Famous Quotes & Sayings

Leos Carax

When I made my first film, I had hardly ever seen a camera before, and I was a young man when I arrived in Paris from the suburbs. At the time, I didn't talk much. I was very shy, so the bluff served me. I was telling people that I had no money, and that I knew how to make films, but I had no proof.

Time and again, we have found the 'idle' truths arrived at through the process of inquiry to be of the greatest moment for practical human affairs.

Floyd Abrams

While Judy Miller sat in jail for 85 days and Mr. Libby knew that she was doing it to protect him, no call came in from him, no letter arrived from him,

When we arrived on the scene, the home was totally involved.

Caron Butler

When we arrived in Cleveland (Monday) we were in the back of the bus and we said we know Gilbert is going to come out and have a big game, so it's on us. We didn't play well in the first game.

Robert Wagner

When we arrived at the scene, there were four people still in the 2003 Ford Expedition,

Peter Clarke

We know he traveled from West Yorkshire and arrived in London with three other men, ... We need to know his movements until 9:47 a.m.

We want to make them feel they've arrived at a resort. We want to make their way easier.

When I arrived there (in Pyongyang), they have just decided to hold a bilateral meeting with South Korea in the level of generals. They need a time to decide (whether to send defense minister in) the meeting in the level of defense minister.

Otto Rehhagel

When I arrived the players were talented, but did not obey the rules, ... Once they understood they needed to, they could then express themselves.

When I arrived I was well received, and we learned together. Over the years, the students' abilities and competence improved greatly.

Jack Abramoff

When I arrived in prison, they locked the prison down that day because the media was all over the place.

When I arrived in London 11 years ago, restaurant service was terrible. It's getting better every year. Americans tend to be over-the-top about complaining.

Martin Henderson

When I arrived in L.A., I assumed I'd be able to put on the American accent. It proved difficult, so I had six months working with a dialect coach, and it's become a habit.

Chad Campbell

When I arrived here, my goal is to win the tournament, so that's what I'm looking for. We're only halfway through, but I'd rather be where I'm at now.

When I arrived at William Penn, the program was already set for success. It was just my job to steer it in the right direction and keep it going.

When I arrived at the broken pip, after crawling several yards under my house in the mud, grumpily; the black widow spiders noted my ire and fled. So, I was able to fix the leak unharmed by neurotoxic venom.

When I arrived and looked at the destruction from the tsunami, I told myself, 'We're not going to be able to make an impact in two and a half weeks.' But after we were through, I knew we had left a lasting impression.

Joshua Slocum

When their ship arrived at Sydney they gave the captain a purse of gold for his skill and seamanship in bringing them safe into port.

Johnny Knoxville

Oh, yeah, ... I had some shipped down from Tennessee, absolutely. I had a few cases sent down - arrived in Mason jars - handed it out to the cast and crew.

Janis Karpinski

Shortly after we arrived in Baghdad, we had another conversation with the ambassador. He said that he wanted us to give him the timeline, because we had 90 days to get these prisons operational and transfer responsibility back to the Iraqis.

She has not changed through the years. She is still as humble as she was when she first arrived at school. She has really handled success well. She is the first to give credit to her teammates.

She is being interviewed at Dulles International Airport. She arrived at approximately seven this morning.

John Wilson

Most times it would be shorter. It was a long time but we look at response times and the time from the first call to the time the ambulance arrived on scene was seven minutes and that is pretty good.

Most of the trains haven't arrived yet at the station.

We had not heard that there would be an issue and now that the day has arrived that is in fact a reality.

B. F. Skinner

When troops arrived a few weeks ago, they saw a lot of other chains and wondered why we weren't there.

Jacques Chirac

When this decision is arrived at by the United States and after discussions and consultations with ourselves, I believe that neither England nor France could fail to be present if the response is... effective,

Steve Schmidt

Many of this country's great pioneers arrived in the state via the Oregon Trail, fueled by hope and optimism. John Kerry's trail to Oregon has been driven by pessimism and half-truths.

Christo

In 1964, when we first arrived in New York City, I remember vividly seeing the skyline of Manhattan, and our first proposal of 1964 was to wrap two lower Manhattan buildings. We never got permission.

Natalie Imbruglia

I'm a fan of homeopathy, acupuncture and spiritual healing. In Australia, this is not weird, but when I arrived in the U.K., everyone thought I was a freak.

Natalie Massenet

I envision a day when a businesswoman will be having lunch, and then her phone will ring. When she opens it up, she will see an image of the latest Marc Jacobs coat that just arrived in stock. With a click of a button, she can purchase it and then find it waiting for her when she gets back to her office.

Nicole Scherzinger

I've always been too hard on myself to behave like I've arrived or even to enjoy whatever success I've had. I've always envisioned myself higher than where I was and I still do. With each success I think, 'That's nice but I'm supposed to go there!'