I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Simon Cowell is tight. That's why he's so successful - he's able to keep his money to himself.

We have to keep a very tight check on quality.

We didn't set out to be cool. We set out to be an extremely tight band. We wanted to defy expectations. The more negative your mindset on coming to one of our gigs, the better for us, frankly.

The script of 'Shogun' was so tight that you could not take a word out of a sentence, you could not take a sentence out of a scene, and you certainly couldn't take out a scene without putting ripples right through the back or the front of the overall story.

I think you've gotta be smart enough to be competent, but you've gotta be crazy enough to go out there and just let it all happen. I mean, you can rehearse and still not be musical, be tight and not be musical; we all hated that.

Don't wear dresses that are too tight. A size number is just a number. If the fit is comfortable, it will look more elegant.

Growing up in San Diego, I can remember going with my brother to see bands like Pennywise and NOFX - good punk bands that were fast and tight.

I like tight bodies and pretty faces. You bring in Methuselah, if she's got a tight body and a pretty face, that's all right, too.

I'm not going to go out there and say that I'm better than X, I'm better than Y. I think I'm the best tight end in the game.

Professionalism and punctuality are extremely important, especially in the career path I've chosen. Being on sets, film schedules can be very stringent and tight. They are sometimes at odd hours in various locations. Being there when you're called just ensures that the day starts smoothly.

Friends are like fiddle strings; they must not be screwed too tight.

I try to do three active things a day because I have to fit into costumes that are very tight.

Indian clothes are usually tight.

We hold a lot of emotional energy in the hips, which is why they're often tight.

You walk into the class in second grade. You can't read. What are you going to do if you're going to make it? You identify the smart kid. You make friends with him. You sit next to him. You grow a team around you. You delegate your work to others. You learn how to talk your way out of a tight spot.

My dad was a commander in the U.S. Navy with three daughters - you can imagine the tight ship that was our family household!

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.

Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.