Famous Quotes & Sayings

Margaret Thatcher

To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.

Margaret Thatcher

I was asked whether I was trying to restore Victorian values. I said straight out I was. And I am.

Margaret Thatcher

It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone.

Margaret Cho

I don't want to bring myself down to place where there are hard and fast rules. In general I try to be compassionate, but that is dependent on the moment ultimately.

Leonardo DiCaprio

At first I thought I would have to put on an English accent and try a sort of affected Shakespeare thing.

Leonardo DiCaprio

I'm not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy, I'm definitely an individual.

Patrick Ness

We can save the world," I say, trying to smile. "You and me.

Patrick Rothfuss

Why are you smiling?' 'I'm relieved,' I said honestly. 'I was worried I'd given myself cadmium poisoning, or I had some mysterious disease. This is just someone trying to kill me.

Patrice O'Neal

I'm a decent cook, and I will try to cook anything. My only weakness is that I don't know servings - I only know how to make a lot.

Patrice Leconte

Working with a bunch of actors is like trying to tune each violin.

Parker Posey

I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me.

Paloma Faith

I try not to brand myself 'weird' any more because it sticks.

Paloma Faith

I try to stick to a certain diet all the time, and then when I feel like a reward, I have it. I try to stick to no dairy, no sugar, no wheat.

Leon Trotsky

Revolutionary realism tries to draw the maximum advantage from every situation - that is what makes it revolutionary - but at the same time it does not permit us to set ourselves fantastic aims - that is what makes it realistic.

Leah Remini

I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing.

Leah Chase

Everyone can cook. If you try. If you put a little love into it.

Lauren Oliver

You can try to pin me down with a hundred thousand arms, but I will find a way to resist

Larry Wall

I try not to confuse roles and traits in my own life. Being the Perl god is a role. Being a stubborn cuss is a trait.

Larry Wall

I've decided I don't want to be a manager. Every time you try to be responsive to your employees, they say you're being reactive and not proactive. And when you try to be proactive, they accuse you of being capricious and arbitrary. So I don't wanna be a manager...

Lake Bell

I'm in full transparency here of "Yeah, I'm trying to find my financing."

Pablo Picasso

When they say that I am too old to make a thing, I try to make it immediately.

Pablo Picasso

When I am told I am too old to do something, I try to do it right away.

Paul Brunton

He is beginning to master wisdom when he tries to learn how not to try.

Patricia Ryan

When you try hard to do your best, the effect on your performance is often to jinx it.

Jack Osbourne

Diet is a big thing. I am a firm believer in you are what you eat. I juice a lot, I try and stick to a Paleo Diet. At its core, I look at MS as inflammation, so I try and eliminate foods that cause inflammation: dairy, gluten, grains.

Ishmael Reed

I try to do what has never been done before.

Iris Dement

Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money.

Irvin D. Yalom

Look out the other’s window. Try to see the world as your patient sees it.

Imtiaz Ali

I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.

Ilka Chase

When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to it.

Ina Garten

Anyone who tries to make brownies without butter should be arrested.

Idina Menzel

You can't get it all right all the time, but you can try your best. If you've done that, all that's left is to accept your shortcomings and have the courage to try to overcome them.

Idries Shah

But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.