I have the nicest life in the world.
ALAN BEAN I found I have to stay painting.
ALAN BEAN I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away.
ALAN BEAN History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again...
ALAN BEAN Eventually there are going to be cities in space.
ALAN BEAN But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right...
ALAN BEAN They're always going to name people in social proximity to them.
ALAN BEAN It puts dangerous people back on the streets in exchange for dubious testimony.
ALAN BEAN But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult.
ALAN BEAN I can remember walking on the moon.
ALAN BEAN We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.
ALAN BEAN The moon is very rugged.
ALAN BEAN It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon.
ALAN BEAN I think everything depends on money.
ALAN BEAN But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that...
ALAN BEAN I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the tim...
ALAN BEAN Spel chekers, hoo neeeds em?
ALAN JAMES BEAN Gentlemen, I find the law very explicit on murdering your fellow man, but there's nothing here a...
ROY BEAN Hang 'em first, try 'em later.
ROY BEAN And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin'...
ROY BEAN I know the law... I am it's greatest transgressor.
ROY BEAN Time will pass and seasons will come and go.
ROY BEAN Working in a garden calms me down.
SEAN BEAN Many of our constituents have one option for cable TV and one price. Our constituents desire choice.
MELISSA BEAN In fact, 80 percent of our domestic job growth comes from the small- and medium-sized business commu...
MELISSA BEAN I am excited to rise today to support National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. This celebration hon...
MELISSA BEAN As a member of the House Committee on Small Business and because of my own experience as a small bus...
MELISSA BEAN During a trip to Iraq last fall, I visited our theater hospital at Balad Air Force Base and witnesse...
MELISSA BEAN No sale is really complete until the product is worn out, and the customer is satisfied.
L.L. BEAN Above all, we wish to avoid having a dissatisfied customer. We consider our customers a part of our ...
L.L. BEAN Married couples who work together to build and maintain a business assume broad responsibilities. No...
MELISSA BEAN And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with sno...
ROY BEAN I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of native trees - just ge...
SEAN BEAN You have been tried by twelve good men and true, not of your peers but as high above you as heaven i...
ROY BEAN Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they...
MELISSA BEAN Jimmy McGovern - I love his writing, and I'm a big fan of him and Alan Clarke.
SEAN BEAN But in this Congress, accountability is just a catch phrase, usually directed elsewhere. Demands to ...
MELISSA BEAN I think Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond. I remember at the beginning, they were all saying, 'O...
SEAN BEAN When I first started shooting 'Sharpe,' back in the early 1990s, I'd kiss my two elder d...
SEAN BEAN Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows ...
SEAN BEAN At art college, I started to do music and then painting and drawing - and that would have been my id...
SEAN BEAN Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation - especially in the suburbs.
MELISSA BEAN It was two very good defensive teams.
BRUCE BEAN Coming off the bench to do that. . . . Not a bad night at all.
BRUCE BEAN That game could've gone either way.
BRUCE BEAN We've done exceptionally well (this year) with what we have.
BRUCE BEAN We knew (the Reapers) had to key on our running game because we have four powerful backs. That leave...
BON BEAN I'm taking it one game at a time. But our team goal is getting a ring, so in a way, I am (looking ah...
BON BEAN I got to get me one! I got to get me one!
BON BEAN He asked for that. Since the first one, he wasn't on me for that one, but after that one, they put h...
BON BEAN We're going all the way. It's a done deal. Put 'Gladiators' on the rings and set up the parade.
BON BEAN It got me excited and in the game. Then, there's no telling what can happen. It's all up in the air.
BON BEAN Of course I believe in love despite four divorces. There is nobody who doesn't believe in love. ...
SEAN BEAN When I was younger, I used to watch all the black-and-white 'Dracula's and 'Frankenstein...
SEAN BEAN Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.
MELISSA BEAN Under the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program, homes are independently verifie...
MELISSA BEAN I left school when I was 16; then I worked for my father, who was a welder. And I was a welder for t...
SEAN BEAN My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.
SEAN BEAN The American people expect more from Congress. They expect fiscal responsibility and common sense. T...
MELISSA BEAN As part of my efforts to fight identity theft, I worked with my colleagues on the Financial Services...
MELISSA BEAN I don't like broad swords. They're not much fun. A broad sword is just a big chunk of steel,...
SEAN BEAN In theatre, once you've got the character and you've got things together, you can relax into...
SEAN BEAN Actors like Daniel Day-Lewis, Gary Oldman, they totally immerse themselves in their parts.
SEAN BEAN I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way...
SEAN BEAN I love doing just nothing in my free time.
SEAN BEAN The thought of being in space, and kind of enclosed, I find would be very claustrophobic. I think I ...
SEAN BEAN I've been accused of being a bit too keen on my football, not least by my three ex-wives.
SEAN BEAN She began to come around. She remembered who everybody was and she came off the ventilator on her 43...
CHANTELL BEAN I am the parent of teenagers, my daughters are 13 and 15, so the issue of Internet safety has been a...
MELISSA BEAN Last year missing states wasn't that big a deal because I wasn't really going to do anything. To be ...
