Before Quotes

If sexual intercourse, as the poets tell us, began in 1963, it was another decade and a half before the American political system began to take notice.

I don't think a show's ever changed networks in the middle of the season before, but it was cool because they gave us those extra couple years of life that was necessary to get us to syndication.

And at the same time, I had my very first concert at the age of 16. I hadn't heard a symphony orchestra before, and I was so deeply impressed I said I have to be a conductor.

I joined the Party definitely in 1923 after having already been in sympathy with it before.

I try and have a relaxed attitude and stay quite switched off until about an hour before kick-off.

Goodness comes out of people who bask in the sun, as it does out of a sweet apple roasted before the fire.

This sweet, blessed, God-inspired place called America is a champion that has absorbed some blows. But while we bend, we don't break. This is no dark hour; this is the dawn before we remember who we are.

The idea in The Man that Would Be King was that the music should recreate all that majestic surrounding and emphasize the adventure, but also speak about the frustration or, rather said, the curse of both protagonists, even before happened what happens them.

The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.

We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born.

Life is for the living. I was a little scared before surgery 'cause of the release you sign that says there's always a very small percent chance that you'll die during the operation.

Remember that a painting - before it is a battle horse, a nude model, or some anecdote - is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order.

As surely as I am the living God, everyone will kneel before me, and everyone will confess that I am God.

Before I do a stunt, I have to make sure it is safe.

The relationship between a manufacturer and his advertising agency is almost as intimate as the relationship between a patient and his doctor. Make sure that you can life happily with your prospective client before you accept his account.

Sure my career means a hell of a lot, but it will never come before Sandy and my son.

I'm not sure that I'll be able to do everything that I did before.

If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's no support for it in the Supreme Court and there's no support for it in public opinion.

You know, there are only about 10 people in the United States that have ever argued 25 cases before the Supreme Court, this man has won 25 cases before the Supreme Court. He's an overwhelming choice.

Before the start of the 2000 season, 'C.S.I.' wasn't supposed to be the hit. We all thought it would be 'The Fugitive.'

Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the Grand Council of heaven before this world was. I suppose I was ordained to this very office in that Grand Council.

I suppose my little Martin acoustic guitar is quickly becoming a prize possession. It's a lovely guitar. I bought it at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2001 before I had cleaned up.

I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don't know what I did before that. Just loafed I suppose.

We will not support returning Fannie and Freddie to the role they played before conservatorship, where they fought to take market share from private competitors while enjoying the privilege of government support.

And I'm asking for your support because I want to defend America, as I've said before, from becoming a socialist nation.

I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out.

Basically I say a few prayers before a game and let that direct me, not superstitions.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

To have an opinion about somebody you've never met before is pretty superficial.

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.