Famous Quotes & Sayings

Italo Calvino

The public figure of the writer, the writer-character, the 'personality-cult' of the author, are all becoming for me more and more intolerable in others, and consequently in myself.

Italo Calvino

Every time I've had to do journalistic investigations, I've cursed, but later I discovered that it had helped me enormously with writing fiction. It's the one thing that can save me from becoming an academic writer.

Kevin Mitnick

My hacking was all about becoming the best at circumventing security. So when I was a fugitive, I worked systems administrator jobs to make money. I wasn't stealing money or using other people's credit cards. I was doing a 9-to-5 job.

David Stout

Machines have the power to become the ultimate interactive art-making tool. Computers are becoming postmodern blenders bringing together images, sound, and interactive, nonlinear space.

Dave Flaskas

Libby is the hottest swimmer in the world right now and is on the way to becoming a superstar, if she is not already there.

Ray Looze

Leila is at the threshold of becoming a world-class swimmer. With continued progress, she will be a force to be reckoned with at the end of the season.

Bobby Miller

Let the ice cap melt; it only reflects the heat from the sun, protecting earth from becoming just so much desert. The great grandchildren of the morons who elected and reelected George Exxon Bush and Dick Halliburton Cheney can survive, at least for a while, by killing off each other for a drink of water.

John Hewitt

Liberty Tax Service is a solid contender for the franchising industry to watch. Our growth is solid in number of new franchisees and new offices. We are establishing a visible brand name that's quickly becoming known for excellent customer service and a vibrant corporate culture.

Matthew Parry

Lower second- and third-quarter demand -- as the northern hemisphere warms, less crude oil is required for heating purposes -- will result in the already over-supplied global crude-oil market becoming increasingly bloated.

Granth Sahib

My Lord and Master has summoned me, His minstrel, to the True Mansion of His Presence. He has dressed me in the robes of His True Praise and Glory.

Jim Bolla

No one got hurt. They got to run up and down the floor and have some fun. The players enjoyed getting dressed up with the costumes. It was a good way to kick off practice and then get serious on what we need to do.

China Anne McClain

Music and dance influence my style in a lot of ways. Sometimes I go off to work dressed up like I'm going to hit the stage and perform.

Richard Corales

My father was a doctor, and for as long as I have known, I wanted to be a physician. At my kindergarten graduation, you dressed up as what you wanted to be. I dressed as a doctor. I wanted to emulate my father.

James St. James

I'll always be a party monster. I'll always love getting dressed up.

Lorde

If I'm going to dress up, I like things that are quite long and classic. I like feeling dressed up and like a lady.

Susan Mays

She was probably dressed that way during most of the first 10 years she lived here.

Charles Nelson Reilly

Everyone should have hair. When you get dressed up, you must do that last whip of hair spray, or life's not worth living.

Paula Abdul

You look phenomenal. You dressed the part. ... Your vocals were impeccable.

Doug Hall

Let's just say Hollywood is very different, a world in itself.

Paris Hilton

Las Vegas is hot, Planet Hollywood is hot and I wanted to be part of the newest, hottest resort in Las Vegas.

Paul Lauer

Many people put churchgoers and Hollywood on the opposite sides of the equation,

Jaime Pressly

So many Hollywood actresses become successful and then just keep on going - they miss out on having a partner and a baby and end up lonely.

Terry Gilliam

Mud has been my middle name, ... Of course, people in Hollywood would say that about my career.

Charlotte Church

Mum, have I sung at the Hollywood Bowl?

Douglas Booth

For me, if Shakespeare was around today, he'd be writing screenplays - a big Hollywood movie.

Charlie Puth

I don't love the whole Hollywood mentality, but I do love the weather and how motivated everyone is around here. It motivates me to make fun music.

Greta Garbo

If only those who dream about Hollywood knew how difficult it all is.

Isabella Rossellini

It always amazed me that people believed I was this beautiful object.

Isabella Rossellini

I'm always a little worried when people have met me in person because I'm worried they'll be disappointed.

Rick Perlstein

Do people still read before bed? I play 'Words With Friends.'

Robert Mankoff

People often ask me about my upbringing, and if there was anything particular about it that made me become a cartoonist.

Robert Mankoff

I don't think most people know what's going to be in their obituary, but I do.

Robert Teeter

There are not enough people out talking about the President positively.

Roger Penrose

Some people take the view that we happen by accident. I think that there is something much deeper, of which we have very little inkling at the moment.

Kristy Swanson

My parents were like the kind of people who read the 'Enquirer' and believed everything it said.

Malorie Blackman

I think what we need, especially in publishing, is more commissioning editors and editors who are people of colour.