Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gina Prince-Bythewood

I don't want people to go to a film of mine because they feel guilty, like, 'I have to support it because there's black folks in there.' I want them to go because it's a good movie.

Chuck Palahniuk

The folks who read my books are so passionate about each one of them that the people making my movies are more afraid of my readership than they are of me.

We're ecstatic. He's the ultimate folk hero, standing up to the government over a matter of principle.

We have a mandate to return the hurricane protection system to pre-Katrina levels by June 1. The folks out there are really working like crazy. We've got folks pounding steel 24 hours a day.

Roger McGuinn

I went to school for folk music back when I was a teenager and learned hundreds of songs.

Roger McGuinn

I've always loved the songs of the sea. I was first introduced to them back in 1957, at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I used to go to Pete Seeger concerts, and he would do songs like 'Ruben Ranzo' and talk about how the sailors sang songs to do their work - to raise the anchors, pull up the sails and that sort of thing.

Mark Zuckerberg

We pay attention to every demographic in every country, so we're going to focus on building things that teens are going to like, and we're also going to focus on building things that other folks are going to like.

Patty Loveless

When I listen to my own records, I always think, 'Oh, I could have sung that so much better.' But you have to finish something and turn it in. If I didn't have folks who say, 'Come on, we need the record now,' I probably would never finish one.

Angels, demons, spirits, wizards, gods and witches have peppered folk religions since mankind first started telling stories.

Other kids' parents wouldn't let them read magazines like 'Weird Tales,' but my folks were big readers themselves, so they didn't mind.

We needed to make sure we had a product to serve those folks in the quarter-of-a-million range.

Phoebe Snow

I'm not a folk or jazz singer, more a hard-edged pop singer - with some rock, and song hooks.

We will make sure that no Vermonter who needs their drugs goes without them, including folks if they go to the Island Pond dispensary.

Hill Harper

The thing about our country, Americans, and New Yorkers in particular, we all want to help. There's real folks who want to help. The problem is, they don't know how. They don't know how to get involved.

Barry Ritholtz

To know whether stocks are cheap or pricey, we typically look at price-to-earnings ratio. Valuation is a tougher question than many folks realize.

Mel Tillis

But Patsy, she was a great, great girl. And Brenda Lee is a wonderful person, and her mama Grace. I've known those folks for years and years and years.

Barack Obama

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

Barack Obama

Even when folks are hitting you over the head, you can't stop marching. Even when they're turning the hoses on you, you can't stop.

We're thankful those folks weren't in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Truly, I'm scared. They always take money away from the folks who can't be heard. But the numbers don't go down; they keep going up.

Stephen Mangan

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing.

The 1960s were big for folk music, and the Kingston Trio led the way. They were the ones who started it all. The music was fresh and alive. College kids loved it and their parents did, too.

This shouldn't be a game of 'gotcha,' you know. We shouldn't be playing a game. The folks have a right to know what you think. You're there for life,

There are a lot of time-consuming things a lot of folks don't think about that have to take place after the game.

We've got to get a handle on these things. We've got to make sure folks are safe.

Bruce Babbitt

We've got to do something to make these folks whole,

Doug Larson

This whole trip was organized in a very short time -- only three days. But we have a number of folks joining us from around the state ... This seems to be a problem everywhere.

Barry Williams

We're training folks to take those jobs and incumbent employees.

Lee Miller

We're overwhelmed with folks here. Our shelters are full here.

We didn't give the Sundance folks much of a show for three quarters, but once we got going, it got pretty loud.