Certain Quotes
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There's a certain time in the core of making a movie from pre-production to halfway through post-production I don't read any project, my agent will tell people that "he's not reading." And then when I know how the movie's probably gonna work halfway into post-production, I'll come along.
Ang Lee
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Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from heaven, one has to help oneself.
Morarji Desai
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To every reversal of people's soveregnity, to every disappearance of the Republic corresponds a frank or disguised restitution in force of the regal justice. "Tell me, according to what you judge and I'll tell you who you are." No axiom in politics is more certain than this.
Francois Mitterrand
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Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.
Christina Aguilera
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Qu. 31. Have not the small Particles of Bodies certain Powers, Virtues or Forces, by which they act at a distance, not only upon the Rays of Light for reflecting, refracting and reflecting them, but also upon one another for producing a great part of the Phænomena of Nature?
Isaac Newton
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Some report a sea-maid spawn'd him; some that he was begot between two stock-fishes. But it is certain that when he makes water his urine is congealed ice.
William Shakespeare
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I like The Smiths as well. They took a cue from The Buzzcocks. They have jangly guitars instead of distorted guitars. All the Manchester bands have a character about them. The Stone Roses and The Smiths and all that. Even if you don't like them, they have a certain original sound.
Steve Diggle Buzzcocks
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There are certain times in a concert when I'll call an audible because I feel like God is calling me to play a different song. But truthfully, I feel called to play for the church whether it's song being played on Christian radio or it's concerts I'm doing primarily in churches.
Jonny Diaz
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I always wanted to be a performer, I didn't know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
Bette Midler
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I've found that doing interviews forces you to face yourself; I'm constantly having to search within myself, to see why I do certain things.
Christina Aguilera
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There's just certain accents that you can and can't do. And the Scottish accent was one that came quite naturally to me, which is weird because I have no one in my life who's Scottish.
Nell Hudson
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I was told I wasn't black enough for certain jobs because of the way I speak and carry myself and because I was raised in Europe. It's why I left L.A.
Reg E. Cathey
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In Europe there's the upper crust, and these are long, historically families and social systems that have certain established rules that's harder to break into.
Gloria Estefan Miami Sound Machine
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Follow your musical instincts. Do what you feel is right. Don't be relegated to a certain category.
Glenn Frey The Eagles
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I learned early on that there are certain things you can control in the press, and things you cannot.
John Travolta
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What is success? It isn't only about winning, but playing in a certain way.
Kevin Keegan
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The belief in a certain idea gives to the researcher the support for his work. Without this belief he would be lost in a sea of doubts and insufficiently verified proofs.
Konrad Zuse
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It's hard to get certain members of the administration to do it. They don't think it's necessary. We try, but we've had administration officials who don't see it as an issue. They aren't against it entirely, but they don't think it's a priority. It's unbelievable.
Jeff Cohen
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There are some singers that have great technique and then there are those that have a certain quality or style in their voice. Some have both, like Freddie Mercury, but to me, I prefer style over technique.
Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath
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You get to a certain age and you can't judge yourself on your dad or your parents.
Ellie Goulding
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There are certain people who do not feel like they were raised by wolves, and they are the ones who make the world tick. They are the ones who keep everything functioning so the rest of us can worry about what sort of person we should be.
Sheila Heti
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Beyond a certain point, that was all a mother could do for her children - Hang around long enough to drive them crazy.
J. A. Jance
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Picture books have terrible PR amongst the children of this country. Ask any librarian: after a certain age, children just aren't interested in the picture book section anymore. It's filled with moms, strollers, and unbalanced toddlers.
Rebecca Serle
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I do like touring but my life sort of starts to fall apart under it after a certain point. So you just have to stop. And it's hard to.
Emily Haines Broken Social Scene