Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chris Bailey

Lots of people I know have bootlegged tapes of performances and if they play it I will be transported back sometimes with happiness, sometimes with horror.

Natalie Imbruglia

Nicole Richie is supposed to be way too thin. It's more likely she's gone that way as a reaction to being called too chubby in the past. It's her only way of controlling the situation she's in. I completely understand that.

Holly Valance

I don't want to be 35 years old and still popping out songs in miniskirts and la-la-la.

Chris Bailey

I have never been over fond of scenes anywhere.

Chris Bailey

I find it odd at 47 that I can go to festivals and be in the company of groups that are much younger and we are playing a not-dissimilar set.

Mary Hansen

I feel like this is a bit strange being in here, though. I am a happy person, generally. I like a laugh. Don't I seem to be a happy person?

Brody Armstrong

We drink VB, Victoria Bitter, which is way better.

Brody Armstrong

We also listen to PJ Harvey; a lot of driving music. You need something a little more relaxing in the car.

Brody Armstrong

I really wanted to work hard on my lyrics.

Charlotte Bronte

The cool peace and dewy sweetness of the night filled me with a mood of hope: not hope on any definite point, but a general sense of encouragement and heart-ease.

Charles Dickens

I had no advice, no counsel, no encouragement, no consolation, no assistance, no support, of any kind, from anyone, that I can call to mind, as I hope to go to heaven!

Charles Spurgeon

The greater our present trials, the louder will our future songs be, and the more intense our joyful gratitude.

Diane Warren

I'm somebody who finds adversity is almost as good as encouragement. It's almost like, you close the door, and I'll find ten ways to kick it in and go around it or dig under it or something.

David Amram

I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature.

David McCullough

We are all what we are, in large degree, because of others who have helped, coached, taught, counseled, who set a standard by example, who've taken an interest in our interests, opened doors, opened our minds, helped us see, who gave encouragement when we needed it, who reprimanded or prodded when we needed it, and at critical moments, inspired.

David Kim

When the gospel enters our work in a robust way, there's a deep encouragement and renewed sense of purpose that people begin to experience sometimes for the first time.

David Rudisha

My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world.

Byron Katie

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Ivan Radenovic

We were trailing most of the time, but we had them. We were good enough to win, and it showed in the way we played. We gave them a terrific game.

Wayne Johnson

When I'm thinking about the Nationals, I'm not even thinking about the $140,000. If I win the Nationals and they gave me a $140,000 check, that's when it would hit me.

Robert Atkins

When I meet vegetarians who might have diabetes, pre-diabetes or massive obesity, I tell them they would be better off if they gave up their Vegetarianism.

Kevin Kinel

We set ourselves up really nice. All of our swims were monstrous. These guys didn't let anything get to them. We gave ourselves some good opportunities.

Thomas Steinbeck

You didn't grow up in the shadow of John Steinbeck. He put you on his shoulders and gave you all the light you wanted.

Catherine Deneuve

But I never gave up personal things to work, never.

Elaine Sciolino

In 1981, Ms. Ebtekar was made editor-in-chief of the English-language newspaper 'Kayhan International.' The man who gave her the job was Mr. Khatami, who was then head of the Kayhan publishing house.

Kim Cattrall

I never gave up believing that there was much more to life than how I was living it.

Laura Wade

I'm not very good at sticking at things if I can't be successful at them. I gave up on sport a long time ago.

C. S. Lewis

Edmund, give a special goodbye to Trumpkin for me. He's been a brick.

Chris Hamilton

We have sat down and done the figures, and the result is that there has been an increase of just under 10-per-cent on last year's sales. We're not up in purely money terms, just on ticket sales, but it's good news for the club.

David Bennett

We have to have a good week of practice. We've got to get back to fundamentals.

Craig Beesley

We have to go up there tomorrow and play good ball.

Mike Thomas

We have to get there, but we should be on our way (to the title game). There's other good teams up there, but we should have a good shot.

Jordan Leopold

We have to get off to a good start. It's one of those things of whoever wants it the most is going to end up getting it.

James Greer

We have to get better at getting through the full-court trap. We had been struggling with that, but we did a good job when we needed it.

Siv Meisingseth

We have normal traffic today and the prospects for tomorrow are good too.

Kay Runge

Whenever you have an urban library, there are parking issues. The good thing about our new location is the nearby ramps.

Etta James

Most of the songs I sing, they have that blue feeling to it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't know what I'm sorry about.

Kate Micucci

My first songs were about animals and shoes. I wrote one song about PF Flyers, and one to my fish.

Todd Rundgren

I don't know what the inspiration for most of songs really mean until I finish them. For the most part, I'm going for a visceral impression, and I write the words last.

Lucinda Williams

My approach to recording and all that is pretty organic. It just has to do with all the songs I wrote; go in and record them.

Billy Sherwood

I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record... So I was just writing songs.

Ringo Garza

We're trying to keep it fresh. The songs are never the same every night.

Billy Porter

For me, I really feel like if there's not a real, true connection to the material, I don't need to sing it. I don't need to sing songs just because I like them anymore. I've done that.

Brian Wilson

Probably not much of a song left in me, you know, if any, because I've written so many, some 250 songs or 300 or whatever it is.

Adam Jones

I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.