INTRODUCTORY

TOP 10 QUOTES

1. Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must.

2. As far as I'm concerned, Twitter has wiped out Facebook. I'm done with Facebook. * (eradicate, eliminate)

3. Deep down (inside), I happen to be very shallow / I'm pretty superficial.

4. The surest way to hit a woman's heart is to take aim kneeling.

5. First off, I have to mention what is undoubtedly the greatest phenomenon of the modern era: All You Can Eat Buffets.

6. I gotta be honest with you... I hate numbers. I hate chapter numbers. I hate them. I hate all that stuff.

7. I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration, and I find it very easy to fall in love. I find it odd that people take me seriously.

8. I hate to say it, but there seems to have been some sort of dumbing down as far as movies go. 

9. I gotta be honest with you... I hate numbers. I hate chapter numbers. I hate them. I hate all that stuff.
10. It goes without saying that you will improve your skills with practice. (boys will be boys)
11. I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

12.  I tell you what, one time I ate 5 gallons of ice cream in one sitting. * I tell you what, that beagle is a power dog! (Something one says to either begin or end a conversation).

12. By an ldarge, language is a tool for concealing the truth.

13.  I tell you what: when you are getting married to Miranda Lambert, you're going to make time for whatever she wants.

14. I like it best when the movies do well and the reviewers like them.

15. I must say, I don't feel very qualified to be a pop star. I feel very awkward at times in the role. * I must say the idea of a United Africa was nonsense. Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying. I've never been happier. * The hardest portion of English, I must say it: Idioms.

16. It's fair to say that I have a side that is prudent and a side that is not. 

17. My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway. Never quit.

18. Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

19. I truly believe that what goes around comes around. I don't believe in coincidences. I believe in positive thought. 
I truly believe what you put out there will come back to you. Positive or negative. Maybe not now but…

20. I truly believe (that) what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. 
By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
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As I say, you get labelled. To stop all that, I've got to win things - that's the only way you make your mark.  * I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused people. * Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must. * Prison life, fortunately, I spent a lot of years, about 18 years with other prisoners, and, as I say (often), they enriched your soul * I'm not big on fat jokes. That's a little beneath me. I'm not a huge fan of making a joke - and as I say this, I'm sure I do it - completely at someone else's expense. * I'm not big on John Wayne's early movies, but I really like his later work.

To be big on sth (to be keen on). means you don't have knowledge, or skill or interest, in something.
It means that you have little or no interest in whatever "something" may be.
* Note this does not necessarily imply that you don't like whatever it is you are not "big" on, it just means that there are other things that you like much better.


As far as I'm concerned, Twitter has wiped out Facebook. I'm done with Facebook. * As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag. * Acting is probably the number one team sport in America as far as I'm concerned. Depression, as far as I'm concerned, is just a waste of time. As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

By and large, the people I'm talking about are Internet users.

Deep down (inside): In reality, esp. as opposed to appearance. * Deep down, I'm pretty superficial. * Deep down, I happen to be very shallow.
  



This is off the record. It's really a way of saying, "I'm probably wrong, and if it turns out that I AM wrong, don't say, 'Ah, but you SAID....




Don't quote me (on any of this, but)

Please don't quote me. If you do, at least have the kindness to not use my name

I don't mean to sound rude, but don't you have anything better to do with your time?

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. * The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. * Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. * You are who you surround yourself with. I know that's such a cliche quote, but it's true. 

I find it odd that people take me seriously. I find it difficult to watch myself... I find it boring. * I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration. * I have a husband, and babysitters; I find it hard. I find it amazing how single moms do it. I find it very easy to fall in love.


I gotta be honest with you... I hate numbers. I hate chapter numbers. I hate them. I hate all that stuff.
I hate bullies. I hate them. I'm not good enough with words to describe how much I hate them.

I have to say I regretted giving up animated movies. * I am pretty controlled I have to say. * I have to say that I got off very easy. There were incidents.

I hate to say it, but there seems to have been some sort of 

dumbing down as far as movies go. 

I like it when stories are left open.  * I like it when hard work pays off.

I like it best when the movies do well and the reviewers like them. * I must say, I don't feel very qualified to be a pop star. I feel very awkward at times in the role. * I must say the idea of a United Africa was nonsense. Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying. I've never been happier. * The hardest portion of English, I must say it: Idioms.

I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 

I tell you what: when you are getting married to Miranda Lambert, you're going to make time for whatever she wants.

I think, and I've thought this for a long time, that we live, roughly speaking, in the last generation of human beings.

I think the hardest thing to overcome is judging yourself and being your own worst critic so to speak.

I think the key is for women not to set any limits.

I think the key is not to try to feel like you have to do something special.

I truly believe that what goes around comes around. I don't believe in coincidences. I believe in positive thought. I truly believe (that) what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

I truly believe what you put out there will come back to you. Positive or negative. Maybe not now but… 

I am lucky enough to be married to a guy who tells me I look beautiful every day. * A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living through my passion.

If he has a weakness, it’s that he’s a moral being. Where possible, he’ll do the right thing, the just thing, and if he does wrong he’ll bear the guilt of it.

