Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeffrey Tate

What appeals to me about an American music directorship is the involvement of the conductor with the orchestra and the community. I think that's a fantastic thing. In Europe, being principal conductor means merely that you're the person who does most of the concerts. For me, that simply isn't enough.

Timothy Spall

What appealed to me was that here was this man who, on the one hand, liked to sing and entertain in local pubs, but who was also the most proficient killing machine of the last century. I was drawn to the incongruity of it.

What appealed to me is what hooks most people, and that's Hollywood. 'Zorro,' 'The Three Musketeers,' even the sword-fighting stuff from 'Star Wars.' It hits the fantasy button in all of us. Every boy at some point grabs a stick and tries to sword-fight his friends with it in the back yard. We all have that kid inside of us who dreams of knights and sword fighters.

Jeremy Sisto

What appealed to me about the whole production is how big it is.

Robin McLeavy

What appealed to me about 'The Loved Ones' script was that it had this really theatrical element to it. I thought that the scope of this character is so broad, and there is so much fun to be had playing a crazy teenage loner. It was a great way to explore the delusions a mind can create.

What appealed most was that they will fit really well on our campus.

What distinguishes Nightline - the heart of its appeal - is its intelligence, seriousness of purpose, integrity and its depth.

We will undoubtedly spend the coming weeks and months appealing the seemingly endless list of errors... in the case,

With Lincoln's exciting cadence of new products coming this year, we are seeking innovative ways to capture consumers' attention. We believe that creative use of the Web to disrupt perceptions of our brand is one of the best ways to appeal to our audience.

We believe strongly that each of these companies made its own decision. We will be filing petitions to appeal to New Jersey Supreme Court.

We believe our use of the nickname and logo is respectful and appropriate. ... A recent statewide poll showed our nickname is not offensive to a majority of American Indian people and, interestingly, one of four Indians polled indicate support for UND would be reduced if we changed the name. We are awaiting the results of our appeal to the NCAA.

This will really help a lot of folks make up their mind whether to move over to the Mac. We think this makes the Mac even more appealing for all those Windows users who are considering the switch.

We attract a different crowd than mainstream sports. We tend to get the people who never exercised, or thought of themselves as athletes, or ever considered taking up any sport. It appeals to the romantic as well as the intellectual side in a lot of us. We get a decent cross mixture of people, a lot of dreamers, gamers and other types.

Alexander Downer

We ask that the length of the sentence be appealed in the Indonesian courts.

We believe it is important to have the court of appeals review the decision. Hopefully, that review will clarify the legal nature of the band's relationship with the state.

We believe investors will need to hunker down for a potentially long process, possibly leading through appeal into 2001, ... For now, this will be a prominent issue but may become a back-burner issue during lulls in the action.

Truth knows no color; it appeals to intelligence.

Finley Dunne

An appeal is when you ask one court to show it's contempt for another court.

Frederica Mathewes-Green

The Christmas story has such power and such appeal every year. There are other stories we get tired of. You think of your favorite movie; you don't want to watch it 15 times.

Martha Stewart

Without the stay, her appeal would have been meaningless.

Without the notoriety of the band, I wouldn't bring a Division I-AA team to Seattle. I felt the band gave the game the fan appeal that would make it a true event.

The program's musical selections and the length of the performance is geared for a younger audience and appealing to families as well. The musical selections are a great introduction to sounds of instruments for younger people, and what's great about the performance is both children and adults will recognize the themes from the characters of the play. It's easy to pick up musical clues from the performance.

The program is far less appealing and less effective if only a handful of airports offer it.

You can't carry out your appeal all the way to conclusion and then say when you lose, 'Well, that doesn't count,'

Martha Stewart

You can't be sorry for something that let's see, how can I say this? I'm on appeal, ... You don't appeal if you think that you should be sorry,

We wanted to raise these issues with the appeals court. There are inconsistencies in the coroner's story.

Henry Blodget

We also believe such controversy, if any, would come at a poor time for Microsoft, given that the company is awaiting the Appeals Court ruling on the existing antitrust trial. As a result, we believe it is possible that this could put a damper on the positive sentiment surrounding the stock.

Women are moving to the forefront. Cities have a very rich opportunity to focus on making their cities attractive and appealing to women.

We're taking a serious step on behalf of our community, and we are hopeful that our words will be heard and our appeal will be listened to.

Javier Solana

There is a lot of rhetoric ? the arrival of a new president has contributed as well. National pride is being appealed to and it is very difficult to make the first decision giving way on the nuclear issue. We have to be firm ... and make Iran see that it has taken the wrong decision.

Bill Terry

The public did not have that right or freedom. This law was passed, and the public now has a right to appeal in a wastewater permit cases. This engages the citizens in this process.

Bob Dole

We got the across-the-board cut and the kiddy credit, and those are the two most important things to sell to voters, ... But there are a number other proposals in the economic plan that will appeal to businesses as well.

We hereby wish to appeal to our friends in the various districts to remove the barriers.