Famous Quotes & Sayings

Anne Sexton

Let there be seasons so that our tongues will be rich in asparagus and limes.

Ambrose Bierce

WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard.

Angelina Grimke

It is through the tongue, the pen, and the press that truth is principally propagated.

We're senior-loaded, and we have a ton of experience.

Jamie Foxx

I told Tony I would look after her.

They just kind of went for the jugular right off the bat. ... They're going to come out and try to set the tone early.

There's tons more to come. This is just the first wave.

Steve Cook

That really set the tone for our offense. It's been that way for us all year.

No, it's early. I'll be fine. If I go 4-for-4 tonight I'll be at .300.

Aaron Boone

They completely set the tone for us tonight.

Audra McDonald

I used to practice Tony speeches in my bathroom with my hairbrush.

Cornel West

For me, musicians are poets. Beethoven describes himself as a poet of tones, just like Coltrane's a poet of tempo.

David Tom

First hole, making birdie, that kind of set the tone for the way the day was going to be.

Dave Attell

You know what wakes me up? A tongue in the ass. There is no alarm clock on that one, you are up, you are shaking, you are in a karate stance.....the day has begun.

Daniel Tosh

If I offend anybody tonight, I apologize. That's not my intention. I'm not going to guess what your personal line of decency is; I cross my own from time to time - it's how I know I still have one.

David Lee

Hey, don't stick that tongue out, unless you're gonna use it..

David Letterman

I'll be honest with you. It's beginning to look like I'm not going to get 'The Tonight Show.'

David Letterman

Meryl Streep is on the program tonight. I like to throw her a little work whenever I can.

Alex Rodriguez

We don't want to give any at-bats away. We had tonight what we have to have, a blue-collar approach.

Karl Liebknecht

The new Germany has the unquestionable right to hold its tongue between its teeth.

J. K. Rowling

Always the tone of surpise.

J. K. Rowling

Instead (Harry) contented himself with scrawling a note to Ron: Let's do it tonight.

J. K. Rowling

I would rather die than betray his trust." "That's not saying much, seeing as you're already dead," Ron observed. "Once again, you show all the sensitivity of a blunt axe," said Nearly Headless Nick in affronted tones.

Marya Hornbacher

...Someone speaks in soft tones to me and says I am psychotic, but it's going to be all right. I put on my hat, unperturbed, and ask for some crayons.

Marshall McLuhan

A commercial society whose members are essentially ascetic and indifferent in social ritual has to be provided with blueprints and specifications for evoking the right tone for every occasion.

Pierre Schaeffer

I was horrified by modern 12-tone music. I said to myself, 'Maybe I can find something different... maybe salvation, liberation, is possible.

Frank Herbert

Riots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus the fear that nothing would come of it all.

Jim Butcher

If you shoot, I will kill her before I die." Yes," Kitai said in a patient tone. "Which is why I have not shot you. Yet.

Moliere

Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.

Nancy O'Dell

I'm so excited and honored to be part of 'Entertainment Tonight!' 'E.T.' was the show that started all the entertainment news, so I couldn't be more thrilled.

Katherine Mansfield

My love for you tonight is so deep and tender that it seems to be outside myself as well.

Carmine Giovinazzo

I don't necessarily have friends who are forensic scientists, but I have tons of friends who are cops.

Burgess Meredith

Franchot Tone is nuttier than a fruitcake, so don't let the genteel frosting fool you.