Roger Quotations

Leo Hurwicz is the father of mechanism design theory and has inspired much of my work, and Roger Myerson is an old friend and collaborator and a tremendous economist.

When Ginger Rogers danced with Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman.

I kind of write about visual art the way Roger Angell writes about baseball, which is to say, you're writing about life: it's a somewhat focused, limited terrain in which you write about everything.

I met Roger Ebert at an independent-film awards or something. And he said, 'When I saw you just now, I wanted to punch you in the face. And then I had to remember you're an actor. So, congratulations!' Those are my accolades.

I doubt I'll ever do another book collaboration; I've been spoiled. Roger and I both happened to move to New Mexico at about the same time, when we each had a family of young kids to raise. Socializing seemed to lead naturally to working together.

I guess I'm like Roger Miller who used to say that he didn't have as many jokes as he thought he did.

And Roger was crazy with his robots and everything.

And when Roger talks about the frightened ones running away from the bombs, I immediately thought of my days when I was young and I had to wear these gas masks.

I was not athletically inclined. I was very quiet, introverted, non-confrontational. My three older brothers were athletes - basketball, football - but I was kind of a momma's boy. Then one day, my brother Roger encouraged me to go to the boxing gym with him. I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural.

I love soccer, love tennis... Roger Federer has been a favourite for a long, long time. The kind of consistency he has shown, 16 Grand Slam titles... The way he handles himself in pressure situations is admirable... He is so calm... In soccer, I'm a huge fan of Barcelona... I like watching Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Villa.

It just tickles me still when you see Roger Clemens, as great as he is, throw a split-finger and the hitter just swings and misses. They don't see that ball that well. Jack Morris threw an awful good one and Mike Scott -- there's a lot of great pitchers over the years that I think that pitch definitely helped their career.

I also have experience working with American producer Roger Corman who knows a lot of secrets in making movies look bigger than their budget.

I was named after my two uncles. Roger Lee and Richard Allen. They simply changed the spelling to Leigh-Allyn to make it more feminine.

I never met a man I didn't like until I met Will Rogers.

The big turning point, really, was the Beatles' influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step, and then along came the Lovin' Spoonful and everybody else.

Roger Goodell is doing his job. He's front office. Whatever he says goes, and I'll leave it at that.

My doctoral work was completed by the end of 1950 and, at the age of twenty-two, I joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an instructor in chemistry under the distinguished chemists Roger Adams and Carl S. Marvel.

I open all my concerts with 'My Backpages,' written by Bob Dylan, and close them all with 'May the Road Rise to Meet You,' written by Roger McGuinn and Camilla McGuinn.

The records that I grew up listening to had feel, and the drummers that inspired me - like Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Phil Collins and Roger Taylor - all had their own voice and individual style.

Yes, The Persuaders, that was great fun because one of my favourite actors is Roger Moore.

I listen to top 40, old country, blues... I'm really into Roger Miller.

I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'

But you know, really, if you think about it Roger and I and all critics really have one absolute essential part of our credentials and that is that you believe that that is actually what we think.

I suppose Roger had the license to do anything that fitted the venue.

It was a good experience working with Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda.

When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline.

Last time I was starstruck was when I met Roger Federer. He is one of the few athletes that I really look up to - incredibly talented both on and off the track and a great role model for tennis.

And that's the mistake that was made with Steel Pier. Roger was caught between a rock and hard place. It would have cost a couple of million dollars more to take it to Boston or someplace first. So we opened about a month too early.

My biggest hero was Roman Gabriel, who was the QB of the Rams, and Roger Staubach. Those were the two guys I tired to emulate when I was little.

I used to dress like Roger Taylor when I was ten because I thought he was cool. In high school, I used to dress like Stephen Perkins from Jane's Addiction because I thought he was cool. You just want to be those guys when you're that age.

I grew up on the Roger Moore and Sean Connery Bond movies, so the DNA of my spies is extremely ridiculous and goofy.

Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.

If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen.

I'm very influenced by jazz drummers. I always liked drummers like Roger Taylor, Keith Moon, Ian Paice, John Densmore. I just learned from playing to those drummers.

One night Roger was in a foul mood and he threw his entire bloody drumset across the stage. The thing only just missed me - I might have been killed.

Will Rogers was an American hero - someone you could get your teeth into and love.

Greatest hits is easy because one has nothing to do - except that we both, Roger and I, felt that new songs should be there because I've been away for awhile.

I'm looking forward to becoming a marvelous - excuse the word marvelous - character actress. like Marie Dressler, like Will Rogers.

For years, my early work with Roger Penrose seemed to be a disaster for science. It showed that the universe must have begun with a singularity, if Einstein's general theory of relativity is correct. That appeared to indicate that science could not predict how the universe would begin.

