Famous Quotes & Sayings

Benny Goodman

I think my first impression (of Bix Beiderbecke) was the lasting one. I remember very clearly thinking, 'Where, what planet, did this guy come from? Is he from outer space?' I'd never heard anything like the way he played-not in Chicago, no place. The tone-he had this wonderful, ringing cornet tone. He could have played in a symphony orchestra with that tone. But also the intervals he played, the figures-whatever the hell he did. There was a refinement about his playing. You know, in those days I played a little trumpet, and I could play all the solos from his records, by heart.

Bob Geldof

90% of the divorces are initiated by women. That is really odd. Why? What's going on? What's the great discontent at the heart of it?

Bob Barker

One of the things that I have seen change that warms the cockles of my heart is what is happening in the cosmetics industry. For years, they were doing horrible things to animals in the manufacture of cosmetics, and testing of the most barbaric types; today, if you go into a drugstore and go down the [cosmetics] aisle, look at how many of them say no animal testing. I've talked with people who work in the cosmetics departments, and they tell me, Without that, you can't sell them. And that's wonderful!

Women tend to have more diastolic heart failure.

Che Guevara

Every person has the truth in his heart. No matter how complicated his circumstances, no matter how others look at him from the outside, and no matter how deep or shallow the truth dwells in his heart, once his heart is pieced with a crystal needle, the truth will gush forth like a geyser.

Charles Lindbergh

To be a true Progressive it is not sufficient to stand up and say that one belives in what has been promulgated as progressive principles. One must be progressive in heart and active in promoting the progressive principles of today, tomorrow and always. There is no resting point, for humanity is ever ascending to a higher and better goal.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

When the Spirit illuminates the heart, then a part of the man sees which never saw before; a part of him knows which never knew before, and that with a kind of knowing which the most acute thinker cannot imitate.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

Keep your heart with all diligence and God will take care of the universe.

Ai Weiwei

For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.

Bliss Carman

Over the shoulders and slopes of the dune I saw the white daisies go down to the sea, A host in the sunshine, an army in June, The people God sends us to set our heart free.

Bill Johnson

Skills can be taught. It's tough to teach heart. Talent is fairly common.

Beverley Nichols

A garden is a place for shaping a little world of your own according to your heart's desire.

William Shakespeare

The head is not more native to the heart.

William Shakespeare

I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true 'The empty vessel makes the greatest sound'.

Winston Churchill

If you are young, and not liberal, then you don't have a heart. If you are old, and not conservative, then you don't have a brain.

Alexander Smith

My heart like moon-charmed waters, all unrest...

Dennis Hastert

Our hearts and prayers go out to him,

Mike Scioscia

Our starting rotation has been the heartbeat of our club,

We're down to our last chance. It'll test you for your heart and determination; you better come ready to play.

Adrian Peterson

I like to bless people and do things without the world knowing about it, because I'm not in it for the glory. I do it because it comes from my heart. As long as I keep doing that, I'm satisfied.

Abraham Cahan

Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.

We obviously didn't get it done. Turlock wrestled with heart and intensity, and we just didn't get it done.

Curtis Sittenfeld

... nothing broke my heart like the slow death of a shared joke that had once seemed genuinely funny.

David Lee Roth

For the last 30 years, I've been leading a life of crime and international intrigue that's involved 40 stamps in my passport, love affairs, and broken hearts to go with each one of them. You would have to live three lifetimes to catch up with just the allegations that follow me!

David Gemmell

Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.

David O. McKay

The rising sun can dispel the darkness of night, but it cannot banish the blackness of malice, hatred, bigotry, and selfishness from the hearts of humanity.

David O. McKay

True happiness comes only by making others happy—the practical application of the Savior's doctrine of losing one's life to gain it. In short, the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit, that makes our hearts glow in brotherly love and friendship and prompts us to kind deeds of service.

Daisaku Ikeda

The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate.

Billy Graham

Some people accuse us of too much emotionalism. I say we have too little. That is why we are losing church people to other interests. We need not only to capture their minds; we've got to touch their hearts. We've got to make people feel their faith.

Henry B. Eyring

When you give your heart to inviting people to come unto Christ, your heart will be changed. You will be doing His work for Him. You will find that He keeps His promise to be one with you in your service. You will come to know Him. And in time you will come to be like Him and 'be perfected in him.'

George Muller

The Lord never lays more on us, in the way of chastisement, than our state of heart makes needful; so that whilst He smites with the one hand, He supports with the other.

Garrett Williamson

We left our hearts on the court, and locked them up on defense.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Pandaemonium was inhabited by creatures quite convinved that the great Satan had their best interests at heart. Poor little devils.