Top 100 Allyson's Quotes
#1. The world would be a better place for man, if man were not in it.
Allyson Jones
#2. I was at a luncheon; and some cameras were trained on us. I don't know whether they were for television or not. You know how little I know about cameras.
June Allyson
#3. My faith inspires me so much. It is the very reason that I run. I feel that my running is completely a gift from God and it is my responsibility to use it to glorify him.
Allyson Felix
#4. When Allyson smiles, Willem is reminded of a sunrise. A bit of light, then more of it, then a burst of brightness. A sunrise is something you can see all the time and still marvel at. Maybe that is why her smile feels so familiar. He has seen many sunrises
Gayle Forman
#5. I'm always nervous. If I wasn't nervous, it would be weird. I get the same feeling at all the big races. It's part of the routine, and I accept it. It means I'm there and I'm ready.
Allyson Felix
#6. Why are you still so damned protective of me?:
"You have to ask?"
"I do."
Mick came closer still, until his face hung an inch from mine. "If you have to ask, then you wouldn't believe my answer." He drew away and continued wiping my hands.
Allyson James
#7. We know we want to support our troops. We want to make sure that they have all the equipment they need.
Allyson Schwartz
#8. Simply put, drilling in ANWR would be expensive, environmentally devastating, and would do very little to fix our energy crisis or to bring down the price of oil and gasoline.
Allyson Schwartz
#9. I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first big win at the Olympics.
Allyson Felix
#10. I applaud the American Cancer Society for all they do to eradicate smoking. Their local, state and national efforts help to discourage young people from taking up this deadly habit and the resources they provide have helped numerous smokers quit.
Allyson Schwartz
#11. I love the relays. Track is such an individual sport, so it's fun to do something together.
Allyson Felix
#12. The 20th century taught us how far unbridled evil can and will go when the world fails to confront it. It is time that we heed the lessons of the 20th century and stand up to these murderers. It is time that we end genocide in the 21st century.
Allyson Schwartz
#13. Try to think of working out and healthy eating as a lifestyle. Rather than go on a diet or try a crazy exercise routine, try making them something you do every day.
Allyson Felix
#14. In real life I'm a poor dressmaker and a terrible cook, anything in fact but the perfect wife.
June Allyson
#15. So, to prepare for the role, I had to take music lessons, talk to wives who had husbands overseas, and carefully study the reactions and mannerisms of a friend who was expecting.
June Allyson
#16. For me, my faith is the reason I run. I definitely feel I have this amazing gift that God has blessed me with, and it's all about using it to the best of my ability.
Allyson Felix
#18. My mom is great and I make sure that we pray together before every race. She helps me put everything in perspective and remind me of the real reason I run.
Allyson Felix
#19. I think that kids aren't even exploring the option of sports anymore, and they don't even know what they could do.
Allyson Felix
#20. Government experts have estimated that ANWR reserves would only provide enough oil for six months of U.S. oil consumption. In addition, the oil industry itself has estimated that it would take 10 years to bring this oil to the market.
Allyson Schwartz
#21. As many know, brain injury comes in many forms. The two most prevalent brain injuries - stroke and trauma - affect more than 2.2 million Americans, and these numbers are expected to grow.
Allyson Schwartz
#22. The United States must also continue to push the United Nations Security Council for strong action to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions. In the meantime, it is our job to take meaningful steps to eliminate the threats posed by Iran.
Allyson Schwartz
#23. My speed is a gift from God, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, it all comes from him.
Allyson Felix
#24. I think it's very important, even if you're not in organized sports, but just to be active, to be healthy.
Allyson Felix
#25. Philippians 1:21 is very special to me because it helps to keep my life centered.
Allyson Felix
#26. I am a sprinter, and I love to go fast. It's very difficult for me to be patient and follow a race strategy or conserve energy.
Allyson Felix
#27. If I wasn't active and involved in different sports and just moving around, I wouldn't have even known that I had the potential to become an Olympian.
Allyson Felix
#30. I always wanted to be a movie star. I thought it meant being famous and having breakfast in bed. I didn't know you had to be up at 4:00 a.m.
