Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kerry Greenwood

I got out of difficult situations when many of my classmates didn't because I was smart, and I was lucky, and my parents were amazingly literate and helpful.

Gabrielle Zevin

I'm like a unicorn; I'm a midlist writer who hasn't done anything else but write. But because I wasn't amazingly famous, I didn't become Stephanie Meyer, or even a huge literary name like a Jonathan Franzen or a Joshua Ferris.

Jeremy Clarkson

I have had an amazingly fortunate life. I'm a child from Yorkshire, which is sort of like Cleveland without the pretty bits.

Robert Parker

On the big issues, Joan and I are amazingly in tune, but on the creature-comfort level, we're incompatible.

I think that a lot of companies are still amazingly price sensitive.

Tracy Pollan

Michael and I had great role models. Though his father has passed away, his parents had an amazingly strong marriage, as do mine. Both weathered really tough times. For us it has been normal to stay together through difficulties. We grew up witnessing that firsthand.

He was amazingly innovative. He was the youngest chief of the Navy at age 50. He emphasized the importance of sailors -- giving them respect and freeing them from unnecessary regulations.

He has faced a mountain of pressure. And he's handled that amazingly well. But if you ask him, he will tell you that he's been average this season. He has very, very high expectations.

I find it amazingly truthful and honest and funny, because it is so spot-on in its relationships between people.

Sebastian Thrun

I find it amazingly easy to take something, if you really believe in it, and turn it to reality.

Romesh Gunesekera

My parents knew a wider range of people than most, and so we had actors, journalists, politicians, planters, sportsmen and women and business folk all coming in and out of the places we lived in. Although my parents were not wealthy, they lived a legendary and amazingly cosmopolitan life.

Matt is so athletic that he adjusted quickly after being switched back to the middle. He's a perfectionist and is always looking to improve, and that's very special to me. Chris works extremely hard and has progressed more than anyone in our program. He is one of our best blockers. He has an opportunity to play some this year and his future is promising. Sean is coming along amazingly fast after being moved to middle blocker. He's working hard and has a chance to see some playing time.

It also happened to be an amazingly beautiful poster, that added to the piece. And the condition was pristine.

I think it's amazingly ironic and callous he would be spending election night with a group of lobbyists. I don't think he understands how unhappy constituents are with what appears to be a trade of principle for power.

I think it's a major success story, especially when you think of the downside. Securing it is good news and I'm thrilled. It was amazingly difficult, much more than I imagined. There were some down times and I worried about it going first to Shanghai and then to Doha, but we had good people working hard to get the right result.

Pattie Boyd

I think that he was amazingly raw at the time. He's such an incredible musician that he's able to put his emotions into music in such a way that the audience can feel it instinctively. It goes right through you.

I think, overall, we're seeing some friendly economic data that helped the market out. That said, there's not a lot of catalysts out there that could take us much higher, unless oil drops $5 a barrel or the Fed comes out with amazingly clear language in its take on the economy, and neither of those are likely.

Jess Glynne

I think 'Rather Be' is an amazingly written pop song with incredible production.

Cathy Rigby

I will miss it terribly because it's been a fabulous run for me, but there are other things I want to do. It's one of those roles that is so amazingly physically demanding. I would never want to do it halfway. I think it's the best it can be right now, and I don't want it to be anything but that.

Adam Duritz

I'm so excited and proud of this album, ... but it was so f-----g amazingly hard. Every record is a new experience.

Mankind adapts rapidly to innovation, often in spite of itself. We are amazingly adaptable, which is why we survived - our progeny will not only adapt, they will excel.

Scott Hamilton

She seems focused, she seems comfortable on the ice and she seems at ease. Her qualities are obvious. She's an amazingly beautiful skater.

On any set, especially a 20-day shoot, there is tension because time is of such essence and a director must be involved with a million things. But Phil creates a safe environment for creativity - all the actors have commented on this. He (Phil) handled the pressure and nerves in an amazingly professional way. Even when things were overwhelming him, very few people knew it. It was a privilege that he let me be there as much as he did, and I was so grateful to be able to experience it.

Jack Warner

Obviously, when you break a school record it means a lot. She is amazingly talented. She is doing things that typically takes two or three people to do.

Merton Miller

Of course. I favor passive investing for most investors, because markets are amazingly successful devices for incorporating information into stock prices.

Neneh Cherry

I'm not an amazingly trained soul singer, so with me it's about feeling and energy and spontaneity - that's a really big part of who I am.

Eugene Jarecki

Ron Reagan amazingly qualifies as an honest broker. I asked him if he was a mama's boy and he said no, more of a papa's boy. At the same time he was willing to say that his father had many shortcomings and needed to be held accountable.

Scott Weiss

Be generous with your time and money - it has an amazingly fast payback. Be in the moment with everyone you love - and this frequently means tuning out work completely. And drive slow in parking lots.

This scene originally looked very different. The actress was standing on a wooden platform, surrounded by a railing to keep tourists from falling down the mountain, hardly as dramatic as the finished product. It was amazingly challenging, due to the fact that the camera was constantly moving around her, and the sheer amount of work required to perfect the shot. Trees and bushes had to be added, a village in the background required removal, and clothing was even added to the actress. It was a complete and all encompassing transformation.

I find that people in the food world are amazingly willing to talk about what they are doing, even when those things are quasi-legal or taboo.

Stephen Tobolowsky

Alan Parker on Mississippi Burning came up to me and said he had heard I was interested in directing. He offered for me to follow him around and see how it's done. At the time I had no idea how amazingly special his offer was, and how much he would share. I will always be in his debt.

Sam Wood

Projects like this don't come along very often and I feel amazingly luck to be a part of it.

No question they went amazingly on the defensive side of the ball and hit a lot of home runs.