Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chelsea Clinton

My grandmother, who passed away at the beginning of November, had a core adage in her life that life is not about what happens to you but about what you do with what happens to you. She recently had been cajoling me and challenging me to do more with my life. To lead more of a purposefully public life.

Chelsea Clinton

My parents and my grandmother inspire me every day and, every day, in my work and personal life.

Charlie Sheen

I'm grandiose because I live a grandiose life.

William Story

What looks like swindling with a petty sum,Is on a grand and speculative scaleHonest enough, so it be large enough.

William Story

What looks like swindling with a petty sum, Is on a grand and speculative scale Honest enough, so it be large enough.

We're banged up. We're looking to get healthy for January and February. In the grand scheme of things it's probably not worth it for them to wrestle in this tournament.

William Shakespeare

Good old grandsire ... we shall be joyful of thy company.

We know we're going to have some fraud, but in the grand scheme of things, it's the price we're going to pay to serve our community.

Benjamin Spock

Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.

Cassandra Wilson

My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences.

We've already done our investigation and presented it to the grand jury,

Billy Ray Cyrus

My grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher.

Billy Strayhorn

My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me.

Tracy Austin

What they remember you by is how many Grand Slams you win,

Alison Krauss

I don't go there much. You're thrilled that people would recognize what you're doing in such a grand kind of way. But, just like you don't know if anybody's really going to like what you're doing when you put a record out or if anybody's going to pay attention to it, you can't really go there.

The grand slam, up 7-1, make the kid hit the ball, and he did. I think that would have been out of most parks.

Bob Woodward

The grand jury was going and reporters were being jailed, and I hunkered down more than I usually do,

Bob Woodward

The grand jury was going, and reporters were being jailed, and I hunkered down more than I usually do,

In my generation, history was taught in terms of grand figures, men on whom the destiny of the nation hinged, quintessential heroes.

Zulima Farber

She'll be served. She hasn't been because there is no grand jury yet hearing the case.

The need is like the Grand Canyon. It's huge.

I have seven grandkids and this is what they love.

Not at all. I think I can say it can be frustrating to be No. 1 and having no Grand Slam titles. I'm happy where I am and I still have a lot of years to go. I know one day soon the title will come and there will be more to follow.

Steven R. McQueen

I started watching movies my grandpa did, and I saw what an impact they made on the world. That's when I said, 'Hey, I want to do that too.'

Is she ready to win? No. Is she ready to start her Busch Grand National career? Absolutely.

Djuna Barnes

Suffering for love is how I have learned practically everything I know, love of grandmother up and on.

They're all damaged. Grand Isle by itself had at least a $10 million hit. That would be my estimate.

Warren Buffett

If you have a new son or grandson in 2006, name him Tony.

If you're about to have a grand mal seizure, you should be able to smoke in public.

Otto Schily

If you look at the results of the grand coalition, it accomplished a lot.

Isabel Allende

If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so.

Greg Fitzsimmons

I called my grandmother yesterday. She picks up the phone, 'Oh hello, dear, hold on a second, I just stepped out of the shower. Let me go put some clothes on.' I said, 'Hey Grandma, don't ever tell me you're naked again. Go put a lot of clothes on. Then put some more clothes on. I'm going to sit here and drink and try to forget you naked in my head.' I'll never eat raisins again.

In the grand scheme of things, we might see growth of 5.6 percent instead of 5.7 percent.