Quotes about Frank

My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra. Votes: 6

This man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he's Frank and in Chicago he's Ernest. Votes: 6

One must be frank to be relevant. Votes: 4

Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys. Votes: 4

Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional. Votes: 4

[Iris] squeezed his hand. "Don't lose hope, Frank. Rainbows always stand for hope. Votes: 4

I'm sure Obama is an atheist; I'm sure Kennedy was an atheist, but I doubt if Pope Frank is. Votes: 4

If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless. Votes: 4

My lifelong friend and mentor Frank Barsalona is gone. And the music business as we knew it went with him. Votes: 4

If he's having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters... nobody except me. Votes: 4

I don't think, in all the years I managed them, I ever spoke more than thirty words to Frank and Brooks Robinson. Votes: 4

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not. Votes: 4

Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others. Votes: 4

Like everyone else, I love 'Born Again:' that was a seminal work for me. Everything Frank Miller did on 'Daredevil' is like the Bible. Votes: 4

I would have told him that I appreciated his friendship through the years and that I had learned a lot from him. I really loved Frank like you do a brother. Votes: 4

I think Frank Ocean is a talented artist; I think he's created material that made me know his name, that impressed me, with things he said on a song like 'Novacane.' Votes: 4

I would go to bed every night and have dreams about having a time machine and somehow I'd have the ability to move through time and space freely, and save Anne Frank. Votes: 4

Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up. Votes: 4

My dad sent Frank Sinatra a dollar bill to autograph, and when it came back, signed, he had it framed: it was always up on the wall in whatever flat we were in. Votes: 4

When I received my first paycheck from my now known day job, I spent it on a period Craftsman chair and a Frank Lloyd Wright-wannabe lamp. With my second paycheck, I bought a stereo. Votes: 4

New Jersey is a great place to live. And we have given some of the best talent to the world, from Jack Nicholson, John Travolta, to Jerry Lewis to Bon Jovi to Frank Sinatra. Votes: 4

The rumors of Frank Sinatra's violence and his ties to organized crime were such that journalists joked in print about me ending up in concrete boots and sleeping with the fishes if I proceeded to write his biography. Votes: 4

For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden. Votes: 4

My father was born in Amsterdam in a highly religious family. He was in Amsterdam, and he went into hiding right near where Anne Frank was. He was a theoretical physicist and the last Jew to get a Ph.D. in Amsterdam. Votes: 4

Well, Frank, my thoughts are very similar. The vast loneliness up here at the moon is awe-inspiring, and it makes you realize what you have back there on earth. The earth from here is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space. Votes: 4

Interviewer: 'So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?' Frank Zappa: 'You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table? Votes: 4

You have freedom, so you have to make choices - and at the point when I make a choice, the building starts to look like a Frank Gehry building. It's a signature. Votes: 4

Keep it simple (Frank Zhang) Votes: 3

I'm Sinatra, I'm Frank Sinatra in disguise. Votes: 3

Gucci Mane is trap rap's Frank Sinatra. Votes: 3

So...your name means Mr.Underwear." -Frank Votes: 3

Frank Lampard has a vision for seeing things Votes: 3

My musical development stopped when Frank Sinatra died. Votes: 3

I was raping Frank Herbert but with love. Votes: 3

Frank liked administrative work and was good at it. Votes: 3

USA has gone from Barney Fife to Barney Frank. Votes: 3

Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm. Votes: 3

Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. "Keep it simple. Votes: 3

Anderson isn't qualified to make Frank Mir a sandwich Votes: 3

The sign read MOUSE PASS GAS Frank: "That's wrong Votes: 3

I've always liked Frank Sinata and Big Band music. Votes: 3

People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits. Votes: 3

If Frank Sinatra is singing, maybe everything will go good. Votes: 3

Hope," Frank grumbled. "I'd rather have a few good weasels. Votes: 3

As a businessman, Frank Lorenzo gives capitalism a bad name. Votes: 3

I have a tremendous respect for Professor [Frank Moore] Cross. Votes: 3

Frank Sinatra was the voice of the 20th-century American city. Votes: 3

Patsy Cline belongs shoulder-to-shoulder with Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. Votes: 3

I've finally found my home - as Lt. Frank Drebin. Votes: 3

I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. Votes: 3

Frank is capable of any kind of behavior to win. Votes: 3

It blows my mind the way Frank Miller can write. Votes: 3

I had a huge Lisa Frank sticker collection. I traded them. Votes: 3

I think that Frank Sinatra was maybe the greatest pop singer. Votes: 3

Dave Frank is one of the few people that can REALLY play! Votes: 3

One does not have to make Frank Capra movies to like people. Votes: 3

We differ [with Frank Moore Cross] simply because of our differing backgrounds. Votes: 3

Frank Harris has been received in all the great houses - once. Votes: 3

Frank Sinatra told Floyd Paterson how he should whoop me. Frank Sinatra. Votes: 3

It's going to sound strange probably. But I really like Frank Gehry's works. Votes: 3

This is Buford," Leo announced. "You name your furniture?" Frank asked. Votes: 3

My obligation is to release the music the way Frank [Zappa] released it. Votes: 3

There hasn't been a more effeminate Jew in the closet since Anne Frank. Votes: 3

Frank Sinatra is the only one that went from teen idol to superstar. Votes: 3

Happy 110th birthday to Frank Zamboni, who left us in 1988 but still resurfaces periodically. Votes: 3

Outside of advertising, the person who's influenced me most is quite possibly Frank Gehry. Votes: 3

The hardest and worst interview that I have ever done was with Frank Zappa. Votes: 3

I worked on a film short with Frank Sinatra when I was a kid. Votes: 3

We need to repeal Dodd-Frank [act]. It is eviscerating small businesses and small banks. Votes: 3

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the 2008 Canadian CEO of the year, Frank DAngelo. Votes: 3

Michael's the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it's Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee. Votes: 3

Artt Frank is my all-time favorite drummer. He always seems to know where I'm going. Votes: 3

Dodd-Frank is 2,000 pages long. It covers thousands of rules, regulations, interpretations and things like that. Votes: 3

People who understand music hear sounds that no one else makes when Frank Sinatra sings. Votes: 3

Manchester United are looking to Frank Stapleton to pull some magic out of the fire. Votes: 3

Aside from women, I don't know. My work doesn't function the way Robert Frank's did. Votes: 3

I didn't even respect singers until I heard Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong. Votes: 3

But me and my sister knew all the Doris Day and Frank Sinatra songs, too. Votes: 3

Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows that I am a massive Frank [Turner] fanboy. Votes: 3

Frank's bands could play the hardest stuff and make it seem like no big deal. Votes: 3

Frankly, I wonder who Frank was, and why he has an adverb all to himself. Votes: 3

I love Frank Ocean. We're going to get married. In true life, we should get married. Votes: 3

I love Westerns. I really love John Wayne. Frank Capra, any of his movies I love. Votes: 3

I think that the new models of Chevrolet should have Barney Frank as a hood ornament. Votes: 3

Saint Christopher, who said, Where can I get a Frank Sinatra medal? Never got a dinner! Votes: 3

My grandfather Frank Lloyd Wright wore a red sash on his wedding night. That is glamour! Votes: 3

Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again. Votes: 3

The store had a hand-painted sign the read: MOOSE PASS GAS. "That's just wrong," Frank said. Votes: 3

[I] read Anne Frank's diary [while imprisoned] on Robben Island and derived much encouragement from it. Votes: 3

Billy Gilbert hit a kamikaze back pass which Justin Fashinu pounced on like a black Frank Bruno Votes: 3

Frank Sinatra enjoyed my humor, so I could say almost anything to him. I mean, within reason. Votes: 3

Giving people like Dodd and Frank more authority is like rewarding an arsonist with gasoline and matches. Votes: 3

We've arrived," Leo announced. "Time to Split." Frank groaned. "Can we leave Valdez in Croatia? Votes: 3

There has been a rather unpleasant sensibility apparent in Frank Miller's work for quite a long time. Votes: 3

