Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Caleb Colton

As in the game of billiards, the balls are constantly producing effects from mere chance, which the most skillful player could neither execute nor foresee, but which, when they do happen, serve mainly to teach him how much he has still to learn; so it is in the most profound and complicated game of politics and diplomacy. In both cases, we can only regulate our play by what we have seen, rather than by what we have hoped; and by what we have experienced, rather than by what we have expected.

Alan Pardew

It's important that top clubs don't lose sight of the fact that it's the English Premier League and English players should be involved.

Alain Vigneault

I played with Joey Mullen back in Salt Lake City before he got called up to St. Louis. He was the first player ever to score 20 goals in the American League and 20 in the NHL. I've kept in contact with him and he's a great guy.

Al Kaline

All of a sudden I'm in the major leagues and we're traveling from town to town. I see the other players dressing different every day. I've got only one suit and I keep wearing it over and over. I'm really embarrassed.

Al Hirt

In my opinion, Louis Armstrong is the greatest trumpet stylist of all time and has influenced every trumpet player of his time and long after

Al Barlick

I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect.

Chris Christie

Once again, as a flawed evaluator of dictators and failed strategist who has permitted Russia back in as a major player in the Middle East, is Hillary Clinton guilty or not guilty?

Chris Bosh

I'm just trying to be the best player that I can be.

Chris Bosh

When you're not in the game, you can watch. Certain players have mannerisms, and they do the same things repetitiously.

Denis Leary

If the world somehow actually ends tomorrow, let all forget about the Mayans and just agree it`s the NHL`s fault

Andy Van Slyke

Mario Lemieux is Mr. Pittsburgh.

Eric Lindros

I might have practiced stick-handling with my head up a bit more.

Gary Bettman

This is a sad, regrettable day that all of us wish could have been avoided.

Jaromir Jagr

It's tough in the NHL; you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy.

Paul Kariya

I'm going through the neutral zone and I've got a guy tugging me through the whole way, if I don't go down, I'm not going to get a call.

Patrick Kane

They left us together for a reason. Let's show them why.

Pat LaFontaine

I've been fortunate. I've had no residual effects whatsoever. I got out just in time.

Pat LaFontaine

Every time you sustain a head injury, the risk gets higher and higher. I always said that if there ever was a point where the risk was more than minimal, I would stop playing.

Charles Dickens

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

Charles Dickens

Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide them, guide them.

Charles Spurgeon

Christ is the great central fact in the world's history. To Him everything looks forward or backward. All the lines of history converge upon Him.

Charles Spurgeon

The world's one and only remedy is the cross.

Charles Spurgeon

Anything which you have in this world, which you do not consecrate to Christ's cause, you do rob the Lord of.

Charles Spurgeon

There is somebody in the world whom you have to bring to Christ. I do not know where he is, or who he is; but you had better look out for him.

Alan Watts

The whole point of Zen is to suspend the rules we have superimposed on things and to see the world as it is

Alan Watts

Do you define yourself as a victim of the world? Or, as the world?

Alan Watts

In looking out upon the world, we forget that the world is looking at itself.