I was going to keep it, but I gave it to Mario because it was really a home run and it was off Roger Clemens.

I worked with Roger Moore on three episodes of 'The Saint.' He is a lovely man, a good director, and was my favourite actor to work with.

I would do a Byrds tour or a Byrds record in a minute. I miss that band now. I've tried to convince Roger over and over to do it, but he's not interested. Music isn't something you can legislate into being.

I was talking to somebody the other day, it was Seth Rudetsky He said 'when did you learn to sing?   He said please dont say in Church. Thats where I learned to sing.Well actually, I didnt learn how to sing in Church, I just sang in Church with my family. My family was quite musical. I grew up listening to people like Barbara Mandrel and whoever else my dad listened to, Roger Miller. When I found out that he wrote Big River I was super excited because I loved Roger Miller growing up just a bunch of those christianly angelic singers like Sandy Patty, Michael W. Smith, you know all those people. Thats where I got my influence.

I guess I don't get inspired to write when I'm happy. And I don't respond to music that I don't feel was honestly pulled from a genuine place. I'm very much influenced by Roger Waters and Pink Floyd.

Morano has told me, 'It's the status quo,' and it's still an ongoing investigation, ... He hasn't told us about the outcome of Roger Bates' DNA test and said when there is something new to report he would let me know.

People will love to have Roger back. I expect him to continue to bring out the types of products that will push the limits and be desirable for both producers and consumers.

Rick thinks it will be great for our sport to have Roger and Troy involved, ... And I get to run 17 races, instead of 10. I think it's great.

I got on with the Byrds much better. I was in Greenwich Village with Roger McGuinn, of The Byrds, we used to smoke and hang out.

I'd like to give Pat Blake a chance, to hear what his strategic vision is for the company. But I go into it with apprehension knowing Roger (Curry) had a good background and a good track record. Why is Pat going to succeed where someone like Roger didn't?

I didn't notice a dramatic difference. The difference is if his leg is bothering him, he can compensate with his arm. But if he's compensating with his arm, he's not going to last very long. He'll end up not only with a sore leg but a sore shoulder. And Roger is a classic leg-driving pitcher.

I don't know about that. What I'm saying is the relationship with Roger and the pitchers is already an excellent relationship.

I don't know what the going rate is. I know we paid him $18 million last year. We're just going to have to think it through and see where Roger is at.

There are only a few players that I think can probably have a chance against Roger if he is playing his best.

Let leaders lead. It's a long season, so you have to have fun. I've liked Roger since Day 1. I'm not worried about him. I think he's going to do a great job. We're happy to have him. He came out of nowhere for us.

Me and Roger had a very good relationship,

Most people retire because their performance diminishes. I know he's wanted to do it before. I think he should just do it at a point in time where there will be no regrets. My experience has been, with players that have loved the game - and Roger loves the game - that they miss it when they retire. ... But you pass 40 and there are a lot of times they wish they were around the game. I think if he retires, May, June or July, he's retired. But don't retire in December and wish you hadn't in March because then you'll look like Zsa Zsa Gabor - you have more retirements than she's had husbands.

She died of asphyxia, from that garment bag on her head. Did the state prove to you Roger put that garment bag on her head and suffocated her?

I can't play any better than I did tonight, ... I was a little nervous before the match because if you play even a little under your level against Roger then it's over in an hour.

I can't imagine how tired the guys are because I am worn out. Roger played the best single game of any player that I've ever coached. He put us on his shoulders and wouldn't let us lose.

Getting $400,000 on a contingency basis for success is startling, to say the least, ... We need to hear from Roger Clinton, and basically, I still think we need to hear from the president as to what consideration he gave to Hugh Rodham and to his brother Roger Clinton.

I am deeply honored to be making 'Life Itself,' a documentary on the life of Roger Ebert, and to have had the full cooperation and enthusiasm of Roger and his wife, Chaz.

I got a couple on per album but my problem was that I wanted to sing the songs and not let Roger sing them.

I don't think Roger ever does anything that's not a max effort and a max concentration. He's not going to go out there and play around. It's just not in his makeup. He's become what he is because he's so intense about what he does (and) prepares for what he does.

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We're in the process of getting all of the tapes (of the fight) shown from all different angles. We're going to watch those tapes as soon as we get them and see who was in the ring and who did what. Roger will appear before us for a disciplinary hearing. Things will be adjudicated at that time.

I love and miss Jet every day. It is hard to know that nothing will ever bring her back and because of Roger Bentley, I will never see her again.

I love competing against a guy like him, ... I know him pretty well and I know the type of person he is, and he is going to give everything he's got. It was a well-played game, and it was fun to have Roger out there.

