Could Quotes · Page 86

I think I've written about family and things in 'Taipei' which could be considered Asian culture.

— Tao Lin

It used to be you could just write vaguely conservative things while running a Starbucks - now, you can't.

— Ben Domenech

We never could have foreseen the success of 'Babel.' It's not like banjo records were soaring up the charts, you know.

— Ted Dwane

I prayed a lot. That's all I had in the gym; that was the thing I could turn to.

— Dominique Moceanu

I was really scared when I went to Oregon State. I wasn't sure I could play at the college level.

— Gary Payton

I have never made a friend from whom I could not separate, and I have never made an enemy that I could…

— Tancredo Neves

I know Bea Arthur left the Pam Anderson roast really early, but it could have been because she was half dead; I…

— Lisa Lampanelli

If anything could have pulled me out of retirement, it would have been an Indiana Jones film.

— Sean Connery

You know, Greenwich Village was the traditional bohemia of New York. I wish I could say that was entirely true now. It's,…

— Jay McInerney

I didn't do this for the President. When I had this opportunity, not only was it work, but it was something that…

— Timothy Bottoms

It took me eight books to finally be at a point in my career where I could come out with a book…

— John Scalzi

I want to bring clean water to people who do not have it. What I'm trying to do now is think of…

— William Kamkwamba

I thought it was quintessentially American - very hip, very late-'60s. I was absolutely stunned when a German production company asked me…

— Joan Ganz Cooney

Like, that was weird in 'Hamlet 2,' because I played myself there, fully myself, but then I realized, 'Oh, I'm not playing…

— Elisabeth Shue

I think the easiest application to help people understand what quorum sensing is and why it's important to study is to tell…

— Bonnie Bassler

When I was 16 or 17, anyone could have had me if they sang the right song and recruited me in the…

— John le Carre

You could probably go three or four months without the word 'God' coming from my dad's mouth; Mum would pray for a…

— Laurence Fox

It never occurred to me that one could just buy tickets to the Tonys. I figured you had to be invited.

— Andrew Rannells

I look back on our productivity in the 'Mr. Show' days, and think, 'We probably could have worked harder.'

— Scott Aukerman

I wish I could spend more time in Africa. I have this intense sense of complete relaxation and normality here.

— Prince Harry

I really never imagined that I could ever even direct anything, so 'Girls Like Girls' was co-directed.

— Hayley Kiyoko

When my children were young, I was very cocky. I thought I could maintain total control.

— Amy Chua

I shake hands very gladly politically. I don't think you could be a politician if you didn't shake hands.

— Donald Trump

Having a first single is such a great opportunity for any artist... I'm very appreciative of the support country radio's given 'Could…

— Charlie Worsham

Somebody could take a picture of me from across the room, and I would feel like I wanted to rip their face…

— Evangeline Lilly

With stealth technology, the U.S. could spy on its Cold War adversaries without running the risk of getting caught.

— Annie Jacobsen

My mother and father could not handle even me being gay. We never talked about it, really.

— Rufus Wainwright

Titanic Thompson and Amarillo Slim would have run from a game with Marty Stanovich. Marty could really play, and he didn't cheat.

— Evel Knievel

Marvel has, like, 9,000 characters. They could do a horror movie tomorrow and call it Marvel. They can do anything.

— Krysten Ritter

I was just a start-and-stop guy. I could never really follow through on anything that I started.

— Chuck Norris

I am not political. It is not my job. But I would be happy if politicians could read my work and draw…

— Thomas Piketty

I didn't even think that I could be competing for a gold medal; I was convinced I'd compete for a silver medal.

— Sunisa Lee

With 'Judwaa 2,' I captured the kind of market that I could have never penetrated into on another occasion.

— Taapsee Pannu

At school, I wasn't as interested in mathematics. I did OK, but at the earliest point I could stop doing math, I…

— Matt Haig

With 'Detroit,' we realized that we wanted to create an experience that could be meaningful.

— David Cage

Activism could be defined as activities engaged in by individuals to change there of others situation.

— Ben Edwards

There were some great veterans who I learned so much from and who helped make me the best I could be as…

— Shaun Livingston

I don't mean to sound like a touchy-feely California type here, but I knew that I could finally get over the death…

— Kara Swisher

I grew up in the countryside in the middle of nowhere in England and got out as soon as I could!

— Rupert Friend

It had never crossed my mind that a man could think he had the right to stop me from being who I…

— Gioconda Belli