Excellent Quotes

It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other.

I asked my parents for permission to study in America and they were so sure that I wouldn't get in and get a scholarship that they encouraged me to try. So I applied to Yale and got an excellent scholarship. I then worked for the Boston Consulting Group for six and half years.

Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.

My undergraduate education, at the City College in New York, was made possible only by the existence of that excellent free institution and the financial sacrifices of my parents.

Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.

Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings.

But I did 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.' They made a cereal out of it, so once you've had a cereal, it doesn't get much more surreal than that. Surreal cereal.

Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it.

It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.

We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide two things simultaneously: tough environments and very supportive environments.

The circuit training program along with a healthy clean diet is the way to excellent results.

The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.

Don't get me wrong, I've seen some very excellent women musicians.

Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable.

My brother is an excellent songwriter, and I play guitar and drums.

But, uh, censorship at that time said that you just absolutely couldn't do anything involving children and so we had to go from there. I don't remember what I changed it to. Duvall is just excellent in it.

I have been an unabashed fan of NPR for many years, and have stolen untold excellent ideas from its programming.

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.

I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for.

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.

That was excellent! I mean, it didn't do anything, but it looked really cool!

I'm not so interested any more in how a great deal of science fiction goes. It goes into things like Star Wars and Star Trek which all go excellent in their own way.

Geraldo has been in Lebanon. He has done some excellent reporting out of there, and of course, we now know by virtue of the president's speech on Tuesday night that the terrorist organizations that operate in that area are now on the list.

Not only is yoga excellent for flexibility, but it is also a great tool for longevity and injury prevention, as it allows for internal body awareness.

Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews.

My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.

Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent.

Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.

Senator Jon Kyl has given all of the eventual candidates in this race an excellent model of how to best serve Arizona and the country. He's set the bar extremely high, and I'll do my best to meet that standard.

Excellent, there's nothing quite like a blunt object to reinforce proper administration ethics.