Neat Quotations

There are two things that I hate: getting up at 6 in the morning and making my bed. I'm as neat as a pin, but I will not make beds. Period. I don't care if I get into them and they're messy. I just don't care.

To see a doll of yourself is very weird and very neat at the same time.

It is in your DNA to love a good story. You know, neat tales with heroes and villains and conflicts to resolve. A good story pushes our buttons, is exciting and memorable.

I read The Bell Jar, and then I read her memoir and her diaries, and a third book, an outside opinion. Just the way she made the pillows so neat on the oven door. It just seems to be the opposite of, if you're going to take your life, in a horrible rage it happens.

I'll compliment on the spot. I want a clean, neat drugstore. I'll check the restrooms and closets.

Everything is complicated about using concrete - the discipline and dedication necessary to make consistent batches, understanding exactly how the formwork will be laid, what the timing is for the pours, how you keep it clean and neat to achieve a fine quality.

A deliberate choice on my part was for the player to continue to find new possibilities in the early Attic rooms far into the game. I think this builds atmosphere, though it means there's no neat division of the prologue from the middle game.

I told my wife that since we have a little one on the way, maybe when he gets old enough, instead of just taking a vacation to the beach or Disney World or something like that, we go and do something that actually has an impact on other people. That would be neat for him to experience and for us to do as a family.

Our friends in the group Chicago, they just numbered theirs and we thought that was kind of neat but it made continuity from album to album and that was our way of doing it.

Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious.

Comedians take a neat situation and turn it into a mess. And in my books I do the same thing, but it's the other way around. I like to mess around with mess. A mess is only a mess because someone tells you it is.

One time I got fan mail that was from Africa. It's really neat.

Thanks to social media like Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, I can easily reach out to so many people. Being a writer gives me the added bonus of a targeted audience: readers, who enjoy targeted 'prizes' for participation in fundraisers - books and other neat promo items.

I've got an allergy to looking too neat.

Breaking up is the hardest thing we do. It's the most important thing we do, in a way. You've got to embrace rejection, or you'll maintain a very limited life. It'll be very nice and neat - and very, very small.

You have multiple intelligence agencies. They all ultimately report to the director of national intelligence but, you know, it never comes in neat packages. So you have to make judgments on what you have, and it's not easy to do.

The pursuit of pretty formulas and neat theorems can no doubt quickly degenerate into a silly vice, but so can the quest for austere generalities which are so very general indeed that they are incapable of application to any particular.

I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea.

We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.

It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am.

We don't always know what we're doing. We often just get excited, put something down, and say, 'Oh, neat'.

I'm kind of an obsessive-compulsive person, like, neat obsessive.

When you look back on music history, it falls into these neat periods, but of course, the period you yourself are living through seems totally scattered and chaotic.

But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people.

And in real life endings aren't always neat, whether they're happy endings, or whether they're sad endings.

To some, a cap-and-trade system might sound like a neat approach where the market sorts everything out. But in fact, in some ways it is worse than a tax. With a tax, the costs are obvious. With a cap-and-trade system, the costs are hidden and shifted around. For that reason, many politicians tend to like it. But that is dangerous.

Some people like neat suburbs. I always am attracted to the rundown and the old and the offbeat.

I don't doubt that the explanation for consciousness will arise from the mercilessly scientific account of psychology and neuroscience, but, still, isn't it neat that the universe is such that it gave rise to conscious beings like you and me?

What's really neat about the Orthodox church is that it's like walking back in time 2,000 years to the time of the Apostles, when they created these services. You walk into that and it's really like... living it. They have maintained the truth ever since the beginning.

The biggest threat to a better life is the desire to keep the future under control - to make the world predictable by reining in creativity and enterprise. Progress as a neat blueprint, with no deviations and no surprise, may work in children's cartoons or utopian novels. But it's just a fantasy.

I'm a bit of a pick-pocket on-set. If something is small enough to go in my pocket, and it will be neat memorabilia, it's gone.

Until I got older, I never dreamed of what a demanding responsibility it is to keep food in the pantry, to keep clothing neat and presentable, to buy all that is needed to keep a home running.

What's neat is it's at the highest level of women's golf and you can learn so much hanging out at the putting green or the chipping area talking with the veterans, from drills to mindset to attitude.

What's neat about this Rivers & Spires festival, there are many festivals under one umbrella. We're trying to encompass our total community.

What's neat about color is you can take a piece of wood that's pretty blah and make it really interesting.

