Famous Quotes & Sayings

Roger Federer

I decided not to play the first tie this year because I wanted to focus on the tour. The big focus of the year was holding onto the No. 1 position.

I decided not to get into the theme of revolution, most of all because this is very far from the Brazilian people. Our revolution is the joy of samba.

Whitney Houston

I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow if I fail, if I succeed at least I did as I believe.

I decided I would stay on the Texas side and I'm going to find two or three spots. Well, I found 10.

John Huston

I decided I would rather, if I could, be in a position to pick the tournaments I wanted to play in,

Jacques Rogge

I decided I would never speak about best-ever games. I can say today we are very pleased, but I will not make a ranking or comparison.

Kenneth Langone

I decided I was going to go to Wall Street, and I was introduced to some people... I met a guy who knew a bond trader at Pressprich, and he got me to meet him and the guy that ran their sales department, Jack Collin.

Megan Hilty

I decided I was going to be an opera star. I was about 12.

I decided I wanted to optimize the vitality of my immune system and minimize my dependence on medication. Exercise was the thing I hadn't tried. I saved it for last.

Elizabeth Blackburn

I decided I wanted to go to Cambridge, and then I got introduced to Fred Sanger. I was very conscientious, and I asked him when I first got there if I should start reading up on things. But he said, 'No, I think you can just start these experiments,' so I plunged right in.

Mark Salling

I decided I wanted to be a musician when I saw the movie 'Amadeus' around 1987. I was five years old, so it was a good time to start piano lessons after seeing Tom Hulce who played Mozart play the harpsichord on his back with his hands crossed. Such a great movie to inspire a five-year-old.

I decided it was time for us to try and get out.

Robert Taylor

I decided I'm gonna make my living from this, or I'm not doing it. The last time I had a job that wasn't an acting job was '88, and I'm quite proud of that.

I decided I had to do something about it, ... It took from 1999 to 2003 to get that eyesore removed.

George Clooney

I decided if I walk outside and get hit by a bus, everybody'll say, 'He crammed a load into 34 years.'

I decided first that I didn't want to stay around IPFW. I wasn't happy there. I wanted to win games since IPFW didn't win very often.

Lynn Coady

I decided a long time ago to be myself and not worry too much about cultivating some kind of personality that didn't feel natural or true to who I am.

Emily Procter

I decided about a year ago, and I just feel like I want to see more personal style in people, and I feel like if I'm going to be out there in the public eye, they should see who I am and how I dress, and I feel like it, also.

Herbie Hancock

I decided years ago that I wasn't interested in being a virtuoso of the piano.

Stu Grimson

I decided when it was kind of questionable whether I could get back on the ice or not, that I would finish off my undergraduate degree in economics.

Dwyane Wade

I decided to wing it. That's the kind of player I am, just come out and wing it, so it worked again.

Sarah Brown

I decided to walk outside and sit here, so if I had fallen out, someone could see me.

Rod Smith

I don't think that's something the governor makes decisions about. I'm going to let local government decide whether a dog gets to go in. I hope they do.

I don't say yes, I don't say no. They haven't 100 percent decided where I'm going to play. He didn't mention second base, not to me. He said outfield for this year. For the first time, it shocked me a little bit. I've never played outfield before. He said, 'We need you in the lineup.' That part is good. I'll just wait and see what happens.

I don't think he's going to be dismissive of these (stars), because they're from his community, but ultimately that's not going to make his decision, ... He'll decide it on the merits.

Jerry Rice

I am very glad that I decided to take a chance.

I don't think we can decide lightly on this very serious issue.

Buck Showalter

He's not ready to retire, I tell you that. I can see it in his eyes and you can hear it in his voice. Whenever he decides enough is enough, there will be a place for him in this organization.

Gary Bettman

How long you work in the playoffs is discretionary. It depends how well you are working. And if a guy decides he's putting the whistle away, then he's done.

I could go on for hours about how outrageous this subsidy decision is. What we have here is a Nafta panel that simply decided to flout its obligation to enforce U.S. trade laws.

I could always back to school, and decided I'd rather be something other than a student for a while.

By that time, I felt there was no future in the lamb business. I decided to donate the lamb. It would be our swan song.

Robbie Williams

But young people don't need pop stars like myself forcing opinions down their throats. I think it's for them to decide what they are going to do, how they're going to do it and who they're going to do it with.