Famous Quotes & Sayings

Joe Franco

When I was a freshman, I became great friends with the Student Body President at the time, Brian Bradley. We would often talk about what this university needed and how we could make it a better place. He inspired me to some day be in his position ... so I did.

Kendrick Meek

Mrs. Parks' act of brave defiance rocked the foundation of American society and inspired generations of civil rights leaders and created a sense of hope for every American facing legal discrimination in this country.

Billy Donovan

What they've been able to do this year is great for basketball. Most teams don't get a chance to experience what they've been able to experience. In this tournament, they were able to inspire a lot of people. There was no resentment on our team for feeling like they got all the attention or we got slighted.

Kathie Pontus

What a great story to inspire our children of today. Not only can you be a resident of Union City and go on to win a Nobel Prize, but you shouldn't be defeated by the failing of a subject.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Whan that Aprille, with hise shoures soote, The droghte of March hath perced to the roote And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The

Scott Terry

We write about the stuff that inspires us: relationships, traveling, aging and living in general. Those are the things that define people as they are.

Elizabeth Colton

We felt it was important to give a platform to young women in their 20s and 30s, to raise their voices and inspire them to leadership. It's really their world.

Mark Leahy

What's kind of neat is they're honoring Walter Chrysler with this and we're honoring Henry Ford, two former pioneers. We're trying to inspire the pioneers of today.

Dave Grohl

Usually after making a record, you imagine it to be your last, ... You just feel tapped out. This time, for whatever reason, this album inspired me to keep writing. It made me feel like we still have good albums in us, that we're still capable of making good records for years to come.

Elliot Diringer

We've asked the OPEC nations to keep an open mind about increased oil production, and we continue to believe an increase is good for both producing and consuming nations.

Ellen MacArthur

When I was out there I was never ever alone, there was always a team of people behind me, in mind if not in body.

Dee Bradley Baker

When I was a child, I thought I was going to be a paleontologist because I loved dinosaurs. I loved monster movies and sci-fi, and then 'Star Wars' came out, and I was completely out of my mind with that, with 'Close Encounters,' and then I thought maybe I was going to go into special effects makeup, which I thought was awesome.

Tyrone Marshall

We're more aware of each other now. Guys are looking out for each other. We're doing more things together. That definitely relieves some of the stress and heartache that we've been having over the past couple of weeks. Being able to come out here and play soccer is a step in the right direction. Doug is still in our minds and our hearts.

Mike Keating

We're mindful that looting is a possibility and we have the resources if we need to deal with it.

Mayco Villafana

We're going to take into consideration the inspection cycles, but keep in mind poles don't deteriorate overnight.

Marshall Acuff

We're going to get to a point where the market is going to stabilize. Keep in mind that really what's going on is that we're taking excess out of the market, and we're doing it in a relatively orderly fashion. In the long term, I think this is very healthy for the overall market. I would call it a period of rebalancing.

Katie Aselton

As an actor, you're lucky if you get a month before a project starts. There are times when you get a day before a project starts. So to be able to really sit and inhabit that mind and the story is really beneficial, and it really helps for me to be able to then compartmentalize as we're shooting and detach and go somewhere else.

George Osborne

What this country needs is a Chancellor with his mind on the job not on inheriting the Prime Minister's crown.

Jim Bowden

We respect Sammy and what he has accomplished in the game. We wish him well and hope that he is able to come back and perform like he did a couple of years ago. As long as he is not in our division, we'll be rooting for him to win Comeback Player of the Year.

Mitch Kupchak

We're sorry to have to let Slava go even though it was unlikely that he would've been able to play the rest of the season because of his injury. He's been a positive addition to us for six years, including helping us win two championships. We thank him for his contributions and wish him well.

Floyd Hall

What a lovely honor it is to have Spirit Airlines dedicate a new plane to our islands. We are most appreciative and wish Spirit Airlines wonderful success.

Tim Read

What a horrible way to go. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.

Amy Grant

What a great thing to wish for, your life plays out in a way, that you miss something that's so important to you, and somebody says what would you like, or if I could wish I would turn back the hands of time and go back and enjoy this experience that I missed.

Richard Marx

What a gift, after all these years, to feel what it's like to go out every night and play my music simply because I wish to. No agenda. No pressure. Just... .do it.

Walt Whitman

What a devil art thou, Poverty! How many desires -- how many aspirations after goodness and truth -- how many noble thoughts, loving wishes toward our fellows, beautiful imaginings thou hast crushed under thy heel, without remorse or pause!

Kyle Johnson

We found out at a team meeting in the morning. Our prayers are going out to him and his family. We just wish for everything to go smoothly, and that he'll be safe and be well.

Debbie Horne

We grant wishes for 2- to 18-year-olds with life-threatening medical conditions.