Quotes About Collection

SOEs have been called "one of the world's biggest and best collections of obsolete factories and equipment.

James A. Connor

Twenty-nine cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on law enforcement. Fifteen cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on sewage collection and treatment. Eight cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on road maintenance. One-point-five cents of every tax dollar collected is spent on education.

When I had started commuting into London for theatre school, I'd had to sell my uncle's stamp collection for £300.

A collection is, by my lights, a chance to build a universe, an overarching ecosystem. But it's common enough to encounter a hodgepodge instead, where flashes of brilliance are undercut by clunkers.

I am a big car enthusiast. I totally understand guys like Jay Leno who have a thousand cars. But asking me my favorite car would be like asking my favorite song or favorite food - it changes everyday.

I collect underwear from my travels. Lace, lingerie, bodysuits... they're like souvenirs.

I own more pairs of Calvin Klein underwear than I can count. At any given time, I probably have 50 to 60 pairs on deck. I travel with an entire suitcase of underwear and t-shirts, and they're all Calvin Klein.

As long as mixed grills and combination salads are popular, anthologies will undoubtedly continue in favor.

I love slippers, but I have five dogs. So unfortunately, I have a lot of single slippers.

Some women have a weakness for shoes... I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.

I probably shouldn't say this but I collect little souvenirs from dinner events or ceremonies. It can be a small spoon or a napkin from Clarence House.

The museum spreads its surfaces everywhere, and becomes an untitled collection of generalizations that mobilize the eye.

For our Spring 2015 collection, I was inspired by the spirit of the artist Francoise Gilot.

My parents are music fans, even though neither of them play an instrument. I was exposed to their record collection, so I love everything from Joni Mitchell to Bruce Springsteen.

What's on my iPod? Well, certainly Bruce Springsteen.

I've got a stack of the 'Walking Dead' comic books next to my bed here.

Hidden biases in both the collection and analysis stages present considerable risks and are as important to the big-data equation as the numbers themselves.

Professionals refer to the stages of the intelligence cycle as collection, processing, analyzing and sharing information. In most cases, the implications and significance of raw pieces of information found in classified materials are reviewed and vetted to keep sensationalized and unsubstantiated accounts from being deemed credible.

I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space stamps and Olympics stamps.

As a kid I collected stamps, pebbles on the beach, anything. I liked to have at least 10 of something.

I think I have more stamps in my passport than most stamp collectors have in their collections.

My dad was a keen philatelist and, when he died, he left me an album he'd curated over some 40 years. He'd handpicked every item, saying each one reminded him of me. I opened it to discover the pages were full of beige stamps bearing the image of George V. Take from that what you will.

I'm a fan of Adidas Originals. I love their Stan Smith collection.