Young Frank Pastore may have pitched the biggest victory of 1979. Maybe the biggest victory of the year! Votes: 3

Contrary to common belief, Christian fiction did not begin with Catherine Marshall, Janette Oke, or Frank Peretti. Votes: 3

During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me. Votes: 3

Frank Ocean is our modern-day Marvin Gaye. In our house, we have nothing but respect for him. Votes: 3

He (Frank Robinson as Manager) can step on your shoes, but he doesn't mess up your shine. Votes: 3

My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult. Votes: 3

I've always been fond of the advice I once heard from Robert Frank, "Keep your eyes open." Votes: 3

One of the first members of Congress I met when I was first elected in 2008 was Barney Frank. Votes: 3

I've worked with Frank [Darabont] on two collaborations, The Majestic with Jim Carrey and Stephen King's The Mist. Votes: 3

My Mt. Rushmore of hero worship would include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Marcus Aurelius, Frank Sinatra and Barry White. Votes: 3

I joined Tommy Dorsey at the Paramount Theater in New York as a singer. I replaced Frank Sinatra. Votes: 3

There are parts [in Dodd-Frank] that I don't agree with. But, in total, it is what it is. Votes: 3

All the Frank O'Hara types seem to have very little sound stuff going... it's so chatty or something. Votes: 3

My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me. Votes: 3

Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?" "Yeah," Percy said. "He slaughtered my panda. Votes: 3

I had been reading a fabulous book [The Man Verdi, by Frank Walker] about [Giuseppe] Verdi, whom I adore. Votes: 3

Frank Gehry for instance likes to imagine his buildings as sculptures. I like to imagine my sculptures as architectural. Votes: 3

To quote from another gospel, DUNE by Frank Herbert, 'Fear is the mind-killer.' ... Jesus was the original Muad'dib. Votes: 3

I'm sure Obama is an atheist, I'm sure Kennedy was an atheist, but I doubt if Pope Frank is. Votes: 3

If Frank and The Beach Boys got together and did a Super Session album, it would be a gas. Votes: 3

First of all; Frank was the BOSS. We didn't question any of his motives or decisions at the time. Votes: 3

I haven't any wisdom - just a child like everybody else. I'm not as great as Frank Lloyd Wright. Votes: 3

With the possible exception of clothes, beauty salons and Frank Sinatra, there are few subjects all women agree upon. Votes: 3

Nice creepy reptile," Frank said, very aware of the driftwood in his coat pocket. "Nice poisonous, fire-breathing reptile. Votes: 3

People loved to talk about how Frank O'Hara didn't really care about getting published. That doesn't jibe with my experience. Votes: 3

James Brown and Frank Sinatra are two different quantities in the universe. They represent two different experiences of the world. Votes: 3

I don't think there is any other professional Bible scholar who is more respected and honored [like Frank Moore Cross]. Votes: 3

I think Dodd-Frank has contributed to a concentration of banking assets in the hands of a small number of banks. Votes: 3

We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines. Votes: 3

The fuel light's on, Frank! We're all going to die! Wait, wait... Oh, my mistake - that's the intercom light. Votes: 3

And I loved Frank Lloyd Wright. I think he was the greatest man I have ever met in my life. Votes: 3

I actually started singing those songs six or seven years ago, when I was an opening act for Frank Sinatra. Votes: 3

Frank nodded grimly. "Well"¦any goddess who throws a Ding Dong at a giant can't be all bad. Let's go. Votes: 3

I love Frank Capra. He believed in the goodness of people and one man's ability to fight and often triumph. Votes: 3

Listen, Frank Zhang has moves. He's probably gonna turn into a kangaroo and do some marsupial jujitsu on their ugly faces. Votes: 3

Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon," Frank said. "Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes. Votes: 3

But my promoter Frank Warren knows what he is doing, and has been through this cycle many times with other fighters. Votes: 3

What a ball from Frank. Frank and I go back years. He used to do that when I was at Ajax. Votes: 3

I grew up listening to Frank Sinatra, riding in the car with my grandpa, and I was just intrigued by it. Votes: 3

I did The Frank Skinner Show, and they gave me a little jukebox-shaped CD player, which looks nice in the kitchen. Votes: 3

Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we liked it! Votes: 3

Music without the ebb and flow would be like "watching a film with only good guys in it." -attrib Frank Zappa Votes: 3

I think if I met Frank Auerbach or Jeff Koons, I'd be more wobbly than if I met Robert De Niro! Votes: 3

When Frank Broyles coached at Arkansas, he used to have a golf tournament each year for all the Southwest Conference coaches. Votes: 3

The type of music I like to sing is really those classic songs, those Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion, Frank Sinatra, classics. Votes: 3

Dear Frank Einstein, Please invent time machine. Send your books back in time to me in 1978. Also a levitating skateboard. Tommy Votes: 3

We didn't really differ [with Frank Moore Cross] because we have the same love of the text. We share that love. Votes: 3

What makes Gucci Mane Gucci Mane is like what made Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra - it's just him. He's trap's Frank Sinatra. Votes: 3

Frank Sinatra's never been handsome, but he's one of my favorite singers. Who needs looks when you have a voice and power? Votes: 3

Myrnin: "˜Have we been introduced?' Frank: "˜Probably not. Why, you asking me out, sweetheart?' Myrnin: "˜You're not my type, darling. Votes: 3

I was good friends with Frank Sinatra, I heard Steve Kaufman painting his portrait, so I asked Steve to paint my portrait. Votes: 3

Both of you [Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross] are giants, dare I say nephilim [giants; see Genesis 6:4; Numbers 13:33], in your world. Votes: 3

Frank liked me because I went nuts on the piano using feet, head, whatever I could find to bang on the piano. Votes: 3

My trainer Jimmy Tibbs and my promoter Frank Warren told me that I had to be patient and get the jab going. Votes: 3

Frank [Zappa] was not a big fan of having lyrics, but sometimes he had things to say that lent themselves to lyrics. Votes: 3

As far as me knowing if Frank was a genius - in those days, I thought Einstein was the only genius around. Votes: 3

Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor. Votes: 3

Frank (Frank Sinatra) is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime, but why did he have to come in mine? Votes: 3

I won't write my autobiography because I never had an affair with Frank Sinatra, and if I had had, I wouldn't tell anyone. Votes: 3

There will never be another Frank Sinatra. I never wanted to be another Frank Sinatra. I only wanted to be another Michael Buble. Votes: 3

Dodger Stadium is not an antique. It's not Frank Lloyd Wright. It's a nice place to play baseball, but there are far better. Votes: 3

I'd like to work with Florence and The Machine, Little Dragon, Frank Ocean, Miguel, Calvin Harris... there are so many artists and producers. Votes: 3

Frank: "I wish I was ADHD or dyslexic. All I got is lactose intolerance." Percy: "Seriously?" Frank: "And I love ice cream too... Votes: 3

I can't stay mad at Pope Frank. I just can't. It's a funny situation that I like the pope and Mel Gibson doesn't. Votes: 3

My history as a manager cannot be compared with Frank Rijkaard's history. He has zero trophies and I have a lot of them. Votes: 3

[Frank] Sinatra, to everyone, even Tony Bennett, was such a huge influence because he had mastered not only music, but film and radio. Votes: 3

You just don't have faith!" Frank repeated."Well I hope I never get it! It's like being hit by a hammer in the head! Votes: 3

The Sun' had a good relationship with Frank Bruno. We did lots of interviews. He was a great character, very friendly to the media. Votes: 3

My dad was a big Frank Zappa fan, so I remember listening to a lot of Frank Zappa. Girls do not like Frank Zappa. Votes: 3

The Sun had a good relationship with Frank Bruno. We did lots of interviews. He was a great character, very friendly to the media. Votes: 3

In an inconspicuous way, Gretchen Parlato knows how to play the same instrument that Frank Sinatra played. There's no one out there like Gretchen. Votes: 3

I was a caddy. I also worked as a bouncer, selling Christmas trees at Frank's Nursery and before that, selling what they normally sell. Votes: 3

