All Quotes

When I thought about Detroit, I would think big city, very urban - not a lot of places to walk around, not a lot of parks. I sort of pictured Manhattan almost, where, besides Central Park, it's all city and big buildings. But now that I'm here, you see people pushing strollers, people hanging out in the park.
‐‐ Erin Cummings

When I thought about having the greatest impact with my life, I thought about all the times people lose loved ones because diseases weren't detected early enough. I thought, 'I can play a role there.'
‐‐ Elizabeth Holmes

When I thought I couldn't write recipes, my boss at the time advised, 'Write as you talk.'
‐‐ Mary Berry

When I thought I was retired, I wanted to travel around the world and watch soccer games.
‐‐ Drew Carey

When I throw a curve that hangs and it goes for a hit, I want to chew up my glove.
‐‐ Don Drysdale

When I throw a punch, I mean it.
‐‐ Gina Carano

When I throw a softball, there's no time to think about the motion of my arm. I just look at the first baseman's glove and react.
‐‐ Keegan Bradley

When I told my doctor I couldn't afford an operation, he offered to touch-up my X-rays.
‐‐ Henny Youngman

When I told my friends I was going to be a comedian, they laughed at me.
‐‐ Carrot Top

When I told my mom I was going to audition for 'The Hobbit,' she said, 'Well, you've always loved Tolkien.' And she was right.
‐‐ Richard C. Armitage

When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and so I moved out. I was determined to prove her wrong because she was so sure that I was going to go astray. And that's the juice that kept me going.
‐‐ Cicely Tyson

When I told my mum I was going to play my first gig when I was 14, she couldn't believe it, cause I was painfully shy at that time. But I just done it, put my head down and got through it. And I suppose there's still a little bit of that, even though it's many years later and I've been doing it for a long time.
‐‐ Paul Weller

When I told my parents, 'I'm going to be an actor,' they screamed and wept and freaked out.
‐‐ Alec Baldwin

When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, it was like saying I wanted to be an astronaut. Not because it was highfalutin' in any way - just because they didn't know anybody in that field. They were anxious of a profession they knew nothing about.
‐‐ David Morrissey

When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, my mom was, like, 'I think I heard you say lawyer.'
‐‐ Maz Jobrani

When I told my parents that I was starting my transition, my Dad said, 'Well that makes so much more sense 'cause I never saw you any other way and now it totally works.'
‐‐ Candis Cayne

When I told people I was going to be doing the movie and the voice of Dobby, they were kind of awestruck, the people who knew about Harry Potter. I felt rather guilty that I didn't really understand the scale of the job I was about to take on. Now, I am well aware of what I'm doing, and actually, it feels a very serious acting responsibility.
‐‐ Toby Jones

When I told the fans I was an alcoholic, they all applauded. When I told them I had given myself to a higher power, they cheered again.
‐‐ Grace Lee Whitney

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
‐‐ Quentin Crisp

When I took a couple of years to do the documentaries after I left 'American Morning' - what was I gone for, five years? - I didn't feel that I was floating under the radar.
‐‐ Soledad O'Brien

When I took my first job, I was among only a handful of women. It was isolating at times. My love for technology kept me going, and I got to where I am today driven by my passion and self confidence.
‐‐ Padmasree Warrior

When I took my shirt off against Caen, everybody asked what these new tattoos were. I had 15 removable tattoos on my body; they are the names of real people who are suffering from hunger in the world.
‐‐ Zlatan Ibrahimovic

When I took off from Providence, my only professional aspiration was what it had always been: I wanted to be a sportscaster. By the time I landed in the desert, I knew I would spend the rest of my life trying to be a writer.
‐‐ Mike Greenberg

When I took office, Liberia began to recover from years of neglect. Our people have brought clean water into the heart of Monrovia to children who have never known water from a tap. Efforts are underway to expand water projects as much as possible throughout the country.
‐‐ Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

When I took on the title sponsorship of the Western European League and the World Cup Final in October 2010, I did it because I love the sport and I love horses. It has proved to be a perfect match for the Reem Acra brand.
‐‐ Reem Acra

