On TV people look at your hair and then they look at your skin, and then they look at your clothes, and by the time they're listening to what you're saying, you're off the screen. Doug Coupland Canadian Author More Doug Coupland Quotes 7
The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs. Karl Marx German Philosopher More Karl Marx Quotes 5
I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger. Harriet Tubman American Activist More Harriet Tubman Quotes 3
I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger. Harriet Tubman American Activist More Harriet Tubman Quotes 3
You come on as a guest. You don't get the girl anymore. But that is our lives. You start off as the boyfriend, then you are the lover, then you are the husband, then you are the father, and then you are the grandfather. Albert Finney British Actor More Albert Finney Quotes 3
It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things. Anne Sullivan American Educator More Anne Sullivan Quotes 3
If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. Henry David Thoreau American Author More Henry David Thoreau Quotes 3
The way things are, I'm not even training. I can only manage a bit of physiotherapy then off we go with the next game. I'm a little worried that I won't make it to the World Cup. Francesco Totti More Francesco Totti Quotes 2
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark. Muhammad Ali American Athlete More Muhammad Ali Quotes 2
Yeah, I'm obnoxious, yeah, I cut people off, yeah, I'm rude. You know why? Because you're busy. Bill O'Reilly American Journalist More Bill O'Reilly Quotes 2
I met some friends in the end of 10th, beginning of 11th, who were in the popular group so I finished off high school in that group and got to see both sides. Shane West American Actor More Shane West Quotes 2
You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again. Tom Petty American Musician More Tom Petty Quotes 2
I think it was sexier when you didn't have to take it all off. Angie Dickinson American Actress More Angie Dickinson Quotes 2
Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off. Tommy Cooper British Comedian More Tommy Cooper Quotes 2
If people are seriously depressed, suicide can come up. People may say the whole world would be better off without me. That may not sound like a big deal at the time, but that can be a signal that something serious is going on here. Suicide is very, very preventable. Part of it is just being observant, listening to what people have to say and not pooh-poohing what's going on with them. Sherry Nelson More Sherry Nelson Quotes 2
If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. Ray Bradbury American Writer More Ray Bradbury Quotes 1
The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I'd have to take off my gloves to prove I was a spade. Ethel Waters American Musician More Ethel Waters Quotes 1
The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead! George S. Patton American Soldier More George S. Patton Quotes 1
Detainee policy in this war is hard, it's complicated, but we must get it right. We would be better off as a nation if we could close Gitmo safely and start a new prison that he could use that the world would see as a better way to doing business. Lindsey Graham American Politician More Lindsey Graham Quotes 1
That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy. George Foreman American Athlete More George Foreman Quotes 1
It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about, he goes off and gets married. Robert Frost American Poet More Robert Frost Quotes 1
Start every day off with a smile and get it over with. W. C. Fields American Comedian More W. C. Fields Quotes 1
Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles. Allen Klein American Businessman More Allen Klein Quotes 1
Hollywood cools, and when it cools you have to go to where the work is. I ran off to Italy to do spaghetti westerns. Tab Hunter American Actor More Tab Hunter Quotes 1