Best 653 quotes in «memorable quotes» category

For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But it's also important to hang on to what you believe.

Frailty, thy name is woman!

Friendship is not possible between two women one of whom is very well dressed.

Fundamentally, I think of myself as a storyteller, not a writer.

Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get along with one man.

Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world.

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

God gave me the stubbornness of a mule and a fairly keen scent.

God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met.

Going slowly [...] was the best way of being reminded that there is a relationship between Here and There, and that travel narrative was the story of There and Back.

God if the press ever quoted anyone correctly it would be brilliant.

Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.

God is love, but get it in writing.

'Gone With The Wind' is one of the all-time greats. Read Margaret Mitchell's book and watch the film again; it's a soap opera in all its glory. It is superb and memorable.

Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.

Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and Meaningful.

He described to me how crocodiles kill more people than sharks. There are just a lot of things in Australia that can kill you.

Gritty and witty, The Chicago Way is done the classic Raymond Chandler Way. Harvey's taut plot, snappy prose, and memorable characters make this debut novel a real winner.

He could remember all about it now; the pitiful figure he must have cut; the absurd way in which he had gone and done the very thing he had so often agreed with himself in thinking would be the most foolish thing in the world; and had met with exactly the consequences which, in these wise moods, he had always foretold were certain to follow, if he ever did make such a fool of himself.

Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights.

He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life,where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.

He had a big head and a face so ugly it became almost fascinating.

He is lofty, and I am eminent.

He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

Her only flair is in her nostrils.

He named me. He liked the sound of it. And I said, well, all right. I felt a little odd about it. I don't understand all that name changing business anyway... No, he felt that Lauren Bacall was better sounding than Betty Bacall. He had a vision of his own. He was a svengali. He wanted to mold me. He wanted to control me. And he did until Mr. Bogart got involved.

He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.

He's one of the biggest whingers in world football... he's a bloody eejit.

He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again.

He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat.

Hitchcock used to believe that if there were three or four memorable scenes in a film that would be enough to drive it, but I don't know if that's true or not.

His life was gentle; and the elements So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!

He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.

His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.

Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.

I am a composer first and foremost, and have always believed that being able to write memorable melodies is what sets musicians apart. My songs bring images to the listener's mind. The object is to transport my listeners to another place, some place sacred and spiritual that will make them glad they took the ride.

Hostility towards China distorted Australia's international affairs for 20 years until 1972, but reconciliation with China 30 years ago had produced a quarter century of constructive bipartisan relations with our region and the world, unmatched in Australian history.

I am a composer first and foremost, and have always believed that being able to write memorable melodies is what sets musicians apart.

How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?

How use doth breed a habit in a man.

How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships.

I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess.

I am a total believer of making the process a good time - make it memorable, have some fun, try to shoot high in your quality and then dont get crazy, see what happens.

I am not a wealthy woman. I wish to hell I was, but I never had a wealthy man.

I am not an artist, and I never intended to be one. I hope I have made some good photographs, but what I really hope is that I have done some good photo stories with memorable images that make a point, and, perhaps, even make a difference.

I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me.

I am sure that I never read any memorable news in a newspaper.

I am wealthy in my friends.

I'd like to think I'm a little more memorable or specific now. People laugh at me in a way they wouldn't laugh at another comedian, rather than being like, "Okay, who's the next joke-slinger? Give me some jokes so I may laugh and go about my day!

I'd have to say that "Mr. Crowley" in my most memorable solo... I had spent hours trying to figure out a solo for the song ... Ozzy came in and said "it's crap - everything you're playing is crap" .. he told me to get in there and just play how I felt. He made me really nervous, so I just played anything. When I came back to listen to it, he said it was great.