Used Quotes · Page 416

I'm not as involved in every little thing as I used to be.

— Sanford I. Weill

The 'here' of Watts is pastel houses with window gratings in curly patterns. 'Here' is yard sales with bins full of stuffed…

— Leslie Jamison

I used to write a lot of songs. I was an English major in college. I was a deluded poet for a…

— Paul Dano

I spent a majority of my life in Kansas City, so I am a Chiefs and Royals guy. I used to work…

— David Cook

I think the daily challenge for a lot of beat reporters is, how do you get past the regurgitated sound bites of…

— Sarah Stillman

Well, I've been a big fan of comic books since I was a little kid. In fact, I used to write and…

— Bill Mumy

You get used to working with one choreographer. You kind of get stuck in that vein and you work your way out…

— Janet Jackson

They [Fairy Tales] are talking about real emotions, telling true stories, through the medium of metaphor. People used to understand metaphor better…

— Jane Yolen

When your way doesn't work, don't be disheartened. You must be willing to try another way. A closed door doesn't mean you…

— Iyanla Vanzant

You never get used to losing.

— Archie Manning

Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.

— William Safire

Given a choice between hearing my daughter say "I'm pregnant" or "I used a condom", most mothers would get up in the…

— Joycelyn Elders

Scientists are used to debating with one another about the finer points of new research. But increasingly, they find themselves battling their…

— Lewis M. Branscomb

There's a phrase, "sitzfleisch", which means just plain sitting on your ass and getting it done. Just showing up for work. My…

— Peter S. Beagle

It's very natural for me now. A lot of airplanes, a lot of flights, a lot of hotels. Go home to pack…

— Jessica Jung

I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I…

— Dominique Dawes

I don't think with any book you get used to people falling in love with the story. It's been incredible just to…

— Jennifer Armentrout

I'm more of a writer than an actor, and I used to say that I'm mostly an improviser, though I haven't improvised…

— Tina Fey

I used to say I'm not a business. I'm not! But I've had to come round to it, to acknowledge that you…

— Thomas Heatherwick

I had a chance to get used to the lights and the camera without all that pressure to... emote.

— Kerri Green

Rorschach: Used to come here often, back when we were partners. Dreiberg: Oh. Uh, yeah... yeah, those were great times, Rorschach. Great…

— Alan Moore

The man who is going through with God to be used in healing must be a man of longsuffering.

— Smith Wigglesworth

I want to focus on each scene. I'm a real perfectionist, and I don't want to feel like I didn't consider every…

— Michael Shannon

I'm used to throwing my body around. I'm used to taking a punch.

— Randy Orton

I used to worry, 'I've lost my family.' They hated me for a while, but they're very resilient.

— Ronnie Wood

I think I've been wishing for celebrity for so long that I've got used to being someone who's petitioning the establishment for…

— Toby Young

Television, radio, and all the sources of amusement and information that surround us in our daily lives are also artificial props. They…

— Anonymous

When I was younger, I used to love Tim Burton's 'Batman.' I was, like, 15, and even then, I was aware, 'This…

— Edgar Wright

You visualize [pitches]. You see it in your head; you think it...I used to play every pitcher in my mind before I…

— Hank Aaron

I used love like money, but love doesn't work like money. It is not a commodity. When we barter with it, we…

— Donald Miller

It was a lot to get used to, especially in warm-ups with the wind all over the place. As the meet went…

— Jenn Suhr

I used to tell jokes about Internet-enabled lightbulbs. I can't tell jokes about it anymore - there already is an Internet-connected lightbulb.

— Vint Cerf

I used to think if I didn't have a drink it was going to be a rubbish night, so I'd drink purely…

— Megan McKenna

Home is where I am. Sadly, I don't need a history to be able to exist somewhere. When I was still very…

— Sophie Hunger

When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the…

— Lou Brock

It's hard to make a living in this business. Unions aren't as strong as they used to be. For a journeyman actor…

— Annette Bening

I used to have a road-rage issue.

— Mike White

A man who lives with nature is used to violence and is companionable with death. There is more violence in an English…

— P. D. James

Here in the United States, when the term "fascist" gets used, it`s either talking about other countries, ancient history or it`s used…

— Rachel Maddow

I'm used to playing for a high level team that expects to win, to be competing at this level.

— Andreas Pereira