All Quotes

I received a phone call; my agent got a phone call from Ryan Murphy saying he wanted to talk to me... And he basically outlined 'American Horror Story' for me and said that there's a character named Larry the Burn Guy, and I'd like you to play it.
‐‐ Denis O'Hare

I received an honorary doctorate for my work. Maybe one of these works is considered the equivalent of a Ph.D.
‐‐ Iris Chang

I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama.
‐‐ Joan Collins

I received free health care.
‐‐ J. K. Rowling

I received from my experience in Japan an incredible sense of respect for the art of creating, not just the creative product. We're all about the product. To me, the process was also an incredibly important aspect of the total form.
‐‐ Julie Taymor

I received most of my business education around the dinner table. Whether I listened to my father or brothers, or we had business people as dinner guests, I learned from everyone.
‐‐ Dylan Lauren

I received my doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1910.
‐‐ Karl von Frisch

I received my draft notice right after graduation from college and had three months before going into the Army in September to think about it.
‐‐ Tim O'Brien

I received my high school baccalaureate diploma in Latin and Science in 1928, then my two baccalaureate diplomas in Mathematics and Philosophy in 1929.
‐‐ Maurice Allais

I received my money from the treasury, I used to very early to go the clubs, but when the burden of looking after my children came upon me I tried to live a quite life, and save as much as I could.
‐‐ Kamisese Mara

I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.
‐‐ Jack Adams

I received my undergraduate degree in engineering in 1939 and a Master of Science degree in mathematical physics in 1941 at Steven Institute of Technology.
‐‐ Frederick Reines

I received orders from Congress to proceed to Charleston in South Carolina, for the purpose of Co'operating with General Lincoln in the defense of that Capitol.
‐‐ Abraham Whipple

I received so many hate letters when I breast-fed a starving baby in Africa. I was in Sierra Leone in 2009 and I was weaning my child at that time - she was not there with me. There was a hungry baby who was crying because his mother had no milk, and I thought, 'Why throw away my milk if I can give it to a baby who needs it?'
‐‐ Salma Hayek

I received the best advice for running I ever heard: 'You're not going to win, so just relax. If it feels like work, you're running too hard.'
‐‐ Christopher McDougall

I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing ovation, wondering when I was ever going to be able to say my first line!
‐‐ Elaine Paige

I received thousands of letters of support from all around the world, all because I wanted to go to school.
‐‐ Ryan White

I recently caught myself giving a pretty girl the cold shoulder because I felt intimidated. She was so gorgeous, and it made me feel insecure. I wasn't even aware until someone pointed it out to me. I was so embarrassed! I recognized those thoughts and made a point to be more friendly to her because there was no reason to be cold.
‐‐ Lilly Singh

I recently declined to support a Conservative function because I'm so incensed about these wind turbines. Like all so-called climate-change doubters, I am very pro the environment, but I strongly believe that it is something that can only be cured locally. Some insane overall scheme isn't going to cure all the problems.
‐‐ Tim Rice

I recently did a piece for the Boston Pops and John Williams, and I hope that it's as well a composed piece as I've ever done for any other medium or occasion.
‐‐ Peter Maxwell Davies

I recently did a play, Athol Fugard's 'Coming Home' at Long Wharf Theatre, where I played one character throughout - I sat at a table and didn't have any costume changes. Following one character's arc from beginning to end is a whole different mindset.
‐‐ Colman Domingo

I recently did the David Letterman Show about my book. He was very serious and made no jokes and it caught me off guard a little bit. He was much more serious than some of the joke shows that journalists get on.
‐‐ Bob Woodward

I recently discovered Artkive, a wonderful app that allows you to archive your child's artwork and create cool gifts like photo albums, mugs, mousepads, etc. It's very easy to use, and since Arabella is such a talented artist, I'm a pro!
‐‐ Ivanka Trump

