Famous Quotes & Sayings

Susan Orlean

I don't care that much about rote memorization. An old boyfriend of mine used to get into lacerating arguments with his parents over facts, and I used to watch on in mute astonishment. How could anyone actually argue about something that could be looked up?

We came here. We attacked. The better team doesn't always win. We were not the lesser team last week. We were not the lesser team this week. I'm always a realistic optimist. We are as good as anyone in this league when we perform like we know we can.

Chad Brown

We came here in mid-January both 1-3 in the conference and they haven't really lost since then. I think they're as capable of anyone as winning (the tournament).

We placed the reform proposal to establish people's rights, not to oust anyone from power or to help anyone get it.

Adam Scott

When Robert turns on his A game, he's as good as anyone in the world. It's a class field, but he's right up there with the best.

While our customers' needs are met online by the people who do it better than anyone else, we will provide them with what we do best ? the books, music and movies they love to explore in an engaging shopping atmosphere,

While non-potable water is primarily not intended for human consumption, as anyone who has ever showered knows, small amounts of water often are inhaled as aerosol or swallowed during showering. Indeed, scientific investigations have shown that waterborne disease can be transmitted simply through inhaling aerosolized contaminated shower water.

R. A. Salvatore

On a more practical level, anyone out there who wants to be a writer should clearly recognize that this is a brutal business, where even incredibly talented people sometimes never make a living. If you want to chase such a dream, please have a Plan B in place.

Stephen Kinzer

Rwanda has emerged from the devastation of genocide and become more secure and prosperous than anyone had a right to expect.

Robert Koch

Fair taxation, that's the issue here. Anyone who puts any other kind of gloss on it is not reflecting the true state of affairs.

Both Toyota and Honda have about the shortest turnaround times between model changes than anyone else in the industry. They replace a model now every five years or so.

Andy Serkis

I do love nature, but I don't suppose I'd spent more time in zoos as a child than anyone else!

Alex Berenson

For as long as anyone can remember, reliable, cheap electricity has been taken for granted in the United States.

Penelope Cruz

Making a living out of acting sounded like science-fiction when I was growing up. I didn't know anyone around me who lived from anything related to art.

Peter V. Brett

I was heavily influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, C. S. Friedman, Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan, R. A. Salvatore, and James Clavell to name a few, but of course every book I've ever read, whether I liked it or not, has had an influence... I think I am constantly evolving as a writer, but not to mimic anyone else or mainstream trends.

Peter V. Brett

I think George R. R. Martin made fantasy grow up. He brought a level of reality into the storytelling where you realize the good guys don't always win and anyone can die, because that's how life works. Bringing that level of reality into the story I think forced the genre to mature in a lot of ways that it hadn't prior.

Peter Milligan

Since I began writing my new 'Bad Company' story, anyone who's connected with '2000 AD' has probably heard the sad news of the death of Brett Ewins, penciller and vital component of the original 'Bad Company' team.

The one and true God of the Bible does not share His glory with any man or anyone else. There is only room for one God.

Mary J. Blige

I didn't know how to show my self love, and I didn't want anyone else to hurt me. So my tough girl attitude was like, 'I'm not having it.'

Michael Owen

If you look at anyone at the top of their profession, there has to be something a little bit different. Some of the top musicians are quirky aren't they, to say the least. You have to be driven, cold, hard and mentally tough as iron. My missus thinks I'm a bit weird.

Paul Merton

I never give anyone advice: it can backfire horribly. In the 1950s, Eric Morecambe told Ken Dodd to get his teeth fixed. But those teeth turned out to be one of Dodd's big selling points.

I think the best thing I ever did was never tell anyone I wanted to be an actor. I find if you tell people what you're dreaming about, they'll usually come up with lots of reasons to not chase your dreams.

Debby Ryan

I think what's great about your community is that it's different than anyone else's. Look around. What do you want to change? What needs to be built, or what's valuable and needs to be maintained? Is it the people? Local animals? Your parks or gardens? Hospitals?

Charles Spurgeon

My grandfather once ventured upon publishing a volume of hymns. I never heard anyone speak in their favour or argue that they ought to have been sung in the congregation. In that volume, he promised a second if the first should prove acceptable. We forgive him the first collection because he did not inflict another.

Billy Graham

Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart.

Bill Bradley

The governor has not set any particular timetable with me or anyone else, he just wants to let general fund revenue growth help us grow into the restoration, instead of making severe program reductions in social services, health and other programs.

The government is delivering a message that anyone who hurts the interests of small investors will be punished. With regulatory controls now enhanced, minority stockholders are expected to get more protection.

Annette Bening

I feel that certain things are best kept inside a family and not discussed with anyone else.

Anita Sarkeesian

GamerGate is really a sexist temper tantrum. That's kind of a silly, funny way of putting it, but it's kind of what it feels like, right? They're going after and targeting women who are trying to make changes in the industry. They're attacking anyone who supports women.

We sell clubs, but that's not the business we're in. So it doesn't matter to us what brand of clubs anyone buys. What matters to us is that it's one that fits them and is going to help them play better.

Pat Summitt

We're Tennessee. It's not like anyone is going to feel sorry for us. We have yet to buy into defense. We have to bring that every possession.

We're talking to anyone that worked with him -- family, friends, anyone that can help us out.

We need to stand on our own two feet ... I defy anyone ofanother race to tell us how to speak.