Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Bernard Shaw

You know, Tolstoy, like myself, wasn't taken in by superstitions like science and medicine.

George Bernard Shaw

It has taken me nearly twenty years of studied self-restraint, aided by the natural decay of my faculties, to make myself dull enough to be accepted as a serious person by the British public; and I am not sure that I am not still regarded as a suspicious character in some quarters.

George Bernard Shaw

Perhaps I had better inform my Protestant readers that the famous Dogma of Papal Infallibility is by far the most modest pretension of the kind in existence. Compared with our infallible democracies, our infallible medical councils, our infallible astronomers, our infallible judges, and our infallible parliaments, the Pope is on his knees in the dust confessing his ignorance before the throne of God, asking only that as to certain historical matters on which he has clearly more sources of information open to him than anyone else his decision shall be taken as final.

George Bernard Shaw

I was told that my diet was so poor that I could not repair the bones that were broken and operated on. So I have just had an Xradiograph taken; and lo! perfectly mended solid bone so beautifully white that I have left instructions that, if I die, a glove stretcher is to be made of me and sent to you as a souvenir

Gemma Ward

I have taken a break from the media spotlight for the past few years.

Gelsey Kirkland

... each action taken in this world has its echo in the heart.

Gena Showalter

We must fight for what we want or it will be taken from us.

Gamal Abdel Nasser

What was taken by force, can only be restored by force.

Frederik Pohl

For someone to be taken seriously it was valuable to have the appearance of someone who deserved to be taken seriously.

Fredrik Bajer

Always we must bear in mind that law has to be substituted for power, that care must be taken to serve the interests of law.

Freema Agyeman

I'm terrified of bugs and I travel with sprays, lotions, potions; the lot. I have to check the room before I go to sleep and if I come across a bug and fail to remove it I have to sleep in a separate room as I'm paranoid that I'll be taken advantage of as I sleep.

Freeman Dyson

A model is done when nothing else can be taken out.

Fred Durst

When I look back on my knee-jerk reactions now, I realize I should have just taken a breath.

Eric Cantor

We've had Town Hall meetings, we've witnessed election after election, in which the American people have taken a position on the President's health care bill. And the bottom line is the people don't like this bill. They don't want it.

Eric Clapton

It's taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man's voice. Because I only liked old men's voices. As a kid, I didn't like pip-squeaked singers.

Eminem

Any MC who chooses to go up against me is getting taken advantage of like Monica Lewinski

Elton Gallegly

The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for a public use without the payment of just compensation.

Jasper Johns

As one gets older one sees many more paths that could be taken. Artists sense within their own work that kind of swelling of possibilities, which may seem a freedom or a confusion.

Jawaharlal Nehru

There is only one thing that remains to us, that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the ideals that have given meaning to life.

Jason Statham

It's not like I'm dying to do work that's taken seriously, and I'm not looking to become a thespian. It's not what I'm looking for; I'm just looking to do quality work.

Jasper Fforde

Without a yardstick sometimes the high points can be taken for granted.

Harrison Ford

I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so nothing of what I was studying seemed to fit. I know now that I should have taken advantage of that time and that I missed a great deal of the opportunity to educate myself.

Hannah More

He who has once taken to drink can seldom be said to be guilty of one sin only ...

Guy Maddin

Thank God I've never been taken to task on a talk-radio show. I won't go on a talk-radio show.

Guy Kawasaki

'Branding' has taken on too much of a role as a specialized craft performed by voodoo artists.

Greg Daniels

I'm like a slow starter. Everything I've done has built, or has taken a while.

Glenn Greenwald

You can offer the ability to citizens to choose from one of the two parties and elect their leaders as much as you want. But "democracy" is an illusion - a sham - if the most significant acts taken by those leaders are kept concealed from the citizenry.

Glenn Greenwald

Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.

Ginger Baker

I have never taken more than two weeks to record an album throughout my career.

Harry Chapin

And the look on her face as she opened the door Was like an old joke told by a friend. It'd taken ten more years but she'd found her smile And I watched the corners start to bend.

Harry Browne

Asset forfeiture is a mockery of the Bill of Rights. There is no presumption of innocence, no need to prove you guilty (or even charge you with a crime), no right to a jury trial, no right to confront your accuser, no right to a court-appointed attorney (even if the government has just stolen all your money), and no right to compensation for the property that's been taken.

Imran Khan

I was taken off from plane and interrogated by U.S. Immigration in Canada on my views on drones. My stance is known. Drone attacks must stop,

Jack Dee

In my local newspaper, they had this advert: 'please look after your neighbours in the cold weather'. I live next door to this 84-year-old woman, and do you know, not once has she come round to see if I'm all right. The lazy cow hasn't even taken her milk in for a fortnight.