Representing Quotes

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Peter Mandelson, two times thrown out, is now representing Britain in Europe. In the olden times, they would have hung him up by his feet. The decisions in the UK are made by President Tony Blair and a couple of his cooks in the kitchen.

- Sean Connery

"It`s tough now, because am I like an ambassador (for Mormonism) now? I was representing the church on my mission, and now I`m representing the church again in some ways. Sometimes I downplay it. `I`m a Mormon. This is what Mormons do.` That`s not my thing. I want to get up there and tell entertaining stories but that are also to a certain extent clean."

- Jon Heder

"I kind of feel like the same person except more time has gone by. I hate to say that I feel like an adult now. I have to admit I wish I was still 18. After all, even through the time while I was representing that wild kid, I really wasn`t. I was just living my life. I was just not making movies at the time."

- Leonardo DiCaprio

My job is jester -- not advocate. I’m on a situation comedy responding to (Josh Radnor’s character) Ted Mosby and his wacky adventures -- that’s my job right now. If people want to comment about where I go to dinner, they are welcome to, but it’s not my job to respond to those statements. The Internet stuff threw me for a loop because I didn’t understand where the vitriol was coming from. I thought I had been representing well, and in turn it seemed like I was quickly condemned to step to the plate, and I was fine with that.

- Neil Patrick Harris

On turning 30: "I kind of feel like the same person except more time has gone by. I hate to say that I feel like an adult now. I have to admit I wish I was still 18. After all, even through the time while I was representing that wild kid, I really wasn`t. I was just living my life. I was just not making movies at the time."

- Leonardo DiCaprio

There`s a power in women being women. There`s a role for men, but we don`t have to be men, because we`re women. I think that representing that on television is a cool thing.

- Jenna Elfman

There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in our world. And now I have a daughter to think about. It`s really the first time I`ve thought about the future and what it could be.

- Johnny Depp

The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don`t see the person who is representing Europe.

- Joschka Fischer

I`m so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there`s always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially when you`re just trying to live your life and pursue your dreams. The intention is not to represent Asian Americans, but to be an Asian American who is working as an actress. People often confuse the two. When you are "representing," you have the burden of some people projecting their hopes onto you. This can eventually lead to a certain amount of disappointment. I strive to not deny myself experiences that open up to me. I hope to live without looking back in regret. If people want to join me on the ride, then I`m happy to have them along.

- Lucy Liu

I`m representing for Latinos all over the world. ... This ain`t a one-hit-wonder thing. It`s just the beginning. And it`s a special moment for me and my culture.

- Daddy Yankee

Reggaeton means the same thing to Latino youth as hip-hop does to African-American kids. We didn`t have artists to look up to before. But the young kids now, they`re looking at Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderon and Ivy Queen like kids in the American `hood look up to 50 Cent or 2Pac. I`m representing for my culture and my people. It`s their music.

- Daddy Yankee

I didn`t want to act. I thought it was a cheesy profession--but when I was a junior, I got an internship at a modeling agency. When my internship ended, they said, `We`d be interested in representing you.` I was like, `If you think someone will pay me to be cheesy, sure, whatever!`

- Gabrielle Union

and proud to be representing Filipinos.

- Jasmine Trias

I won a gold medal representing the USA at the olympic games in 1960, but when I came home I still got treated like a nigger. There were restaurants I couldn`t get served in. Some people kept calling me `boy`.

- Muhammad Ali

I believe that an artist working for and representing the Kingdom of God should do the best of their ability to show and prove the depth, life, newness, creativity, truth and excitement of their Heavenly Father through the work that is set before them.

- Daniel Smith

I`m the Latin artist who has been the most successful in history at representing the Latin culture. The stylings of my words are immodest, but it`s the truth.

- Julio Iglesias

I`ll be at Yankee Stadium, in the lions` den, in Angel attire, representing my team,

- Reggie Miller

If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.

- Sachin Tendulkar

That`s what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it`s wonderful.

- Scott Hamilton

You have so many all-stars, great players, who don`t wear suits. Are you going to tell them that they aren`t representing the league well? It`s going to be funny to see how this whole thing transpires.

- Antonio Daniels

(Imagine you`re negotiating on someone else`s behalf: It`s hard for everyone to negotiate for themselves, but women especially so, Miller noted. So pretend you`re representing a client`s best interests.) If you do your homework you will know what is fair and reasonable to ask for, ... Don`t settle for less.

- Lee Miller

I`m thrilled, ... I`ve had about a hundred people come up and ask me about ESPN, so I really feel like I`m representing (Vermont).