I recently discovered the work of Giorgio Manganelli, who wrote a collection called 'Centuria,' which contains 100 stories, each of them about a page long. They're somewhat surreal and extremely dense, at once fierce and purifying, the equivalent of a shot of grappa. I find it helpful to read one before sitting down to write.
‐‐ Jhumpa Lahiri

I recently finished a job, an HBO movie 'Getting On,' a very dark comedy. It comes from a British series of the same name. In this role I have no hair, no make up and no nails. I play a very small role; she is not over the top and sassy.
‐‐ Niecy Nash

I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very necessary that men be more aware about prostate cancer and their health in general.
‐‐ Herbie Mann

I recently found out about this other super movie star. He only works from about 11:00 to 4:00, so all his movies take like 120 days. But this was a lot of stuff to do in 35 days.
‐‐ Dana Carvey

I recently got into 'Lie to Me' with Tim Roth and 'The Mentalist.'
‐‐ Dhani Harrison

I recently got into 'Scandal.' I'm obsessed. It's so good. I want to know Olivia Pope. I want to dress like her; I want to be friends with her. I wish she were real!
‐‐ Ross Mathews

I recently had a few days off while shooting a movie in Budapest, so I took a cab from the set to the airport, looked at the departure board, and decided where I wanted to go right then and there. I spent four days in Rome and didn't tell anyone I was going.
‐‐ Cory Monteith

I recently had the opportunity to participate in Inc.'s first-ever 'Hire Power Awards' event in Washington, D.C. The event was a testament to the power of American entrepreneurship and the role that it plays in driving job creation and innovation in a wide array of industries.
‐‐ Karen Mills

I recently have gotten into juicing as an in-between-meals snack. I think the more vegetable ingredients the better, especially if they are green. I find that a good juice can really curb my appetite when I need to wait for the next meal.
‐‐ Noureen DeWulf

I recently have had a full hip replacement and a liver transplant, and I'm getting used to the medication.
‐‐ Evel Knievel

I recently learn a new word: insatiable. That's me.
‐‐ Natalia Makarova

I recently lost 50 pounds. I'm hovering on the cusp of a size eight, which seems unbelievable.
‐‐ Kathy Najimy

I recently read some of the transcripts of Nixon's Watergate tapes, and they spent hours trying to figure out who was leaking and providing information to Carl and myself.
‐‐ Bob Woodward

I recently read that it's the left brain that does all that calculating, and the right brain that does the poetry. Somehow I've veered way towards the left. I've been doing it for years. Maybe I do art to balance it out.
‐‐ Jason Mraz

I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there.
‐‐ Harri Holkeri

I recently saw the movie about Ray Charles, and there's a scene where he falls down and the mother doesn't help him. She says, I don't want anyone to treat you like a cripple. I've fallen down before, and Molly will say, get up and just go.
‐‐ Teri Garr

I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where I'm from. I wouldn't move back there, but it's funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way.
‐‐ Jarvis Cocker

I recently took up ice sculpting. Last night I made an ice cube. This morning I made 12, I was prolific.
‐‐ Mitch Hedberg

I recently turned down a film that I didn't want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it.
‐‐ Dianne Wiest

I recently watched Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies, and it wasn't a favorite film. Then I saw the one that was made in 1990, which in my opinion didn't match up to the original.
‐‐ Brendan Fraser

I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away.
‐‐ George Carlin

I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
‐‐ Natalia Tena

I recited Pi to 22,514 decimal points in five hours and nine minutes. I was able to do this because of weeks of study, aided by the unusual synaesthesic way my mind perceives numbers as complex multidimensional coloured and textured shapes.
‐‐ Daniel Tammet

I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
‐‐ Ben Whishaw

I reckon I closed down at least two films companies, one of which was in Ealing in the mid 1950s.
‐‐ Nigel Kneale

I reckon I probably worked for Euripides a long time ago. I do think we have many Earth walks and it's possible that he's an old friend. Does that sound too stupid for words? Quite frankly I think I've been an actor in so many lifetimes.
‐‐ Joyce DeWitt