I think Frank Mir was 100 percent underestimated and I'm really happy to see the result because I think we needed it in the heavyweight division. Votes: 3

Frank had decided that whatever his fate was, he wouldn't worry about it. He would just do the best he could to help his friends. Votes: 3

I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were offering three to one that Frank wouldn't show for my wedding. Votes: 3

When Frank Zappa would get an idea for a song, he just did it. He didn't wait for anybody or expect anyone to do it. Votes: 3

I love everything that Frank Gehry does. I wish I could have that man build me a Wayne Manor-style mansion, like his idea of it. Votes: 3

I live in a loft in a building I designed, but for my dream house I'd get Frank Gehry, just to see what he'd do. Votes: 3

I guess when it comes to this privileged White racist feminist movement they respect someone who treats them rough: John Wayne. Frank Sinatra. Phillip Roth. Votes: 3

Get Carter is a classic, but it did nothing in the United States. It came out on a double bill with a Frank Sinatra western. Votes: 3

Scientists believe they may have discovered a primitive form of life on Jupiter's moon Europa. That primitive form of life? You guessed it, Frank Stallone. Votes: 3

The only music I've ever written was for a film called Frank, and the idea was that it was the worst music in the world. Votes: 3

An unnoticed corner of the world suddenly becomes noticed, and when you notice something clearly and see it vividly, it becomes sacred. (On Robert Frank's photography) Votes: 3

I was a pop-music junkie. My parents were into Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. They weren't too excited when I had Aretha or the Stones pumping. Votes: 3

Marilyn Monroe was taken advantage of by most of the men that knew her, including Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio, whom I also knew very well. Votes: 3

The people who taught really knew their stuff. My chemistry teacher, Frank Wade, was actually a chemist. I was so lucky in a number of ways. Votes: 3

When you get old the worst thing is you lose so many friends. Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne. People who I loved to work with. Votes: 3

Frank [Zappa]'s music was never for the mass audience. His music contains specific kinds of information that you won't find elsewhere in rock and roll. Votes: 3

We need to repeal and replace Dodd-Frank. We need to make America fair again for all businesses, but especially those being run by small business owners. Votes: 3

Frank Miller is more of a visionary than any director I've ever worked with, and he achieves that vision better than anyone I've ever worked with. Votes: 3

I grew up with Frank Sinatra and it has taken me a long time to get to a place where I really enjoy [U2's] music. Votes: 3

We now have power under the Dodd-Frank legislation to break up banks. And I've said I will use that power if they pose a systemic risk. Votes: 3

Only a fool is never afraid, Frank. Heroes are the people who carry on despite their fear, because they know the job's got to get done Votes: 3

Weve got to do everything in the world to make sure we kill Frank Gores head. We want him running sideways. We want his head sideways. Votes: 3

Frank's audience doesn't care if a girl singer, a comic or an organ grinder with a monkey opens the show. They are there to see HIM. Votes: 3

I'd like to have a kid, but I'd probably get a Frank Sinatra Jr. instead of a Gilbert Gottfried Jr. I'd totally screw up like that. Votes: 3

I was born in the 50s, my mom was pregnant in the 50s, [Frank] Sinatra had that big come back around then, From Here to Eternity. Votes: 3

Frank Sinatra said this great thing, that singing isn't about singing in tune, or great technical singing. It's about making people believe in the story you're telling. Votes: 3

We need to repeal and replace Dodd-Frank [act]. We need to make America fair again for all businesses, but especially those being run by small business owners. Votes: 3

Frank Schirrmacher's passing is a great loss. Among the intellectuals, he, along with Friedrich Kittler, was the only one who understood the philosophical dimensions of the Internet. Votes: 3

I really don't teach the way Professor [Frank Moore] Cross does. I don't teach the text the same way he does. I teach Biblical themes, Biblical events. Votes: 3

Louis Armstrong on Mondays, Frank Sinatra on Wednesdays, Glenn Miller on Fridays, and Mozart on Sundays. Unless it was raining. If it's raining, it's always Billie Holiday." Votes: 3

What do the Republicans say? Donald Trump? They say they're just going to roll back the Dodd-Frank regulations. They want to undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Votes: 3

The likes of Frank Lampard and John Terry at Chelsea, English players with proper status at a club, they're going to be like the dodo bird. Extinct. Votes: 3

Theorists write all the popular books on science: Heinz Pagels, Frank Wilczek, Stephen Hawking, Richard Feynman, et al. And why not? They have all that spare time. Votes: 3

Every show you do, you have to do research, and I love to dig into things. I learned about World War II by doing 'Anne Frank.' Votes: 3

I was really fortunate growing up to have a broad musical education. My parents listened to all kinds of music, rock, soul, Motown, jazz, Frank Sinatra, everything. Votes: 3

When people are amped up, they listen to more upbeat, loud songs. A Frank Sinatra album sets a certain mood, just as a Clash record sets another. Votes: 3

I didn't just want to be Frank's daughter who sang Boots. I take my music very seriously and studied very hard. It's not a joke to me. Votes: 3

I give him (Frank Howard during April 28, 1968 two-hitter) shoulder, back, foot and the ball last," and Frank Howard commented, "He threw everything at me but the ball. Votes: 3

Ralph Lemon is my idol. But music is my biggest passion. Frank Ocean's 'Pyramids' is on repeat. That kind of stuff with Frank Ocean makes me cry. Votes: 3

I did not make this film about Frank Abagnale because of what he did . . but because of what he has done with his life the past 30 years. Votes: 3

You see, Frank found out the hard way that the dark things lurking in the night don’t haunt old houses or abandoned ships. They haunt minds. Votes: 3

The events of the Holocaust viewed through the eyes of Anne Frank are a unique and damming testament to the dreadful atrocities of that period of our history Votes: 3

I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current. -Loving Frank Votes: 3

A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me. Votes: 3

The great thing about Google is that you type in neuro-surgery and somehow you end up with Peter Sellers or watching Frank Sinatra. Google is a great resource. Votes: 3

I'm one of those people who sees Frank Zappa in a cup of coffee, or elephants wrestling in clouds. But also, conscious creation of all kinds moves me. Votes: 3

Hazel squinted. "How far?" "Just over the river and through the woods." Percy raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? To Grandmother's house we go?" Frank cleared his throat. "Yeah, anyway. Votes: 3

I'm trying to do what Frank O'Hara did and remind myself there there's a lot of good stuff. I write about New York for my own mental health. Votes: 3

Jon Davis of Korn and Frank Mullen of Suffocation are one of my favorite bands and from that moment, we started a conversation and lead to the song. Votes: 3

We need more guys that are solid talents all around and Frank Mir proved himself and I don't think anyone is going to second guess him every again. Votes: 3

Frank went out for baseball and while he wasn't very good, it wasn't a total loss. The coach used him as a pattern to drawn the on-deck circle. Votes: 3

I really want younger audience members to see kids in their early 20's playing Frank's music and to be inspired to take things to a higher level themselves. Votes: 3

I'm sure coach Frank Rijkaard will want the Dutch to go on and score a fourth now - although obviously they'll have to score the third one first. Votes: 3

Of all the multitudes who throughout history have spoken for human dignity in times of great suffering and loss, no voice is more compelling than that of Anne Frank. Votes: 3

And she kept following the truck, like we were a very small parade, waving and waving, until Frank took the curve in the road and then she was gone. Votes: 3

My favourite books series as a young child was the Frank L. Baum 'Wizard of Oz' series. They were beautifully written, oversized fat books with wonderful type and illustrations. Votes: 3

I, Charles W. Penrose, wrote the Manifesto with the assistance of Frank J. Cannon and John White... Wilford Woodruff signed it to beat the devil at his own game. Votes: 3

Frank Sebastiano is a real write. He has two Emmys, one from 'SNL' and the other from 'The Chris Rock Show' . The only award I have is an FM-mmy. Votes: 3

