Used Quotes · Page 56

I've always been very upfront about the way I write, and I've always used the tools humorists use, such as exaggeration.

— David Sedaris

I used to think 'King Lear' was an analysis of insanity, but I don't really think it is. When Lear is supposed…

— Ian Mckellen

...ambition or contentment? This simple question led me back to a more balanced view of life and put me in touch with…

— Anonymous

I used to love Deep Purple and Ian Paice.

— Phil Rudd

The amount which cannot be harnessed and domesticated, but insists on its own form of activity rather than one which is offered…

— Beatrice M. Hinkle

I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this…

— Ben Folds

I got bullied because of my disability, I used to get called a cripple or a spastic everywhere I went.

— Dylan Alcott

I used to sleep with a little Ganesha under my pillow as a child; he was my favourite deity.

— Mahesh Bhatt

Marriage is an honorable estate and should not be used simply as an excuse for legal intercourse.

— Jasper Fforde

I made a handshake agreement with my best friend in college, Michael Shamberg, who is now a movie producer. We used to…

— Harold Ramis

I have no opposition at all to technology. I think technology is a wonderful thing that has to be used thoughtfully, and…

— Alan Lightman

I don't get to do a lot of fight scenes on 'Sanctuary,' but I'm a trained fighter; I've been doing martial arts…

— Ryan Robbins

I used to do contemporary dance, I'd pretend to be a tree or a rock.

— Vick Hope

It’s been a very old thing for people to gather together and laugh at stuff. The first comedian in America really was…

— Louis C. K

It's ironic, I used to ride my bike to make a living. Now I just want to live so that I can…

— Lance Armstrong

When I hear the same formula being used over and over, I get bored. Just as huge pop artists have taken inspiration…

— Katy B

African Americans, in particular, saw their cumulative wealth crash. They used to have 10 cents on the dollar of the average white…

— Jill Stein

I've always been fascinated by books. When I was young, my grandfather used to hand out a book - which would be…

— Ashwin Sanghi

In my grammar school years back in the 1920s I used my ten-cents-a-week allowance for Saturday matinees of Douglas Fairbanks movies. All…

— Beverly Cleary

Who do you hang out with?" Natalia asks, looking over my shoulder. She's always done that. Wherever you are, whoever you are,…

— Melina Marchetta

Every New Englander might easily raise all his own breadstuffs in this land of rye and Indian corn, and not depend on…

— Henry David Thoreau

I used to go on runs, it's kind of hard for me now unfortunately in Paris because it's a little bit hectic.…

— Gigi Hadid

When I was a kid, I always used to paint. I like to draw.

— Marky Ramone

The truth may not set you free, but used carefully, it can confuse the hell out of your enemies.

— Laurell K. Hamilton

Janice used to say that instinct was reason in a hurry; I was not so sure about the reason part.

— Anne Fortier

You can get rid of the column. It's a little like staying at a hotel; you get used to the shape of…

— Anna Quindlen

I used to get my hair dyed at a place called Big Hair. It cost $15. They just used straight bleach, so…

— Amy Poehler

I've always stayed on the periphery of things. When I used to go to the punk clubs and things like that, I…

— James Wolcott

In those days we were punished very frequently and I felt that it was often unjust, and so I would resist the…

— Edmund Hillary

Everyday he got up. Before sleep wore off, he was who he used to be. Then, as his consciousness woke, it was…

— Alice Sebold

There's just a lot of people that hold on to what country means to them. I love fiddle, I love steel, but…

— Eric Church

A new report just came out that says President Obama has mentioned Jesus Christ in more speeches than President Bush did. Can…

— Conan O'Brien

The Bactrian have two humps; the Arabian one only. They are swift in battle and most useful to carry burdens. This animal…

— Leonardo da Vinci

I would prefer to play for and against an attacking team, but I am now used to playing against defensive teams.

— Sadio Mane

I used to set myself little challenges to make the work more interesting.

— Andre Previn

Number one rule for fiction: Coincidence can be used to worsen a characters predicament, but never to solve his problems.

— Vivian Vande Velde

I always loved movies and the cinema; we always used to go to see films as a family.

— Julian Fellowes

Wealth held by a class and used ambitiously becomes as despotic as an absolute monarchy, and has in its hands manners, customs,…

— Henry Ward Beecher

I used to think I was a little unstable, and then I met every girl I've ever dated.

— Mike Birbiglia

I used to have the most visceral response to having my photo taken. I felt like instantly bursting into tears and running…

— Rebecca Hall