June Allyson
#31. You know, I love wearing heels. I wish I could wear them all the time, but, you know, my sport doesn't really permit it.
Allyson Felix
#33. I myself am frustrated in just where sports are at. It's a hard thing when you're out there working every day, and you know that someone else is cheating and they may not necessarily get caught.
Allyson Felix
#34. I'm really laid back but I still like to dress up sometimes.
Allyson Felix
#35. I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach.
Allyson Felix
#36. Last year, customs officials screened only five percent of the 11 million cargo containers entering the United States. That rate is both unacceptable and dangerous to our national and economic interests.
Allyson Schwartz
#37. Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats to global security.
Allyson Schwartz
#38. I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.
Allyson Felix
#39. The attacks in Jordan, just like those before it in Indonesia, Egypt, Spain and the United States, demonstrate that terrorism does not discriminate by race, ethnicity or region. Instead, terrorists indiscriminately target those seeking to live a peaceful, loving and free life.
Allyson Schwartz
#40. I spend around three hours on the track and two hours in the weight room, five or six days a week.
Allyson Felix
#41. I couldn't help smiling back. Maya had decided opinions and didn't keep them to herself. "Jones had his chance, and he blew it. There's an old Navajo
saying that I think applies here: 'You snooze, you lose.'
Allyson James
#43. It was not until the end of my freshman year in high school that I thought I could really have a future in track and field. I definitely did not think I could make it to the Olympics back then, though; I was just focused on making it to the state finals!
Allyson Felix
#44. Because of the wealth of fine music spread through the film, working on it held all the fun and excitement of attending a great concert.
June Allyson
#45. I majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.
Allyson Felix
#46. [On Ronald Reagan:] Jane Wyman seemed more upset with her husband's obsession with politics than I. I tried to make her laugh. 'He'll outgrow it,' I told her. To her it wasn't funny.
June Allyson
#47. Music is undescribable, and no words can be said to understand it. The only way to understand it is to hear it.
Allyson McClain
#48. It was my first straight dramatic role, and the most adult, intelligent one I have ever played.
June Allyson
#49. The fact is that it is reasonable for us to say that there is going to be an emergency that happens in this country that we cannot budget for. Katrina is an example.
Allyson Schwartz
#50. But he did love her, and love had been known to make giants out of even the smallest men.
Allyson Jeleyne
#51. I want to run for eternal glory and track is great, but it's not what life is all about.
Allyson Felix
#52. All told, these profit levels have put the world's five largest publicly traded oil companies on track to earn more than $100 billion before year's end. Yet, at the same time that Big Oil's bottom line is going up, so are Americans' energy costs.
Allyson Schwartz
#53. The serious crimes by the Sudanese government and the government-supported militias must be met with serious consequences. We must work for tough international economic sanctions on the Sudanese government.
Allyson Schwartz
#54. The 200 meters is my baby. To me, it's the perfect distance. It's still a true sprint, but it unravels more. You get to enjoy the race a little bit more than the 100.
Allyson Felix
#55. Willem has just glanced at the birthmark on Allyson's wrist, giving him an urgent desire to taste it again. Between her feet and her wrist, he is having a hard time getting out the door.
Gayle Forman
#56. The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and following God's plan seems like it doesn't make any sense at all. God is always in control and he will never leave us.
Allyson Felix
#57. I grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents.
Allyson Felix
#58. You have the nerve to quote the Bible. Who did I marry? So much power and you can't keep your pants on?
Allyson Olivia
#59. I think every genius person has a bit of insanity.
Allyson Felix
#60. Archaeology profs aren't supernatural minions of a vengeful goddess," Patricia pointed out.
"Want to bet?
Allyson James
#61. Most people don't think about plyometrics when they think about powerful strength. But I do lots of them to build mine.
Allyson Felix
#63. I focused solely on the sprints, dedicated my time there, got in the weight room, just really did everything I could to make sure I would be in the best position to run for gold.
Allyson Felix
#64. For the first time in my life I feel important. I'd like to have five babies.
June Allyson
#65. What's really heavy on my heart is fighting physical inactivity.
Allyson Felix
#66. I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.
