Up Quotes · Page 152

In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester.

— Richard Simmons

My whole life, growing up, I always wanted to be in comedy. I never felt comfortable doing the 'teen hunk' thing.

— Dustin Milligan

As a kid, I could just pick up melody and harmony instinctively, and that's why I can play lots of instruments.

— Jack Garratt

When I signed the license, I thought the media wasn't going to pick up on it if I used my real name,…

— Nicky Hilton

As murderous industrial magnates go, Alfred Nobel is right up there with Ray Kroc, franchiser of McDonald's.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Interpol was set up to catch fugitives, not act like the long arm of Putin going after his enemies.

— Bill Browder

If I'm ever wearing a super-flowy dress, I like to toughen it up with a boot or something.

— Sadie Sink

I started making videos as a hobby because I grew up in a village in Wiltshire where there wasn't a lot to…

— Joe Sugg

Every small boy wanted to be a steam engine driver when they grew up in the old days, including me. There's something…

— Michael Bond

And, so, when I picked up the guitar, suddenly, just playing a couple of notes really, really spoke to me. It was…

— Slash

When I'm really depressed because I have no money I buy a bottle of champagne with my last pennies - it's the…

— Roddy Llewellyn

People would come to me and say, 'Jet, your Kung Fu is pretty good, do you want to be an action star…

— Jet Li

I was 17 when I left the small Maine town where I'd grown up. I wanted to do something I thought was…

— Patrick Dempsey

I grew up reading the 'Village Voice' and wanting to be one of these multidisciplinary music writers, film writers, book writers. And…

— Colson Whitehead

I always try to pick up interesting scripts, and thankfully, I have been lucky to get scripts like 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama,' 'Akash…

— Kartik Aaryan

I don't want food that comes from animals that are caged up and fed antibiotics. I am really suspicious of that kind…

— Alice Waters

Playing a show is a monumental hassle. You've got to schlep all your heavy equipment into the van, then you've got to…

— Juliana Hatfield

I could not see myself going back into the studio without Tommy Dowd, our beloved producer who passed away in 2002. Then…

— Gregg Allman

Even when I lost my job at CBS News, I set up shop in my youngest daughter's bedroom and started Brainstormin' Productions…

— Hannah Storm

Growing up, my mom had a catering business. I used to help her pretty early on and loved doing it. My mom…

— Kelis

So you might say, 'Why do you end up making theatre in a world in which there is already too much of…

— Simon McBurney

Every night, half an hour before curtain up, the bells of St. Malachy's, the Actors' Chapel on New York's 49th Street, peal…

— Dan Stevens

Up until now, the biggest question in society about video games has been what to do about violent games. But it's almost…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

NASCAR stepped up their safety concepts, and I think the drivers feel NASCAR is doing everything that can be done. So we…

— Jim Brown

I've cleaned up my life a lot. I didn't do that much bad, but I'm excited to share my transformation.

— Rev. Run

I'm not having to grow up in the spotlight as a 14- or 15-year-old.

— Charlie Heaton

Highbridge - everybody rap in Highbridge; everyone grew up rappin' or playing basketball.

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

When I was growing up, it was not the heyday of the western.

— David Milch

Trump is a real estate guy who sucks up to power to get buildings built.

— Franklin Foer

My opponents are irrelevant. It's all about which Rob turns up. If I get it right, I can win anything.

— Rob Cross

I grew up in an upper-income household, in an accepting environment, and with incredible educational opportunities.

— Sarah McBride

Always, when I get onto horseback, I'm kind of terrified of being up there.

— Anonymous

I grew up in the United Methodist Church, and church was always a very big part of my growing up.

— Hilarie Burton

I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, 'Wow.'

— Scottie Pippen

No matter how strong of a person you are, there's always that one person so can make you weak

— Robert Escalate

I'll do everything I can to get West Ham as far up the table as I can.

— David Moyes

In fiction, if people like one of your books, they tend to pick up your other books as well.

— Ravi Subramanian

Faith came by just believing God's word and taking Him up on His word.

— Andrae Crouch

I've grown up in motorsport since I was 12 or 13 years of age; I've never been on a management training course.

— Christian Horner

Every boy grows up trying to be like his father, but what if a boy grows up to be like his mother?

— Arjun Kapoor