Famous Quotes & Sayings

He has always been a real straight shooting type of old school Italian guy.

Robert Cray

I cook Italian, Thai and Vietnamese, I've always liked to cook.

Richard Rogers

There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.

Umberto Guidoni

And just when we were at the end of our design process there was the news that the Italian government and the U.S. government had signed an agreement to fly the first Italian astronaut on that flight.

Robert Loggia

The Italian mafia, they're very [into] construction. They're in a whole different way of operating than they did back in the '20s.

Rocky Marciano

Rocky is a poor Italian boy from a poor Italian family, and he appreciates the buck more than almost anybody. He's only got two halfway decent purses so far, and it was like a tiger tasting blood

Yotam Ottolenghi

Pizza was made for television in so many ways: it is easy to heat up, easy to divide and easy to eat in a group. It is easy to enjoy, easy to digest and easy-going. It is so Italian!

I needed Quentin. I knew he would be very loud as a spokesman for Italian B movies.

James Fenton

A really interesting and happy time was when I first went to Florence as a student and studied Italian. I was living in a pensione on an allowance of £40 a month, which was princely. I did a lot of work and enjoyed myself immensely.

George Friedman

Italy is the fourth-largest economy in Europe and the eighth-largest economy in the world, and its banking system is collapsing. And Germany is desperate. It must maintain its standard of living. It can only do that with exports and Deutsche Bank is very exposed to Italian debt. But so is the rest of Europe.

Johnny Ramone

As far as film goes, I enjoy all Hollywood films and all Horror films like The Bride of Frankenstein, which also might be my favorite. I like 60's and 70's Italian and Spanish Horror films.

Mario Cuomo

The Mafia is a question every time an Italian raises his head.

James Franco

I worked the drive-through at McDonald's and tried out different accents - Italian, Russian, Irish.

Adriano Giannini

My mother is not a CIA agent, but she's an Italian mother, and she'd do anything for her son.

They were scared of Italian law and they preferred to leave because something was confiscated, only from them and not from the others, and they were worried it may have been illegal.

Kirby Puckett

Tomorrow is not promised to any of us.

Eva Herzigova

I especially love French, Italian and Japanese cuisines.

Josh Brolin

We talked to Sergei Bodrov who did "Mongel" who I thought was incredible. There was a lot of people who've done a lot of things that I really appreciate and then you go back to the Italian spaghetti westerns that our spaghetti westerns were based off of so I've seen everything.

Julia Quinn

Why don’t you purchase an Italian dictionary? I will assume the expense.” “I have one,” she said, “but I don’t think it’s very good. Half the words are missing.” “Half?” “Well, some,” she amended. “But truly, that’s not the problem.” He blinked, waiting for her to continue. She did. Of course. “I don’t think Italian is the author’s native tongue,” she said. “The author of the dictionary?” he queried. “Yes. It’s not terribly idiomatic.

Kristin Chenoweth

I want to eat good Italian food and get better at their language. It seems so romantic too.

Mario Monti

I hope that my government can help change Italian mentality.

Mario Monti

The Italian economy has been held back for decades.

Nicole Trunfio

I love the feel of good quality Italian black lace that feels delicate and really feminine.

Nick Offerman

When I [first] went to university, I was doing foreign languages, because I had done them since I was 13 years old. I had done French and German. I picked up Italian, just sort of blasted through the exams, [and then] took off overseas, because I wanted to be an actor. I thought, "I'm just not academic." I'm not very competitive, in terms of acting. But since going back to university, I've realized, I am highly competitive.

Ne-Yo

I do not cook. However, if I did, I'd cook all Italian food, all the time.

Nadia Giosia

Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.

Lea Michele

I'm Italian and we curse a lot when we talk.

Omar Sharif

There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor.

Eli Wallach

But Clint I love, because Clint was my mentor. I knew nothing about making an Italian movie.

Armand Assante

The Italian gangster thing has become a form of the modern-day Western

Peter Weller

I'm finishing my Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance history.

Peter Mayle

Sunglasses must be kept on until an acquaintance is identified at one of the tables, but one must not appear to be looking for company. Instead, the impression should be that one is heading into the cafe to make a phone call to one's titled Italian admirer, when--quelle surprise!--one sees a friend. The sunglasses can then be removed and the hair tossed while one is persuaded to sit down.

Peter Shilton

I prefer more spicy food to your Italian to be fair.