As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

Liberals tend to stress how marvelous education is, in and of itself, and also adore it as a vessel for genuine equality. (That's me, by the way: Hell, I think we should be spending $50 billion a year to make college education free).

I believe people leave a theater bonding with characters. Story is the vessel that carries character. Comedy is a very important component of expressing character.

There is a certain ancient civility about tailors that is welcome - especially in modern London, which is now very much an international city, not an English city. They're still a little vessel of Englishness in what is otherwise a pretty rambunctious place.

As much as the Democrats try to change the subject, this election will be about Barack Obama, period. Mitt's speech last night hit all the right notes, but this fight is not about him. He's just the vessel. Now the question is, does this guy at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. who thinks the private sector is doing fine get another four years?

I'm just a vessel of information.

He was using me. When he cast me in Sideways I was nothing but a vessel.

The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

I'm a vessel being used by God to do something, you know, that can be inspirational.

I like the idea that the body is a vessel, that it's not necessarily representative of the real you that's inside of it.

My soul existed in an African vessel hundreds of years ago as the leader of a tribe, and my tribe fought for honor.

You know, I think that allowing somebody, one mere person to believe that he or she is like, the vessel you know, like the font and the essence and the source of all divine, creative, unknowable, eternal mystery is just a smidge too much responsibility to put on one fragile, human psyche. It's like asking somebody to swallow the sun.

Possession and exorcism is something that's in every religion and every culture. It's a real primal fear: Is the body a vessel for our spirits? What happens if something else takes over it? Where does the spirit go?

Your body is a vessel. It doesn't really matter. It's what you leave here and how you influence other people's lives - that's what legacy you'll leave behind.

If I can be some kind of vessel to show people that, no matter the hard time you experienced, you can still succeed, I want to put out that positive energy to never quit and never give up.

I love to be a vessel through which characters can come through. And if I can move an audience with my work, then I've done my job.

I asked God to use me as a vessel, so I guess you have to be careful what you ask for.

Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul.

I am God's vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.