All Quotes

Almost the first thing you see after entering the Houdini exhibition at the Jewish Museum is a large-screen film of Harry Houdini hanging by his ankles upside-down from a tall building, high over a sea of men in fedoras, and thrashing his way out of a straitjacket.
‐‐ Robert Gottlieb

Almost the moment he died, they put him in Playboy as one of the greatest drummers, which he was - there's no doubt about it. There's never been anybody since. He's one of the greatest drummers that ever lived.
‐‐ Jimmy Page

Almost the only persons who may be said to comprehend even approximately the significance, principles, and purposes of Socialism are the chief leaders of the extreme wings of the Socialistic forces, and perhaps a few of the money kings themselves.
‐‐ Benjamin Tucker

Almost without exception, the talented women I have known have believed they had less ability than they actually had. And almost without exception, the talented men I have known believed they had more.
‐‐ Gregory Petsko

Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay!
‐‐ Ada Cambridge

Alone I'm nothing.
‐‐ Robert Plant

Alone is a much better film than House of the Dead and better than most horror movies out today.
‐‐ Uwe Boll

Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss.
‐‐ Guru Nanak

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
‐‐ Helen Keller

Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality.
‐‐ Gwen John

Along 4 Mile Run, there was a nice woods down in front of the house. I used to run around there.
‐‐ Jim Fowler

Along a series of lines running from longer to shorter wavelengths the effect of the electric field becomes greater as the serial numbers increase - that is, as the wavelength decreases.
‐‐ Johannes Stark

Along my path, I've realized that this comedy/drama balance is something that's really interesting to me, and I feel, like, authentic to my voice.
‐‐ Lisa Cholodenko

Along the beach I never collected shells from my father's shore.
‐‐ Corey Hart

Along the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia, anarchy reigns, the police and military have retreated quite some distance.
‐‐ Richard Leakey

Along the way I have been able to choose some themes which ask questions - not necessarily force a message on anyone, but at least invite the audience to question things: jury service, dignity in dying, Ireland - and not least because they force me to ask myself questions. Where do I stand?
‐‐ Julie Walters

Along the way, I learned the key to launching a company. It's all about storytelling.
‐‐ Gil Penchina

Along the way, I've had different advice from different music producers. I've been told to tone it down, that the quiet parts of my voice are appealing and there's harshness to the loud part of my voice.
‐‐ Patty Griffin

Along the way, let's never forget that once we were children and that we were all playing together without distinction of skin color, society level, or where people come from. Adults need to remember to play and to be more childlike in our behavior. We've forgotten what that childlike experience was like.
‐‐ Guy Laliberte

Along with a livable wage, many parents are desperate for quality affordable child care.
‐‐ Kirsten Gillibrand

Along with a sense of humor, my songs have to be sincere, and they have to be sung from a position of inner conviction.
‐‐ Arlo Guthrie

Along with age comes more confidence, so it kind of works out.
‐‐ Leslie Mann

Along with aging comes life experience, so in every way that is consistent with even being human, Leia has changed.
‐‐ Carrie Fisher

Along with all the other stunning statistics China can provide, it can also claim to be the world leader in making energy from human excrement. Biogas, as this energy is known, can be produced from the fermentation of any organic material, from wood to vegetables to human excreta.
‐‐ Rose George

Along with all those books about Lincoln, Obama might read some biographies of Napoleon. The general who established the Legion d'Honneur understood that people fought as much for medals as for morals.
‐‐ Tina Brown

Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'
‐‐ Idina Menzel

Along with former President Bill Clinton, we have Sam Nunn to thank for the sorry debacle of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
‐‐ David Mixner

Along with 'Free,' where I sing quite a bit, there are additional songs on 'Skin' where you can hear my voice in the background - lots of 'oohs' and 'aahs.' But more often than not, I use my vocals to prompt other rappers and singers to feel calmer, better, bolder.
‐‐ Flume

Along with issues like global warming, I think a problem with the world today is population decline.
‐‐ Talulah Riley

Along with its enchanting and exquisite melodies, West Side Story has attitude and a tremendous amount of frenetic energy. It's emotional, theatrical and technical. It's everything.
‐‐ Steve Vai

Along with my colleagues Mark Warner and Sheldon Whitehouse, I have been working to end the process of secret holds, which is when senators anonymously block legislation or nominations without explanation.
‐‐ Claire McCaskill

Along with my passion for horse breeding, I was a horse racing enthusiast... In 1974 I was elected as a committee member and subsequently as a steward of the Turf Club. I had a burning desire to clean up the sport, which had always carried the stigma of gambling and manipulation.
‐‐ Cyrus S. Poonawalla

Along with opportunities, there also exist many other tricky and complex issues to be managed in India. These include tackling both policy-level challenges and infrastructure challenges.
‐‐ Gautam Adani

Along with our friends in the GCC, the first order of business is stability. Beyond the imperative of stability, the most important priority is job creation for all Bahrainis.
‐‐ Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Along with our many human propensities, we evolved a huge cerebral cortex with which we make decisions.
‐‐ Helen Fisher

Along with racial equality and the late bloom of women's rights, future generations will have to explain how, in the past, gays were misunderstood and publicly humiliated for loving each other, and, eventually, how they stood together and conquered stupidity and hypocritical hatred, and fought their way out of marginalization.
‐‐ IO Tillett Wright

Along with rock climbing, I hike and I like to go to the beach, anything outdoors and anything that takes me out of the everyday.
‐‐ Christa B. Allen

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
‐‐ Euripides

Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, also our opponents.
‐‐ Martin McGuinness

Along with the lazy man... the dying man is the immoral man: the former, a subject that does not work; the latter, an object that no longer even makes itself available to be worked on by others.
‐‐ Michel De Certeau

Along with you, I have witnessed the unfortunate rise in gasoline prices that has accompanied the summer driving season and the more recent spike in prices due to Hurricane Katrina.
‐‐ Bob Ney

Alongside my 'no email' policy, I resolve to make better use of the wonderful Royal Mail, and send letters and postcards to people. There is a huge pleasure in writing a letter, putting it in an envelope and sticking the stamp on it. And huge pleasure in receiving real letters, too.
‐‐ Tom Hodgkinson

Alpacas are very endearing, and they all have very different personalities.
‐‐ Antony Beevor

Alpha heroes, even uberalpha heroes, still win readers' hearts. I like a masterful hero myself, but I also enjoy the idea that sometimes the heroine can be in charge.
‐‐ Emma Holly

'Alpha' is a very fast-moving book. It doesn't lend itself to laborious introspection and the navel-gazing that some stories can fall prey to.
‐‐ Greg Rucka

Alpha men are very turned on by the alpha woman, really high chemistry, really fun to work with, probably really fun to have affairs with, but there's not sustainable harmony in that lack of complement. There can only be one person in the driver's seat.
‐‐ Alanis Morissette

Alphabetical order had to be invented to help people organize the first dictionaries. On the other hand, we may have reached a point where alphabetical order has gone obsolete. Wikipedia is ostensibly in alphabetical order, but, when you think about it, it's not in any order at all. You use a search engine to get into it.
‐‐ James Gleick

Already 2008 has proved a tumultuous year in terms of global perceptions of China, and there are still 59 days to go until the Beijing Olympics. The tragedy of the Sichuan earthquake followed hard on the heels of the riots in Tibet and the demonstrations surrounding the Olympic torch relay.
‐‐ Martin Jacques

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become.
‐‐ Jean Rostand

Already at the time of Israel's birth, Ben-Gurion extended his hand in peace to the Arab nations. His hand was rejected, but it remains extended.
‐‐ Ehud Olmert