Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ben Lovett

I guess something that I've noticed from American acts who had success in touring is more of an explanation as to their music. Which is I think quite funny. I think British acts might like to leave more to the imagination - maybe a bit more obscure perhaps - a bit more shy.

Ben Lovett

There's no platform for an unsigned music scene in the main cities - it's all hyped acts or showcases behind closed doors. I read about artists that are doing it 'the old-fashioned way' and touring, as if that's a unique thing to do - well, that should just be the way it is.

The jail acts as a roof over their head and they feed them, but it's not cushy. They are processed, but they're not incarcerated. It's just simply a holding space.

Thomas Jefferson

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to others.

Michael Ignatieff

The legitimacy of coercive acts in a democracy arises from the process by which they are justified and by the degree to which we regard decisions as rational. If the justifications proceed properly, through recognized public institutions, and if they make sense to us, they are legitimate.

Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.

The live business is competing with itself because too many acts are out there at the same time. For (Clear Channel), it's critical that acts play in that time period.

William Wordsworth

The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's life.

The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is the role of Congress to debate and authorize this before the President acts precipitously.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

All of the shows we are offering this semester appeal to many different kinds of audiences. These are all acts the students have been asking for and we have created a good balance with some larger events and some smaller ones.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

A PERSON might appear poor, distressed, and depressed to ordinary mortals; he might not have the exterior demonstration of devotion, but God could be ever installed in his heart, guiding and guarding him. He might be doing all acts as acts of worship to the God residing in his heart.

Shawn acts like every game is a Redskins-Cowboys game.

Coach Luke tries to get hyped up sometimes. He acts like he's still playing sometimes.

James Hill

Any loss of life is regrettable, but we will simply not tolerate acts of violence against our multinational forces or innocent Haitians,

An element of the general strategy employed by the organizers of the terrorist acts was to unleash a wide information and propaganda attack against Uzbekistan involving international human rights organizations.

Our entire season this year is a season that was selected by our students. We usually have a committee of faculty and one student that acts as a representative. This year, the students met on their own and they put up a slate of plays they'd like to see us do.

Other acts have been almost like drunken recklessness. This is like they were here on a mission. They were here for something.

Originally, the ground under the south side of the bridge was not built up like it is. Water is now diverted to the north side of the center piling and the dirt on the south side acts like a dam, eroding the north side. That needs to be cleaned out then the flooding would not be so bad.

Sathya Baba

The mother must set the example in holding out the shrine as the heart of the house hold! She must enforce discipline over the children in personal cleanliness in humility and hospitality, in good manners and acts of service.

Shaun O'Hara

Eli's not a scream-and-shout guy. He's a quiet, lead-by-example type. Won't say much, but when he does, it means something. He doesn't just talk to talk. He's just the most humble guy in the world. He's got the Manning name on his back and he's the No. 1 pick, which means he carries around all those expectations, but he never acts like anything but one of the guys in this locker room, never puts himself on any pedestal.

William Shakespeare

Each your doing,So singular in each particular,Crowns what you are doing in the present deed,That all your acts are queens.

The resort will not commit illegal acts at the direction of government officials including those who have no jurisdiction in the matter.

There was a feeling of too many uncivil acts on campus. This was to inform the floors and have the floors take a stance that this is not acceptable.

Samuel Alexander

Practical acts are such as, through the medium of our bodily movements, alter the object or its relation to ourselves or to other subjects.

Jimmy Rollins

Same guy. He acts like he's shy and humble: 'I'm just looking to make the team.' I've seen an All-Star be in Triple-A the next year, but not the rookie of the year!

People who indulge in the acts of deception and debauchery are devoid of success.

Boris Yeltsin

A total of 1,580 people, the civilian population, suffered as a result of the bloody wave of terrorist acts that swept over Moscow and other towns and villages of our country.

Concerns about higher interest rates and the yield on the 10-year note may keep stocks on the south side again this morning. The higher yield ... acts as a tax on corporations, and it may also attract money to the bond markets from equities.

And these horrible acts almost always include terrible death and destruction,

An investigation continues but at this point there is no evidence of improper acts by any specific individual or slate of candidates. I urge all parties to the election process to refrain from accusations against other candidates.

Condoleezza Rice

The United States stands with the people and government of Indonesia as they work to bring to justice those responsible for these acts of terrorism, ... We will continue to work together in our common fight against terror.