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Saddam Hussein's bodyguards were too good. He had doubles. They couldn't get through to him. So the third line of defense, if the economic hit men and the jackals fail, the next line of defense is our young men and women, who are sent in to die...

Quote by John Perkins about opinion, man, death, good, good luck

In man there is an endless line of people.

In man there is an endless line of people.

Quote by Mihai Eminescu about people, man

It is of course the nature of historical contraction that...

It is of course the nature of historical contraction that the shortest distance to a historical destination is never a straight line.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about nature

The other inmates stand in a long straight line, flanked by guards, and I am dragged past them. I do not respect them, because they will not run - will not try to escape.

Quote by Jack Henry Abbott about prison, past, respect

When the line started to blur between the fans and the...

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about things

It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First Amendment rights of people no matter what side of the...

Quote by Floyd Abrams about nation, people, human imperfections, good, good luck

I want to have a line of sportswear for the dogs!

I want to have a line of sportswear for the dogs!

Quote by Oksana Baiul

I'm working really hard on my clothing line, but if I...

I'm working really hard on my clothing line, but if I would want to skate on Champions On Ice I'll be able to do both.

Quote by Oksana Baiul

Against mighty odds you held the line and faced down a...

Against mighty odds you held the line and faced down a huge military foe, the British Crown Forces and their surrogates in the unionist death squads.

Quote by Gerry Adams about prison, army, force, death, contentment

I developed that for a long time. I also developed 'Sugar Sweet Science' at New Line and that didn't happen. That was a boxing movie. And between all that there were a couple of other things.

Quote by Danny DeVito about couple, science, things, time

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the...

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

Quote by Glenn Close about writing, actors, good, good luck

The fleet being thus more inclosed will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle a circumstance which should be kept in view in every order of sailing.

Quote by William Falconer about order, being

If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you...

If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?

Quote by Bill Gates about end, idea, contentment

Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is...

Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real.

Quote by Federico Fellini about word, common sense, sense, bad luck, real estate, bad

I was comfortable. I knew we weren't Rockefellers, but it was never an issue because we went to places we needed to go - Coney Island, we went on the Circle Line, we had Central Park. There were things you could do without tons of money.

Quote by Whoopi Goldberg about money, things, contentment

I want to work for a long, long time and keep growing in my work, and if I am very lucky and very blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there that becomes a classic.

Quote by Salma Hayek about work, time

Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line they'll turn into a monster. That movie gave them a chance to watch it happen.

Quote by Salma Hayek about chance, man

The video directors, they're all good, I guess. But they tend... they tend to be real control freaks because they want every shot perfect and they want your performance perfect and they want to give you every line reading.

Quote by Anthony Hopkins about perfection, real estate, good, good luck, contentment

It's a very complicated song, Alfie. All I could remember...

It's a very complicated song, Alfie. All I could remember was the first line. I'm glad I didn't have to do it.

Quote by Mick Jagger

I think people should be free to engage in any sexual...

I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats though.

Quote by Elton John about sex, people

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