Famous Quotes & Sayings

As Canadians, we don't usually pat ourselves on the back, blow our horn. And veterans are the same, they're very humble, very low-key. But when you hear the stories, sometimes the hair on the back of your neck stands up, because it's so amazing some of the things that they've done, the courage that they've shown.

As a new board member, I've been out there and seen what they do. They do amazing stuff out there.

Kevin Whately

As a character we've got a head start because of Inspector Morse's popularity. In other ways we're slightly hamstrung by the character's original function. Lewis was always created as a foil, as a sounding board, for the amazing mind that Morse had - and you can't suddenly pretend that Lewis has that sort of mind.

As a Colt .45s/Astros fan since 1962, I feel blessed to have lived long enough to see my team reach the World Series. Though I hope for the ecstasy that four more wins will bring, I am truly thankful for what this team's already brought in 44 years of laughter, cheers and tears, and this past summer's amazing thrills.

Steven Seagal

As a devoted musician and student of the blues, I wanted to document the important contribution each of these amazing artists has made to our musical heritage. I regret that many of the great blues icons are no longer with us, but have no doubt that their spirit will continue to inspire all of us for generations to come.

L'Wren Scott

As a designer, when someone wears my clothes, the biggest compliment I can receive is that the woman looks amazing because my designs have flattered her, not taken over her. I take that philosophy to heart myself each morning when I am getting ready for the day.

The business of feeding people is the most amazing business in the world.

Roman was amazing -- free-throw line, inside points. I told him, 'You're going back inside. To heck with this outside stuff,' and it worked for us.

Sarah Lowe is an amazing competitor. She does a tremendous job of distributing the ball and igniting our defense. She handles pressure very well and is a big part of why we're in the NCAA Tournament.

Sarah is an amazing doubles player. I'm glad she's my partner.

Kathy Baker

Salma Hayek looked fantastic and had amazing support. We loved the way gravity was challenged and conquered by Salma and all of the beautiful women on our list.

Gary Shapiro

Sales exceeded our expectations in 2005, totaling $125.9 billion, and we're forecasting 8 per cent growth in 2006. Consumer electronics sales are consistently growing, breaking records every year, because our industry is constantly changing to provide products that consumers love and can't live without. I cannot wait to see the thousands of new products unveiled this week at the International CES that will continue to grow this amazing industry.

George Will

Scholars concede but cannot explain the amazing chemistry of Cub fans' loyalty. But their unique steadfastness through thin and thin has something to do with the team's Franciscan simplicity.

Jonathan Kozol

'Savage Inequalities' was about school finance, and 'Amazing Grace' primarily dealt with medical and social injustices in New York. But with 'Ordinary Resurrections,' I had no predetermined agenda. When I met with the children, I was not in pursuit of any line of thinking. In our conversations, I let them lead me where they wanted to go.

Tim Howard

Protecting animals is very important to me, and I think speaking out against fur is an amazing cause.

Reading these two genomes side by side, it's amazing to see the evolutionary changes that are occurring. I couldn't imagine (naturalist Charles) Darwin looking for stronger confirmation of his theories.

Emmanuel Jal

Rap music is amazing, it's beautiful. But the problem is the lyrics. The person who writes the lyrics - that's the problem.

Production wants a miracle on every movie. They want us to do something new and amazing - but then they give you a 55-year-old actor with sciatica who doesn't want to train.

Mike Melvill

Private enterprise can do things in many ways much more efficiently, ... As small as we are and as little money as we had, we did amazing things.

Ozzie Guillen

People thought I was going to be jumping around my players. I have to respect the opposite team. It went through my mind to say, 'I'm so glad to see my boys, my players jumping back and forth and celebrating this.' Because it was an amazing feeling seeing them like little kids.

Our defense has been very good all year and it was amazing tonight.

Our defense has been solid. Yunie makes an amazing play every day. I just love being out there watching him.

Our defense has been getting better. The last two weeks in practice, we've seen an amazing improvement. And now it's showing.

Our defense did an unbelievable job. For three-and-a-half quarters, they did an amazing job and we did not get it done on offense. Our offensive staff, starting with me, has got to step it up.

Our division is tough. Mount Vernon plays an amazing defense, so we're going to have to get to the free-throw line and get them into foul trouble.

James Corden

People say: 'Oh, but would you be happy for your show to go on BBC3 if it was just online?' If I was sat here telling you I had just signed a huge deal with Netflix you'd be going: 'Wow, that's amazing.' You can't see it as 'Oh, it's no longer a channel because it's not on TV.'

Nick Frost

People say, 'Oh, you're famous now, so you must go to L.A.' - I don't live in L.A. now - but it's like, why wouldn't you? The weather is amazing, the film industry's there, it's a great quality of life.

People seem to marvel at how primitive it all seemed. But when you consider what life was like in Florida 30 or 40 years before, it's amazing how things progressed.

People don't see what an incredible will he has. There's a lot of leaders that are good who are not able to kind of get the message across, bend people to his will. I think that Baron has an amazing and infectious gift that he can come into a locker room and really make people believe and really make people better. I think people have seen him have fun with the game, but they haven't seen the kind of forceful personality he has.

Mark O'Meara

People expect every shot Tiger hits to be a miracle shot, the next one more amazing than the last. That's got to be hard.

Officials closed this fire just in the nick of time. This is an amazing fire. It is just burning and raging.

Maria Sharapova

Oh God, I don't know what I'm doing here right now, ... I'm so excited to be in the semis, it's an amazing feeling.

Mathias Kiwanuka

No regrets. Absolutely, no regrets. I had an amazing time here, and it was everything that I wanted. I had a lot of positive things happen on and off the field this year, so I feel like, if I had to do it over again, I'd definitely come back.