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Said Quotes

Words spoken, decisions made.

This collection centers on moments of speaking up — reciting the rosary as part of a faith practice, warning lawmakers about foreign policy risk before Congress, and casting a vote that came with real consequences at the United Nations. For more on personal conviction, see our Know quotes.

After 'Lindbergh,' my publisher asked whom I wanted to write about next. I said, 'There's one idea I've been carrying in my hip pocket for 35 years. It's Woodrow Wilson.'

Quotes by A. Scott Berg

The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.

Quotes by A. R. Ammons

A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'

Quotes by A. P. Martinich

If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.

Quotes by A. P. Herbert

It is impossible to be taken seriously in shorts. No one has ever cared about anything said by a man in shorts.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

I've never said, 'I live for art.'

Quotes by Zubin Mehta

It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn't a global Islam.

Quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag.

Quotes by Zebulon Pike

Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.

Quotes by Zebulon Pike

I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of remembering what I said about something or if it's for posterity when I'm 75.

Quotes by Zachary Quinto

I want it to be said when I leave this world that 'he was not just a money-making machine.'

Quotes by Yusuf Hamied

When I was a child it was very clear what I was allowed to see and what I was not allowed to see and there was no discussion or option or negotiation. Whatever my mom said, that's what went down.

Quotes by Yul Vazquez

I know that no matter what is said about Martin the King Jr., what he contributed, what he gave, what he meant, what he means all over this planet cannot be tarnished.

Quotes by Yolanda King

We have said that Israel has had a very bad history with the United Nations, and whoever cares for himself in Israel distances himself from that Organization.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

I said it several times: a blow you are getting from a friend is still a blow, but more painful.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

If I said it once, I'll say it again: 'We have the power to change everything.'

Quotes by Yehuda Berg

Quite honestly, I'm the kind of person to get my feelings hurt over something somebody said on Twitter.

Quotes by Yara Shahidi

The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it. They're just rubbing it in.

Quotes by Yakov Smirnoff

Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that.

Quotes by Xun Kuang

I once said, 'Steve Jobs is the American Xavier Niel,' but that was humour.

Quotes by Xavier Niel

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about saying the rosary as part of a religious conversion?
Yes, one quote describes it directly: "I said the rosary, and I said the Our Father, as they call it in the Catholic Church." It adds, "One of the things I learned in the conversion process was to say the rosary, and I had a set of rosary beads."
Is there a quote about warning Congress about a foreign policy risk?
Yes, one quote recalls testifying before Congress: "What I did warn about when I testified in front of Congress in 2002, I said if you want to worry about a state, it shouldn't be Iraq, it should be Iran." For more on this reflective, 'I knew it' tone, see our Know quotes.
Is there a quote about voting on a resolution involving the United Nations?
Yes, one quote states: "I always said I would vote for a resolution that gave the president the leverage to go to the United Nations, and then come back to the Congress for the authority to go to force." For more quotes with this steady, consistent tone, check our Always quotes.
Is there a lighter quote about saying yes to a fun opportunity?
Yes, one quote is more playful: "But when they offered this little situation for me to do this voice in this special segment, I found it so incredibly humorous that I said yes, and I enjoyed it. It was fun." For similar upbeat, casual lines, see our Like quotes.
Where can I find more personal, first-person reflections like these?
Our Me quotes collect more personal, first-person statements in this same vein.

Lighter, more casual quotes about agreeing to something unexpected round out the set. Pair this page with Always or Like quotes for more on how people describe their own choices.