Famous Quotes & Sayings

John C. Calhoun

The strong should always permit the weak and aggrieved to talk, to bluster, and scold without taking offence; and if we had so acted, and exercised proper skill in the management of our affairs, Mexico and ourselves would, by this time, have quietly and peaceably settled all difficulties and been good friends.

Woody Harrelson

When I was younger, I wanted to be a cop. Then I watched 'The Wild Wild West,' and so I wanted to be in the Secret Service like James West. At some point I realized, 'That guy is not in the Secret Service. He's an actor.' That sounds like a good idea too.

Neneh Cherry

I've never been very good at fitting into boxes.

Reese Witherspoon

Lord knows, every day is not a success, every year is not a success. You have to celebrate the good.

Ranbir Kapoor

I am arrogant enough to know that I am a good actor and people will like me for my work.

Ray Charles

With singing, the name of the game is to make yourself believable. When somebody hears you sing a song, and they say, 'Oh, that must have happened to him,' that's when you know you're transmitting. It's like being a good actor. You make people feel things, emotions and what not.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

I love political dramas. I love good story-telling.

Nick Cannon

I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad.

Nas

When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I've seen out there, you know, the things that's out there that ain't good for her. It's a crazy world we live in.

Gordon B. Hinckley

I have two sons. Good sons. They're both businessmen.

Gordon B. Hinckley

I have many friends of other religions, and I am satisfied that they are very conscientious, good people who are trying to do good. I appreciate that.

Robert Graves

A remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good in spite of all the people who say he is very good.

Francis Fukuyama

In general, Americans are not very good at nation-building and not very good colonialists.

Gabriel Byrne

No actor who's any good can say truthfully to themselves, 'Yeah, I'm good; I've got this sorted.'

Emilia Fox

I'm not very good at time off. I'm happier when I'm working. It's something to do with not knowing what the next job is, so you appreciate it while it's there. I thrive on it, actually. But now I do it to please myself.

Chaz Bono

I feel really good, I feel like a man now, and I'm really happy.

Colleen Moore

The flapper has charm, good looks, good clothes, intellect and a healthy point of view.

Carine Roitfeld

To be a good model, you have to be very smart.

Carine Roitfeld

I think it is good when something can stay interesting for a long time. It's not just a trend for one month.

Estelle

People want to say something negative before they say something good.

Edmund Spenser

It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

Freddie Stroma

If you can play lots of different characters, that's fun. As long as the material is good, that's what the attraction is for me.

Fred Tomaselli

I wouldn't know any other way to live except to be an artist. I'm not very good at anything else.

Finn Wittrock

In film, you're so much in the hands and at the mercy of the editor, so sometimes it's good to watch it just to see how it turns out - it can be so different than how you imagined it. But sometimes it's better to just let it go for your own sense of self worth.

Corey Haim

I've always had a knack for hitting the mark perfectly. Even when I'm walking or running, I'm very good at not having to look down.

Cory Monteith

I'm a pretty good snowboarder but a terrible surfer.

Corey Taylor

My grandmother is a huge Hawkeyes fan, so I, by proxy, have to be one. I'm more of a professional sports fan, and I've never been a huge college fan, but because of my grandmother, I've gotten into a lot of really good Hawkeye games. So, because I'm a good grandson, I'm a Hawkeye fan.

Chinua Achebe

The relationship with my people, the Nigerian people, is very good. My relationship with the rulers has always been problematic.

Cate Blanchett

I'm not particularly needy, and I'm not particularly anxious. I don't look for a director to tell me I'm doing a good job or that I'm great. I don't need to be stroked. It's more my own yardstick.

Nimrat Kaur

I have no plan. I will leave it to the good things and good times to find me.

The psychology of fashion is interesting because we're selling people something they don't really need. We're just selling them something that makes them feel good. Besides, there is nothing really new in fashion. Everything worth doing has been done before.

Luise Rainer

I know the good from the bad, also the in-between, but I was never political.

Lainie Kazan

I'm an exercise and yoga junkie and I feel good.