Irrelevant Quotations

It's a question of why they come for your advice. Whatever I tell you, it doesn't matter, it is completely irrelevant in a way. I know so many actors who were discouraged and put that aside. You will get half-baked opinions.

Maybe all theatre is going to be irrelevant for all time.

The No. 1 quote critics give me is, 'Thom, your work is irrelevant.' Now, that's a fascinating, fascinating comment. Yes, irrelevant to the little subculture, this microculture, of modern art. But here's the point: My art is relevant because it's relevant to 10 million people. That makes me the most relevant artist in this culture.

I soon discovered, after I became chairman of the NEH, that, for a number of academics, the truth was not merely irrelevant - it no longer existed.

The fact that I have such a problem that people... that that has to, you know, be on people's mind, what my personal background is. To me, to be very frank with you, is a totally irrelevant thing.

A lot of the time we think finances are immediately linked to experience, opportunities, image, and all sorts of important things that can progress us in life. Sometimes they're not. Finances can be completely irrelevant if you allow yourself to feel like things are going well.

Man - life in general - seems irrelevant to the workings of the universe: a mere smudge of water, grease, and carbon on a pinpoint planet circling a star of no special consequence.

That's all small talk is - a quick way to connect on a human level - which is why it is by no means as irrelevant as the people who are bad at it insist. In short, it's worth making the effort.

I've always said, 'I don't want to be irrelevant.'

To me, the technique was almost irrelevant; it was what was coming across.

I am told by others that I have a lateral-thinking, broad approach to problems, sometimes to my detriment. In school, my grades always suffered because I was continually mucking about with irrelevant side issues, which I often found to be more interesting.

In the workplace, employees should be judged on their merit and hard work and not on aspects that are irrelevant to their performance.

You don't look at a painting and ask if the artist was gay or straight. I think it's irrelevant in any situation - I don't care if my garbageman is gay or straight as long as he picks up the garbage.

It's irrelevant to me what young Singaporeans think of me. I've lived long enough to know that you may be idealised in life and reviled after you're dead.

The most striking thing is that even before Osama bin Laden was killed, he seemed largely irrelevant to the Arab Spring,

For Mitt Romney, the complex question of anti-Mormon bias boils down to the practical matter of how he can make it go away. Facing a traditional American anti-Catholicism, John F. Kennedy gave a speech during the 1960 presidential campaign declaring his private religion irrelevant to his qualifications for public office.

The problem in a lot of low-income countries is that people take out loans to go and get degrees, which are then irrelevant in the job market.

My age has so little to do with my image of myself because at a certain point, the number just didn't fit how I felt. It has become irrelevant to me. I just don't feel like that number is representative of my spirit, of my energy or my anything!

For the longest time in Denmark I didn't want to say what I was politically. I thought it was irrelevant.

There are wonderfully intrinsic moments when life makes sense, and doubts are banished as irrelevant in those moments. Of course, we can't stay in that state. We're not here to be blissed out all the time.

Whether or not we are an investor in these stocks is irrelevant to how we feel the NYSE structure disadvantages certain investors by giving privileges to a certain few.

Whether or not he's ready, it's irrelevant because he's going to play. There's a pecking order of what you have going into the year. He was where he was and now he is where he is. I feel comfortable with Alan and he'll be capable of helping us.

very effective in taking a question and then elaborating on issues that are largely irrelevant to the question in order to chew up the clock.

Above all, discard the irrelevant.

What we're able to show is that it's possible the storage space (of all people) is more or less about the same. The difference is not how many things you can hold in (short-term) memory at the same time, but how efficient you are at keeping irrelevant things out.

The people of Belarus have made their choice and it's absolutely irrelevant here whether the United States likes this choice or not.

Many of the previous powers the City Council enjoyed are now largely irrelevant under the current conditions.

Season form is irrelevant when it comes to a grand final, it's who wants it the most on the day that counts in the end and my players know that.

Silicon Valley is constantly saying that the government is irrelevant and powerless. But that's because most people there have never seen it get serious.

Money is only irrelevant if you have it,

If we don't do it the whole summer is irrelevant because Australia keep the Ashes,

But we must work together to make these borders irrelevant through people-to-people contacts, through greater trade, through discussions between the two sides of Jammu and Kashmir on mutual developmental issues. So, there are many possibilities,

For us, it's a matter of just staying alive and getting the best deal we can now. Eventually, this will all straighten out. It may be two generations away or 10 generations away, but time is irrelevant in that sense. As long as we, as a people, stay alive, we will survive.

He is irrelevant to the discussion. He needs to stay out. He needs to stay in California.

