Best Quotes

"Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best"

"Very good wine was bought at ten pounds per pipe, the contract price; but the superior quality was fifteen pounds; and some of this was not much inferior to the best London Madeira"

William Bligh, Soldier

"I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties"

Larry Holmes, Athlete

"Organizations get invested into a particular product. And sometimes the best thing is to stop making that product, even though it's profitable, because it has optimized at a local peak"

Kevin Kelly, Editor

"Tim Burton is underrated. I loved Big Fish, loved that movie, think it's the best movie of the year, hands down. Really impressed with that"

David Zucker, Director

"The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself"

Tahar Ben Jelloun, Poet

"There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best"

Joe DiMaggio, Athlete

"They tend to be pretty abstract ones then, like doing what will have the best consequences; obviously you wouldn't specify what consequences are best, they may be different in some circumstances, so at a lower, more specific level, you may well get differences"

Peter Singer, Philosopher

"I think right now is the best time for stand-up, ever. I sincerely do"

Patton Oswalt, Comedian

"David Letterman is the best late-night talk show host right now, hands down, and has been since he first took the desk"

George Lopez, Comedian

"Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God"

Lionel Hampton, Musician

"We want the best actor, and that's why Matt Damon worked so well in this role, because he's a great actor"

Bobby Farrelly, Director

"I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could"

John James Audubon, Scientist

"But hopes are Shy Birds flying at a great distance seldom reached by the best of Guns"

John James Audubon, Scientist

"I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the best songwriters. There's a craft to it, and it takes a long time to hone it, and I work really hard at it"

Arthur Godfrey, Entertainer

"The best doctors and the best hospitals in America, if they cannot get the patient information they need when they need it, it can lead to morbid consequences: Higher mortality"

Timothy Murphy, Soldier

"I loved working on Of Mice and Men. It was a wonderful group of people. John Malkovich is to me one of the best actors around right now-and a lot of fun to work with"

Sherilyn Fenn, Actress

"If my impressions are correct, our educational planing mill cuts down all the knots of genius, and reduces the best of the men who go through it to much the same standard"

Simon Newcomb, Mathematician

"The best defense against these people is to educate parents and children of the dangers that come along with the Internet and by limiting access to certain sites during the school day"

Mike Fitzpatrick, Politician

"I have made some of the best friends that I've got in this business"

Kate Moss, Model

"It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two"

Major Owens, Politician

"Some of their best songs don't have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didn't need to change anything"

Lucinda Williams, Musician

"I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that"

Lucinda Williams, Musician

"Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman"

Louis D. Brandeis, Judge

"I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a big hit, but for me it was more meaningful than anything else I'd ever done"

River Phoenix, Actor

"The States still has the best audiences by far"

Robin Trower, Musician

"Well, I think the best form would be to put money directly in the pockets of consumers"

Franklin Raines, Businessman

"I think that you make the best choice with the information that you have before you at that given time"

Eriq La Salle, Actor

"One of the best kept secrets in America is that people are aching to make a commitment, if they only had the freedom and environment in which to do so"

John Naisbitt, Businessman

"Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself"

Sonny Perdue, Politician

"To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving"

Max Beerbohm, Actor

"You know that big government doesn't hurt big corporations. They've got the best lawyers and accountants in the world. You know who gets destroyed by big government? It's the little guys"

Marco Rubio, Politician

"We should seek a system that provides outlets for those skills and talents so that everyone can find a way to work and serve in a manner that best suits the strengths of each individual"

Lee R. Raymond, Businessman

"I love writers. All of my best friends are writers"

Patricia Clarkson, Actress

"Never say never. The things that you don't plan are the best. I'm a very spontaneous person"

Lindsay Lohan, Actress

"So this is the only TV show in America where I am quite confident that you, the audience, will share my excitement when I tell you that coming up in our next segment, we have the best graph ever. Best graph ever"

Rachel Maddow, Journalist

"Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get"

Frank Carlucci, Politician

"Dave was great in Van Halen. No question about it. He was one of the best at being Mr. Rock Star. But it's sickening to see a guy still trying to be that with a wig on 20 years later"

Sammy Hagar, Musician

"I just feel that after the season that we have to sit down - as well as myself, everybody - and try and look at what gives us the best opportunity to move going forward"

Mike Singletary, Athlete

"Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent"

Marvin Gaye, Musician

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