Best Quotes

"The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music"

Jonathan Edwards, Clergyman

"Even though I have often recorded alone, I still feel the best music is made by musicians playing off each other"

John Fogerty, Musician

"For me, the international expansion of eBay was the best idea. We are now in 35 countries, and have a huge global network. The second best one was the acquisition of PayPal - the wallet on eBay"

Meg Whitman, Businessman

"The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia, for whatever presses on you has to prove its importance before it makes you move"

Max Lerner, Journalist

"Like De Niro. He's one of the best character actors we have ever had"

Vincent D'Onofrio, Actor

"Some of the onus falls on us to make ourselves available for the ball, because we need to play inside-out. That's when we're at our best"

Steven Hill, Actor

"So you have to force yourself out of a comfort zone and really try to figure out what are the key ingredients, the key skill sets, the key perspectives that are necessary, and then figure out a way to attract the very best people to fill those particular roles"

Steve Case, Businessman

"Tennis and golf are best played, not watched"

Roger Kahn, Writer

"I've done the best I can with the morning show. I made it a morning show. We have the coffee cup, you have the morning papers, you know, it's got that feel to it, that's what I wanted"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else"

Mos Def, Musician

"In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them"

Carter G. Woodson, Historian

"Heinlein never had a best-seller. Even, I think, with Stranger in a Strange Land, I don't think it was actually on the New York Times best seller list"

Jerry Pournelle, Journalist

"We'd dub the one that came off best into the final transcription. It gave us a chance to ad lib as much as we wanted, knowing that excess ad libbing could be sliced from the final product"

Bing Crosby, Musician

"That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy"

Thomas B. Macaulay, Historian

"I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance"

Ruben Blades, Musician

"Fear and I were old buddies, despite my best efforts to the contrary"

Peter Straub, Writer

"The best way to study is to go to the Cecchetti method for about a year and draw onto all the highest points and then put that into the general method"

Ninette de Valois, Dancer

"In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea"

John Osborne, Playwright

"I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling"

Hugh Jackman, Actor

"Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light"

Richard Whately, Writer

"I get my best ideas in a thunderstorm. I have the power and majesty of nature on my side"

Ralph Steadman, Cartoonist

"Some of my friends who know me best say they wouldn't trade places with me for $1 million because of the pace I lead"

Loretta Lynn, Musician

"Being on stage is the best part of my career. I just say whatever comes into my head. It's the only time I feel grown-up and in control of things"

Loretta Lynn, Musician

"We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is developing at a tremendous rate, and this decision means that we can now prepare to welcome the world's best athletes to a fascinating place"

Otto Schily, Public Servant

"The best years are behind me"

Josh Schwartz, Producer

"It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself"

Patty Duke, Actress

"My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad. That's his job, you know, to take care of me. He has my best interests at heart"

Jessica Simpson, Musician

"I've had some of the best craft services on independent movies, actually, because they get more creative, generally, with a smaller budget. The work is still the same. I didn't really notice the difference other than I was getting dressed behind a curtain, basically"

Jennifer Beals, Actress

"Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic"

Rosalind Russell, Actress

"A guy like Benoit, he's really good and a lot like Dynamite. Dynamite, just because he was the original, was the best. But, you know, Benoit now is by far better. Dynamite Kid is nothing now"

Owen Hart, Entertainer

"In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it"

Gore Vidal, Novelist

"Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavours"

Chris Cornell, Musician

"The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom"

Uri Geller, Entertainer

"If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society"

Sargent Shriver, Politician

"If it awakens in us as a whole how important that is - the theme of how conquest and ambition are meaningless without contribution - I think then as a society we're in better shape. I hope people are inspired to be the best"

Rob Morrow, Actor

"I have been blessed with working with the best in the business"

Al Roker, Entertainer

"The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us"

Jane Porter, Novelist

"I always have the best of everything"

Hattie McDaniel, Actress

"The best thing is being able to perform in front of people and to express my feelings, whatever they may be at the time. Just to be able to make the world a happier place to be"

Tanya Tucker, Musician

"That was one of the best, exciting things for me to play with them. They were very young and eager to go. I'd been playing with a band that was mostly old folks that had been together so long we couldn't do anything to excite each other"

Earl Scruggs, Musician

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