Frank gave Leo a confused smile- like he couldn't decide whether to gloat or to thank Leo for being a doofus- but he cheerfully let Hazel drag him along. Votes: 3

Sometimes Frank sighed, thinking he had caught a tropic bird, all flame and jewel color, when a wren would have served him just as well. In fact, much better. Votes: 3

People are quite shocked when you remind them that Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra never wrote a song that they recorded in their lives, as far as I know. Votes: 3

I haven't seen Iowa people get so excited since the night Frank Gotch and Strangler Lewis lay on the mat for three and a half hours without moving a muscle. Votes: 3

You have that Frank Capra kind of side to it and the characters are really well drawn, so I think everybody tried their best to stay faithful to the script. Votes: 3

We are not a Zappa cover band. We only play Frank's songs that were recorded by the Mothers of Invention and I think a lot of those songs were complex. Votes: 3

I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible Votes: 3

My affection for CinemaScope initially was my affection for the horizontal line as I learned it from having been apprenticed to an architect who was someone named Frank Lloyd Wright. Votes: 3

My dream artist to play at prom would be Frank Ocean. 'Thinking Of You' is one of my favorite songs. He makes really sweet music for slow dancing at prom. Votes: 3

When I was growing up, when I was 11 years old I was listening to The Mothers of Invention. You know, I mean I was a Frank Zappa fan in Arkansas. Votes: 3

The Democrats cannot find Romney fingerprints on what's happening to this country. Every fingerprint is Barack Obama's, Joe Biden's, Nancy Pelosi's, Harry Reid's, Barney Frank's, you name it, Eric Holder. Votes: 3

Fiorito has all the right stuff. His splendid memoir about his relationship with his dying father belongs on that small shelf with Philip Roth's Patrimony and Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes. Votes: 3

I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible. Votes: 3

When I read Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns', I think it's a wonderful record of the Reagan era. I think it's amazing. This is the time I lived in. Votes: 3

If Jack, Frank and Mary are in a loving relationship and were all for marriage equality, then why aren't the three of them covered in SB1? Why can't they get married? Votes: 3

Seeing results flow from my gifts is my greatest pleasure as a philanthropist - whether exonerating a jailed innocent or completing a Frank Gehry building. I want to enjoy my philanthropy. Votes: 3

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get a hold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' Votes: 3

When I started making films, I wanted to make Frank Capra pictures. But I`ve never been able to make anything but these crazy, tough pictures. You are what you are. Votes: 3

John Lee Hancock is someone that I had admired from afar. I think he is a wonderful director... in the tradition I would say both of Clint Eastwood and Frank Capra. Votes: 3

We will reverse course on the heavy hand of regulation, discarding Dodd-Frank and any other regulations that advance a political agenda at the expense of jobs and investment on Main Street. Votes: 3

I would love to expose multiple younger generations to Frank's music. It's not an easy task because It's not ever going to be plastered all over the radio for the masses. Votes: 3

I got to trumpet, finally. That's why I love to write for brass, and [Count] Basie and [Frank] Sinatra and all that stuff, 'cause that's just like part of my DNA. Votes: 3

Frank is such a great visual storyteller, that if you study his artwork you see that his Sin City books are already the best movies never seen on the big screen. Votes: 3

Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn't believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was actually smiling. "That's more like it," Nico said. "Let's turn this tide! Votes: 3

After the risky mortgage-lending practices fostered by government intervention led to massive defaults and foreclosures that caused financial institutions to collapse or be bailed out, Congressman Frank changed his tune completely. Votes: 3

Frank Sinatra taught me how to do him. It took me seven years to master him. He would tell me, tap your foot, Rich, and don't forget to grasp your sleeve. Votes: 3

We are simultaneously the most hated, loved, feared and admired nation on this planet. In short, we are Frank Sinatra. And the Chairman didn't make his bones laying down for punks... Votes: 3

When you talk about the world's greatest entertainer you have to say Al Jolson because there was no one like him. Only Judy Garland and perhaps Frank Sinatra got anywhere near him! Votes: 3

He [Death] pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank could think was: Please don't let there be an app for reading souls Votes: 3

The New York that Frank Sinatra sang about, people will never know that place. The New Orleans that Louis Armstrong sang about is the New Orleans that's still there - it's preserved. Votes: 3

We [with Frank Moore Cross] have the same fervor, the same passion when in front of us is a page, a unique page - every page is unique - of the Pentateuch. Votes: 3

Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked. "No such thing as fair," Frank told himself. "If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright. Votes: 3

Hazel frowned. "Why that one?" "You don't see the ghost?" Frank asked. "Ghost?" Nico asked. Okay... if Frank was seeing a ghost that the Underworld kids couldn't see, something was definitely wrong. Votes: 3

The Mormons even baptized Anne Frank. It took Ernest Michel, then chairman of the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, three years to get Mormons to agree to stop proxy-baptizing Holocaust victims. Votes: 3

I romanticize. I live with the ghosts of Elvis and Frank Sinatra. It seems so glamorous. They were American men who don't exist anymore. But there are ugly things about them, too. Votes: 3

I committed to directing 'Catch Me If You Can' not because of the divorce component, but principally because Frank Abagnale did things that were the most astonishing scams I had ever heard. Votes: 3

I love Frank Ocean. I think he's so talented and his music is so great. So, I would love to do one of his songs like 'Bad Religion' or 'Pink Matter.' Votes: 3

Frank Martin is a rarity. Dexterous as a player, writer and singer, he is thoughtful and skilled in his approach and passionate in his delivery. He is a unique, first-class musical personality. Votes: 3

Governments need to be authorized to provide 'open bank assistance.' The convolutions of Dodd-Frank aimed at 'avoiding' this tactic are ludicrous and will prove to be extremely costly to the system. Votes: 3

It become totally untenable to me that after acting for 25 years - I've played Juliet, Cleopatra and Anne Frank - there I was, sitting in Hollywood, just waiting for somebody to want me. Votes: 3

If I wanted to be famous, I could have been famous before. I mean, I produced a Frank Sinatra special-- Elizabeth Taylor, with Michael Jackson, Gregory Peck, I won't even take a picture. Votes: 3

White people, wake up before it is too late. Do you want Negroes working beside you, your wife and your daughters, in your mills and factories? Frank Graham favors mingling of the races. Votes: 3

What I wanted was some dreamlike Frank Lloyd Wright bungalow where we could sit on the veranda forever and it would always be twilight in the temperate zones, in the most beautiful house. Votes: 3

In 1975 a Senate committee headed by Frank Church found that the [Central Intelligence] Agency had planned a number of assassination operations, using everything from poison to machine guns and sometimes mob hit men Votes: 3

Congratulations to Saddam Hussein on being elected to another seven-year term. It was very close. He received 99 percent of the vote, and one percent of the vote went for last-minute candidate Frank Lautenberg. Votes: 3

Mr. Presley has no discernible singing ability . . . For the ear he is an unutterable bore, not nearly so talented as Frank Sinatra back in the latter's rather hysterical days at the Paramount Theater. Votes: 3

I know that the Bible has been a central influence in [Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross] lives - but in a very different way. In truth, you inhabit very different Biblical worlds. Votes: 3

Someone asked me the other day, 'Do you get upset when people say you are the young Frank Sinatra?' It doesn't upset me. It is a huge compliment, but it is false. Votes: 3

SK La'Flare's a legend. It was me, him and Vince, and Frank would come through sometimes and s - - and he was, like, fully rapping. N - - s was on it. Votes: 3

Frank Zappa was one of the gods of the Czech underground, I thought of him as a friend. Whenever I feel like escaping from the world of the Presidency, I think of him. Votes: 3

In an Italian household, there were two figures for me growing up - you had the Pope and you had Frank Sinatra, and, of course, Tony Bennett. And not necessarily in that order. Votes: 3

Anytime something becomes a success in this way you always get imitators. I'm an imitator of the guys I love. I imitate people like Frank Miller, who is a huge inspiration to me. Votes: 3

