Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Herrick

I dare not ask a kiss; I dare not beg a smile; Lest having that or this, I might grow proud the while. No, no, the utmost share Of my desire shall be Only to kiss that air, That lately kissed thee.

Robert Herrick

I dare not ask a kiss; / I dare not beg a smile; / Lest having that, or this, / I might grow proud the while.

I'd always wanted to do an R&B and soul record; a friend with a studio asked to come by and record a couple of songs, maybe just make a 45. Then the songs started to pour out, and pretty soon we had eight or 10 songs down.

I can just tell you there was nobody I recruited more. Nobody knew his high school coach more. Nobody had him on his campus more. Nobody offered him sooner. Why he went out of state, you'd have to ask him.

I came up here to be a small town cop. I'd seen about all I'd wanted to of the big city. I asked myself, 'What have I gotten into?'

I came to compete. I came to represent the United States. I did all those things. The only thing you can ask for in life is a chance. I had that.

I am confident that Mike will provide positive leadership in the new direction that Gov. Blunt has asked the department to pursue.

Rowan Williams

I am concerned that we keep lines of communication open, that we don't hurry to new structures, but that of course we have to ask the question, 'Do we have the structures to serve us properly', and that will take time work out,

Nigel Evans

I am devastated by the news that the hon. Gentleman has brought us about Catherine Zeta-Jones. Perhaps she could ask her husband to fund the project?

I am convinced that, internally, Gerhard Schroeder already has stepped back somewhat and is only asking himself how he can sell that to his party and the supporters who trust him.

Charlize Theron

I am a huge fan of the show, and I'm very picky with my comedy. I don't get to do comedy very often, and when they asked me, I jumped at the opportunity. I was ready to do something for fun.

Tommy Amaker

I am biased to our seniors. I am very much attached to that group of players. They are the type of players you always want to be in your program. They have done anything and everything we've asked them to do.

Jeremy Irons

I always wanted to do more plays but I never quite understood how you got asked to do a play. I had done house plays, but they were sort of skits.

I am going to try to continue to help the community. We do so many other things besides write tickets. We are social workers, in a way. People don't know where to turn, so they contact the police department and ask for help.

David Beckham

I am honored to have been asked to go to Singapore for what will be a historic vote,

Robert Scott

I am here to ask the fiscal court to consider making Bracken County a closed county for electrical inspectors, choosing only two or three certified electrical inspectors designated for the county.

I am happy with the way things are going. Everyone is giving a great effort, and that is all I can ask for.

I am fundraising simply by word of mouth and sending out letters. I tell friends, family, faculty, and others about what I am doing, why I am doing it, who the program is helping, and ask for donations.

I am extremely proud of these kids. I asked them to work hard, believe and not give me any more gray hair. Two out of three ain't bad.

I am humbled and deeply honored to have been asked to serve the congregants of Shearith Israel, a congregation with an incomparable history, where some of America's most distinguished rabbis have pastored and preached.

James Galway

I am just another customer as far as they are concerned and when I order a flute I have to wait 9 months to a year until it is delivered. I do not ask for special treatment and I don't get it either.

Mike Fisher

I am just a guy who got stuck with this white elephant. I am tired of the frustrations and the headaches. I have a right to ask whatever I want for it.

I am a mom first and foremost. That's why I don't tour. People ask why I don't have CDs and live in Nashville and I tell them I have children and they like to eat and have a roof over their heads. I'm really very much a mom. I have a 15-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old daughter and they are my number one priority.

Don Cooper

I bet if you asked McCarthy about pitching in the bullpen, developing, getting his feet wet and learning a new tool to make himself an asset to the organization and to benefit himself, or whether he wants to go to Triple-A and pitch, you know the answer.

Bud Selig

I believe this has to be done sooner rather than later, ... If you ask me what sooner means, I don't know sitting here today, but I know this is a problem that is not going to go away.

The public asked to be protected from toxic mercury and the governor delivered.

We've taken out close to 500 cubic yards. We will be asking (the state Department of Land & Natural Resources) to do some erosion control to stabilize the area. Something needs to be done.

We've supported reasonable and technologically feasible increases. All we ask is to be part of the process.

We've seen a marked increase in the number of women calling to request an in-home estimate. In fact, the lady of the house is involved with all aspects of the decision-making process. Our sales staff has come to expect that our consumers are well educated when it comes to making a replacement window purchase. What they find more and more often is a woman asking informed questions, which shows that she's done her research.

Aimee Mullins

I've had journalists asking me, 'What do we call you - is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?' I said, 'Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I'm a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.'

Edward Said

...it is sensible to begin by asking the beginning questions, why imagine power in the first place, and what is the relationship between one's motive for imagining power and the image one ends up with.

Prakash Karat

We have asked the Commission to ensure specific guidelines where the state administration can play a coordinating role.

We have asked for state legislative support, and we are pleased that the county is working with our federal elected officials to try and bring money back to these projects.