Big Quotes

"But any big change is more likely to result if there is a disruptive event such as new technologies or platforms that have a surprising effect on market share"

Trip Hawkins, Businessman

"There are big issues, like the reform of the Security Council. These kinds of questions are something the President of the General Assembly must keep his eye on"

Harri Holkeri, Politician

"I'm really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to suck my belly in. Everyone should do that whether you're on a red carpet or not. Even if you're just going out to dinner with your boyfriend you should try and suck it in"

Katy Perry, Musician

"Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be"

Philip Guedalla, Historian

"Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family"

Zakk Wylde, Musician

"I certainly want to get back to the U.S. to play. It's such a big country. I've always liked playing there, and enjoyed living there. I lived in New York, LA, and Florida"

Mick Taylor, Musician

"In this case they're doctors. But having passion for your work and to take risks in order to better human kind. That's a pretty big theme. It's pretty inspiring"

Mary Stuart Masterson, Actress

"Well, even to this day, if I smell a Big Mac, I'm like Pavlov's dog. My mouth starts watering immediately, like, 'Man, that is so good,' but I can't take a bite of it"

Morgan Spurlock, Director

"It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds"

Randy Harrison, Actor

"I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on"

Kevin J. Anderson, Author

"Obviously, people in Texas have big hearts"

Katie Couric, Journalist

"No government is here forever. And there are other forces - the most potent force in our society, in fact, big business - doing good for the environment"

Jared Diamond, Author

"I really think the mind of someone who hasn't been welded into place by their work or studios or actors or this whole society is a wonderful mind to work with, so I'd like to do a big picture with an unknown director"

Joan Severance, Actress

"Being on a Michael Bay set is... well, it's the only set I've ever been on. But I would imagine there's no set that's run quite like it. It's big, it's loud, it's powerful, it's intense, it's dirty, it's hot, it's sweaty - and it's really exciting. There's never a dull moment; there's never a quiet moment"

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Model

"It was an incredible resource. I'd sit with a big stack of bound New Yorkers in the library and read through, especially the 'Talk of the Town' sections"

Michael Chabon, Author

"You learn from mistakes, but Shakespeare is one big non mistake isn't he? He just got everything right really"

Janet Suzman, Actress

"I knew whatever I did, it was going to be big"

Scott Caan, Actor

"So I guess the complete lack of any new developments is what struck me. That and the fact that much of the good we had done for the artists' side of the industry with G.O.D. had been just as quickly undone by the big boys"

Mike Wilson

"I see Igby as my first movie as an adult, and it's a big deal for me because I really, really like the film"

Kieran Culkin, Actor

"People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl"

Juliana Hatfield, Musician

"The earth is a great big orphanage for most animals"

Eric Roberts, Actor

"The Women of the Storm made a big difference for me, because it really put some real-life faces with the situation, and not just politicians"

Lynn Westmoreland, Politician

"We are in a situation with the huge stimulus package that's going to be spent all across this nation and a big financial crisis and banking crisis. And what we need is good, trained journalists who can play the role of watchdog"

Walter Isaacson, Writer

"He took me under his wing when I first came to the Rams and taught me everything - his technique in the pass rush, how to play off blockers, and how to make the big play"

Jack Youngblood, Athlete

"Better biofuels are a really big deal. That means we can precisely engineer the molecules in the fuel chain and optimize them along the way. So, if all goes well, they're going to have designer bugs in warm vats that are eating and digesting sugars to excrete better biofuels. I guess that's better living through bugs"

John Doerr, Businessman

"The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story"

Robert Redford, Actor

"I don't know what your childhood was like, but we didn't have much money. We'd go to a movie on a Saturday night, then on Wednesday night my parents would walk us over to the library. It was such a big deal, to go in and get my own book"

Robert Redford, Actor

"I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way"

Robert Redford, Actor

"Yeah, I came in at the end of the Notorious album, played on about five tracks and then we went on a tour. Then we did another album, Big Thing, and then we started writing songs together in 1989"

Warren Cuccurullo, Musician

"I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore, and I know too much to go back and pretend"

Helen Reddy, Actress

"You know, I think everything I do cinematically for the rest of my life will probably have some direct route back to Jonathan. But I love him to death. He's like my best friend and my big brother"

Ted Demme, Director

"The real excitement and big deal for me started when I got cast in the first X-Men, which was sort of a fluke"

Shawn Ashmore, Actor

"As far as big egos, there are definitely guys out there that just think God only knows what about themselves"

Ethan Suplee, Actor

"In the Chili Peppers I'm a part of that world in a pretty big world and that's just the way it is"

John Frusciante, Musician

"When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.'"

Sam Rayburn, Politician

"Big sisters and brothers... I am telling you, it never changes"

Janet Jackson, Musician

"The press is like a big bass, you just stick a hook in their mouth and they'll take it"

James Woods, Actor

"I'm famous for being nicer to my fans than anyone on the face of the Earth because I figure a) They pay my salary, and b) It's probably like a big moment in your life to meet somebody so I would say, just come on up"

James Woods, Actor

"I'm looking forward to free skiing the most. Just groomers, big wide groomers making nice big turns"

Picabo Street, Athlete

"Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture"

Ed Wood, Director

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