Famous Quotes & Sayings

Italo Calvino

Although I am small, ugly and dirty, I am highly ambitious, and at the slightest flattery, I immediately start to strut like a turkey.

Laura DiDio

Mainstream Linux deployments are on a steep upward trajectory. Although they will not replace Windows, co-existence will be the order of the day.

Suzanne Fields

Mahmud Abbas is not Thomas Jefferson. The spirit of Patrick Henry has not emerged in Lebanon. Although more than a 140 Syrian intellectuals have protested Syrian troops there and signed a public statement opposing the occupation, these intellectuals are not in the league of our own Founding Fathers.

Robbie McEwen

Leon Van Bon led me out perfectly, but I started the sprint too early, couldn't finish it. Although I was going for a stage win, the intermediate bonus sprint and the green jersey gives me a lot of self confidence.

Samuel Butler

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon.

Jon Heacock

Louis made a couple of good catches out there, although he did drop the first one we threw to him.

Tim Condon

Looks like a people plan as opposed to a business plan. The emphasis seems to be improving peoples lives by improving social infrastructure. I don't know if there are enough goodies to have an impact on financial markets although if the whole country feels better it would be good for markets.

Tod Tamberg

Many of the victims direct all their anger at Cardinal Mahony. It's unfair and somewhat misdirected, although understandable.

John Woods

Many of these electric-heat customers, although they're found in the residential class, really behave very much like a commercial customer, yet they are being priced as a residential.

Richard P. Feynman

All the evidence, experimental and even a little theoretical, seems to indicate that it is the energy content which is involved in gravitation, and therefore, since matter and antimatter both represent positive energies, gravitation makes no distinction.

Robert Walpole

Some members of both Houses have, it is true, been removed from their employments under the Crown; but were they ever told, either by me or by any other of his majesty's servants, that it was for opposing the measures of the administration in Parliament?

Robert Walpole

I happened to be one of those who thought all these expenses necessary, and I had the good fortune to have the majority of both houses of Parliament on my side.

Robert W. Welch, Jr.

There is no question but that the laws and principles which Solon laid down both foreshadowed and prepared the way for all republics of later ages, including our own.

Ronald Kessler

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, decisions made by President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev could have plunged both countries into thermonuclear war.

Anthony Hecht

Mandelstam's wife committed all his poems to memory in fear that both he and his poems would be destroyed by Stalin.

Kevin Mulligan

Like Ashley, Eric and Rich can both make it to states if they play like they can at districts..

Dan Hawkins

Life isn't about being fair. It is what it is. Both teams have played mid-week games, we've played at 9 in the morning, Thursdays, Fridays. I don't think the fairness issue plays into it.

Tom Livatino

Liggins and Little are both very, very good players, and they are complemented well by their other guys. We have our work cut out for us.

Malin Akerman

People do think you're more intelligent if you have dark hair. But my husband definitely prefers me as a blonde.

Steve Tihanyi

We're not doing it because we're dazzled by celebrities. We do it for strategic purposes. Having the right type of personality (in GM vehicles) definitely helps the image of those vehicles.

Serena Williams

Like I said, in a later round, it's definitely easier, ... I've never played her this early, so it's a little tough.

Randy Jackson

Let's just say definitely look out for the outfits, because I think people are just getting a little crazy.

Stephen Ames

Let's put it this way. I'll take level par right now. At the end of the week, I think it will be pretty good. I wouldn't be far off by saying it's definitely going to be single-digits, without a doubt, winning the event.

Daniel Gibson

Losing in the first round last year was definitely a motivating factor. This year I didn't want it to happen again.

Kevin Reilly

Last year was horrific. We don't have the rocket fuel right now to lift us to the next level, but things are genuinely happening, and some of these shows are definitely moving in the right direction.

Sascha Hansen

Last year was definitely in the back of our minds. We had to finish it out this time.

Derek Hagan

Last year's game has definitely been lingering for all of us. We never imagined losing that game with the way we were playing last season.

Charles Spurgeon

Nearness to God brings likeness to God. The more you see God the more of God will be seen in you.

Charles Spurgeon

The glory of God's faithfulness is that no sin of ours has ever made Him unfaithful.

Terri Swaney

For some reason the soccer gods were not with us today.

Xenophanes

Men create the gods in their own image.

Howard Bloom

Nearly every tribe and nearly every human being has gods. Belief in gods is all over the place. It's universal. It squeaks and squoozes from every pore of humanity.

Michael Redd

This says a lot about this team. We've been up and down all year. The gods are with us.

Neil Gaiman

One thing that I get from a lot of people with 'American Gods' is people saying that they would love some kind of glossary with a list of all the Gods and who they are, so that they can look them up.

Philip Yancey

In some ways, evil is backhanded proof of Gods existence.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

If we possess nothing, God will allow us to have plenty.

Kristy Curry

Let's not make a mess of this. It started with our seniors today, for whatever reason. They didn't handle the situation. We will be better from today, I promise you that. The film clips are already being clipped.

Michael Gardner

Love is like handing someone a gun, having them point it at your heart, and trusting them to never pull the trigger.

Ehud Barak

lay its hands on the lowly murderers and will punish them with all severity of the law.

Digger Phelps

Let's get serious. Glen Davis, he's so tough in the paint. They can't handle him.

Salvation Army

Mother Nature had the upper hand in this situation.