I had a lot of fun with Frank Sinatra, because he was such a hooligan, and so to himself, he was the king, and everything was his way, and I enjoyed watching that. Votes: 3

I guess I would model myself after the Bill Condons, the Frank Darabonts and the David Nutters if I were to direct a feature, which I would love to do, by the way. Votes: 3

We met with the poet Frank O'Hara, who was a link between Upper and Lower Bohemia, and who worked at the Museum of Modern Art, where we had hoped to do the readings. Votes: 3

The Republicans find their faith imperiled by Barney Frank's marriage. There is always a shadow on the wall, a monster in the closet, a mysterious rustling in the teeming underbrush of the conservative Id. Votes: 3

No!" Leo yelled. "Uhhh," Nico groaned from the floor. "Piper!" Jason cried. "Monkey!" Frank yelled. "Not monkeys," Hazel grumbled. "I think those are dwarfs." "Stealing my stuff!" Leo yelled, and ran for the stairs. Votes: 3

Otherwise, their only engagement I'm going to have with [Donald Trump] is fighting back against their attempts to undo Dodd-Frank, their attempts to destroy the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and all of those things. Votes: 3

Dodd-Frank and independent actions of banks go a long way in terms of progress on capital, liquidity, transparency, "living wills" (plans for winding down a bank in the event of a collapse) and resolutions. Votes: 3

I think there's plenty of room, even in the most serious activist circles, for humor. Humor can be very effective both to inspire, and as a weapon. Just ask Frank Zappa and Charlie Chaplin. Votes: 3

When you work with Ray Charles, Billy Eckstine and Frank Sinatra, and you tell them to jump without a net, you better know what you're talking about. Thank God I was ready for it. Votes: 3

You have to remember, Frank Sinatra is 82 years old, which is 240 in your years. He's lived three lifetimes! He has good and bad days. He can't run ... around as fast as he used to. Votes: 3

I loved Frank [O'Connor], he was wonderful...just don't get on his bad side. I don't think I would have wanted to marry him, but I probably should have since I married idiots anyway. Votes: 3

Back in the Rat Pack days, we'd take Frank's plane and sit dead center, because of Nancy. We'd watch the Rat Pack in the center ring and you couldn't ask for a better thing. Votes: 3

Anyone having to do with medicine will have looked at Frank Netters art work... I decided I would make him my model... getting my degree in medical illustration and then going on to medical school. Votes: 3

I want to keep audiences off balance, so they don't know who I am or how to take me. If I duck and weave, as Frank Bruno might say, I'll have a longer shelf life. Votes: 3

We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan. Votes: 3

I'm gonna be percy Jackson when I grow up," she told Hazel solemnly. Hazel Smiled and ruffled her hair. "That's a good thing to be, Julia." "Although," Frank said. "Frank Zhang would be good too. Votes: 3

I think a lot of people have the Frank Lloyd Wright model in their brains. The architect comes in with this act of creation and lays it down, and that's it. But that's not me. Votes: 3

Anyone having to do with medicine will have looked at Frank Netter's art work... I decided I would make him my model... getting my degree in medical illustration and then going on to medical school. Votes: 3

The details of what the Fed did were kept secret until a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that I sponsored required the Government Accountability Office to audit the Fed's lending programs during the financial crisis. Votes: 3

How different South Africa's cricketing achievements, and indeed the future of the country itself, might have been if racism had not denied Frank Roro the opportunity of batting with Bruce Mitchell in the Lord's sunshine. Votes: 3

Frank was the BOSS and was not open to anything that was not from his head. There were no arguments about music because if you did, he would show you where the door was. Period. Votes: 3

That's the idea. Listen, Frank, this one is different. She's a keeper." He let that part gel in me. "Get your head screwed on straight and move to Richmond. You hate it living in Pelham. Votes: 3

I'm a 'never say never' girl. Frank Sinatra retired four times. He kept coming back. But there are people in our business who want to die on stage. Literally. I don't want to do that. Votes: 3

For 35 years, Frank Cross held one of the most prestigious chairs in academia: the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages at Harvard University. I believe that's the third oldest university chair in the country. Votes: 3

I had the same manager as Frank Sinatra, so I got to meet him and he truly impressed me. He had this magical aura - the whole atmosphere in the room changed when he walked in. Votes: 3

The size thing is not some gimmick or attention-getting trick but a genuine undercurrent of the work. Frank Gehry for instance likes to imagine his buildings as sculptures. I like to imagine my sculptures as architectural. Votes: 3

The kiss lasted forever as Otto Frank kept talking from behind me. "And my conclusion is," he said, "since I had been in very good terms with Anne, that most parents don't know really their children. Votes: 3

I chased every band around the world. Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention, you name it. I could just go on and on. It was my hobby, my pastime, and my obsession for several years. Votes: 3

Frank [Zappa] said he probably would have been a major criminal, given his brain power and his attention to detail, had he not been a composer. But being a composer is not something you can't help. Votes: 3

Frank Lampard is the best ever at Chelsea and one of the best I've ever played with and against in world football today, and I think what set him apart was his dedication and hard work. Votes: 3

Would Grandmother scold him? Would she say, "Frank! Thank the gods, you've come. I'm surrounded by monsters." More likely she'd scold him, or mistake them for intruders and chase them off with a frying pan. Votes: 3

Frank Sinatra was a great singer, but my favourite is Sammy Davis Jr. He had incredible versatility in his voice, often doing impressions of people. It's always going to be classic, and you'll never get bored listening. Votes: 3

Coming out of the anti - coming out of the Republican heritage of Abraham Lincoln, Frank Johnson could see it more clearly than Alabamians would, which led to the big confrontations between Frank Johnson and George Wallace. Votes: 3

If you ask [my brother Frank Shamrock], I smoke crack, I do steroids and I cut myself (to get out of the Kimbo Slice fight). I mean you name it, I've done it -- just ask him. Votes: 3

It's a simple thing he [Frank Daniel] taught me. If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70 scenes. Put them on 3-by-5 cards. As soon as you have 70, you have a feature film. Votes: 3

Claire Hodgson, born Clara Mae Merritt, was the daughter of a prominent Georgia attorney who had once represented Ty Cobb. She was still a teenager when she married Frank Hodgson, a gentleman caller nearly twice her age. Votes: 3

I always have music. I love it to be very upbeat. When you're having drinks, I like something like Cesaria Evora. During dinner, I like the much more traditional - old Frank Sinatra and things like that. Votes: 3

I met the [Frank] Sinatra family for a [performance] I did for his hundredth birthday and one of the first things Sinatra's daughters said to me was, "I'm so glad you make your own beautiful arrangements now." Votes: 3

In an era when museum curators were busy introducing the public to photographs of daily life taken by Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Diane Arbus, why did they simultaneously disdain paintings depicting the same kind of people? Votes: 3

The rumors of Frank Sinatras violence and his ties to organized crime were such that journalists joked in print about me ending up in concrete boots and sleeping with the fishes if I proceeded to write his biography. Votes: 3

When I was working with Robert Frank, he told me that there was absolutely no relationship between cinema and photography. I challenge that. Surely what you know as a photographer must impact how you set up your shots. Votes: 3

No," Frank said. "I'm only a centurion." Jason cursed in Latin. "He means he can't control a whole legion. He's not of high enough rank." Nico swung back his black sword at another gryphon. "Well, then, promote him! Votes: 3

Must've been hard on your mom," Frank said. "I guess we'll do anything for someone we love." Hazel squeezed his hand appreciatively. Nico stared at the cobblestones. "Yeah," he said bitterly. "I guess we will. Votes: 3

I was interviewing an elder, Chief Fool's Crow, who was the ceremonial chief. He was 103 years old. I was getting his information on the history of Lakota horses. He told me the story of Hidalgo and Frank Hopkins. Votes: 3

I'm really interested with the way light plays on images and one of the artists that really reawakened my interest in comic books was Frank Miller and his treatment of Daredevil, and then Wolverine and, of course, Batman. Votes: 3

