Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edith Wharton

A frivolous society can acquire dramatic significance only through what its frivolity destroys.

Jane Fonda

A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming.

'Orphans' reflects unconscious elements in myself that were, at the time, indigestible and butting up against each other in my psyche; issues I wasn't really in touch with but was trying to put into a dramatic framework.

We're making money on the freighters at the moment, but not a dramatic return.

Ross Levinsohn

We're going to take some pretty dramatic steps to provide industry-leading safety.

We were hoping to get a dramatic demonstration.

We're more than happy to profit from short-term fluctuations, and we think this morning's dramatic drop is very short-term,

With the large increase in workers in the extractive industries in our state, we've seen a dramatic increase in drug activity.

Denis Leary

There are some guys I know for a fact, like Louis C.K., who always talk about how not-great of an actor he is, and he's terrific on his show. But I know Louis would play a fantastic dramatic role in something, too. He just needs somebody to grab him and say, 'Come in here and do this.'

We're still looking at job growth, but not enough to prevent unemployment from rising. If there were no special factors explaining this, it would be a rather dramatic piece of news.

Aaron Paul

What's so great about Sundance is that they only accept such a small handful of films per year for dramatic competition, so you know when you're going to Sundance that you're going to see top-quality projects.

Larry Sabato

So each new justice has a major, really a tremendous impact on individual lives, on the exercise of our rights and responsibilities and I think most Americans already know that but they will be reminded in a dramatic fashion during the hearings.

The knock-on effects to the International Space Station are quite dramatic ... (long delays) could potentially be a show-stopper for the whole thing.

The Fed made a dramatic move today and it was needed,

The fall (in the gold price) was triggered by the dramatic drop in oil prices, prompting investors to rethink the safe-haven sparkle of gold.

These two individuals have been running the show for quite a while, and they work together well. They've done it for years, and I don't think, from an execution perspective, it's a dramatic shift.

I'm thrilled with the way our team has come in her and played to win. It's a dramatic shift from last year when we played not to lose.

Not everybody gets better on this form of treatment, that's one thing we'd like to emphasize, but those who do often have very dramatic improvements.

It's very dramatic and for what we're doing the style of the space was important to us.

James Wolk

I started in theater. I would liken sitcom work more to theater work than I would, perhaps, to dramatic television. It's so quick. It kind of feels like the pace of a play.

It won't be a huge dramatic bursting, but it will be felt this year.

They've seen dramatic increases in sales, not only in kids meals, but in our restaurant sales as well,

E. O. Wilson

I still don't know what works until it works, until I see it working. It wasn't through seeing other playwrights or reading other plays, because I haven't done much of either of those. Again, you have an intuitive sense that this is dramatic or a nice shape to a scene; you intuitively know how to tell a good story... where the highlights are, what information to withhold, and how to reveal things.

Robert Webb

I snootily say I can't take too many dramatic parts, as it's taking work from actors who aren't funny.

John Bolton

very dramatic news about the extent of Syrian involvement and involvement by top officials in the Lebanese government in this assassination.

We expect modest growth in November and dramatic growth in December,

Cayden Boyd

I just finished an episode of a new show called 'Century City.' It's like 'Law & Order' set in the future, and I have a very dramatic role in that. I have to sob and weep and wail. It was very hard. When it was done, I was like, 'OK, time to watch 'SpongeBob!''

Scott Anderson

If the Legislature passes USTAR and funds it as being requested, this will set off an explosion that will have a dramatic impact and a dramatic return to our state and to our economy.

Richard Harmon

I haven't done much comedy; I would love to. I love doing dramatic roles, but I'd love to do comedy. I think it would be refreshing.

David Coulthard

I'm not sure it's as dramatic as it being the end of an era,

Bill Clinton

This has been a time of dramatic transformation, and you have risen to every new challenge.

Electric lighting as a driver of the breast-cancer epidemic worldwide -- that's a dramatic big thing, and new.

Steve Nelson

The results are more dramatic the older you are.