S.L. Ross Quotes

I have to take some time to dream some new dreams. I feel like there's a treasure hunt in front of me. A treasure hunt that is speckled with and seeded by a deep-rooted wild freedom.

Nothing goes to windward like a 747.

Ships are a strange kind of commodity because they're very lumpy, very big individual units, but they're commodities.

I'm pro-trade, but I'm pro-sensible trade, not pro-trade that is to the disadvantage of the American worker.

Who is this before whose presence idols tumble to the sod? While he cries out — Allah Akbar! and there is no god but God!

One of the biggest mistakes companies make is brute force lead generation - "give me more leads!" -when they don't understand that not all leads are the same.

Of course you want more revenue, but what good is it if it isn't predictable?

In truth, a leader should either apologize, mean it and do something about it - or not apologize at all.

To think deeply of simple things.

Traditionally, art has been for the select few.

A politician's record is like a tin kettle to a dog's tale - it's a noisy appendage, wich makes the dog conspicuous and invites everybody to shy a brick at him.

I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.

I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music.

A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I'm just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.

You can have a lot of New York and still see what's going on in the rest of the world, I think - like in China.

I really think I want to live in a lot of places.I don't want possessions to hold me down.

When I'm working I actually forget to eat. I don't eat sweets because I don't care about them. I have no real secrets. I just realize that as I get older I should stay strong so I exercise more.

I don't know what my life would have been like if I'd never gotten into show business.

My children come first and the career comes in around that.

I have never gotten into the label thing.

I am in prayer for his kids and the family.

All my gowns have trains on them. I make a train that goes on forever. I love long trains and then I stand there and twirl around and wrap myself up in it.

I really don't think that Detroit was any different than New York of Boston or Philadelphia. Kids always wanted to listen to music outside because that's where they hung out with their friends.

I've never been damaged or hurt by press. It's just that I think it's unfair to use your name in media.

I spend too much money on my sets and my gowns. I think the presentation is important. I don't think people want to see the old show all the time.

My problem is that people have been writing books about me.A lot of things that people write about you are incorrect, but you don't fight about it.

I want to live in Paris for a couple of years. I'm dying to do the Josephine Baker story. I really want to be there and do it. It's certainly my intention to do it.

I want to go Africa. I want to go to China. There are some places I want to go not to work, but to really explore and to see for my own education.

What's important for me is to give my daughters a well-rounded education and a mixture of people in their lives. They'll make their own choices. I think they would be good in show business.

If I do an interview, then I take full responsibility. I figure I'm not going to talk to anyone that I think is unethical anyway.

I listen to most everything that's out there because I need to stay aware of what's happening in the industry.

I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.

I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life.

It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.

Our only purpose in life is growth.

The only incontrovertible fact of my work is the importance of life.

I have many creative outlets. I sing, I like music, I like art, I paint, I draw. I like buying art. I read a lot, too. I love books. And I'm working on a clothing line, too.

The difference between a 'wise guy' and a wise man is plenty!

Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating them.

Comics just don't retire. They either die young or they go to 100.

Just like Brad Pitt and what's her name!

As long as any pro wrestling we see on the TV screen doesn't insult my intelligence and can continually use common sense, basic logic and the presentation, I am pretty cool with it.

Maybe the reason faith is called faith is because seeing doesn't lead to belief, but belief transforms the way we see.

If the sky were to suddenly open up, there would be no law, there would be no rule. There would be only you and your memories, the choices you've made and the people you've touched.

After rehearsals or a performance, you're wired and tired and it takes a while to calm down.

I think my ultimate directorial style is 'play.' In reference to theater, it's called a play - I believe in that noun, and the verb that goes with it.

A lot of acting requires you to be a charming version of yourself.

If everyone thinks you're bizarre and creepy, then you play bad guys. If everyone thinks you're beautiful and wants to kiss you, then you play the lead role.

Stormy Weather is really wonderful - it ought to be required reading for everyone who is concerned about our planet's climate, beginning in every high school in the country.

I truly believe that Yahoo! is one of the most compelling and dominant companies in the world.