Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alfred de Vigny

Let us dream that once upon a time have lived men stronger and greater, who were more determined for good or for evil; that does us good.

Adoniram Judson

Love to Jesus is a sure title to the greatest possible happiness; for Jesus is omnipotent and has determined to make his friends happy, and surely will not forget a single one in whose heart is enkindled one spark of love.

Rich Thompson

Many races were determined by less than half a second in another exciting, full-house meet.

Daniel Costa

Much of the world's weather is determined by what happens in the Antarctic, so understanding the Southern Ocean is a key to understanding global climate.

Rep. Caruso

No one is excluded. But at this point, we haven't determined which individuals we want before the committee.

Tara Stewart

My great grandmother was feisty. She was determined to be around forever.

Matt Millen

Maybe it took me a while to really understand that. But I do understand it now, and if anything, you're more resolute and more determined and more, to be honest with you, downright ticked off to get this thing done.

Phil Jackson

Obviously the game was determined by Howard leaving so early. That took a lot of energy away from them and we played well as a group.

Frank Gonzalez

If a terrorist's determined enough, he'll find a way. I think some of the rules went too far, like (prohibiting) nail files. But people got used to it. So why not just leave it alone?

Jim Tunney

We're not disappointed at all. We're excited Bode is there in the first place. We're still very proud of him.

Rob Jordan

Like everything else, you have success, and you like to be recognized for it. I don't know if it necessarily translates into anything on the field, but the kids are excited about it, and it's a neat experience.

Peter Cohan

Mainframes just don't get people excited any more.

Leslie Feist

Let It Die' is more piano-based, organ-based and percussion-based. Live, the songs are more guitar-based. The record that we're doing right now is really guitar-based. I feel like finally I get to write some parts that I'll be excited to play on tour for this record.

Jimmie Johnson

Last year's experience showed me that so much can go on, ... There's no need to get too excited yet.

Stanley Asumnu

Last year, we weren't getting this many people to our games. We're excited that the fans are happy, so we're just happy to give them something to see.

Larry Coker

Selfishly speaking, having Kirby is a tremendous lift for our football team. I'm probably more excited about Kirby now than maybe I've ever been.

Philippe Perrin

So, I thought it was very interesting, very challenging, and I personally like being challenged. So, I overall, I was more excited than anything else.

Brian Kapusta

Mike is excited about heading to states. It's tough to make states even once. I didn't make it until my junior year. He's focused and hungry.

Charles Caleb Colton

Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Francois VI Duc de La Rochefoucauld

Self-love is the greatest flatterer in the world.

Derek Lam

Mobile phone shipments in the first quarter are likely to be flat or better than those in the fourth quarter on launches of new handset models.

William Benet

Neither will I put myself forward as others may do,Neither, if you wish to flatter, will I flatter you;I will look at you grimly, and so you will know I am true.

William Benet

Neither will I put myself forward as others may do, Neither, if you wish to flatter, will I flatter you; I will look at you grimly, and so you will know I am true.

Scottish Proverb

Money is flat and meant to be piled up.

Russell Baze

My horse was a little lackadaisical early, ... I got him out to the outside where I wanted to be going into the second turn, and he started to make a pretty good move and flattened out on me during the lane.

Twiggy

Yes, black is slimming, but it's not always youthful. The right tone of red, however, is flattering on all women.

Ken Mayland

If anything, this is a pause. My impression is that manufacturing is doing better than the flat reading suggests.

James Graham

Maurice, I am very impressed by that piece of work,

Jean Seberg

My first marriage was not happy. I married him because I was impressed that he knew which wines to order and how to leave his visiting card. Ridiculous reasons.

Eric Chavez

Of all the times I've been here, ... this was the most impressed I've ever been with one of our pitchers.

Diane Keaton

I hadn't been that impressed with someone since I worked with Meryl Streep.

Joah Tucker

If anything, it stayed the same or maybe went up some. A lot of people will be impressed with my physical size and strength.

Lou Holtz

I was impressed with the facilities, the stadium,

Tim Thompson

I was impressed ... with how well they've progressed.

Tiffani Airmet

I was impressed with her poise. I thought she kept it together. She didn't get wild.

Sakie Yokota

I was impressed that they seriously listened to each of our comments.

Stump Mitchell

Mack always is looking to get better, not just maintain.

Jared Bernstein

Maybe we were looking under the wrong rock.

Bill Fulkerson

Maybe we're looking at November for oral arguments.

Simon Hawkins

Obviously we weren't able to offer him what he was looking for.

Matt Campbell

Obviously, we're looking to go well past ($1,000) this year.

Chris Rudge

One would rightfully say that you shouldn't just be looking at the quantity of medals, you should also be looking at the quality of medals.

Sheperd Paine

Monogram was reissuing the kits they made in the '50s, and they were looking for something new to give them some oomph,

Johnny Damon

More times than not, he's going to come through. He threw some tough pitches on the outside of the plate to get him looking out there, then he threw a perfect pitch in. Shields was an All-Star for a reason.