What's kind of neat is they're honoring Walter Chrysler with this and we're honoring Henry Ford, two former pioneers. We're trying to inspire the pioneers of today.

Working with a big game animal like elk is really interesting. It's a neat critter.

We're excited. We know Greenville's big and growing. It's a great opportunity for us. We have franchises in Craven County and Pamlico County, but we always go to Greenville to shop. When it was offered to us in the fall, we thought it sounded like neat thing.

I have to admit: I have been known to be obsessively neat and like things arranged just so.

We've undergone a total metamorphosis and it's really been neat to watch. We're getting better and better each week and it seems we've been challenged each week and have met that challenge nicely.

When he finished packing, he walked out on to the third-floor porch of the barracks brushing the dust from his hands, a very neat and deceptively slim young man in the summer khakis that were still early morning fresh.

We have to play really well to beat anybody this year, and it's been fun to have that kind of a challenge. It was neat to see how excited our kids were in the locker room after that N.C. State game. As undermanned as we are, the postseason is no guarantee.

When you reach a milestone like 25 years, it gives you a chance to stick your chest out and say, 'Hey, we're still here, we're still a pretty neat building,'

When they were off of the court, they had true genuine friendships. They spent a lot of time together off of the court. I think a lot of the time it doesn't happen. We always thought that that was kind of a neat thing.

Like everything else, you have success, and you like to be recognized for it. I don't know if it necessarily translates into anything on the field, but the kids are excited about it, and it's a neat experience.

Last year was neat because it was first one in school history, and it came down to the last night of the season. This one is nice in that it's undisputed. We don't have to share the trophy with anybody, it's all ours.

Sephora has it all, and this brush set is no exception! The set includes five brushes in a neat little case that can slip easily into your purse, backpack or briefcase. The soft brushes feel wonderful on your face, and the best news is, the fibers don't come off on your face like some brushes I've used in the past. No one needs or deserves stray hairs on their face. The brush combination is called 'essential' and it is. This is a must-have!

She's right there and instead of being beside somebody or behind them, she's right in front of them where you're supposed to be. And then able to come down and get the ball. There was a sequence there where she had a lay-up, a put-back, and then got the ball and kicked it out to somebody else and scored. So the neat thing is that they're able to do more than just steal and score. So it was a nice night for her. The beauty of that is somebody should come in off the bench and do that. Hopefully there's two or three that come in and do it.

Old Filey lies around the Ravine, a glacial gash running down to Coble Landing. This is the fishing Filey of centuries past, with neat little terraced cottages and a cluster of attractive 18th century houses.

She called just wanting to tell me about the facility and if she could get any kind of publicity on the Tennis Channel. She was telling me how neat this new facility was. She sent me some pictures and we came out and looked at it. We were like 'holy cow,' I can't believe this is a municipal tennis facility.

Since Sunday was a day off for us, it's OK for our guys to take this moment and enjoy it. It's pretty neat for our players, since they've worked hard to get here.

Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantelpiece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks.

She is a really neat kid. She is definitely a team girl. She excels at her sport and is dedicated.

One of the things that is real neat to see is the start of the wheelchair race. That is really inspirational to see those guys out there.

Next to women, roses are the best thing God made. No other flower on earth has the shape, size, form and fragrance all rolled into one neat package.

Obviously, it's needed to do things like steer and propel and make (the kayak) go, but it's real critical should he flip over, upside-down. He needs two arms to be able to get back upright so he doesn't drown. That was one of the neat things that he was able to master, and really has less to do about the arm and more to do about him.

Obviously, Jim Tracy is a big reason why I came here. But I also thought it would be nice to get closer to home. I thought it would be pretty neat if I could get in a situation where my family and friends could come and see me play.

I wouldn't say that we played our best volleyball. What's neat is we figured out a way to compete and get it in.

I don't know why, ... It's kind of neat to watch.

I am excited to see that change. An outdoor venue is an interesting take on showing art. It'll be neat and something different.

I am like that guy on the 'Odd Couple,' and it is not the neat guy. I go into my room and find pieces of pizza under the laundry.

I am just hoping we can get a picture together after the game. Twenty years down the line it's going to be really neat that we played against each other and that we spent the week together.

Bryan is such an imaginative coach. He's developed some neat schemes.

Building the character of the team is a work in progress over the first few months. The neat thing about having a new team in a new city is that you start with a clean slate.

I felt fine. It was nice to get everything underway. It was neat getting back out there, seeing the fans and getting into a baseball atmosphere.

If Iraq breaks up, we tend to think it will be in nice, neat parts. There seems to be no way we can ever repair this.

