhound bus trip - I know where I'm starting and where I'll end up, but I have no idea what will happen along the way.

We've just never gone that far into the South. We always tend to do better along the coasts of America and in places like Chicago.

Experimental syntax, of a mathematical type, geared to referential axioms, may help further along these lines - or others not imagined as yet.

Jeff Bezos

There are many types of investors, ... There are as many different types of investors as there are investments. Many of these investors are very long-term oriented, many are very short-term oriented and they vary along other dimensions, too.

Edward Witten

Technically you need the extra dimensions. At first people didn't like them too much, but they've got a big benefit, which is that the ability of string theory to describe all the elementary particles and their forces along with gravity depends on using the extra dimensions.

While our December on-time results fell short of historical levels at Northwest along with the rest of the industry, early indications are that our performance improved in January, individually and relative to our peer group.

David Bowie

I do value the respect I get from my contemporaries, but to have Oasis cover my song, to have Puff Daddy cover a song, to have Goldie come along to my gigs - that's where my ego is at. To have my fellow musicians like what I do, that's very cool.

Annette Bening

I think you sort of shed skins as you go along in life. You get into your 40s, and you feel like, 'OK, no more pretending.' You get to just be who you are.

Ada Yonath

My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.