Cliff Burton quote: "As a kid, I said, 'I want to write for movies.' When I finally had that opportunity it was like I was able to exhale. 'Wow, I'm finally doing this for real.'"

Just keep going like crazy and look back when it's over. Otherwise you just get confused.
CLIFF BURTON

Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do.
CLIFF BURTON

Personally, I would say the 'master' of this whole thing is fate... Whoever is on the playin...
CLIFF BURTON

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall thei...
CLIFF BURTON

Temperance is a bridle of gold.
BURTON

When you say something to the mother, she wants to fist-fight you, ... I just wish something could b...
BURTON

[Betsy Burton, an analyst at Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner Inc. and a longtime critic of the UPU pri...
BURTON

Science is particularly needed to bring the attention of government policy-makers to problems that t...
BURTON

You're very affected by your early life, ... I think if you've ever had that feeling of loneliness, ...
BURTON

The most recent testimony seems to be an admission that Microsoft set up the browser to knock off Ne...
BURTON

We're going to make a big din before it's over,
BURTON

When they returned the punt, ... the momentum totally swung in their favor.
BURTON

However, except for two-thirds of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, the numbers are predicated on very,...
BURTON

The airport development plan is going to determine the actual scope of the project and the cost, ......
BURTON

In every area of inquiry that we're involved in, suffice it to say there are an awful lot of interes...
BURTON

The guys who are seniors this year were sophomores when we came within a game of the playoffs [in 20...
BURTON

Espionage debriefings are exhaustive and meticulous,
BURTON

Gluttony is the source of all our infirmities and the fountain of all our diseases. As fire extingui...
BURTON

There are refineries that are not ready to take the product at the end of the pipe. So it's not just...
BURTON

Carl said, 'Please, can you come and set up your tents here?' So here we are. We're going to stay as...
BURTON

Is it a down year in the Big Ten region? No, ... But I think it's somewhat down in the particular ar...
BURTON

It's nice to come out on the winning side of one of those,
BURTON

Teachers have described him as friendly, well-liked,
BURTON

When we hit on all cylinders like we did today on offense, defense and special teams, I know that we...
BURTON

The success rate is still in the 70 percent range,
BURTON

Anytime anybody works and accumulates something, I don't think that it's right for somebody to just ...
BURTON

(Hunter is) one of the top players in the country, and you're talking about a guy who has scholarshi...
BURTON

He's another bigger running back-type that Iowa seems to like,
BURTON

I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
CLIFF FADIMAN

If you have got the public in the palm of your hand, you can be sure that is where they want to be.
CLIFF RICHARD

I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
CLIFF FADIMAN

When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you ...
CLIFF FADIMAN

I don't want to be typecast as the 'ambient guy' or someone who only does electronic sco...
CLIFF MARTINEZ

It was one of my dreams as a child, growing up in my little village with my cousins. We used to walk...
JIMMY CLIFF

Mr. Speaker, the fact of the matter is that the Ten Commandments are a historical document that cont...
CLIFF STEARNS

People in the Hall of Fame tend to clap their hands and say, 'OK, I've done it all,' but...
JIMMY CLIFF

I grew up twelve miles outside of Montego Bay. In my early teens, I went to Kingston. It was like a ...
JIMMY CLIFF

Christian values were important at home. Cleanliness. Don't steal. Don't lie. Those were the...
JIMMY CLIFF

In early January I introduced my legislation, which, besides prohibiting Federal funding of human cl...
CLIFF STEARNS

There is no more moving a professional relationship than that between a law clerk and a Supreme Cour...
CLIFF SLOAN

The irony of the Supreme Court hearing on these cases last week and of the outright hostility that t...
CLIFF STEARNS

Last Thursday, our Supreme Court backed that local governments can co-opt private property, and give...
CLIFF STEARNS

The main part of the Hyde bill is to withhold U.S. contributions to the regular assessed budget of t...
CLIFF STEARNS

I believe in collaboration, which is why I work with others to make positive contributions of conseq...
CLIFF CURTIS

