Famous Quotes & Sayings

Cheech Marin

My marriage was breaking up, and my marriage with Chong was breaking up. I had to come back and kind of start on my own again.

Ferran Adria

I wanted to take nouvelle cuisine further, to the point where we were breaking down the essence of taste and sensation, reconfiguring food as a series of really intense hits on the tongue.

Imelda May

You have to change your life for yourself, and it's about the fun of getting there - sitting in the tour van, breaking down on the side of the road, you know, having a laugh with the guys in the band, making mistakes with nobody watching.

Terry Branstad

Iowans do understand the importance of breaking down barriers and increasing international trade.

The project is hitting on all cylinders. The icy waters of the commute are finally going to be breaking up.

Tullian Tchividjian

When everyone in the world spoke the same language, God came down in judgment, breaking the world apart. But at just the right time, he came down again, this time to reconcile that sinful world to himself.

William Forsythe

I was never a 'bad' kid, but I did get into minor juvenile trouble. Look, I grew up in Brooklyn. This was the '60s, and the neighborhood was rapidly changing and not without its problems. All the kids of the neighborhood 'did their thing,' breaking windows and the like. I was no different.

Lisa Kristine

The stones in your driveway may have come from the slaves who spend all day breaking rocks because it's cheaper for the company to get them from India, where the labor is free. We are all connected. And we all have human value. That's what my work is about.

I can't write about rich people having relationship problems and breaking up in New York. I don't know that world of Terrence McNally. I knew I had to write people who talk the way I talk. And they talked very different than Terrence McNally.

We had some miscommunication on their first goal but other than that I thought we made some plays but just couldn't finish anything off. They pressured us in our own end and we had trouble breaking out and getting anything set up on offense. But credit to them. They're a great skating team.

Felix Baumgartner

Let me tell you - when I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. You don't think about breaking records anymore, you don't think about gaining scientific data - the only thing that you want is to come back alive.

Allen West

I taught high school for one year in Deerfield Beach, Fla., and in the end, it was such an enjoyable experience breaking up fights daily, that I decided to return to the combat zone of Afghanistan.

Dave Gibbons

One of the attractions for me of having 'Watchmen' made into the first Motion Comic was just that - it was breaking new ground.

To be told at the last minute that he had to leave was tough for him and it was tough for us to see his emotions. He's a tough guy but he could not help breaking down.

Isaac Brock

I didn't mean to live in Portland. It was kind of an accident - I mean, the equivalent of my car breaking down there and me being like, 'Well... I guess this is what I'm doing. I just can't find a better alternate.'

Taryn Manning

When we saw our plane on TV as breaking news, it was the most surreal experience. A lot of the women were crying. There was a gentleman who was writing in his journal and crying. Seeing that isn't easy.

Taylor Mali

Teachers today are breaking down obstacles, finding innovative ways to instill old lessons, proving that greatness can be found in everyday places.

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,

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!

None of us have gone through life without breaking things.

The only way to prosecute effectively is by breaking the code of silence and get a few people who in exchange for some substantial incentives will be willing to give up names and information.

I am so proud of everything they've done, but my heart is breaking for them. I know they've worked so hard, for so long, and it's all over in a nanosecond.

Certainly it is a problem for Bush that this story is breaking now.

But they were the ones breaking the law!

John Gibbons

Bush was outstanding tonight. He had a good breaking ball. He had that hard crisp one. We definitely needed that, no question.

I'm a promoter of this sport so if I've ever got somebody who wants to come watch and can't because they can't get a ticket, that's just breaking my heart.

Teemu Selanne

I'm always joking about it -- he's the only guy who can play 30 minutes without breaking a sweat. He's so smooth and effortless. What really surprised me is how good he is in the battles. He's so strong. It looks like he's never hurried. It's unbelievable. I had no clue how good he was.

Nobody that's in this room is trying to get away with breaking the law.

Chow Fat

For me, shooting films and breaking into Hollywood are just like gambling. For an actor, good scripts, appropriate roles and good film crews are not that easy to find. I am so lucky to have had so many chances.

From a technician's point of view, breaking through 1,300 was an important factor.

From what we have seen, Steelers fans are breaking all the rules with support of the team.

Ray Stevens

If a gang member for example walked from his property onto a footpath from his car wearing his patch, that's breaking the patch ban, its ludicrous.

Peter Akinola

I don't think we've come to the point of schism, ... We are not breaking away from anybody.