“People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.”

“I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre.”

“You can't ask every player to do the same thing. That's why we have amazing midfielders, defenders, forwards and keepers. You can't ask them to be of the same mold.”

“I realized the other day that I've lived in New York longer than I've lived anywhere else. It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange I never thought I would be.”

“I stood for parliament with the amazing support and help of my ex-husband, but it's not something that was handed to me like a peerage. I worked hard and was elected. So my achievements, such as they are, are my own.”

“Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens.”

“When things happen - you ask yourself why today, why not tomorrow, why not yesterday? That's the most amazing thing about time.”

“Raising a small child as a woman while travelling 10 months out of the year would, I believe, be something I would not be able or even want to do, although with the amazing example of Leila, I am no longer so sure.”

“Science fiction is an amazing literature: plot elements that you would think would be completely worn out by now keep changing into surprising new forms.”

“The opportunity, number one, to work with Ang Lee is an amazing thing for me.”

“I have a ridiculous fear of sharks but I'd jump in the water in a second for an amazing role.”

“I finish so many books it's amazing. I'm also doing Rosetta Stone, learning some French.”

“I just wanna thank all those amazing Internet bloggers out there that hate me day-to-day. I love you! You rock!”

“The U.S.S. George H. W. Bush is a great thing in my life. It's amazing. A great honor.”

“Steven Tyler is awesome. He is so humble. He's really sweet and coming from him and his career, it's amazing.”

“When the youth of America gets together, amazing things happen.”

“But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made.”

“Every time I sit in the audience and watch a show that I have been involved with, it is such an amazing feeling to see all those people around me, knowing they are actually watching and enjoying something I have written.”

“That's an amazing feeling, to walk onstage, and you're not thinking about anything, you're not thinking about your lines or what you're supposed to do - your body, your brain knows, so there's freedom. There's not fear, there's not nerves.”

“That's an amazing moment, the first time you hear yourself on radio. It's still thrilling.”

“It's been amazing to watch, because for 'Thor', which was always a mid-selling book, to be in the top ten for every single issue since the reboot is just a great compliment.”