Famous Quotes & Sayings

Peter Drucker

It’s up to you to carve out your place, to know when to change course, and to keep yourself engaged and productive during a work life that may span some 50 years.

Peter Arnett

I'd like to say from the beginning that the 12 years I've been coming here, I've met unfailing courtesy and cooperation, courtesy from your people and cooperation from the Ministry of Information.

Peter Bart

It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity.

Peter Bart

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.

Peter Benenson

Pressure of opinion a hundred years ago brought about the emancipation of the slaves'.

Penelope Spheeris

Arnold and Jamie Lee must have worked over the years with directors that did 50 takes, because I'd get like three takes or so and say, Ok, that's it, we're done.

Penn Jillette

When I was 15, 16, 17 years old, I spent five hours a day juggling, and I probably spent six hours a day seriously listening to music. And if I were 16 now, I would put that time into playing video games.

Peg Bracken

I didn't learn for years that you generally find your Self after you quit looking for it.

Peg Bracken

Peas went with carrots as infallibly as ham went with eggs. For years I thought carrots and peas grew on the same vine.

Peg Bracken

It is important to remember that these are your Declining Years, in which you can jolly well decline to do what you don't feel like doing, unless not doing it would make you feel worse than doing it.

Paulo Coelho

Thousands of years ago, weren't we capable of building enormous structures like the pyramids? Weren't we capable of worshiping gods, weaving, making fire, finding lovers and wives, sending written messages? Of course we were. But although we've succeeded in replacing slaves with wage slaves, all the advances we've made have been in the field of science. Human beings are still asking the same questions as their ancestors. In short, they haven't evolved at all.

Martin Scorsese

I've been extremely lucky to work with Elmer Bernstein, Howard Shore over the years, but I've always imagined films with my own scores, because I don't come from that world or that period of filmmaking. And so how could I make up my own score on a film like this where it isn't necessarily made up of popular music from the radio or the period; it isn't necessarily classical music. But what if it's modern symphonic music?

Marlo Thomas

Where will I be five years from now? I delight in not knowing. That's one of the greatest things about life its wonderful surprises.

Marlo Thomas

It's fascinating for us women to begin looking at our lives in five-year plans. It really does help you keep on track. If that's too hard, start with a two-year plan.

Marlene Dietrich

Careful grooming may take twenty years off a woman's age, but you can't fool a flight of stairs

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

It's very important to be just to other people. It takes years and years of living to learn that injustice against oneself is always unimportant.

Marissa Mayer

I love Google. I was there for 13 years, and if you told me I'd be as happy anywhere else, I would've probably doubted it. But I am as happy, if not happier, at Yahoo.

Marissa Mayer

I could imagine, some number of years from now, starting my own company. But not yet. Not for a while.

Mariska Hargitay

As an actress, there were so many months, years even, when I didn't get work, when I wanted to quit.

Mariska Hargitay

If I eat clean, I look 10 years younger.

Marjane Satrapi

I took three years of karate because of Bruce Lee, you know. I was a green belt.

Mariah Carey

I can do a reddish-brown or brown lip, but not a bright red. I just don't look good in it. Over the years you learn certain things that don't look good on you, and that's one of them for me.

Megan Mullally

Many of the people I've worked with over the years came from a sketch-comedy background or an improv background, and I've learned a lot from them.

Megan Mullally

I've been going to the same grocery store for 13 years, and all of a sudden one day everybody was like, 'Oh, my God...

Megan Gallagher

I started acting in my parents living room when I was five years old.

Megyn Kelly

Typically, you get a year in prison for making a threat to assassinate the president.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

You know, I've walked this earth for over eleven thousand years, my lady. I have seen things in my life that are unimaginable to you, and you ask me if I doubt you? Lady, I doubt the very air you breathe. (Acheron)

Shawne Merriman

Everything is not going to go right, not just on the field but also in business. There were times I was injured on the field and could not play for a year or more. It was easy to quit and say, "I can't do it anymore." It taught me I can bounce back. It's the same in business.

Rafael Nadal

The bad thing about the [tennis] calendar is how it is made and obligates you to play tournaments all year. If you want to achieve the most you can (and) go as high up (in the rankings) as you can, you have to play from the start to the finish because there are important tournaments from the beginning to the end.

Sherry Stringfield

I played the best role I've ever seen on TV or film in the last five years. It was hugely gratifying.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

You go to him for advice? He’s only what? Five years old? I swear I own older sweaters. (Tory)

Terry Semel

While more great films are being made every year, it is increasingly difficult to get indies into theaters or on TV.

Nik Wallenda

I have permits to be the first person in the world to walk across the Grand Canyon so that's a process we'll start working on. I'd say within three to five years I'll accomplish that as well.