And, of course, Barbados is the other place where I like to be.
CLIFF RICHARD

Specifically, I am concerned about the long-term condition of Social Security. I am committed to ens...
CLIFF STEARNS

Since 1994, unemployment rates are lower. Median household income is higher. A greater percentage of...
CLIFF STEARNS

I ate fantastic Italian food in Croatia, which you wouldn't expect. The food in Istanbul was ama...
CLIFF CURTIS

I believe that we should allow younger workers to contribute toward a personal account that they own...
CLIFF STEARNS

We are the biggest donor to the United Nations, contributing 22 percent of the regular operating bud...
CLIFF STEARNS

If you can play guitar and sing, you can probably get a gig down the road playing at a restaurant, b...
CLIFF RICHARD

When I use music on stage, the prime directive is to entertain the public, so it is different.
CLIFF RICHARD

It must be able to assist in devising the method of solution of problems and not merely solve them.
CLIFF SHAW

To devise an information processing system capable of getting along on its own - it must handle its ...
CLIFF SHAW

I have a career, which is important, but my family is the priority. First family, and then career. I...
JIMMY CLIFF

At the bottom, the elimination of spyware and the preservation of privacy for the consumer are criti...
CLIFF STEARNS

I'm still waiting for Peter Jackson to let me play an elf. I want to play Orlando Bloom's fa...
CLIFF CURTIS

A person who's dispensing justice for that period of time, he's going to have influence.
CLIFF HAPGOOD

Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.
CLIFF RICHARD

We will do that to help alleviate the discomfort because of the terrible delays.
CLIFF BLACK

We're not going to allow our customer service to degrade in a competitive environment. It makes no b...
CLIFF LEE

100 percent chance it would be appealed to the Montana Supreme Court.
CLIFF EDWARDS

When the city got the cemetery, we didn't get the old records — they got lost.
CLIFF EDWARDS

Every July, 400 of the most powerful media and tech industry chieftains meet at investment banker He...
CLIFF EDWARDS

Despite the backing of the PC industry's two biggest titans [Microsoft and Intel], it looks as if HD...
CLIFF EDWARDS

Pop music is a fashion, and fashions come and go. The public retires you as their tastes change.
CLIFF MARTINEZ

I don't care. If she (Fagan) owns four inches, then you can't pour on the property or drill into the...
CLIFF BRONSTAD

When we get cold (today), we've just got to strap up. We've got to play defense as hard as we can un...
CLIFF HAMMONDS

I live in Topanga Canyon, which is like a faux-rustic enclave in Los Angeles. I love the sounds of a...
CLIFF MARTINEZ

The mouth is not a sterile environment. It's teeming with bacteria, hundreds and hundreds of differe...
CLIFF WHALL

They spaced the floor well and penetrated well. I thought they did a good job keeping us from penetr...
CLIFF THOMPSON

There's a drain in the floor, with grease traps and sewage drains. We built this building first clas...
CLIFF HALL

If you have anything on the throw and it's accurate, you've got a chance,
CLIFF FLOYD

Conventional bands with acoustic drums and guitar amps don't need much more than vocals in the floor...
CLIFF TUNE

On September 11, the murders of World Trade Center employees and visitors took the lives of numerous...
CLIFF STEARNS

I give up two and Victor gets us back. That was huge. It was like he erased what I did and we were b...
CLIFF LEE

A roller coaster. We went from thinking we were in it to being out of it like that. It was shocking.
CLIFF FLOYD

I would say to my colleague that the misery index, inflation and unemployment, when added together i...
CLIFF STEARNS

The music that I represent and helped to create and establish was born in Jamaica.
JIMMY CLIFF

But in my district I have heard from law enforcement officials and across the State of Florida about...
CLIFF STEARNS

The more I read my Bible the more I veered away from the Jehovah's Witnesses.
CLIFF RICHARD

I was a manual labourer. I figured out really early on that the value of my life could be determined...
CLIFF CURTIS

Americans want and need passenger train service, ... They've demonstrated that by riding our trains ...
CLIFF BLACK

Tiger is the key to validating your success. You can get nine of the top 10 players, but if you don'...
CLIFF DANLEY

