Famous Quotes & Sayings

Hunter Hayes

When I was in seventh grade, I asked my parents for a mobile recording system for Christmas, and I got it. I didn't come out of my room for years after that. I'd get invited to the movies and I'd say, 'I'm gonna finish a couple of demos.'

Hilary Mantel

Novelists, it seems to me, are the very last people who should be asked to comment on the news of the day, and sooner or later, when they have been pilloried for their views, most of them recognise this.

We called timeout and asked the kids to try not to foul. But (the Blazers) are very quick and continued to attack the rim and we continued to foul. Tonight someone was looking over us in the sense that they didn't make their free throws.

We called it the 'prouds' and 'sorrys'. The meetings were held to get the public's thoughts about township development. We asked them what they thought about the present development and what they would want in future development.

We only asked the jury for $339,000 in our closing argument; they gave us three times more.

We officially terminated this person because we asked him to come in last week and talk about it and he wouldn't. He wouldn't tell his side of the story. He wouldn't defend himself.

We offered him everything he asked for. He gave us nothing. Zero, zip, zilch.

When Justin died and we got the call offering the carriage, I immediately asked for Mike.

Jill Sobule

When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I heard Sammy Cahn was asked what comes first, the lyrics or the music, and he said, 'The paycheck.'

When President Obama asked Congress to raise the debt ceiling $2 trillion and offered sequestration as an offset, I opposed it. I did not believe we should put the country $2 trillion deeper in debt and impose irresponsible massive cuts to our national security.

Bob Hill

At first, they said I touched him, and then they said I changed the shot. I didn't touch him. I might have been on the floor, but coaches do that. I asked if they were going to give them the ball, too, but they said we could keep it. That was nice of them.

Roy Keane

A taxi driver asked me about that the other day. It's too early to judge the players. I've played four or five games, probably three of them in the middle of the park which is my position, so I think it's too early for me to be to making judgments and statements about other teams and players.

at a point you've asked too much of human beings and it's not intelligent to keep going.

Mike Gundy

As soon as Fedora was hired, it didn't take (Johnson) long to figure out that we'd split the tight ends out more. He knew that wasn't gonna be him so he asked if he could move down.

asked that his name be withdrawn and we honored that request.

asked me to take the car up to speed.

As we set those plans in place, we knew there was a pricing element, and we went to the factories and said, 'We need you to reduce expenses by hundreds of millions of dollars.' They got about 80 percent of what I asked for.

As we have the last three years, we asked past and present teammates and other New York sports figures to participate in our fundraising golf tournament, ... Despite their often busy schedules, many of these athletes, coaches, team executives, announcers and writers came to help us raise money for a truly good cause.

A successful woman preacher was once asked "what special obstacles have you met as a woman in the ministry?" "Not one," she answered, "except the lack of a minister's wife.

As we worked through the entire process, we tried to do all we could to accommodate the community. This is indeed another way to accommodate the community. This could have been much more litigious. We decided not to go this route. ... We definitely don't want to be in a situation where we're at odds with what elected bodies asked of us ... what the community asked of us.

As we were preparing to go on the trip, I e-mailed the church and asked them what their 'wish list' of donated items would be.

All players go through lulls and the real testament is what you do about it. Carly asked for extra workouts and has done more in the last two weeks than anyone.

Joe Horn

All people have asked of me was, 'Joe, please win football games for us. Give us some kind of hope,' ... And that is what makes us feel so good. It wasn't about who made plays or who did what. It was about winning that football game for the fans in New Orleans and around the world, because our fans are everywhere.

Janet Weiss

A band asked me to go on tour when I was 22 and asked me to play drums, and I taught myself so I could go on this trip with these people. The drums found me; I didn't find them. When I started playing, I realized how appropriate an instrument it was for me.

Billie Armstrong

The most dramatic entrance for an autograph was probably when I was in Edmonton Alberta Canada or... whatever, and she jumped on my back and asked for the autograph. She was so cool and she said she wanted to be in a band... Well, whoever that was, I totally support you!

The more you make, the more you will be asked to contribute.

A colleague asked me how many lawyer jokes there are. I told him just three ? the rest are documented case histories.

A bump being the fact that everyone we've asked to purchase right-of-way from has not said yes.

It's been so much fun. That's why I hate when I'm asked to pick my favorite memory. It's tough to pick just one.

Scott Wolf

It's kind of a shame that it's even an issue. Not being gay, I can't fully appreciate how complicated that is. In the article, the interviewer asked me, and I said that if I were, I would just say it.

It's just because there are so many people downtown. We didn't want to put people in position of being asked for money.

The New Order under Suharto was basically a system of tax farming. Your job was to get the bridge built and as long as it got built nobody asked questions.

After Steve and Bob split, Bob asked if I'd be willing to take over. I was honored.