ALEX BEAN Stupid mistakes can be fixed. It stinks that it has to happen at the state meet in my senior year. B...
ALEX BEAN Sometimes all you need is a big leap of faith.
SEAN BEAN 006 was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how ...
SEAN BEAN Any deal that might be reached could come undone in conference.
MICHAEL BEAN I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no ...
SEAN BEAN We raised just over $180,000, and netted about $170,000.
ANDY BEAN Looking down, I think that they would be pleased with what they saw today.
ANDY BEAN The Mets made it very clear that they're intent on winning right now, and they told Billy that they ...
BEAN STRINGFELLOW The Mets made it very clear that they're intent on winning right now, and they told Billy that they ...
BEAN STRINGFELLOW I don't know what the magic words are. They wanted to come and talk about it, but I don't have any e...
BEAN STRINGFELLOW Everybody who put in their time, I think they saw that it was well-spent.
ANDY BEAN For some reason, the parts I play, like Boromir or Ned Stark, have a life online long afterwards. I ...
SEAN BEAN I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a life...
SEAN BEAN I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but I do try to focus very deeply on what character I'...
SEAN BEAN That's the thing about Brits – they have the grounding in the classics and theatre, ... That's why...
SEAN BEAN No. (Laughs) I saw it in the shop the other day with one of my daughters and I went, 'Wow, there's t...
SEAN BEAN The idea is that Jodie Foster is with her child and she's going back to New York from Germany with h...
SEAN BEAN If, despite your best efforts, you just absolutely abhor what you are doing, then start looking arou...
JOHN BEAN Obviously I'm delighted I'm a grandfather, but I guess it takes a little while to digest. Yo...
SEAN BEAN I did a film called 'Patriot Games' with Harrison Ford, and we actually shot three different...
SEAN BEAN There's a lot of wheat out there that did come up, it just hasn't grown much, maybe it's thinned out...
BRENT BEAN I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.
SEAN BEAN A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really....
SEAN BEAN I am so excited. It's like one of the greatest female roles ever written. I am totally humbled and f...
SHOSHANA BEAN I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a lifetime fil...
SEAN BEAN The stigma of movie actors doing television is gone now.
SEAN BEAN We like to go into the season, into the growing season in May with a good four or five inches of goo...
BRENT BEAN Everyday that we do not get significant precipitation, the potential of the wheat crop from a grain ...
BRENT BEAN One of our goals is to be done this summer, possibly by July.
BRIAN BEAN He was such a major impact in the industry nationwide. Talk to anybody on any newspaper and they wil...
BRIAN BEAN I was surprised when they told me it was 35 years. I thought it was only 32.
BILL BEAN I wouldn't want to live in there. I'm used to more space. But that plan is a good opportunity for a ...
BILL BEAN They were looking around the area and really couldn't find suitable space.
BILL BEAN My name is Orson Bean. Harvard '47, Yale Nothing.
ORSON BEAN The trap is man's armored character structure and there's only one way out of it. It's not drugs and...
ORSON BEAN I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no exce...
SEAN BEAN Oblivion is something unique, an entertainment experience unlike anything I had seen before. I decid...
SEAN BEAN I'm usually catching up on things I should have been doing while I was filming - a pile of mail and ...
SEAN BEAN I think that you always have something left, that you take something of the character with you.
SEAN BEAN Lord of the Rings was something I always wanted to do. I read the book when I was about 25, and I wa...
SEAN BEAN Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space of a year that I was filmi...
SEAN BEAN Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of "The Lord of the Rings". From the wardrobe departm...
SEAN BEAN I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is t...
SEAN BEAN I go to see my kids in school plays, ... I watched Lorna in a concert at the Westminster College of ...
SEAN BEAN There was good chemistry between us and I think we formed a good partnership together, with her bein...
SEAN BEAN I've always admired the way she approaches her work. She seems to underplay things in such a believa...
SEAN BEAN I'm the captain of one of these giant new planes, and 90 per cent of it takes place on board,
SEAN BEAN They're always intense. I think everything is quite intense and that's the way it should be on thing...
SEAN BEAN If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.
SEAN BEAN Tolkien was quite a religious man, and so is George R.R. Martin. They kind of have this epic quality...
SEAN BEAN It seems too simplistic that just repeating a persuasive message should increase its effect, but tha...
JEREMY BEAN If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transpa...
MELISSA BEAN I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't just the English bad guy, so it was qu...
SEAN BEAN Us being a praying family, we just said ?they say one thing and God says another?. Grandmother began...
CHANTELL BEAN I love creating things, especially out of metal. There's something truly satisfying about shapin...
SEAN BEAN It would probably surprise people to know that I'm interested in wildlife. I read a lot of poetr...
SEAN BEAN I really got my money's worth from colleges in Sheffield and Rotherham because I kept dropping o...
SEAN BEAN And yet, if we don't, first and foremost, act responsibly with the national tax dollars that we ...
MELISSA BEAN Reports also suggest that Ernst and Young and other large tax preparation firms are sending tax retu...
MELISSA BEAN The IRS is currently considering a rule that would make it easier for tax preparers to disclose the ...
