Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jiro Yamaguchi

What we're seeing is a result of Koizumi's diminishing popularity -- the 'Koizumi effect' is wearing off.

Rob Johnson

What's so special about Danica Patrick is that she's a racer, not a novelty or pr gimmick, ... She was under tremendous pressure the entire month of May in Indianapolis and she came through with flying colors. She's paid her dues and now is getting the attention she deserves. Her growing popularity with race fans everywhere is a great boost for the league and we look forward to seeing her in August with Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon and the rest of the stars of the Indy 500.

Craig Jackson

We're extremely pleased by the results of our second South Florida event. The success we achieved at this auction, along with the results from our Scottsdale auction, reflects the increased popularity of classic vehicles and the automotive lifestyle experience.

Gustav Humbert

We are proud to see Bangkok Airways joining the growing list of launch customers for the A350. This really demonstrates the popularity of our new wide-body in the market place.

Dan Chin

We started it in 2001, (held it again in) 2003 and 2005. Because the event gained so much popularity we had requests to start doing it every year.

Juvenal

The love of popularity holds you in a vice.

Emmett Shear

Given the growing popularity of pop culture conventions, many of them are selling out, leaving a lot of fans out in the dark and having to trawl the Internet for bits and pieces of news that relate to these events.

James Franco

I guess what I enjoy most is directing, because it incorporates all aspects of filmmaking. Directing is in the same line as acting - both are popularity contests, and in both you're trying to tell a story through the film as a medium.

Ryan Crocker

We are here to help a friend in need. We'll worry about the popularity contest later.

Benazir Bhutto

I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.

Shaun White

I was so stoked I got it out early. I was nervous because I fell on the first hit of my first run, but I didn't care that much because I knew I had a better run in me. I practiced this run before and made it really sketchy. I was barely hanging on, but it just came together for me tonight. It seems to happen in contests for me.

Ken Ross

What makes 'Survivor' and 'Amazing Race' ripe for DVD is the fact that they are action-oriented and competition-based. There are challenges and outdoor racing and different things bred into the contests that allow for repeated viewing.

Mike Ferda

Because of the weather (rain) in the previous contests versus Hamilton and Browning, we weren't able to run the option that much. It opens the outside running game when teams load that many defenders near the line of scrimmage. It's the part of our offense that we need to run.

Chip Williams

I hate for that to really even be brought up because there's so many good things that have happened throughout the contests with people make great plays and great comebacks, those types of things.

Bruce Silverglade

Some of these fellows are CEOs. They're attorneys. They're doctors. They're big shots in industry. They have big egos. They have one of these contests and lose, you don't see them anymore.

Greg Talbott

My roommate was black and he'd get me to dress up really nerdy and take me to the parties with the brothers. He'd put me in dance contests against the best dancer there. That's how we made our grocery money ... until people started recognizing me and didn't want to dance against me.

Wayne Hanscom

I think Thomas was just happy that we won a home game. We've had just two home games (out of nine contests overall) and we have to be able to win at home. What I like about Thomas is that he's really cut way down on his turnovers this season. He handles the ball a lot more, yet he's become much more disciplined.

Leonard Hamilton

Our team has grown up a little bit. We had some great contests when they had some looks, we got some big rebounds and we hit some very important free throws down the stretch. That's a team that's maturing.

Cat Deeley

Listen, I would love to win an Emmy at some stage or another. I can't pretend not to.

Denis Leary

I've been nominated for Emmys and Golden Globes, but I've never won one and I probably never will.

Ellen DeGeneres

I guess I don't have to point this out, that it's the second time I've hosted the Emmys after a national tragedy. And I just want to say that I'm honored because it's times like this that we really need laughter,

Sherri Shepherd

I'm not into the Oscar and Emmys as much as I used to be because I'm tired of looking at people who don't look like me.

Bree Turner

I'm most excited to meet Jon Hamm at the Emmys.

Dawn Ostroff

I got more phone calls about that moment on the Emmys than almost anything else in a long time.

Teri Hatcher

H Stern was one of the first people to let me borrow their diamonds to wear to an awards show. At the Emmys last year, when I was such a has-been, no one would give me a dress.

Connie Britton

I think the most important thing about the Emmys stuff is just to enjoy it. It can get really stressful in weird ways, and I have definitely experienced that. This year, I really just want to have it be a fun celebration!

Andy Cohen

I've been nominated for 12 Emmys, and we won - for 'Top Chef' - the only time I didn't go.