Allyson Felix
#67. If I could wish for my life to be perfect, it would be tempting; but
I would have to decline, for life would no longer teach me
anything.
Allyson Jones
#68. I know, I know. You're a badass. The best of the best. But everyone has a weakness. Even you.
Lindsey Allyson
#69. ...
I kiss Allyson.
I complete the history that came before us, and in doing so, begin one all of our own.
Double happiness: I get it now.
Gayle Forman
#70. We must hunt the terrorists down and kill them. There is no other way to respond to those so committed to the destruction of life.
Allyson Schwartz
#71. Are you famous in India?" Allyson asks.
"I am Brad Pitt in India" Willem says.
Gayle Forman
#72. The first day I arrived, they told me to go home and get rid of that cold.
June Allyson
#73. I love a great pair of jeans and a nice blouse.
Allyson Felix
#74. I can be a voice. I can use my platform to help the younger generation. I think it's really important for them to understand how to do things the right way, and not just in sports, in life in general.
Allyson Felix
#76. My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor; my mom, she has such great faith.
Allyson Felix
#77. Real love wasn't about happy endings. It was about the moments spent together, and what you made of them.
Allyson Jeleyne
#78. My colleagues, while it is good that the Nation is finally focused on the critical issue of securing our ports, our rhetoric and our passion about Dubai must be matched by the funding necessary to keep our ports and our citizens safe.
Allyson Schwartz
#79. I never expected anyone to take care of me, but in my wildest dreams and juvenile yearnings, I wanted the house with the picket fence from June Allyson movies. I knew that was yearning like one yearns to fly.
Maya Angelou
#80. My faith is the reason I run - it calms my heart and makes everything feel like a lift. My speed is definitely a gift from Him, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, He allows me to do it.
Allyson Felix
#81. Yet, only years after the Nazi-era, millions were sent to their deaths in places such as Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda, and the world once again took too long to act.
Allyson Schwartz
#82. Allyson sees Willem's face, his panic, and she knows he is misreading her. But she is helpless to explain right now. Words have left her. She is emotion only.
Gayle Forman
#83. Some people have called me pushy. Well, I call it determined.
Allyson Schwartz
#84. I worked with President Obama on the Affordable Care Act and getting health coverage to all Americans. It was my legislation that said insurance companies can no longer deny coverage for kids with preexisting conditions.
Allyson Schwartz
#85. I'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.
Allyson Felix
#86. In Congress, I am a strong supporter of the New Apollo Energy Act. This plan would help to establish our energy independence, create jobs, and provide cleaner, reliable, and more affordable energy.
Allyson Schwartz
#88. I grew up in my mom's third grade classroom and always helping her, and I also got a passion for kids that way.
Allyson Felix
#89. I know that I wasn't bred to be an Olympian. I didn't start running until high school, and I just stumbled upon to.
Allyson Felix
#90. I lisp. My eyes disappear when I smile. My voice is funny. I don't sing like Judy Garland. I don't dance like Cyd Charisse. But women identify with me. And while men desire Cyd Charisse, they'd take me home to meet Mom.
June Allyson
#91. Allyson Smith reminds me of a younger, prettier, funnier me. Now if you'll excuse me, the ladies from my bridge club have arrived.
Stewart Francis
#92. I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.
Allyson Felix
#93. I represent the Port of Philadelphia, and I know firsthand the important role that ports play in the national and global economy. I have also seen how simple accidents can have devastating impacts on the port system.
Allyson Schwartz
#94. I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.
Allyson Felix
#95. Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.
Allyson Felix
#96. I've heard so many stories of young girls watching the Olympics and being inspired by it, and they want to do it now, and that's really cool.
Allyson Felix
#97. If you hadn't been so busy stressing about what people think of you, you would have noticed all of this.
Allyson Valentine
#98. The role of Barbara, in Music for Millions, was literally a tonic for me.
June Allyson
#99. Small businesses are vital contributors to our economy. They are the economic engine that is creating jobs, exploring innovation, and expanding opportunities for Americans in every community across the Nation.
Allyson Schwartz
#100. For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.
Allyson Felix
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