Famous Quotes & Sayings

Linda Chavez

But I've also been around this town long enough to know that when nobody is calling you and saying, 'Hang in there,' that isn't a great signal either,

Jason Davis

But it turned out a lot better than I thought. I call it Lucky.

Pat Riley

But it's up to Shaquille, too. I mean, it's up to him. And this is where the old coach came out of Stu. He started using some coaching terminology. He said, 'Well, you've got to get him to make a V-cut every now and then. If he makes a V-cut, then they impede his progress, they'll call it.

J. R. R. Tolkien

But thats not the way of it with the tales that really mattered, or the ones that stay in the mind. Folk seem to have just landed in them, usually - their paths were laid that way, as you put it. But I expect they had lots of chances, like us, of turning back, only they didnt. And if they had, we shouldnt know, because theyd have been forgotten. We hear about those as just went on - and not all to a good end, mind you; at least not to what folk inside a story and not outside it call a good end

Phillip Daniels

But that's how it is in this league. You can't leave it up to the officials to make those kinds of calls because they're human, too. They're going to make mistakes. The official thought he got in, so he got in. We've just got to make up for it when we go back.

But there is that smaller number of calls where seconds and minutes are critical.

Christopher Curtis

But don't ever call her ex-boyfriends by his name,

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Clayton Christensen

But every once in a while we see a different kind of technology come into an industry, and we call this a 'disruptive technology,'

Basically, you're getting unlimited phone calls from someone who is a junior. Once it progresses, the phone calls and visits become more important.

Mark Farner

Basically, the Colts' philosophy is low-fat, but it also has to be tasty. The worst thing is for a player to go away hungry. They don't want players to leave and call Domino's for a pizza, or to sneak away to a McDonald's and load up on hamburgers and fries. They don't want them to gripe about the food, because then they lose focus on why they are here.

Janis Joplin

because they're not what you call in the groove.

Justin Hawkins

Chris Martin - what are those seven deadly sins again? Greed? Sloth? Calling your child Apple?

Patti Smith

I'm always writing. And, I mean, I always counsel people when they call me a musician: I really do not have the skills of a musician. I really don't think like a musician, though I love music and I perform and sing.

I looked over at coach and she said 'go.' That's what we did. It was a confidence thing, and the coach had enough confidence in the team to get it done without calling a timeout.

I lost track of the number of times in its conference call (on Tuesday) J&J said how important medical devices were to the company. That means to me every single medical device company out there should wonder if they are going to get a knock on their door from them in the near future.

Maria Sharapova

My dad was my wake-up call and he said, 'Good morning, champion,' ... He is really happy. My mom called later, and she is really happy.

Laura Mvula

'Mvula' is my married name, but for some reason my nan calls me 'McVula.' I'm not sure if it's one of those jokey Caribbean things, or whether she's just getting it wrong.

Shameik Moore

Musically, I have my project, '30058.' It's seven songs, like an EP or mixtape, but I call it a soundtrack because I feel like my life is a movie, and all the songs are moments in my life.

Derek Fisher

More scoring. That's what the league wants. Calling those fouls up front leads to more penetration, maybe more free throws. It's one way to get more points on the scoreboard.

Jeb Bush

My guess is my brother would call his mom and his dad pretty regularly, a lot more than I probably did.

My husband got a call from the head of the local officials' association. There was also a lot of support from some gentlemen who were coaches when I officiated and were friends of ours.

Jayma Mays

My husband calls me a ginger every single day of my life, so that I'm completely used to it, and I've come to see it as a term of endearment.

My hope would be that this demonstration would be a clarion call to Caterpillar. They are an excellent company. They have done wonderful things. But they've made a mistake on this issue.

Jessica Biel

My grandmother, whom we call Biel, thinks it's very unbecoming of me not to smile for the paparazzi. So every time I see them, I think, 'Smile for Biel!'

Warrick Dunn

My grandmother didn't want to come to Atlanta; she wanted to stay home, ... I said, 'If anything happens, call me.' Everything has been OK so far. I have family in New Orleans. I hadn't talked to them. Some of the people I know went to Mississippi. Some went to Texas.

Elvis Costello

My family calls me Declan. But most people call me E.C. I think it comes from my dad. It's an Irish convention. You usually call the first child by the initials.

My faith calls me to leave the world a better place than when I entered it.

Jo Nesbo

My father grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., with my grandparents. In Norwegian my name is pronounced 'Yoo' but my father used to call me 'Joe.'

Shirin Neshat

My father was a doctor, but he was what I would call an intellectual - very well-read and very interested in knowledge. He insisted that I get as much education as my brothers.

Chuck Palahniuk

My father used to call me 'bird bones' and, well, the name fits.

Scott Tucker

My family was helping to manage my Dad's construction company, ... So next thing I know in 1997, I'm a New Englander again! And with the woods and the call of wild; I decided to give it a second chance.

Roma Downey

My family still lives in Ireland-and my sisters are always terribly interested in who the next guest star might be. When they got the call that Richard Chamberlain was coming on the show, it was met with squeals of delight.