Famous Quotes & Sayings

Terry Jones

We think of medieval England as being a place of unbelievable cruelty and darkness and superstition. We think of it as all being about fair maidens in castles, and witch-burning, and a belief that the world was flat. Yet all these things are wrong.

Michael Collins

Lost Souls ... a dark, violent mystery spiked with some cruel humor and plenty of social criticism.

Terence Young

Bond was how Fleming saw himself; the sardonic, cruel mouth, the hard, tight skinned face.

Kara Swisher

My father died when I was only five years old, and that was the moment when I learned a cruel lesson that tomorrow, in fact, might not be another day.

Madeline Albright

One of the things that we have wanted to have is the establishment of such a dialogue, ... Obviously, we will have to see where it leads, and whether it is a genuine dialogue, rather than the kinds of patronizing and cruel conversations that were evident when I was there.

Sarah Gellar

On kissing Cruel Intentions co star Selma Blair: It was a great kiss. It even had a saliva trail.

Cesare Beccaria

Men's most superficial feelings lead them to prefer cruel laws. Nevertheless, when they are subjected to them themselves, it is in each man's interest that they be moderate, because the fear of being injured is greater than the desire to injure.

Paula Zahn

She was a sweet woman who was handed an extremely cruel fate.

Al Gore

The people who died here were victims of one of the cruelest visitations of evil this nation has ever seen, ... But we offer them today not pity but honor, for as much as any soldier who ever fought in any war, they paid the price for our freedom.

Kelly Trahon

Wayland has a strong program so I expected this to be a good game.

Tom Duxbury

When everything comes together and works as expected it is very thrilling and very rewarding.

Pete Orr

Last year, you're a rookie and everything you do is a better-than-everybody-expected kind of deal. Now going into the season, there's a lot expected of you. I think that's a little different and the pressure is going to be a little different.

Lindsay Whalen

Last year we were 18-16, and the playoffs start, and the next thing you know, we're in the finals. Pretty cool. This year, we expected to win.

O. Winston Link

I never expected that. I didn't aim for that. All I wanted was to get some nice pictures of trains at night.

Thuy Trang

We never expected the show to be this great. We think it is successful because kids can identify.

John M. Smith

We did it just before the half. Our offensive coordination expected us to down there and score.

Dan Larson

We did better than a lot of people expected us to, but we still could have done better.

Benjamin Disraeli

The expected always happens

Audre Lorde

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.

Charles Kettering

We work day after day, not to finish things; but to make the future better ... because we will spend the rest of our lives there.

Blaise Pascal

The present is never the mark of our designs. We use both past and present as our means and instruments, but the future only as our object and aim.

Octavio Paz

Our judgment and moral categories, our idea of the future, our opinions about the present or about justice, peace, or war, everything, without excluding our rejections of Marxism, is impregnated with Marxism.

Takeshi Uchiyamada

Some people say hybrid vehicles such as the Prius are only a bridge to the future ... but we think it could be a long bridge and a very sturdy one. There are many more gains we can achieve with hybrids.

Tony Dungy

Like '94 with Warren Moon and Joe Montana, you'll see two future Hall-of-Famers in Saturday's game.

Alexandra Robbins

...make sure you are still living in the present, rather than for an uncertain future.

Jam Master Jay

Make sure to save for the future and keep making money!

Bernard Kouchner

Let's talk about the future, not about the past. Next time I will be sure that they will not tell me that there is a Serb side and an Albanian side. Here's a hospital that will reach through this bridge.

Audrey Hepburn

If you ever need a helping hand, it is at the end of your arm. As you get older you must remember you have a second hand. The first one is to help yourself. The second hand is to help others.

Diego Maradona

The Lord helps those who help themselves.

Al Gore

I'm going to be focused on doing everything I possibly can to help solve the climate crisis.

Jim Cramer

When I come to work each day, whether as a commentator for TheStreet.com or a host of Mad Money With Jim Cramer, I have only one thought in mind: helping people with their money.

Alexandre Dumas

Kitty: I thought your ladyship was ill. I wanted to help you. Lady deWinter: I ill? Do you take me for a weak woman? When I am insulted I do not feel ill - I avenge myself. Do you hear?

Eduardo Galeano

I think the purpose of the writer is to help us see. The writer is someone who can perhaps have the joy of helping others see.

Jason Blum

I'm a believer in screening movies early, and using the movie itself to help sell the movie. If you can't do that, I feel like you shouldn't be releasing the movie.

Arthur Ashe

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.

Ayn Rand

There is nothing wrong in helping other people, if and when they are worthy of the help and you can afford to help them.

David Hume

History is the discovering of the principles of human nature.

David Hume

Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular. Its chief use is only to discover the constant and universal principles of human nature.

Benazir Bhutto

What is not recorded is not remembered.

Blaise Pascal

The last function of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things which surpass it.

Kjell Magne Bondevik

Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

Tansy Rayner Roberts

History is more interesting than most people think.

Tom Rachman

I went to the University of Toronto to study the history and theory of film, in the back of my mind thinking I'd go to NYU film school and see if I could make a career of it.

Todd Rundgren

I don't have a long history of hit singles of my own. I had a few, and I had a little hot streak in the '70s, but I've had a lot of success producing other people.

