Webb's Quotes

#1. I settled in to watch a Dragnet rerun. I bought the judge in four of Jack Webb's drunk-driving beefs. I shtupped Jack's ex-wife, soaring songstress Julie London.

James Ellroy

#2. I even played Jack Webb's partner on the radio version of Dragnet for a while.

Martin Milner

#3. We are tomorrow's past.

Mary Webb

#4. I've been fortunate that when Frank Sinatra was in concert, he would say, 'Here's a song by a wonderful young songwriter, Jimmy Webb,' and I'd be in the front row and stand up. That gets people talking about you.

Jimmy Webb

#5. There's a false notion that success is a zero sum game. To win in our careers we have to give up family. To work hard we have to sacrifice sleep. To accomplish we must take (or borrow or steal) from somewhere else in our lives. It's just not the case.

Maynard Webb

#6. I've been sort of coasting on 'Peep Show.' So now it's kind of, 'When I grow up, I'm going to have to be an actor if I'm not careful.'

Robert Webb

#7. Francis Webb is easily our greatest poet and one of the greatest poets in the world but he's hardly ever mentioned.

Robert Adamson

#8. It's very important to keep the emotions grounded, to keep the characters in some real place.

Marc Webb

#9. The venerable Robert E. Lee has taken some vicious hits, as dishonest or misinformed advocates among political interest groups and in academia attempt to twist yesterday's America into a fantasy that might better service the political issues of today.

Jim Webb

#10. It's a very tough thing to run for office, but it's also the way the American people get to know you.

Jim Webb

#11. I have dedicated my political career to bringing fairness to America's economic system and to our work force, regardless of what people look like or where they may worship.

Jim Webb

#12. You are a:
Woman seeking man

Regrettably, "Woman seeking man who's not a lying asshole" wasn't an option.

Amy Webb

#13. There was a lot of terrible, terrible comedy in the seventies along with 'Fawlty Towers.' It's easy to forget.

Robert Webb

#14. Of course, I love football, but I'm not one of those die-hard fans that never miss a game or with rooms devoted to team colors. At the end of the day, it's just a game.

Katherine Webb

#15. When you have to react to a lizard that's a tennis ball, it's a really, really difficult, tricky piece of craft.

Marc Webb

#16. You make the most of your brain's talents if you adjust for the limitations of each system. That means creating the conditions for your deliberate system to function at its best, and recognizing when to slow down and come off autopilot.

Caroline Webb

#17. Parenting girls makes you quite gender-conscious - it's almost impossible to fight the power of pink. It's not such a terrible thing to want to be a princess when you're five, but it would be nice if there were some other options.

Robert Webb

#18. Hillary has her work cut out for her. Her Democratic challengers are a 'Who's Who' of 'who's that?' Jim Webb, Lincoln Chafee, Silas Phelps, Peter Wilks ... now those last two were characters from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. You didn't even notice, did you?

Cecily Strong

#19. There are lots of jobs in search of talent. And there's lots of talent in search of meaningful work.

Maynard Webb

#20. That part of the Englishman's nature which has found gratification in religion is now drifting into political life.

Beatrice Webb

#21. My mother died when I was 17, and I moved in with my dad to make a 12-month pig's ear of retaking my A-levels.

Robert Webb

#22. The past is only the present become invisible and mute; and because it is invisible and mute, its memorized glances and its murmurs are infinitely precious. We are tomorrow's past.

Mary Webb

#23. My first allegiance is not to a flag, a country, or a man ... not to democracy, or blood; it's to a King & a Kingdom

Derek Webb

#24. I still can't believe that I've achieved what I have. It's like I've lived a dream for about five years now.

Karrie Webb

#25. I think one of the things about Peter Parker that is so great, and what has made him and Spider-Man last so long is he is a kid that we all feel connected to, he's not an alien, he's not a millionaire, he's just this kid that has trouble asking girls out.

Marc Webb

#26. I always wanted to play Roxie Hart in Chicago and also Sally Bowles in Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, but I have a feeling I won't now! I've also always wanted to play Maria in The Sound of Music, but don't suppose I'll ever do that either!

