Kept Quotes

2728 Kept quotes by 1970 unique authors

I kept my speeches short as captain. I focused on the key points of the opposition of the day. As coach, I was never afraid… — Franz Beckenbauer
I tried my best to ensure I kept the respect for the middleweight division in the tradition of Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake La Motta. — Marvin Hagler
Children have limited power to shape their own lives, but when they can experiment with possibilities through books, their optimism can be recharged and kept… — Morris Gleitzman
I have kept a diary as long as I can remember, and drawings are really another kind of diary. — Louise Bourgeois
I drew a line for myself. I never dated anyone that could hire me when I was first in Hollywood, and I think that kept… — Cheryl Ladd
The start-up life kept me busy and surfaced the problem of not being able to stay on top of my personal finances, which led me… — Aaron Patzer
I know my parents loved me - they certainly did everything they could for me - but displays of affection were kept on a distinctly… — Laurie Graham
In 1255, Louis IX of France presented an elephant to Henry III of England to add to the menagerie of exotic animals he kept in… — Karen Maitland
I always kept myself fairly fit. — Joel Edgerton
I had a great childhood. Even though I never had my own room - I shared the porch with my grandfather and kept my belongings… — Clint Hill
Designers used to be kept behind veiled doors. Now they are often the faces of companies. — Charles Pelly
I used to have a lovely wallet with lots of different compartments where I kept photographs of my grandmother, grandfather and friends. It was stolen… — Neve McIntosh
I was trying to be a clinical psychologist for years. But I kept getting stuck in comedy. — Amy Hoggart
I tried four times to get into the Central School of Speech and Drama before I got accepted. I started when I was 17, which… — Catherine Tate
I just kept telling myself that ultimately, the money that my grandparents had put away to go into my college fund, that they were investing… — G-Eazy
My parents were dismayed by my love of horror movies as a young girl, then even more dismayed when I kept rooting for Dracula to… — Jeaniene Frost
Writers collect stories of rituals: John Cheever putting on a jacket and tie to go down to the basement, where he kept a desk near… — Mona Simpson
My mother was a single parent, a speech therapist who worked for a company that kept a substantial percentage of the income they billed for… — Mona Simpson
I just kept making records, touring in Europe a lot, and then I had a baby in 2006, so my life has been very, very… — Vonda Shepard
My mom always wanted to go to Maryland to live there. Baltimore, actually. She had a best friend who lived there. She kept saying that… — Vonda Shepard
Bias and prejudice are attitudes to be kept in hand, not attitudes to be avoided. — Charles Curtis
People who decide they came to earth to work, who make work their personal philosophy, are kept very busy. — Constantine Karamanlis
Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right. — Carl Schurz
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable… — John Stuart Mill
The game has kept faith with the public, maintaining its old admission price for nearly thirty years while other forms of entertainment have doubled and… — Connie Mack

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