Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mary Badham

I didn't know anything about movies or movie stars or the Academy or anything. I was just a blank sheet of paper. I was totally ignorant of all that stuff. I never went to the movies, didn't know anything about the movies.

Joaquin Phoenix

It was terrifying at times. One of my first fires I went into at the academy -- and this was controlled fire by the way, this was with two instructors on every floor -- I still panicked and called out 'mayday' right in the middle of the fire,

It was a proud year for all Canadians (at) the Academy Awards.

It was awesome. The line for autographs stretched all the way through the Sports Academy and wrapped around it.

Kevin Conroy

Following the incredible success of our collaboration with the Recording Academy in February, and as part of our continued efforts to offer the premier online experience to music fans around the world, we are thrilled to bring the excitement of the 3rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards to our AOL members and consumers on the Web. This important relationship builds on AOL's popularity as the leading online provider among U.S. Hispanics. - the fastest growing population in the U.S. - as well as our popular Latin music offerings.

It's the magnitude of it I think that's making it difficult for people to grasp what's happened. London has been in touch. The Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School, have all been in touch to offer their sympathies as well.

Dominic Keating

It's the end of an era for the franchise, that's for sure, ... It's the end of producer Rick Berman 's stint. Then another man will put his paw print on another version four years from now. Try his luck -- 'Starfleet Academy 90210 In Space' -- something like that.

John York

The relationship with the 49ers Academy started before we got here. Denise and I both love coming here to be part of teaching the kids. If you can get some of the students to realize the importance of education, and you can look out and see in their eyes that they are paying attention, they have the best chance to improve their lives.

Jamie Wyeth

I had been elected to the National Academy of Design in New York, and one of the requirements was that you give a portrait, a self-portrait of yourself.

Maggie Dixon

I just take it as it is. I don't let it frustrate me. I just try to work around it. With our kids, our theme is, there's certain things in life you can't control, so let's just make the best out of them. And that's kind of where I'm at right now. The academy has been around a lot longer than I have. I respect it and respect what they're all about, and I try to roll with everything that's thrown at us.

Harold Bloom

I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike -- and I don't think there really is a distinction between the two -- are always dominated by fools, knaves, charlatans and bureaucrats. And that being the case, any human being, male or female, of whatever status, who has a voice of her or his own, is not going to be liked.

C.J. is a great baseball player, but he's an even better young man. I guarantee he'll be the hardest worker coach (Scott) Cornett has ever had there. I go home from the academy at 10 at night, and he and his dad are still there working.

The Champions Academy is a non-profit corporation. Although the people who run it are all Christians, we don't hand the kids a Bible when they come to our camp. Instead, we teach by example through experiences on the basketball court and we use the opportunities presented to help instill positive values and show the glory of God and promote the Gospel.

The first half was extremely physical. Richmond Academy plays hard, and we played very hard. Certain matches are going to get physical. This one did. We have skillful players who can get physical if they need to, and Richmond Academy does, too.

The guilds have a lot of members who are also voting in the Academy Awards .

David Pierce

The greatest honor the Academy has ever given me,

The district thought to hold Bok Academy to a higher code than it holds itself.

Sebastian Telfair

A lot of work, ... Training at the IMG Academy in Florida - there's always someone there to work on your game, guys there to play with. I put a lot of shots up - my arm still hurts! Workouts were different every day, but I'm sure I shot over 1,000 (a day). I shot three times a day and played. Three-pointers too.

David Porter

A Glimmer of Hope is proud to partner with Austin Can! Academy in providing opportunities for the area's at-risk youth. Our organizations share the same hopes, goals and aspirations in serving area youth in need of a helping hand.

And it will be HHS and not the academy that will have to deal with the consequences.

Paul Kelly

This is like the Academy Awards. Every day, to be able to come in and feel good about what I do would not be possible without students who care about learning.

Juan Flores

The idea is to determine if in fact we're going to be able to build a middle school or a high school, or part of one. Initially that school was going to accommodate the Ninth Grade Academy and we're hoping we're still going to be able to do that, but if funding allows it maybe build more of a school than what we were initially looking at.

The union has to be made aware of the consequences of their actions. If they didn't strike, Bear Stearns wouldn't have needed to hire a charter bus in order to get their employees to work. Academy Bus wouldn't have had to subcontract it to AME.

Amy Sedaris

It's driving me crazy! It's awful. I saw four last night during the Academy Awards. Four little baby mice running all over my apartment.

George Clooney

This is not an industry that says OK. It has to be about big business and big budgets. I think the beauty of the academy is that it finds little moments to say, 'Let's talk about these films and let's talk about things that maybe the rest of the mainstream doesn't get a chance to see.

Howard Hughes

This is not the sum total of what the academy will cover. This is a principle,

This is one of the greatest honours I can imagine, to me like winning an Academy Award,

Bob Parsons

The web-only version is popular, but our 'Road to the Super Bowl' section is also getting a great deal of interest. People want to see why so many of our ads were rejected in the first place. The bottom line is not to please the critics or win an Academy Award. The important thing is to reach the customer.