If we had played Poly a hundred more times that year we wouldn't have beaten them again. On that night we found a way. It was an unbelievable thing. It was a marvelous, miraculous win." -Coach Frank Allocco Votes: 3

I knew that we'd have a big following because the graphic novel [ The Walking Dead] is so popular, and I knew that with Frank Darabont and Gale Ann Hurd at the helm that we were doing something very special. Votes: 3

The important information you need at the beginning of an issue. Like way they did the old Frank Miller Daredevil issues in the first five pages he always had to state his origins and how he got his powers. Votes: 3

Frank Lowy is an institution in Australian sport but judging by this decision he might be visiting a different kind of institution. He has brought the game into disrepute. The sport should not be run by dictators like him. Votes: 3

It's Frank's painting on the cover. We were originally going to use a Salvador Dali painting that we got permission from Salvador Dali to use, and Frank found this one, and it really did fit the music much more. Votes: 3

When I was 3 or 4, I seemed to be bursting with music. They played Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra in the house, so I learned my vocabulary from song lyrics - I was literally singing before I was talking. Votes: 3

I don't know how Frank presented the old Mothers, since I never read the book. There might be some opinions on what he said, but I - or anyone else - could not make any corrections to anything Frank did. Votes: 3

Oh, but my treasure, it is so much less exhausting. You only have to forgive once. To resent, you have to do it all day, every day. You have to keep remembering all the bad things." - as Frank Roennfeldt Votes: 3

I really appreciate Frank Ocean's lyrical style, I appreciate the way that he can kind of draw you into this personal space, but it's still lyrical. It's almost poetic, in a way, but it's very personal at the same time. Votes: 3

Phin spared a moment of sympathy for Frank until he looked back and saw him at the bar, leaning into Clea's cleavage. Get a grip, Frank, he thought, and then he looked down Sophie's dress and thought, Never mind, Frank. Votes: 3

One of the great lessons I learned about historical fiction from writing 'Loving Frank' is that you don't try to disguise what people did; my approach was to try to understand the characters and why they did what they did. Votes: 3

Frank didn't drop you on purpose," she said. "He's not like that. He's just a little clumsy sometimes." "Oops," Leo said, in his best Frank Zhang voice. "Dropped Leo into a squad of enemy soldiers. Dang it! Votes: 3

I don't think it's ever changed, whether its Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Zeppelin, Guns n' Roses or anyone today, the reason why you get into music is because you love it, and if you're good at it, that's a plus. Votes: 3

Frank Zhang! I, Jason Grace, praetor of the Twelfth Legion Fulminata, give you my final order: I resign my post and give you emergency field promotion to praetor, with the full powers of that rank. Take command of this legion! Votes: 3

I think they [Martin Scorsese, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra] liked my honesty. My personality. For that, they always treated me great. I, in turn, treated them great. No secret about it. My being who I am - that is that. Votes: 3

If the interview was done in the studio, Frank McGee would automatically do it. But if I went out and got it, then the interview was mine. So I was considered a pushy cookie, because I would get the interview. Votes: 3

Hillary Clinton has promised to build on President [Barack] Obama's policies. That means build on Obamacare, build on Dodd-Frank, build on the regulations coming out of the EPA. If that's the case, that will not be good for the economy. Votes: 3

The death of a famous person is different from the death of a loved one, whether it is Michael Jackson, Frank McCourt, or Walter Cronkite. We didn't know any of them personally, and yet, we experience a sense of loss. Votes: 3

Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ever written, we go back to the greatest songs and bring about my interpretation of them. Votes: 3

Paris is great. I stay at the Ritz Paris - I'm good friends with the Director, Frank Klein, and the owner. I lived there 3 years; I was the only foreigner working at Maxim's. They only took French, which was a mistake. Votes: 3

When I was very, very young, I decided that I was gonna catalogue my times because that's what other people who I admired did. That's what Bob Dylan did, that's what Frank Sinatra did, Hank Williams did, in very different ways. Votes: 3

When it came to slaughtering sacred cows with such crude yet perfect musical precision, there was no one better than Frank. I wonder what songs he's teaching the angels right now? Good luck God! You've got your hands full this time. Votes: 3

I still think of Columbia as one Rita Hayworth movie a year, or maybe one a year directed by Frank Capra in the '30s. To see how many really outstanding movies Columbia made, and all together, is kind of eye-opening. Votes: 3

So I have. Let me hold the baby, Scarlett. Oh, I know how to hold babies. I have many strange accomplishments. Well, he certainly looks like Frank. All except the whiskers, but give him time.I hope not. It's a girl. Votes: 3

Somebody under 30, if the name Frank Zappa came up, they would just say, "Who?" To me that didn't sit well, because I felt my dad's accomplishments in music should be better known, not just in a popular way, but better understood. Votes: 3

If I could go back in time and tell my younger self that eventually that I'd become very successful writing Dune books after Frank Herbert's death, I would have laughed myself silly, I think, at how strange that prospect would be. Votes: 3

As a child I read all kinds of stuff, whether it was 'Asterix and Obelix' and 'Tin Tin' comic books, or 'Lord of the Rings,' or Frank Herbert's sci-fi. Or 'The Wind in the Willows.' Or 'Charlotte's Web.' Votes: 3

The Best of Elvis Presley, Doris Day, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Hailey and the Comets, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Frankie Laine all topped the charts in the '50s. Load a playlist of rock n' roll royalty. You're spoilt for choice. Votes: 3

There's a long tradition - certainly with country, but in all kinds of genres of music - to have humorous lyrics. Certainly with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and, if you look at country, Roger Miller and Jim Stafford. Votes: 3

There's another problem," Percy said. "I'm not good with air travel. It's dangerous for a son of Neptune." "You'll have to risk it...and so will I," Frank said. "By the way, we're related." Percy almost stumbled off the roof. "What? Votes: 3

When I was seven or eight, I was bought a fantastic book called 'The Movie Treasury of Horror Movies' by Alan G. Frank; it became my bible. It's packed full of the most amazing photos and is still fantastic to look at. Votes: 3

How I wished I'd have had a camera of my own, a mad mental camera that could register pictorial shots, of the photographic artist himself prowling about for his ultimate shot - an epic in itself. (On the road with Robert Frank, 1958) Votes: 3

I don't care how much money he (Frank Viola) makes. He can have my locker, I'll take him to all the best restaurants and show him New York. He can even have my wife, but he can't have my number, no way. Votes: 3

So I have. Let me hold the baby, Scarlett. Oh, I know how to hold babies. I have many strange accomplishments. Well, he certainly looks like Frank. All except the whiskers, but give him time." "I hope not. It's a girl. Votes: 3

You've got to treat people as equals, and make them feel like it's their company. I don't know if I've had any impact or helped persuade Frank [to sell Eastern]. But, I can tell you, there were many discussions on the subject. Votes: 3

Pastoralia by George Saunders. Possibly my favorite book. Its one of the weirdest books Ive ever read. If Monty Python and Thomas Pynchon had a love child, and it was raised by Frank Zappa on a weird commune, that would be this book. Votes: 3

Pastoralia' by George Saunders. Possibly my favorite book. It's one of the weirdest books I've ever read. If Monty Python and Thomas Pynchon had a love child, and it was raised by Frank Zappa on a weird commune, that would be this book. Votes: 3

When we choose a man to beautify our towns, we do not automatically call on the major artists of the world. ... We now lavishly praise Frank Lloyd Wright, but we never made any community use of him, though he longed for the chance. Votes: 3

I always refer back to the days of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, the Rat Pack. Back when everyone wore a suit because that's what it was to be an entertainer. You were stylish and you were fly, and it was an effortless fly. Votes: 3

One winter, when I was 12, my older brother Frank (20) said to my father, 'We want you out of the house. We don't want anything other than the house we live in. We don't want anything from you. Just leave.' And he left. Votes: 3

Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell you?' So I went over and we sat down and he said, 'This picture starts in heaven'. That shook me. Votes: 3

