Famous Quotes & Sayings

Elmore Leonard

When I get an idea for a book, something appeals to me, it's usually a character. I'll see a picture of a female marshal in front of the courthouse in Miami and she's got a shotgun on her hip and it goes up on an angle. And she's good-looking. And I say, 'I've got to use her.'

Corey Taylor

People can talk about punk all they want, but after new wave put that down, metal is the voice of the disenfranchised and that need to become unhinged. That's why it appeals to so many people when they are younger and carries over when those people, at 40, don't want to grow up.

Eliot Spitzer

Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering.

James E. Faust

All women have appealing features. I do not refer to model-type appeal, but rather that which comes from your personality, your attitude, and your expressions. I urge you to enhance the natural, God-given, feminine gifts with which you have been so richly blessed.

Gary Jennings

Everybody has done something about Marco Polo. It's the tiredest, most trite and worked-over subject in the world, and that was why it appealed to me, because I wanted to do something really new and different about something that had been worked over all these centuries, and I think I did.

We're trying to hit current, pop, alternative music that's appealing to kids in their teens as well as those in their thirties and forties.

Terry Anderson

We're trying to get some movement going, to appeal to the kidnappers and make them understand there's nothing to be gained from this and the right thing to do is release (the hostages).

Bill Lawrence

The landscape is television has changed so much, because there are so many outlets, that the odds of getting a zeitgeisty hit - you know how 'American Idol' seems to appeal to every human being on the planet? Doing that in comedy nowadays is very, very hard.

We don't plan to appeal anything. We're leaving the door open because if the penalty is something wild and crazy, then we would surely be open for an appeal.

We condemn the continued targeting of all innocent civilians, including journalists, and appeal to those holding them to free them at once.

We will follow the appeal process and consider the appropriate forums for that appeal process,

We will file our appeal later this week in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago,

We will definitely appeal the decision to arrest him.

We wouldn't have made this motion if we didn't think it was a legitimate motion that had some real issues that need to be heard. We think the court of appeals is going to listen to it and give us a fair shake and at least hear our issues.

We would like to put this incident behind us. We are not likely to appeal but we would like reserve that decision until we see the reasoning of the panel which we expect tomorrow. We are not overly happy with the decision but we certainly respect the decision made by the panel.

Bill Buford

Tuscan sausages are smaller than their American cousins, each one demarcated with a string, a graceful loop drawn tightly into a knot - looping and tightening, looping and tightening, a symmetrically floppy, aesthetically appealing rhythm.

We don't see any of it now. We've been waiting and appealing and it is not coming in.

You have to look at who's online, who's the audience for the movie. For this movie, it's a perfect choice because it will appeal to younger audiences.

With respect to the appeal process for on-field discipline, that process was negotiated in collective bargaining and has served the industry well for decades, ... Mr. Wells' dissatisfaction with his appeal says more about his poor behavior than it does about the quality of the appeal process.

Tommy Bowden

You have to turn over about every stone you can. Usually, you talk to a kid about his mom up there watching, or his grandparents, or his girlfriend or whoever is up there watching. You appeal more to personal pride.

You have to have a system that appeals to a choice-rider. A light rail system is more appealing to that particular choice market.

David Brown

What we are seeing now is a much more flexible regime that is likely to appeal to a much wider range of companies.

What we are doing is attempting to open it up to appeal to the broad base of the community. There's a lot of things to delineate, particularly with the short time frame to get it on the ballot for June.

What this simply means is that appeal ends the administration process, and the next step is judicial.

We've really appealed to a lot of different people and ages, but we believe more in the family concept.

We've probably cut our yield in half already. It just doesn't look real appealing right now.

I don't make any excuses for that, either. The reason why we have such a wide demographic is the mums and dads go, 'I remember that song from back in the '70s. That was a great song.' A lot of great music was around in those times and we want to appeal to everybody.

Carolyn See

I'd never heard of Robert Hellenga; I didn't think a book with the name 'Snakewoman of Little Egypt' would hold any appeal for me at all.

Robert Stone

Carolyn Westbrook evokes an extraordinary lifestyle and environment. From the feel of her 'Romantic Cottage' floral prints to the urban simplicity of 'White Linen,' her collection appeals to a wide cross section of people who appreciate the quality and feel of her timeless designs. Carolyn Westbrook HOME is all about 'Creating a Home that Reflects the Spirit of You' and I am confident that the licensing community will respond to her vision by expanding Carolyn's leadership in home and lifestyle design.

Chris Carter

Her appeal to the Commonwealth Games Council to take part in the competition hasn't yet been heard but if she is successful there is the opportunity to put her into the team.

Our appeal is to all parties. There can be no cease-fire with one side,

Ruby Dee

Ossie was working as stage manager and he began making notes. Something about the sense of humor instilled in Eastern European Jewish culture appealed to him. The message was profound but the delivery was hilarious. Through that he saw that humor could turn racism on its ear, too.

Normally, the appeals process in a case like this takes a couple of months.