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Kelly has a rather bad habit of interrupting. -- Jack Osbourne
I have to remind the people who put down East Coast surfing that Kelly Slater is from Florida. -- Don Winslow
As far as people whose style interests me, I'd say Grace Kelly, Gwen, Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham, and that nanny called Fran. -- Iggy Azalea
I've always had an innate ability to dance, but I'm not as spiffy as those cinema legends like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. -- John Travolta
Singin' in the Rain' was the one for me. Yeah. I mean, Gene Kelly could just sway and never fall. He'd just sway and sway as he danced. -- Vanessa Paradis
I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful pants, head scarves, and sunglasses. -- Catherine Zeta-Jones
I watched Gene Kelly for his smile, for his energy. Vittorio Gassman for his movement. Clark Gable for his mustache. And I watched Lassie who was happy as a dog. -- Jean Dujardin
When I was a kid, I loved Nicholas brothers films. It was like skateboarding. Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to Fred Astaire, just because he was more athletic, like skateboarding. -- Harmony Korine
We have one of our priests in prison right now, Steve Kelly, for his antiwar actions, and three of us in the community are forbidden to visit him because we're all convicted felons. -- Daniel Berrigan
I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way. -- Jackie Chan
I've dressed thousands of actors, actresses and animals, but whenever I am asked which star is my personal favorite, I answer, 'Grace Kelly.' She is a charming lady, a most gifted actress and, to me, a valued friend. -- Edith Head
The thing is that my idols have always been the types of guys who could do anything: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Sinatra, Dean Martin; and when you look up to people like that, you don't accept that you need to be compartmentalised. -- Justin Timberlake
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I grew up loving actresses or actors who were very classy but who seemed a little bit mysterious because you couldn't grasp what they're really thinking. I mean, Grace Kelly always looked impossibly glamorous, yet you could always see there was something behind her eyes. -- Diane Kruger
I remember as a young man seeing these bigger-than-life, strong images of black manhood in the form of Jim Brown and Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly, Billy Dee Williams. All these guys were these alpha males who were smart, attractive. I said, 'Wow, I want to be like that.' -- Michael Jai White
Because I don't look like I'm skating around as hard as Bobby Bassen doesn't mean my mind isn't working twice as hard as Bobby's mind. Just because I can't fight like Kelly Chase doesn't mean standing in front of the net getting cross-checked and slashed isn't toughness as well. -- Brett Hull
Musically, I actually grew up listening to country music as a kid, like George Strait, Alan Jackson... all those guys. So it was kind of weird crossing over from that to pop and R&B, but you know, I love Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Usher, R. Kelly, Drake, Boyz II Men. -- Austin Mahone
When you're me, when you're R. Kelly, everybody wants a piece of you, and if you don't give 'em a piece they'll find a way to get a piece of you one way or the other. -- R. Kelly
I've always had mostly women come out to see me perform. That's the reason the guys show up; they know R. Kelly is going to draw the women. Most of the songs I'm singing are catering to women anyway. -- R. Kelly
I love Kelly Clarkson. -- Ashley Tisdale
Kelly Kelly really graduated from high school? -- Matt Striker
I'm really influenced by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. -- Cris Judd
I'm a huge Kelly Clarkson fan. I think she's great. -- Emily Robison
I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly's brain. -- Mayer Hawthorne
My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's. -- Shelley Berman
Kelly, there are people in Somalia who would die for a banana. -- Jack Osbourne
The toughest individual I've ever met in my life is Jim Kelly, number 12. -- Andre Reed
Kelly, Kelly, Kelly. I love your voice man, you give me chills... Brilliant. -- Randy Jackson
It was personal to me." ~Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) in You've Got Mail -- Nora Ephron
I love all music. Right now I am loving Josh Grobin and Kelly Clarkson. -- Kaley Cuoco
I think if you serve under John Kelly your morale is going to be good. -- Steve King
Kelly Clarkson is the most adorable person on the planet. She is just so nice. -- Callie Khouri
I like the Stereophonics. I know the lead singer, Kelly Jones, and theres the Welsh connection. -- Ian Rush
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I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse. -- Robin Cousins
Bob Kelly was so dumb, they shoulda written his name on the Stanley Cup in crayon. -- Gene Hart
I like the Stereophonics. I know the lead singer, Kelly Jones, and there's the Welsh connection. -- Ian Rush
Bill O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly, and Sean Hannity are the Mount Rushmore of keeping old people angry. -- Joel McHale
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. -- Tracy Austin
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals." -- Tracy Austin
Kelly was aware that there is one type of favorable bet available to everyone; the stock market. -- William Poundstone
I'm looking for a woman with the body of Kelly Brook and the mind of Stephen Fry. -- Stephen Merchant
I don't think anything I could ever do could make Gene Kelly look better than he was. -- Debbie Reynolds
I am the biggest Destiny's Child - Beyonce, Kelly, Michelle, all of them - fan in the world. -- Jennifer Hudson
Fox News' Megyn Kelly was the first to air the video on her program, 'The Kelly File.' -- Alexander Viets Griswold
Why do you ask The Rock stupid questions? Why are you an ugly hermaphrodite? Nobody knows, Kevin Kelly. -- Dwayne Johnson
I don't admire one particular style, but for evening events, I always look to Grace Kelly for inspiration. -- Kylie Bax
Walt Kelly was much more interested in allegory and politics, and I'm much more interested in metaphors and myth. -- Jeff Smith
Close your mouth and get out of the way, because here comes Kelly Link, than whom no one is better. -- Peter Straub
I always found that kind of hard, and even though Gene Kelly was also a taskmaster, Bobby [Fosse] was tougher. -- Debbie Reynolds
The story of the Kelly system is a story of secrets - or if you prefer, a story of entropy. -- William Poundstone
Grace Kelly writes great songs, sings beautifully, is a world class saxophonist, and is going to be a big big star -- Huey Lewis
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I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic. -- Lorna Luft
Donald Trump said he didn't think Megyn Kelly had been fair to him. But he also talked about Fox's response to this. -- Michel Martin
When my dad, Tommy Tucker Kelly, was about six, he started out with his dad on 'The Black and White Minstrel' Shows. -- Rachel Tucker
I ain't never been the type of person out at the movies and holding hands and riding around listening to R. Kelly. -- Young Jeezy
It was mostly an aura about him (Gene Kelly). For me he was Hollywood. The way I'd imagined it as a child. -- Catherine Deneuve
There are lots of actresses I consider to be my icons, from Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly to Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep. -- Blake Lively
Stuyvesant chats with Kelly and Katz, The professor warms to the broker, And life is good in the brotherhood Of an air-conditioned smoker. -- Ogden Nash
Well, Drew. Makes you feel any better. There's one thing that Kelly and this title have in common. They'll never be seen with you. -- Edge
Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland. -- Imelda May
I would love to meet Kelly Clarkson and if I get the chance to I would tell her thank you so much for the inspiration. -- Thia Megia
Andrew Saul is John Hall in a business suit. He's wrong on the war, on national security, immigration, abortion. He's Sue Kelly all over again. -- Andrew Saul
Grace Kelly is my main inspiration, for her timeless beauty. I like Jennifer Lawrence for her fun, down-to-earth style, and Taylor Swift is always elegant. -- Gracie Gold
Grace Kelly forged a link between Monaco and the movie world, and I would like to create a strong bond between Monaco and the fashion community. -- Charlene, Princess of Monaco
Cruel', O'Kelly laughed, 'it's cruel to tell children the truth. If anything convinces me of God's mercy, then it's his gift of making us unable to lie. -- Yevgeny Zamyatin
Grace Kelly was a glacially cool, like a wonderful sherbet in the middle of the desert. Cooling, icy, clean. She was a genetic miracle, a superior woman. -- Oleg Cassini
Patrick Swayze reminded me a lot of Gene Kelly. Patrick had that Everyman quality. Gene made dancing sort of an accessible idea for the regular guy out there. -- Kenny Ortega
'Singin' in the Rain' was the one for me. Yeah. I mean, Gene Kelly could just sway and never fall. He'd just sway and sway as he danced. -- Vanessa Paradis
Your assignment,' he bellowed at Kelly, 'was to make a persuasive argument. Demanding to know whether detractors of your position are on crack is not arguing persuasively. -- Meg Cabot
I want to be a morning-talk-show host. I love Kelly Ripa's job. She gets to live in New York and has this amazing job hosting a talk show. -- Ellie Kemper
Chocolate is the greatest gift to women ever created, next to the likes of Paul Newman and Gene Kelly. It's something that should be had on a daily basis. -- Sandra Bullock
Kevin Kelly, let The Rock answer your question with a question of his own: Are you mentally, as well as physically prepared to tickle the anus of a monkey? -- Dwayne Johnson
I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful pants, head scarves, and sunglasses. -- Catherine Zeta-Jones
The stories in Get In Trouble confirm once again that Kelly Link is a modern virtuoso of the form-playful and subversive required reading for anyone who loves short fiction. -- Jeff Vandermeer
I really just like breaking down the barriers, whether it means doing an album with Linkin Park, an album with R. Kelly, or playing at the Brandenburg Gate with Bono. -- Jay-Z
Grace Kelly plays with intelligence, wit and feeling. She has a great amount of natural ability and the ability to adapt. That is the hallmark of a first-class jazz musician. -- Wynton Marsalis
My best kiss was on stage. Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child gave me a really nice soft kiss on my lips during a performance on my birthday. It was amazing. -- Chris Brown
Kelly Link is inimitable. Her stories are like nothing else, dark yet sparkling with her unique brand of fairy dust. This is the most marvelous kind of trouble to get in. -- Erin Morgenstern
Anchors like Megyn Kelly are incredibly powerful in terms of distilling the information and reporting the news and maybe some opinion to the public in a fair handed and complete way. -- Kellyanne Conway
My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts. -- Wayne Wonder
A magical blending of mystery, romance, and deep and dangerous secrets. Kelly Parraâ??s Invisible Touch is an action-packed coming-of-age novel, sure to keep readers turning pages and begging for a sequel. -- Laurie Faria Stolarz
As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly. He was a bigger version of Fred Astaire, and he was amazing as well. -- Maksim Chmerkovskiy
I was like Gene Kelly, it was called singing in the rain. No seriously, I wasn't really born with a singing voice, but my friends Joe and John taught me how to sing. -- Chris Burke
We are constantly reminding them that they are in a competition. I had a word with all my contestants and I know Kelly Rowland had a word with hers. It's reality check time. -- Gary Barlow
I'm still ambivalent about Hollywood. I think that's why I made 'Star 80.' To deal with the ambivalence. I really wanted to succeed Gene Kelly, and I thought it was a fair bet. -- Bob Fosse
It would probably be a direct order, shape up your morale. And so he understands command. He understands how to delegate. And I think that [General John Kelly] will bring law and order. -- Steve King
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The engine driving the Kelly system is the "law of large numbers." In a 1713 treatise on probability, Swiss mathematician Jakob Bernoulli propounded a law that has been misunderstood by gamblers (and investors) ever since. -- William Poundstone
Astaire never thought of what he was doing as balletic, but Kelly was always trying to dance with women on points. And his choreography is so showy and flashy. He always looks self-satisfied to me. -- Matthew Bourne
This book blew me away. Kelly Parra writes with the keen eye of an artist. Graffiti Girl is warm, gutsy, and true-to-life - an unflinching, honest portrayal of young adults. A seamless and impressive debut. -- Anne Frasier
Fiercely original and uncommonly lovely, The Witch's Boy is equal parts enchanting and haunting. Kelly Barnhill is master of truly potent and unruly magic; luckily for readers, she chooses to use her powers for good. -- Anne Ursu
I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security. I had to say something. Kelly's nomination would go against who President Obama is. -- Adepero Oduye
Gene Kelly was a great dancer and I was lucky to be in 'Singin' in the Rain.' He was my teacher when I was 17 years old, when he was 37 years old. He taught me everything. -- Debbie Reynolds
I have the utmost confidence in General Mattis, General Flynn, General Kelly, Dan Coates. I couldn't have picked a better team. And so I'm confident that Donald Trump will listen to them and be guided by them. -- John McCain
Kelly Link's prose is conveyed in details so startling and fine that you work up a sweat just waiting for the next sentence to land. This is why we read, crave, need, can't live without short stories. -- Tea Obreht
One was Donald Trump said he didn't think Megyn Kelly had been fair to him. But he also talked about Fox's response to this. And multiple sources have said that this was authored by Roger Ailes himself. -- Ryan Grim
I still can't believe I danced with Gene Kelly. How lucky am I that I've been in movies where I've danced with two of the greatest dancers of all time - with Gene Kelly and John Travolta. -- Olivia Newton-John
If you saw General [James] Mattis and General [John] Kelly and Senator [Jeff] Sessions and Mr.[Rex] Tillerson and Congressman [Mike] Pompeo testify, you thought, look, this is a reasonable more than a reasonable, I would say, cabinet. -- Jason Chaffetz
I love the old Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly movies; they're so beautiful to look at. It's such a shame we don't make them anymore. Although, I don't know how you could make tap dancing current and topical. -- Jamie Bell
I think R. Kelly's range is so vast and broad that in order to stimulate himself creatively as an artist, he has to step so, so far outside the box, or else he feels like he's not challenging himself. -- T.I.
Play It Again Sam's opening shot is the same as 'Purple Rose's final one: a close-up of a face, rapt in a movie house. I've certainly felt that in my life. I've been known to cry watching Gene Kelly. -- David Rakoff
I guess I feel like it's a gift to meet those talented artists like George Lucas and Oliver Stone, Spike Lee and Richard Kelly. Even if it's a small role, it's a gift to be working that closely with them. -- Bai Ling
I'm really excited about breaking new acts. While I'm trying to preserve the culture and make sure I fight for the acts that the major labels have thrown away, you can't throw away Musiq Soulchild, Kelly Price and Jon B. -- Warryn Campbell
We have had a lot of whistle-blowing going on out of the Department of Homeland Security, low morale. I want to make sure [John Francis Kelly] understands the agency he's stepping into. So I'll reserve judgment until after confirmation hearings. -- Claire McCaskill
The nature of emergent technology is, as Kevin Kelly once said, right out of control. It's an element of human evolution that's completely out of control. It's sort of driving itself, and I don't see it ceasing to do that. -- William Gibson
Now when Megyn Kelly says something about Donald Trump they [supporters] just dismiss it, because it`s not - it`s all considered the source. It`s not evaluating the information on its own. It`s just consider the source. -- Donald Trump
Anjelica Huston and Kelly MacDonald are both really special. Anjelica has such a fresh point of view about acting and doesn't seem jaded at all. She seems more like a student and yet she is veteran actor who really brings it. -- Sam Rockwell
My pump-up songs before I compete are not the usual. They're more girly songs. I love 'The Climb' by Miley Cyrus. It's about the journey and savoring every moment. I have 'The World's Greatest' by R. Kelly on my playlist, too. -- Kacy Catanzaro
He [Gene Kelly] once told me dancing was a man's game, as much of a sport as baseball itself. And he made us believe that. He changed our minds and suddenly, all of America wanted to dance just like Gene Kelly. -- Liza Minnelli
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I do feel a kinship for sure. I admire those guys who've won hat-tricks like Andy, and obviously Kelly who's won seven, that's amazing stuff. I think the average surfer thinks it's amazing. The guys who win our championships, they're so amazing. -- Mark Occhilupo
I grew up with the movies of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and Judy Garland - these are the kinds of shows and the kinds of numbers in shows that I dreamed of being in and doing when I was a kid. -- Max von Essen
Some people criticize me for using sources that are a bit low brow (this quote is from 'Gladiator') but you know what? 'I'm just going to use that hostility to make me stronger, not weaker' as Kelly Rowland said on the X Factor, -- Banksy
Of course the Disney movies, you know all the soundtracks, and anything Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were doing - Singing in the Rain was one of my favorite musicals I used to watch a lot because my mom came from a theatre background. -- Jillian Hervey
There is a deep connection between Bernoulli's dictum and John Kelly's 1956 publication. It turns out that Kelly's prescription can be restated as this simple rule: When faced with a choice of wagers or investments, choose the one with the highest geometric means of outcomes. -- William Poundstone
If his order from the president is to build a wall, John Kelly will build a wall. And I've got a design out there and I hope it's considered. There are other good designs out there. But he will get it done. He's a doer. -- Steve King
I'm so grateful to Hugo Lindgren, Jon Kelly, and the people who gave me the opportunity to write a weekly column. It's an amazing thing to do, and when I started they both said, you know, the problem with columns is they just exist forever. -- David Plotz

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