Top 1200 Martin Luther King Quotes & Sayings - Page 18

There was this one time in Vegas when I took four Victoria's Secret models and did one gram off each of their bodies within, like, 45 minutes. I declared myself King of Vegas and decided to remodel my hotel room with my bare hands to resemble King Louis XIV's bedroom at Versailles. Knocked down two entire walls, and later had four knuckle surgeries. Still wasn't as high as Rob Ford.

My friendship with Martin [Schulz], by contrast, is completely different in that it goes far beyond politics.

One thing George R. R. Martin does is surprising things to main characters. But he says so himself.

Luther deters me from solitariness; but he does not mean from a sober solitude that rallies our scattered strengths and prepares us against any new encounter from without.

But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin.

I salute to you Commander and I sneeze 'Cause I have Now an Allergy To your policies it seems Where have we gone wrong America? Mr. Lincoln we can't seem to find you anywhere out of the millions From the deserts To the mountains Over prairies To the shores Is this just the Madness of King George Yo George Is this just the Madness of King George Yo George Well you have the whole Nation on all fours.

There is no reason why a king should be rich or a rich man should be a king, no reason at all.

Charles Martin, we watched him. He won the IBF championship of the world, but we don't think he is anything special.

Martin Jarvis was to have played the part originally but I think I had longer hair or something, I know not.

Steve Martin in 'All of Me,' when he did that whole thing where he was possessed by the spirit in his body? It was brilliant.

It is not the thinker who is the true king of men, as we sometimes hear it proudly said. We need one who will not only show, but be the Truth; who will not only point, but open and be the Way; who will not only communicate thought, but give, because He is the Life. Not the rabbi's pulpit, nor the teacher's desk, still less the gilded chairs of earthly monarchs, least of all the' tents of conquerors, are the throne of the true king. He rules from the cross.

Any time someone says you have an opportunity to work with Martin Scorsese you jump at the chance.

The appalling racial injustice inherent in the Trayvon Martin tragedy reminds us that there is still much to do.

This is 2017, nobody should be sleeping in a tent on the concrete in the middle of Martin Place - it's not safe for them.

I loved George Carlin and Dean Martin. I was one of those kids who had every comedy album.

To get to work with my idol, Martin Scorsese, has just been lovely - the highlight of my career.

It doesn't seem like life will change very much for Martin Shkreli, basically ever.

I was a little nervous coming in mostly because my first scene was with Martin Sheen, who I'm a huge fan of.

[Dean Martin] my favourite out of everyone because there is a grace that he brings. What he did seemed so effortless.

George Martin looks like Santa Claus, but he's got a wonderfully disturbed mind.

I would rather be a beggar and spend my money like a king, than be a king and spend money like a beggar.

The cynic who twitted Aristippus by observing that the philosopher who could dine on herbs might despise the company of a king, was well replied to by Aristippus, when he remarked that the philosopher who could enjoy the company or a king might also despise a dinner of herbs.

I would love to take a road trip across Italy in an Aston Martin S Coupe.

George Martin recorded a lot of my stuff before the Beatles, so I observed their meteoric rise.

I love watching movies with happy endings or anything with Steve Martin or stuff like that.

So do I wish I was to be king? That is not a question I ask myself. I ask myself, Would I be a good king? Would I be quick witted and generous of spirit and full of that boundless energy? Or would I be clumsy and stupid and dulled by my own prejudices? I try to be a good man, since I am alive at all, and hope that that teaches me what I would need to know if I was ever faced with a higher challenge.

I buried him with mine own hands, in a place he showed me once when I was a squire at Storm’s End. No one shall ever find him there to disturb his rest.” He looked at Jaime defiantly. “I will defend King Tommen with all my strength, I swear it. I will give my life for his if need be. But I will never betray Renly, by word or deed. He was the king that should have been. He was the best of them.

Part of George R.R. Martin's brilliant storytelling is taking the carpet out from under your feet.

Go to the Martin Beck Theatre and watch Katherine Hepburn run the gamut of emotions from A to B.

So many vows … they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It’s too much. No matter what you do, you’re forsaking one vow or another.