When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I realised that it does not prevent the president of India from giving the nation a vision. So when I went and presented this vision in Parliament and in legislative assemblies; everyone welcomed it, irrespective of party affiliations.
‐‐ A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

When I took over, the economy had almost collapsed. I told Malawians we needed to pass through difficult times. Two days ago I even cut my own salary by 30% to show we are making sacrifices.
‐‐ Joyce Banda

When I took over 'The New Yorker,' there was a very, very good, smart staff in place.
‐‐ Tina Brown

When I took over the Writers' Workshop, it was one little class and there were eight students. All of them, brilliantly untalented... I had an absolute vision after the first workshop meeting.
‐‐ Paul Engle

When I took part in European leaders summits, it was sometimes unpleasant for me to hear Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, and Italian friends speak English, although I admit that on an informal basis, first contacts can be made in this language. Nevertheless, I will defend everywhere the use of the French language.
‐‐ Francois Hollande

When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.
‐‐ Saint Teresa of Avila

When I took the Hippocratic oath and was effectively 'sworn in' as a doctor, I took the same vow that doctors have taken for generations. Patient autonomy is core to this oath.
‐‐ Ami Bera

When I took the job as the manager of the Olympic team, I didn't take it because I was a Dodger. I did it because I was an American, and I wanted to bring that gold medal where it belongs in baseball, the United States. And that's exactly what our team did.
‐‐ Tommy Lasorda

When I took the SAT, I didn't get accepted into a single white school that I applied to. Now I've got honorary degrees from a lot of those schools that rejected me. Things are different now, but not that much different.
‐‐ Andrew Young

When I tour, I stuff fridges full of organic food and stick to that.
‐‐ Avril Lavigne

When I tour, it's like, well, like a food tour as much as a comedy tour. I try to eat at all the weird places, the obscure barbecue joints, burger places. There are a few spots in L.A. that I'm obsessed with - one of them is the Taco Zone taco truck on Alvarado. There are secret off-menu items that are amazing.
‐‐ Aziz Ansari

When I tour with the new album, I still do the classics, and I love the atmosphere it creates with the whole audience singing along.
‐‐ Bonnie Tyler

When I trade, I don't have an agency problem; I have my neck on the line. When a bank or banker trades, it's not his neck on the line.
‐‐ Nassim Nicholas Taleb

When I travel abroad, because I'm Columbian, I'm always one that they check twice and security and I'm the one that they open my bag and the one they pull to the side to check the visa.
‐‐ Sofia Vergara

When I travel around the globe, I try as hard as I can to represent the NBA and the game of basketball to the best of my abilities. I get to go around the world and not only share the game but also my philanthropic work. Building a hospital in the Congo is one of the proudest achievements of my life.
‐‐ Dikembe Mutombo

When I travel, I always have about 40 pairs of skis with me, plus a ski technician and a ski coach.
‐‐ Julia Mancuso

When I travel, I always take my Winsor & Newton watercolor kit, which is the size of a pack of cigarettes when folded up. I bought my first one in the 1980s. It was handy to bring on trips, and I packed it into a leather pouch along with a couple of brushes, a pencil, an eraser and paper.
‐‐ Susan Minot

When I travel, I draw and paint sketches which is great fun. And as long as you are fully aware that it has nothing to do with actual art, I think that's all right.
‐‐ Arne Jacobsen

When I travel, I feel more like a nomad than a tourist.
‐‐ Mohsin Hamid

When I travel, I have to have blotting sheets. It's so much better to remove the oil than to cover it up because then your skin just looks cakey.
‐‐ Bethany Mota

When I travel, I just take what I need and I run. I always have my briefcase stuffed with work, even when I go on a holiday.
‐‐ Ian Schrager

When I travel, I like to take advantage of room service. I'm really into eggs Benedict in the morning.
‐‐ Jenny McCarthy

When I travel, I love speaking to women around the world about the things that inspire them, the fashions they like, what makes something good and what would make it even better.
‐‐ Maria Sharapova

When I travel I normally eat club sandwiches or I bring my own food. When you go into a new town, it's very had to find a good place to eat.
‐‐ Paul Prudhomme