Used Quotes · Page 442

Using the passive voice is always very helpful. Mind you, a lot of that propaganda English emanates from here. The British establishment…

— John Pilger

As a digital technology writer, I have had more than one former student and colleague tell me about digital switchers they have…

— Douglas Rushkoff

I used to think my father was an idiot, until I turned twenty-one... Then I thought he was a genus.

— Mark Twain

I used to go to tea at the St. Regis with Dali. I was standing there and Mr. Dali walked over to…

— Bebe Buell

They used to take your horse and if they were caught they got hung for it. Now they take your car, and…

— Will Rogers

I'm used to writing something, it becomes a record, it comes out. Then I go perform and I play it and I…

— Bruce Springsteen

It used to be that your rights were infringed upon if the government punished or threatened you for expressing your sincerest beliefs.…

— Matt Walsh

Politics is noble; it is one of the highest forms of charity, as Paul VI used to say. We sully it when…

— Pope Francis

I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great…

— Emanuel Steward

I've been looking at used car bargains. I'll frankly confess I'm scared to death of Fords. I've seen and heard of so…

— Bess Truman

In the spiritual search doubt is beneficial, a closed mind is not. Doubt used wisely assists enlightenment; a closed mind assists ignorance.

— Ian Gardner

Saddam Hussein has openly admitted to the rest of the world that he had weapons of mass destruction. He used those weapons…

— Saxby Chambliss

He [Pliny the Elder] used to say that 'no book [etc] was so bad but some good might be got out of…

— Pliny the Younger

I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it,…

— Paul Simon

I used flowers because they die. My mood was darkly romantic at the time.

— Alexander McQueen

Any country whose currency is used as a reserve enjoys tremendous benefits because those currencies gain a significant discount to financing costs.

— Porter Stansberry

the term 'young adults' which is so often used today seems to me a misnomer, and one which, if taken seriously, may…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

I've gone from being a brilliant captain of a TV soccer team to an average rugby player on a real team. I've…

— Tanc Sade

I used to dress up and impersonate our next-door neighbor, Miss Cox. She wore rubber boots, a wool hat, and her nose…

— Tracey Ullman

Walk a mile in my shoes is good advice. Our children will learn to respect others if they are used to imagining…

— Neil Kurshan

I used to quite fancy Russell Brand, but I'm not sure if it's just because he's funny. He's definitely got something and…

— Konnie Huq

I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A…

— Max Roach

I listen to some of the lyrics I used to write and I say, "Where was my head at when I wrote…

— Ozzy Osbourne

What we used to settle with common sense or a fist, we settle with hand sanitizer and lawyers.

— Adam Carolla

A hundred years from now, people will look back on us and laugh. They'll say, 'You know what people used to believe?…

— Michael Crichton

I like how TV used to be - 'Boys from the Blackstuff' and 'Play for Today', instead of 'Stars in Your Eyes'…

— Stephen Graham

I used to be like everyone else and think the Kardashians are just famous for being famous. But I've been really impressed…

— Anne Hathaway

I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.

— Whoopi Goldberg

When I'm in the grocery store, I'll do lunges up and down the aisles. In the checkout line, you could do squats.…

— Ali Vincent

But we have not used our waters well. Our major rivers are defiled by noxious debris. Pollutants from cities and industries kill…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Ideas can be used by many people at the same time.

— Paul Romer

I used to sing all the time. But I couldn't imagine getting paid for it.

— Anne Murray

When I was a kid I didn't feel like I fit in because - this is really silly and I probably shouldn't…

— Courteney Cox

I used to have really bad skin, and when I was younger, I had a lazy eye. I had to wear a…

— Georgia Salpa

I was not a silly kid or outgoing. In fact, I suffered from quite a bit of anxiety. I used to have…

— Dane Cook

I can count off on one hand the number of times I've used testosterone gel - because it doesn't really do much.

— Patrik Sinkewitz

I fully agree with all that you say on the advantages of Spencer's excellent expression of 'the survival of the fittest.' This,…

— Charles Darwin

You know, that was the first time [with Any Winehouse] that I probably ever used a baritone sax. And it's certainly the…

— Mark Ronson

I basically expect anything. Isn't that wild? I used to surprise myself a lot: certain moves, how I'd get out of trouble.…

— Michael Jordan

Most paints used in homes are oil-based and therefore less energy-efficient.

— George Clarke