Famous Quotes & Sayings

Isabel Allende

When I'm scared - and I'm always scared when I have to face an audience, when I have to read a review, when I publish a book...then, I think of my grandfather. My grandfather was this strong, tough Basque who would never bend....What would he do? Well, he would go ahead, close his eyes, and drive forward. You do it and the spirit that is within you....is there.

Isabel Allende

It bothers them that instead of taking on the role of abandoned lover, I have become a happy wife. They relish seeing strong women like you and me humiliated. They cannot forgive us that we triumphed where so many others fail...Courage is a virtue appreciated in a male but considered a defect in our gender. Bold women are a threat to a world that is out of balance, in favor of men. That is why they work so hard to mistreat and destroy us.

Isabel Allende

We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.

Isabel Allende

She regretted nothing she had shared with her lover, nor was she ashamed of the fires that had changed her life; just the opposite, she felt that they had tempered her, made her strong, given her pride in making decisions and paying the consequences for them.

Irving Kaufman

The trial lawyer does what Socrates was executed for: making the worse argument appear the stronger.

Irving Kristol

Neocons do not feel that kind of alarm or anxiety about the growth of the state in the past century, seeing it as natural, indeed inevitable ... People have always preferred strong government to weak government, although they certainly have no liking for anything that smacks of overly intrusive government.

Because his wishes were clear, I think this is a very strong case.

Dylan Moran

But I suppose I do have a strong fan-base.

Harrison Ford

I was desperately unhappy with it [Blade Runner]. I was compelled by contract to record five or six different versions of the narration, each of which was found wanting on a storytelling basis. The final version was something that I was completely unhappy with. The movie obviously has a very strong following, but it could have been more than a cult picture.

Greg Graffin

I believe in strong legislation for the environment. So the only question is being smart enough and educated enough to scrutinize the people who are writing the legislation, because there are plenty of ulterior motives out there.

Greg Gutfeld

Is your relationship strong enough to survive a trip to Ikea? Is their furniture strong enough to survive a relationship? Have you ever bought a bed there?

Graeme Murphy

Sydney is a very good market for us - we have a very strong following here.

Glenn McGrath

Dhoni has the respect of all other playing. nations. I've found him to be a really strong. leader

Ginni Rometty

Growth and comfort do not coexist.

Ginger Rogers

You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It's kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen.

Georgi Parvanov

A two-speed Europe will not be a strong Europe. The idea of making decisions and policies in a narrow circle, disregarding smaller EU members, will make it hard to engage them to commit to a common policy, which will weaken the union.

Harry Connick, Jr.

My Dad is my hero. He's 85 now and he is in great health. He is handsome and strong. He has an incredible moral and ethical backbone. I couldn't have been luckier with my parents.

Harold Ford, Jr.

The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business.

Harold MacMillan

We believe that unless we give opportunity to the strong and able, we shall never have the means to provide real protection for the weak and the old.

Gwen Stefani

I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.

Gregory Bateson

There is a strong tendency in explanatory prose to invoke quantities of tension, energy, and whatnot to explain the genesis of pattern. I believe that all such explanations are inappropriate or wrong.

Stanley Hauerwas

I must begin by telling you that I do not like to preach on Reformation Sunday. Actually, I have to put it more strongly than that. I do not like Reformation Sunday, period.

I just tried to go up strong so we could get the two points.

Bill Thomas

I have supported him in this campaign. Throughout our careers, we have strongly disagreed on cases. I don't think we've ever disagreed this much.

He's so athletic, he makes it tough on guys. When he's out of the game, they're not as strong inside.

He's strong, but not that strong that he could withstand an indictment.

He's fast, he's strong and he can hit.

He's pretty disappointed right now. When we got down underneath him, we just couldn't do anything with him. He's a strong mat wrestler.

Charlotte Church

He's really sweet-natured, but he's so big and strong and what he does, the rugby, is so aggressive. Yet he's just a sweetheart.

Indira Gandhi

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.

Jack Klugman

Some days when I start to talk, my voice isnt strong. But then it warms up.

J. D. Salinger

oh, this happiness is strong stuff.

J. J. Abrams

I don't try and write strong female characters or strong male characters, I just try and write, hopefully, strong characters and sometimes they happen to be female.