„I wasn't expecting him to be a gracious, so fair enough. The winner can say anything when he wins… so I guess we will just have to swallow it for now.“

„I want to say that if there is anything I like in the world it is fairness. And one reason I like it so well is that I have had so little of it.“

—  Robert G. Ingersoll Union United States Army officer 1833 - 1899

My Reviewers Reviewed (lecture from June 27, 1877, San Francisco, CA)
Kontext: As soon as I had said these things, various gentlemen felt called upon to answer me. I want to say that if there is anything I like in the world it is fairness. And one reason I like it so well is that I have had so little of it.

„It never seemed fair that just when you're old enough to do anything you want, you can't. You have to start working, so there's no time. And if there is time, you're not working, so there's no money.“

—  Terri Farley American writer 1950

Zdroj: Seven Tears Into the Sea

„.. I have suddenly become a traveler, and I am afflicted with a fever for seeing Raphael's. So I am in the process of swallowing up Italy. Now, I will be able to say straight out: 'Yes, sir. I have seen some Raphael's, I have seen Venice the Fair, etc.“

—  Pierre-Auguste Renoir French painter and sculptor 1841 - 1919

Zdroj: 1880's, p. 159 : in a letter to madame Charpentier, Autumn 1881

„The boy shrugged. "I've forgotten it," was all he said. And then, "I guess I wasn't taught well enough."“

—  Jonathan Stroud British writer of fantasy fiction 1970

The Bartimaeus Trilogy Official Website, Bart's Journal

„You can get used to anything, I guess, if you've been there enough.“

—  Candace Bushnell, kniha The Carrie Diaries

Zdroj: The Carrie Diaries

„It's just me and the Bane. And I'm fighting him because he killed all of those innocent mice and people, and I have to stop him. Not because Sandwich says so but because I say so.“

—  Suzanne Collins, kniha Gregor and the Code of Claw

Zdroj: Gregor and the Code of Claw

„You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.“

—  Zig Ziglar American motivational speaker 1926 - 2012

„Now, I think that I should have known that he was magic all along. I did know it — but I should have guessed that it would be too much to ask to grow old with and see our children grow up together. So now, he is a legend when he would have preferred to be a man.“

—  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis public figure, First Lady to 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy 1929 - 1994

Quoted from article written by Jacqueline Kennedy for Look Magazine (17 November 1964) JFK memorial issue.

„As long as you're billed as a comedian, I guess you can say anything.“

—  Tom Lehrer American singer-songwriter and mathematician 1928

Quotes from interviews, Insider Audio interview (1997)
Kontext: I remember when Richard Pryor said something about how in South Africa, all the black people should pick up guns and kill all the white people, and they went right on with the interview, and nobody stopped him on that. "Oh good old Richard, what a card." As long as you're billed as a comedian, I guess you can say anything.

„So what. He was made of awesome. Anyone who couldn't see that wasn't smart enough to be with him, anyway.“

—  Gena Showalter American writer 1975

Zdroj: The Darkest Secret

„We never expected anything, actually. I think we still don't expect anything. We were proud of the album when we finished it, so whatever success it has we are just like, 'Wow, cool.' It's not going to change the way we work or think. I'm as proud of this record now as I was when we finished it.“

—  John Dolmayan Lebanese-born Armenian–American songwriter and drummer 1973

Craine, Charlie Hip Online Article http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/s/system_of_a_down/interview/100298v.html September 2001

„We will not just say, "I love him very much," but instead, "I will do something so that he will suffer less." The mind of compassion is truly present when it is effective in removing another person's suffering.“

—  Thich Nhat Hanh Religious leader and peace activist 1926

Zdroj: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

„Zero sum game implies winners and losers. If somebody wins, somebody gotta lose…. I don’t agree with that. Because all boats can rise on a rising sea. Good films help other good films. Different psychology. If you’re overly competitive, you say it is exclusionary, a zero sum game: I must win so he must lose. That’s not true. We can all win without forcing the other guy to lose.“

—  Oliver Stone American film director, screenwriter, and producer 1946

Wall Street DVD Director’s Commentary (2000)

„Now, I figured that the built-up gas in most boys' locker rooms was enough to cause an explosion, so I wasn't surprised when the flaming dodgeball ignited a huge WHOOOOOOOM!“

—  Rick Riordan, kniha The Sea of Monsters

Zdroj: The Sea of Monsters

„Given enough time, I guess anything can look good. All it has to do is survive.“

—  David Sedaris, When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Zdroj: When You Are Engulfed in Flames

„If you look at the record books, Dale Earnhardt's done everything, except win the Daytona 500. Now they can't have that riding over him. Now they're just going to say, 'Dale Earnhardt, 1998 Daytona 500 winner,' and his shoulders are going to get lighter every time.“

—  Ernie Irvan American racing driver 1959

As quoted in "Daytona 500's Magical Aura: Dale Earnhardt's 1998 Ride" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/610050-daytonas-magical-aura-dale-earnhardts-1998-daytona-500 by Ashley McCubbin in Bleacher Report (15 February 2011).

„Everybody says I'm a bad kid, so I guess I am.“

—  Jim Goad Author, publisher 1961

Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt (Feral House, 2002)

„So I fancy my Muse says, when I wish to die,
Oh no, Oh no, we are not yet friends enough,
And Virtue also says:
We are not yet friends enough.“

—  Stevie Smith poet, novelist, illustrator, performer 1902 - 1971

"Exeat"
The Best Beast (1966)

„Do you have to ask? Willie was pretty good and we never really had a regular left fielder all those years, so I guess I can make room for him in there somewhere.“

—  Roy Campanella baseball player; born 19 November 1921 Philadelphia Pa; Baltimore Elite Giants Negro National League (NNL); Brooklyn Do… 1921 - 1993

Roy Campanella, regarding his decision to populate his "ultimate lineup" almost exclusively with teammates; as quoted in The Greatest Team of All Timeː As Selected by Baseball's Immortals, From Ty Cobb to Willie Mays (1994) by Nicholas Acocella and Donald Dewey, p. 17