Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lupe Fiasco

I saw the dudes who would be the gangsta, big-time guys on the block, but would also be dedicated fathers. It was kind of weird to see that dual story that everybody has.

Ray Brown

You'd be a fool to buy the most expensive house on the block and then put money in it.

You can't say there was a single hand that washed this block clean.

Dallas Green

You can say it's like the official block party for the NBA. We have special performances, mini concerts and it's an all day event. There are tons of contests, players come out and it's just an all around good time for the family.

Dallas Green

You can say it's like the official block party for the NBA, ... We have special performances, mini concerts and it's an all day event. There are tons of contests, players come out and it's just an all around good time for the family.

Brooke Smith

You can really tell when she scores and when she makes defensive plays, when she makes stops and blocks shots, how much that picks up the energy on the team.

You cannot wait for the official MS patch, you cannot block this one at the border, and you cannot leave your systems unprotected.

The major challenge will be to protect the punter because they go all out. That's one of their primary focuses. They'll try to get 10 guys on the line of scrimmage and try to block the punt.

Davin Joseph

The majority of the plays, he really didn't know. He'd run past us when we were trying to block for him.

The kid (catcher) had him blocked off at the plate and he went to the outside and was able to sneak by there before the catcher got the tag on him.

The key reason why the six-party talks have not made substantial progress is that the United States remains unchanged in its hostile policy toward the DPRK, blocking the settlement of the nuclear issue.

Their big guy was blocking shots and he did a nice job of hanging around and making us change our shots a bit.

Their offensive line comes off the ball, and I didn't know if we could handle them. They did a good job of blocking last year, and we couldn't stop them. We stopped them on offense.

Doug Martin

Their offensive line blocks out the sun. Those guys are like eclipses out there. Some big bodies.

Jose Gomez

Their linebackers did a good job of blocking the middle, so we had the option to kick it out,

Lech Walesa

When I was fighting communism, there was rapid development of satellite television and cell phones, and communism, to survive, would have to block all these information devices.

Lauryn Hill

I got moxie, I'm so damn cocky. Industry tried to block me like cops and paparazzi.

Laini Taylor

Head held high, she stepped toward the block and sank to her knees, and it was then that Akiva started to scream. His voice soared over the pandemonium - a scream to scour the souls of all gathered, a sound to drive ghosts from their nests.

James Rollins

With two books a year, I don't have time for writer's block.

Simon Conway Morris

The long history of mankind is studded with convergences, perhaps most notably in social systems and the use of artefacts and technology. But for human history, set in the arrow of time, there appears to be one intolerable stumbling-block. This is the catastrophic failure in human values and decency.

Natalie Goldberg

There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that hand moving. Writing is really a physical activity.

Penelope Lively

The place didn't look the same but it felt the same; sensations clutched and transformed me. I stood outside some concrete and plate-glass tower-block, picked a handful of eucalyptus leaves from a branch, crushed them in my hand, smelt, and tears came to my eyes. Sixty-seven-year-old Claudia, on a pavement awash with packaged American matrons, crying not in grief but in wonder that nothing is ever lost, that everything can be retrieved, that a lifetime is not linear but instant. That, inside the head, everything happens at once.

Martin Scorsese

Always get to the set or the location early, so that you can be all alone and draw your inspiration for the blocking and the setups in private and quiet. In one sense, it's about protecting yourself; in another sense, it's about always being open to surprise, even from the set, because there may be some detail that you hadn't noticed. I think this is crucial. There are many pictures that seem good in so many ways except one: They lack a sense of surprise, they've never left the page.

Maria Sharapova

When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.

The Eagles blocked a field goal and ran it back,

Matt Hughes

The Dun Glen claim block lies at the intersection of three separate structural trends whose extensions host several major gold deposits. We are excited to be on the ground in Nevada and look forward to evaluating the results of our initial exploration program in the coming weeks.

E. B. White

The formidable stumbling block is the manufacturing costs.

Dean Miller

The footprints went right from the scene of the burglary to the front door where he lived, about a block away.

The four-comedy block plays to the history of the night.

Max Schneider

The culture of New York is just impossible to replicate. It's such an incredible feeling to be walking on the streets of New York. You can literally find everything you need in a five block radius oftentimes.

The city told me I need to move my boat. I don't know why. My yard is well maintained, and I am not blocking any sidewalks.

The combination of R.J. and Ryan worked last year because they complement each other so well. They are different types of runners who can block and catch the ball.

John Harbaugh

The first thing we're looking to do is change the way we're playing. Play better, block better, be more physical, do a better job of scheming. That's what we need to do.