Famous Quotes & Sayings

Satchel Paige

I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation.

Satchel Paige

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

Sarah Vowell

I probably am a cranky writer, but I am actually a fairly nice, normal person. Since I'm a grouchy writer, of course I have friends whose books are doing way better than mine.

Sandra Boynton

Research tells us that fourteen out of any ten individuals like chocolate.

Samuel Johnson

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know deserves it, but I am afraid he is an attorney.

Wallace Stevens

It is necessary to any originality to have the courage to be an amateur.

Vittorio De Sica

Moral indignation in most cases is, 2% moral, 48% indignation, and 50% envy.

William Howard Taft

Well, I have one consolation. No candidate was ever elected ex-president by such a large majority!

William Howard Taft

Roosevelt could always keep ahead with his work, but I cannot do it, and I know it is a grievous fault, but it is too late to remedy it. The country must take me as it found me. Wasn't it your mother who had a servant girl who said it was no use for her to try to hurry, that she was a "Sunday chil" and no "Sunday chil" could hurry? I don't think I am a Sunday child, but I ought to have been; then I would have had an excuse for always being late.

Will Smith

Just because the kid's cute, doesn't mean you're not the father.

Will Smith

Sorry, I'm allergic to bullshit.

Will Smith

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't driving around on a bus and having a campfire kind of adding to the environment problem?

Will Smith

The only man you will ever get is some fool named Grady who falls asleep in his soup.

Will Smith

Well, all I know is what I read in the papers.

Warren Buffett

You don't ever ask a barber whether you need a haircut.

Warren Buffett

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

Warren Buffett

The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.

Warren Buffett

Our favorite holding period is forever.

Warren Buffett

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.

Warren Buffett

Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.

Vlade Divac

We all get heavier as we get older because there's a lot more information in our heads.

Walter Bagehot

In my youth I hoped to do great things; now I shall be satisfied to get through without scandal.

Virginia Woolf

Nothing has really happened until it has been recorded.

Virginia Woolf

I have lost friends, some by death...others by sheer inability to cross the street.

Virginia Woolf

[Ulysses is] the work of a queasy undergraduate scratching his pimples.

Virginia Woolf

On the outskirts of every agony sits some observant fellow who points.

Wernher von Braun

The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.

Samuel Beckett

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

Samuel Goldwyn

I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.

Samuel Goldwyn

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

Samuel Goldwyn

Don't worry about the war. It's all over but the shooting.

Samuel Goldwyn

Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

Samuel Goldwyn

For your information, I would like to ask a question.