Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ellen Page

Of course you have days that are long, you're tired, and things aren't working out, and you can get frustrated, but I would say any of the things that make it less glamorous or cause some complexity or turn you down the road you weren't expecting to go down is a part of the thrill.

Elaine Stritch

It gets tiring being a smartass.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.

Heinrich Himmler

We shall have to pass through many a valley, many a narrow defile. Many will grow tired on the way. Of course they will mostly be those who have no reason to do so.

Henry Waxman

Americans are sick and tired of political gamesmanship.

Kurt Cobain

I was tired of pretending that I was someone else just to get along with people, just for the sake of having friendships.

Kerry Washington

I think all of us in our lives feel like we can't make a difference or we can't make a change or it's too late or we're too tired or we're too scared.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Great men grow tired of contentedness.

Norman Wisdom

I was born in London, and went to school in Scotland - I used to be dead tired when I got home at night.

Norman Rockwell

I'm tired, but proud.

Octavia Butler

I think climbing mountains or buildings or whatever has been a really good metaphor for finishing my work. Because no matter how tired you get, no matter how you feel like you can't possibly do this, somehow you do.

Mason Cooley

An event is not over until everyone is tired of talking about it.

Marvin Olasky

Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who tired of looking the other way as their communities fell apart.

Michael Moore

Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code.

Michael J. Fox

I don't think [Parkinson's] is Gothic nastiness. There's nothing on the surface that's horrible about someone with a shaky hand. There's nothing horrible about someone in their life saying, "God, I'm really tired of this shaky hand thing" and me saying, "Me, too." That's our reality. We have no control over it.

Martha Stewart

I get up really early, and I go to bed really late. Sometimes I get tired, but it's not important. I have an exciting existence, and there's so much to do.

Mark Driscoll

Everyone is sinning, so it's no longer rebellious to sin. You're just a conformist if you're drunk; and naked; driving around in a loud motorcycle; smoking cigarrettes; breaking commandments; getting pregnant out of wedlock. Everyone's done that. That's so tired!

Marie Lu

I'm so tired. I don't know if I can ever outrun how I used to be.

Ted Shackelford

I remember the actor Dale Robertson said he quit acting when he got tired of having to hold his stomach in. I feel that way sometimes.

Mahatma Gandhi

Satyagraha thrives on repression till at last the repressor is tired of it and the object of satyagraha is gained.

Joe E. Lewis

I told my doctor I get very tired when I go on a diet, so he gave me pep pills. Know what happened? I ate faster.

Jimmie Johnson

If the roles were reversed, I would be saying the same thing. As a competitor, you're tired of the same guy winning. I guess I understand where they're coming from and what they're saying ... I don't necessarily agree with it. I think it would be great for someone to win five straight.

Emma Lazarus

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

Emma Watson

If I'm feeling tired, I just say, 'I'm going to paint my nails purple and put some lipstick on!'

John McCain

We ought to pay down the national debt, ... The American people are tired of people who make promises about cutting taxes that they cannot keep.

Ralph Abernathy

I'm sick and tired of black and white people of good intent giving aspirin to a society that is dying of a cancerous disease.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation with which a fine fruit fills the tongue; it is a great unending experience, which is given us, a knowing of the world, the fullness and the glory of all knowing. And not our acceptance of it is bad; the bad thing is that most people misuse and squander this experience and apply it as a stimulant at the tired spots of their lives and as distraction instead of a rallying toward exalted moments.

Rafael Nadal

I played almost four hours today, ... Im very, very tired.

Sharron Angle

They [Republicans] say, 'You're too conservative.' Was Thomas Jefferson too conservative? I'm tired of some people calling me wacky.

Serena Williams

I was just tired of losing... Life was passing me by.

Scott Baio

I can work every day of the year. TV is easy. My call's at 8:30 a.m. I'd like to break out of the comedy thing and take a shot at something serious like theater. The off-season allows me to do movies, but I'm not tired of TV yet. There's nothing like it. I've got the best of both worlds.

Michelle Obama

I think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics.

Michael Phelps

When we got in the race, we knew what we had to do and knew what we wanted to do. Having three of four guys from the American record 800 free relay is a pretty solid relay, so we thought we could take a crack at the U.S. Open record tonight. We're all a little tired, but that's fifth-fastest American relay ever, so it's not a bad time. We ended tonight on a great note.