Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Noll

When I'm thinking like a historian, I tend to be a little depressed. But when I'm thinking like a Christian, I tend to be optimistic.

Boris Becker

Andre Sa is playing close to his potential - maybe even above it.

John Updike

A seventeenth-century house tends to be short on frills like hallways and closets; you must improvise.

John Updike

The writers we tend to universally admire, like Beckett, or Kafka, or TS Eliot, are not very prolific.

A lot of times you come against actors who come from a different direction, and you tend to meet in the middle.

James Salter

West Pointers tend to be rigorously honest - more than necessary, in my view.

In Germany, actors tend to be more laid-back and take orders from the director: 'Tell me what you want.' I'm more into collaboration. So are Americans.

Jane Kaczmarek

Tennis lets you talk while you're playing.

I would like to see it go back to the wood racquets. To see the touch put back in tennis.

Laurie Helgoe

I am very troubled by the tendency to define introverts by what they lack. Introversion is a preference, not a fallback plan.

Carl Jung

The greater the tension, the greater is the potential.

We're not going to win the Big Ten championship the way we're playing.

Bill Anderson

Power thrills, consistency kills.

Bjorn Borg

When I retired from tennis I wanted to do other things with my life.

Billie Jean King

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.

Billie Jean King

For me, losing a tennis match isn't failure, it's research.

Chris Evert

Of all my achievements in tennis, I'm probably as proud of my record on clay courts as any of my Wimbledon, U.S. Open or French singles titles.

Chris Evert

Training the body to obey the mind as I have done differs from the more conventional method of getting the mind to obey the body.

Timothy Noah

Moderates tend more than ideologues to be other-directed types who respond to external pressure.

Alexei Navalny

We need a real tent city in the heart of Moscow.

Andy Serkis

When we, as humans, articulate, our tongues tend to hit the back of the teeth.

Chelsea Handler

I'm actually pretty good at tennis. Well, if I'm in the Special Olympics or something.

Edmund White

Most writers tend to get worse rather than better. I'm determined to be one that gets better.

Elena Vesnina

I felt tight from the beginning of the match to the end. I couldn't relax.

Boris Becker

The fifth set is not about tennis, it's about nerves.

Bradley Whitford

Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes.

Nobu Matsuhisa

When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual.

Denis Norden

A counter tenor is anyone who can count to ten.

Sonu Nigam

I was a topper till class tenth and wanted to initially be a scientist.

Arthur Ashe

Martina's like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she's going to do, but there isn't a thing you can do about it.

Kim Clijsters

For me, tennis is important but it's not the most important thing in my life.

Ray Anderson

I don't think it's that simple. But historically, there have been some 'copycat' tendencies in the league.

John Gibbons

I don't think it is anything serious. He went back to Toronto with tenderness in his forearm. It should just be one start.