- Tom Brennan

I`ve always been real excited for them to be in badminton. I`m hoping that they can play this game and develop skills like we used to have when we were younger. I feel that they have a good shot at getting into and winning the junior championships and maybe someday even representing the U.S. in the Olympic Games.

- Gary Grant

We are very excited about the launch of Xbox 360 which marks a revolutionary advancement over previous console systems. The new platform will enable us to deliver the most powerful, realistic and innovative gaming experiences ever and our special launch offer will give consumers two quality games for the price of one representing excellent value for money at a time when purchasers of the new console are eager build their game library.

- John Watts

I am very disappointed, ... More jobs mean more people, and that equates to more housing and more retail sales. Stagnation in the local economy means no prosperity. I and many others, particularly Colleen Towns, worked very hard and did an excellent job representing the City of Liberal.

- Jack Taylor

The people who were against the Vietnam War thought I was attacking the Army. The guys in the Army thought I was representing their experiences. I was on both sides, and I survived.

- Mort Walker

I think Mr. Atallah has done an extraordinarily aggressive job of representing his residents..., ... We`ve not had the best of relationships.

- George Webb

There are 42 offices in Southern California representing other states and cities that every day are out trying to get Los Angeles businesses to move out of California.

- Robert Lowe

Leading the effort in representing our country in Fed Cup is a great responsibility and an opportunity for which I am very grateful. Being a part of the U.S. Fed Cup team as a player and coach provides a perspective on what it takes to build a championship caliber team and I am looking forward to the challenge.

- Zina Garrison

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you`ve been to college.

- Adam Grossberg

We hold that what one man cannot morally do, a million men cannot morally do, and government, representing many millions of men, cannot do.

- Al Gonzales

I hope you`re representing the devil`s advocate.

- Alan G. Hevesi

It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.

- Alex Halavais

The Democratic Party is a house of many mansions. It is a body which is extremely important in representing all kinds of people in all parts of the country who have very broad and very different views.

- Alisha Heglund

Oh yes, it works very precisely, in accordance with the lunar month. The earth is divided into 24 segments, each one representing one hour in time.

- Alli Macko

I feel blessed to be here representing our country and carrying out th research of scientists around the world... I hope you could feel the positive energy that beamed to the whole planet as we glided over.

- Allison Gibney

Texas` and America`s farmers are suffering. As the Member of Congress representing the 10th Congressional District of Texas, I have traveled throughout our area and have seen first-hand how the drought has affected our agricultural communities.

- Amanda Weber

If politicians continue to promote separatism in Australia, they should not continue to hold their seats in this parliament. They are not truly representing all Australians, and I call on the people to throw them out.

- Amy Collins

If the mayor is representing an independent constituency, he may be representing less than 10 people in the city,

- Angela Farley

There is going to be expectations and big-girl responsibilities that she can pass on right now because she`s not officially representing a company; she`s not an ambassador for the sport as a professional. That becomes a different deal when it becomes a business. I think the pace is just a little too accelerated.

- Angela Read

We have a representative democracy and the way senators vote on legislation or other matters is the most-fundamental act in representing people,

- Anna Smashnova

After a great deal of thought, consideration and discussion I have decided that now is the right time to bring to a close my time representing the U.S.,

- Anne Stausboll

It`s a strange feeling to go from being fringe, ridiculed and called un-American or being ignored to representing the majority view and having these counterprotesters look pretty desperate,

- Assoc Prof Au Eong

We expect our results for the remainder of the year to be in line with the earnings per share range that Wall Street is carrying for the second half of the year, representing another record year of double-digit sales and earnings per share growth,

- Audree Halasz

You think about it and how many people you`re representing. It`s amazing, the state of Wisconsin. The athletes, you read about each other every day. Casey was at one of our games. It`s hard to say why (Wisconsin has so many Olympians), but it`s pretty cool.

- Audrey Eu

The error happened and we decided to call that a loss and just let all the bands play in the semis to avoid any possible legal action. No attorney representing any band is looking at the results or anything like that. Everyone is happy with the decision. This has happened many times before and has even reached the courts. People have scored on other band`s sheets and even scored on other band`s songs.

- Auric Goldfinger

The people leading the split claim they are representing people in the pews, but these are the same people who in 1954 would split the church over our support of Brown v. Board of Education and who would have split the church in 1976 over the issue of women`s ordination. The issue now is gays and lesbians -- it`s all part of the same struggle.

- Barbara Lindsay

What we are precisely all about at this point is making sure that a deal doesn`t happen, to show the developing country governments there are large numbers of people from civil society representing the interests of people in the developing world and elsewhere that will be very, very dissatisfied, very, very upset if a deal were made.

- Barrin Simpson