Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Waits

Somebody said I sound like an old lady, and I was really insulted by that. I'm trying to sound like Skip James and Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Scientists are not movie stars or politicians who will feel insulted if they are not showered with accolades. Scientists are not interested in accolades.

Patrick O'Brian

In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.

Connie Kelliher

This illustrates why workers are insulted by their take-away contract. Our members generated that profit he's being rewarded for.

Chuck James

I've been insulted before, but never like this.

Sparky Anderson

They're loyal Royal all the way. But, they're not tough fans, a player does not have to worry about being insulted there.

Nick Rhodes

Intelligence can't be insulted.

Johannes Brahms

If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.

Pierre Corneille

He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be.

Kevin Reilly

Those two really clicked. When we sat down and Robinson started telling his story, we just could see it. We could see the show.

April Gornik

I wouldn't say I'm addicted, but I never, ever skip yoga. I use it to calm down and slow down.

Gore Vidal

Like most readers, I tend to skip the acknowledgements at the beginnings of books: the 'To-My-Wife-Without-Whose-Invaluable-Assistance' kind of thing.

Ozzie Guillen

El Duque will skip one start. We'll see how he throws before we make a decision.

Lindsey Graham

We need somebody ready to be commander-in-chief on day one, who understands there are no moderates in Iran; they've been killed a long time ago.

Jeff Gundy

That's a very important weapon to have, especially when you have somebody like Bryant.

Saeb Erakat

I was under shock, ... You have to think, 'take it down, then they'll storm the plane, somebody may shoot.'

Lana Savage

I think I did the right thing, that's what I think. And I feel like I got somebody that could have done this to someone else.

Avery Cutshaw

I think he can play, but somebody is going to have to give him a chance.

Don Robinson

I did talk to somebody one time who said he was Doug Wood.

Jim McMahon

I don't know who had it out for me, but somebody did.

Jake Gyllenhaal

I don't always think it's necessary for somebody to be nice all the time.

Lofa Tatupu

He is somebody you really have to worry about and you have to know where he is at all times.

John Hull

Our starting point then was trying to find a way to incorporate mean reversion into the HoLee model.

Wilson Alvarez

I'm here trying to do it one more time. I'm doing it for my kids. I'm doing it for my wife. I'm doing it for my teammates. So they can all say you've still got it.

Bebe Neuwirth

Anything that I do, I try to make it as good as I possibly can.

Beck

With my own music, I try to get away from things that are familiar and things that would be easy for me to go to.

Beck

I would love to do an electronic record. There's just so much to see and do and try. And life goes by.

Becca Fitzpatrick

I wrinkled my nose, trying to figure out what he smelled like. Not cigarettes. Something richer, fouler. Cigars.

B. B. King

I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.

Billy Corgan

I was trying to be this person who is cool, eternally rocking.

Billy Corgan

I'd reached a point where there was a direct conflict between what I was trying to be and who I really was.