Christopher Monger

Now we are looking for distribution and fielding our first sales offers,

John Reid

Madonna has nailed it with this record and we are rolling it out very big indeed.

Maripol

Madonna and I worked very closely. I was more like the big sister to her.

Chris Crutcher

You have to be mad in the language you're mad in.

Chris Crutcher

If someone's different from you and it scares you or makes you mad, that's God telling you to take a closer look. If you're scared or mad, that's about you, not about the person who scares you or angers you.

Denis Diderot

There is less harm to be suffered in being mad among madmen than in being sane all by oneself.

Edgar Allan Poe

True! - nervous - very, very nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?

Edgar Allan Poe

When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a straight jacket.

Edgar Allan Poe

True, nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am, but why will say that I am mad?! The disease had haunted my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them. Of all the sense of hearing acute.

Ben Jonson

Success hath made me wanton.

Mike Sanford

Leon is playing better and better every week.

Shaun McGinn

So he started playing every day and, since then, he's been doing very well.

Jim Tressel

Maurice is going to be playing tailback on our scout team.

Willie Thornton

Obviously. we're playing better. We're still not where we want to be. We're still a work in progress.

Kimo Oelhoffen

My apologies to him. It's unfortunate it happened, but that's the risk we all take playing this game.

Joel Edgerton

Polo is like playing golf with a saddle, and there are a lot of moving parts.

George Robertson

When the nation's very survival is at stake, there is no room for playing politics,

Rashard Lewis

I feel like we weren't playing hard. We were just kind of going through the motions.

Steve Rothchild

I feel like we're playing better right now. We just have to take things one at a time right now.

Nancy Morris

One woman said it was things like this that made her proud to be a resident of Watertown.

Frank Maloney

Now, we had something we could be proud of showing the recruits.

Dennis Christopher

I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.

Dennis Eckersley

I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.

Dean Smith

You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do it.

Shawn Almond

I can't say enough how proud I am of them tonight.

Mark Gerald

From where we started to where we came, I'm pretty proud of them.

Eddie Vedder

I'm making music for music's sake, and I have an audience I'm proud of.

Dave Ramsey

Be very proud of what you do, and if you aren't then change it.

James Matthews

Second to the right, and straight on till morning.

Megan Smith

Second graders learn to read: that's a perfect time to make them code.

Steve Frady

Obviously, you don't want to see a second collapse.

Kelli Johnson

We had better shot selection in the second half.

Yash Chopra

When I come to England, I feel as if I am in my second home.

Charles R. Swindoll

First impressions never have a second chance.

Pavel Datsyuk

I can't play with one leg. I need a second leg, too.

Antawn Jamison

Gilbert told me going into the second half, 'You can't do anything if you don't let it ride,'? He shouldn't have to tell me that.

David Jarolim

If Bayern win at Bremen it is better for us as we want to keep second spot.

Joss Whedon

For me, the act of telling the story and showing it to somebody is almost gravy.

French Montana

Every time I look at Twitter, there's always somebody showing support.

Phoebe Philo

I do like the idea of women not showing too much, of them being quite reserved in a way, and quite covered.

Nicki Minaj

Like to me, I did the 'Harajuku' stuff. I did the crazy stuff. And now I kind of want to tone that back, and it's not toning my personality back, it's just showing like I don't only have to do that.

Brene Brown

There’s nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.

Brene Brown

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

A. Johnson

Just showing off my personality. Once I get in the end zone, that's all it is.

Hideo Kojima

The painter has total control over what they're showing to the viewer.

Robert Horan

He wasn't showing affection, he was killing them. Do you understand that?

Alexandra Guarnaschelli

Winter blues are cured every time with a potato gratin paired with a roast chicken.

Bob Holthus

When you put up a million-dollar purse, naturally, you're going to try to win it.

Chris Frantz

You don't want to spend much time in Germany or even France in the winter unless you're in the Alps.

Chris Evert

When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis.

Charles Spurgeon

I would sooner be holy than happy if the two things could be divorced. Were it possible for a man always to sorrow and yet to be pure, I would choose the sorrow if I might win the purity, for to be free from the power of sin, to be made to love holiness, is true happiness.

Charles Spurgeon

Without the Spirit of God, we can do nothing. We are as ships without wind. We are useless.

Charles Peguy

It is innocence that is full and experience that is empty. It is innocence that wins and experience that loses.

Dick Van Dyke

I have also heard and read various accounts of why they [Sheldon Leonard and Carl Reiner] liked me. My favorites? I wasn't too good-looking, I walked a little funny, and I was basically kind of average and ordinary. I guess my lack of perfection turned out to be a winning hand. Let that be a lesson for future generations.

Diane Lane

I take comfort that aging happens to everybody. It's part of life. Aging offers great lessons in dignity, since the indignity wins in the end. Yes, it bothers me when I have lines or puffiness or droops. But it connects me with the human race. Like weather bringing people together, aging brings people together.