Marti Webb

#27. I've done modeling since I was 18, but it didn't take off until I moved to Los Angeles. Modeling has always been something I've been really good at, and has been something that's helped pay bills.

Katherine Webb

#28. America's criminal justice system has deteriorated to the point that it is a national disgrace.

Jimmy Webb

#29. Behavioral science looking at the criminal, is trying to understand the person's motivation.

David Webb

#30. It's fantastic that the world is becoming more open to different ways of working, but we still have a long way to go in terms of changing perceptions.

Maynard Webb

#31. I usually know what kind of song I'm after. I know what I'm trying to do when I start. I don't always get there. But I try to visualize what it's actually going to be.

Jimmy Webb

#32. What's the fuckin' difference between leggings and tights?

Rene Webb

#33. My love. My life. My husband. It's been my great honor to love you and I only hope I was worthy of it.

T.A. Webb

#34. Thing is, every place has its limitations and its benefits. And some children don't or can't follow the path of their siblings or the generations that came before them. Some traditions die, and that's okay. In the end, the only thing that counts is our relationship with God.

Beth Webb Hart

#35. It's not always the style of tattooing but the rather the subject matter that drives me. I love tattooing anything from mythology to comic book superheroes.

William Webb

#36. If you really want to be an actress, go to school. I think it's great what people are doing on YouTube, but don't forget to go to class. Have a vision for yourself, but don't forget to do the work.

Bresha Webb

#37. When I present those clip shows and movie mistakes and things, the persona the writers adopt for me is unimpressed, superior, very sarcastic - I'm not any of that. I can do it, but that's not what I'm like.

Robert Webb

#38. Everybody's part of the greater whole and skepticism and virtue are a part of that.

Marc Webb

#39. I think it's prima facie evidence for the existence of God because for me to grow up and actually end up working with Glen Campbell is almost unbelievable.

Jimmy Webb

#40. The great irony is that women are accused of making romantic comedies, as if it's a bad thing, but [(500) Days of Summer] Marc Webb makes a romantic comedy and he gets Spider-Man [as his next project]. Are you kidding me? You cannot win.

Manohla Dargis

#41. I snootily say I can't take too many dramatic parts, as it's taking work from actors who aren't funny.

Robert Webb

#42. That Happily Ever After is a great way to tell stories when you're young but eventually it loses its meaning because it's just not true.

Marc Webb

#43. Melissa caught Luke's eyes and mouthed to him, "I love you."
He knew what she was saying, and responded by running over to her, grabbing her face and kissing her in front of six thousand people. "I love you too," he said [...].

Kat Green

#44. That's my mission: to make you feel something.

Bresha Webb

#45. We have a family holiday once a year, usually abroad, but that's it. I feel I should have holidays for my family's sake, but I'm not that adventurous.

Robert Webb

#46. It's such a thrilling part about being in a relationship at a young age, and all your feelings are apocalyptic, all your emotions are so huge.

Marc Webb

#47. History shows that you can't - you can't have security in Southeast Asia without security in Northeast Asia. It's just the reality.

Jim Webb

#48. For the world is founded and built up on death, and the reality of death is neither to be questioned nor feared. Death is a dark dream, but it is not a nightmare. It is mankind's lack of pity, mankind's fatal propensity for torture, that is the nightmare.

Mary Webb

#49. I think it's as popular as it ever has been and it continues to grow as it does all around the world.

Karrie Webb

#50. It makes common sense to be managed by results and it's freeing to know you are in control of your own destiny. I'm so passionate about this because I have seen how merit-based judgment has helped create individual successes and yield a better system for everyone.

Maynard Webb

#51. There is nothing that's been in any of my novels that, in my view, hasn't been either illuminating surroundings or defining a character or moving a plot.

Jim Webb

#52. Jamie Foxx. He's been very much a mentor and friend, and we've worked together several times. He's just been such an influence in my career. There's nothing that man can't do, and that's something I would like to reflect in my career.

