Mr Clooney I take my hat off to you.
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J.K. ROWLING Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way!
VALENTINA TERESHKOVA I take my hat off to them. Even though they weren't in the race, they played hard.
IVAN DEJESUS When the Lord sent me forth into the world, He forbade me to put off my hat to any, high or low.
GEORGE FOX I take my hat off to how dedicated he is to the sport. He's always staying late at practice.
JOE KOSMAN Tipping your hat to a lady is good form. If you're at a dinner table, you'd most certainly t...
LYLE LOVETT If anybody beats us two out of three, I'll take my hat off to them.
KASEY KIKER Take off your hat to your yesterdays; take off your coat for your tomorrows
PROVERB I found it hard being a full-time mum and take my hat off to anyone who can do it.
LAURA FRASER You take your hat off to Roger Clemens. You could tell he was ouchy there a little bit.
TONY LA RUSSA My hat goes off to them.
MALCOLM DEANS I take my hat off to our D-line. They force a lot of quarterbacks to throw under pressure. They'll m...
CATO JUNE I haven't a hat, but if I did, I would take it off and toss it in,
CHRISTOPHER COX I can wear a hat or take it off, but either way it's a conversation piece.
HEDDA HOPPER I was impressed by that, ... To see people take off their hat and put their hand over their heart, y...
DAVID LARSON I tip my hat off to the Americans, they did very well in this.
CARL GRENIER I take my hat off to Erickson. He's a polished high school pitcher who has command of three pitches ...
CRAIG FAULKNER And it's really very difficult to kill someone when all your inner instincts would oblige you to tak...
SUSAN KAY My hat goes off to Drew and Cheryl. It's well-deserved.
JERRY RICE We're just happy, ... We wanted to win this game so bad. I've got to take my hat off to my teammates...
ALLEN IVERSON I take my hat off to mums who have lots of kids. Anyone that says being a mum isn't a full-time ...
ASHLEY JENSEN He's one of the best players in the NBA. You have to take your hat off to him the way he carries his...
STEPHEN JACKSON I take my hat off to Pope. They competed and went down fighting. We did some good things, but there'...
DOUG LIPSCOMB People are finally catching on. It's a chic look that's really practical. It allows for different te...
BRUCE PASK If he'd looked like a cross between Mr. Clooney and, say, one of the hobbits, I probably would have ...
ALLY CARTER “Ah, Mr Anchovy! Do sit down.” “Thank you. Take the weight off the feet, eh? Lovely weather fo...
MONTY PYTHON George Clooney sort of lost his 'George Clooney-ness' the first day I met him. He's not ...
SHAILENE WOODLEY They weren't four touchdowns better than us, but my hat is off to them.
DICK SUESS I am delighted but not all that surprised that Local Hero has proved so enduringly popular, as this ...
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EDWARD ABBEY ... Any team that is (undefeated) in the GCL this late in January, you have to take your hat off to ...
CARL KREMER A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing look...
P. J. O'ROURKE The rise of anime had to happen. If the Japanese could tell better American stories, it would go thr...
RALPH BAKSHI To come here and pick up the offense as fast as he did is really remarkable. You have to take your h...
DAVID MARTIN When I am struggling with my life I look up towards the sky and say; LORD you take over
JOAN DISANTIS What the hell is that?" I laughed.
"It's my fox hat."
"Your fox hat?"
"Yeah, Pudge. M...
JOHN GREEN Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.
ROBERT GREENE Great 'D. Better shot. That's the only thing I can say about it. (He) made a heck of a shot. Got to ...
EDDIE JONES We thought with their youth that the full-court press would give them some problems and obviously it...
BOB PECHLOFF I take my hat off to people like the Stones, but it's not for me. I couldn't do that. Jagger...
PAUL WELLER I have a great respect for the academics who are working with the source material. My hat's off ...
TERRI WINDLING Forward into the untrodden! Courage, old man,and hold on to your umbrella! Have you got your garters...
CONRAD AIKEN My hat goes off to both of them. It was a heavyweight fight on both sides. ... I didn't think it was...
WAYNE GRETZKY The fire department has just done a heck of a job. My hat is off to these guys.
DENNIS CASE They just played really well today. They were down, came back, and my hat is off to them.
JAY LAPIDUS Did someone just call me the wine dude?” he asked in a lazy drawl. “It’s Bacchus, pleas...
RICK RIORDAN Lord Jesus,' Christy whispered, 'I want You to hold the key. I want You to decide what should happen...
ROBIN JONES GUNN Lord Polonius: What do you read, my lord?
Hamlet: Words, words, words.
Lord Polonius: Wh...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE I told him to take off the freaking cowboy hat and the dark glasses and nobody would recognize him. ...
FRANK GIFFORD I couldn't shake Brass Hat off. He was always a threat.
FRANKIE DETTORI I don't like to take my clothes off.
DEMI MOORE We came in and wanted to pound the ball at em. They (Colt players) talked a lot all week. I just let...
