If one starts with the assumption that, in the absence of specific Congressional authority, a fixed rule of law precludes contracting officers… — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
I think you've got to take the risks. There's no point playing it safe, because either you'll get bored or the audiences… — Keira Knightley Copy Share Image
Having done stand-up on television and in stand-up specials for like Comedy Central, you learn quickly that for that type of performance… — John Mulaney Copy Share Image
My first impulse is not to grab her or kiss her or yell at her. I simple want to touch her cheek,… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
Small, portable digital cameras that exceed the performance of an off-the-shelf Nikon using 35mm slide film are further away from current reality… — Galen Rowell Copy Share Image
Golf is assuredly a mystifying game. It would seem that if a person has hit a golf ball correctly a thousand times,… — Bobby Jones Copy Share Image
For some artists the live performance is the chicken before the egg of writing or recording of repertoire. For other artists the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The desire to maximize the number of winning trades (or minimize the number of losing trades) works against the trader. The success… — William Eckhardt Copy Share Image
I believe the time will come when the whole definition of pop music will change. It will get to the point where… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
A virtuoso performance. Scott Thompson’s biography of the soldier statesman Fidel V. Ramos illustrates the fascinating and complex geography of Filipino politics… — F. Sionil José Copy Share Image
In this fight I want to show people who are in poverty, downtrodden or denied that you can succeed. I want my… — Tavoris Cloud Copy Share Image
There are times when players have got to feel that if they work hard and they give everything, they get the carrot,… — Warren Gatland Copy Share Image
I like "Training Day" very much. Denzel Washington's performance was spectacular. I also like "The Godfather"and "Kill Bill." I love Tarantino's mind… — Alfonso Herrera Copy Share Image
The .350 hitter expects, and also deserves, a big payoff for his performance - even if he plays for a cellar-dwelling team.… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Everyone has his own agenda, and it can overshadow the important thing, which is to capture a great performance. They listen to… — Dick Latvala Copy Share Image
I never considered myself an Americana artist, but I'm a huge fan of old-time music from the States, the recordings that were… — Will Sheff Copy Share Image
There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Responsibilites and expectations are the basis of guilt and shame and judgement, and they provide the essential framework that promotes performance as… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
Most people I meet are secretly convinced that they’re a little crazier than the average person. People understand the energy necessary to… — Keith Johnstone Copy Share Image
I am against performance-enhancing drugs. I have never taken them and I never will take them. — Marion Jones Copy Share Image
New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time… — Andrew Cuomo Copy Share Image
In terms of brain development, musical performance is every bit as important educationally as reading or writing. — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
For a companion, I require one who will make an equal demand on me with my own genius. Such a one will… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Do you have agendas for your children that are more important than the children themselves? Lost in the shuffle of uniforms, practices,… — William Martin Copy Share Image
Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento Copy Share Image