I'm not trying to achieve perfection. I don't like this forced control people have over work.
I'm very lucky to have a husband who cooks, for a start.

I'll tell you one thing... no doubt about it, my favorite kind of comedy is talking head comedy. I mean, if it were up to me, I'd do a whole entire movie that was just around a dinner table.
I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end. Larry Bird

In my experience, it's not essential to understand the words necessarily. It helps but it's not essential.

In theory, there should be no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is.

Certainly, if you look at human behavior around the world, you have to admit that we can be very aggressive.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

It goes without saying that you will improve your skills with practice
It's fair to say that I have a side that is prudent and a side that is not.

It’s imperative that you boost your metabolism. (increase, encourage, help. push)

(As) Likely as not (very probably, in all likelihood, most likely), the child you can do the least with will do the most to make you proud. 

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more. 
My motto is, 'Never quit.' * My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway. * My motto is: Live every day to the fullest - in moderation. * I think my motto is to always remain focused on what it is that you're trying to accomplish.

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.
My truth is that what doesn't kill you makes you weaker rather than stronger, although it makes you wiser.

No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not. * People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. (alibi, dodge, fraud, pretence, pretext). Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try. * People always say (to me), 'You look like Iggy Pop.' * People always say you never know love until you have your own child and all of that is true. * People always say to me, 'You're really attractive - in an unusual way.' No one ever just says, 'You're attractive.' * People always say things like, Oh, well, he was suffering so much that he was better off dying. But that's not true. You're always better off living. * People always say golfers don't smile. But there is so much psychology in golf so we have to be a bit robotic. * People always say that Californian women are obsessed with their appearance but I think you've got to take good care of yourself, for yourself. * People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be a legend. * People always say life is short. I've never been convinced of that - mine seems to have a tendency to go on and on. * People always say, 'Who is your audience?' and I could never put a finger on it - and I wouldn't want to put a finger on it.(1. to know the reason for something, esp. something that is a problem. 2. to identify and state the essence of something ) * People always say, 'Write what you know', but I've always found that to be terrible advice. It's quite limiting, what you know. * People always say, 'How is it to be so successful?' I'm not successful yet. Richard Branson is successful. That's successful. Michael Jackson was successful. U2 was successful. I'm just a guy, doing okay. But I'm a happy guy doing okay.

The best way of learning a language is using it.

The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as posible.

The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy medita- tion on the past.

The important thing is not to stop questioning.

The only normal way to begin speaking in a new language is to begin speaking badly!!

The sad truth is that most of my husbands turned out to be convincing liars.

The surest way to escape from yourself: read. * The surest way to be alone is to get married. * The surest way to get a thing in this life is to be prepared for doing without it * The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man * The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it. The surest way to fail is not to determine to succeed. * The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.    

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

That's the remarkable thing about baseball. The game has a way of having you scratch your head one minute and drive you crazy, and then the next, you're entertained beyond your wildest hopes. That's why it's the best game.

That's one of the remarkable things about life. It's never so bad that it can't get worse.

The best part about being alone is that you really don't have to answer to anybody. You do what you want.

The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I will never be as good as a wall.

The fact is that we wouldn't be in Iraq if it weren't for Democrats like Senator Kerry.

The funny thing about television is that once you start to do it you never get time to watch it.

The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.

The good news is there's no devil. The bad news is there's no heaven. There's nothing.
The grand irony, however, is that Southern segregation was not brought to an end, nor redneck violence dramatically reduced, by violence.

The reasons for learning a second language can be endless but the secret to success is motivation.

The remarkable thing is (Remarkably), we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
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The thing with bookshelves, no matter how many you have, you always fill them. * The thing with me, I can't talk about my work. I find it very difficult. * The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do. * To me the thing with 'Grease' was that it was the first movie that as a kid I wanted to get up and do what they were doing. * That's the thing with animated films - I often feel that puppets get the better parts compared to us normal actresses. * The thing with children is they're a bit like baking a fruitcake: you throw all the ingredients in but you never know how they're going to turn out. * The thing with stand-up is, I really enjoyed it, but I kind of loathed it as well. It makes me feel physically sick.

The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. * The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.  * The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. * The trouble with law is lawyers. * The trouble with law is lawyers. * The trouble with children is that they're not returnable. * The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time. * The trouble with wedlock is that there's not enough wed and too much lock.
The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

The truth of the matter is that I used to be much more - as it were - shy. Now I don't care!

The truth is my idea has been to always stay at Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here. Like I always say, one doesn't know what can happen in the future, but if it were up to me to decide, I would stay at Barcelona for the rest of my career.
 
Truth is I’m not hard to please at all, I’m just not easily impressed.

There are a few things that I don't like about my job, but by and large it's just fine.

There is / can be no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster.

What I've learned is you don't have to strive for perfection, but you do have to strive to be a very hard worker.

When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely hair.

When it comes to giving advice, I can tell you a lot; when it comes to my problems, I don't know what to do.

When it comes to starting your own business, it can pay to think big. 

When we talk about protecting our right to have guns, we are talking about protecting our right to shoot bullets. So what is it that's so important to shoot at?

You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it. ().               

You know, if it weren't for these fans, I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did.


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