Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Callahan

My parents weren't religious at all. I remember the first time I heard about Jesus was at school.

We want to be heard. The only way to be heard is to vote.

Lilly Singh

Everyone's voice should be heard when it comes to racial barriers.

Charlize Theron

I had called her up a couple of weeks before then, because I had heard this vicious rumour that she did not like the movie. It was very upsetting for me. I am very sensitive to that, because I am portraying her life and did not want her to be unhappy.

Frankie Valli

The very first time I ever heard anything of mine on the radio, I was in New Jersey, and I was in my teens. I did my first record, which was an old standard called 'My Mother's Eyes.' It was the old Georgie Jessel theme. I heard it on local radio out of Newark. And it was very exciting!

Jack Johnson

Yeah, I heard a version of that. It's pretty flattering.

Upon the middle of the night./ Waking she heard the night-fowl crow.

Imelda May

I lost a boyfriend over Elmore James. You know that moment when you send mixtapes at fifteen? He sent me pop hits, and I sent him Elmore James, and I never heard from him again.

Steve Jocz

We were all really panicked when we heard the gunshots,

We were actually wondering why we hadn't heard from them by 2 p.m. We thought they had stayed for lunch somewhere.

We don't know much about it, but what we have heard and we're thoroughly excited.

Jake Owen

You can pick songs that sound like hits, but if it's not something that somebody wants to tell their friends, 'Hey man, have you heard this song?' then I don't think it's worth it. The only way to get your music out there, is for someone to tell their friends about it.

Seinabo Sey

I got introduced to Maps by my label, and I liked his sound. I had been living with the original version of 'Younger' for quite a long time when I heard the result of his remix, and I loved it. It actually made me find a new love for the track.

Taylor Mali

The poem 'What Teachers Make' is not without its detractors. This one person wrote to me and said: 'Gee, Mr. Mali. You don't possibly have a teacher-God complex, do you?' And that was the first time I'd ever heard of that expression. So, yeah, I'm sure I have a teacher-God complex.

Bob Newhart

The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.

Bill Wyman

People will say that they never heard any of those songs before but back then, no one had heard the obscure songs the Stones were doing.

Nobody really knew where she was going to be picked. I heard people say that after the first two picks, anything was possible.

Bill Gross

Nobody heard of it last year and now we're helping farmers.

Steve Klein

Nineteen years is probably the longest I've heard of. But we don't hear about everything. There's nobody that tracks this stuff precisely.

On some of those long road trips, not a lot of people travel for those. They've probably seen the scores or heard about us, but now, they get to see the product.

One of the first things I heard (as mayor) was that there's no strategic plan for what we wanted to be in 10 years, ... There's no overarching vision. We lack communication. We lack information. We don't have one clearinghouse.

I was going to get up and go to restroom and heard shots and woke up and looked out the window and didn't see anything.

I was speechless when I heard her name. We called everybody.

Zara Phillips

I was surprised when I heard I was to ride for the team,

Mr. Bradford was the leader of a ring. If you heard the word 'Detroit connection,' Mr. Bradford was the leader.

Kevin Kelly

(McDowell) made up his mind to vote 'No' before he heard one piece of evidence.

one of the worst ideas I have heard in a long time.

William Shakespeare

One that lies three thirds and uses a known truth to pass a thousand nothings with, should be once heard and thrice beaten.

One of the things I heard in today's meeting, no one had any knowledge that there was going to be a shooting on that specific day.

Of all the people I've talked with, I've only heard one person say he is going to vote for it.

One Tweet can be heard 'round the world if the right people retweet it and the right people notice it on their feeds.

But we have not heard from them since.

Jason Smith

I'm a little overwhelmed. I'm appreciative of the support shown by all the voters in Framingham. Hopefully they've heard my message about the need for change.