Fourteen years ago I thought it was neat to win this award, and now I'm so much more appreciative of it. From the first day of practice this team was fun to coach yet they were focused on what they had to do.

I expected Jackie to win. It was extremely neat and is something that is hard to do. She was able to answer the challenge and repeat as champion.

Forty-five is a pretty consistent number for me. It's neat to be on a stage like this and take advantage of the opportunity. Just going in there and showcasing myself to the scouts, I was kind of hyped up. I've always been gifted in weightlifting. I worked very well with our strength coaches at Ohio State.

For most of us who are historians, ... what a neat game.

If it had happened again this year, I think it would have been a negative. For that one year, it was a neat story. Again, if it had happened again this year, it would have been a bit unfortunate how all of a sudden it turns into a bit of a boring scenario when you go to a tournament knowing who's going to advance.

I got a few books on tourist attractions, and I studied a National Art Museum book. I saw some of the real paintings. It's neat to see the real-life paintings up close.

He was a monster on the glass. He was just big. The neat thing to see about Jeff is he has gotten to the point where I think he wants to try and get every rebound. And that's pretty rare for a high school kid.

He tries to hide it. He wears that hat down low all the time and things like that. But he's on a national stage now. It's really been a neat thing for bald guys everywhere.

He had an excellent game for his very first varsity game. The neat thing is, he as well as the other sophomores gained a lot of experience and he can build on that.

He looks a very good player. The lad was neat and tidy and worked his socks off. Now I've got to think about the state of my club and whether we've got the finance and what we can do.

We've got to take care of business at home. It would be a neat thing to happen. It would be great for the kids to win district with the up-and-down season they've had.

To get art nowadays, in cinema or books or anything, that grapples with the possibility of a meaningless universe... it just doesn't happen any more. In even the most indie of the indie films, everything has to come to some kind of neat conclusion.

He's a great student, just a rock-solid kid. He battled a bunch of injuries early on. He broke a foot. He broke his back his sophomore year. He struggled this year. ... but it's gotten down to crunch time and he's stepped up for us. It's been neat to see.

Here's what I really remember about Mike. On Thanksgiving he had us all over in Milan. We all had Thanksgiving at his apartment. It was just a neat day.

He's a really neat kid, and he doesn't get too wrapped up in the stats. He really epitomizes a team player.

His wife was awesome, cooked us this huge meal. It was such a neat day.

He's given me that freedom since I was a freshman to make those calls. We have a lot of trust in each other. It's neat we're on the same page like that.

He didn't see a lot of shots, but he played neat and tidy and was strong in the third period.

I talked with coach (Smith) on a number of occasions. I think the neat thing about it is he does have a lot of insight into the place.

I think it's a great opportunity for the seniors to showcase their talents in a less-pressure situation and to play with players they've competed with for the past couple years. That's a neat situation, that they get to showcase their talents one last time.

I think it's a great idea, there are a lot of different cultures in the fire departments throughout the country. It's a neat idea.

I think it'll be a neat night of basketball for the Fox Valley.

I think it is really neat because it shows that kids really do want to be involved and that they need the discipline and they want it. They certainly get it from our track coach.

I think it's just neat for the kids, to finish that climb to the top. I'm really glad to be able to rest. It was our first time playing always as the favorite instead of moving up, trying to knock someone off. We really felt the pressure of teams coming after us. It was tough, to keep working hard and not get complacent.

I think it's a real neat town, ... This is beautiful country.

I think it's cool how she's well balanced between hockey and school. I just think it's neat how someone can excel at both.

I think that people get a kick out of saying, someone took my seat and it was so and so. The guests are always nice and like seeing celebrities. It's a neat story to add to their Cedar Point experience.

I thought she did great. I had tears in my eyes. It's neat to see your kid have an aspiration like that at such a young age and see her pull it off.

I think it was just a throwback weekend. We're back to our originals. But it was neat that the guys did appreciate it.

I think it's pretty neat he's here. He says he is playing great and he feels fine, so we've got to with what he says.

I think it's neat to give the band something to enjoy and hang around for after the game. It's a way to give our thanks to the student section and being able to say that to them. It's a good start to a good tradition.

I think it's neat that the two neighbors are in the Upper State championship. I think it's great for Greenville basketball, regardless of who comes out on top.

I think it's neat that it's all 1-A teams. All three of our teams put in a lot of time.

I think it's neat that a lot of us who came in at the same time are still here. The things that I've seen them do, Curtis and other guys in this locker room, over the last eight years are things to be remembered.