Barbara Boxer

Let's not rewrite history, it's too soon for that,

Jamie Zawinski

The universe tends toward maximum irony. Don't push it.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

History, in the end, becomes a form of irony.

Charlie Chaplin

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

Catherynne M. Valente

You humans, you know, whoever built you sewed irony into your sinews.

Diane Ackerman

Part of the irony of environmentalism is questing for solutions when you know you're part of the problem.

Megan Ronhovde

We knew 3-point shooting was their game. There's a lot of irony in it in that we go on the same philosophy.

Tom Swan

Is there some irony here? Probably. But sometimes in order to enact real reform, interesting alliances have to be made.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Irony: Don't let yourself be controlled by it, especially during uncreative moments.

Neil Diamond

Being lost is worth the being found.

David Vitter

We do not need international help to stop corruption, we need strong Louisiana Leadership.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I speak directly to the people, and I know that the people of California want to have better leadership. They want to have great leadership. They want to have somebody that will represent them. And it doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican, young or old.

Arthur Scargill

The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the Philippines or in Eastern Europe, without understanding the need to also produce millions of people on the streets of Britain.

Antony Jay

You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles... Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide.

Antony Jay

The only real training for leadership is leadership.

Denis Waitley

The five most important words a leader can speak are - 'I am proud of you' The four most important are - 'What is your opinion?' The three most important are - 'If you please' The two most important are - 'Thank You' And the most important single word of all is - 'You'

Dee Hock

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates,' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

Charles R. Swindoll

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

Charles R. Swindoll

Fortunately, God made all varieties of people with a wide variety of interests and abilities. He has called people of every race and color who have been hurt by life in every manner imaginable. Even the scars of past abuse and injury can be the means of bringing healing to another. What wonderful opportunities to make disciples!

Dennis Hopper

For most of my life I wasn't on the left.

Richard Seymour

When I look back at football, I've always said to myself, 'I'd rather leave the game and have something in my tank rather than have left all of me out on the field.'

Jon Anderson

When I left I just played in rock bands, and started playing acoustic, washed dishes, but pretty much supported myself with music,

Rod McKuen

I was tired. I peaked. I left when I was on top. One year, I did 280 concerts.

Michael Slater

Let's just say that there was a settlement but, like many other creditors, I've been left out of pocket,

Logan Mankins

I hurt my left knee playing left tackle. I had surgery on my right knee.

Jeremy Luke

In college, I would just drop out of all my classes, and I would just be left with my acting classes.

Janis Joplin

Freedom is just another word for when you have NOTHING left to lose.

Carol Ann Duffy

What will you do now with the gift of your left life?

David Hockney

The moment I got a very big studio, everything took off.

Antonin Artaud

Excuse my absolute freedom. I refuse to make a distinction between any of the moments of myself.

Diego Maradona

Money is not a motivating factor. I do what comes to me at that moment.

Dick Cavett

Every comic can report a few 'gift from the gods' moments.

Alan Dundes

Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.

Cate Blanchett

When I have my moments of insomnia, you'll find me on style.com.

Alexandre Dumas

How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.

Edward M. Purcell

To see the world for a moment as something rich and strange is the private reward of many a discovery.

Jane Austen

There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.

David DeFazio

Many of the statements (appeared) to have been provided to her.

Sgt. Devine

She said she had no idea which town she in. Fortunately we were able to provide this type of intervention before a catastrophe occurred.

John Gregg

Ultimately there could be two providers in Portsmouth, ... one step at a time.

Megan Crandall

When you turn it on, it will recognize that that vehicle turned it on - date, time, everything. It essentially provides accountability.

Martin Seligman

I strongly disapprove of torture and have never and would never provide assistance in its process.

John Barnett

We're being called on to provide services we don't have,

Bobbi Koppel

We're able to provide a lot of opportunity. These are the things that students see the most.

Andrew Krepinevich

If they're not ready to provide security, there could be a regression.

Gary Bartlett

If they provide some information, they may not have to come.

Dan Coffey

We settled down on defense. We just tried to stop them one (possession) at a time.

Tove Lo

I can't live just being content. I can't have a routine. I can't be settled because then I just get really frustrated.

Josh Daniel

Now that everything is settled down, I'm really considering going out.

Michael Scheuer

But at the end of the day, we settled for the worst possibility -- he was there and we didn't do anything.

Tom Tierney

Give him time to settle in, and he'll do the right thing for the Diocese of Cleveland.

Rick Barnes

We didn't want him to settle for that.

Mario Williams

For us to come here, win like we did and shut them out ... it settles it down a little bit.

Jason Bumblis

We had some jitters in the first quarter. But we settled down. We always win with our defense.

Ned Yost

We want to let Rickie get settled in,

Clark Kerr

The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed.

Jodi Whitaker

His status is as it was in (Wednesday's) briefing.

Kent Kanoy

That's what he is, he's the status quo.

Billy Donovan

The surgery went well. ... They don't think there's any type of concussion or anything like that, but where his status is for Sunday, I'm not really sure.

Billy Donovan

The surgery went well, but what his status is for Sunday, I'm not really sure right now.

Seth Godin

Either you defend the status quo, or you invent the future.

Vladimir Yevseyev

In view of the time shortage, the status of the negotiations could also be raised.

Mary Browne

Status symbols are poor excuses for values.

Natalie Clifford Barney

In love there is no status quo.