Social ascendency, innocently disguised as high fashion, good taste or prestigious expenditure, was the same the world over.
It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that this is not an issue of negotiation with the U.N. about obligations that they undertook in 1991.
I did the whole struggling actor thing and lucked into being in the right place at the right time and getting involved in the first 'High School Musical.'
I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.
As a designer, you are flattered to see anyone in one of your designs, whether it's on a red carpet or passing by you in the market. It's this wonderful little high every time.
High-speed rail would revolutionise interstate travel and would also be an economic game-changer for dozens of regional communities along its path.
Wardaddy: Bullshit! It's not ours. It's a Kraut high velocity gun. I can hear it whistling!
Abernathy: [during a high-speed car chase] Did you just hit a boat?
Minnie Castevet: [whispers] Easy! Easy! You've got her too high!
Roger: Hoyt. Hoyt. Hoyt... Strong Saftey. North High. I follow all the good players.
For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.
If you could replace high-school yearbooks, that could be a lot of money. It's so clearly waiting for someone to come along.
Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power.
When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate relationship. When they meet you they're putting all their chips up. It's make or break.
Like many science fiction lovers of my generation, I discovered Andre Norton on the shelves at the junior high's library.
Drama is played at the pace of chess... or billiards... or poker. Engrossing? Sure. But comedy is played at the jubilant, high-octane speed of sports like basketball or hockey.
I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.
The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
I got into acting my junior year of high school. We got a new hot drama teacher and I was like 'Alright, I'll try drama.'
I do love fish, and I thought it was healthy without understanding the high mercury levels that fish like tuna, swordfish and halibut can contain.
It was in a mist the Tuatha de Danaan, the people of the gods of Dana, or as some called them, the Men of Dea, came through the air and the high air to Ireland.