Used Quotes · Page 187

Celebrities used to be found in clusters, like oysters - and with much the same defensive mechanisms.

— Barbara Walters

Now, we used to say we put on our tights to put on the world. So I don't think it tarnishes the…

— Burt Ward

When your mother dies, it really hurts. But with time, you get used to it. That's nature's way.

— Muhammad Ali

There was a time in my life when I used the word 'crap' regularly and unthinkingly.

— Sharmila Tagore

I remember the feeling of a tweed Chanel jacket because my mom used to wear one to work.

— Astrid Berges-Frisbey

Technique is superficial. The method used in applying technique is what gives music its character.

— Henry Mancini

My mom used to have a lot of European cinema playing in the house, so I'd catch bits and pieces of films.

— Mia Wasikowska

Yellow's never been a good color for me, but it's actually grown on me. I like it more than I used to!

— Ethan Slater

I used to look at the outfits that I wore when I was 11, and I was like, 'That's really ugly.' I…

— Lourdes Leon

I was at the Apollo Theater all the time, skipping school, and I worked in a barbershop. That's how I started with…

— George Clinton

As a kid, I used to sit there and figure out how to play everybody's song, and through learning all those songs…

— Scott Storch

Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They…

— Natalie Portman

Given my family background, whenever, as a child, I was asked about becoming an actor, I used to answer in the negative.

— Prabhas

My mom used to tell me that the most valuable thing she owned was her library card. We were poor, but that's…

— Richard Carmona

We have far too many kids. At one time in the playpen there was standing-room only. It looked like a bus stop…

— Phyllis Diller

When I met David Green at film school he always used to offer free haircuts - he was kind of an artisan.…

— Danny McBride

A politician is not allowed to get too emotional in public, so what he does is drop subtle hints that, over time,…

— Anonymous

I like speed, so I like taking the jet skis out and hitting the water, or hitting the lake. In the winter,…

— Laz Alonso

William James used to preach the "will-to-believe." For my part, I should wish to preach the "will-to-doubt." None of our beliefs are…

— Bertrand Russell

Presidents should be very careful at all times in discussing the use or non-use of nuclear weapons. Presidents since the cold war…

— Hillary Clinton

Tips for aspiring writers: don't be afraid of writing rubbish. It's very easy to become hypnotised by an empty page or screen.…

— Frances Hardinge

I like acting for myself as a director. I act and I know that I'll have a chance to have some say…

— Ben Affleck

People apparently only read mystery stories of any length. With mysteries, the longer the better, and people will read any damn thing.…

— Cormac McCarthy

Recently there's been a trend to apply the term "bullying" to any kind of conflict at work, for example overwork and long…

— Tim Field

I used to get up at five in the morning and play cricket.

— Harold Pinter

I don't take myself too seriously, as I think I used to years ago, when I was younger.

— Randy Orton

I've used my sense of humor as a coping tool. It's gotten me through a lot of challenging times.

— Adam Rippon

I don't see how you could get used to people screaming in your face, and anyone who says different is lying.

— Niall Horan

I've always had the laugh. It just happens. It used to embarrass my parents.

— Conchata Ferrell

As I've gotten older, I've found that I can have men as friends. I used to not be able to.

— Farrah Fawcett

Any time we are misused or used for a purpose other than what God intended us for, it's damaging.

— Joyce Meyer

I see so much more than I used to see. The effect has been to depress and sadden and hurt me terribly.

— Zane Grey

I'm a sportsman. I am used to failures, and bouncing back from them.

— Vishnu Vishal

I'm really interested in stories about identity - who I am now versus who I used to be.

— Seth Gordon

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative.

— Christopher Eccleston

When I was younger, I used to be super, super shy. I still find myself being scared of things.

— Vanessa Hudgens

You know I used to be a heartthrob, and now I'm a coronary.

— Davy Jones

I used to play bass for a while and got to the point where I was good enough to be in a…

— Christian Finnegan

The choice to be used as an instrument of love, right here, right now, is a choice for personal empowerment.

— Marianne Williamson

I never used to be as good, you get better. I've just gotten better and quicker at figuring out the joke.

— Gerry Dee