Famous Quotes & Sayings

Byron Katie

Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.

Catherine Bell

The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately.

Beyonce Knowles

We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.

Barry Bostwick

I was always this guy who appreciated and loved women and supported them and all those little things that were female-skewed, strong women parts.

Audre Lorde

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

Dee Wallace

The essence of my work, and of me, is the softer side of a strong woman, and that goes into a number of different roles.

Chiaki Kuriyama

I think probably like seeing women fight because we're generally not thought to be strong, especially in the case of this movie.

Benjamin Franklin

If you want something done, ask a busy person.

Barbara Taylor Bradford

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.

Charles Dickens

"There is no deception now, Mr. Weller. Tears," said Job, with a look of momentary slyness, "tears are not the only proofs of distress, nor the best ones."

Charles Dickens

"I know quite enough of myself," said Bella, with a charming air of being inclined to give herself up as a bad job, "and I don't improve upon acquaintance..."

Charles Stross

I wanted an agent who would actually sell stuff. After two British agents failed comprehensively, I was reading Locus (the SF field's trade journal) and noticed a press release about an experienced editor leaving her job to join an agent in setting up a new agency. And I went "aha!" - because what you need is an agent who knows the industry but who doesn't have a huge list of famous clients whose needs will inevitably be put ahead of you. So I emailed her, and ... well, 11 years later I am the client listed at the top of her masthead!

Charles Stross

What I read: while I'm writing, I tend to go off reading fiction for relaxation - especially the challenging stuff. It's too much like the day job.

Alan Watts

It's time to question a job or career move when it seems like most energy is devoted to making things appear other than what they really are.

Alan Parker

Film-making is a physically hard job.

Alan Patricof

I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available.

Alan Rickman

One thing I will say - my job gets harder and harder. The more you understand about what you are capable of, the less the instrument can do it physically. It's an inverse equation, if that's the right phrase. I just slammed those two words together. It sounded right.

Alan Rickman

I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It's a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals.

Chris Colfer

I almost shat my pants. Literally, the floor was almost covered in my shat.

Aidan Quinn

I'd wear clogs, short pants and ladies' bracelets. I created this aura for myself.

Eddie Izzard

They tend to come out a colour called 'Pants left in wash'

Chad Knaus

Drivers are pretty well set, but crew chiefs, they change their business cards like they change their pants.

Alexis Ohanian

There was a clear lesson here — and that was that the Internet loves Mister Splashy Pants.

Bob Dylan

They asked me for some collateral and I pulled down my pants.

Edwin Edwards

Up with skirts, down with pants!'

Edward Abbey

So I lived alone. The first thing I did was take off my pants. Naturally.

Phillip McGraw

You don't need stain-resistant pants to pop a blister.