Quotes with sure-footedness

Quotes 141 till 160 of 432.

  • Buchi Emecheta I usually make sure that my stories are from Africa or my own background so as to highlight the cultural background at the same time as telling the story.
    Buchi Emecheta
    Nigerian-born British novelist (1944 - 2017)
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  • Atom Egoyan I wanted to make sure that the environment of the shooting itself was not that controlled, and the way to go about that course was to work with as small a crew as possible.
    Atom Egoyan
    Armenian-Canadian stage and film director and writer (1960 - )
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  • Burt Bacharach I was blown away by the standing ovation. I've had tributes before, sure, but I don't retain that feeling, and I wasn't prepared for it on Tuesday. But maybe you shouldn't retain these things or you'd be on a permanent high.
    Burt Bacharach
    American composer, songwriter and pianist (1928 - 2023)
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  • Bette Davis I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.
    The lonely life: an autobiography
    Bette Davis
    American Actress, Producer (1908 - 1989)
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  • Adam Savage I wouldn't say Jamie is an evil genius. I'm not sure he's evil and I'm not sure he's a genius.
    Adam Savage
    American special effects designer and fabricator (1967 - )
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  • Beyonce Knowles I'm a people pleaser. I hold a lot of things in. I'm always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don't rage; I usually don't curse.
    Beyonce Knowles
    American singer and actress (1981 - )
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  • Barry Sanders I'm from Kansas, so there were a lot of vacant lots and open fields to tackle each other in so we could avoid tackling each other on the street. But running on the street and trying not to get taken down on the concrete, that will make you fast, that's for sure.
    Barry Sanders
    American football player (1968 - )
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  • Barry Larkin I'm glad that I just played baseball, because I'm sure I had a much longer baseball career than I would've had a football career. I did miss football, but I didn't miss some of the injuries from football.
    Barry Larkin
    American baseball player (1964 - )
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  • Barbara Park I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books.
    Barbara Park
    American author of children's books (1947 - 2013)
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  • Bryan Ferry I'm not really sure what it was, the best moment. You always hope it's to come.
    Bryan Ferry
    English singer and songwriter (1945 - )
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  • Ashleigh Banfield I'm not sure Americans are hesitant to do this again - to fight another war, because it looked to them like a courageous and terrific endeavor.
    Ashleigh Banfield
    Canadian-American journalist (1967 - )
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  • Vikram Seth I'm not sure anyone can understand a whole life, even their own.
    Vikram Seth
    Indian novelist and poet (1952 - )
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  • Bruce Nordstrom I'm not sure how to say this without making it sound corny, but I honestly feel this is the way to run a business. Our work force needs to mirror these communities, and we've got to get aggressive in recruiting and promoting minorities.
    Bruce Nordstrom
    American businessman (1933 - )
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  • Anita Hill I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.
    Anita Hill
    American lawyer and academic (1956 - )
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  • Edward Franklin Albee III I'm not sure that it's the responsibility of a writer to give answers, especially to questions that have no answers.
    Edward Franklin Albee III
    American playwright (1928 - 2016)
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  • Barry Eisler I'm not sure why I'm so drawn to heroes who do bad things and to villains who think they're the good guys, but I do find that moral ambiguity and conflict makes for great characters.
    Barry Eisler
    American novelist
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  • Ben Affleck I'm sure I can make a movie that doesn't feel like a seventies movie! But the truth is, that's my favorite era in American filmmaking. To me, those were the great years.
    Ben Affleck
    American actor and filmmaker. (1972 - )
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  • Oscar Wilde I'm sure I don't know half the people who come to my house. Indeed, from all I hear, I shouldn't like to.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Anna Quindlen I'm sure not afraid of success and I've learned not to be afraid of failure. The only thing I'm afraid of now is of being someone I don't like much.
    Anna Quindlen
    American author and journalist (1952 - )
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  • Richard Dawkins I'm sure Obama is an atheist; I'm sure Kennedy was an atheist, but I doubt if Pope Frank is.
    Richard Dawkins
    English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (1941 - )
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