Bars Quotes - Page 36

• And there are men behind bars who pray for the light and there are men in the suburbs who pray for the night.

  Elton John

  Night, Men, Light

  4 Copy quote

• Sergeant O'Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.

  Billy Joel

  Night, Order, Law

  4 Copy quote

• The inmates and prisoners, I found they were my kind, and it was there inside the bars I found my peace of mind.

  Bob Dylan

  Order, Law, Mind

  Bob Dylan (2014). “The Lyrics: Since 1962”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

  16 Copy quote

  Show source

• I'd breed a little liberal army in the wood, just like these redneck lunatics I see at the local bar with their tribe of mutant inbred piglets.

  Lou Reed

  Army, Redneck, Piglet

  Song: Beginning of a Great Adventure, Album: New York

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• He'd been drinking in a bar downtown, when he thought he heard a choir of angels singing in the Tiki Lounge. And that's when he got religion.

  Elton John

  Religious, Drinking, Angel

  Song: Religion Elton John Bernie Taupin

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• I've been running my whole life. Running into bars, running around the world. But when you have a child, you can't run. That was a revelation.

  Craig Ferguson

  Running, Children, World

  "At a low ebb in life, Craig Ferguson wrote a novel. Now it's being lavished with lots of attention, and all he craves is authenticity" by Jane Ganahl, www.sfgate.com. June 05, 2006.

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• Senator Jon Kyl has given all of the eventual candidates in this race an excellent model of how to best serve Arizona and the country. He's set the bar extremely high, and I'll do my best to meet that standard.

  Jeff Flake

  Country, Race, Arizona

  4 Copy quote

• I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man.

  Paul Giamatti

  Wine, Men, Guy

  7 Copy quote

• Marvin Gaye was the ultimate ladies' man and a big part of that was the way he dressed. If you're having trouble getting ladies, step your suit game up and see the difference. Walk into a bar in a tailored suit and I guarantee every girl will check you out.

  Mayer Hawthorne

  Girl, Men, Games

  9 Copy quote

• I own motorized bar stools.

  Jimmie Johnson

  Stools

  7 Copy quote

• I love the 3D revolution. I love the technology today that continues to push the envelope, continues break the new ground, and continues to raise the bar.

  Dwayne Johnson

  Technology, Envelopes, Today

  "FASTER THE CHRONICLES: Dwayne Johnson – Exclusive Interview that Covers FASTER, FAST FIVE, THE OTHER GUYS, 3D, More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. November 15, 2010.

  56 Copy quote

  Show source

• I don't think I believe in ghosts, per se. But, my nearest experience was when I went on a weekend away and was in a bar in England, years ago, with an ex-girlfriend. I heard this scratching. I was about to go to bed and I was thinking, 'It's an old ghost.' I could hear this noise, but I couldn't work out where it was coming from.

  Theo James

  Girlfriend, Believe, Weekend

  "Theo James Talks BEDLAM and UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING". Interview, collider.com. September 30, 2011.

  13 Copy quote

  Show source

• You have plaintiffs attorneys, you have defense attorneys. So there is no unified bar that will protect a particular judge who has made a courageous decision that's unpopular.

  Anthony Kennedy

  Judging, Decision, Defense

  5 Copy quote

• So much luck! I'm not putting myself down, I'm not saying I don't have talent - I must have, to have got this far - but I honestly believe that some of the greatest actors in America are tending bar and waiting tables and driving taxis, and it will never happen for them.

  John Mahoney

  Believe, America, Waiting

  "Take a chance on me" by Harriet Lane, www.theguardian.com. August 3, 2002.

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• The piano sounds like a carnival and the microphone smells like a beer. And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say, man, what are you doing here?

  Billy Joel

  Beer, Men, Rock And Roll

  4 Copy quote

• Only one marriage I regret. I remember after I got that marriage license I went across from the license bureau to a bar for a drink. The bartender said, "What will you have, sir?" And I said, "A glass of hemlock."

  Ernest Hemingway

  Funny, Marriage, Regret

  Ernest Hemingway (2008). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, Ecco

  25 Copy quote

  Show source

• People try to challenge me in bars every now and then. As long as they're not physical I just walk away, but if they get physical then I just end up in a fight.

  Johnny Knoxville

  Fighting, Long, People

  "On-Location Interview: Johnny Knoxville". Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. March 30, 2005.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• My father raised us like … we were not allowed to see people in any sort of colors, but also we were not allowed to call people fat. If ever we were to say, ‘Oh that fat person, or this person,’ he would make us put a bar of soap in our mouth and count to 10. We weren’t allowed to look at people like that.

  Khloe Kardashian

  Father, Color, People

  "INTERVIEW: Khloe Kardashian Ain’t Trying to Be Black". Interview with Kelly L. Carter, www.ebony.com. February 17, 2012.

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• I'm helping launch the new Milky Way Chocolate Ice Cream Bar. I play an astrophysicist on television, and the name of the bar is Milky Way, so put two and two together, and here I am.

  Kunal Nayyar

  Two, Chocolate Ice Cream, Here I Am

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

  27 Copy quote

  Show source

• That's one of the problems with making music your business, it becomes a business. You're no longer just this kid who is a fan and going to see every show. I've been in a bar every night for the last 15 years. Going to see bands for me is work.

  Mojo Nixon

  Kids, Night, Years

  "A Conversation With Mojo Nixon". Interview with Samuel Barker, Rayanna Barker, www.rockzone.com. April 1, 2001.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I was not going to use writing for advertising or journalism. I would tend bar, load trucks, chauffeur - do whatever it took. But from the moment I took my first writing workshop, I was a writer.

  Dennis Lehane

  Writing, Use, Firsts

  7 Copy quote

• While traveling, I love granola bars, trail mix nuts, dry cereal and fruit for on-the-go snacks. I also try and start the day with a high fiber and protein meal, such as whole-grain toast with peanut butter.

  Christie Rampone

  Snacks, Nuts, Cereal

  12 Copy quote

• The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff.

  Mary Roach

  Book, Stuff, Topics

  "Spook and Stiff author Mary Roach". Interview with Donna Bowman, www.avclub.com. August 27, 2010.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I was kind of like the Rhea Perlman of the bar. I was like Carla on “Cheers.” People were more afraid of me. There was a point where I got a little surly. There were only so many chicken wings I could serve before losing the smile on my face.

  Melissa Rauch

  Cheer, Wings, People

  "‘The Big Bang Theory’ Star Melissa Rauch On Nerds, New Jersey And ‘Real Housewives’". Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 11, 2011.

  14 Copy quote

  Show source

• My first waitress job was at Johnny Rockets in New Jersey, and then I waited tables at a sports bar.

  Melissa Rauch

  Sports, Jobs, Tables

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

  6 Copy quote

  Show source