Famous Quotes & Sayings

Allan Bloom

Only when the true ends of society have nothing to do with the sublime does "culture" become necessary as a veneer to cover over the void. Culture can at best appreciate the monuments of earlier faith; it cannot produce them.

Ann Brashares

She perched on her windowsill, gazing at the lurid sun soaking into the Caldera, trying to appreciate it even though she couldn’t have it. Why did she always feel she had to do something in the face of beauty?

Ozzie Guillen

When you're sitting in the dugout, you don't appreciate it. But when you see it on the replay ... I think that's one of the best plays I've ever seen by any infielder.

Tavis Smiley

When you work for something, you appreciate it more, ... So what are y'all going to do with all the opportunities you inherited that you didn't have to work for?

Kevin Smith

I think: 'Wouldn't it be great to work with Bill Murray?' And then I'm like, 'You know what, just appreciate Bill Murray from afar, don't find out that maybe he's not the dude you want to work with.'

Nina Garcia

You can find a mentor; you have to ask questions, you have to show interest in what the other person is doing. You have to have curiosity - I think that people appreciate that and will want to help you.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

There is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions.

Damien Rice

Leonard Cohen has a way with words and with humor that remind me to lighten up, which I appreciate very much.

We are currently looking for him and we have approached Interpol member countries to be on the lookout for him should he enter into any of the member countries. Certainly, we would appreciate any information from members of the public about his whereabouts.

Ed Davis

We are continually seeking ways to enhance our programs. Vector Marketing has a great deal to offer our students as they prepare for careers in a wide range of fields. We certainly appreciate their involvement and look forward to a long relationship with this fine company.

Frank Robinson

Yeah, I can appreciate it. You just make a slight mistake with him and don't get the ball exactly where you want it, he makes you pay.

Terry Francona

Yeah, he tolerated it pretty well, ... I think the hope is, and again, we might be reaching a little bit, the hope is that he might be available towards the end of the week. If he's available, he's a pretty good hitter. From where I sit, I appreciate him trying.

Jim Knight

We are looking at the potential to improve people's opportunities to understand and appreciate the natural and historic environment that is such a fundamental part of our nation's heritage.

Jarome Iginla

We're a union of 700 players and there are going to be different opinions. But I personally appreciate the job Trevor, Ted and the executive committee have done. Ted is a big part of this deal. He's had a huge say in getting us back on the ice.

Jarome Iginla

We're a union of 700 players and there are going to be different opinions, ... But I personally appreciate the job Trevor, Ted and the executive committee have done. Ted is a big part of this deal. He's had a huge say in getting us back on the ice.

Vicente Fox

We recognize the value to those who come to the United States to work, to study, to contribute, and we appreciate what this will do to the flow of visitors, now that they will not have to be photographed or fingerprinted at the front-end of short visits to the United States,

Bernie Siegel

If God had made a perfect world, it would be a magic trick, not creation, with no meaning or place for us to learn and create. Mankind is not yet ready for a perfect world. We do not know how to appreciate perfection.

You know, you are the only financial institution that can't produce a balance sheet or a cash flow statement with their earnings, Thank you very much, we appreciate it ... asshole.

You have to appreciate the pitching performance. It's nothing you're doing or not doing. Some days the other pitcher just has your number.

You have to appreciate it. We probably won't right now because of our age, but later on after we get out of college and done with basketball, the history books will come on ESPN and Coach Williams and the Hall of Fame and what happened, and we were involved in that.

We didn't appreciate the impact at the start. It was really a defensive maneuver for the runners as well as spectators. People saw the blue line and knew to stay away if they didn't want to be involved on race day.

We don?t have scale to compete at a national level. I think our investor base will appreciate this.

Whether it is every 18 months to two years or whatever, few people are going to appreciate having to relearn everything each and every time they upgrade. So somebody better start designing a great user interface.

Jim Carter

We are quite pleased with the relationship we have with KET, ... They appreciate our interest in them, and they appreciate the University.

B. F. Skinner

We are pieces of a puzzle, and each piece fits. When one piece doesn't work, we suffer as a team. The thing I appreciate about this club is that guys like Louis understand that. Louis' play has obviously been outstanding. We wouldn't be here without that.

I like to mix British classics, like a great trench, with fun vintage pieces I find in New York. L.A. style is often very relaxed and comfortable, and I appreciate that effortless feel.

Imelda May

I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.

Idina Menzel

Performing live on stage is such a community, whether it's my musicians or a cast of a show that I'm in. And then when you're in the studio or on set, it's a much more solitary experience. Both can serve me at different times in my life. And when I go back and forth from one to the other, it helps me appreciate all of them much better.

I appreciate cooperation with Turkey on many issues. We are grateful for the support we receive for E.U. and NATO integration for Montenegro.

Gin Wigmore

When I went to Memphis and Mississippi and Nashville, I learnt the blues is a whole way of life. I don't really have the blues, but I can appreciate the honesty and the simplicity of it.

Constance Marie

I have learned that I have to slow down and appreciate that my daughter still needs me, still wants me to help her negotiate everything in her life.

Chet Faker

Learning to appreciate those things that aren't related to success has proved the biggest lesson.

Aleksandar Hemon

I started appreciating and valuing different things. Some things just became insufferable to me, and not just literature. I used to like horror movies and now I couldn't stand them.