All Quotes

I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do.
‐‐ Miguel Indurain

I inherited the old family turkey farm, and I'm turning it into a fun place to go for my kids.
‐‐ Douglas Carter Beane

I inherited them, so I got it like that. But I hear you can actually get dimples for a certain price if you really want them. I was getting my nails done once, and this lady asked me, 'Are those real? In my country, they pay a lot of money for those.' And I was like, 'Really?' I think she was from Malaysia.
‐‐ Camille Guaty

I inherited this collection of vinyl records, which at that time numbered 6,000, and I've since continued to collect music. As you know, vinyl records can be very heavy, so every time I have to move into a new house, I need to build a complete new wall of shelves to put all these records, which is a nightmare for the architect.
‐‐ Frida Giannini

I initially became a trainer in 2002 to help people shape their bodies, to help them look the way they wanted to look. This would reflect the way I was living. I was focusing on the exterior. Then in 2003/4, I had a paradigm shift. I started a business for bariatric patients, pre- and post-gastric bypass.
‐‐ Jessie Pavelka

I initially got a job at Disneyland through a friend who was working there. He said, 'You would make a great princess there,' and that I should audition. So I just went on a whim to audition, and I wound up getting a job as Belle, from 'Beauty and the Beast,' at Disneyland. I did that for about a year and a half.
‐‐ Sarah Butler

I initially moved to Switzerland for work on an animated feature film, and have been here ever since.
‐‐ John Howe

I initially signed up for Twitter just to do jokes I wasn't going to do in my stand-up routine.
‐‐ Jim Gaffigan

I initially thought I was going to be a teacher. Maybe like an elementary teacher or something like that, which would be fun. Maybe someday.
‐‐ Tyler Oakley

I initially thought I would be an architect, maybe. So I went to architecture camp and quickly learned that I did not want to be an architect. I was like, 'No. This is not for me.'
‐‐ Robin Lord Taylor

I initially thought 'Lewis' was a terrible idea. The character had very much been Morse's work donkey and sounding board. But I was persuaded to do it, thinking if it was a flop, at least ITV would stop asking me. But the pilot took off, so we got back on this moving train, and we've never looked back.
‐‐ Kevin Whately

I initially wanted to work in the music industry more on the A&R side. While I was in school, I began working in the New Business department of an advertising firm, and very quickly I was responsible for roughly 70% of their business, so you could say I had a natural knack for the advertising world.
‐‐ Adam Kluger

I initially went into 'Coronation Street' for three months. If they had said back then, 'Do you want to do it for six years?' I probably would have said, 'I don't think so.'
‐‐ Katherine Kelly

I injured myself politically when I took on Jesse Jackson' in the 1988 presidential campaign. I was too strident. I didn't recognize the emotional tie that he had with all black voters.
‐‐ Ed Koch

I injured myself quite badly when I was seventeen. I broke my ankle, and it didn't heal in such a way that I could keep dancing at the level I wanted to. It wasn't like, 'Oh my god, I'll never play the violin again.' I could, but not at the level I wanted. So, I segued into acting, the other thing that was also meaningful to me.
‐‐ Kristin Lehman

I insist on the truth. I surround myself with people who tell the truth.
‐‐ Shelby Lynne

I insist that there is nothing sacred in the life of an invader, and there is no valid principle of human society that forbids the invaded to protect themselves in whatever way they can.
‐‐ Benjamin Tucker

I inspire myself.
‐‐ Tommy Wiseau

I installed a skylight in my apartment... the people who live above me are furious!
‐‐ Steven Wright

I installed anti-rust roofing into homes in Cairns. I packed boxes at Baby Barn. I was even a Manny! Mate, I know more about braiding hair and My Little Pony than most men, I can tell ya.
‐‐ Sam Worthington

I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time.
‐‐ Peter Straub

I instinctively dress a bit tougher because I've spent a lot of time in the U.S. and I realised there was a certain image projected of me here. I've always been an absolute rebel. When I was in my teen years I had piercings and wore all black.
‐‐ Ellie Goulding

I instinctively try to protect people from filth.
‐‐ Tony Abbott

I intend, before the endgame looms, to die sitting in a chair in my own garden with a glass of brandy in my hand and Thomas Tallis on the iPod. Oh, and since this is England, I had better add, 'If wet, in the library.' Who could say that this is bad?
‐‐ Terry Pratchett

I intend to act forever if I can.
‐‐ Reid Scott

I intend to be a strong Speaker. I hope to make some imaginative changes around here.
‐‐ Thomas P. O'Neill

I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no other actress stands out in this genre.
‐‐ Milla Jovovich

I intend to be making films until I'm an old lady. So, if God willing I get there, I need to create a paradigm for myself where I can make it regardless of whether or not they still like what I'm making.
‐‐ Ava DuVernay

I intend to be me. Whatever that is.
‐‐ David Geffen

I intend to be the president of all citizens of Macedonia, regardless of their ethnic or religious background, regardless of their political standing. I shall not allow ethnic hatred and intolerance to undermine Macedonia's stability.
‐‐ Boris Trajkovski

I intend to buy 'The New York Times.' Please don't take it as a joke.
‐‐ Chen Guangbiao

I intend to continue to fight for the things I think are right for my country.
‐‐ Evan Bayh

I intend to do more directing TV.
‐‐ Bryan Cranston

I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.
‐‐ Penn Jillette

I intend to explode the myths about myself and get down to the real truth about the legend that is Batman.
‐‐ Bob Kane

I intend to fight and I want to win. But my priorities are basically to be a good Brother and a strong one, and to try to be a good father one day.
‐‐ Mike Tyson

I intend to fight to ensure that Connecticut workers have a level playing field when competing for jobs.
‐‐ Christopher Dodd

I intend to go up there and kick the system over, not try to change it.
‐‐ Newt Gingrich

I intend to grow old very disgracefully.
‐‐ Cilla Black

I intend to keep writing Christmas songs. There's still a lot more about Christmas that can be captured and feel like old-time Christmas. A lot of the traditions haven't been explained in song.
‐‐ Clint Black

I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results.
‐‐ Alfred Nobel

I intend to live forever, or die trying.
‐‐ Groucho Marx

I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
‐‐ Steven Wright

I intend to live life, not just exist.
‐‐ George Takei

I intend to serve a full term as Taoiseach.
‐‐ Enda Kenny

I intend to travel to Okinawa and to visit with Okinawa officials and the citizens of Okinawa at an early date. I will send my best analysis of that situation, including the local attitudes, back to Washington, to the government there.
‐‐ Howard Baker

I intend to vote against authorizing the president to use military force in Syria. The Obama Administration has not provided a clear or convincing strategy for inserting our military into the conflict. I am also deeply concerned about the extent to which al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists are involved in the rebellion.
‐‐ Tom Graves

I intended an Ode, And it turned to a Sonnet.
‐‐ Henry Austin Dobson

I intended to be famous by the time I was 16 and rich by the time I was 20. Curiously, it didn't pan out!
‐‐ Karl Schroeder