When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh. Votes: 3

There was a lot of camaraderie among the bands. I remember a lot of times when I'd be driving up Laurel Canyon and pass by the house where Frank Zappa was living and I'd just see people out on the porch playing guitars. Votes: 3

That's what [Frank] Sinatra did. He was the first artist to come out in a major way against anti-Semitism and racial bigotry. And those are huge things back in the 50s and 60s and 70s - and he was doing this in the 40s. Votes: 3

It wasn't until I was an adult reader that I began to fathom the influence of fairy tales on writers I was in love with over the years, from Louisa May Alcott to Bernard Malamud to John Cheever to Anne Frank to Joy Williams. Votes: 3

In the early work of Frank Lloyd Wright - and you can also see it with Mies - they make new ground by raising the ground. Frank Lloyd Wright did it so beautifully with the Robie House. The roof becomes almost a new ground. Votes: 3

If life is so critical, if Anne Frank could die, if my friend could die, children were as vulnerable as adults, and that gave me a secret purpose to my work, to make them live. Because I wanted to live. I wanted to grow up. Votes: 3

Frank Sinatra took me to a whole new planet. I worked with him until he passed away in '98. He left me his ring. I never take it off. Now, when I go to Sicily, I don't need a passport. I just flash my ring. Votes: 3

Say good-bye to Dodd-Frank and all of the financial reforms and efforts to try to rein in Wall Street. Just say good-bye to it. That means we can go where Wall Street gets to call the shots again. We saw how that worked out in 2008. Votes: 3

One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don't realize there's a lot of craft behind the comedy. Votes: 3

Not any specific one, but I was a huge fan of Frank Jacobs, I guess he wrote the plurality of the song parodies for MAD, Sam Hart, a few others, but that was also where I was first exposed to the art form of song parodies. Votes: 3

[Frank Sinatra] was an incredible artist, the best at what he did, but it never occurred to me to model my career after what he did. There was no one I modeled my career after because there was no one else who did what I did. Votes: 3

I've heard that Alfred Hitchcock said that by the time he was ready to shoot a film, he didn't even want to do it any more because he'd already had all of the fun of working it out. It's the same thing with these Frank comics. Votes: 3

When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it. Votes: 3

If someone had told me when I was a kid I'd get an ovation from Frank Sinatra! One time, I did a song called 'I Am A Singer', but I rewrote the words for Frank. I was in tears and, when he got up, so was he. Votes: 3

It was my friend Frank, a writer in San Francisco, who finally set me straight. When asked about my new look he put down his fork and stared at me for a few moments. "A bow tie announces to the world you can no longer get an erection. Votes: 3

This is Frank Carson, News at Ten, Sober. Votes: 3

I'll show then that Anne Frank wasn't born yesterday Votes: 3

Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble." -Frank Tyger Votes: 3

We cherish the chance to say thank you in person to Cpl. Frank Buckles. Votes: 3

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. -Frank Zappa, composer, musician, film director (1940-1993) Votes: 3

What is public for you, Elie [Wiesel], is private for Frank [Moore Cross], and the reverse. Votes: 3

Frank [Moore Cross], publicly dissects the text but he has a private, passionate relationship to the text that he doesn't often speak of publicly. Votes: 3

Everything in life is unusual until you get accustomed to it -The Scarecrow - The Marvellous Land Of Oz by L. Frank Baum pg 103 chapter 13 Votes: 3

My name is Frank Iero and I hate mushrooms. All mushrooms. No matter how they're prepared, I feel like they're all slimy and they taste like dirt. Votes: 3

I was able to put something back. I was able to be of help to [Frank Sinatra] when he needed my help - and he did need somebody's help. Votes: 3

Once I really started to understand Frank Stella's work and follow it, there's a certain type of invention and playfulness and extreme rigor with which he kept going forward. Votes: 3

There was a time in medieval England when they had wandering minstrels ... A wandering minstrel would have been Frank Sinatra's counterpart had he lived during the time of Henry II in 1190 or 1180. Votes: 3

Frank once slipped something into the pocket of a luggage handler at the airport and said: "Have a drink on me." The luggage handler later found out it was a tea bag. Votes: 3

I sense that what you two [Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross] share is that you each have a public relationship to the Biblical text and a somewhat private relationship to the Biblical text. Votes: 3

I guess what this is reflecting is my own search for answers that I can't find. Frank [Moore Cross] and I have examined a lot of archaeological materials in the hope of finding out. Votes: 3

I think it is not only important that people go to the Anne Frank House to see the secret annex, but also that they are helped to realise that people are also persecuted today because of their race, religion or political convictions. Votes: 3

In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action. Votes: 2

I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850. Votes: 2

When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance. Votes: 2

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. Votes: 2

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission. Votes: 2

I do serve on various boards and I'm very honest and frank, obviously. I am a very forthright person and I do, sort of, share my candid views on anything. Votes: 2

It's hard work, 'Doctor Who,' but let's be frank about it, I'm fortunate to be rewarded in the ways that I am. I don't just mean financially, I mean the nature of the part and everything that comes with it. Votes: 2

But are sailors, frequenters of fiddlers' greens, without vices? No; but less often than with landsmen do their vices, so called, partake of crookedness of heart, seeming less to proceed from viciousness than exuberance of vitality after long constraint: frank manifestations in accordance with natural law. Votes: 2

My dad, Frank Addison Albini, was a terrific shot with a rifle and had generally excellent hunting skills. While my dad loved hunting and fishing, he didn't romanticize them. He was filling the freezer, not intellectualizing some caveman impulse or proving his worth as a real man. Votes: 2

Remember those black-and-white films with Frank Sinatra? Those guys looked like men and they were only 27! Listen to Otis Redding singing 'Try A Little Tenderness'. That was a man who understood what a man has to know in the world. Show me a real man now! Where are they? Votes: 2

I'm awful at karaoke, but if I did have to sing, I'd go for my favourite Frank Sinatra song 'I've Got You Under My Skin.' The fact I love Frank is my grandfather's doing: he drummed it into me from a very early age that Frank Sinatra is God. Votes: 2

To be frank, it sometimes seems that the American idea of freedom has more to do with my freedom to do what I want than your freedom to do what you want. I think that, in Europe, we're probably better at understanding how to balance those competing claims, though not a lot. Votes: 2

The great photographers of life - like Diane Arbus and Walker Evans and Robert Frank - all must have had some special quality: a personality of nurturing and non-judgment that frees the subjects to reveal their most intimate reality. It really is what makes a great photographer, every bit as much as understanding composition and lighting. Votes: 2

The book was turned to the page with Anne Frank's name, but what got me about it was the fact that right beneath her name there were four Aron Franks. FOUR. Four Aron Franks without museums, without historical markers, without anyone to mourn them. I silently resolved to remember and pray for the four Aron Franks as long as I was around. Votes: 2

I like, for instance, 'Serpico.' I enjoyed playing Serpico because Frank Serpico was there. He existed. He was a real life person and I could - I could embody him. I could, you know, I could work and get to know him and have him help me with the text, the script and become him. It's almost like a painter having a model to become. Votes: 2

I cherish the memory of being a friend of Frank Sinatra on a friendship level to the point where we really hung out. We worked in Vegas, we'd talk on the phone, and if I wasn't doing anything, I'd fly out, and I spent time in Palm Springs at his house - on a level the way friends would be, not with a whole crowd of people. Votes: 2

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. Votes: 2

The Merchants of Carolina, are fair, frank Traders. Votes: 0

We exchanged many frank words in our respective languages. Votes: 0

When one is frank, one's very presence is a compliment. Votes: 0

This continent, an open palm spread frank before the sky. Votes: 0

I never trust frank and simple people whose stories hold together. Votes: 0

My guilty pleasure, to be frank with you, is 'The Monkees.' Votes: 0

I'm frank, brutally frank. And even when I'm not frank, I look frank. Votes: 0

I mistrust all frank and simple people, especially when their stories hold together Votes: 0