To explain this change to employees, Microsoft hosted an internal event with CEO Steve Ballmer, chairman Bill Gates, Johnson, Allchin, Raikes, and Bach. Most of the discussion and Q & A that happened that day is largely irrelevant to Nexus readers, but the company did take one impromptu question about competition with Apple Computer that I thought you'd enjoy. Here's a transcript of that portion of the session, and some photos taken from a video of the event,

He's got electric Randy Johnson-type stuff. Miller's a lot different pitcher (than Henry). He's a 92-, 94-mile per hour guy, left-handed, low arm slot. He's the college version of Randy Johnson. But that's irrelevant for him and Bryan. They are trying to shut the other team down offensively. It could be a great game.

History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.

I think I still got my point across, irrelevant to the jury deciding or not. Plus, with the jury you never know. I mean, there's always that risk. And with the settlement presented to me I was happy,

It is a juggling act and I have been in it for 12 years now, which is about 11 years longer than I thought I would be, and then the priority there is thinking how can I stay somewhat irrelevant so that you can continue to survive and can continue to work and put yourself in a position to get to do the work you are truly passionate about.

steer clear of misleading and irrelevant hierarchical representations of non-hierarchical terrorist groups.

Marietta got exactly what they needed out of region. If we can beat Marietta then we can win state. The region meet is completely irrelevant to state. It is an entirely different atmosphere with the stress and intensity. And we get to see half the rest of state we haven't seen all year.

It crossed my mind, but it's irrelevant at this point. I didn't do it and that's the bottom line.

Theater owners have to manage their holdings ... and recognize that the world is changing rapidly in terms of the way people are consuming media. There's a way for them to continue to be an essential part of the mix, but they do risk being made irrelevant if they don't change their ways.

While at one time organized labor played a valuable role in establishing workers' rights when there were few protected by government, today it is clinging to a world that no longer exists, and, in doing so, risks becoming completely irrelevant and ineffective,

We don't spend any time looking at their figures. We think it's irrelevant and it's purely a publicity gimmick. There are more women and minorities working in the NFL than ever, and diversity in our workplace is an important league priority.

We don't spend any time looking at their figures, ... We think it's irrelevant and it's purely a publicity gimmick. There are more women and minorities working in the NFL than ever, and diversity in our workplace is an important league priority.

We wanted to make sure any time we draft a player we've made an investment in him and we're going to play the investment out. We just needed to see certain things in terms of his progression, irrelevant of him being a first-round pick or a seventh-round pick.

We've gotten good pressure. That's not a question. Teams know that. Some of the pressure we've had has led to interceptions. For some reason, we haven't gotten sacks, but that's really irrelevant to me.

The press is reporting things that are absolutely irrelevant to any of our lives and they are sensationalistic and it is damaging.

We're not trying to count pennies here, but it is what it is and we need to figure out how to pay for it. Whatever it costs at the end of the day, although it's relevant in a lot of ways because of the dollars, it's really irrelevant because of the importance of the issue.

We liked this other player better and any time you have an opportunity to upgrade your roster irrelevant to whether he's a backup or a starter, we're going to look at that very seriously and that was the case.

This retention wasn't about making a 'politically correct' or 'politically acceptable' choice. It was about getting the right person for the job. Firm affiliation is irrelevant to finding the right person.

While I am sorry to see Mitch leave and we will certainly miss him, he has made a difficult but wise choice, ... There are times when basketball becomes irrelevant and this is one of those times. I and his teammates wish him the very best in his future endeavors.

The opponent, at any time, and especially at this time of the year, is kind of irrelevant in that regard. There are some things you're going to look to counter against with certain teams, but it's mostly about taking care of your own business.

You had the right of appeal. You did not take it. The matters therefore have all been dealt with, and your views about the tribunal are now completely irrelevant as far as these proceedings are concerned.

We don't want to risk becoming irrelevant or useless due to the way that our content is blocked or filtered currently.

Today's ruling defies logic and common sense by saying that children can have two moms. That policy establishes that moms and dads as a unit are irrelevant when it comes to raising children.

Each 1,000 point market becomes less important because the percentages get smaller and smaller, so they have become truly irrelevant in some measure, ... But (10,000) is extremely important because a lot of people who have had a little bit of shaken confidence over the last several years (are probably going to) come in here.

The WTO decision is largely irrelevant to this, ... The fact is, that what we are talking about are NAFTA rules, NAFTA panels, which we have won consistently.

The Senate's lack of diversity is so glaring and so problematic to the future of our institution that it heightens the desire of many Canadians to have our Upper Chamber abolished because it is irrelevant and unrepresentative of Canada's cultural mosaic,

I use the term irrelevant because at this point, they're not going to be able to communicate with the people of Iraq; that will all be shut down, ... They won't be able to communicate within certain parts of Baghdad.

Right now we're focused on public policy and making law. I can't talk about things that are pretty much irrelevant right now.

The most successful companies are the ones that realize that the lines between broadband and mobile will blur and be gone in a matter of years. It will become irrelevant what type of device games, music and movies are played on.

Speech-to-text is not perfect, but by providing as much result as possible, you can assess whether it's a relevant or irrelevant result.

