American Quotes

At one point I had to shove as much food in my body as possible to pack on calories. My trainer wanted me to do six meals a day and not go two hours without eating. If I would cheat on eating one day, I could tell - I'd drop a few pounds.

The President should spend his time going after the terrorists rather than sharing sensitive counter terrorism information with countries that sponsor terrorism.

Should those whose actions lead to the death or injury of a child get a free pass?

People at .08 are too impaired to drive. Studies show that at .08, the ability to perform critical driving functions is decreased by as much as 60 percent.

Municipal networks expand economic opportunities. We've got to open new doors, not slam them shut.

I say I don't need a tax cut. It will not do me any more good. I can't buy more, I can't eat more, I can't do more, and I want it distributed among the ordinary people who work every day.

I had hoped to hear the President tonight tell the Congress and the American people exactly how he plans to tackle some of the important issues facing this country, unfortunately I did not.

I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people.

Anybody who has ever been in business, anybody who has ever paid bills, anybody who has ever lived in a serious adult life knows that indebtedness is a killer.

One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless.

The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star.

One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more.

It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange.

I've always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.

I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.

I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.

I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.

I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'm never acting again, unless I can do something worthwhile.

Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it.

Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names.

And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after.

And even then when you take it, you've got to take it with your whole heart.

That was all and it was enough for me: fantasies are better left fantasies.

Psychoanalysts and elephants, they never forget.

With Andy Cole up front they can score at any time. We'll be watching him very closely.

The teams who play against us don't give us any gifts, but we were too kind.

It's important to score some goals and make the decisive pass for my club.

I've always felt happy at Newcastle. But things have gone a bit differently for me since we got a new manager.

Charlton are a team who play well on the ball, but they found it hard to break us down, they didn't really have an out and out chance in front of our goal.

My bravery however was the effect of assurance for could I have believed the current report, I should have fled as fast as any man, no man can possibly have a greater reluctance to an intimacy with Sir William Howe than my Self.