All Quotes

On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'
‐‐ Earl Weaver

On my travels around the world, I've met people in countries where democracy doesn't exist and if it does, they are intimidated into voting in a certain way.
‐‐ Ross Kemp

On my US tour maybe three out of 30 shows there was an Elvis impersonator in the crowd but that's it. I usually get younger fans, and those that come that are of an older generation end up walking out because it's too loud.
‐‐ Lisa Marie Presley

On my visits back home, if they saw that I was getting a big head, they'd let me know right away.
‐‐ John Ratzenberger

On my walks, that's when the good ideas come. The kind of hard, gritty work is when you're sitting at the computer and it's kind of intense and you're kind of in super control of it - the walks are when you let go. That's when the really big breakthroughs come in, and it's very strange.
‐‐ Maria Semple

On my wedding day. I didn't want a natural, blushing-bride look - I had a full-on hairdo and red lips. I thought it would be disingenuous to do the whole virginal look, so even though I had the white dress, I had pink net underneath.
‐‐ Sophie Ellis-Bextor

On my wedding day, I gifted my wife a platinum ring.
‐‐ Vijender Singh

On my Wikipedia page, it used to say I was born in Belfast, Ireland, then it said Belfast, Northern Ireland, and then it said Belfast, U.K. So there was a little war going on about where Belfast is located.
‐‐ Adrian McKinty

On my YouTube channel, I put up 3-4 videos a week, and I spend a lot of money to maintain that content. When I travel, I travel with a videographer and a photographer no matter what.
‐‐ Steve Aoki

On 'Mystic River,' I had to cut my salary and everyone else's to get it made.
‐‐ Clint Eastwood

On NBC, MSNBC and Hulu, you can size and cut clips to whatever length you want. Do online clips affect the TV market? I'm guessing not really.
‐‐ Rachel Sklar

On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
‐‐ Francois de La Rochefoucauld

On network TV, I'm still Phoebe to people, and it would be hard to convince them otherwise in the bright lights of a sitcom.
‐‐ Lisa Kudrow

On nights that I'm feeling a need to stretch personally and artistically, I tend to put together outfits that are very quirky, mismatched and over-the-top eclectic.
‐‐ Esperanza Spalding

On 'Nip/Tuck,' I was a Nazi, so basically for, like, six months. I went into this place where I was wearing a lot of black. Everyone has a dark side, and I can channel that.
‐‐ Brittany Snow

On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.
‐‐ Zebulon Pike

On November 15th, 2008, in over 300 cities, 4,000 children were adopted in one day.
‐‐ Nia Vardalos

On occasion, I hear a rearrangement of a song that really makes me reevaluate it in a way.
‐‐ Todd Rundgren

On occasion, I like to reread my grandfather's letters. While leafing through them, I'm saddened by what is being lost in modern communication. Soul-baring sentimentality isn't typically poured into text messages, tweets and emails. All too often, personal connections are brushed aside for the sake of convenience in a fast-paced world.
‐‐ Kristina McMorris

On occasions I have been big-headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind myself not to be.
‐‐ Brian Clough

On October 15, 1965, an estimated 70,000 people took part in large-scale anti-war demonstrations.
‐‐ Noam Chomsky

On October 18, 1941, I suddenly received a mandate from His Majesty to form a new cabinet. This was completely unexpected, and when I was summoned to the Imperial Palace I thought I would be questioned on the army's point of view.
‐‐ Hideki Tojo

On October 28th, 1887, I became the mother of a girl baby, the very image of its father, at least that is what he said, but who has the temper of its mother.
‐‐ Calamity Jane

On 'Old School,' I was not an actor, I was Snoop Dogg, so I came to the set with a whole different vibe, and a different crew of people. And on 'Starsky and Hutch,' I was more of an actor. I wasn't Snoop Dogg, the rapper.
‐‐ Snoop Dogg

On one day of the week, I relax - which is not true, I work furiously on other things. 'Relax' is not a word to me.
‐‐ Philippe Petit

On one hand, as a filmmaker, I don't want to make a movie with guns everywhere.
‐‐ Jim McKay

