Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Cowper

Anticipated rents, and bills unpaid, Force many a shining youth into the shade, Not to redeem his time, but his estate, And play the fool, but at the cheaper rate.

Wayne Coyne

We wish that we could take magic drugs, play around all day, read, and do nothing strenuous, and be the smartest, happiest people in the world. The truth is, it's all about sweat.

Wayne Coyne

We love playing music but were too weird to play music.

Wayne Gretzky

I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.

Wayne Gretzky

If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I'd choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.

Wayne Gretzky

When emotions are high, things are said, things are done. Ultimately, these players want to play. I know too many of them love the game too much.

Wayne Gretzky

Good players skate to the puck. Great players skate to where the puck is going to be.

Wayne Gretzky

Most players go where the puck is. I go where the puck will be.

Wayne Gretzky

When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.

Tony Wilson

I'm a minor player in my own life story.

Tony Parker

I still have a lot of room for improvement. I need to become a more skilled player.

Tony Parker

In France, if you talk to little boys, they know all of the NBA players and not one single Pro A player.

Tony Stewart

I've had times where I walked up to the line, where I know the play, but don't know what to do.

Van Morrison

It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.

Urban Meyer

What makes LSU is the environment and the fans and those guys wearing the jerseys. They're really good players.

Urban Meyer

But what I didnt want to have happen, and I made this clear to Jeremy (Florida AD), if I am able to go coach, I want to coach at one place, the University of Florida. It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach? I dont want to do that. I have too much love for this University and these players and for what weve built.

Tyrone Power

I'm sick of all these knights in shining armor parts, I want to do something worthwhile like plays and films that have something to say.

Tyrese Gibson

When you play somebody's life, everything about your likeness, everything about the way you talk, whatever, has to become that person.

Ty Simpkins

It's hard for me to climb things. That's why I always play Assassin's Creed because it gets me feeling like I can.

Ty Olsson

I entertain for a living and I role-play for a living, and I can't help but continue to do it.

William Golding

Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player.

Wayne Brady

I want the single player experience.

Waylon Jennings

But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened. I'm a part of the music that happened. My voice is one more instrument, is what it is. So that's the way I feel about people who “play on sessions.

Stephenie Meyer

Edward can do everything, right?" I explained. Jasper snickered and Esme gave Edward a reproving look. "I hope you haven't been showing off-it's rude," she scolded. "Just a bit," he laughed freely. "He's been too modest actually," I corrected. "Well, play for her," Esme encouraged. "You just said showing off was rude," he objected. "There are exceptions to every rule," she replied.

Stephen Colbert

I used to play a narcissistic conservative pundit. Now I'm just a narcissist.

Stephen Colbert

I not only loved studying theater, I loved being a theater major. It gave me an excuse to brood, to grow a beard, to wear black 'at' people. I didn't just want to play Hamlet, I wanted to be Hamlet.

Steffi Graf

Tennis has always been a big challenge to me and to be able to play that kind of tennis - well, only tennis can produce these feelings for me.

Steffi Graf

Sometimes I wish I could have been a bit more relaxed, but then I wouldn't have been the same player.

Stella Adler

The most important thing you can teach actors is to understand plays.

Stella Adler

The best author is a dead author, because he's out of your way and you own the play. Take what he has given you and use it for what you need.

Stella Adler

Life in the theatre isn't necessarily when you get money from performing. It isn't when you sign a contract. It isn't even when you are in a play. It's when you understand it. If you understand it, you'll know why you want to act.

Stella Adler

The play is not in the words, it’s in you!

Stefan Zweig

For one who is having no personal experience, the passionate disquiet of others is at any rate a titillation of the nerves, like seeing a play or listening to music.