Famous Quotes & Sayings

Oscar Goodman

When we were growing up in Philadelphia, she would drop us off at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on weekends, ... I was enamored of the armor collection of knights and weapons.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

When I was in sixth grade, they slashed the budgets for all of our school art programs, so my grandparents enrolled me in art classes at Worcester Art Museum, which I attended from sixth to 12th grade.

Tom Yates

When I was in graduate school there was an article that said the purest monopoly anyone ever had was the general store, because people were limited to how far they could ride, ... There was one general store and Granddaddy Yates had it.

Hans-Ulrich Obrist

When I was a kid and started to be obsessed by art in the 1980s, the art world was in this polarity Warhol/Beuys, Beuys/Warhol. Both expended the notion of art extremely, but in very different ways.

John Lasseter

When I was a freshman in high school, I read a book about the making of Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' called 'The Art of Animation.' It was this weird revelation for me, because I hadn't considered that people actually get paid to make cartoons.

Jake Lehman

What we're really trying to do is build student activism and get students passionate about their community through arts and music, and other forms of outreach.

David Fay

What this does is allow nonprofit arts centers to become involved in creating shows that are so important.

Juanes

When we decided to go to Cuba to perform, we did it because we just wanted to build a bridge, you know, between Cuba and the rest of the community. And we just wanted to prove that music and art need to be over all ideology or way to think life, and we just wanted to go in there and play just because of love.

Richard Phillips

When we can't determine what is art - when you get to that point where we're not sure, that's the greatest likelihood that we're actually experiencing something great. But I think that's what the art world is most afraid of, because you lose that security. Then we don't know how to assign evaluation, whether it's cultural or otherwise.

Amr Moussa

What about freedom of expression when anti-Semitism is involved? Then it is not freedom of expression. Then it is a crime.

Deborah Muoio

We found that obesity was associated with a threefold increase in SCD1 expression in obese muscle, as well as a threefold higher level of SCD1 enzyme, compared to lean muscle.

Frederick Saunders

True beauty is in the mind; and the expression of the features depends more upon the moral nature than most persons are accustomed to think.

Alan Chambers

For other people who are involved in unrepentant sin whether it's the sin of homosexual sexual expression or gluttony or pride or heterosexual sexual expression outside of a monogamous heterosexual marriage or any other thing - are those people in danger of losing their salvation over those issues? Would Rob Gagnon and other people make as big a deal about that as they are with this? I don't think so.

Alan Bennett

I'm for the freedom of expression, given that it will be under strict control.

Alan Bennett

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

Al Smith

The thing we have to fear in this country, to my way of thinking, is the influence of the organized minorities, because somehow or other the great majority does not seem to organize. They seem to feel that they are going to be effective because of their own strength, but they give no expression of it.

Al Stewart

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress, running like a water color in the rain.

Al Pacino

I don't talk politics and I don't talk philosophy or anything like that, but if you look at my work, you might get an expression of me as a person.

James Loney

When we were released I was sure I could jump right back into ordinary life and that's what I wanted the most, but I'm afraid no such luck. When I can get through an ordinary day without shaking legs and a pounding heart, I think that will be a sign that I can start to tell my story.

Colin Farrell

When we were kind of forced (by real life sniper murders in the Washington area that were too close to the film's plot) to pull the picture in October (from its Nov. 15 date), he wasn't nearly as big a star as he is today after 'Daredevil' and 'The Recruit.' He's become this hot guy.

Dan Jacobs

When we went to Minnesota, I had 15 people I've never met before in my life come up to me and ask, 'So, this is Missy, eh?'

Allan Ray

When I was on that floor and couldn't see anything, that was one of the first things I was thinking about, I'd probably be blind. I thought I was. I couldn't see anything. Everything was burning. Pretty much, my life just flashed in front of me.

Autumn Reeser

When I was little, I was a voracious reader, and that really led me to acting as well. I loved being transported into someone else's life, and that's what reading provided me. I also really love to entertain people.

Philippe Petit

When I was learning by myself, despite my parents, despite my teachers, despite society, when I was fighting for building my life as a young wire walker at age 16, I didn't have feelings, I had certainties.

