Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rick Rubin

In Neil's mind, what separated him from all of his Brill Building songwriter counterparts was he wrote songs on the guitar and everyone else wrote on the piano, ... Guitar is equated with rock in a way piano has never been, so Neil has an unusual mix of guitar-based (rock) songwriting mixed with Brill Building melodic (piano) approach.

In my own time there have been inventions of this sort, transparent windows tubes for diffusing warmth equally through all parts of a building short-hand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things is drudgery for the lowest slaves; philosophy lies deeper. It is not her office to teach men how to use their hands. The object of her lessons is to form the soul.

In a city that grew up fast and changes quickly ... some of the old institutions and businesses and buildings that represent the past are a good thing to hold on to. It's kind of like looking at old family pictures.

In 10 years we'll regret it, just like we regret losing the other buildings in Chicago Heights -- the Victoria Hotel and the Lincoln-Dixie theater. We have demolished enough masterpieces. That is a wonderful, wonderful building.

Skeet Ulrich

I had built stuff my entire life, so I was designing and building and taking drafting. I would watch plays and got real interested in performing.

Buzz Aldrin

We could have human intelligence in orbit around Mars, building things there.

Parents matter, buildings count, curriculum choices, materials, resources - all these things are important in a top-class education. But, in the end, it comes down to the teachers.

H. R. Giger

The creature we finally ended up building is biomechanical to the extent that he has physically grown into, or maybe even out of, his seat, - he's integrated totally into the function he performs.

Jean Nouvel

My buildings are more famous than me.

I call for early legislation of revisions to the Building Standards Law and other laws.

I came in Tuesday and took a tour of the building for the first time. My first impression was that EB II is pretty nice. I think the rooms will be much better for students than what they had before.

Collectively, with my staff, I have made vast improvements in the quality of the buildings our children walk into every day,

Sean Maloney

Carriers, equipment makers and solution providers around the world are moving quickly to lay the foundation for building this new global network.

If I walk out of my office, the lights go out. We put those censors in as many buildings as possible.

If he gets indicted, there probably will be. He's really done a lot of good in this town. He's given a lot of money away. ... There is a concern (among boosters) about him keeping the building because of the financial problems he's got and whether we'll be able to have it there again.

I felt safe in the hospital, ... trees everywhere, power lines everywhere. The buildings we could see were devastated. It was unreal driving through it. And we saw people and we didn't know if they were going to help us or if they were going to carjack us.

David Duval

I feel like I won the golf swing battles. Now it's a matter of building confidence again.

John Beck

I came down here to visit the area.... I saw all the building going on, and I knew it was popping off. What we have enhances the loft home, though people have come from everywhere to visit. But we fit in here.

I can predict what some of you are reading this week: the story of two college dropouts who found fame and fortune building personal computers for the masses, how the company had its ups and downs and was declared about to die on many occasions. Finally, in an unexpected turn of events, the company conquers another field entirely, that of portable music players.

I can understand building an open-source operating system.

George Freeman

I don't think the damage to the building is extensive. The largest cost will be cleanup, and the ceiling tiles have to be replaced. But there was no major structural damage from the water.

I don't think the building will be worth restoring after the fire.

Clint Hurdle

I'd say there is a quiet confidence building in the locker room.

Alan Green

I'd say every second building is damaged -- some completely.

I'd tell the fans to expect a high energy, tough-nosed game. There's going to be a lot of energy in the building and I'm really hoping The Woodlands fans go over there. I'm hoping to have a great crowd for us.

I do think that the staff in a suite-style residence hall has to take into consideration that helping students develop that sense of community may be a little more challenging. The staff, therefore, has to be a little more creative in their programming and their efforts at building community.

I don't think countries engage with each other looking at immediate gains. It's building a partnership.

Daniel Boulud

I am very proud of Jim Leiken. He has worked with me for six years and has been patient enough to learn the ropes. He's now matured into a true chef and is working on building his team.

I am very impressed with the company's commitment to building a strong brand. I think all too many brands, especially in the food industry, have focused on price incentives at the expense of branding. It is refreshing to see Emerald invest for the long run.

Anthony Russo

I feel it has to do with the time we put in this summer, all of us staying up here, running 7-on-7's together and building chemistry. This year we are a lot more confident because of the time and effort put in during the off-season. Hard work will pay off in the end.

Les Paul

I feel like a condemned building with a new flagpole on it. It's exciting for us.

I don't want to see the habitat destroyed or disturbed by a placing a larger building there.

E. P. Thompson

I don't think we can take for granted that we can have what we had (in Las Vegas) in 2003 just by opening the doors. We're going to have to work and market it. But the ultimate goal is to get people in the building and I'm all for that.