Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles de Gaulle

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

Charles Dickens

Some philosophers tell us that selfishness is at the root of our best loves and affections. Mr. Dombey's young child was, from the beginning, so distinctly important to him as a part of his own greatness, or (which is the same thing) of the greatness of Dombey and Son, that there is no doubt his parental affection might have been easily traced, like many a goodly superstructure of fair fame, to a very low foundation.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

God's gifts are many; His best gift is one. It is the gift of Himself.

Bob Thomas

We want them to swim fast, and this is the best way to do it, in short races.

Farley Flex

We want them to be as comfortable as possible. So they can give us their best performance.

Steve Davies

We want to take care of our district games and then, game seven, eight, nine, 10 make sure we're playing our best football.

Jeff Matteson

We want to surround our families with as much support as possible. There are some great people working with kids in this town. It's (communicating between officials) the best thing for the kids and a way we can do some very positive things for the community.

Nick Saban

We want to support every player, and I think every player knows he has a responsibility for what to do and what not to do. As a coach, I also feel a responsibility to put a player in the best situation possible so he can have success.

Venancio Figueroa

We want to stay competitive and make sure we're providing customers the best value.

Alanis Morissette

When I was 11 years old and I was on a road trip with my family. I turned to my dad and said, "Do you believe in Adam and Eve?" And he said he didn't think so. I remember that felt like a slap in the face, because if my parents questioned Adam and Eve, then they potentially questioned everything within Catholicism. Eventually that idea led to my feeling liberated, but at that time it was very scary.

Alan Bennett

The nearest my parents came to alcohol was at Holy Communion and they utterly overestimated its effects. However bad the weather, Dad never drove to church because Mam thought the sacrament might make him incapable on the return journey.

Al Jarreau

My dad graduated seminary there, and so did (sounds like) Mark Kimball's grandfather. They sang in a quartet together, my dad and Mark Kimball's grandfather.

Akon

I'm a polygamist. I can afford to have as many wives as I can afford to have. All Africans believe in it. My dad has four wives.

Nancy Long

We want them to have moms and dads and normal families.

Roberto Alomar

When I was a little boy, I didn't know what the Hall of Fame was. I was just playing the game of baseball, and I wanted to be just like my dad.

Don Cheadle

Kids clearly help center you because you can't impress your kids. People are like, "Oh, are they so excited because you're Ironman?" My kids couldn't care less. They like it when I hang out and play dad. I impress them by playing video games with them and doing well. Your kids humble you.

Djimon Hounsou

I wanna begin saying a story about my son. I have a four-year old son who loves superheroes from Spider-Man to Iron Man to Batman. He's got all the costumes. One day he looks at me and says 'Dad, I want to be light-skinned so I could be Spider-Man. Spider-Man has light skin.' That was sort of a shock. This is why I am excited to be a part of the Marvel Universe, so I could be hopefully provide that diversity in the role of the superhero.

Dhani Harrison

My dad was my hero, my best friend.

Charlie Chaplin

There is greatness in everyone.

Charles Sumner

The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual.

Charles de Gaulle

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Charles de Gaulle

France cannot be France without greatness.

Charles Caleb Colton

Great men, like comets, are eccentric in their courses, and formed to do extensive good by modes unintelligible to vulgar minds.

Charles Caleb Colton

Great minds had rather deserve contemporaneous applause without obtaining it, than obtain without deserving it. If it follow them it is well, but they will not deviate to follow it.

Charles Caleb Colton

In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.

Charles Caleb Colton

Speaking generally, no man appears great to his contemporaries, for the same reason that no man is great to his servants--both know too much of him.

Charles Dickens

The secret was such an old one now, had so grown into me and become a part of myself, that I could not tear it away.

Sara White

He just wanted to play football. He would have played for free. But luckily we had an agent.

Marcello Lippi

Luckily we were able to win. It's so important to start off well.

Romulus Whitaker

Luckily there were no venomous snakes around Hoosick, N.Y., so I amassed quite a collection of milk snakes, garters, ribbons and ring-necked snakes.

Alma Drunick

Luckily the police saw what was going on and stopped it.

Alma Drunick

Luckily police managed to notice what was going on.

Steve Box

Luckily nobody was harmed. The Oscar nomination has cheered everyone up.

Joe Kalb

Luckily I got a step and luckily it rattled down.

David Ferrell

We don't like to slow it down. But luckily it went our way.

Chris Villarrial

You get a little panicked at first. You think the worst sometimes. Luckily for me, it wasn't. It's treatable what I've got.

Natalie Imbruglia

My mum said I told her I wanted to be a hairdresser during the week and a star on the weekend and that was when I was really young.

Elizabeth Hurley

I feel like a semi-single mum.

Michelle Leslie

My mum was actually picking wedding outfits for us the other day,

Margot Robbie

My mum is just the sweetest person on Earth, and if I turned into her, I wouldn't be that upset at all; in fact, it would be an honour.

Kate Thompson

My mum wouldn't have had any time for fantasy stuff; she's more practical.

Isla Fisher

On Nicole Kidman: She's a mum in her thirties with slag's hair. Look at all that frizzy s**t! She thinks she's a girl.

Lauren Bell

I do not remember my mum at all,

Nita Ambani

Sachin is the soul of Mumbai Indians, and I am sure he will guide Bhajji as he takes on the responsibility of captaining Mumbai Indians.

Katherine Boo

People talk about places like Mumbai as a tale of two cities, as if the rich and poor don't have anything to do with each other.

Alan Watts

...[W]ords can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences.

Jaron Lanier

You have to be somebody before you can share yourself.

Jason Miller

We're not going to share our playbook with the other team.

Edgar Quinet

What we share with another ceases to be our own....

Bertolt Brecht

Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.

Cecilia Bartoli

So I like to make music, and I like to share music. This is also a gift.

C. S. Lewis

Nothing is really ours until we share it.

Daryl Manning

We shared some stories, got to know each other.

Anton Yelchin

You don't share the things you're forced to share [on a movie set].

Tyler Oakley

You don't go to your 9 to 5 and share every story with your coworkers, and in the same way, not every YouTuber shares every story with their audience.