Famous Quotes & Sayings

Warren Farrell

While girls average a healthy five hours a week on video games, boys average 13. The problem? The brain chemistry of video games stimulates feel-good dopamine that builds motivation to win in a fantasy while starving the parts of the brain focused on real-world motivation.

Wentworth Miller

I made a decision not to work out because I'm lazy and also, the character is not a superhero. I didn't want him to be a buff guy with Jackie Chan moves because the point is he's smarter than your average Joe.

Greg Aiello

The policy is that if the average temperature is below 50 degrees, then the city needs a dome. That being said, any league city is welcome to make a presentation.

Christian Maher

The outlook remains unchanged, but the business has to pedal faster on subscriber growth to offset falling average revenue per user in order to meet expectations.

Douglas Coupland

Characters in a book are very much like personalities divvied up within a family. In the end, it all averages out to a sort of overall averageness.

Art Ayre

We produce data on average wage by industry, but the portion of compensation that we haven't had (in our surveys) is benefits, We decided it was time to get on the bandwagon and do this.

Robert Douglas

We probably get an average of two shoplifting calls a day from Wal-Mart. But we want to do more than respond. We want to be proactive.

Peter Diepenbrock

We probably average 10 turnovers a game. We had 24. Jeremy (Lin) had nine. He's never had nine turnovers before.

Terence Winter

When Prohibition was first enacted in 1920, most people stockpiled alcohol, thinking they'd have enough to last them for years. By 1923, that was starting to run out, so your average person started to rely more and more on criminals.

Lesley Garrett

I wouldn't want to criticise someone like Charlotte Church because she has done fantastically well, but personally I've always cared about the long term.

Kerry Stokes

I haven't got a problem with scrutiny. If it gets hot in the kitchen, don't cook a meal. People should be able to criticise us - it's completely appropriate.

Gary Speed

I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.

Idries Shah

Learn to be as analytical about things of which you are credulous as you are of those which you criticise.

Paul Lambert

You have to take your medicine and go into the next game. It is easy for people to criticise but as long as we don't let our heads go down, I'll go with that.

Luis Suarez

There are people who criticise me, and that's normal because of the way I am on the pitch. I get angry, I get tense.

Bill Hader

When you're performing, you're playing to the back row. With acting, you have to be more nuanced.

Rafael Nadal

I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.

Dallas Roberts

I enjoy playing someone who doesn't show up and say, 'This is what I am, and this is what I'm about,' but is someone who, four hours in, makes you go, 'Really? Is that what's going on?'

Paul Weller

Playing live is what it's all about for me. It's cathartic, it's emotional, it's about communing with people. The way you feel after a gig is a such a powerful thing.

Trent Reznor

Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is, 'Oh, I'm on stage playing a song,' because you're daydreaming about something else, you're on autopilot. You have to fight that.

Alexa Vega

I don't want to get stuck playing the same character over and over again.

Alexander Payne

When I'm shooting, I don't care who the star is. I have an actor playing a part, and I'm serving the script, not serving anyone's career.

Tubby Smith

When a team shoots 72 percent, you're not really playing much defensively.

Stephanie March

We did well in the first half, but it's about the end product, ... We're playing together as a team.

Sunil Mittal

You can choose to be very profitable very quickly if you don't want to grow.

Catherine Fisher

I often write in pencil on paper and then type up later. It's much quicker than using a keyboard.

Rebecca Ferguson

For me, it's not about quick grabs and quick sales; it's about having a sound that will last and sustain.

Bronson Arroyo

We'll try to wipe this one away as quickly as possible.

Joseph Quinn

We have to make all the reports that are necessary, ... It's not a quick process.

Bill Fennelly

We were trying to go for a quick two or (go) in and right back out. They were switching everything, so we were trying to go quickly to the basket.

David Wright

We're going to need to find it real quick if we're going to stay in this thing.

Jackie Payne

We're ready to take it nationwide. Really, that's unlimited. It's scary how quick it could grow.

R. Robinson

You've got to be quick out there, ... I had one try to dive-bomb me just the other day.

Kristen Staab

To me, the sooner the better. At least with the trial it will all be over.

Mary Lambert

I have a big thing with eye contact, because I think as soon as you make eye contact with somebody, you see them, and they become valued and worthy.

Gila Reinstein

We want them to feel very welcome and to be as acclimated as soon as possible.

Joe Papin

We started out really quick, using our speed. As soon as they scored the first goal, we went a little flat.

Michael Faraday

Why, sir, there is every possibility that you will soon be able to tax it! (to PM William Gladstone, on the usefulness of electricity)

Sadhu Johnston

We're monitoring the equipment. As soon as that's done and the weather breaks, we'll be up there.

Ryan Callahan

We know we have to win at least one here (in London) and we would like to do it sooner than later.

Councilman Polensek

This is a long, long time coming. I want to get in it as soon as possible.

Dave Peters

Of course, as soon as I say that, we'll get hit.