FRANK GAY He's Mr. Cool Cat, walking through the dugout with his hat pulled down, baggy pants down.
JOE TORRE I bought my best hat for my wedding. It was a real good hat -- it outlasted my marriage.
BILL MCCOIN I couldn't hold it together today. George Clooney asked me if I was OK, and I practically collapsed....
CANDICE BERGEN I take risks - that's my life on the slopes and off.
LINDSEY VONN I want you to take off the mask, Erik, do you hear me? I want you to take it off right now.
-...
SUSAN KAY I used to have the worst head jerk, my hat would fly off sometimes. That's how violent I was. It was...
MAX SCHERZER Our backs ran hard. My hat goes off to our offensive line, they did a good job of run blocking.
LOU WEST Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?...
BIBLE I tip my hat to him that way.
MIKE HOLMGREN You can literally walk into my apartment and sit on a hat; you can step on a hat; you can probably o...
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER 'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A hat should be taken off when greeting a lady, and left off the rest of your life. Nothing looks mo...
P.J. O'ROURKE Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time - and he pulls off that top hat pretty well.
RYAN LOCHTE You don't have to look like George Clooney. You just have to know yourself.
TERRY KISER You have to take your hat off to Kobe. Kobe hit some tough shots. We double-teamed him and I thought...
MIKE BROWN It was so hot, I just whipped off my hat and gave it to one of the American coaches who is giving sp...
JAMES MILLAR The reason I do it is that I like my freedom. If I want to take a day off, I take a day off. You can...
BRUCE HAGERMAN That wasn't very nice...I do believe you killed my hat.
~Kisuke Urahara
TITE KUBO You take the lies out of him, and he'll shrink to the size of your hat; you take the malice out of h...
MARK TWAIN I have sinned against you, my Lord.
JIMMY SWAGGART My hat goes off to him. He was playing in his fourth game in five days yet showed no signs of it.
DAVE PUGLIESE I couldn't hold it together today. George Clooney asked me if I was OK, and I practically collap...
CANDICE BERGEN [George] Clooney seems to be the one Big Star, give or take a Bono, who has managed to have his cake...
DAVID CARR When I was really young, I loved the movie 'White Christmas' - I still do - and I thought Ro...
TINA FEY Tip your to hat to Roger Clemens. You could tell he was ouchy there, and we didn't get anything off ...
TONY LA RUSSA And Musa said: Surely I take refuge with my Lord and-- your Lord from every proud one who does not b...
QURAN I get very nervous when I have to take my wedding ring off.
JERRY O'CONNELL It was a great thrill being a part of the whole thing. You have to take your hat off to a guy like t...
JARVIS HAYES I take a multivitamin, I take extra C, I take chondroitin and glucosamine for my joints, I take calc...
RAQUEL WELCH I take it you told the staff that from what you could observe all that Mr. Weaver wanted to avoid wa...
JEFFREY ROBBINS I tried to stay strong but didn't play my best, ... I will take some time off now. Tough things make...
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA Lord take me as I am just the way I am. Set my soul ablaze, never quench the flame
VENES I always take my make-up off before bed.
ABBEY CLANCY I don't know if George Clooney wears the same tux over and over again. But when you're George Cloone...
GALINA ESPINOZA Clooney is just a pretty boy, man, and that's it, OK? I carried him on my back long enough. I...
MARK WAHLBERG I tip my hat to him. That's taking the hard way.
AL HARRIS I tip my hat to him. Noah was just fantastic tonight.
DENNIS FELTON That was fantastic snooker. It really was unbelievable. I've never seen anything like that before, ....
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN I like the way my own feet smell. I love to smell my sneakers when I take them off.
CHRISTINA RICCI The Lord said unto me, 'I will take my rest and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear he...
ANONYMOUS I won't take my clothes off because I can't believe it's necessary. You can be sexy with your clothe...
HEATHER THOMAS A person carries off the hat. Hats are about emotion. It is all about how it makes you feel.
PHILIP TREACY I want to hang my hat on my speed. I want to show I'm a legit 4.3 guy. And off the field I want the ...
DEREK ABNEY I want to hang my hat on my speed, ... I want to show I'm a legit 4.3 guy. And off the field I want ...
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LORD NELSON I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time, and it has made a man of me.
LORD NELSON Business is more exciting than any game.
LORD BEAVERBROOK The world can doubtless never be well known by theory: practice is absolutely necessary; but surely ...
LORD CHESTERFIELD The scholar without good breeding is a nitpicker; the philosopher a cynic; the soldier a brute and e...
LORD CHESTERFIELD Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake o...
LORD CHESTERFIELD All science is either physics or stamp collecting.
LORD KELVIN Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
LORD CHESTERFIELD Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always th...
LORD CHESTERFIELD I learned very early in my life in Whitehall, the acid test of any political question is; What is th...
LORD TRENT A timid question will always receive a confident answer.
LORD DARLING