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There`s a lot of stuff there that music critics just don`t go for. To them, I`m some kind of landmark of middle-of-the-roadness, or I`m not edgy enough, or I`ve been around too long to be taken seriously.

- Phil Collins

(commenting on the demolition of the Landmark casino in Las Vegas for the film Mars Attacks! (1996)) "It was like watching something die."

- Tim Burton

(on Hollywood`s reaction to her landmark court victory against Warner Bros.) I was told I would never work again, if I lost or won. When I won, they were impressed and didn`t bear a grudge.

- Olivia de Havilland

It`s a landmark development. It`s of real historic significance. We are enormously relieved that we can finally close this difficult chapter of the peace process.

- Bertie Ahern

(The Austin-based company will) maintain the look and feel of the landmark, ... We are not bringing in a megaplex. We want to keep it cool and open to the community.

- John Martin

Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement.

- Norman Jewison

This is a landmark deal for the ports industry.

- David Robinson

The Dixie was a place where everyone went, all levels of society. You could see the town mayor sitting next to the town drunk, ... It`s really the passing of a landmark.

- Don Edwards

And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed.

- Allen Klein

The ratification of this treaty is a true landmark for environmental health, ... By targeting an entire class of chemicals for global phaseout, it moves us a giant step forward in protecting people and the planet.

- Monica Moore

I hesitate to call it landmark. Other people have called it landmark ... but it is one of the first times that a jury has found in favor of a morbidly obese person based on disability and awarded significant compensation.

- Michael Ross

All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the decline of journalism.

- Dick Schaap

Dr. King`s lectures and dialogues stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. As the anniversary of his birth coincides with the anniversary of No Child Left Behind, we must take this opportunity to speak out to ensure fair implementation and full funding of this landmark law.

- John Tierney

In a very basic way, a prominent landmark such as Mt. Holyoke tells you where you are. They let you know that you`re not the first person in a place.

- Andrew Guccione

This is a landmark CAS decision and one that the IAAF welcomes as it continues to pursue its anti-doping fight with the utmost vigor.

- Anirban Basu

(*The mayor proposed landmark status for Marshall Field`s flagship State Street store, with the consent of Federated Retail Holdings Inc., the company that purchased the chain and is replacing the Field`s name with) Macy`s. ... But the former owners wouldn`t agree to it. . . . So you`re in a big fight and argument about it. . . . This owner . . . stepped up and agreed. So, why not?

- Art Larson

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sidney Morse. Sidney and his family created a building that has withstood the test of time as a landmark of the apparel industry. On behalf of everyone at the California Market Center, we offer Sidney`s family our most heartfelt condolences.

- Art Stewart

(Down the street from Klak`s shop, up on the third floor of the landmark St. Mark`s Church, dance company 7Dance is rehearsing for an upcoming show [for a preview, see p. 25).] There is a strong core of artists who have been working to preserve Frankford for a long time, ... It`s been very inspiring and motivating for me to start to build relationships with them.

- Arthur Rhodes