Dame Edna is that rarest sighting in our time of the absolute comic, an inspired personification of caprice whose comedy answered the primal call to take the audience for a tumble.
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.
Samson Posey: I reckon the folks'd be a sight happier if I died like a soldier. Can't say I would.
Major John Reisman: [briefing the dozen] And kill any officer in sight. Victor R. Franko: Ours or theirs?
Julien Jeanvier: Do you believe in love at first sight? Aurélie Miller: Yes. Julien Jeanvier: Naive.
Engywook: Get out of my sight, wench, you're disturbing my scientific work! Urgl: You and your scientific work!
Macaulay Connor: The prettiest sight in this fine pretty world is the privileged class enjoying its privileges.
Daniel: [Upon entering Notre Dame Stadium] This is the most beautiful sight these eyes have ever seen!
Aunt Oume: This must be quite a sight! I'm guiding a masseur, who's carrying my vegetables. Zatôichi: Wish I could see that!
Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and unfortunately, extremely pervasive.
My years with failing vision have prompted me to learn about the nature of the eye and the incredible gift of sight, which I had always taken for granted until it began to slip away.
In all our associations; in all our agreements let us never lose sight of this fundamental maxim - that all power was originally lodged in, and consequently is derived from, the people.
I'm just a Chicago actor who's a playwright. Even with the success of 'August,' the people in town who come to our theater know me by sight, because they've seen me onstage so much.
I am naive when it comes to love, you know what I mean? I do believe in falling in love at first sight and things like that.
I think sometimes we spend so much time trying to find out who we are we lose sight of who we want to be
If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight of a letter from him.
When it comes to politics today, the devils' not in the details; the devil's in the big picture, more often than not just hiding in plain sight.
But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and sight me - as well as Alex and Neil - as a musician who has been a positive influence on their playing.
From reading over the notes for each session it was apparent that there had been improvement by more or less regular steps from almost complete terror at sight of the rabbit to a completely positive response with no signs of disturbance.
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
The ability to see the future does not require sight just Vision and Passion to embrace Change for a better American future.-12-05-2013