I agreed with (the steep-angle theory) until I ran into Roger Long, who turned my head around on a number of things.

He could be a great addition to our club. First, though, Roger has to decide on a very personal and family basis whether he wants to compete and play baseball.

He tried to act like he was happy for us and smiled, but you could tell it was eating him up inside, ... He came here with Roger hoping for the promise of the postseason and the World Series. But after he had that surgery, his season ended.

He has to find a way to go out there and go after Roger a little bit. Until anyone proves differently, Roger's the best. He's proven that and no one has proven otherwise. That's the task at hand. It's the moment you work for.

He hasn't been doing that well against Roger lately. It will be tough though he's not that far away from the top of his game.

He is a class act and I have the most respect and admiration for him. We are both friends and business partners. If the U.S. was looking for another president and Roger were available, I'd pick him.

He'll never beat Roger Federer unless he becomes a little more aggressive so I think it's time for him to maybe think about changing his game a little bit.

My point exactly. We still depend on Roger Clemens being out there on the mound. We still depend on our stars leading the way.

My point is not only about teaching and having the ability to learn but also the ability to retain so you don't have to tell them the same thing over and over again, ... It's like a teacher. When you give them a test, you don't know what that student knows. How do you give a test here except on the field? Roger Craig told me, 'Never assume that they know. You can assume they should know, but there's no guarantee.'

I was detained by a police officer and proceeded to get choked by Roger Mayweather.

Logic would say Roger has the upper hand in that situation.

Playing My Generation and having Roger Daltrey singing with us was unbelievable.

Playing Roger is a very tough match and realistically we are looking at winning the doubles and the two singles against their No.2,

People have been saying we have the best schedule for the wild-card race, but I don't know that's true, ... These guys are tough, and we still have to play the game. Anything can happen, and obviously tonight Roger didn't have his best stuff, and they capitalized on it and we weren't able to stay in the game.

I think the steroid issue has made him a national hero again. I think he did it without help. And now all of a sudden his record was broken ... so I think that makes Roger very popular again.

I think that it's tough to play against Roger as he's playing at such a good level right now. I think I played a great match in everything apart from my serve. I served my worst match all year.

John Entwistle told me shortly before he died that he would find it hard to offer songs for the Who to record because he could no longer allow Roger (or me) to comment on them in any way at all.

I think almost every player has a few very good friends on tour. Mine are: Yves Allegro, Roger Federer, Michael Lammer, and Ivo Klec.

Roger Ailes, former media guru for Bush's father, had a message. Rove told the president. It had to be confidential because Ailes, a flamboyant and irreverent media executive, was currently the head of Fox News Channel, the conservative-leaning television cable network that was enjoying high ratings. In that position, Ailes was not supposed to be giving political advice.

Roger and I are now in our 20th year and I think people tune in because they know that for better or for worse, these are our opinions.

Roger and I (will) meet in mid-December to play what we have written, ... If we move ahead from there, we may have a CD ready to release in the spring. If the recording works out, we will tour with the usual band in the first half of 2005.

Roger and Troy are not worried about their image. They know they did nothing wrong. You can imagine our shock over this, but we're big boys and we'll take our lumps.

Roger Bentley received on July 4 his right to vote again because he was off probation or parole. If he's convicted, he will lose that again, but to me, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

Roger Clemens is pitching the fifth game right now,

Roger Clemens showed up at the funeral. That's an indication of how much people respected him.

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel first championed my film, 'Hoop Dreams,' which was essential to its success. Roger remained a great supporter of my work throughout my career, and I'll never forget him tweeting about 'The Interrupters' right before its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.

Roger (Federer) has said unequivocally that he doesn't want Hawk-Eye, he doesn't want to change anything, but if you're playing as well as he is, you don't want to change your socks, your underwear, your girlfriend, your agent, anything.

Roger has hit the ground running. He's been thrown out a few times trying to stretch a single into a double or a double into a triple. But he's also made it several times. We like that aggressiveness.

Roger has to decide if he's going to pitch this year or not. If he decides to play, we're certainly interested in talking to him and we've expressed that interest to his agent. Roger's got the ball now, we just have to wait and see if he decides to pitch or not.

Roger Hughes was defamed and had his privacy infringed upon. It's one thing for this union to go out and picket and leaflet his sites. That's fair, that's lawful, ... But it's quite another thing to put out there that he's a pedophile and a danger to children. That's wrong.

Roger is an incredible designer, and he comes in and reinvents places for people,

Roger is exactly right, and it's an issue worth fighting for.

Roger is fine. He's fine. He's ready and able to go. . . . You saw him in the last game in the Division Series and he had his spikes on somewhere in the fifth inning. And if it had taken 10 innings or 20, he would have pitched 10 or 20. That wouldn't surprise me at all.