Famous Quotes & Sayings

Steve Fossett

So this is turning into a real classic test for these boats, and we're motivated to get it back. It is a complex test, planning, meteorology and precise sailing all wrapped up together -- and we do expect to see some pretty big winds.

Brian Greene

Quantum mechanics broke the mold of the previous framework, classical mechanics, by establishing that the predictions of science are necessarily probabilistic.

Beanie Sigel

It's a classic album. If it ain't better than 'The Truth,' it's right there with it. I wouldn't say it if I ain't think so, 'cause 'The Truth' was my baby. That's the pure album.

Ray's passion, vision and devotion to WFMT fueled its growth for over 40 years, ... The success we enjoy today as one of the premier classical music radio stations in the world is due in large part to his uncompromising standards and unending enthusiasm for the station.

Frances McDormand

It's a scary thing going into the workforce with a $50,000 debt and you've been trained as a classical theatre actor. There's always a depression in the theatre.

Tom Scholz

I took classical piano for a couple of years, but I sort of lost interest - I couldn't read a note today if I tried. I still enjoy that stuff, and I think I naturally gravitate towards the classical licks; in fact, I know that I do. I gravitate towards the classical licks that I heard by famous old composers.

Dick Lane

They're all revivals, but there is such a demand for the classic stars.

These and other potential health effects yield a classic risk-risk trade-off.

It's a real tough loss. You can't put it on one guy. It was a classic game between two great coaches and I'm happy to have been a part of it.

It's all a part of working on your craft. There's a reason that fencing has always been included in a classical theatrical training program. . . It really has to do with two actors who are facing each other, and are interacting with each other and trying to tell a story.

I hope the commercial market will pick up on this. We are all in this together. We all want to get classical music out there.

Herbie Hancock

I hope to do more movie scores, I hope to do more work in the orchestral setting, some more tours that are more in the line that classical musicians play.

Susan Hill

I have only read very classic traditional English ghost stories, other than Henry James, who wrote some magnificent short ones as well as the longer 'Turn of the Screw.' He, Dickens, and M.R. James are my influences.

I'm a classically trained musician. Most of the time I'm playing solo classical guitar. It's really exciting to be able to meld with a group of musicians, express myself on a larger palette.

Scott Weiland

Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.

Chuck Palahniuk

In a way, a lot of my humor comes from presenting things that are dramatic or shocking and then people not having socially appropriate responses, having people denying the drama by failing to react to it, and that's a really classic form of humor.

Jon Landau

'Let's Get It On' is a classic Motown single, endlessly repeatable and always enjoyable.

The emergence of the disease in the 1980s kind of exploited this perfect ecology. You saw a classic environment for the spread of this disease.

The group, composed of a trombone, French horn, tuba and two trumpets, performs pieces from the classics to show tunes to Dixieland to original compositions.

This has the makings of classic conflict, ... The American view is to lean towards independence; the European Union will say, 'Let's figure out a way not to make that decision'; and the Russians on the opposite side saying, 'Over my dead body.'

This is a classic response of a company that has seen its industry evolved. You have to be more marketing driven.

Bill Coleman

This is a classic negotiation technique. It's a gentle, soft indication of your disapproval and a great way to keep negotiating. Count to 10. By then, the other person usually will start talking and may very well make a higher offer.

This is a classic 'La Nina' pattern, with snow accumulating in the Northern Colorado mountains during the midwinter months.

Ed Gillespie

This is a classic example of Sen. Kerry trying to escape his 20-year record.

This is a classic example of pay for failure.

This is a classic example of knowing you're behind,

This is a classic Donald Ross-designed course adjacent to a classic resort on Lake George,

Chris Carter

This is a classic dilemma between economic development and environmental conservation. These are never easy questions.

This is a classic change-of-scenery trade involving two former No. 1 draft picks that are still young players with tremendous upsides.

Mario Batali

The ideas come from classic Italian cooking, or any European culture, for that matter. As far as something like the offal menu, Europeans would definitely not throw anything away, and the use of the head or the liver or the kidneys is part of their quotidian experience.

Jay Rockefeller

And that is a classic example of a lack of accountability to the American people, ... Late Edition.

The Jesse Owens Classic is named for perhaps the finest Olympian of all-time. Matched with the great facility we have at Ohio State, the (Jesse Owens) Classic has been and will be one of the premier events in the country for years to come. Incorporating the high school events has helped the Classic reach top competition at several levels.

The discovery of Site Q promises the recovery of a record of one of the greatest producers of classic Maya civilization.