Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jason Kidd

He kept sending somebody to the (scorer's) table, and I kept shaking him off. It was like a pitching coach calling a fastball and I wanted to throw the curve.

Ernie Els

He knows his swing. If he really feels he needs Butch, he'll probably call him.

Henry Burris

He knows all the calls and all the checks, ... Having him there keeps everyone relaxed.

He knew how to do some of the moves, but he would call it something different. It was more me struggling because I didn't know what I could say so that he would understand. It's been a heck of an experience. That's for sure.

Helen Dean, the dog's owner, is calling and coming by often. She's part of her family. Most people don't go to this kind of effort.

He laid down the law. He was like, 'We have to make this kind of a Gomez record are you in or are you out? The songs are gonna be about the vocals and the harmonies.' And he never swayed away from that line. ... He kept stopping us from throwing in all the whistles and bells, as he would always call it.

Ron Zook

He knows this situation is a great situation. He wants a chance to call plays.

Harry's 17 years with the organization were marked by outstanding team achievements, including the team's first-ever pennant and World Series appearance, and he will be remembered as one of the organization's legends, ... He was also one of the community's greatest supporters and he did much to make the city of Milwaukee a better place for all of us to call home.

Alex Turner

Guitar music or rock n' roll or whatever you want to call it sort of goes away with trends, but it'll never go away completely. It can't die because it's so fundamentally attractive.

Grandmaster Flash

I named myself Flash many years ago, as I loved the cartoon. Then my own fans said that I should call myself 'Grandmaster,' because of the way I operate turntables. I put the two together and that was it.

Gerhard Richter

A father draws boundaries and calls a halt, whenever necessary. As I didn't have that, I was able to stay childishly naive that much longer - so I did what I liked, because there was nobody stopping me, even when I got it wrong.

Imagery is not past but present. It rests with what we call our mental processes to place these images in a temporal order.

Tony Danza

I got this call that they wanted me to join this cast. They called it a family show, and it thought that it would be similar to all family shows. I wasn't sure about this until I watched some tapes, and was amazed.

Once I'm committed to a role, I will go very deep into it, even when I'm not at work. I'll keep on studying the script, maybe 40 or 50 times. I might call a scriptwriter at three in the morning to say I've thought of something new.

Tamsin Egerton

Hairdressers call me dark blonde, but I think they're wrong. I feel far more naturally confident blonde. My mum's blonde, my sister's platinum blonde. I thought, 'When I grow up, that's what I'm going to look like.'

Stephen Colbert

I have a doctorate in fine arts from Knox College in Illinois. All I did was give a speech, and now everybody has to call me Dr. Colbert.

Solomon Asch

That reasonably intelligent and well-meaning young people are willing to call white black is a matter of concern. It raises questions about our ways of education and about the values that guide our conduct.

I have been threatened occasionally. But that happens to everybody who is writing this kind of things. Threats will come without fail. It might happen to the most 'innocent' texts. If it gets too much we call the police.

There are still people - not as many now - calling and saying, 'Well I've been reporting this for two years. We weren't in existence two years ago. We didn't have all those officers. Those phone calls are slowing down.

There are some very high tenor parts in really exposed places. It calls for heroic tenors.

Danny Aiello

People call me an instinctive actor. I used to consider that an insult early on, only because I had never studied. Now... I love it.

Danny Aiello

My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer.

Larry Ellison

They don't call it the Internet anymore, they call it cloud computing. I'm no longer resisting the name. Call it what you want.

Kenneth Grahame

It's never the wrong time to call on Toad. Early or late he's always the same fellow. Always good-tempered, always glad to see you, always sorry when you go!

I was lucky to be able to call Christopher Reeve a friend.His passion for life and for improving the lives of all Americans serves an inspiration to all of us. He may have played the character of Superman in the movies, but he lived the role of a superman through his life.

Pierce Brosnan

I was looking forward to making (Bond) edgier and grittier -- and for all of that to go down in one phone call was highly disappointing,

Michael Stipe

I feel that our powers as songwriters and co-partners in this venture that we call R.E.M. are as strong as they ever have been,

If I need a new offense, I'll research it by viewing a tape or calling a college coach.

Martina McBride

I find that putting my make-up on and playing with different looks is really relaxing for me before the show. It kind of helps me make that transition from 'mommy' to 'performer,' or star or whatever you want to call it!

I feel confident in calling any of the pitches because I think she's developed more confidence.

W. S. Gilbert

I did my crime and I paid for it, but I would like to have some kind of life. Look at this. Would you call this a home?

I did get a few calls (asking) 'Are you sure it's the Madonna?

I did call a lot. But I never got any response.