Casey Neistat

One of my first questions when I interview prospective employees is, 'Do you know how big a sheet of plywood is?' Most people don't, and say they are different sizes, but it's 4' x 8'. Anyway, working with your hands is a very American thing that we kinda lost here, but it's an important skill to have.

Bruce Carter

Obviously we don't have a Superdome. We have to take a look at what we have in our county. We can handle hundreds or thousands, but not tens of thousands.

Brett Favre

No one is going to hand us anything, especially now,

Dorn Whitmore

Only a handful said they didn't like what we were doing.

Marvin Hamlisch

learned about listening to yourself. You know the punch line but it has to seem as if you're going to find it.

Mark Walter

One of the things I've learned is that baseball is something that happens over time.

John Connell

Obviously, we're playing a high-quality team. It's not something you can practice for. We learned a lot today.

Rachel Platten

Music truly heals, and I am so grateful to have learned that through Musicians on Call.

Twyla Tharp

I've read probably 25 or 30 books by Balzac, all of Tolstoy - the novels and letters - and all of Dickens. I learned my craft from these guys.

Gordon Johnson

I feel like I'm in my 50s and I've learned to pace myself.

Kirby Smart

I feel like I learned more this year than I ever have any year I've been coaching.

Marie Underwood

I was speechless when I learned of the award.

David Beatson

I would do it again. I learned a lot about myself, and I would do it again. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Alexandra Adornetto

Sometimes you meet a person and you just click-you're comfortable with them, like you've known them your whole life, and you don't have to pretend to be anyone or anything.

Italo Calvino

I'm afraid I don't think I really have a life on which something can be written.

Roger von Oech

Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to do, or you get up and do them.

Kurt Andersen

I think we tend to be kind of ahistorical, and think that life as we are living it in the moment is all we know.

Marcy Kaptur

I view myself as someone who is always trying to make life better in practical ways and putting the pieces together to do that.

Malorie Blackman

A film of my life would never happen!

Mamata Banerjee

I have seen in my life, I have struggled so much. I did not get support from anyone.

Albert Schweitzer

Late upon the third day, at the very moment when, at sunset . . . there flashed upon my mind, unforseen and unsought, the phrase 'Reverence for Life'.

Albert Schweitzer

Reverence for life . . . does not allow the scholar to live for his science alone, even if he is very useful . . . the artist to exist only for his art, even if he gives inspiration to many. . . . It refuses to let the business man imagine that he fulfills all legitimate demands in the course of his business activities. It demands from all that they should sacrifice a portion of their own lives for others.

Gail Goestenkors

I don't feel that strain or stress or pressure (of being a No. 1 seed). I feel more relaxed this year than I have any other year, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's the makeup of this team.

Liu Wen

I don't use any makeup if I'm not doing work.

Chloe Sevigny

I find most men don't like a lot of makeup.

Audrey Hepburn

I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine.

Audrey Hepburn

There are more important things than outward appearance. No amount of makeup can cover an ugly personality.

Diablo Cody

Let it be said that the makeup artist at '90210' made me look better for the fake red carpet than I've ever looked on an actual red carpet.

Diahann Carroll

In the beginning, I found myself dealing with a show business dictated by male white supremacists and chauvinists. As a black female, I had to learn how to tap dance around the situation. I had to ... find a way to present my point of view without being pushy or aggressive. In the old days, the only women I saw in this business were in makeup, hairdressing, and wardrobe departments. Now I'm surrounded by women executives, writers, directors, producers, and even women stagehands.

Denise Richards

Every photo shoot, I'm always asking the makeup artist what they're using on me, and I'll go out and get it.

Denise Richards

During the day I don't wear much makeup.

Ryan Newman

Mine was unintentional and his was intentional, and that's all I'm saying.

Ryan Newman

Mine was unintentional and his was intentional and that's all I am saying. NASCAR can do what they want.

Angus MacMillan

Mine production is nowhere near what we thought it would be at the start of the year.

Rainbow Rowell

My favorite Starbucks is nice - Omaha Starbucks stores tend to be friendlier than big-city ones, and the baristas are especially lovely at mine - but it's still a Starbucks.

Jim Parks

My father-in-law used to work in the mines years ago and my youngest son is presently working out here on second shift.

Dede Wilsey

I can't remember. They're somebody's. But they're mine now.

Roger Hatch

From now on I'll be a spectator sitting in the stands, having my pop and watching from there. It's been a passion of mine for a while, and I'll still be there to support (the club).

Troy Williamson

For real? Wow. That's crazy. Nah, I'm going to keep mine and put it in my house.

Bill Dee

I was real proud of him. I told him his overall win percentage is better than mine now.

Isabella Rossellini

It always amazed me that people believed I was this beautiful object.

Isabella Rossellini

I'm always a little worried when people have met me in person because I'm worried they'll be disappointed.

Rick Perlstein

Do people still read before bed? I play 'Words With Friends.'

Robert Mankoff

People often ask me about my upbringing, and if there was anything particular about it that made me become a cartoonist.

Robert Mankoff

I don't think most people know what's going to be in their obituary, but I do.

Robert Teeter

There are not enough people out talking about the President positively.

Roger Penrose

Some people take the view that we happen by accident. I think that there is something much deeper, of which we have very little inkling at the moment.

Kristy Swanson

My parents were like the kind of people who read the 'Enquirer' and believed everything it said.

Malorie Blackman

I think what we need, especially in publishing, is more commissioning editors and editors who are people of colour.