When someone was praising an orator for his ability to magnify small points, he said, " In my opinion it's not a good cobbler who fits large shoes on small feet.

When in the vicinity of Wellington he met a cobbler returning from Shrewsbury market with a large sackful of shoes for repair.

When informed that there were some persons who did not have their arm go up, she commented, `` I don't see how they can prevent it ''.

When Costas was first hired by NBC, Don Ohlmeyer, who at the time ran the network's sports division, told the then 28-year-old Costas that he looked like a 14-year-old ( a story that Costas would recite during an appearance on Late Night with Conan O ' Brien when O ' Brien commented about Costas ' apparent inability to " age " normally ).

When, later that evening, Hayek was dropped off at the Reform Club, he commented: " I've just had the happiest day of my life.

The Dragon debuted in June 1976, and Gygax commented on its success years later: " When I decided that The Strategic Review was not the right vehicle, hired Tim Kask as a magazine editor for Tactical Studies Rules, and named the new publication he was to produce The Dragon, I thought we would eventually have a great periodical to serve gaming enthusiasts worldwide ... At no time did I ever contemplate so great a success or so long a lifespan.

When Adams commented on his own characterization of particular minimalist music, he stated that he went joyriding on " those Great Prairies of non-event.

" When I did that album ," commented Arthur Lee, " I thought I was going to die at that particular time, so those were my last words.

When Queen Mary insisted upon the importance of education, the Duchess of York commented, " I don't know what she meant.

When Leone directed Once Upon a Time in America, he commented that Robert De Niro was a real actor, unlike Eastwood.

When Maxwell Fyfe charged that Raeder was guilty of violating both the Treaty of Versailles and the Anglo-German Naval Agreement and commented: " For 20 years, from 1918 to 1938, you and the German Navy had been involved in a course of complete, cold and deliberate deception of your treaty obligations ... Do you deny this was so ?".

When he died, The Times commented: " His very numerous works, especially on fungi and lichens, give him a position as regards those groups of plants only comparable to that of Linnaeus ".

When Kerr announced his resignation as Governor-General on 14 July 1977, Whitlam commented, " How fitting that the last of the Bourbons should bow out on Bastille Day.

The magic he offers in tonight ’ s show operates on an uncommonly personal level .” When asked about his performance style, David explained, “ I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago .”' Time magazine commented, " his deceptively low-key, ultracool manner leaves spectators more amazed than if he'd razzle-dazzled.

When someone commented that Stein didn't look like her portrait, Picasso replied, " She will ".

When Jo Hopper commented on the figure in Cape Cod Morning “ It ’ s a woman looking out to see if the weather ’ s good enough to hang out her wash ,” Hopper retorted, “ Did I say that?

When his autobiography was reprinted in 1975 after the success of the television version of The Naked Civil Servant, Gay News commented that the book should have been published posthumously ( Crisp commented that this was a polite way of them telling him to drop dead ).

When analyzing the reasons behind her difficulty to find work, Witherspoon commented " I think because the character I played was so extreme and sort of shrewish – people thought that was who I was, rather than me going in and creating a part.

" Fritze also commented on Sitchin's methodology, writing that " When critics have checked Sitchin's references, they have found that he frequently quotes out of context or truncates his quotes in a way that distorts evidence in order to prove his contentions.

When his outfits are commented upon, Mr. Moto makes childlike excuses about it.

When Maria liked one of her teachers she met him for lunch at a restaurant, Sharon went to spy on her to make sure she kept her feelings to herself ( she hid under the table while the two were talking to each other ), Maria slipped one of her shoes off while Sharon was underneath the table and Sharon commented that her feet stink.

" Pianist Mulgrew Miller, a noted fan of Tatum, commented on personal growth by saying, " When I talk to the people I admire, they're always talking about continuous growth and development and I look at them and say, ' Well ... what are YOU going to do?

When Pohl began his stint as editor, both magazines were operating at a loss ; despite Ifs lower budget Pohl found it more fun to edit, and commented that apparently the readers thought so too: he was able to make If show a profit before Galaxy, adding " What was fun for me seemed to be fun for them.

When discussing their results, the authors of the paper commented that:

When Taoiseach Enda Kenny caused confusion following a speech at Béal na Bláth by crediting Michael Collins with bringing Vladimir Lenin to Ireland, Coogan commented: " Those were the days when bishops were bishops and Lenin was a communist.

When talking about the influence for the imagery that his band uses, Ellefsen has commented, " A lot of people do not get that you can do more than just look like you're waiting for a bus.

When, in late afternoon on the last day in June, he saw two people top the ridge to the south and walk toward the house, he quit work immediately and strode to his rifle.

When he saw the expression in her eyes, he knew he couldn't send them on.

When they turned in the saddle they could see the men behind them, strung out on the prairie in a flat black line.

When one of the men in the hall behind us spat on the floor and scraped his boot over the gob of spittle I noticed how the clerk winced.

When they reached their neighbor's house, Pamela said a few polite words to Grace and kissed Melissa lightly on the forehead, the impulse prompted by a stray thought -- of the type to which she was frequently subject these days -- that they might never see one another again.

When Fred Powell's brother-in-law, Charlie Keane, moved into the dead man's home, the anonymous letter writer took no chances on Charlie taking up where Fred had left off and wasted no time on a first notice:

When I fell on my back, I saw a vulture hovering.

Joyce went on, `` When we'd finished, Lou -- Mr. Thor -- asked me to stay a little longer.

When we opened the door again for business and switched on the lights she said:

When he sank on his knees, they had allowed him to char without administering the stroke of mercy.

When he got closer to the tree, Matsuo noted the wild look on his face.

When he rolled on the left side, propping on his left elbow, Matsuo seized his hair and pulled him back over.

When her hand touched his, fire went through Jack and he felt weak, but he managed somehow to get her on her feet.

When he finally left the sinister mansion on Perdido Street, he was carried out in a coroner's basket.

When you pass a church on an Irish bus, all the hands flurry in the sign of the cross.

When he was stripped, deloused and numbered by his guards, his much-thumbed sketchbook was seized and thrown on a pile of prisoners' goods to be confiscated.

When combined with the metaphysical notion that pure forms of this universe are best appreciated when least embodied in a material substratum, it becomes clear that while earth will be dross on a scale of material-formal ratios, celestial bodies will be of a subtle, quickened, ethereal existence, in whose embodiment pure form will be the dominant component and matter will be absent or remain subsidiary.

When the family business failed, Mercer left school and on his mother's urging -- for she hoped that he would become an actor -- he joined a local little theater group.

Besides doing a single song, `` When The Sun Comes Out '', they worked on the ambitious American-Negro Suite, for voices and piano, as well as songs for films.

When I returned to make my report, the Hetman did not remember having sent me on the secret mission.

When Fred wheeled him back into his room, the big one looking out on the back porch, and put him to bed, Papa told him he was very tired but that he had enjoyed greatly the trip downtown.

When the young biologist, Dr. Ballard, began to show interest in our daughter Elizabeth, this induced a corresponding interest, on our part, in him.

When he turns briefly to literary style, in the Third Book, he again looks to the effect on the audience.