Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carlos Castaneda

Sorcerers are convinced that all of us are a bunch of nincompoops. We can never relinquish our crummy control voluntarily, thus we have to be tricked

Howie Dickenman

We have no stars on this team, just a bunch of workers.

Bud Grant

We have no leadership. They rule by a herd. Nobody is in charge. ... It reminds me of a bunch of cows.

Dennis Lyxzen

We want people to leave the show thinking, 'Man, those socialists are a sexy bunch and they can dance, too'.

Roy Williams

We were a pretty confident bunch beforehand. I think I'm confident. I hope it's not over the edge of cockiness, but I told them I felt like we were the only team in this country that could come in here and win this game.

James Mercer

The real challenge of writing songs isn't just writing a bunch of parts - like a verse, chorus, verse - but making something that flows together, that brings you back.

Terry Zwigoff

A lot of things I have turned down ended up being a big embarrassment. Like that script, 'The Beaver.' I thought that was one of the worst scripts I had ever read. But everyone said, 'Ooh it's on the Black List.' Yeah, well, good for it. They're a bunch of idiots. I saw the final film, and there were no surprises.

Scarlett Johansson

Uh, Disneyland Drive right on the entrance to the 5 Freeway . . . actually we pulled off to the side but, unfortunately, we have a bunch of paparazzi cars also following us.

Elle King

I'm really not good at anything else, so if I don't make it as a musician, I'll probably just end up living in the woods with a bunch of dogs.

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.

Tom Whalen

We've still got a long way to go, and there's a lot we can improve on, but any time you get a shutout, you have to be happy with it.

Joe Cole

When I'm playing regularly, I feel happy and that's when I get my strength and power to go past someone, which is so important to me,

Brian Wilson

I'm doing good. I've had a slight nervous breakdown in the '60s. I got through that. And I got through the '70s. And I was in a doctor's program during the '80s and then I met Melinda and we've been together ever since. I've got a happy life.

Brian Wilson

I'm happy; I'm a happy person.

Booth Tarkington

So long as we can lose any happiness, we possess some.

Doyle Geddes

Ultimately, we were very happy with the second half.

Byron Katie

There's no way that a clear mind can live an unhappy life.

Buddy Valastro

Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It's all about the memories.

Jane Seymour

What I love about watercolor is that a lot of happy accidents occur.

Edmund Hillary

I think my first thought on reaching the summit- of course, I was very, very pleased to be there, naturally - but my first thought was one of a little bit of surprise. I was a little bit surprised that here I was, Ed Hillary, on top of Mt. Everest. After all, this is the ambition of most mountaineers.

Leon Askin

We wanted to bring the political situation in Austria on stage. Naturally we could not do that without pointing to Austrian's northern neighbor Germany.

Angela Merkel

We would naturally have wanted a better result,

William Shakespeare

Though I am not naturally honest, I am sometimes by chance.

Starsmith

When I've worked with established artists, I've naturally been more restricted, but you still have to take risks and push yourself to do something different.

Chester Brown

It's not so much that I got that idea at some point, it came up naturally because of the improvisational nature of the story I was telling.

Mitchell Baker

People are more naturally protective of what they create than of what they consume.

John Key

I always had a long-term view of going into politics, so I suppose I was always careful. I mean, I got offered all these rinky dink tax deals, but I always paid my taxes. I am naturally quite conservative.

Chris Cornell

Rock will always have CBGB, whether it's open or closed, ... It will just naturally be replaced by something else.

Todd Blackadder

Ulster seemed to get their tries effortlessly whereas we had to work for ours.

Terry Kratovil

Nothing ever seemed to ruffle him. He always had a smile. He was always cheerful.

Russ Ortiz

I can't. I wish I could. Nothing seemed to be where I wanted it.

Hope Schulte

I don't know what was going on. It just seemed like everything was just going in for me. I just did what I usually do, and (the shots) just seemed to fall.

Alex Hernandez

I don't know what happened, ... Every thing seemed to be going well, but Wilson was just too fast.

Mike Costello

We seemed out flat-footed in the first and also didn't shoot well.

Leonard Maltin

What she said seemed to matter. She provoked response, discussion, arguments. She was so passionate.

Susan Meyer

When we started to look around for a new space, it seemed the space at COSI was a natural.

Lisa Tuttle

I can't remember a time when I didn't write or make up stories, because it seemed to come with reading.

Lynn Samuels

To tell you the truth, I don't like talking too much once I leave this booth. I'm talked out.

Khloe Kardashian

The amount of things I want to tweet that I get talked out of? It's probably four times a week. I'm very hotheaded.

Chris Daly

What they talked about were the qualifications for manslaughter,

Jenn Giel

She talked more around him, responded more to him.

Matt LeBlanc

We've talked about it within the team and we've dubbed it the 'Reverse the Record' season.

Otis Smith

We've talked about it. It's still a ways away. It's 50-50.

Jim Marchiony

We've talked about it, but there's not been a decision.

Ray Durham

We've talked about it, but I'll let them decide. I'd be all for it, that's for sure.

Richard Flanagan

My father, unusually for a PoW, talked about his experiences, but he talked about them in a very limited way.

Jim Haslett

I don't know that his teammates would actually want him back for what he did.

Curt Shaw

When Jared got hot, his teammates got him the ball.

Mike Eaves

He just has to do his part, let his teammates do their part and we should come out all right.

Jerome Bettis

My teammates put me on their back and wouldn't let me down.

David Castillo

We want to let him know we're here for him as teammates and family.

Jevon Kearse

It's not me at all, ... But we're winning and my teammates are getting sacks. That's really all I can say.

Amanda Padilla

I just have to know I can make the shots. My teammates were there to get me the ball.

Vince Young

I'm not too much getting into the Heisman right now. It's all about my teammates right now. Whatever they want to say, let them talk, man.

Dave Franco

I'm a tough critic on myself.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.

John Stemberger

We're in a tough place. This is a Herculean task.

Ashton Irwin

If things are going bad and life is tough, hang in there. Ride it out. Come out on top.

Todd Graham

This (program) was tough to turn around, but that's what I do.

Jan Karon

I have confidence that God is with us in all things, both tender and tough

Scott Cross

We've got a tough draw, but what the heck. They're all tough at this point.

Bikram Choudhury

I am tough, and sometimes I tell it like it is. Tough love can work wonders.

Demi Lovato

Don't let anything or anyone define you. You are what you are because of what you make of tough situations in your life.