Johnathan Frakes

When I was just acting on the show, I learned my lines, went to sleep, then woke up and went to work. Now it's sort of become an obsession. I like the success. I'm thrilled with the way things have gone-but my life was simpler 10 years ago.

Rachel Tucker

When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!

Elvis Presley

When I was a child, ladies and gentleman, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times...I learned very early in life that: "Without a song, the day would never end; without a song, a man ain't got a friend; without a song, the road would never bed -- without a song." So I keep singing my song.

Sheryl Crow

When we were rumored to have split, and when our publicists called these magazines to say we haven't split, the magazines were all so disappointed because that's really what's selling, rooting for a couple and then they split. That's what sells the magazines.

Bill Lyons

We're honored to be recognized for the second consecutive year by Lotus Advisor Magazine for our technology development work and commitment to the Lotus community. This award acknowledges the importance of issues related to compliance and corporate governance for enterprises in every sector, and we believe our offerings constitute the best technology and services on the market.

Alan Jay Lerner

We used to say that inside Cecil Beaton there was another Cecil Beaton sending out lots of little Cecils into the world. One did the sets, another did the costumes. A third took the photographs. Another put the sketches in an exhibition, then into magazines, then in a book.

Cheryl Strayed

I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it's how I earned a living.

Chanel Iman

The first time my friends saw me in a magazine I was so excited.

Chanel Iman

I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There's not much more to ask for but I'm still looking forward to one day working with photographers Mert and Marcus, Tim Walker and Nick Knight.

Chanel Iman

We always had 'Vogue' in our house. But, when I was around 12, my Mom finally took me seriously about modeling and put a stack of magazines in front of me, then told me to study all the poses. The ones I loved the most were in 'Vogue.

Charlie Munger

...by regularly reading business newspaper and magazines I am exposed to an enormous amount of material at the micro level.. I find that what I see going on there pretty much informs me about what's happening at the macro level.

Ludivine Sagnier

I don't act to be popular or see my face on the cover of magazines every time I go out to get coffee. I don't want to think about me all the time and what I look like.

Shawn McDowell

We've always thought this senior class had the physical skills, it was a matter of them jelling together as a unit. A year can make a big difference both mentally and physically and the kids have really matured.

Richard Foreman

We've always respected Israel's right to defend itself, including going after armed groups and armed men in some of these areas. But we've always said they need to do that in a manner which has the utmost care to avoid harm to civilians, particularly when they're conducting operations in heavily populated areas. And we've said that often results in tragedies and numerous deaths. And that appears to be what's happened again.

Ransom Antoine

When we were up by 10, I thought we had it, but we couldn't get it together. We had the mental lapse that we normally have.

Tom Jordan

When we were asked to go down there and help, the city only had four hours to make a decision, ... They said at the time that they couldn't send the men or the truck because of budget constraints and I respect that decision.

Bryce Taylor

When it comes down to it, it seems like we are putting too much pressure on ourselves. As a shooter, you have to stay confident. It's all mental when it comes to our shooting.

Bob Watkins

When it came time for the announcers to introduce Elvis, the stadium was filled with anticipation. At the mention of Elvis' name, the modest crowd cheered and looked expectantly at the parked Cadillac.

Nick Saban

We're modern-day gladiators, that mental toughness, if you will, is really important to have in a good team. It's got to permeate your team and there has to be a core group of guys that buy in and believe in that.

Nick Saban

We're modern-day gladiators, and that mental toughness is really important to have (in) a good team. It's got to permeate your team, and there has to be a core group of guys that buy in and believe in that.

Tony Vis

We're mentally tough and we were not going to go away. We got down 10 and could have easily folded the tent on the big stage. The kids just kept fighting and plugging away and got us back into that thing. They put us in a great position at halftime.

Bob Lekites

We remain confident about our long-term customer demand in the U.S. and abroad. And whether it's in Europe, Asia or Latin America, we need to be prepared to deploy a modern jet freighter that's flexible enough to operate anywhere.