My job as an actress was to be a good scene partner to Martin Wallstrom, who plays Tyrell Wellick.

Culture implies all which gives the mind possession of its own powers, as languages to the critic, telescope to the astronomer. Culture alters the political status of an individual. It raises a rival royalty in a monarchy. 'Tis king against king. It is ever a romance of history in all dynasties--the co-presence of the revolutionary force in intellect. It creates a personal independence which the monarch cannot look down, and to which he must often succumb.

[Barack Obama] intended, I think, to say that he took Trayvon's [ Martin] death somewhat personally.

I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people at Alligator Records and at my management company.

The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. ... There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you're appointed by the king, they don't feel that they're responsible for the people. If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work — because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.

Playing for Billy Martin is like being married to him. Right now, we're all sleeping on the couch.

I'm standing under a sign that says, 'Budweiser is king of beers,' and everybody's got their beers here today," I told them. "But I'm here to talk about the King of Kings. I know I might look like a preacher, but I'm not. Here's how you can tell whether someone's a preacher or not: if he gets up and says some words and passes a hat for you to put money in, that's a preacher. This is free. This if free of charge, which proves I'm not a preacher.

I'm glad . . . that Edison didn't give up on the light bulb. That Luther refused to back down. That Michelangelo kept painting. That Lindbergh kept flying.

Martin Keown was really competitive but Thierry Henry was similar, he wanted to win every game.

I'm not interested in stories about movie stars. I couldn't care less what Steve Martin has on his mind.

Philip Martin has written a wise, compassionate, and nurturing guide through the self-oppression of depression.

If you're the King of Jordan, if you're a part of the royal family in Saudi Arabia and he's made this deal with Iran which gives them $150 billion to wage a war and try to extend their empire across the Middle East, why would you want to do it now? When I stand across from King Hussein of Jordan and I say to him, "You have a friend again sir, who will stand with you to fight this fight," he'll change his mind.

I think Paul Martin doesn't mean what he says. He said he would clear this sort of thing up and he didn't do it.

Yes, Your Grace," I correct her. "I am My Lady, the King's Mother, now, and you shall curtsey to me, as low as to a queen of royal blood. This was my destiny: to put my son on the throne of England, and those who laughed at my visions and doubted my vocation will call me My Lady, the King's Mother, and I shall sign myself Margaret Regina: Margaret R.

I have all these computers and keyboards and synthesizers, and I rattle away. For instance, with The Lion King I wrote over four hours worth of tunes, and they were really pretty -but totally meaningless. So in the end I came up with material I liked. We worked on The Lion King for four years, but I wasn't toying until the last three-and-a-half weeks properly. On Crimson Tide, on the other hand, I just went in and within seconds I knew what I wanted.

I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.

Raphael paints wisdom, Handel sings it, Phidias carves it, Shakespeare writes it, Wren builds it, Columbus sails it, Luther preaches it, Washington arms it, Watt mechanizes it.

The George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin affair is one of the most important and clarifying moments in American history.

Martin in particular concluded that man was born to live either in the convulsions of misery, or in the lethargy of boredom.

Martin Campbell is a director who has that ability to marshal so many forces together and create a film.

Martin Wilson's What They Always Tell Us hears the voices of the young as they struggle toward adulthood.

Lots of people look up to Billy Martin. That's because he just knocked them down.

The people's liberties strengthen the king's prerogative, and the king's prerogative is to defend the people's liberties.

When my friends were listening to hip-hop or R&B, I was in the crib listening to Billy Joel and Michael Bolton, Luther Vandross, and Oscar Peterson.

We have a history of great producers - ABBA and Max Martin - we have proof of people being successful from Sweden.

If you were Queen of pleasure And I were King of pain We'd hunt down Love together, Pluck out his flying-feather, And teach his feet a measure, And find his mouth a rein; If you were Queen of pleasure And I were King of pain.

I haven't read more than two pages, but my mother is a George Martin super fan.

Bobby Martin has another project. He's building a house. He's out there at 6 o'clock in the morning hammering nails.

As you can imagine, between Michael Powell and Martin Scorsese, I've had quite a rich life!

Agnes Martin is a big influence in my work actually, when I first saw her, these fine grids.