Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stan Laurel

A friend once asked me what comedy was. That floored me. What is comedy? I don't know. Does anybody? Can you define it? All I know is that I learned how to get laughs, and that's all I know about it. You have to learn what people will laugh at, then proceed accordingly.

Rainbow Rowell

In 'Attachments,' which is told from a male point of view, people asked me if a man would really think that much about whether a woman likes him. But I have a husband and three brothers, and they're all like that.

Malala Yousafzai

Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead, he made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself... By giving me this height to reach people, he has also given me great responsibilities.

Phil Anselmo

I had the question asked of me before, 'What do you like better: singing or playing guitar?' If I'm gonna be totally truthful, if that microphone's in my hand, I'm loving it. When the guitar's in my hand, I'm a little nervous, but I'm still loving it.

We had opportunities. I've asked the girls to do a lot of things they have never done, and they have come so far. We know we have a long way to go, but there have been a lot of bright things happen this year.

We had one Marxist history teacher who taught a straight Marxist view of history, ... I remember he once asked where diamonds got their value. Someone said, 'because they're beautiful'. He said, 'no, no'. Someone else said, 'supply and demand'. He said, 'no'. Someone else said, 'from the sweat of the workers in the mines!' And he said 'right!'

We were going to pull him after one, then he asked to take one more .... . I think he was off on some. It's hard to evaluate until you see the film. But we have to look at all three phases of the game.

We were given an unrealistic time frame in which to participate. Exxon Mobil was asked to participate in this hearing with four business days notice. ... We could not make participation work with such short notice.

We were frequently asked for a map of the public art. That's one thing people always comment about.

We were stopping short of giving high-fives over some of the things she was doing. Everybody asked me, 'Is she that good? I said she's actually better than everybody (says).

Tim asked me to read his script. He wanted me to play another character and I didn't want to do it. Frankly, I didn't want to be the ingenue puppet because I did so many of those roles when I started acting.

We wanted to make this public as soon as we discovered the issue, ... I have asked our outside auditor and outside counsel to assist us in doing a complete review of this and any related issues.

We've got sheriff detectives trying to bring him back into custody, we have been in contact with him, he knows he was erroneously released. The statement he gave is that he needed a few days to think about it, but we have asked him to come back into custody.

Virtually every company we've called for help from outside Vermont has asked us to send crews their way. There are big problems throughout the Northeast and Quebec.

Jon Huntsman

Utah was one of four states (including Tennessee, Texas and Oklahoma) asked of assistance. That says something good about our state and our citizens, ... The selection of those chosen to come to Utah is undetermined at this point, but we are a willing recipient.

With the exception a few individuals, most of the defendants prefer to remain silent when asked to enter plea of guilty or not guilty.

We've done everything they've asked in order to get them to build at the airport.

We've done everything the county asked of us. We've done everything possible for the neighbors.

Lucinda Williams

We've done about a half-dozen of these shows together over the years, and from the first time, it seemed special. It felt comfortable to me, because I was used to sitting around with dad and some of his writer cronies in the living room, playing songs and him reading a couple of poems. I have fond memories of those evenings when we'd be sitting around and I would be asked to play. I might play a Hank Williams song or something like that, and he'd talk about the time he met Hank Williams.

We're really proud of her. She responded very well in her first big game of the season. She's done everything we've asked her to do, and I don't blame her for that goal.

Paul O'Grady

I don't live with people, that's why my relationships last. I'm not romantic. Even when I was a teenager if somebody asked if they could hold my hand I'd say, - no, it's not heavy, I can hold it myself, thank you'.

I took classes taught by an elderly woman who wrote children's stories. She was polite about the science fiction and fantasy that I kept handing in, but she finally asked in exasperation, 'Can't you write anything normal?'

Because I'm a woman, and I'm petite and blonde, you wouldn't believe how often I'm asked to model the clothes.

Olly Murs

My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.

Olly Murs

I'm a huge fan of 'Heart On My Sleeve' - I think it has a 'Take That' feel to it! John Shanks and James Morrison wrote the track, and we spoke to Sony and asked if we could reference a 'Greatest Day'/'Rule The World' sound to make that epic ballad. I think it does the job.

We have had discussions with the observers, and the procedures have been outlined to them. The observers naturally wish to consult their capitals, and they have asked us to await the reply from the capitals.

Bobby Crosby

I would love to have Macha come back. Macha has helped me through some tough times last year and this year. I don't know if it's in the cards, but if they asked my opinion, I would love to have Macha back.

George Washington

My brave fellows, ... you have done all I asked you to do and more than could be reasonably expected. But this country is at stake, your wives, your homes and everything you hold dear. You have borne yourself up with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty and this country which you probably could never do under any other circumstances.

My biggest concern is that Sidney gets the proper help and gets healthy and gets his life in order. I touched base with him (Wednesday), he actually called and thanked me for everything, all the support. He said he'd keep in touch me and I wished him good luck and asked him to please keep in touch with me.

Microsoft has shown it will dip into its huge cash reserves to settle the private cases that it can. Regulators have asked for Microsoft to let down its guard on what it considers its most valuable asset -- intellectual property.

Microsoft asked us what could be problematic with Vista, so we told them.

Jerry Hall

Mick asked where that left him, ... James replied, 'Dad, you wear makeup, you wear funny costumes and you wiggle your bum on stage in front of thousands of people. What do you think it makes you?'

Richard Carson

We just asked them to go out and win the second half and they did a great job,