Bresha Webb

#53. I wonder how Jon Stewart is doing right now. I just ... I hope he's happy.

Haley Webb

#54. I'm from Alabama and I have morals and I have class. That's my personality.

Katherine Webb

#55. Laughter through tears: it's the Southern way.

Peggy Webb

#56. You're wearing a lace thong?" Dolly clapped her hands. "That's absolutely perfect for romance.

Peggy Webb

#57. I've thought since that when folk grumble about this and that and be not happy, it is not the fault of creation, that is like a vast mere full of good, but it is the fault of their bucket's smallness.

Mary Webb

#58. Sometimes we have to fight for other people, as well as ourselves - don't we? People we love, I mean. Otherwise why bother living? What's the point if we don't care enough for those we love to fight for them?

Sarah Webb

#59. We've made a devil's pact, swapping convenience and efficiency for an ever-increasing tyranny of information and choice.

Amy Webb

#60. It's really hard to find just a simple character-driven drama, outside of a genre, that was available to direct, except for on TV.

Marc Webb

#61. Most people don't wear glasses in the U.S., and we're not conditioned to finding men and women who wear glasses sexy. If you need your glasses to see, find a good optometrist who can outfit you with a great frame, thin lenses, and a high-quality anti-reflective coating.

Amy Webb

#62. I'd laboured over it a long while, and labour brings a thing near the heart's core.

Mary Webb

#63. I think I'm bad luck for Tiger because he missed the cut in Charlotte with me. But yeah, those are two of the best players of all time. Tiger's the best player of all time in my opinion, so when he's not in the field, it's a relief because he's such a great player.

Webb Simpson

#64. It's odd because some actors are very scared of comedians.

Robert Webb

#65. As you know, the South is known for its hospitality, traditions, football, pageants, and food. Football is almost like a religion here. People say their priorities are faith, family, and then football. People eat, breathe, and sleep it in the South. It's a huge deal.

Katherine Webb

#66. You know, it's hard to say what's going to happen in the future. But, if I stay healthy, I think I'll probably play until I'm about 40.

Karrie Webb

#67. It's very hard for me to think about my songs and attribute some significance to them.

Jimmy Webb

#68. Every day I am inspired by what's possible.

Maynard Webb

#69. I mean its an obsession, you follow the obsession but at the same time you have so many doubts, you know. Why am I wasting so much money going back to this place, taking more pictures? What's the point of it? No one cares about it. I think I care about it but maybe I am deceiving myself.

Alex Webb

#70. just munches away on tortilla chips and salsa like it's his last supper. Piss me off enough, it just damn well may be.

Silla Webb

#71. I mean, I think having a great family like I do. You know, I tend to want to give it all I have when I'm at the golf course, and then when I leave I don't want to think about golf at all. And I just remind myself almost daily that golf's just my job, it's not who I am.

Webb Simpson

#72. Working harder is not a sustainable solution and it's not how people meet their destiny. It's time to get more creative. Instead of choosing one thing we love over something else we love, we must ask, 'how can I do both?' And, then, we can find solutions.

Maynard Webb

#73. I used to pride myself on being the first in the office in the morning and one of the last to leave at night. Now, that's so dated: It's not about effort, it's about outcomes.

Maynard Webb

#74. Geeks are running the world, anyone who's seen The Social Network knows the dynamic has shifted, but what I think is iconic and timeless about Peter Parker is that he's an outsider, on the outside looking in, and that was something I thought was very important to protect.

Marc Webb

#75. It's just been a lot of hard work and lot of auditions. A lot of ups and downs, but a lot of ups, and I'm really happy for my downs, too. I'm really thankful.

Bresha Webb

#76. Car-essential is a real turn-off to me, so yeah, I just want a friendly holiday resort with a villa and a pool, but which is really private, but there again, there's a supermarket and a doctor's and a beach a five-minute walk away. That's all I want, and it's quite difficult to find.

Robert Webb

#77. When it comes to screening, a doctor who says 'Let's err on the side of caution,' may actually err on the side of reckless ignorance and grave harm.

