Best 3043 quotes in «said quotes» category

When one's function is to teach the loftiest wisdom, it is difficult to resist the temptation to believe that until you have spoken, nothing has been said.

When people have asked if I'd like to go in the Shuttle, I said you don't get to fly it, except for landing, which I'd love to do. I wouldn't go unless I could command it

When Rick Perry was told about Kim Jong Il, he said, 'I never heard of him, but then again, I don't listen to that rap.'

When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile.

When some one reminded him that the people of Sinope had sentenced him to exile, he said, "And I sentenced them to stay at home.

When the case against me was dropped, the police simply said "no further action". They do that with everybody.

When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, To know one's self. And what was easy, To advise another.

When the Seinfeld show said it was going to be a show about nothing, everybody said it couldn't - wouldn't work. It did. Thor is about something, about that character finding his destiny, but it's not doing what was expected... and yet it's doing very well.

When they said "Make love, not war" at Woodstock, they never imagined that one would become as dangerous as the other.

When they asked me what I wanted to be I said I didn’t know. "Oh, sure you know," the photographer said. "She wants," said Jay Cee wittily, "to be everything.

When Thomas Mann arrived in California from Germany, they asked him about German literature. And he said, 'German literature is where I am.' It's really a bit grand, but if a German can afford it, I can afford it.

When we are convinced of some great truths, and feel our convictions keenly, we must not fear to express it, although others have said it before us. Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself.

When trying to explain anything, I usually find that the Bible, that great collection of magnificent and varied poetry, has said it before in the best possible way.

When we got Tesla going at the very beginning, if you asked me what I thought the odds of success were, I would have said less than 50%. I would have said that failure is the most likely outcome.

When we lock things away," he said with conviction, "we're really imprisoning ourselves.

When Yeats said the center cannot hold, he was talking for himself, but it was true for the rest of us as well.

When Will truly wants something,” said Jem, quietly, “when he feels something — he can break your heart.

When you don't talk, there's a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.

When you said you were a terrible singer, I thought you were being humble. But you weren't.

When you said the media, the liberals are just being good bots and just doing what they're told.

Whether they're glad or mortified to have said whatever, Paul Fein wasn't going to let such good quotes get away from us.

Whether it's a relationship or what you're wearing, or how much you weigh and what you said when you didn't mean it, like - it's hard to be totally under the microscope.

Which leaves us to the question, what is he up to?" Evanlyn said. Will shrugged. "I suppose we'll find out soon enough," he said, and urged Tug forward to take up the point position once more. They found out the following evening.

While I've said that there are plenty of things I dislike about the South, I can be clear that there are things I love about the South.

Who are you, gaijin? What do you know about honor?' 'I'm called Chocho,' Will said... 'Chocho?' Arisaka shouted, goaded beyond control. 'Butterfly? Then die, Butterfly!

Who ever said the world was fair?

Whoever said men hit harder when women are around, is right. Word for word, we beat the love out of each other.

Whoever said that the past isn't dead had it backward. It's the future that's already dead, already played out.

Whoever said ignorance was bliss was shortsighted.

Whoever said "When in Rome, do as the Romans do", has never driven a car there.

Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb

whoever said progress was a positive thing has never been to Florida or California.

Whoever said that love is blind was dead wrong. Love is the only thing on this earth that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy.

Whoever said there's no such thing as a stupid question never looked carefully at a standardized test.

Whoever said laughter is the best medicine had clearly never tasted scotch.

Who is he?" "An idiot, said Adrian. "Makes me look like an upstanding member of society.

Who said the road doesn’t have bumps? It can still be traveled.

Who said that artists should sell their soul, expose everything about themselves?

Who said that clothes make a statement? What an understatement that was. Clothes never shut up.

Who said love was reasonable?

Who said I can't wear my Converse With my dress, well baby That's just me!

Who’s there?” “The scratcher of your itch,” he said. She opened the door a crack and stuck her nose out. “Was that supposed to be romantic?

Who said time machines haven't been built yet? They already exist. They're called books

Why are you so interested in amoebas?" "Oh, they're immortal," he said, "and sort of shapeless and flexible. Being a person is getting too complicated.

Who was it said that coincidence was just God’s way of remaining anonymous?

Why are you all here?" "One of Bantazar's assassins hit you with an exomangler," Lore said. "He's dead." "A lot dead." Wraith snorted and high-fived Lore. "Massive deadness.

Who said to kill does not require gentleness?

Whut's the plan, Rob?" said one of them. "Okay, lads, this is what we'll do. As soon as we see somethin', we'll attack it. Right?" This caused a cheer. "Ach, 'tis a good plan," said Daft Wullie.

Why don't you ever use your strength on me?" she said. Because love means renouncing strength," said Franz softly.

Why did you choose to stay here?" (...) "I don't know," he said. "It's as if there's more oxygen here.