Figures Quotes · Page 23

I want to be a figure for prison reform. I think that the criminal justice system is rotten.

— Henry Louis Gates

The obligation of a society as prosperous as ours is to figure out how nobody gets left too far behind.

— Warren Buffett

I'm one of those people who figures that it will eventually sort itself out.

— Daryl Hannah

We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world.

— Elon Musk

Many people cycle or swim to keep trim. But if swimming is so good for the figure, how do you explain whales?

— Charles Saatchi

Richard got married to a figure skater, and he bought her a dishwasher and a coffee percolator.

— Joni Mitchell

Martin Luther King was never an up close and personal figure in the United States.

— Taylor Branch

Beautiful mind, tortured soul. I do have to figure out why I am attracted to these broken birds.

— Katy Perry

Being the middle child, I couldn't figure out where I fit in the home. I couldn't figure out whether I was the…

— Tullian Tchividjian

There are dozens of references to God in the Scriptures for every one to the figure of Satan. This reflects a sometimes…

— John Ortberg

I like when you look at me like you can’t figure me out. You’re considering getting to know me, but you’re not…

— Kate Angell

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I…

— Tommy Shaw

I mean it’s purposeful, even if we don’t realize it. The desire to put things in our path, to figure out how…

— Deb Caletti

The hero, whether god or goddess, man or woman, the figure in a myth or the dreamer of a dream discovers and…

— Joseph Campbell

Frankly, I've never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all

— Marilyn Monroe

The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it.

— Charles Colson

I was very disturbed when Jesus found a demon in a guy, and he put the demon in a herd of pigs,…

— Matt Groening

Some of the very heroic and colourful figures in our history are sons of Sabaragamuwa - Parakramabahu I, born in Dedigama, the…

— Dominicus Corea

When I had independence, it was a constant battle within me to figure out when am I on my own. And also…

— Al Jaffee

Sometimes you arrive late in the process of filming, which makes it a little scary because they've already got this well-established technique…

— Naomi Watts

Women are the worst. They zero in on some guy.Oh boy, he's the one, gotta get me that one. So they do.…

— Anonymous

I try not to be either optimistic or pessimistic. I try not to think about outcomes on that scale. My job, it…

— Bill McKibben

The so-called language of Barbara Kruger is vernacular language. Obviously, I pick through bits and pieces of it and figure out to…

— Barbara Kruger

I'm still trying to figure out exactly what President Trump represents in American politics. But, if nothing else, he represents a way…

— Al Gore

Miss Havisham is an important feminine literary figure in the tradition of Antigone (though it's significant that Antigone is fighting to bury…

— Laura Mullen

Your soul is a chosen landscape Where charming masked and costumed figures go Playing the lute and dancing and almost Sad beneath…

— Paul Verlaine

Sometimes it's not catastrophic. Sometimes you only come to the bottom of your coffee cup. Sometimes you have a good day. No…

— Henry Rollins

This it is that gives a majesty so pure and touching to the historic figure of Christ; self-abandonment to God, uttermost surrender,…

— James Martineau

We have to move the meter in sports in Africa, especially basketball. With the growth of the NBA globally, we have to…

— Masai Ujiri

When I started, the scripts weren't as good, and you'd have to have a huge burst of energy to go, "Sheesh, how…

— Bill Murray

'A Naval History of Britain' which begins in the 7th century has to explain what it means by Britain. My meaning is…

— Nicholas Rodger

Writing about real stuff that really concerned me brought out my craft. If you're writing a story about, 'Is Lois Lane gonna…

— Dennis O'Neil

I really love printmaking. It’s like a mystery and you’re trying to figure out how to rein it in.

— Kiki Smith

Without doubt, President [Barack] Obama is a great historical figure.

— Henry Louis Gates

In all systems of theology, the devil figures as a male person.

— Don Herold

I mean, Jesus was a white man too. He was a historical figure — that's a verifiable fact.

— Megyn Kelly

Sometimes coloring outside the lines can cost you. Only you can figure out if it’s worth it.

— Diane Chamberlain

It's better to see God in everything than to try to figure it out.

— Neem Karoli Baba

A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it can be twisted or it can be straight.

— Salman Rushdie

I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating.

— Julie Benz