Lists Quotes · Page 6

I love the way a list makes a big hodgepodge of things simmer down and behave.

— Blue Balliett

Saying "please" without saying it to someone you don't want to say "please" to in the first place tops the list of…

— Rita Williams-Garcia

I don't make a list of questions. Ever. I think a lot of my interviews are driven by my need to feel…

— Marc Maron

One of the best places to start to turn your life around is by doing whatever appears on your mental "I should"…

— Jim Rohn

People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get things done make lists.

— Peter McWilliams

Traitor!" Hera shouted. "You meddlesome, D-list goddess! You aren't worthy to pour my wine, much less rule the world.

— Rick Riordan

My New Year's Resolution List usually starts with the desire to lose between ten and three thousand pounds.

— Nia Vardalos

Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great.

— Twyla Tharp

So I'm here, and not being one for missed opportunities, I made a list of the casting directors in New York and…

— William Mapother

Make a list of your current wants and desires. Next to each, put down what benefit or payoff there would be when…

— Denis Waitley

Our to-do lists are so full that we can't hope to complete every item on them. So what do we do? We…

— Daniel Levitin

When I was dating and the wine list was presented to my male companion, I tried to ignore this unfortunate faux pas.…

— Alpana Singh

I have everything in my house organized to an unnecessary T, and I love it! The only downside: I have no excuses…

— Ashley Rickards

There is a real diversity of talent and background on the A list so as to better reflect our society in all…

— Adam Rickitt

I'm pretty busy: I'm a working mom and I know a lot about having a hectic schedule, but I think what's really…

— Tia Mowry

There are so many errors and misstatements in that list that I won't even begin to name them. Obama was right about…

— Barack Obama

A prejudice may be an unreasoned judgment, he [Hibben] pointed out, but an unreasoned judgment is not necessarily an illogical judgment. ...…

— Richard M. Weaver

Quite low down in the list is "How much am I going to be paid?"... my main feeling about money is that…

— Ian Mckellen

It has taken biologists some 230 years to identify and describe three quarters of a million insects; if there are indeed at…

— Richard Leakey

The list of qualities (an investor should have) include patience, self-reliance, common sense, a tolerance for pain, open-mindedness, detachment, persistence, humility, flexibility,…

— Peter Lynch

Look at the list of liberals who are active in politics, if not running. Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Warren Beatty, Springsteen, Spielberg...…

— Bill Maher

I do try to keep my show very improvisational. I don't work off a set list; I like to keep it more…

— Dane Cook

I once had a young musician come to me and say that he wanted to be a professional musician. I asked him…

— Phil Keoghan

It's important to run not on the fast track, but on your track. Pretend that you have only six months to live,…

— Mike Davies

The work of the director is the work of constructing the shot list from the script.

— David Mamet

Newt Gingrich got in hot water during his 2012 presidential race for using campaign funds to pay himself $47,000 for a mailing list.

— Chris Hayes

Even for an area I know well, I prepare a shooting list of subjects I need.

— Nigel Dennis

It would be impossible for me to give you a list of the top 10 songs that shake my life. Far more…

— Seymour Stein

I'm vain enough to want do a movie again, but right now more roles are the last thing on my list.

— Gwen Stefani

I've a long list of things I don't know how I've done, but I've done them. In the end, it's always about…

— Dean Koontz

I'm very much into making lists and breaking things apart into categories.

— David Byrne

I'm going to win so much money this year, my caddie will make the top twenty money-winners list.

— Lee Trevino

The Monmouth-Ocean area is . . . always in the best-areas-to-live lists.

— Brian Boyle

“I love the ritual of drawing up lists, and there's something wonderfully satisfying about ticking tasks off.”

— Anonymous

When I see the Ten Most Wanted Lists... I always have this thought: If we'd made them feel wanted earlier, they wouldn't…

— Eddie Cantor

A lot of us think we're invincible... but we have to start putting ourselves on the to-do list.

— Giuliana Rancic

When Paris Hilton can top the bestsellers' lists, we are one more Connect Four move closer to Armageddon.

— Corey Taylor

What a tiny list of friends I have! All my fault. I less and less want to see people.

— Dodie Smith

Cease, rude Boreas, blustering railer! List, ye landsmen all, to me; Messmates, hear a brother sailor Sing the dangers of the sea.

— George Alex Stevens

I tape my list of goals, both large and small, above my bed so I can see them when I wake up.…

— Chris Solinsky