Famous Quotes & Sayings

Terry Pratchett

...and the funny thing was that people who weren't entirely certain they were right always argued much louder than other people, as if the main person they were trying to convince were themselves.

Terence Stamp

At this point, it's either for fun or it's for money. I don't take movies that I don't really like.

Nina Jacobson

If the movie [The Hunger Games] were stylized violence that was pretty and fun and cool, which is great when you go see 300 or The Matrix, it would just be out of sync with the fact that they're kids.

Nigella Lawson

If I could go into the woods and kill a bear myself, I'd wear it proudly as a trophy.

Nicolas Chamfort

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Nicolas Chamfort

Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before.

Nicolas Chamfort

Society is composed of two great classes, those that have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners.

Nicolas Chamfort

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.

Nicolas Chamfort

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.

Nicolas Chamfort

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me.

Nicolas Cage

Shock is still fun. I won't ever shut the door on it.

Nicolas Cage

I want to make all kinds of movies. I do want to make big movies that are a lot of fun to go to, but I also want to make movies that are going to stimulate some thought and maybe raise some awareness.

Nick Swardson

Once you realize you can make people laugh, it's a superpower. When you're really young, you don't know how to use that power, so I would just say the meanest things I could to get a laugh. I was so awful. I would make fun of kids who didn't deserve to get made fun of. I was just mean, when I was really young. You don't realize that you don't have to be mean to be funny. But, it was something that I was just able to grow into.

Nick Goepper

It's never fun to do it by yourself. It's good to have other people that are on the same path as you. It's nice to have that in common and be able to converse with them. It's cool to share that.

Nolan Gould

I had so much fun touring the Grand Canyon area with the Sierra Club. I love to get outdoors and enjoy nature. We went kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, and even rode mules. To do all these things in one of the most stunning natural areas in the world just made it more amazing. I don't believe that anyone can see the Grand Canyon area for themselves and not know that we have to do everything we can to protect it for future generations.

Norah Jones

I'm a musician because I love it and it's supposed to be fun.

Norah Jones

It's fun to peek into other people's worlds and see how they go about doing things.

Norah Jones

Making records is fun. It's not some big statement. You're allowed to make mistakes.

Norah Jones

Breaking up is just hard, even if you're the one breaking up. It's not fun. It can be dramatic and complicated. And then you get a little distance and you think, why did it have to be so complicated and dramatic?

Nora Ephron

Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.

Nora Ephron

I know that I am essentially a sort of fun-loving person who really just wants to sit around and eat pies.

Nora Roberts

His mind’s always on something else. He’d live in a ratty cardigan, and he’s always worrying holes in the pockets of his pants. He can never seem to find his wallet or anything in the refrigerator. And just when you think he’s not paying any attention to what you’re saying or doing, he comes up with exactly the right answer or solution.”", [J.D. Robb, Celebrity In Death"“People""who expect perfection in a mate miss a lot of fun—and sweetness.", [J.D. Robb, Celebrity In Death]

Nora Roberts

Actually, I find it great fun to develop family series with lots of characters.

Nigel Kneale

The trick is the paradox - turning your story inside out. Now if it is something that appears to be of total normality and then suddenly turns inside out and is a different thing all together then that's fun to write.

Niels Bohr

A person who wasn't outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn't understand what had been said.

Nicole Appleton

It's my first presenting role so I'll be nervous, but it's going to be great fun. I can't wait to sample the food and meet the celebrities. Hopefully I can inject some of my own glamour.

Nicole Holofcener

I think that sometimes, romantic comedies have to be really broad, and that the plot of people falling in and out of love or whatever is not enough. Enough Said had that stuff, but I wanted it to be fun and funny while also grounded in reality.

Nicole Kidman

I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it's all very upfront. I can't hide it. I'm also loyal and I hope I'm fun.

Nicole Kidman

I was told I had a two per cent chance of getting pregnant, so I say she's a two per cent baby.

Neil Gaiman

I love doing the readings. The readings are the fun bits... The readings are probably the things that actually keep me going on these. If I couldn't do the readings, I wouldn't do the [signing] tours. I get to stand up there and read to a bunch of adults who in many cases nobody's read to in years, since they were about five. They just squat on the floor. That's enormously enjoyable.

Nasim Pedrad

I’ll never forget my very first [SNL] show. I had a card in my changing room from Kristen Wiig. It just had a heart on the inside, and she’d written “Have fun.” That always stayed with me.

Nat Friedman

I have a G4 at home. Theyre great machines for individual users, and I even know a few core Linux hackers who are having a lot of fun with them. But if you want to move the needle on the non-Microsoft desktop, youve got to look elsewhere.

Nastassja Kinski

I had a great childhood. I had such fun.