Tracy Perkins

What we're really doing is running a modern airline with classic airplanes. Our maintenance efforts have to go well above and beyond what an airline with new airplanes has to do. It's quite a challenge.

Jim Angell

We're going to do some old traditional folk songs. We haven't completely set up a list. We'll play some music from modern Celtic rock bands like the Seven Nations. We'll play a couple of more contemporary Irish tunes that I wouldn't call rock; they're more contemporary ballads. We haven't set it all out yet, but they run the gamut.

Qu Yuan

We feel that we can see a modern lifestyle in those shows. American dramas also show the same kind of lifestyle. We know that South Korea and America have similar political systems and economies. But it's easier to accept that lifestyle from South Koreans because they are culturally closer to us. We feel we can live like them in a few years.

Vince Paul

We feel that the genre of African dance it's not unlike the genre of French classical dance or modern dance it's simply a genre. It's not a novelty. It's become one of the standard art forms of dance.

Alan Bishop

I've had to adjust to karaoke as a modern reality that obscures our hunt for what we're truly after.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

We modern Christians are long on talk and short on conduct.

Charles Lamb

Books of quick interest, that hurry on for incidents are for the eye to glide over only. It will not do to read them out. I could never listen to even the better kind of modern novels without extreme irksomeness.

Chaim Potok

A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel.

Greg Hand

We respect the rights of people to express their opinions. We ask that while they express those opinions they behave themselves.

Steve Buster

What's striking is the near unanimity of many of the opinions and attitudes expressed by these businesses.

Luisa Deason

We're going to continue to let them express their opinions in a peaceful manner.

Taha Ramadan

The position of these countries like France, Belgium or Germany is one thing and when they meet and discuss opinions is something else,

John Fiske

The persecuting spirit has its origin . . . in the assumption that one's own opinions are infallibly correct.

Robertson Davies

The people who fear humor - and there are many -are suspicious of its power to present things in unexpected lights to question received opinions and to suggest unforeseen possibilities

Stephen Minarik

There is no question that John Faso and I have different opinions of who should be our candidate for governor this year that is clear. But at least our party is providing John an opportunity to seek the nomination.

Carlos Slim

When you live for others' opinions, you are dead. I don't want to live thinking about how I'll be remembered.

Carlos Slim

When you live for others' opinions, you are dead.

Ernie Els

You don't learn how to play in the rain. You learn to be organized with your bag. I didn't play much in the rain until I went to Europe.

Margaret Johnston

To my delight, instead of the usual unkempt, gum-chewing, tobacco-scented, tired and bored woman in a bad part of town, I was greeted by a lovely, clean, organized and educated lady with a deep and true love of children.

Tony Ross

We respect our employees rights to organize and engage in collective bargaining and we respect all the rules and regulations in all the jurisdictions that we operate.

Kent Beck

My great-grandfather played organ for silent movies. Talkies in, Gramps out.

Tony Williams

What all of us heard (at Monday night's public hearing) is that the animal shelter is not open enough. I think we need to do a better job of organizing it so that it's more available to the public,

Mary Berry

What historians will do is not focus on her role as the wife of Martin ... or that she carried on his legacy. They will focus on how she managed to be the leader of institutions and movements by her own right. And not just in organizing the King Center.

Ronald Kessler

Usually, it's hard to get organized before the fact, but we're hoping that this is the beginning of a cumulative process that will enable us to learn as much as we can about disasters.

Rebecca Davis

We're more organized this year. Last year we didn't know who was the head coach until the last minute. This year we've had more time to prepare. I hope all the runners have a lot more fundamentals and more training. I hope they're more efficient runners this year.

William Daley

Working men and women and organized labor know this administration, this vice president, has been there fighting for them day-in and day-out for the last eight years,

Barbara Smith

We've always been struggling with obesity in medicine. We've all recognized it will take a community effort to tackle the problem.

Darnell Jenkins

When I was in elementary school at Tillman, Black History Month was important because I went to a majority black school. Since I moved into middle school (Haile) and high school, Black History Month has not been recognized as much.

Brandon Roy

When I was a kid I dreamed about this. It's an incredible honor to be recognized nationally like this.