Apple listened to what its users wanted and reacted to it. I'm very happy about it, but I'm also a little sad that our project, which was just getting momentum, was made largely irrelevant now.

A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature

The businesses that need to look at health savings accounts are those who are getting killed by health care costs. That's GM to Gene's Coffee Shop. It doesn't matter who you are. It's totally irrelevant the size or shape of your business, because everybody's getting hurt by this.

This campaign should end the myth that high-tech workers in the new economy do not want to seek representation on the job and that unions are irrelevant in the 21 st century.

A lot of people are asking why doesn't Selig just invoke the 'best interests' clause and deal with this. I try to explain to them that the 'best interest' clause is irrelevant in labor because of all the players protected (federal law). ... He has almost no discretion. He's pretty limited.

This particular case has a certain degree of notoriety for all sorts of reasons that are irrelevant to her medical condition,

There's a way for them to continue to be an essential part of the mix, but they do risk being made irrelevant if they don't change their ways. It's not inevitable that the window between theaters and DVDs will disappear, but theaters would be wiser to pay more attention and explore all the alternatives. With certain movies, it might be smarter to have a simultaneous release.

There's been a lot of hand-wringing in the business about when viewers are going to say, 'Enough's enough,' but they haven't, ... It may never be that commercials drive people away from the set, but it makes them pay less attention to avoid the irrelevant interruptions.

The result: Digital cable and on-demand usage will surge. And the TV schedule will soon be as irrelevant as last night's news.

It's just a company trying to be opportunistic. I would say the Stars alone are worth somewhere between $250 and $300 million, so it was really just a silly, irrelevant idea.

It was critical for us to get off to a good start against a team that was a little undermanned. I shoot the ball. ... People who know and watch the game know what you can do. If you get praised for it or not, it is irrelevant for me.

It's more a stage than an age. The concept of retirement at age 65 is going out the window. Many people are opting to stop working earlier than later. 65 is an irrelevant limit now.

It's the funniest play I've ever worked on. The title, in a way, is irrelevant to the facts and the plot of the play. It's one of three plays under the umbrella title of Damsels in Distress , which have seven parts in every show, all played by the same actors, all set in the same apartment, though they are unrelated.

The numbers have been pretty good, ... But however well I've been bowling and batting, that's irrelevant now. Now everything comes down to one match, and for me these are the situations I thrive on.

It's somewhere between irrelevant and counterproductive. Since the Iraqi army disintegrated, the weapon of choice has become a sniper. That's the ultimate in precision firepower.

The bond market is keenly aware that cash flows have improved and that the chances of investors getting back money they are owed is better. That's not at all irrelevant to stockholders,

The attorney general couldn't be any more irrelevant to this process.

It's irrelevant what somebody's politics are. It just matters whether they would be a good central banker.

It's irrelevant to me. It's not about that. It's about finishing my career the way I want to finish it.

It's irrelevant right now. We shouldn't have been in that situation. It shouldn't have gone down to the wire like that. That's what happens sometimes when you put it in someone else's hands.

It's individual, especially on the men's side. I want to see how the freshmen compete. From the team perspective, it's irrelevant on the women's side. We won't even have a team score.

It's completely irrelevant whether something is good or bad or valuable or worthless.

They basically focused on an icon for price, so your product has become either irrelevant or known as cheap, ... Now you're doing a campaign on cheapness while you have competitors who have cornered the market on cheapness.

Once it's game day, once I'm on that practice field, once I step into the stadium, everything else is irrelevant for about three hours.

I'm not addressing how I feel, how the meeting went. I'm trying to make this as amusing and irrelevant a press conference as I possibly can.

I'm irrelevant to this sale. The Nationals decided to sell it long ago,

In reviewing the case law as to a violation of the Sunshine Law by a secret meeting, this issue appears to be irrelevant and immaterial,

In other parts of the world such divides are becoming irrelevant but here we are not being allowed to help each other despite a tragedy without parallel in our history.

I know he's going to want to probably show us up. He's going to try to, but we're going to prepare for him just like we prepare for (the Rams') Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce. ... I'm sure he was upset, (and) he had some things to say when he left, but that's irrelevant to us in this locker room.

In the present action there was no evidence of anyone being excluded from a meeting of the authority, ... However, since this issue is irrelevant and immaterial, the court will not address whether a violation of the Sunshine Law exists or not.

I get asked why there aren't more female directors all the time. I'm kind of reluctant to talk about it. That's not because I think the question is irrelevant or stupid. It's just that there are so many mitigating factors.

I think now we're doing the best work we've ever done. Whether or not that's recognized yet is irrelevant to me. I know how I feel about it.

Occasionally I'll come across something that's just annoying, but for the most part it's irrelevant to me.

He's irrelevant to me. I don't respect him anymore. I don't care for him and he doesn't care for me, which is fine.

I'm pretty fast with a camera when I have to be. However, I think it's irrelevant.

In politics one may remain aloof and become irrelevant or get involved and get corrupted.