Famous Quotes & Sayings

Trey Gowdy

Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very invasive questions, and you're expected to tell the truth and they're under penalty of perjury. And you're asked those questions so you can't be blackmailed or extorted.

Either Nick or her parents did everything for her, and just recently, (she) asked for her own checkbook for the first time. Jessica seems to be growing up and asserting her independence. Whether it's leaving her husband, buying a house it seems like she doesn't want others controlling her life. She wants to take charge.

Steve Erickson

Besides inquiries as to our general well-being, the first thing asked about us, in our first seconds of being alive, is whether we're a boy or girl. Our first passport through this world is our genitals.

Believe me what I did came from my heart. She asked me for help and I gave it to her. She wanted her father and she got her father.

John Cornyn

Believe me, Judge Roberts will be asked a lot of questions, and he will give a lot of answers. But one thing I don't expect him to do and that no previous nominee has ever been asked to do, is to make specific commitments about how he will rule in cases that are likely to come back before the United States Supreme Court.

Diogenes

Being asked whether it's better to marry or not, he (Socrates) replied, "Whichever you do you will repent it

Being asked what year I am whenever I meet someone and having to tell them I don't go to school can be kind of tough and wear on someone after a while.

Mark Williams

Being asked to play one of the butlers is like being picked to play for England. All you have to do is think of the great butlers from the past - Terry-Thomas in 'How To Murder Your Wife,' John Gielgud in 'Arthur' and Denholm Elliott in 'Trading Places.'

Graham Norton

Being asked to host the BAFTA awards is a huge thrill, not to mention a lot easier than sitting in the audience pretending to be pleased for the winners.

Bob asked our permission and he certainly didn't have to do that. We didn't have any claim to it, we hadn't used it for many, many years. I still like it. Everyone in the state of Texas is a Texan, so it fits Houston, too.

Bill Taylor and I have been friends a long time, and our dads were good friends, ... We were at squirrel camp that year, and Bill asked me if I wanted to try it (coaching).

Every time he's asked about another career, he says, 'I'm looking forward to retirement. This will be my third retirement. I'm ready.

Kofi Annan

everything possible to help Iraqis, if asked and as circumstances permit.

Everything I asked him to do he would do double. He wanted to learn as much as he could and he would put in a lot of time. I really didn't want to give him any recommendations (for head coaching jobs) because he was a tremendous asset to our program.

Buck Showalter

Everybody knows it's there. It's something everybody has been trying to tap in on. We've all been a big supporter of Kevin. Everybody else knows about it, too. That's why we get asked about him. He knows there's competition but we've got to get a return.

Dirk Koetter

Everybody had their doubts if Rudy was ever going to be able to play, and he's been awesome in this whole camp. I love the way that guy's worked. He's improved everything we asked him to. I hope nothing happens to Sam, but you've got to have more than one guy.

Everybody else would take the chance to go to college. They look at the Marines as some hard-nosed stuff you can't make it through. I asked him about it and he said if he had the chance he'd do it again. He said it was one of the best experiences he ever had.

Marcus Miller

Everyone was talking about her and telling me I had to check out Donny's daughter, ... I had a gig in Japan at a festival and I wanted to bring in something new, so I asked her to perform. She was just so musical, so fantastic. Every once in a while she would hit one of those notes that would make you think of her father. We've been working together off and on since then.

Marissa Jaret Winokur

Every producer I have met has asked me to change my hair. I have always said 'No.' I finally change it for me... and now everyone in the business is like, 'You have to go back to having brown hair.'

Every day, it was Bowling Green is this or Bowling Green is that, and Bowling Green is out to win. That got annoying. Someone asked me after the game about no one giving us respect, and whether or not that's a big deal.

Judy Martz

Every day, I'm asked to give money to something, and we're finding we did many of the right things when I first became governor.

Earl Barron

Every day they asked us about practice, flights, hotels, off-the-court stuff, everything. I said, 'Everybody on the team is cool, everybody's down to earth. Shaq, I told them he was funny. Everybody already heard that. I told them practice was hard, the flights were cool, hotels were top-of-the-line.

As soon as we told people what we're doing, they asked what they could do, ... It's neat to see people get together to use their skills to help those in need.

Actually we would be close to sold out (without the game). It was quite a challenge when the NFL asked us to switch weeks.

Actually we would be close to sold out (without the game), ... It was quite a challenge when the NFL asked us to switch weeks.

Dean Stockwell

Subsequently, a fellow from Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios saw the play and they asked me to do a screen test and then I was signed to a contract.

Curtis Sliwa

Some teachers have asked us -- not through the school board or anything -- to come in and help.

Some buddies from church went out playing and they asked me to come.

Robert Stack

Speed was a very important part of my life. Someone once asked me if I ever tried drugs. And I said I didn't need it, I had speed. It's a kick.

One guy riding by on his bike just asked if I'd sell him my tickets.

One guy asked me why we wouldn't just want to tear down the Dome because it harbors so many bad memories of the storm, but we had 30 years of good memories here before the hurricane. It could be a symbol for the rebuilding of New Orleans, something people could rally around.

Josh McDowell

On December 19, 1959, at 8:30 at night I placed my trust in Christ as Savior and Lord and asked Him to come into my life and forgive me.

Johnny Mize

One day, the infielders were having a pretty bad time and were making some bad throws to me at first base. After digging a few out of the dirt, Joe Orengo called over to me, 'Atta boy, John, you look like a big cat.' Some of the writers overheard the remark and asked Joe about it later. The nickname has stuck with me ever since.