Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ezra Koenig

I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyrics was when I started listening to rap; I was 11, 12, and started becoming aware of music beyond the familiar.

Tessa Thompson

I grew up partially in L.A. and partially in New York. In L.A., anything goes because it's really temperate. There aren't any fashion rules dictated by weather, whereas in New York, of course, there are. New York is seasonal, and also it's a fashion mecca, so people are a little more aware of how they put things together.

If we don't, it's only going to get worse and the more we come up here the more people become aware of what's going on.

If we don't have ratification by all three unions at that time, we are left with no choice but to file bankruptcy. It's a deadline the union leadership has been aware of for quite some time.

If we don't go any further than we are right now, it is an extreme award for Story County.

If we have been approached, I'm not aware of it.

I got there a little late, and it was my first time at Yankee Stadium and it was a big deal. I was in awe of the place.

Dean Stockwell

I got the National Board of Review award, the New York Film Critics award and the Oscar nomination. Of course, I didn't get the Oscar, but it was very moving.

Airto Moreira

I got that same feeling ... the same kind of energy that we created with the original Return to Forever, but now we are more experienced as musicians and as human beings ... so we are much more aware of what we are playing now.

Robert Cray

I gotta stay in the business! I gotta keep working! I mean, all of those awards and all that stuff is just something you put on your wall, man. The name of the game is to continue working. That's what it's all about. We're a working band. We can't just sit around and think, "Well, I don't have to work anymore".

Harold Russell

I got my award for special contributions, and I'm hanging around backstage. I found out, months later, that when I was nominated for Supporting Actor, they figured I didn't have a chance, the other guys had too much background. When they got to Supporting Actor, they practically threw me out on the stage.

Colleen Atwood

I grew up in a small town in Washington State, so I wasn't really aware of costume design as a career growing up, but I loved clothes. I remember I saved all my money, and the first thing that I bought was a white blazer, which was to the horror to my parents. But I have always had a strange connection with clothing.

Jo Beverley

I grew up in a small hotel with many rooms, so when I became aware of 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,' I inspected all the wardrobes, sure one had to be a portal to another world. I was also a true believer in faeries, and perhaps still am.

I grew up in Africa surrounded by a lot of culture. It's made me aware that the world is a big place.

Peter Jackson

If we can improve the awareness of the AFL as a sport (in Japan), we can also use it as a vehicle for business activity.

Charlie Green

If they send someone $55 for a recorded instrument that they can get for $1 a page plus $1.50 for a certified copy, that's an awful lot of money to spend. They should be wary of paying that much money.

If this makes the climate loonies in the States realize we've got a problem, some good will come out of a truly awful situation,

John Daly

I have hit some towering drives in my time but to try and clear Niagara Falls would be an awesome feat,

Janet Reno

I have heard an awful lot in the last seven years, but that's about the worst rhetoric that I have heard,

I have had no formal discussions with Maurice. Everyone is acutely aware that Trent has a get-out clause for 2007 and that's where the speculation has come from.

I have been to a lot of college banquets and you couldn't get a better lineup of people coming to this, because they believe in the concept and they believe in the program themselves. Just take a look at the people who are handing out awards and the emcee.

I have concern with the number of minority contracts being awarded and the county and the city holding departments accountable for it.

I have faith in the boys. The man upstairs blessed us. The boys have talent and it shows. They are awesome players and good athletes.

If that stuff does transpire, I'm very excited. I think I would be more nerve-wracked or nervous if it was just about me as an actor, ... But it is more than that/ What if a ton of people saw this movie ... our first film? Awards season can always help a film that way.

If the dam were to fail, it definitely would pose a threat to the people in the downstream areas. That's why we reacted quickly, as soon as we became aware of the situation.

If the general public had a better awareness of what's a bacteria and what's a virus, they would be more willing to let it run its course, and not get an antibiotic.

If the Federal Election Commission ignores the complaint of fraud and corruption in the Buchanan campaign and awards him the $12 million ... we will obviously sue in the U.S. Court of Appeals. We will pursue this every step of the way.

If the family had been aware this never would have happened. Never. Never. Never.

If the government ends small business contracting programs, then the $119 billion in awards currently reported as going to small firms will go to large companies which make up only 2% of U.S. employers. Small business owners need to get on the phone or on the Internet and let their Congressional delegates know that they don't want the government to eliminate Federal programs for small business. Once these programs are gone, we will never get them back.

If students come back and still have material to cover it takes awhile to get them back up to speed. You always lose a day or two.

If someone is really sensitive, they need to be aware that this product at one point derived from wheat and dairy.

He's had an awesome year. He's been throwing consistently all year long. We realize what he's doing down there, and what kind of year he's having.

E. B. White

He was an awesome guy. He had a heart as big as the world.