Famous Quotes & Sayings

Graeme Le Saux

Why go now? That is the question people asked when I announced I was retiring. A combination of things made me feel it was all drawing to a natural end.

Gwen John

I am going to do some drawings or paintings...in the mirror of my wardrobe..with myself as a figure doing something.

Pat Williams

I never saw Jesus doing that. People were really drawn to Him. He was like a magnet.

I'm very happy with the draw but it means nothing unless we play well... and don't get complacent.

Fred Trueman

I need nine wickets from this match, and you buggers had better start drawing straws to see who I don't get.

Alice McDermott

I'm not usually drawn to memoir - many run the risk of self-aggrandizement or score-settling.

I love Franklin Field; I'm hoping this protest will drawn national media coverage.

John Lurie

I like to draw and paint. It is a river to me.

Vince Carter

I just wanted to push him out as far as I could and just stay down. He's good at that pump fake and drawing the foul late in the game. So I wanted to keep my hands up and make it a tough shot. If he makes it, he makes it.

Denzel Washington

I really want my father's life to be portrayed honestly. I don't want people getting drawn into the theatre because they want to see the last scene where he's shot and killed.

Elliott Sadler

I'll look at film of today's races tonight as a fan and a student. What is NASCAR letting them get away with? What are they not letting them get away with? What's going on, so on Sunday I'll know where to draw the line at.

I know how hard he works. We wanted to win in the semis because then you get a good draw in the first round (in Johnstown). If you get a win under your belt, then you never know what can happen.

I just like vampires, I'm sure there was a metaphorical level going on, but that's not what was going on with me. I just wanted to draw some vampires.

Frankie Dettori

I just had to find my spot. When I got him outside, I knew he would do it. He has a lot of heart. From the No. 1 draw to give away two lengths to everybody ... what a great horse.

I have the second-nut flush draw and top pair, ... At that point I move all in for the remaining $50,000 or so. He called.

John Foxe

Hopefully, we won't draw too much from it, because that was a 24-14 loss, ... Hopefully, it's something that we've learned from. Last year was our first opportunity in quite some time. Hopefully, we'll learn from that and understand what's at stake there. The whole world is watching. There's no question all of your peers are watching. It's something that guys should gear up for, and I think we'll learn from that experience last year.

He spoke in favor of Oslo. Who speaks in favor of Oslo anymore? ... If he goes on with these types of economic policy and foreign policy, I don't think he will draw the middle of Israeli society.

Robert Reed

I don't know if I am simply anything, but I have never felt drawn up into any sub-field or splinter genre. Not a good strategy for a career, I think.

I didn't think we were tough enough in any spot. We weren't physical enough to get it to the rim and draw fouls. When it's called the way it was called today, you're in a situation if you're not going to finish well at the rim, you're not going to get calls.

Jack Kirby

I admired anybody who could make a buck with his drawing.

Frank Rijkaard

It was a shame we couldn't score, but the team worked hard and played quite well. In the next game we're sure to score. Normally, a draw away from home is a good result.

It is unfortunate when people prematurely draw policy implications from single studies before the scientific process has finished its job.

It's a good drawing card. People stop and they look it over. Inevitably, they'll come up and touch it.

It's a good draw as at least we will be playing a team (France) we are already familiar with.

It's a done deal. We're looking for a fairly long, drawn out Senate trial.

It's a five-color crayon drawing done in 1963 when Picasso was 76-years-old. It's one of his favorite subjects: A Picador in a bullfight.

It's an interesting draw ? I am not unhappy with it.

It was a big draw by Iggy. I just turned around and have a great opportunity to take a shot and I just tried to get it on net. I was lucky it went in but if you shoot at the net, it's going to happen sometimes.

It's vitally important to be winning games at this stage of the season. We've gone six games now without winning so that's a real priority for us. We're drawing too many games and that's something we have to work hard on. I'm hopeful we can finish strongly.

Vincent Van Gogh

I want to do drawings which touch people...In figure or landscape I should wish to express, not sentimental melancholy, but serious sorrow.

It varies, and we probably spend more than most do. They're there to draw from. There's only so many times you can go to them, especially if you go to them for a sizeable donation.

It will be drawn out to some degree. I would say 12 to 18 months is a good predictor.

Mark Thompson

The U.S. military is reluctant to be drawn into a counterinsurgency war. They don't think it's possible to say you're going to go down there and help the Colombian military shoot drug traffickers without shooting at the FARC, and that makes them very nervous. It's a rebellion that's been going on for some 40 years, and it's plainly not going to come to an end soon -- the Pentagon fears it's a whirlpool that's going to suck them in.