Otis Webb Brawley

#78. But more than anything I kind of pride myself in continuing the process that we're trying to accomplish, and that's just to get better and work on my fundamentals. So that's been kind of in the theme now for a couple years and we stuck with it and that's kind of what I want to keep doing.

Webb Simpson

#79. I know of no scholar more dedicated to bringing a thorough and accurate portrayal of America's involvement in Vietnam than Mark Moyar. Everyone who is interested in a full picture of that oft-misunderstood war should be grateful for his effort.

Jim Webb

#80. I do believe all shall be well with you, Prue. It's come to my heart as soft as dew, and as sweet as a red rose, that you'll get love as well as give it. After my time, though, after my time. But no matter for that, so I do know it's to come.

Mary Webb

#81. The dragon turned on the children and unicorns, his mouth open. For a brief moment, they could see his eyes change from blue to a deep red, like coals in a fire. It was almost as if another, fiercer dragon looked at them through Zebedia's eyes.

Bronwen Webb

#82. I'm a combative person, I know I am, and the greatest thing about law school was I learned to fight with my brain. I clarified something to myself. No matter how much you want to live in the white man's world, you either live by what you believe in, or you die.

Jim Webb

#83. There's never been a better time to change the way you think. Replace every 'I can't' with 'How can I?' It might sound like semantics, but I promise it will bring whatever you want to accomplish much closer to becoming a reality.

Maynard Webb

#84. Shows in the '70s and '80s were a lot more provocative. Shows that are coming out now - like 'Black-Ish,' 'The Carmichael Show' - are showcasing people of color in a new way. It's not stereotypical.

Bresha Webb

#85. In pageants, you are evaluated from head to toe and it's obviously all about looks, and as vain as that is, they can also bring you lots of opportunities to do amazing things.

Katherine Webb

#86. I think that Spider-Man is a part of our culture. He's a perennial character. He's something that's constantly reexamined and there are so many versions of him in the comics that it was something that I thought that we could do cinematically. He belongs on the big screen.

Marc Webb

#87. I didn't want to settle or become complacent after winning a major, I wanted to stay hungry. It's easy to do. It's easy to win a big tournament and kind of get a little lazy, so it's been a good motivator for me to work a little harder.

Webb Simpson

#88. Romance: That's one of the things that makes Spider-Man really unique, in terms of the comic books. There is a tender, romantic quality to it. And certainly, that's something that's always fascinated me about the cinema: good romance.

Marc Webb

#89. The strength of 'Peep Show' has always been that that it's quite traditional, but it's obviously presented in a very new way.

Robert Webb

#90. The majority of my family is Auburn fans, and I grew up watching Auburn football, and that's always who I've cheered for.

Katherine Webb

#91. Working with the actors, working with production designers, working with the creative people who surround the process is really fun, it's really inspiring and I take great pleasure in working with them. That's what's most fun about directing.

Marc Webb

#92. I like other people's kids and being able to give them back when I want to.

Karrie Webb

#93. I fought as an infantry Marine on one of the Vietnam War's harshest battlefields. After leaving the Marine Corps, I studied law and found a fulfilling career as an author and journalist. But again and again, I came back to the personal fulfillment that can only come from public service.

Jim Webb

#94. You know, Mr. Webb, you have two commands you use with irritating frequency. 'Move' and 'Let's go.

Robert Ludlum

#95. The possibility of one particular photographer's pictures lying around the corner is never realized until the photographer is there. It's one of the enigmas of photography.

Alex Webb

#96. The frustration of the Senate is that it's slow. It looks like an aquarium.

Jim Webb

#97. It's an old, established rule, but "golden hour" lighting is ideal because the first and last hours of sunlight are diffuse and warm. For that reason, women with photos taken outside during those hours tended to look great.

Amy Webb

#98. Nature's music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions.

Mary Webb

#99. I hate it when people use the word 'sorry' aggressively, as in, 'Sorry, but I hate you.' Sorry's an important word, and it shouldn't be abused.

Robert Webb

#100. Time and experience have a funny way of altering one's recollections of the past.

Wendy Webb