Top 595 They Say Quotes

Words matter. These are the best They Say Quotes from famous people such as Richard Branson, Harvey Korman, Luther Vandross, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Yo Yo Honey Singh, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

Every successful businessman will have experienced set-

Every successful businessman will have experienced set-backs and failures – they’re lying if they say they haven’t. Virgin has had some tremendously successful businesses and some that have not quite worked out. Virgin Cola springs to mind – the product wasn’t distinct enough from Coca-Cola.
Richard Branson
They say it’s good but I didn’t know what I was doing until I got into the suit and they put the moustache on me, and somehow, when I got all the drag on, it came out. It was the most amazing thing. I’m truly extraordinary.
Harvey Korman
When I was larger, people said I was fat. Now that I’ve lost weight, they say I died.
Luther Vandross
You don’t actually have control of the position people want you to be in. If they say, ‘You king of the blacks,’ you’re king of the blacks – whether you like it or not.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
People are wrong when they say that there is struggle in Bollywood. That is only when you don’t have the talent. If you have talent, Bollywood comes to you.
Yo Yo Honey Singh
I think the goal is parity: I try to be pro-woman without being anti-man, and I hope and wish that men could do the same in that when they look at the screenplay, they say, ‘Wait, wait, wait – is my daughter represented here, is my wife represented here? Is my sister represented?’
Nia Vardalos
What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.
Sitting Bull
Intuition is the key to everything, in painting, filmmaking, business – everything. I think you could have an intellectual ability, but if you can sharpen your intuition, which they say is emotion and intellect joining together, then a knowingness occurs.
David Lynch
And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, ‘love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
Peter Tosh
When they told me there would be a statue erected at Wrigley Field, I was happy with that. I know there will be a meeting place for a lot of people. There will be a conversation every day. They say now, ‘I’ll meet you at Ernie Banks’ statue.’ After Sept. 7, they’ll say, ‘I’ll meet you by Billy Williams’ statue.’
Billy Williams
Take Jonathan Franzen’s work: it’s just old wine in new bottles. They say he’s the Tolstoy of the digital age, but there can only be a Tolstoy of the Tolstoyan age.
David Shields
When I try to get work in the US all they say is that I need to lose weight – but I bet they never said that to Mae West.
Charlotte Church
Men should stop treating feminists like ladies, and instead treat them like the men they say they want to be.
Phyllis Schlafly
You really can’t explain how you do the things you do. I can’t, anyway. I love certain actors, but sometimes they say the stupidest things about technique. I don’t want to say something stupid.
Kirsten Dunst
I wished to God the doctor had handed me a pamphlet that said, ‘Hey, sorry about the autism, but here’s a step-by-step list on what to do next.’ But doctors don’t do that. They say ‘sorry’ and move you along.
Jenny McCarthy
I like PETA as a group for many reasons, but one of the reasons that I admire them is that they say and do the things that other groups won’t do.
Maggie Q
I want to do an action movie where they say, ‘Go the gym and get ripped like Linda Hamilton.’
Erika Christensen
Everyone I know has attention deficit, and they say it with great pride. It’s a bad time to be right.
Joni Mitchell
They say that life is tough enough. But I guess I like to make things difficult on myself, because I do that all the time. Every day and on purpose. That’s because I believe in disrupting my comfort zone.
Brian Grazer
They say I can open movies, and that’s nice in that it puts into people’s minds that women can do it. It’s not just Kevin Costner, not just Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not just the guys.
Julia Roberts
They say your childhood influences your tastes and interests, or your approach if you’re an artist. So what you create, whatever you saw, whatever your childhood was like – it influences how you’re going to end up.
Brett Ratner
There are people who do what they believe is right, but as they say, ‘The road to hell is paved with good intentions.’
Aja Naomi King
Many criminals believe what they say is true; they could pass a lie detector test.
Michael Moore
Every scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it.
Louis Agassiz
Almost any American can connect on some level to a family background of having come across some ocean. They say, ‘My great-grandparents came from wherever… this is why we have this last name, why we do this thing at Christmas.’ All the details get watered down but don’t quite disappear.
Jhumpa Lahiri