Oxford's newly designed and proprietary Video On Demand system allows smaller hotel properties to of...
CLIFF HALL

He was kind of a flirt, and he liked to get out and talk to the ladies. He was in good shape physica...
CLIFF LANDRY

I've seen too much blood. I've seen too many deaths from off-highway vehicles. How many more deaths ...
CLIFF THOMPSON

We're going to price according to what the market dictates.
CLIFF LEE

Everybody feels confident. We're on a roll. For me, I only pitch once every five days, so the streak...
CLIFF LEE

What's Wrong with Frank Chin?
CLIFF CURTIS

We have a remarkably resilient economy. It's taken hits from a hurricane, and increased oil prices, ...
CLIFF BREWIS

We would appreciate it if Secretary of State Dean Heller did not obstruct us this time.
CLIFF NELLIS

It sounds strange, but our pit has been under snow, so it's real muddy.
CLIFF ROBBINS

We are spending $250 million a year on the Northeast Corridor infrastructure. We are playing catch-u...
CLIFF BLACK

He could be very stern with you, but when he was being stern, he felt like that was good for you. If...
CLIFF HAPGOOD

We really regret this, but this was beyond Amtrak's ability. This made it impossible for our trains ...
CLIFF BLACK

I felt like I located my pitches up to that inning. We won, so that's all that matters.
CLIFF LEE

The Spy Act strikes a right balance between preserving legitimate and benign uses of this technology...
CLIFF STEARNS

I guess what I've learned is that there are no boundaries when it comes to imagination. It's...
CLIFF MARTINEZ

Certain characteristics about 'Marbury v. Madison' are, I think, indisputable. Marbury was t...
CLIFF SLOAN

We all use so many communications services, and the monthly bills can be significant. I found a way ...
CLIFF TUCKER

I expect zero percent growth out of Allstate but it's never really been a growth company. They are l...
CLIFF GALLANT

We always felt that our lineup was great. You don't have a relief point, from a pitching standpoint....
CLIFF FLOYD

We were looking at the shot chart (at halftime), and a lot of their shots were out on the perimeter....
CLIFF THOMPSON

Why must we socialize, if we seek independence? For we achieve such through others And yet if we ret...
XAVIER CLIFF

Every once in awhile, the Man upstairs sends someone down here who is just really, really good. I'm ...
CLIFF FLOYD

Gates argued that Sony's new high-definition DVD standard, called Blu-ray, needed to be changed so i...
CLIFF EDWARDS

They made a couple more hustle plays than we did. That offensive rebound off the free throw was real...
CLIFF ROBINSON

The new processors, these workstations -- HP has built a configuration that can provide the power an...
CLIFF PLUMER

The audience for kids' music is more reliable than other genres. People that are buying (children's ...
CLIFF CHENFELD

For Sharpe James, it would be about keeping control, that's point A, and not giving control to Cory ...
CLIFF ZUKIN

He watched Benny Hill all the time. All day long I'd come over and he would be playing Benny Hill an...
CLIFF LANDRY

It would have been like 'Wow!' ... I've always wanted to see this place on a night like that.
CLIFF FLOYD

The Spy Act prohibits keystroke logging, hijacking, and phishing.
CLIFF STEARNS

I continue to meet people who have had their Web pages hijacked, their browsers corrupted, in some c...
CLIFF STEARNS

Riding a motorcycle is ten percent hands and feet and ninety percent mind and eyes.
CLIFF BROWN

You do not build a rail system and it is there forever. It has to be replaced or rehabilitated every...
CLIFF SLATER

He's matured physically and is a lot stronger mentally. This year, he's put it together and become a...
CLIFF GAUTHIER

Show business is like a bumpy bus ride. Sometimes you find yourself temporarily juggled out of your ...
CLIFF ROBERTSON

Although AmeriCorps is making a difference among its participants and the people they serve, we must...
CLIFF STEARNS

I work at home but average 15,000 to 18,000 miles per year on my Honda.
CLIFF MARTINEZ