Tom Peterson

When we get accolades we believe it is a team award. To have five guys recognized shows the respect other coaches have for the talent on our team.

Chuck D.

When we found out that J.P. would not be available for the season, we recognized an opportunity to get David and we went for it, David is a strong athlete who is getting better every day. He can play singles and doubles, he gets you some easy points with his big lefty serve, and he works hard in practice. We will make him feel right at home here in New York.

Glenn Fine

We found that, in response to these requests, department employees, with one exception, recognized that this was a state matter and did not provide any assistance to the search for the Texas legislators,

Bret Bicoy

What's so promising about this is that we have all recognized as individual organizations that we can't do this alone.

Bill Devine

Usually at the end of the season there's a league meeting where coaches meet to plea (a) players' case. But I couldn't make that meeting and the other coaches named Julia to the team because they recognized her talent.

Caroline Kennedy

U.S. Rep. John Murtha and Alberto Mora exemplify the kind of courage my father admired most. When others were unwilling to do so, each man recognized a moral obligation to speak out against policies he believed were misguided and contrary to our national interest.

Melissa Eisenstat

We regard Microsoft's loss to be a foregone conclusion, which subjects it to damages that will likely be undetermined for a period of months. We also believe the issuing of the conclusions of law opens Microsoft to a flood of civil lawsuits seeking monetary damages.

Chanakya

If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.

Michel Onfray

Philosophy is best practised by people in general and not by philosophers alone. Philosophy is too often a luxury now, but in ancient Greece, carpenters, masons and beggars were the main practitioners. What I am trying to develop is a philosophical system where all the subjects can be taught.

Madhur Bhandarkar

I like to leave a film open-ended, with a lingering feeling. I'll not do sequels of any of my films till I have subjects to explore.

William Shakespeare

The presence of a king engenders love Amongst his subjects, and his royal friends.

Niger Innis

The purposeful restriction of knowledge has been at the heart of untold misery and hardship in this world. Serfs were kept illiterate so as to not jeopardize the feudal system. Slaves were kept in the dark on a variety of subjects so as to not provide them the possibility of escape.

Gretchen Rubin

Like most people, I have several pet subjects - that may or may not be interesting to other people. Don't get me started on happiness, or habits, or children's literature, or Winston Churchill, unless you really want to talk about it.

Hector Tobar

My job is to listen and to ask questions and to be respectful and win the trust of my subjects so that I can work my way into their memories and their point of view.

Bruno Tonioli

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

Tamsin Greig

When we were growing up, women in their late 40s generally didn't dye their hair.

Justine Bateman

When I was in my teens and 20s, I looked to older Italian and French women. They always seemed so incredibly attractive to me because of their confidence. And because their faces had evidence of age: lines, dark circles, and half-lidded eyes, it made that confidence so rebellious. And that was incredibly attractive to me.

John Travolta

When I was a kid in the 60s, believe it or not, most of you are younger and don't know that, but it was a blast to fly! You dressed up, you got in your Sunday best, women wore white gloves, you had room to stretch your legs out, you had a very nice meal, the stewardess paid particular attention to you. It was an event. It's so different today.

Margaret Johnston

To my delight, instead of the usual unkempt, gum-chewing, tobacco-scented, tired and bored woman in a bad part of town, I was greeted by a lovely, clean, organized and educated lady with a deep and true love of children.

Bryan Hilferty

We're going to operate simultaneously throughout the entire eastern and southern part of the country so we get inside the decision cycle; so we hit them before they can hit innocent men, women and children,

Kenneth Jay Lane

Men always like to please women. Women like to please men, too - some women. Some are very good at it.

Kavita Ramdas

I work for the Global Fund for Women, an organization that is actively supporting women's rights groups in 160 countries around the world.

Kavita Ramdas

With few exceptions, the leading women in philanthropy, notably Melinda Gates, are the wives or daughters of rich and powerful men.

Katie Lowes

If you can find a group of women, any age, who are supportive and kind and love you, that's the best. I have a group of girlfriends that I would lay in front of a bus for. They've picked me up through really, really bad times and I can definitely say I've done the same for them.