Many Quotes

You can't cancel my stand-up tours. It's impossible. There's too many separate bosses. There is no 'bosses.'

Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.

Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour at his home, and met the talented and original people who were drawn to him.

This is the greatest society in all of human history, the greatest country ever. Many of the decisions being made in Washington today by both parties are threatening that greatness. And if we stay on this road we're on right now, our children are going to be the first Americans ever to inherit a diminished country.

Many people feel their outer self isn't the whole self.

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

The secret to modern life is finding the measure in time management. I have two kids, career and I travel, and I don't think my life is any different than most couples. The most valuable commodity now for many people is time and how to parcel that out.

Well, many insane people and seriously mentally ill people seem very reasonable.

I'm just one of many moms who will say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm's way.

Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressiveness that spares no one. The challenge that is already with us is the temptation to accept as true freedom what in reality is only a new form of slavery.

When I look back I can't believe how my parents managed, but the cliche is true. We didn't have money, but we were rich in so many other ways.

Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.

I saw many people who had advanced heart disease and I was so frustrated because I knew if they just knew how to do the right thing, simple lifestyle and diet steps, that the entire trajectory of their life and health would have been different.

Well, you know, I - again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

I think many cooks are afraid of undercooked meats. A good thermometer is a cook's best friend.

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

Well, certainly I don't think that there are very many good writers who don't live without a sense of tension. If they haven't got one immediately available to them, then they usually manage to manufacture it in their private lives.

In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.

We are obliged to regard many of our original minds as crazy at least until we have become as clever as they are.

A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.

There are so many people out there with less shame talking about their problems.

So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history.

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we perform for the sake of our friends.

Financial literacy is an issue that should command our attention because many Americans are not adequately organizing finances for their education, healthcare and retirement.

I'm a liability to them - I'm a woman, I'm empowered, I'm an artist. I've had executives who can't come to my shows they're so scared of me. I've been a thorn in many people's sides just by existing.

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.

My children - in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod.