Overly Quotes


Actresses can get outrageously precious about the way they look. That's not what life's about. If you starve yourself to the point where your brain cells shrivel, you will never do good work. And if you're overly conscious of your arms flapping in the wind, how can you look the other actor in the eye to respond to them? - Cate Blanchett



A lot of designs are grounded in history even though they tend to be clean and not overly ornate. The sculptural form is often historic. If you come to our exhibit, a lot of things will look familiar. - Ellen Lupton



A customer was using this device, an overly large magnet, placing it in front of the meter trying to make the meter stop. - Wayne Wohler



A couple of (state senators) have concerns that we're overly influenced by the forest industry, and that (that influence) causes us to do work that has findings in their favor. - Hal Salwasser



[Some farmers are relocated. Others join the ranks of an estimated 150 million migrant workers drawn to the booming cities in search of jobs. Because of China's restrictive household registration system, which prohibits rural inhabitants from moving to the cities, they are forced to work illegally, earning pennies an hour and without access to social services. While the migration is good for China's overly rural economy, another 150 million peasants, lured by the promise of a better life, are expected to move to urban centres in the next decade.] China concerns me a lot because of the massive unemployment... I see enough people wandering the streets as it is. If they can't keep this drive of construction and development, what are these people going to do? You just have to think about that. The Chinese are incredibly strong, they can take a lot more than any Canadian ever could. But I think there's a limit to all that, too. - Paul Mitchell



[Of course, that message seems to be falling on deaf ears with investors.] Everyone is building in a perfect world growth story... But investors may be overly optimistic about the first quarter. - Todd Campbell



[For all of China's efforts to create a vibrant domestic market, its economy is highly dependent on exports. China's economic model these days] is very much a levered play on the staying power of the overly extended American consumer... That's a tough place to be for any economy in an energy shock - even China. - Stephen Roach



[But not all online escrow sites agree.] Their laws aren't a good fit for escrow companies outside of California, and I think they're overly strict... They're trying to apply a law written for real estate escrow companies in California to any Internet escrow company based outside California. - Ken Thompson



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