Famous Quotes & Sayings

The other thing I heard from people a lot was that they were amazed that $212 million had gone through those machines than the fact that the state got so little. People were amazed at the amount of money that could have gone into the economy.

We were amazed when we opened the store to find how many people liked that style ... and there was no place to buy it. It seems everyone who comes in either has a log home, wants a log home or knew someone with a log home.

Barbara Walters

We were amazed when she said yes and we're thrilled to have her.

Nathanael Greene

We were amazed to hear him voice this commitment. He framed it exactly as we would have.

We were amazed that saving 20 steps was so important to a guy who's going to ski all day.

We were amazed by the commitment and achievements of all this year's scholarship applicants. Dennis and his colleagues have set an incredibly high standard for this award. I'm thrilled that we will be able to honor Dennis at such a spectacular event.

Michael Palin

We were amazed at the enthusiasm of American audiences.

We boxed out very well, holding St. Mary's to usually just one shot when they had the ball. The girls continue to amaze me with the intensity that they show on defense. And that 11-0 run to begin the game was the turning point. We also really weren't in any foul trouble.

Kris Kristofferson

Working with Dakota's not exactly like working with a kid. She's a remarkable actor. ... Bette Davis was probably like that when she was a little girl, and I think she'll amaze us for years.

We're just amazed at the reaction of people when they hear about the Korean study. They're scared of this pandemic, so they're looking for anything to potentially protect themselves.

Jerry Uelsmann

Ultimately, my hope is to amaze myself. The anticipation of discovering new possibilities becomes my greatest joy.

One thing that in my reporting that I found and was amazed to find was that, as far as I could determine, neither high-level White House officials in the Bush administration nor even the top brass at the CIA even knew the history of water boarding when they approved it.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

My father was truly a great man. I remember one day putting my feet in my father's shoes. I was amazed at the size. Would I ever be big enough to fill his shoes? Could I ever grow into the man my father was? I wondered.

Kenny G

I was really amazed when I started hearing 'Songbird' on the radio. I couldn't believe that the record company promotion department had actually convinced radio music directors to play it -because there wasn't anything like it on the radio at the time.

When I was a ten-year-old book worm and used to kiss the dust jacket pictures of authors as if they were icons, it used to amaze me that these remote people could provoke me to love

Somebody invariably asks a question that I can't answer. That pushes me to learn something else about bass fishing. Every year I'm amazed at the new techniques bass pros come up with to fool fish. We're really pushing the envelope on fishing skills.

She has come a long way. She's just a natural athlete. There's things she can do with the ball in practice that still amaze me.

She always amazes me. At the beginning of the game, I really thought she was struggling. I think she wanted to come out and do something. The fourth quarter was good for her.

Julie Miller

She is very fun. And I am amazed at how well she gets around. She does a lot for herself. She's just awesome.

Most people are amazed at how they spend their time when they do this.

Warren Johnson

Most people are amazed that this is so loosely organized.

We're amazed to have been nominated for anything other than the 'tallest double act' award because our combined height is 12 ft 6 in.

We're amazed that the planet-formation process seems to be so universal. Pulsars emit a tremendous amount of high energy radiation, yet within this harsh environment we have a disk that looks a lot like those around young stars where planets are formed.

We're amazed that the planet-formation process seems to be so universal.

Yes, I've been keeping these 'children' of mine in bondage in my wine cellar and finally had the strength to let them go. Everyone was amazed at how much of our lives' history was wrapped up in these wines.

Catherine Jinks

The fact that I ended up married to a decent man is still a source of amazement to me, thanks to 'The Women's Room.'

We set the policy and you can't bend the rules every time. Every time we review this there has been some excuse why they can't meet the requirements. It amazes me that staff, who is here and has institutional memory, can't speak the truth about it.

David Byrne

When I was in high school, there were these British blues-rock-type bands with really good guitar players that would jam on one song for half an hour. And as much as I was amazed by some of those guitar players, seeing them prompted me to make a note that that's not something I could do.

Denis Villeneuve

Very early on, I was writing stories, and I was amazed at Spielberg's movies when I was young. Coming from the countryside, I was so impressed with the way he was able to tell stories and the way he was able to deal with le merveilleux - the wonders. Very quickly, he became for me a massive hero, and he introduced me to the world of a director.

Charles Hazlewood

It still amazes me how many musicians aren't really interested in engaging with their audience at all. Alfred Brendel, a pianist for whom I have the greatest respect, has described performance as a sacred communion between the artist and the composer. But what about the audience? Music is communication, a two-way street.

Shane Koyczan

I guess initially I was amazed that somebody would see something within my work that they could really relate to, but the more it's happened, the more people have come forward, I've really realized that we're all kind of going through the same thing at the same time.

Laura Schlessinger

It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.

Bjorn Ulvaeus

In a way, I'm kind of a bystander looking at this phenomenon that is ABBA, which is still around, and that I thought would be finished in 1981 and forgotten. I'm amazed how this could happen, and I don't know why it happened. I'm just grateful and humble. I just sit back and enjoy.