Famous Quotes & Sayings

Hannah Kent

Most writers are drawn to what is unknown, rather than what is clear in any tale.

Hannah Storm

I've been out of my comfort zone a lot, and it makes me more vulnerable, but I have to draw the line somewhere, and don't think I would go skydiving!

Gretchen Rubin

Most people enjoy 'potato-chip news' from time to time - to track a presidential election or the Oscars. However, some are particularly drawn to material that makes them feel shocked, frightened, insecure, or indignant, and that's what potato-chip news often provides.

We know that they have had the drawings for P-2 centrifuge and they've publicized that.

Patrick O'Brian

I have 60 years of reading to draw upon: naval memoirs, dispatches, the Naval Chronicles, family letters.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Financial inclusion helps lift people out of poverty and can help speed economic development. It can draw more women into the mainstream of economic activity, harnessing their contributions to society.

Mary Antin

If education, culture, the higher life were shining things to be worshiped from afar, he had still a means left whereby he could draw one step nearer to them.

We were going forward and took two steps back. We've got to regroup. We're going to watch the tape of the Madison game tomorrow and go back to the drawing board.

We had tough draws in the first round, and we knew it. We probably didn't wrestle quite as well as we could have. It's the state tournament, and there are a lot of tough wrestlers; everybody's good down here. You have to be ready to go.

We have a lot of players on this team that can make shots, ... When you have your veterans that are not shooting (well), what you do as a post player (is) you try to draw the double-team and get them open shots.

Usually we draw all of the top competitive shooters from all over the Northwest.

Patricia Richardson

I live in such a sweet world in the world of 'Home Improvement' that I tend to be drawn to stuff that's really on the other end of the spectrum entirely.

Hamilton Jordan

We do have the Internet, and we do have a mechanism through this Unity ticket to draw hundreds of thousands and even millions of people together.

You always draw up plays like that, but they never really work. I didn't really expect it to work. I also didn't really expect Brandon to take the shot. I didn't really know what to expect at all.

We had hoped that the people of Florida would have an opportunity to speak on this question, whether they want self-interested politicians drawing their own districts. We just have to go back to the drawing board.

Microsoft has conceded that the server will have some Linux competition, but they've drawn a line in the sand at the desktop.

Stephen Collins

You have to draw on different sides of yourself. So I think if people watch a lot of any actor's work, they can sort of get to know them.

You can draw your own conclusions from that.

Bertrand Russell

The State is a collection of officials, different for difference purposes, drawing comfortable incomes so long as the status quo is preserved. The only alteration they are likely to desire in the status quo is an increase of bureaucracy and the power of bureaucrats.

Ridley Scott

The 3D world allows you to engage even more with a film because you're somehow drawn into the landscape or the universe of that scene. Even when it's two people talking at a table, you feel like you're a third party.

That was tough night. We didn't draw it up that way, that's for sure. We're trying to battle. We're trying to stay with them. But you play a good team like that, and they made some really good plays out there.

Zach Parise

I wasn't trying to go make a point at all, ... I was trying to do what I can do. He played well. He played really well. I'm not trying to draw any comparisons.

The problem is much of the public feels since it is fruit-flavored tobacco and drawn through water, it is a safe product. That is just not the case.

We haven't forgotten that, ... It's something we draw from always.

Zoe Sugg

I'd always loved watching YouTube videos, and that's what inspired me to make them myself. Initially I was drawn to makeup tutorials - I learned everything I know about makeup from YouTube.

Byron Scott

We'll go back to the drawing board. We had different scenarios drawn up before we got Steven, so we'll go to plan B.

We'll draw upon the expertise and experience of our Kentucky team members.

Stephan Pastis

Those lectures were just terrible, ... I would draw this little rat who was on four legs. Whatever thoughts I had for the day I gave to him. It was therapeutic.

Marisa Tomei

Unfortunately, very often in roles you're only wanted to stand there and be sweet. That's why I'm drawn back to roles in theater.

We were moving our feet a lot and drawing a lot of penalties. It was the way we wanted to come out.

Patrick Marber

Well, I never know how much an actor puts of themselves in, and how much they're drawing on personal experience, and I wouldn't like to pry.

Remember in meditation the One who summons us; O Nanak, that day is drawing near! Meeting the Guru, we meet the Lord. He Himself unites us in His Union.

It doesn't fall on one player taking his place. You have to draw from all the other guys, and they have to step their play up a little bit, too. That is how we overcome it.