There's loads of things you can do to make things easy for your throat, you can drink a bit of l...
CLIFF RICHARD

[Unilever] had set aside an SAP system specifically for holding a copy of the master data, and assig...
CLIFF LONGMAN

What I'm looking at is this. If there were six or seven accidents at that intersection, I'd say we h...
CLIFF BRONSTAD

The first quarter we played extremely well. In the second quarter I don't know if there was a little...
CLIFF TONEY

I will certainly miss playing the game at its highest level alongside so many amazingly talented pla...
CLIFF RONNING

I notice in my midsection, I've got to watch what I eat, boy. Last year, I was heavier than I wanted...
CLIFF ROBINSON

I think it's a good move. ... It's like changing a racket. A coach is very helpful, but it's not all...
CLIFF DRYSDALE

This is going to help us get off the ground on our professional signature-gathering campaign.
CLIFF NELLIS

This was my first dance, and in that first half I was uptight.
CLIFF LEE

There's a lot of plausible explanations for this and the study didn't try to tease out cause. More t...
CLIFF SCHLEUSNER

It does seem very strange. Typically if your spouse takes all your money, you'd need to keep on work...
CLIFF GALLANT

This groundbreaking new product provides investors a convenient way to diversify their portfolios in...
CLIFF WEBER

This is legislation that consumers deserve if we are to help them and our economy defeat the growing...
CLIFF STEARNS

I think it's reasonable to assume that if you don't test, you won't find out.
CLIFF STEARNS

DeLay has a lot of power, ... I always believe power should be diffused.
CLIFF STEARNS

That we can agree on the penalties is very important, ... It's good news for trying to pass a steroi...
CLIFF STEARNS

It's not clear how cable operators could insert a label,
CLIFF STEARNS

I think to be prudent, less than $1 billion is more appropriate,
CLIFF STEARNS

I visit studios. Just to get the feel, the smell, and see what other people are doing. Not only list...
JIMMY CLIFF

When Toronto made me the closer, that was something I had to learn to do. The pressure was a factor....
CLIFF POLITTE

They were all buried in different graves and now they're together with their buddies. They're my her...
CLIFF REED

I told him I wanted a large front porch where I could drink coffee and play music. Mary wanted a scr...
CLIFF MOSES

Something is going on. We're going to find out exactly what it is that has my percentages not where ...
CLIFF FLOYD

I honestly thought they might be a bit sharp for him but with him being a bit fresh, he got the luc...
CLIFF BROWN

I certainly hope that kids who are also small in stature but not in heart will look at me and other ...
CLIFF RONNING

This is a promise and not a policy, ... I've dealt with them before in a hearing and they made promi...
CLIFF STEARNS

Everybody is talking it up ... it sounds like we're going to have a good turnout.
CLIFF HOLDREAD

We've been kicking the idea around for 10 years. Finally my buddy, Bill Brown, he lives in Detroit, ...
CLIFF HOLDREAD

We don't know what ignited it, perhaps a leak.
CLIFF BLACK

It was the vehicle that propelled me to international stardom. I was known as a singer songwriter be...
JIMMY CLIFF

It's in the identical spot as last year. I assume it's scar tissue or something.
CLIFF FLOYD

Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep.
CLIFF FADIMAN

The only way we're going to get rid of the odor is for them to get everything out of there.
CLIFF WILSON

I try not to complicate things at all.
CLIFF LEE

Amtrak must respond to increased costs of operation which have risen for a variety of reasons, inclu...
CLIFF BLACK

We're just trying to keep our heads above water. Like I said, we're in last place. The organization ...
CLIFF FLOYD

You know Carlos might have had a life-altering experience. He knows how close he came to being real ...
CLIFF FLOYD

Then I look at myself: 'What are you not doing?' Take the positive out of everything, no matter what...
CLIFF FLOYD

That's when the book is good: the struggle part,
CLIFF FLOYD

If we believe we can do it, we'll be OK.
CLIFF FLOYD

He definitely says he'll be all right,
CLIFF FLOYD

It's been tough for me, ... It's one of those things I'm not too good with. Especially since I lean ...
CLIFF FLOYD

