Famous Quotes & Sayings

Abraham Lincoln

By what principle of original right is it that one-fiftieth or one-ninetieth of a great nation, by calling themselves a State, have the right to break up and ruin that nation as a matter of original principle?

Vincent Piazza

I really think that the 'Jersey Boys' musical - and this is just my opinion - lends itself to being cinematic in some way, because it's a jukebox musical; the characters break into song only for the scene transitions.

Amy Cook

Right now I'm waiting for that magic moment when they each break into the right role. There are a lot of things up in the air, but in a good way. I don't think I've ever had the luxury of having so many that can play different positions. We have a lot of versatility.

Eric Gordon

Right now, I'm taking a break from all of it. At the end of September, I'll start going on my visits.

Right now I'm really not thinking about it all. It's great to break a record, but it's definitely not on my mind right now. Obviously, if we had won the game, breaking the record would have been a lot better.

People wanted to see him play. They paid him a bunch of money. But he's not a guy who misses because he's got a hamstring that's always hurting. When he's out, it's because he breaks something.

Pfizer is not the sort of company to roll up their tent and go away. They're trying to break up this deal.

Personally, I think it will break down, but hey, that's just what I think.

My teammates have confidence in me. I spent Christmas break working on my shot, getting the shot off faster. I just got into a rhythm.

My teammates and coaches have been on me the last couple games about breaking a run without taking it the whole way, and I told them next time I have a chance, I've got to go all out,

My sense is that the games will break even, but we're unlikely to make a lot of money. It's like having people over to dinner. The food may be not so expensive, but you need to select the right furniture, carpets, and so on.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

My uncle Shawn used to stay with us when we were really young, and I used to come downstairs and see him break dancing on this piece of a cardboard. I probably always thought they were cool since then. I never knew his comedy, but I used to always see him break dancing. And he was terrible at it.

Robert Thompson

Only in the new millennium, in the waning days of ironic cultural breakdown could something like this have happened. He is now a brilliant actor.

Nobody on my staff ever told me it was going to break any day. We just don't want to take another chance that the existing force main would rupture and break, and run into the same circumstance we had on March 24.

Nobody leads a fast break and offense better. Without him we are not where we are.

Nicotine withdrawal was very much like trying to s*** a melon. The pressure was remarkable! Seemingly an impossible task. I would break out into sweats, cough, curse, yell, and wake up periodically throughout the night from vicious nightmares. Three full weeks of endless torment without relief. The incommodiousness of it all.

E. O. Wilson

nobody cares, if you break some more windows nobody's going to do anything about it in short, anything goes.

Josh Billings

Never work before breakfast. If you have to work before breakfast, get your breakfast first.

Rudolph A. Marcus

Nevertheless, the realization that breaking a pencil point would have far less disastrous consequences played little or no role, I believe, in this decision to explore theory!

On that fast break they look for each other to make that extra pass. They've been together for a long time, so it doesn't matter who scores. They don't really care. Whoever is there for that pass that leads to the bucket, gets it.

Anastacia

On staying the night at Elton John's: It was adorable. He had all these porcelain kitty-cats everywhere. We woke up and had breakfast together in robes and everything. It was so cute.

One of the key features for Oracle in supporting large databases is the partitioning feature, where you can break down large tables into smaller, virtual tables and make them easier to manage. Data partitioning has really helped database administrators to manage very large databases more efficiently.

One of the drives for me is inspiring other people. We want to be that inspiration to young girls out there, to women out there. We have songs that touch on women's issues and songs that touch on family issues; in particular, one about a family waiting on their soldier to come home. We really want to touch people, and one of our main goals when people come to our show is for them to kind of forget their problems for a few minutes and have a mental break from what's going on in the world right now.

Erma Bombeck

I was going to have inner peace if I had to break a few heads to do it.

I was real proud about how hard the kids worked over Christmas break and it showed tonight.

Feliciano Lopez

I was serving very good. After I get the break in the third set, for sure, I feel more confident. Especially the last game of the match I really feel like I will not miss the opportunity to win because I had a few great serves at the time.

Much like 24, Prison Break is packed with multiple plot twists.

Jason Silva

Movies have these transcendent moments where everything is just right, from the dialogue to the music to the lighting to the narrative context; everything is just perfect, and something magical happens - the film breaks through the screen and does something to you.

McNeill is a junior and he's gotten a lot better. He has a great mid-range jumper. He makes or breaks them.

Maria Sharapova

Mentally, ... I wasn't there. I didn't have any motivation. But I was better in the third set; I started making the great passing shots that I needed to break her.

Stephen Ames

My kids are on spring break and this was scheduled as a two-week vacation. The Masters, obviously, was never a consideration and now I'd have to tell the kids that dad's going to play in another golf tournament. I'd rather be going on vacation, to be honest.

Scott Stapp

My first single is called 'The Great Divide,' and that's also what I'm thinking of calling the album. And in no way is it a reference to the breakup of my former band,

Andy Roddick

My getting that break was tough on him, ... I felt like I was in control of the match at that point. Today I felt like I turned the corner to playing well. I felt good, feel like I'm in a groove.