Famous Quotes & Sayings

Christopher Paolini

It's obviously enormously gratifying, and I'm enormously grateful that so many people have enjoyed the story. This sort of attention . . . I don't think it's something that would be normal (to deal with) at any age. I just try to stay calm and enjoy myself.

Michael Andretti

It's the best thing that's happened to this series in a long, long time. She's a great-looking girl, and she's good at what she does. ... Whatever attention it brings to the series is good for us.

It's the punctilious attention to detail, in a time when nobody even bothers to get the spelling of your name right.

Oscar Wilde

They are so pleased to find out other people's secrets. It distracts public attention from their own.

They are similar to the beacons on Petaluma Hill Road, and are meant to bring attention that there is something new on the road.

You can't let the records and rankings get to you. You can't put much stock in it. You pay attention to that stuff and you're going to be going home early.

Justin Dentmon

There was no acting, but I just like to yell to get the referee's attention so they don't miss the call. That's what I did.

There will be a little bit extra administrative oversight. Currently, the program administrator also oversees two other school systems. We thought we might get better attention to our needs (with the parks program).

There is one service men provide to women everywhere, regardless of race or culture, and that is courting. 3 billion men on earth, all willing to provide this service at anytime, in any place. By the way, men go about their daily business for one purpose... to get the attention of women. Like the guy coming out of his space-ship, he's been in orbit for 3 weeks; first woman he sees he'll be like, 'So, did you see me up there?'

There is obviously a lot of concern about the state of the housing market right now. One thing that caught a lot of people's attention was this nine-year high in unsold homes.

The report shows that the rules themselves are not strong enough. Many countries are not paying attention to them.

There needs to be some form of public attention that deals with some kind of intervention.

There needs to be as much attention given to African-American children as there is to English language learners. And not at the expense of English language learners.

There's a lot more attention being given to board leadership than there was a couple of years ago. We've seen with the corporate scandals and crisis in investor confidence an increased attention to the monitoring function of the board.

Jay Cutler

There's a little attention and stress, but we're here to do our testing, and we've just got to go out and do it. I'm just thankful to be here right now.

Bob Lilly

There's a half-inch metal plate behind that pad, and he hit that pad with his middle knuckle and broke a bone in his hand. He hit it again, and blood started squirting out. Boy, I can tell you he had our attention from then on.

Luc Robitaille

This is the time of year when you have to pay attention to details as a team, and right now we're not doing the little things right. Every team is going to play us hard, and every team knows we work hard. But it's mental mistakes that's costing us games right now.

This marks an important point in which, for the first time, we got the attention of the oil companies and persuaded them to do something.

this is the right time for me to turn my attention to new and different pursuits.

Bonnie Raitt

It's a great opportunity for all of us to raise the ante and the attention for something that needs focus. It's the cosmic food chain -- that we get so much and we give something back -- it's what we're supposed to do.

It's a demographic that we had to pay attention to.

It's a delicate situation in racing because men aren't used to seeing a woman, and of course, we get the attention because we're doing something new. But don't hate us. Our time has come.

It's a double-edged sword. It's good attention for him and for the team. On the other hand, it takes up a lot of your time.

Bill Self

It's a perfect setup for them. With all the attention on George Mason, they can stay below the radar.

Larry Sabato

It's an unadulterated plus for his career. It's attention to an obscure senator who otherwise never would have stood out.

It's a number I pay attention to, not so much for how we did last year, ... that's going to change slowly, but the direction. Are we making progress or are we not making progress?

It's an interesting company because not many people pay attention to what's going on out there. The reality is we have one of the premier paper box companies in the world.

It's an honor to join those guys, but I really haven't paid attention to the home runs because I just want to win. I always knew I could do it. I'm a smaller guy, but I have some power in my bat. I like it when people underestimate me. It's like a challenge.

Curt Schilling

I tried as hard as I could not to pay attention to the scoreboard,

It really is a team project. The volunteers give so much love and attention to each animal.

It raises awareness and encourages them to seek medical attention if they think they have a particular disease.

It's a huge award the top woman in college volleyball. It's appropriate. Courtney has worked so hard. Her attention to detail, the way she goes about things it's just a great reward for her.

Diego Klattenhoff

It's all about learning your craft and honing it in and really paying attention to people who are doing it and what their advice is. It's like anything: it takes years and years and years. A lot of it comes down to work ethic.