Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Palmer

I loved the music, but the excesses of rock n' roll never really appealed to me at all. I couldn't see the point of getting up in front of a lot of people when you weren't in control of your wits.

Magic has not appealed to a younger market for a long time. What I'm trying to do is to appeal to the younger fans, as well as the older ones.

Ashley Bell

Growing up, I always wanted to always be something new. I thought if I was an actress, I would have a chance at doing it all. What's incredible about this profession is every role you play; you learn a different skill set. That really appealed to me.

John Lasseter

When Walt Disney was making his films, he trusted his instincts and made films for himself, but they appealed to everybody, not just kids.

John Badham

I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not necessarily the mechanics of the robot, but it was his personality and how funny and charming he was.

Frank Pavone

I have appealed to Michael to sit down and dialog about this, to work toward reconciliation, ... I've heard nothing from him.

I fell in love with dance. It combines the artistry with discipline and the repetition that always appealed to the part of me that craves structure. It was a perfect match for what I wanted to be.

Tom Wolfe

I used to go through the dictionary looking for unusual but nontechnical words. At one time, I thought the greatest word was 'jejune' and I would throw it into every piece because something about it appealed to me.

Adam Michnik

In Czechoslovakia in 1968, communist reformers appealed to democratic ideals that were deeply rooted in the country's pre-second world war past.

We didn't pull out a marker and get on the board at halftime. We just kind of appealed to their competitive nature and challenged them in terms of where they want to go and how they want their season to play out.

Those folks had their assessments appealed by a school district or a municipality.

We know that this case, no matter how it's decided by Judge Fogel, is going to be appealed to the 9th Circuit and probably to the U.S. Supreme Court, so it's very important for us to get the case done right.

We have warned and appealed for months for contributions to save lives in drought-hit Kenya.

North and South were equally confident that God was on their side, and appealed incessantly to Him.

Phil Collins

Originally, I thought the story of the Alamo was all these men defending their liberty when they could have left, knowing they were going to die. That's without a doubt what appealed to me, the romance and the nobility. But, as in life, the more you dig the more you find out that things weren't quite like that.

Albert Einstein

To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle

Stuff that's truly off-trail was what appealed to 'Weird Tales' editors.

Mark Williams

The quality of the investment appealed to them. It fitted their needs in so many ways. They flew over from Holland and we drove them from the airport, so they could see how close it was at first hand.

We appealed saying they should not have gotten any credit.

Sharon Shinn

I'm not sure how writers and artists of other graphic novels join forces, but this is how the process worked for me: First, I produced my final script. Then, Mark Siegel, my editor at First Second, assembled information about 10 or 12 different artists and had me look through their portfolios to see what kind of styles appealed to me.

We have appealed to replace the conditions of his custody with house arrest.

Q-Tip

I read the Koran and it appealed to me. At the time I was agnostic and it really breathed spiritually back into me. For me it's really a cushion; it's cool, I'm cool with it.

Shawn Ryan

He's going to be a great foil for the guys on our show. Forest has always impressed me with his range. He's got an incredible sweetness and soulfulness but also strength. It's a rare combination for an actor and that appealed to me with this character.

Kelli O'Hara

When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions become necessary, when they aren't camp, that, to me, is magic. I've done musical comedies and enjoyed them, but subject matter that's deeper and more realistic is always what's appealed to me most.

Graeme Le Saux

I was pleased that two very disparate photographs, two images that each worked in their own way had appealed enough to other people for them to buy them. I was also relieved they weren't the last ones purchased, and that they sold for a pound more than the frame was worth.

Mohamed ElBaradei

I appealed to them to rethink their positions. We are waiting for their response.

Newcastle appealed to us for many different reasons.

Robert Smith

The idea of appealing to people of a like mind and like spirit always appealed to me.

That always appealed to me, encouraging kids to read.

Jenny Lewis

My mother had a great vinyl collection, and she was constantly playing female singer-songwriters. I first learned about classic song structures by listening to them, and Laura Nyro particularly stood out. Her voice was outside what you'd usually hear on the radio; that really appealed to me.

Thomas Perry

I was very impressed with the paintings. The subject matter that she uses is very clear and her style of painting that I saw was something that really appealed to me.

It felt a little awkward at first but it really wasn't relevant because we appealed to two different markets. He was geared toward an older and I a younger generation of listeners. It's like vanilla and chocolate, they're both equally good it just depends what you're in the mood for.

The population that we are trying to reach is not the population that is going to be appealed to by slick marketing efforts. This population relies on individuals within their own communities who can carry that message.