ACCEPT PRAISE FOR ITS WORTH - POLITENESS. BE BRUTALLY FRANK WITH YOURSELF. IT'S SAFER. Votes: 0

A skunk is better company than a person who prides himself on being 'frank'. Votes: 0

I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank. Votes: 0

To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it. Votes: 0

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. Votes: 0

Chaste to her husband, frank to all beside, A teeming mistress, but a barren bride. Votes: 0

The pure, frank sentiments we hold in our hearts are the only truthful sources of art. Votes: 0

Why should there be some sort of virtue always attributed to a frank admission of vice? Votes: 0

I've been college, but to be truthfully frank, weed is knowledge because it makes me think Votes: 0

Intelligent and alert, wistful but enthusiastic, frank yet tactful, assured without conceit and tender without sentimentality. Votes: 0

And let us be frank, the security threats that emanate from our ports come from foreign cargo. Votes: 0

Reserved people often really need the frank discussion of their sentiments and griefs more than the expansive. Votes: 0

Common sense, the half-truths of a deceitful society, is honored as the honest truths of a frank world. Votes: 0

If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman ... Votes: 0

We do not learn much from learned books, but from true, sincere, human books, from frank and honest biographies. Votes: 0

The only appropriate response to the question, 'Can I be frank?' is, 'Yes, if I can be Barbara. Votes: 0

Nothing worth doing is easy," frank said. "Especially not in the beginning. But I'm not about to give up. Votes: 0

Rejection is a universally embarrassing topic and 'Electra Heart' is my response to that. It is a frank album. Votes: 0

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness. Votes: 0

A brave, frank, clean-hearted, courageous and aspiring youth is the only foundation on which the future nation can be built. Votes: 0

I am a very frank person and that's how I hope to remain. What you see is what you get. Votes: 0

Chicago is an exciting place which renews itself. The workshop system encourages close reading and frank discussions of papers and ideas. Votes: 0

Death, but not for you, gunslinger. Never for you. You darkle. You tinct. May I be brutally frank? You go on. Votes: 0

So many people in the Western World are just automatically made ill by any sort of frank writing about sexual matters. Votes: 0

To be perfectly frank, there is an odd place after losing a child, where you think somehow your life is worth less. Votes: 0

I think William Shakespeare was the wisest human being I ever heard of. To be perfectly frank, though, that's not saying much. Votes: 0

And yet I have known the sea too long to believe in its respect for decency. An elemental force is ruthlessly frank Votes: 0

There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you, I wish I were a different kind. Votes: 0

To be frank: the translations that often sound bad in the mouths of the actors, these have often been done by linguists. Votes: 0

When most people turn on their TVs, they don't expect a frank discussion of philosophical ideas in their practical context. Or any context. Votes: 0

There is nothing more entertaining than to have a frank talk with yourself. Few do it-frankly. Educating yourself is getting acquainted with yourself. Votes: 0

A man is more frank and sincere with his emotions than a woman. We girls, I'm afraid, have a tendency to hide our feelings. Votes: 0

I am convinced that our movement will be more demoralized and weakened by blind and uncritical admiration than by frank admission of past mistakes. Votes: 0

We have good personal relationship with President Obama, our relations are quite frank and business-like. And this is quite enough to do our job. Votes: 0

I am convinced that our movement will be more demoralized and weakened by blind and uncritical admiration than by frank admission of past mistakes. Votes: 0

There is something so pure and frank and noble about Him that to doubt His sincerity would be like doubting the brightness of the sun. Votes: 0

To be perfectly frank: I don't write women's fiction. I write intimate, gritty, realistic, character-driven fiction that happens to be thrown into the women's fiction category. Votes: 0

To be quite frank and honest with you, it drives me absolutely crazy when my kids fight, the sound of them fighting and not getting along. Votes: 0

I like, as a director and a spectator, simple, direct, frank films. Nothing disgusts me more than snobbism, mannerism, technical gratuity... and, most of all, intellectualism. Votes: 0

All really frank people are amusing, and would remain so if they could remember that other people may sometimes want to be frank and amusing too. Votes: 0

I have heard some stuff that might be influenced by my records, but it's usually pretty wacky and off-the-wall, which is kind of annoying, to be frank. Votes: 0

I was convinced that, besides millions of frank unbelievers, there are today large numbers of half-believers to whom religion is a source of intellectual and moral discomfort. Votes: 0

Look, it's one of the great mysteries of the world, I cannot answer that question. I think I'm vaguely blonde. To be perfectly frank, I don't know. Votes: 0

To be free is not necessarily to be wise. Wisdom comes with counsel, with the frank and free conference of untrammeled men united in the common interest. Votes: 0

When your time is turned into money, the felt presence of immediate experience is analogous to being enslaved. I mean, let's be frank about it, it is enslavement. Votes: 0

Unfortunately I don't have my grandparents, but Mum and I are working quite well together. That's candid, that's frank. Your grandmother is never going to lie to you. Votes: 0

There is something frank and joyous and young in the open face of the country. It gives itself ungrudgingly to the moods of the season, holding nothing back. Votes: 0

One thing I have learned is, if people tell you they had a "frank" discussion with someone, it is usually code for a yelling match with clenched fists. Votes: 0

the beginning of my history is - love. It is the beginning of every man and every woman's history, if they are only frank enough to admit it. Votes: 0

It isn't easy to be frank with yourself. But, if you wish to find your particular success in life, it is the most rewarding reaction of them all. Votes: 0

I am a very frank person and that's how I hope to remain. I don't like to pretend to be polite. What you see is what you get. Votes: 0

If you are trying to take a difficult decision and you're weighing up the pros and cons, you have frank conversations. Everybody knows this in their walk of life. Votes: 0

Every man should let out all the length of all the reigns; should find or make a frank and healthy expression of what force and meaning is in him. Votes: 0

This willingness to be frank and plain about the way that the world is, is a good first step. But that doesn't mean that you get what you want. Votes: 0

To be frank, my belief is if you just keep your head down and work, and you have the fortune to be successful, there really aren't moments that change you. Votes: 0

You gotta school these young macks comin' up today... I mean to be 'frank', they just hot dogs, The girls are relish, and they need to catchup on they pimpin'. Votes: 0

I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid. Votes: 0

Today's sensitive male has learned to share in open frank discussions about relationships like, "Where the hell did you get a crazy idea like that? You been reading Redbook again?" Votes: 0

I want to become a person that is frank and pure with a healthy energy, a person with an unpredictable charm who acts accordingly regardless of what clothes I'm put in. Votes: 0

You have to look at yourself objectively. Analyze yourself like an instrument. You have to be absolutely frank with yourself. Face your handicaps, don't try to hide them. Instead, develop something else. Votes: 0

Patriotism means unqualified and unwavering love for the nation, which implies not uncritical eagerness to serve, not support for unjust claims, but frank assessment of its vices and sins, and penitence for them. Votes: 0

Cultivate these, then, for they are wholly within your power: sincerity and dignity; industriousness; and sobriety. Avoid grumbling, be frugal, considerate, and frank; be temperate in manner and speech; carry yourself with authority. Votes: 0

There has been failure, particularly with the effort to protect our coast and our marsh. And that was the biggest topic of discussion in a very frank meeting we had with the president. Votes: 0

Nowadays, to be frank, every week is a good week for freakshow television. we might start asking, Why are there so many freaks? And why do they all want to be on television? Votes: 0

I try to give a voice to teens, who might be afraid to speak up about difficult issues, and a platform for parents and teachers to have frank, meaningful discussions with those young people. Votes: 0

What happened to our friendship? I really think it's our obligation as friends to be brutally honest and be frank with them and say, 'Look, I'm sorry, but your baby is fking boring.' Votes: 0

I think what everybody believes and agrees with, and to be frank myself, is that the current approach [to the drug trade] is not working, but it is not clear what we should do. Votes: 0

She walked quickly through the darkness with the frank stride of someone who was at least certain that the forest, on this damp and windy night, contained strange and terrible things and she was it. Votes: 0

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot acknowledge that drugs are anything but inherently evil and morally wrong. Votes: 0