Big Quotes

"I want to continue doing as big a variety of things as I can do, and if that means I have the honor of getting to do more feature work, I would love that. I know that if I make any other long-term TV commitments, it's not going to be on a drama"

Adam Arkin, Actor

"Big girls need big diamonds"

Elizabeth Taylor, Actress

"And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening"

Elton John, Musician

"Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed"

Neil Gaiman, Author

"Believe me, the next step is a currency crisis because there will be a rejection of the dollar, the rejection of the dollar is a big, big event, and then your personal liberties are going to be severely threatened"

Ron Paul, Politician

"The way that a handful of corporations in Los Angeles dictate how our stories are told creates a real poverty of imagination and it's a big problem"

Alex Cox, Director

"I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head"

Kim Cattrall, Actress

"I've always been a big fan of Bill Paxton, and I met him at the American Pie premiere"

Shane West, Actor

"I can't speak American dog very well. There was a lot of improvisation with Uggie - like when I put the dog on the table or sometimes I follow him, sometimes he follows me. I had a lot of treats in my pocket. We worked with Omar Von Muller, the dog trainer. It was very easy because it was a big movie"

Jean Dujardin, Actor

"The animated books pay the lowest rates at the Big Two and you can forget about royalties"

Mark Millar, Writer

"My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers"

Olivier Martinez, Actor

"Imagination creates some big monsters"

Olivier Martinez, Actor

"I see my friends, my family, my cousins work all day long for very little money, and if I have this problem of not being able to wall on the streets, it's not a big deal"

Olivier Martinez, Actor

"That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race"

Alain Prost, Celebrity

"And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure"

Heston Blumenthal, Chef

"Then as the years went on and my listening became more deliberate, I would climb up on an arm of our big sofa to get my ear closer to the wireless speaker"

Seamus Heaney, Poet

"If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem... break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time"

Robert Collier, Publisher

"Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is"

Maxim Gorky, Novelist

"I used to have some fish, some nice little carp, but they got too big for the tank. I don't have any pets now"

Tom Felton, Actor

"The great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years have all concurred to lead many men into the opinion that we were touching on a period big with the most important changes"

Thomas Malthus, Economist

"The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty"

Sophia Loren, Actress

"I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess"

Magnus Carlsen

"I'm not a big fan of the gym, I do lots of outdoor aerobics – yoga, swimming, running – but I kinda hate talking about it. Weights are a little too much for me"

Kevin Nealon, Actor

"I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about creating memories with the people you love"

Camilla Belle, Actress

"I'm a big believer in energy and vibes. I think the energy you put out into the world, and the energy you surround yourself with, shapes your reality"

Ariana Grande, Actress

"We can all make a difference in the world, no matter how big or small our actions may seem"

Liv Arnesen, Explorer

"I've just gone through so much in my life that pulling my top up just doesn't seem like that big a deal"

Nicole Richie, Actress

"Even though we're not the most punk rock band, the way we've done things is pretty punk rock. Just kinda say it with a big middle finger to the record labels and do it ourselves"

Brandon Thomas, Actor

"Don't worry, don't worry. Look at the Astors and the Vanderbilts, all those big society people. They were the worst thieves - and now look at them. It's just a matter of time"

Meyer Lansky, Criminal

"It takes one person to give you a big chance"

Patricia Velasquez, Actress

"For women who turn to welfare, Big Brother becomes Husband"

Tammy Bruce, Author

"The big nest was in Afghanistan, thats not quite cleared, then there are nests in the Philippines, there are nests in Indonesia, the Malaysians are clearing up their nests"

Lee Kuan Yew, Statesman

"I haven't travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. I've never even been to US"

Ville Valo, Musician

"Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster"

Ted Lindsay, Athlete

"For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more"

Steve Albini, Musician

"I named it that because more or less each person from the band used to play in other bands and when we left respective bands other members from those bands all sort of changed round. It was a big sort of move thing. I got it from that, I suppose"

Roy Wood, Musician

"The Mozilla project is big in terms of lines of code and complexity"

Mitchell Baker, Lawyer

"Our Quakers love us. we're big with the Quakers. It's all about cleanliness"

Kyan Douglas, Celebrity

"I'm a big believer in education, period"

Jon Secada, Musician

"Any actor will tell you there's more of a schedule to doing a television show. That's why you'll notice a lot of big movie actors are doing television, and they'll tell you, it's because of the schedule"

Jason Marsden, Actor

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