Famous Quotes & Sayings

Julie Walters

I remember Michael saying, 'Rich and famous? It's much better to be just rich'. I didn't quite get it to begin with. But he's right. You lose anonymity. I say to my family that you've no idea until you lose it how precious anonymity is.

Ever since the anonymous letter came out we have welcomed any and all testing. We feel very confident that the testing will show that we meet all codes and criteria.

We are going to continue to pursue this until we get some rules from the court that will protect users' anonymity online.

Judith Miller

Those who need anonymity are not only the poor and the powerless, those whose lives or jobs might be in jeopardy if they speak up publicly, but even the powerful, ... All are entitled to anonymity if they are telling the truth and have something of importance to say to the American people.

Total anonymity is not in the mayor's best interest, and so you have this game of the known anonymous giver. But who can blame him: He's giving $100 million, so he wants a little credit, but he doesn't want to be seen as trumpeting his giving.

What I would love to see is art that explicitly addresses not personal intimacies but anonymous intimacies: the vast collections of facts about you and me that now exist in giant server banks.

Monica Cruz

To get pregnant, I have resorted to artificial insemination. I want to openly talk about it because this is an opportunity to show my gratitude to all those anonymous donors who help many women to meet, like me, the dream of their life.

Joe Johnston

I've always said that fame is fleeting, but anonymity can last a lifetime.

Denis O'Hare

I've been acting for a long time, and I've done a lot of things, and I've been maintaining my anonymity pretty well. I get recognized once a week, at most, here and there, so I'm reluctant to give that up.

Taking names down will not only increase AEPU/Operating Expenses, but could also potentially eliminate a large number of customers -- who like the convenience of anonymous SIM cards for whatever reason.

Hazel Blears

The new proposals outlined today would make suppliers accountable to the police and remove the anonymity of purchasers to deter impulsive purchases and irresponsible sales,

It's just a pack of clowns, just a bunch of idiots getting together and taking the opportunity to be relatively anonymous by all wearing the same clothing, making it difficult to identify who's done what.

Pat Sajak

It seems there is something about anonymity which brings out the worst in us. If you doubt that, come with me into the often-weird world of Internet chat rooms and message boards.

Linda Tripp

It's interesting how it completely changes your life because you can never get your privacy back. Your anonymity is gone.

As players, it kind of concerns us because everything is done by anonymous sources. As players, we'd rather stuff be straightforward, whatever it may be, so you can focus on the guys who are going to be on your team and what direction people want to go. But this is a business, and we have to realize that. There's a lot of things that come of it, good and bad.

Alistair Cooke

Between a quarter and a third of Los Angeles's land area is now monopolized by the automobile and its needs-by freeways, highways, garages, gas stations, car lots, parking lots. And all of it is blanketed with anonymity and foul air.

It's too early to judge the truth of the report. But this time it looks like it's not based on an anonymous source but on a military report that, though secret, actually exists.

John Milton

So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, / And yet anon repairs his drooping head, / And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore, / Flames in the forehead of the morning sky.

Joe Johnston

Anonymity is a wonderful thing if you can hang on to it. I live in Pasadena where we try to keep the movie people out. We discourage them from moving in our neighborhood and if they do we burn effigies on their lawns.

People seem to sometimes buy on the basis of spam e-mails in a situation where I'm not sure they would if it weren't coming over the Internet. If somebody found an anonymous tip in the mail, you'd throw it out, or it's junk mail. Culturally we know that.

People for too long thought they were anonymous on the Internet. People now realize they're not.

Mathias Rust

All Orion and Isis members are anonymous - it works better that way. It allows everyone to work together without jealousy or personal issues.

John Emerson

A close figure skating competition will be decided by a computer choosing an anonymous panel of nine judges. In fairness to the skaters, all twelve scores should be used in awarding medals. Let's leave the computer out of it.

Robert Fisk

American journalists go for safe stories. They don't like controversy. They don't like to say, 'I was a witness. I saw this. This is true. This is what happened." You have this constant business where journalists can never be the source; there has to be this anonymous diplomat.

It?s a little shocking when you have a university like West Chester wanting you to give up your rights to anonymity and free speech. But that?s what this policy is doing. It is stifling all speech and it is unconstitutional.

Kevin Mattson

There's a big difference (between the two approaches). They're talking about faculty representatives. We're talking about faculty-wide, anonymous voting, which I think is a much better assessment tool.

You're going to have problems with that because sexual predators try to remain anonymous by hiding and concealing their past.

I don't see how a reporter can function in a sensitive beat without relying on anonymous sources -- even one anonymous source if the reporter has confidence in him.

I don't need to go to gamblers anonymous or anything but I like a flutter,

Jonathan Zittrain

The Internet's distinct configuration may have facilitated anonymous threats, copyright infringement, and cyberattacks, but it has also kindled the flame of freedom in ways that the framers of the American constitution would appreciate - the Federalist papers were famously authored pseudonymously.

And anon there came in a dove at a window, and in her mouth there seemed a little censer of gold, and therewithal there was such a savour as all the spicery of the world had been there.

The idea here is accessibility with no records. Anonymity at all costs.

Scott Johnson

and its sad that you couldn't put all the other statements in here because they feared they'd be fired correct so they were the employees of the sheriff they weren't anonymous people that's correct commissioner...oh i just wanted that straight.