Best 3043 quotes in «said quotes» category

Okay," he said. He took a breath. "What would you do, if you could do anything?" I took a step toward him, closing the space between us. "This." I said. And then I kissed him.

Okay, you drive," she said. "I'll sit with m head hanging out of the window like a golden retriever.

Omnis cellula e cellula," he said again. "All cells come from cells. Every cell is born of a previous cell, which was born of a previous cell. Life comes from life. Life begets life begets life begets life begets life.

Once I catch you in one lie, it makes me question everything you said.

Once having said no to Donald Trump, Mitt Romney can't go back and say, I changed my mind, I'm bowing to the pressure from you.

Once, in an interview with 'V' magazine, I said that I preferred Fitzgerald to Hemingway. I think that Hemingway is an amazing writer, but by being related to him, I had it in my head that I had to like him.

Once someone asked me, "What do you want to be your epitaph?" So I said, "Paulo Coelho died when he was alive.

Once someone asked me three words that best describe me and I said 'Loud, Louder, and Loudest.'

Once when I went over my work with my Washington University professor, the late great Stanley Elkin, he pointed to a passage of mine and said: Stop vamping. It has remained a caution.

Once when Phocion had delivered an opinion which pleased the people, he turned to his friend and said, "Have I not unawares spoken some mischievous thing or other?

On corsets: I said, You have got to be kidding. I am an ape and yet I am still expected to squeeze myself into one of those damn things.

One day he went away and I thought I'd die, but I didn't. And I said to myself: 'is that all there is to love?'

One day,' Orest said, looking at him comically, 'you will say something that is less than practical and sensible, something that is driven by no forethought and nothing but passion, and I will probably collapse with shock.

One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. 'Mr X,' I said, 'I thought you were a producer not an exhibitor'.

One has to work very carefully with what is in between the words. What is not said. Which is measure, which is rhythm and so on. So, it is what you don't write that frequently gives what you do write its power.

One has never said better how much "humanism", "normality", "quality of life" were nothing but the vicissitudes of profitability.

One must not judge other cultures by the standars of one's one,' said Aunt Hilda

One nanny said, "Feed a cold"; she was a neo-Keynesian. Another nanny said, "Starve a cold"; she was a monetarist.

One of our statesmen said, "The curse of this country is eloquent men.

One of my opponents [Romney] recently said that it would take an act of God for me to win this primary. I agree with him.

One of my professors said to me once, "Any god that can be killed off will be killed, but if I can shake up your faith in your god, it means you already don't have much of a god.

One of my officers said to me that Trinidad and Tobago is seen like an ATM card... you come in with the card and you come back out with cash. It cannot happen anymore. It just cannot happen.

One of Renee's friends asked her, "Does your boyfriend wear glasses?" She said, "No, he wears a Walkman.

One of the dumber things my manager said was, Stick to the melody. But I can't.

One of the first things I said when I signed on for the show was No hugs! Full House was all based on hugs.

One of the fans had a poster that said, 'I'm a Peeta-file. That was probably the best one.

One of the issues that I have raised in that context is our transport system, road, rail and ports. We have raised this before, that the South African economy has grown at a rate that has overtaken the capacity of the transport system. And therefore, we have said that it is necessary to expand our capacity in the ports.

One of the keys to focus, and why I said cofounders that aren't friends really struggle, is that you can't be focused without good communication.

One of the many things I said was that Eliot Spitzer had one set of rules for himself and one set for everyone else. I never would have imagined it could be so glaring.

One of the Taliban spokesmen said they have thousands of men who look forward to death like Americans look forward to living, which is great because we can arrange that. We'll set them up with death, we'll continue living.

One of the things that I discovered in lecturing was that gradually one ceased to hear what one said one heard what the audience hears one say.

One press account said I was an overnight success. I thought that was the longest night I've ever spent.

One quality in a person doesn't rule out any other quality. They can exist side by side, good and terrible. Socrates said it a lot better.

One's fetishes are fascinating, but not because of their beauty or significance. The same could be said for one's genitals, or one's children.

One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other thing. Being demanded a reason: because, saith he, it is more stood upon than any other thing in the world.

One question," I said. "Did you tell me all that because you think I'm going to die?" "No," he said. "It's because you're doing something brave, and I felt I should too." "I'll take that as a yes," I said.

One thing I've never said in my whole life is, 'Let's have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.'

One word, that's all you said and something in your voice caused me to turn my head. Your smile just captured me.

One time, my mother told me that I always eat like I'll never see food again. And I said, "I won't unless I bring it home." That shut her up.

Only that which is not said is sincere.

Only the strongest are put through the fire,' Josiah said. 'And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty.' 'Then I shall be truly glorious by the time my tenure ends.

Only what is essential must be said.

On speaking: first, have something to say; second, say it; third, stop when you have said it; and finally give it an accurate title.

On reflection,’ Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, ‘this wasn’t one of your better plans.

On my first date, my boyfriend asked me if I wanted to eat a la carte, and I said that I would prefer to stay inside!

On the bright side," Percy said, "both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up.

On the side of box of my superman costume it actually said - 'Do not attempt to fly!'

On stage you're free. You can say and do things that if you said and did any place else, you'd be arrested.

Ooo,” said Alexia, fascinated, “it shrinks back down again. The books didn't detail that occurrence.” The earl laughed. “You must show me these books of yours.

Our English monarchs are so unimaginative,” said Eldric. “They execute people in such tediously conventional ways.