Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Nelson Page

She would have been a very remarkable woman, if she had not been an old maid.

Ed Smith

It seems every year, people make the resolution to exercise and lose weight and get in shape.

John Jakes

The house burned an hour before midnight on the last day of April. The wild, distant ringing of the fire bells woke George Hazard. He stumbled through the dark hallway, then upstairs to the mansion tower, and stepped outside into the narrow balcony.

Lewis Grizzard

I don't think I'll get married again. I'll just find a woman I don't like and give her a house.

Clifton Fadiman

When you read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in YOU than there was before.

Dorothea Brande

A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.

Terry Goodkind

After the book took off, I bought a whole new wardrobe.

Marge Piercy

Love as if you liked yourself, and it may happen.

Marilyn Ferguson

The greatest revolution in our generation is that of human beings, who by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

Sathya Baba

Love must flow not from the tongue or from the head only, but chiefly from the heart.

Margaret Anderson

My unreality is chiefly this: I have never felt much like a human being. It's a splendid feeling.

P. Herbert

Only a sweet and virtuous soul, / Like seasoned timber, never gives; / But though the whole world turn to coal, / Then chiefly lives.

William Bartram

First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of great strength and high flight; he chiefly preys on fawns and other young quadrupeds.

Ameen Rihani

Weak and oppressed nations are fundamentally spiritual; strong nations are, as a rule, chiefly materialistic.

Neil Strauss

Since I was 18, I've been under orders from magazines and newspapers - chiefly The New York Times and Rolling Stone - to step into the lives of musicians, actors, and artists, and somehow find out who they really are underneath the mask they present to the public. But I didn't always succeed.

St. Francis

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.

Charles Bowen

The rain it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella, But chiefly on the just, because The unjust steals the just's umbrella

G. H. Hardy

It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in a language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.

Marie Brennan

When I'm working on a novel, I generally do write every day, but in between those marathons, I take breaks. My brain needs time to recharge.

Thomas Watson, Jr.

If you over-react to a crisis legislatively it generally ends in disaster.

Tori Kelly

When I'm on stage, I generally wear what I would wear every other day, but I think my hair is probably bigger on stage - it seems to be my accessory!

John Noble

'Lord Of The Rings' fandom was massive, worldwide, entrenched. Generally it had been part of the fans' life all their life, because they had it read to them as children; they'd become Tolkien students.

John Eaton

However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though some of the performances might be riddled with faults.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Here in Davos, it is generally assumed that there is now only one god - the market.

Brent Neiser

The perception is that it is more generous than it is. Grants are generally only for those that are completely wiped out or uninsured.

Leander Paes

If I have a reason to do something, and I have enough passion, I generally succeed.

Rick Glancey

When you think of the military that's generally what you think of, green style uniforms and green style armory.

Ken Holland

Whenever this gets done, there's going to have to be a long healing process with fans, management and players.

Mickey Rourke

When you're young, working in a warehouse or selling hot dogs, you look at work - at acting - as something precious. It gets you out of the stink.

Lorenzo Booker

When he gets to the league, people are going to wonder, 'Where did this guy come from? And we'll say, 'We knew it all along.

Bill Chavis

When he gets to college, I think he'll concentrate on academics. But he will still run. He has it in his blood.

Dan Hinote

When he gets the puck in those areas, he usually scores.

Travis Parker

When he gets the ball, you don't know what he's going to do.

Colby Armstrong

When he gets that puck, he makes things happen. It's pretty special to watch him play the way he does. When he's at the top of his game, he's up there with the top players in the league.

Tom Slater

When he gets on, it allows us to steal some bases, hit-and-run, do a lot of things in the small game. It really helps our offense.

Doc Rivers

When he gets it going like that, I don't know what you can do.

Brian P. Cleary

There’s no such thing as free kittens.

Matthew Underwood

I have a lot of mice, I have a kitten named 'Girr,' I have an iguana named 'Invader Zim,' I have some fish, a whole buncha water snails, and a tarantula named 'Sweet Pea.'

Jeaniene Frost

She's my kitten, and no one else's.

Gail Sheehy

We see it in the body, that if you just give the body enough rest and comfort, it has remarkable self-healing capacities. Well, so does the spirit.

Larry Marshall

She has truly been remarkable in every respect.

David Brainerd

It is remarkable that God began this work among the Indians at a time when I had the least hope, and to my apprehension the least rational prospect of success.

Joe Shields

We have seen this kind of thing in other galaxies, but it?s very remarkable for the Milky Way.

Marty Schottenheimer

The quarterback is unbelievable. Some of the throws he made, I just shook my head. He is one remarkable player.

Pete Carroll

He shocks me every day with something. He's done some things, remarkable things, with the ball.

Bobby Cox

He's been outstanding from day one, ... He's done a remarkable job.

Bud Selig

He's had a remarkable career. Whatever happens, happens.

Gilbert Metcalf

He made a bet. I think he was successful. That was a remarkable achievement.

Alanis Morissette

How about not equating death with stopping?

Charles R. Swindoll

Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for stopping and putting into action the truth already learned

Ed Pastor

Stopping Vieques bombing range good; sooner is better.

Isaiah Tucker

We're going down there and going down to win and we're not stopping until we do that.

Ottessa Moshfegh

Once I finished 'Eileen,' I wanted to write more novels. I don't see myself stopping any time soon.

Mike Gatting

He's got 600 but he won't be stopping there,

Josh Fodor

He was stopping everything. We had a lot of opportunities but couldn't get any in.

Bill Crawford

Change isn't about what you are stopping... it's about what you are starting.

Bill Crawford

Making changes isn't about stopping the problem, it's about starting the solution.