It's always important to see where you stand as a team. In a division like this, you need all the he...
CLIFF FLOYD

Not one of these bulbs delivered consistently brighter light than the bulbs that came with the vehic...
CLIFF WEATHERS

I'm anxious to get home to just be at home, get to Cleveland and take care of this next series. That...
CLIFF LEE

Many Rivers to Cross
JIMMY CLIFF

So as sure as the sun will shine,.I'm gonna get my share now of what's mineAnd then the harder they ...
JIMMY CLIFF

[Peter, a muscle-bound 25-year-old Nigerian with knockout power but very little finesse, entered the...
JIMMY CLIFF

It's phase we're going through. Eventually, what is real will be sought after again.
JIMMY CLIFF

It's the little things that count, hundreds of 'em.
CLIFF SHAW

The concepts of Joss are pure, and express attitudes and technical ideals.
CLIFF SHAW

The notion of understanding where your data is stored and managing the potential conflicts that aris...
CLIFF LONGMAN

India and China are entering the world's economic market. It's the most significant event to hit our...
CLIFF BREWIS

I try to give people the ability to articulate their being. We must stop and think about our ethical...
CLIFF HAKIM

We attribute the upturn in the '90s to a generally more conservative attitude throughout the country...
CLIFF BREWIS

The national and global perspective that Dick Morris brings to the political landscape is first clas...
CLIFF SONES

These are not first-time volunteers. They are very community-minded, and they have long histories of...
CLIFF SMITH

The volunteers, the members, the Honda people, the NBC people, the champion (Luke Donald). It's the ...
CLIFF DANLEY

Most people need an animate or inanimate third party to knock them out of that rut. Most people usua...
CLIFF HAKIM

It's real easy to just fall apart. But the only way to maintain team chemistry is by realizing how i...
CLIFF FLOYD

Most guys take a couple of days off, come back and swing at everything kind of out of whack. He's up...
CLIFF FLOYD

If Pedro hits him, he'll fight.
CLIFF FLOYD

But I felt like Pablo Escobar felt like he was an honorable businessman. And when he killed people, ...
CLIFF CURTIS

It was Anne's good sense, calmness and motherliness that enabled her to talk this guy down and then ...
CLIFF HERBERG

We're in too good a position to go backward,
CLIFF FLOYD

You go to a bookstore, there's a million books, ... I found one that relates to me. It's not telling...
CLIFF FLOYD

Depending how they take workouts some kids have a range and some less than others. Her range is more...
CLIFF ROBBINS

Currently our wells are going dry. Many of our residents are trucking water in.
CLIFF BEEBE

We knew he was going to make adjustments. We knew he would have a good game sooner or later because ...
CLIFF ROBINSON

We will be severely delayed. But we need to get the people to their destinations.
CLIFF BLACK

My junior year, we played Fort Thomas in the championship game, and that was a lot of fun. I really ...
CLIFF THOMPSON

This is not just an IT thing. There is an IT component of it in managing the data, moving and transf...
CLIFF LONGMAN

I am really proud of this team tonight. We had an outstanding effort for the full 40 minutes. In rec...
CLIFF REED

Michael struggled early, as our entire team did. But once he settled down, he seemed to get into the...
CLIFF REED

It's hard to shoot 67 percent when you're in the gym by yourself. So that tells me we didn't play we...
CLIFF REED

Playing these games helps you some with recruiting and with seeing the level you need to play at to ...
CLIFF REED

I was waiting, hoping for the day this happened.
CLIFF REED

I thought we competed, I thought we played decent on the defensive end. Only when we scrambled did w...
CLIFF REED

I would have liked to have seen us make a few more easy opportunities. If we had made some more, I'd...
CLIFF REED

As a kid, I said, 'I want to write for movies.' When I finally had that opportunity it was like I was able to exhale. 'Wow, I'm finally doing this for real.'

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As a kid, I said, 'I want to write for movies.' When I finally had that opportunity it was like I was able to exhale. 'Wow, I'm finally doing this for real.'

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