Tenth Quotes

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"I had six seasons of playing the eldest son on that show. Six seasons of feeling like a damned idiot, going around -- me, like a middle-aged teenager, saying, `Yes, Pa,` `No, Pa` on cue. It was downright disgusting -- such dialogue for a grown man. I felt I wasn`t being taken seriously as an actor, and that`s like death to one`s talent...Stuck as Adam Cartwright, I was only able to use about one-tenth of my ability." -- PR on why he left "Bonanza" (1959)

- Pernell Roberts

About her long career in entertainment: "This is my tenth year now, so things have changed within this span of time - so drastically that when I look at the work done when I just joined, it`s like, "Oh my God!" So much has changed in these ten years. You get to see how you`re part of the process of change within the Indian film industry. That`s all positive, that`s all a good sign." (Forbes Magazine, August 25th 2005)

- Aishwarya Rai

I was crushed when Bush got re-elected. I was so depressed and am still gravely disappointed with the results of both elections. I think history will verify that the world would have been a much better place if the outcome had not been that way. I`m never going to be invited for tea at the White House. But I`ve never gone on stage - before the elections or since - and slagged off Bush. Not because I agree with him in any way, out of respect for the office of President. It`s too obvious to bash Bush. Everybody knows what I think about his policies. We went to a local bar for a couple of drinks to cheer ourselves up. On the way home we passed a couple who were in their sixties. I could see the recognition in their eyes so I said, `How ya doing?`. The old guy replied, `I only got one thing to say to you` - and put his hand in the sign of a `W`. I went bananas - and that wasn`t one tenth of how badly my wife reacted. Needless to say, it`s been a difficult last couple of years. It`s heartbreaking many people now view Americans with suspicion. At one time, we were everybody`s best friend. We could go to places perceived as dangerous territories. Now, I`d think twice about asking our road crew to travel there. (May 2006)

- Jon Bon Jovi

If all you have to offer is a look that is supposed to be appealing, the you are going to be paid attention to about a tenth as long as you would be if when you speak you are interesting.

- Julia Roberts

Well, if you want to be an actor, move to a major city, either in L.A. or N.Y. and every day do as many things as you possibly can to reach that goal. But make sure that goal is set so high, that if you reach one-tenth of the goal, you`ve gone a long ways. Fantasize and believe that you could star in a 100 Oscar-winning movies, and just work for that every day. Let`s face it, most people want to be actors because they want unconditional love and power and money and to be able to act out a character fantasy that involves themselves. So if one is truly honest about themselves in that way, then you`re on the right path. If not, the process becomes convoluted. You have to go out grab it, and demand it. That`s my advice. - His advice to struggling actors.

- Vincent Gallo

I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut.

- Billy Wilder

One of the things most quickly learned in theatrical work is that people as a whole get satisfaction from seeing the rich get the worst of things. The reason for this, of course, lies in the fact that nine tenths of the people in the world are poor, and secretly resent the wealth of the other tenth.

- Charles Chaplin

I`m one of those actors who likes to do it wrong nine ways before I come to the tenth way, which is the way I think it should be.

- Wayne Rogers

That`s about the 1000th and tenth time (I`ve been asked about my neck). It`s OK. I`m been doing a little stuff. I got some stuff from UT, weights to build you back up.

- Sterling Marlin

(Russian brunette Anastasia Myskina won her tenth career title on Sunday by capturing the inaugural Sunfeast Open with a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Karolina Sprem, who showed signs of life for the first time all year.) It`s very special to win this title because it`s been nearly a year since I won a tournament, ... It`s only the start of the indoor season, and this is a time of year I normally play well, so it`s good for me to win here. I really want to be in the Top 10 at the end of the year, so this will obviously be good for my ranking.

- Anastasia Myskina

There is nothing much better than going to a baseball game, getting a decent seat with a nice view (for one tenth of the price of a seat at Stamford Bridge) and enjoying a game with a beer in one hand and a NY-style hot dog in the other - and no chance of some idiot behind me shouting abuse or spitting obsenities at me (I am a Celtic supporter, I`m used to both).

- John Thompson

This is about the tenth station I`ve come by.

- David Adams

In 15 years we`ll have all the sequence, a list of the genes everyone has in common and those that differ among people. We know only something like a tenth of 1 percent of the sequence at the moment.

- Walter Gilbert

If you`ll think about various series you`ve read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can`t.

- Thomas Perry

If the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of a sort that would shock even the pessimists among us.

- Jane Rule

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

- Al Brooks

We measure very carefully what the positives are and I think it is less than one tenth of one percent, so we are very pleased with the accuracy of our biometric checks and we continue to monitor that.

- Al Gillen

There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive.

- Al Harrison

But the key thing is that Iraq, while it`s got very large oil reserves, has marginalized itself as an oil exporter and these days its exports are only about one tenth that of neighboring Saudi Arabia.

- Alan Phillips

Even higher critics have often admitted that the tenth chapter of Genesis is a remarkably accurate historical document. There is no comparable catalog of ancient nations available from any other source. It is unparalleled in its antiquity and comprehensiveness.

- Ariana Speyer

The Johnsons were cooperating with the church to get the six-tenth of an acre separated from the larger five-acre parcel. Somehow or another, the Johnsons just sold the property to these two gentlemen in Manteca (who) acquired title to the property,

- Arthur Caplan

I think any manufacturer will split hairs for a tenth of a mile (per gallon) if they can. And now it becomes a marketing issue.

- Austin Wilson

Brett is undefeated in the 50 free on the year. There are ten guys only a tenth of a second in front of him and ten guys a tenth of a second behind him, he has as good of shot as anybody.

- Barbara Spar

If the anti-abortion movement took a tenth of the energy they put into noisy theatrics and devoted it to improving the lives of children who have been born into lives of poverty, violence, and neglect, they could make a world shine.

- Michael J. Tucker