Famous Quotes & Sayings

Matthew McConaughey

Don't play an attitude; don't play a guy who's negative. Play a guy who's not trying to sell anybody on anything, he's just saying how it is and if you want to come by what he's thinking, you're welcome. If you do not, then do not.

Marina Warner

There is a theory, that I rather subscribe to. The frame story implies that if he doesn't change, she will kill him. It's all very complex and subtle. The story is about a woman who persuades a man in power to a different temper and attitude, and so it is about women's wiles, what women will get up to. She has a plan, she has a scheme.

Maria Montessori

Solicitous care for living things affords satisfaction to one of the most lively instincts of the child's mind. Nothing is better calculated than this to awaken an attitude of foresight.

The consumer never really missed a beat, and now attitudes are beginning to catch up to reality. Once again, watch what they do, not what they say.

Kirk Franklin

Most people have desires that are great and they want to do great things, and they don't want to be negative people or they don't want to live in pessimistic attitudes, but the problem is a lot of them were not given the right tools. They were not given the right blueprint of how to build a building.

Kathleen Hanna

Women didn't want to be on the stage with other women because they didn't want their bodies to be compared. They didn't want another female act opening for them because of this weird competitive and tokenistic attitude.

Karl Marx

I am greatly pleased with the public, authentic isolation in which we two, you and I, now find ourselves. It is wholly in accord with our attitude and our principles.

Julia Child

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

Julia Cameron

Balance is the key to my serenity. I attain balance by listening to my inner wisdom and to the wisdom of others. There is no situation in which I cannot find a point of balance. There is no circumstance in which I cannot find inner harmony. As I ask to be led into equilibrium and clarity, I will find that my answers come to me. I am wiser than I know, more capable of right action and attitudes than I yet believe. In every event, I seek the balance point of God's action through me.

Orrin Hatch

We have a different attitude about this and we believe literally that they should be treated with respect and not be demeaned and we don't have a litmus test on abortion, so there's a real difference, ... have had to go through some pretty scorching stuff.

David Wright

We have a certain swagger to us. We have a lot of confidence. We just have an attitude about us right now that we don't think we're going to lose.

This was exactly what we needed. We needed this revenge and to be able to show that we can pull anything off. It gives us a positive attitude (going into the finals).

This tells a lot about the company's attitude toward safety. They clearly didn't learn much since March 23.

This team works better than other teams we've had in the past as far as improving themselves on the court, and the attitude is always positive. But this team has its own personality, and unfortunately, it's a passive one.

This team is ready to play. The overall talent in the league is amazing, but I want our team going onto the field with the attitude that it's capable of winning every game it plays.

This team doesn't focus on yesterday. There's nothing we can do about being down 2-0. We just have to be ready to win the next three ballgames, and the attitude in here is that's exactly what we're going to do.

This team doesn't focus on yesterday, ... There's nothing we can do about being down 2-0. We just have to be ready to win the next three ballgames, and the attitude in here is that's exactly what we're going to do.

This was a young man who had a very rough time growing up, but he never showed that, never complained. He always had a smile on his face, he liked to laugh and joke. He had no attitude about it at all. He never let people know the struggles he had.

This was a tough day to play, especially with the wind conditions. Today was a good test of attitude and staying focused.

They just don't have players with a lot of experience. ... But, they're (players') attitudes are good and they try hard.

It was great. The girls had a great attitude and the knew the tournament was there for them to win and they went out and did it.

They've gotten this attitude from somewhere, whether it's in the home or elsewhere.

Jamie Martin

Things got a little bit out of hand, things didn't bounce our way, but they kept going. Not at one point while they were out on the field did they hang their heads too low. They still had that attitude that they could do it despite what the score was.

Matthew Broderick

There was a prevailing attitude from Mr. Brown that he did not want Homeland Security to interfere with any of his operations or what he was doing. Mr. Brown should have picked up the phone and called the secretary right away.

Jessica Savitch

Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

The difference between me and you is... that I don't mind what happens.

Jesse Eisenberg

I tend to be pessimistic about everything: If things seem to be going good, I'm worried that it's going to end; if things are bad, then I'm worried that it's going to be permanent. It's not a very comfortable attitude to have all the time.

Jenny Holzer

A positive attitude means all the difference in the world.

Sometimes we just need somebody to show us something that we don't see ourselves, and our lives would change forever

Robert Griffin

Sometimes attitude gets in the way of common sense. So if someone gets locked up, it's what they wanted, not what we wanted. We don't get a rush out of taking people to jail.

Adam Scott

Rory is a very confident guy and really believes in himself. His attitude seems to be more relaxed than I've ever seen with him. He's that talented, and if he gets it all figured out, he's going to be in contention and winning tournaments.

Earnest Graham

Running the football is all about attitude. It's the attitude of the guys up front, hitting the defense and maintaining their technique. We didn't have that attitude last year.

Paul Harvey

Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people.