Famous Quotes & Sayings

We still feel he has the potential to be productive as a big-league player. He didn't have a great offensive-type start to the year. After that long 0-for start, he put a lot of pressure on himself. It wasn't fair to Charles to expect him to find the magic and turn it around without playing on a more regular basis.

Cheryl Mendelson

Many books have mattered enormously to my life and work. 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens would be one of several contenders for 'most influential.' I first read it at 13 and have reread it dozens of times since.

Dean Butler

When I walked into the room to meet Michael Landon, it was clear he was a big-time star. To be around him was as far from Charles Ingalls as you could get. The hair was the same - no one touched his hair.

Stan Laurel

I don't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with Charles Chaplin.

You know we're going to throw the ball, but coach 'Hawk' wants to get a guy ready who can run it 20-25 times (a game). It's my responsibility to get Charles and Ellis ready and find a No. 3. Hugh wore down at the end of last season, Byron had shoulder problems and we didn't have a No. 3.

Robert Jobson

The Queen Mother always urged Charles to put duty first,

John Boyne

Throughout my teenage years, I read 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens every December. It was a story that never failed to excite me, for as well as being a Dickens enthusiast, I have always loved ghost stories.

Dan Auerbach

When I recorded my solo album, 'Keep It Hid,' in 2008, I'd gotten more interested in songwriting, inspired by reading Charles Bukowski and connecting with unfancy, interesting language.

Quincy Jones

I met Ray Charles at 14, and he was 16. But he was like a hundred years older than me.

Just looking at the guy walking around, I thought his potential was limitless if he learned a few things. As they say, even Ray Charles could have seen it.

He's been a great friend to the St. Charles Singers.

Henry Cabot Lodge

If that for which the Spanish Empire has stood since the days of Charles V is right, then everything for which the United States stands and has always stood is wrong.

What we interpret here has a major impact on the American life we have today. We have the Constitution and Charles Pinckney, we have the Revolutionary War and Fort Moultrie and we have the Civil War here at Fort Sumter.

There is a process to get Charles Taylor to the court in the Netherlands.

Terry Crews

You know what? I wanna play something that is really... it changes the game. I don't wanna be the same story where it's the Charles Bronson formula, where he's getting revenge or whatever.

He used to be bigger. It's kind of like Charles Barkley. If you can play with it, don't mess with it.

Flea

I grew up with all these old jazz guys in the '70s in L.A., and they grew up idolizing Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Lester Young - all of these incredible musicians.

I got out of town Sunday when the mayor told us to. We tried to get hotel rooms in Lafayette, Lake Charles and even went to Houston. There was nothing. So we've been here for two nights.

We thought we were quicker than they were and I thought we could wear them down. Defensively, we just had five kids coming at them the whole time. Offensively, Darrell is instant offense, L.J. stepped up tonight and I thought Charles Miller was outstanding.

Our team is coming along, ... We're playing with a sense of urgency. But we're playing the game like it is supposed to be played. We held Charles Henderson to 10 yards in the second half. That's pretty good.

Robert Gottlieb

'River of Light,' to a dense but powerful score commissioned from Charles Wuorinen and with ravishing lighting by Mark Stanley, has depth and resonance.

St. Charles County has been one of the fastest-growing counties not just in the state, but in the country.

I think St. Charles always excelled at restaurants. Geneva always was strong in retail, but it lacked a little for restaurants.

Robert Jobson

I think as she gets older ... she will hand more and more responsibility towards Prince Charles and her other children. But she will continue to reign as monarch until she dies.

Merry Clayton

I remember working with Ray Charles when I was quite young, and I would wonder, 'Why would he sing 'Georgia On My Mind' and 'I Can't Stop Loving You' every night?' I said, 'Oh my God if I have to sing these songs, if I have to sing 'I Can't Stop Loving You' one more night, I'm going to fall out.' Of course, I was young and I didn't understand.

That was an incredible shot by Mitchell. He stepped up and hit it with Charles Thomas' hand in his face. That was an incredible shot.

Kim Williams

That's the two guys he let pass him in the last race. Charles has really been working on his finish, I've been preaching that to him. It's how do you finish your race.

I wasn't happy with the last four minutes of the game (for us). Give St. Charles North credit. They did a terrific job of putting their heads down and getting to the basket. We need to do a better job of taking away dribble drive penetration.

LeBron James

I think Charles Barkley kick-started us. I heard at halftime he said the game was over. I'd like to thank Charles for kick-starting us.

I think Mugabe should just be banished, like what happened to Charles Taylor. He should just be banished from Zimbabwe,

We're working on Charles and hoping to get something done. Things are picking up.

Voters quite like Charles Kennedy, but there is a question mark over whether he's someone they can see sitting in 10 Downing Street deciding the future of our country. There's quite a big step up for the Liberal Democrats to take if they are to be taken seriously as a potential party of government.

Maury Povich

Well, if you hang around Charles Barkley a lot, you realize that it just may not be his hobby of choice.