Famous Quotes & Sayings

Barbara Kingsolver

I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby.

Bobby Fischer

There are too many Jews in chess. They seem to have taken away the class of the game. They don't seem to dress so nicely. That's what I don't like.

P. J. O'Rourke

America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.

Alex Gibney

I thought it was a classic David and Goliath story, and I was fully onboard Team WikiLeaks. I was very pro the leaks, barring the redaction issue. But I see WikiLeaks as a publisher.

Andrew Lansley

Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour, and they are classic excuses.

Art Bell

Toxic language creates a hostile work environment -- and that's now illegal, ... Just as sexual harassment was ruled by the courts to create a hostile work environment for classes of employees protected under EEOC and Title VII laws, so toxic language poses similar legal liabilities. Companies are being sued today for the language used by bosses.

Tom O'Brien

You look at the class overall and I think what stands out to us is that there's speed in this class, and not only at the normal skill positions, but there's speed at all positions, which we think we've upgraded ourselves.

Padma Lakshmi

You don't need expensive classes and all kinds of weird equipment if you really want to be in shape. There are great ways to do it that are very economical, it just takes a time commitment, even if it means waking up a half hour a day before the rest of the household gets up because that's the only time you have.

Oliver E. Williamson

Ronald Coase, in his classic 1937 paper on 'The Nature of the Firm,' was the first to bring the concept of transaction costs to bear on the study of firm and market organization.

Wayne Kramer

It wasn't a class system where I was the better guy and he was the second-rate guy. That was his role and my role was to play the solos. But he took great pride in his technique as a rhythm guitarist.

Ving Rhames

The training at Juilliard School is classical training, and it really makes one very versatile.

Tim Heidecker

Nothing impresses the ladies like a clean, pressed pair of khakis and a large pattern shirt featuring either classic cars, mojitos or men playing golf.

Alexander Skarsgard

Swedes are such a civilised, perfect society - at least on the surface. There's a great safety net, a huge middle class, free education, free health care. People are very polite, they wait their turn. They're not too loud, they're not too quiet, but sometimes it's a little too perfect.

Alexander Wang

No one ever taught me, and I never had formal classes in pattern making, so I was like, Okay, I'll just drape, and I'll sew as I pin it.

We do a lot with a little. We also have composed modern classical music for orchestras, so that helps us understand how to voice and temper our uses of instruments.

Dave Tippett

We were all right. I wouldn't class that as a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination - from play to officiating to the whole works.

We describe ourselves as contemporary variety. We're pretty wide-ranging -- hits, oldies, classic rock, country. Our real sweet spot is classic rock, though,

We delivered pretty much a kindergarten class a day.

We don't have enough job growth, and the right kind of job growth to pull the working-class people out of poverty.

Hannah Ware

I was 26 when I went to my first acting class. I'm naturally quite shy. I'm a quite private person. There's this really strange acting class in New York called Black Nexxus. For someone who's slightly shy or self-conscious, it's the most frightening thing you can do.

We are opening an investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified materials related to the NSA.

Everything that goes on at Area 51 is classified 'top secret' when it's going on.

In many previously classified documents relating to activities at the base, the words 'Area 51' are conveniently blacked out. There's always a euphemism for it - like 'the test facility' or 'the base' - but never 'Area 51.'

Denise Mina

I'm not much of a plotter. I start off with an inciting incident, and in classic crime fiction what happens is that all the action flows from that incident. It's very comfy when it all ties up and feels like a complete universe, but my stuff doesn't always work that way.

Kim Basinger

I'm a very determined businesswoman... I've got lots of things to do, and I don't have time to be classified as difficult, and I don't have time

The defendant violated his pledge to protect classified information. He compromised national security and the system that protects it.

John Miller

Three-quarters of Tribune's revenue is still publishing, ... The national advertisers will start to return, as will the classified and help-wanted when the economy recovers.

We've got snowmobile races and go-kart classes for all the kids. We have a class for just about everyone who comes out, from those just starting out to those more experienced racers.

Scott Carpenter

We have classified this vulnerability as a 10, which is most critical rating because it has the makings of a serious Internet worm.

I am so happy that every generation still tunes into most of the classic and cult films I was lucky to be a part of.

With the combination of first-class technology and premium design, Samsung has led the industry by offering various features of mobile phones. With great improvements in mobile storage, Samsung will continue to introduce a variety of useful functions for mobile.

Bobby Cox

When Salty walks up there, you feel like he's going to turn the game around. That's why he's classified as one of the good young hitters in the entire minor league system.

Homaro Cantu

Cooking classes are a great way to hone your skills, learn new recipes, and meet like-minded friends. Spending time in the kitchen with people who love to cook as much as you do is fun and educational.