MELISSA BEAN Apprenticeships are the real nitty-gritty way of creating an efficient, skillful and vibrant workfor...
SEAN BEAN I always like to do something different, something unusual, stray off the path a bit.
SEAN BEAN I like playing guys with swords and the horses and stuff like that.
SEAN BEAN I go to see my kids in school plays.
SEAN BEAN Most of her home runs have been lined shots that have just taken off. I think just about every ball ...
EVELYN BEAN Amy is very competitive. Even if she doesn't have her best stuff, she'll go out and get hitters out....
EVELYN BEAN I don't think they think of themselves as freshmen. They're determined to hold up their end of the b...
EVELYN BEAN We are very excited to get Elizabeth. She has a lot of experience and is an excellent player.
EVELYN BEAN John Russell, (president) of Russell Development Inc. has been instrumental in making the move downt...
JAMES BEAN It's a world-class facility and we are co-located with the Portland Business Alliance and the Portla...
JAMES BEAN The people in the village were really friendly to us. I didn't know what to expect. They speak Ewe. ...
LEE BEAN I really enjoyed the village because I think it was an excellent opportunity to see the culture and ...
LEE BEAN We are trying to get them thinking of having a technical school there, ... We want to help with that...
LEE BEAN [Besides the electric light poles, the group saw several ways that they could help the village.] Wha...
LEE BEAN Usually, a month or a month and half after the Games, we're insignificant again. It's fun, not just ...
JEFF BEAN We're having a good time. But it would be even better if the sun would just stay out.
JEFF BEAN I didn't lose the worry until I saw her face up top. She was so ready. It was just hers.
JEFF BEAN She lives in her head a lot. That's probably going to be her issue away from jumping for the rest of...
JEFF BEAN I think going into 2002 everybody on our team was kind of thinking it (medals), but I think we're at...
JEFF BEAN He put down virtually a perfect jump. I was at the top. Over the loudspeakers I knew exactly what he...
JEFF BEAN To have Ryan do what he did and have him not go is tough.
JEFF BEAN Its virtually inconceivable that the outcome of that conference would be positive to conservation,
MICHAEL BEAN We've moved so much, and my life has been so inconsistent.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN Twitter should ban my mother.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN I have 137 pairs of shoes and 200 pairs of jeans.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN So I have been careful about where I go and who I hang out with because if you tell someone the wron...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN It's creepy to see fan sites about me.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN While I'm generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN I don't like to look sloppy. I'm a girly-girl.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN I can count on one hand how many people I trust.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN I'm really lucky, because I've been able to go places and meet people you can only dream of.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN I'm in a monogamous relationship and very happy.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN These people are fascinated by me, but I haven't done anything.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN I'm famous by default. I came out of the womb, and people wanted to know who I was because of my...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN If you're a big Nirvana fan, a big Hole fan, then I understand why you would want to get to know...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN I'm a different person. I don't want to be titled as Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's dau...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN My look is a Modern Bohemian type thing.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN We are trying to get them thinking of having a technical school there. We want to help with that as ...
ANGELA MING BEAN What I learned was a lot of the people die unnecessarily of simple things, especially malaria. We ha...
ANGELA MING BEAN We are not bodies with souls, we are souls with bodies.
KEVIN R. BEAN Selling is simply the transfer of inthusiasm.
ALAN No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.
ALAN WATTS I think most people have that crazy uncle they sit at Thanksgiving dinner with: someone they disagre...
ALAN COLMES Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.
ALAN PERLIS Even in our deep ocean, there are ecosystems at work with no light whatsoever down in the deepest po...
ALAN STERN Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.
ALAN BENNETT I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to root things out.
ALAN BENNETT I always feel over-appreciated but underestimated.
ALAN BENNETT We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity soon had me ch...
ALAN BENNETT I'm less genial than people think, but I'm too timid to seem nasty.
ALAN BENNETT I can't complain that I've had a public all through my writing life, but people don't qu...
ALAN BENNETT I didn't even have a clear idea of why I wanted to go to Oxford - apart from the fact I had fall...
ALAN BENNETT I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.
ALAN BENNETT I do not long for the world as it was when I was a child. I do not long for the person I was in that...
ALAN BENNETT All knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use.
ALAN BENNETT We were all miners in our family. My father was a miner. My mother is a miner. These are miner's...
ALAN BENNETT Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.
ALAN BENNETT I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The shore has a point. The...
ALAN BENNETT Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?
ALAN BENNETT Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody watching.
ALAN BENNETT Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception...
ALAN BENNETT Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key.
ALAN BENNETT Teachers need to feel they are trusted. They must be allowed some leeway to use their imagination; o...
ALAN BENNETT Closing a public library is child abuse, really, because it hinders child development.
ALAN BENNETT If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
ALAN KING I have such a stressful job that the only way I can get it out of my mind is by running hard.
ALAN TURING I have had a dream indicating rather clearly that I am on the way to being hetero, though I don'...
ALAN TURING I want a permanent relationship, and I might feel inclined to reject anything which of its nature co...
ALAN TURING Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two ...
ALAN TURING No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brai...
ALAN TURING