Lewis Quotes - page 4

My dad was in radio; he was a broadcaster, and it was in the family. He hosted kind of a game show at one point on TV; he was the original host of 'Good Day New York,' and he hosted the Jerry Lewis telethon for 15 years. (Greg Fitzsimmons)
Well, we were originally called Huey Lewis and the American Express. But on the eve of the release of our first record, our record label, Chrysalis Records was afraid that we'd be sued by American Express. View quote
Huey Lewis
I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City. View quote
Harland Williams
Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable. View quote
James Wolcott
Whenever I catch a chunk of an Adam Sandler comedy on cable, it looks as badly shot and goofily tossed off as a Jerry Lewis gag reel once he hit the late downslide with 'Hardly Working' and 'Cracking Up.' View quote
James Wolcott
Apart from being Jennifer Lewis. The name pulls people in. View quote
Jenifer Lewis
I think we have to be fair in saying at this point that neither Roosevelt nor Lewis realized the peril to which they were exposing both the unions and the country. View quote
John T. Flynn
I had three influential teachers. The first was Uta Hagen. The second two, Bobby Lewis and my late husband, Charles Kakatsakis, were both from the Actors Studio. View quote
June Squibb
As far as a guy like Ray Lewis is concerned, you know he's going to be around the ball all the time. View quote
Jamal Lewis
Luckily, I have the good fortune of being on the same team as Ray Lewis. I don't have to face him on Sunday. View quote
Jamal Lewis
Epilepsy is a disease in the shadows. Patients are often reluctant to admit their condition - even to close family, friends or co-workers - because there's still a great deal of stigma and mystery surrounding the disease that plagued such historical figures as Julius Caesar, Edgar Allan Poe and Lewis Carroll. (Lynda Resnick)
Ray Lewis, I've grown up watching Ray Lewis. Just watching his intensity, his passion for the game, his love for the game, his work ethic. Everything in a linebacker that you want to be is in Ray Lewis, from leadership qualities, all that. View quote
Manti Te'o
My dad came over from Ireland when he was 13 and lived on the streets, working on building sites, and has just retired from his job delivering furniture for John Lewis. My mum has had the same job for 30 years as a sales assistant at Marks and Spencer. They've always been really great; they just want me to be happy. View quote
Amanda Hale
I've always thought Juliette Lewis was great. View quote
Indiana Evans
A Madagascar Hissing Roach chasing Jerry Lewis. That would be a really neat treat. View quote
Michael O'Donoghue
Tim Lewis is great, he's a great coordinator. View quote
Michael Strahan
My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. View quote
Micky Dolenz
We collectively have a special place in our heart for the manned space flight program - Apollo nostalgia is one element, but that is only part of it. American culture worships explorers - look at the fame of Lewis and Clark, for example. The American people want to think of themselves as supporting exploration. View quote
Nathan Myhrvold
I started off with the really funky stuff like Ramsey Lewis, Milt Jackson, Kenny Burrell. View quote
Robert Quine
I want to know everything there is to know about Lewis and Clark. And I want to do the Sunday crossword in less than an hour. I want to be the best dad in the world. I want to play Richard II, and I want to win another Tony award. View quote
Robert Sean Leonard
I am much interested and honoured by what you tell me of C. S. Lewis. (Ruth Pitter)
Are you really going to see Lewis? One of the few people it's worth getting excited over, I think. I know he is a good poet. I daresay he never heard of me, but I wish you would tell him that his work is the joy of my life. View quote
Ruth Pitter
I'd love to do a movie with females in it, and not necessarily the female version of 'The Hangover,' but I'd love to. If I did it it'd star Juliette Lewis, because she's the funniest woman in the world. She's my favorite actress on the planet. If we did a character-based comedy about women, I don't see it out of my range. View quote
Todd Phillips
When I grew up Carl Lewis was still running, Maurice Greene was running - he was that figure I see, like Michael Johnson. I really wanted to look up to the fast guys - so those two guys were some of the guys I looked up to. View quote
Tyson Gay
I'm benefitting from the sacrifices and seeds sown by Shirley Chisholm, John Lewis, and so many others. Those of us who are beneficiaries owe it to have a season of service in which we try to give back. View quote
Terri Sewell