Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Nevins

In all my shows, I'm not interested in the iconic shots of the Capitol and the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. I'm always interested in trying to get the culture of the place - trying to get it right.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can.

Edgar Lee Masters

Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the cornerstone is laid and memorial tablets are erected.

Dean Koontz

A scar is not always a flaw. Sometimes a scar may be redemption inscribed in the flesh, a memorial to something endured, to something lost.

Billy Ray Cyrus

All gave some, Some gave all.

Benjamin Harrison

I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day. I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it. We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did.

Bob Marley

Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.

William Shakespeare

In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility.

Benjamin Disraeli

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.

Alan Watts

Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence.

David Alan Grier

I had done the sitcom thing to lesser and lesser degrees of success.

Elizabeth Moon

One of my degrees was a science degree in biology.

Desiderius Erasmus

The highest form of bliss is living with a certain degree of folly

Bill Nighy

The degree of notoriety I have is fine and easy. There's nothing hysterical about it.

Tony Cristaldi

We'll be averaging about five degrees higher than normal.

Alan Dershowitz

There’s simply nothing in there that would justify second degree murder.

Al Gore

The center of the earth is about a million degrees.

Charles Babbage

It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he who holds it possesses a certain quantity of knowledge.

Charles Sumner

No true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.

Dave Chappelle

I love being famous - it's phenomenal.

Dave Chappelle

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.

Catherine Deneuve

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

Edgar Degas

I would like to be famous but unknown.

Elizabeth Kostova

I wasn't brought up to be dazzled by money or fame.

Ben Affleck

I feel like fame is wasted on me.

Barbra Streisand

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?

Gil Brandt

When you say 47 percent out of the first 10 picks made the Hall of Fame, that's a high percentage.