Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nate Ruess

I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument.

Nathan Fillion

I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money.

Muqtada al Sadr

Anyone supported by the United States is cursed by us.

Kemal Dervis

Combining valuable insights from his experience in China, his time as the World Bank's chief economist, and the 2008 financial crisis, Justin Yifu Lin's recommendations for development policy reflect an impressive and unique personal journey.

Katherine Mansfield

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others.

Kate Clinton

After the Reagan years, there were only three people of color in the Republican Party. Their slogan was 'Republicans - the Other White Meat.' George [H.] Bush tried to dispel the 'whites only' image of his party, often referring to his Mexican-American grandkids as 'the little brown ones over there,' and nominated Clarence Uncle Thomas to the Supreme Court.

Kate Bush

Its so fascinating to think about how each snowflake is completely individual - there are millions and millions of them, but each one is so unique.

Keith Richards

George Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently.

Katie Price

I have loads of underwear, but only wear the bras because I never wear knickers.

Katie Couric

You know, you've got serious pieces, you've got light pieces, you've got cooking segments, you've got health-related topics, so it's not as if they've had a unique personality from the get-go.

Kim Harrison

Face it, you stupid little cookie maker,” Jenks said, almost sounding fond, “in the last couple of days you’ve seen what it’s like to be in a family, with all the touchy tempers and irritation that goes on. Now you get to see the other side, where we do stupid stuff for each other just because we like you. Rache is the little sister. Ivy’s the big sister. I’m the uncle from out of state, and you’re the rich nephew no one likes but we put up with you anyway because we feel sorry for you. Just let me help, huh? It won’t kill you.

Kevin Powers

The male role models I had all seemed to have been in the military. My father served in the army. My uncle was in the Marine Corps. Both of my grandfathers served in WWII. There weren't any career soldiers in my family, but when I was young it seemed like a way of arriving at adulthood.

Kevin O'Leary

I'm proud to be on the CBC and to see the management here represents both sides of every story. This is what's unique about the new CBC: you get a Kevin O'Leary on it when five years ago you wouldn't.

Keri Russell

It's definitely a unique situation that we're in. And, yeah, it is difficult not having our ringleader here with us to talk about the film [the Waitress], not having our main person here. People are also asking in relation to the film: what would Adrienne [ Shelly] say about this or that? But I don't know. I don't know what she would say.

Mark Twain

The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it.

Mary Baker Eddy

The physical universe expresses the conscious and unconscious thoughts of mortals.

Marsha Blackburn

Everyone has a transferable commodity-knowledge. Sharing your unique expertise and making introductions for someone creates a lasting legacy.

Mark McGrath

I'm that crazy-ass drunk uncle that nobody wants to invite to the holidays and birthdays.

Mario Monti

It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives.

Marilyn Monroe

I keep my undies in the icebox!

Niklas Zennstrom

The Chinese market is very, very unique.

Nick Rahall

Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics.

Nick Offerman

My uncles, who are farmers in Minooka, Illinois - I grew up with them and their pickup trucks and mustaches, and to me that was masculinity: big hairy sweaty guys who could pick up a bus.

Matt Bomer

I love that Amazon has this incredibly unique, diplomatic process where people's voices are heard, and we're using this great interconnectedness we have, via the internet, to weigh in and to have a say in what we want to see and what we don't.

Nicholas Negroponte

This is just the beginning, the beginning of understanding that cyberspace has no limits, no boundaries.

Nicholas Sparks

Some things were beyond understanding.

Nicholas Sparks

Stories are as unique as the people who tell them, and the best stories are in which the ending is a surprise.

Nawal El Saadawi

What makes revolutionary thought unique is its clarity and dignity, and its clear grasp of freedom and justice: simple, clear words that are understood without the need for any help from elite writers or thinkers.

Muhammad Ali

The greater our level of understanding, the harder the tests become.

Mikhail Bakunin

The organization of society is always and everywhere the unique cause of the crimes committed by individuals.

Maria Canals Barrera

One of the hardest obstacles I've had to overcome in my life was not understanding how to draw healthy boundaries. I finally learned it's perfectly OK to say no.

Maria Canals Barrera

Understanding what you're OK with and what you're not OK with is so important to learn.

Margrethe II of Denmark

We, the monarchs, are undoubtedly constants in a constantly changing world. Because we have always been there, but also because we do not get involved in everyday politics. We are aware of the political changes in our societies, but we don't comment on them. This is where we assume a unique position.