Big Quotes

"Big feature films are another world"

"Being named a great school at a great price means that we offer both high-quality academic programs and real affordability for families. We offer a personal touch that's hard to match at a big school but without a big price tag"

David McFadden, Poet

"Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself"

Ang Lee, Director

"It's a good feeling to see the kids try to make it, try to get to the big leagues. Everyone here has an opportunity to achieve his dream. I was lucky I was able to achieve my dream"

Tony Oliva, Athlete

"I've watched the demise of the Hollywood orchestra, the house orchestras of the big studios"

Skitch Henderson, Musician

"A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience"

Karel Reisz, Director

"Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to be individual"

Haruki Murakami, Writer

"Intimacy comes from being yourself on the stage and making the audience feel, without trying, that you're sittin' down there with 'em, playing, and that can happen in a big hall, if you have a good audience that want to listen"

Doc Watson, Musician

"Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time"

Miguel Angel Ruiz, Author

"I think Linux is a great thing, in the big picture. It's a great hacker's tool, and it has a lot of potential to become something more"

Jamie Zawinski, Scientist

"The 1960s were big for folk music, and the Kingston Trio led the way. They were the ones who started it all. The music was fresh and alive. College kids loved it and their parents did, too"

George Grove, Writer

"I've learned to try to sustain myself by holding on to the integrity of who I am. I'm not talking big diva. I'm quiet. I'm shy. And I became stronger when I stopped trying to be the person they wanted me to be"

Crystal Waters, Musician

"It's not like we have a formula, but I think one of the reasons this show has survived is that it has a big heart at its center. Other cartoon shows have people crap on each other and make racist jokes. But I don't think people tune in for that. I just don't think a show lasts for 10 years without a heart"

Trey Parker, Artist

"In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know"

Sandra Oh, Actress

"As you know, God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small"

Roger de Rabutin, Writer

"Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a great big motor of efficiency"

Richard E. Grant, Actor

"I don't want to get in a big, long discussion about right and wrong, but our company has been working on the issue of underage drinking and alcohol abuse for a long time. I've been outspoken about it"

Pete Coors, Businessman

"Big Brother sounded like a silly stunt and that's what it is"

Nigel Kneale, Writer

"I realize now I could have gotten a whole book out of that and so I think that was a big mistake. But the truth is you write in the moment and with your head down and there is no way back then that I could have conceived of Harry having the longevity that he has had"

Michael Connelly, Author

"I found myself getting more publicly shy when the gala events and big crowds started. Some people embrace it. To me, it's not worth enough to risk my private life being public"

Matt Damon, Actor

"A big part of who I am is just the way I was raised. Nobody is better than anyone else, and if you really work hard, you might get lucky and get what you want"

Martina McBride, Musician

"I know there are going to be big challenges financially, but I'm excited artistically. I think that if the experience is better artistically, then we have more hope in the future"

Karen Kain, Dancer

"The airplane has had a big impact on my life"

Jim Courier, Athlete

"We used to play the Savoy Ballroom, and we always had a boogie tune in the set. Bands like Tommy Dorsey used to do a little boogie woogie. The big bands"

Jay McShann, Musician

"When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding the earth - whether it be the plains of the west - or the iron ore of Penn. It's all a big game of construction - some with a brush - some with a shovel - some choose a pen"

Jackson Pollock, Artist

"Well, I've been in several films including documentaries, but the big blockbuster, I was hired as advisor to the actors, I was trying to make Jesuits out of them"

Daniel Berrigan, Clergyman

"The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came in... I came in at a crux in film, which was the end of the studio era and the rise of filmmaking"

Charlton Heston, Actor

"Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best"

Carla Bley, Musician

"We had a certain kind of really big prestige among, I suppose not just intellectual folk, but a sort of nice middle class intelligent folk of a very urban nature"

Adolph Green, Playwright

"When I see these young girls who are dreaming the dream that I'm living, it's very very exciting and it puts a big smile on my face"

Sue Wicks, Athlete

"This was a really big opportunity. This script was even mediocre. The idea was great, but Jay came on with his guys made it great and very specific. It all came together well"

Sean William Scott, Actor

"Big studio comedies are such a headache"

Penelope Spheeris, Director

"It was OK for the media to pursue Former President Clinton year after year for lying about a private, consensual sexual affair, but we have five justices who committed one of the biggest crimes in American History, and it ceased to be a big story"

Vincent Bugliosi, Author

"Indians have a big problem with alcohol and drugs. I grew up with an admiration for their culture and was sensitive to their problems"

Kirstie Alley, Actress

"You get to actually see the music video on the TV in the pilot and we have the soundtrack playing at this big party. I thought that was sort of a cool moment, to actually have the A-Ha video is pretty cool"

Will Estes, Actor

"I come from a really big family, my father was a businessman and what he always instilled in us was to be your own boss. My father built up his business, and he was by no means a rich man, but he figured out how to work four-and-a-half days a week"

Tony Shalhoub, Actor

"There's been a big void out there, in terms of where I've been and what I am currently working on, I'd like to fill that void now and share my exciting plans for the future"

Priscilla Presley, Actress

"It's always been easy with Mark, he's a rock fan and we speak the same language. He's a big Beatles fan too. We worked a lot via CLI calls, though only meeting up once every couple of months"

Phil Collins, Musician

"I love doing big movies. It's awesome! You have all these toys. The thing I like about this movie is, like they always say, directors have the biggest train sets! Don't tell anyone, but I'd do this for free"

Michael Bay, Director

"And generally the shows I'm in fail really big"

Megan Gallagher, Actress

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