Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ray Bradbury

She was a wonderful poet, a good short-story writer and a fine novelist.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Some of our finest work comes through service to others.

No one will ever shine in conversation, who thinks of saying fine things: to please, one must say many things indifferent, and many very bad.

It's fine to do movies and say, 'We made big grosses,' but you've got to go back and ask, 'How much did it cost?' and 'Where do you make your profit?'

We did this with the well-being of the students in mind. We want all of our students to be ready for the professional world, and the (Bachelor of Fine Arts) programs are just not getting that done.

We didn't play our game ... and that took us out of our rhythm. We're a rhythm and finesse team, and we were taken out of (our rhythm) -- and that's the way that goes.

John Wooden

I don't think I was a fine game coach. I'm trying to be honest. I think I was a good practice coach.

Bob Barr

There are hundreds of fine journalists who regularly inform us of what is happening in the world around us; and innumerable commentators who provide intelligent and objective insight on public policy matters.

This spring, my back would hurt some, but that was just for a little while. I feel fine now, and I'm back to running the way I used to.

To be any seed, in any bracket, is fine with me.

Oliver Hardy

That's another fine mess you've gotten me into.

Tracy McMillan

Is our desire for partnership just an evolutionary remainder, a Togetherness Delusion, where millions of women only think they need a relationship to be truly happy? Maybe. But you know what? That's fine with me.

Sigourney Weaver

I'm a natural golden retriever at heart. I'm fine with that now, but there was a time when I tried to keep myself from jumping up on people. I had to make myself sit.

Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism.

Colm Toibin

I feel just fine about ignoring or bypassing the rights of people I have known and loved to be rendered faithfully, or to be left in peace, and out of novels.

We had a good combination of good hitting, very good pitching and fine defense.

Steve Young

We had some of the finest musicians in Nashville contributing to this album.

Wes Welker

To tell you the truth, I thought I would be returning kicks and punts my whole career. I thought that was going to be my deal, and I was fine with that.

We don't have any objections to managed care. If people want to join long-term managed-care plans, that's fine with us.

Abraham Lincoln

Reputation is like fine china: Once broken it's very hard to repair.

Andy Reid

We'll see how he does (Tuesday) and how he comes back in Wednesday. He should be fine for the game. We have to get the soreness out.

We prepared very well and I thought our guys were ready to play. Obviously, TCU was ready to play and they played a fine football game.

We prepared very well and I thought our guys were ready to play, ... Obviously, TCU was ready to play and they played a fine football game.

Susan Glaspell

Humility's a real thing - not just a fine name for laziness.

If you say that your national law allows you to do something, it is fine as long as you do this inside your own territory. As long as you go international, you really have to be sure that there is an international law which you respect and which you follow.

Tommy Lee Jones

If you don't hurt anybody or try to steal anything, you'll be fine in the South.

Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.

Johnny Grant

We have lost one of the finest gentlemen this industry ever knew,

Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

You need to have tremendous confidence in your work, even a touch of arrogance, chutzpah. Many very fine researchers lack intellectual daring. It's human nature to want to be cozy, secure. But that can be a cul de sac.

Rick has to walk a fine line of doing what needs to be done, but doing it in a positive, collaborative way with the union. Jerry could be very helpful in accelerating some of those changes.

Bruce Campbell

Plenty of people will see 'Man With the Screaming Brain' and think it's the worst movie they've ever seen, ... But there's a group out there that'll be fine with it.

Personally, I think Condi Rice would make a very fine witness for the administration, but if they prefer not to have her testify in public, that's their choice.

One thing I want us to do is be fresh, because we've played a lot of games in the last month-in-a-half. I want our guys to be focused and ready to go and fine tune some things.