On one hand I am this weird androgynous tomboy where I'm strangely low maintenance and have a five-minute makeup regimen. On the other I'm obsessed with all things beauty, from skin care to makeup.
‐‐ Rachel Zoe

On one hand, it is very important that democracy and human rights be defended across borders. But it is also very important to respect the right of each country to choose its own path.
‐‐ Sebastian Pinera

On one hand, it seems like I've waited a long time for this.
‐‐ Karrie Webb

On one hand, to be able to go from one direction in the sky to study such an object to another direction to study another object, and on the other hand to be able to maintain accurately the position in space.
‐‐ Claude Nicollier

On one hand, we know that everything happens for a reason, and there are no mistakes or coincidences. On the other hand, we learn that we can never give up, knowing that with the right tools and energy, we can reverse any decree or karma. So, which is it? Let the Light decide, or never give up? The answer is: both.
‐‐ Yehuda Berg

On one hand, you've got 'decent' men, and on the other you've got neanderthal misogynist bawbags - and the middle ground is what's disappearing.
‐‐ Val McDermid

On one issue at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.
‐‐ James Russell Lowell

On one level, bombing ISIS is easy. The U.S. knows where the group operates. There's no need for a ten-year hunt like the one for Osama bin Laden. The terror group has two capital cities: Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria. Al-Qaeda never had such an obvious home address.
‐‐ Richard Engel

On one level, I must never lose touch with my audience. But I must, at some point, stop trying to get everybody to like me, and be true to the thing I think I need to say.
‐‐ Joss Whedon

On one level, I would prefer never to hear the words 'James Bond' again, but on another level, it is part of my blood and my life. And it's the only movie in the world that offers a British actor the chance of international recognition.
‐‐ Timothy Dalton

On one level, nothing's really changed in my life. I still drive my daughter in the car pool on Monday. But it's impossible not to be aware of this rush of attention; it's impossible not to be seduced by it once you've entered into it, seduced by being unhappy when the attention wanes.
‐‐ Michael Tolkin

On one level, of course, the notion of judging films or books or music against each other is completely ridiculous. Who's to say '12 Years A Slave' is a better film than 'The Wolf of Wall Street'? Or that one album in a certain genre is better than another in a completely different genre?
‐‐ John Niven

On one level the sixties revolt was an impressive illustration of Lenin's remark that the capitalist will sell you the rope to hang him with.
‐‐ Ellen Willis

On one occasion I shared a bed with about seven other people, but we were all having a party overnight.
‐‐ Marion Zimmer Bradley

On one occasion in 1987 the security police came looking for me because of a drawing that I'd published.
‐‐ Jonathan Shapiro

On one of my last days at school, the headmaster said I would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. That was quite a startling prediction, but in some respects, he was right on both counts!
‐‐ Richard Branson

On one of the most personal matters of our lives, our health care, President Obama would turn decision making over to government bureaucrats. He forced through Obama-care and I will repeal it.
‐‐ Mitt Romney

On one show before a live audience, I had to look out the door and call for Will Smith to come in. The audience couldn't see him, but there he was with his naked butt staring me in the face. I didn't normally hang out with twenty-something practical jokers, so sometimes he was a little much.
‐‐ James Avery

On one side, citizens have great respect for the United States; they have a great feeling of friendship. That is solid. But in the opposition and in the political arena I often find criticism of the closeness of relations with the United States. That is a reality.
‐‐ Vicente Fox

On other shows, guys can't wait to put 3000 miles between them during hiatus.
‐‐ Martin Milner

On our American tour bus, the bunks are a bit taller so that we don't bash our heads. On the English bus, we bash our heads every morning. It's not the best thing to do first thing when you wake up.
‐‐ Liam Payne

On our first record, man, I didn't know what I was doing. I was just playing. I was over playing. You're as green as you can be with no experience in recording or knowing how sometimes a song can work: when it's too much, when it's not enough, when it's not right.
‐‐ Tommy Lee

On our plane knowledge and ignorance are the immemorial adversaries.
‐‐ Frederick Soddy