In our film business, they say it’s recession-proof, but there’s no such thing. I think what it’s done is there’s been an increase in demand for high-quality product. If you understand the business side of it, there’s a way to balance it.
Sandra Bullock
So many entrepreneurs approach me and say, ‘I want to start the next big thing,’ and I say, ‘Well, what are you solving?’ And oftentimes they say, ‘Oh, I’m not sure. I want to start something big.’ You can never start something big without solving something small, right?
Whitney Wolfe Herd
I never believe them when they say that because you really have to sort of be aware of what’s going on in the news in order to get the jokes on the show.
Samantha Bee
My opponents, they say, ‘Aw, I can take this one.’ But when they see me in the ring, when I transform myself, then they say to themselves, ‘God, what have I put myself into?’
Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.
I’m thrilled to be asked to host the Academy Awards for the second time because, as they say, the third time’s a charm.
Jon Stewart
Over the years, I’ve heard a lot of people who don’t feel that they have it in them to do anything creative. They shrug and claim that they ‘have no talent.’ They say things like, ‘Don’t quit your day job’ or ‘Leave it to the professionals.’ In the steampunk subculture, I don’t hear those things.
Kaja Foglio
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I’ve always been a searcher – you know, a hunter. I’m certainly not the only one. They say actors shouldn’t get political and everything, but you can’t separate yourself. You can’t disconnect yourself from anything.
Harry Dean Stanton
I’ve talked with a lot of teachers, classroom teachers after the Sandy Hook situation, and they say, look, we need to be looking at mental health.
Marsha Blackburn
It’s really frustrating when you’re an identity-theft victim, and you go to the police and you say, ‘This guy in Florida, he stole my name and got a credit card – this is his address,’ and they say, ‘We don’t have jurisdiction in Florida. You need to go to the FBI.’
Frank Abagnale
I think every guy that hits his 40s has a little bit of a wake-up call and wants to just keep things real, as they say, and just to push yourself.
Bill Rancic
They say Rome wasn’t built in a day, but I wasn’t on that particular job.
Brian Clough
People will like to say that ‘Eastern Promises’ is brutal, but the only reason they say that is because the scenes stick with them. They are realistic. They are in-your-face and you see the consequences. It’s not a bunch of quick editing cuts.
Viggo Mortensen
They are just really stupid people in Hollywood. You write them a script, and they say they love it, they absolutely love it. Then they say, ‘But doesn’t it need a small dog, and an Eskimo, and shouldn’t it be set in New Guinea?’ And you say, ‘But it is a sophisticated romantic comedy set in Paris.’
P. J. O’Rourke
In every movie and every TV show, the dads are morons. And dads tend to react by doing what dads do best: They check out. They say, ‘Ask your mother.’
Steve Schirripa
In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we’ll have poor education – that’s a false choice.
Scott Walker
In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens.
Ernie Harwell
Short boots are cool, in my humble opinion. They say, ‘Hey! Winter is over, but summer hasn’t yet arrived – so enjoy this halfway point!’
Rachel Nichols
At times I’ve got a really big ego. But I’ll tell you the best thing about me. I’m some guy’s dad; I’m some little gal’s dad. When I die, if they say I was Annie’s husband and Zachary John and Anna Kate’s father, boy, that’s enough for me to be remembered by. That’s more than enough.
John Denver
I really can’t describe what my stand-up is like – people see it and they say it’s like that, or it’s like this, and that’s really up to them, that’s fine, but I don’t sit around all day analysing it. I just try and enjoy a show and interest myself because if I don’t do that then I won’t interest anybody else.
Dylan Moran
This is very interesting because the Liberal Party of Canada, heading into an election, at the last minute they always stand up and they say: We know there’s people out there that want to vote NDP and God love you.
Rick Mercer
Yes, my mum had a huge influence on my life and the love she had for me, the love we had between each other, did sway me to not do bad things. Sometimes they say the street raised you, but my mum did the raising.
Anthony Yarde
Let them say what they say. The truth is, I did not engage in corruption.
Suharto
I have very talented art directors in my agency who start out telling me, ‘Well, this is what the picture is… ‘ I ask, ‘Well, what’s the headline?’ and they say, ‘We haven’t done that yet, but it looks this way.’ But I’m still writing copy, almost every day.
Jerry Della Femina
A lot of people are upset that I’m not working. They say it’s a disgrace.
Marcel Carne
Whenever I go to New York or any European country, they say: ‘Nawal, why don’t you get a facelift?’ I tell them, ‘I am proud of my wrinkles. Every wrinkle on my face tells the story of my life. Why should I hide my age?’
Nawal El Saadawi