called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity. Adam Schiff If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset. Harvey S. Firestone Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana. Don Mattingly I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place. Winston Churchill The more articulate one is, the more dangerous words become. May Sarton You can cut the tension with a cricket stump. Murray Walker I like men to be men and I like them to care about me and to take care of me. I'm willing to let them do that. Shelley Long

wasn't supposed to be having it. And then when I got older, I lied to everybody I was having sex with, so I could have sex with other people. Cybill Shepherd Mr. Speaker, genocide is the most potent of all crimes against humanity because it is an effort to systematically wipe out a people and a culture as well as individual lives. Jerry Costello Two kinds of ballplayers aren't worth a darn: One that never does what he's told, and one who does nothin' except what he's told. Bum Phillips If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share. W. Clement Stone Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering. Theodore Roosevelt Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success. Thomas A. Edison I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. Thomas A. Edison

our European friends in Kosovo to stop genocide. I am proud of those votes. I am proud of President Clinton for that. Gordon Smith The one thing that scares me the most is failing. It scares me that one day I won't be at this level. But while I'm here and while I'm having success early, I'm trying to do everything to stay on this level. Terrell Davis As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted. Manfred von Richthofen Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get. Bernard Meltzer The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons. Charles Dickens I loved the Army as an institution and loathed every single thing it required me to do. Simon Raven The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read. Abraham Lincoln

regard for the future. Or, we can make the extra effort, do the hard work, absorb the criticism and make decisions that will cause a better future. Mike Rounds This is my second bass that Paul built me. There were some changes that were made. Sometimes I think of changes that could be made having to do with both the sound and the feel. It's definitely a beautiful instrument. Mike Gordon It's important to hold something back, though, because quite frankly my personal life is pretty dull and I don't want to bore people with it. Matt Lucas I will not cut my film because, because, because, because of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Emir Kusturica You can't build a reputation on what you intend to do. Liz Smith Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. William Tecumseh Sherman Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay. Simone de Beauvoir

open it unto me. So after that being unsatisfied in the thing, the Lord was pleased to bring this scripture out of the Hebrews. Anne Hutchinson Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher. Mike Piazza If you can get some of the devil's money to use for the Lord's work, if you have to borrow it, it is all right and carry on the work. John Harvey Kellogg While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other. Boyle Roche It is infinitely better to transplant a heart than to bury it to be devoured by worms. Christiaan Barnard Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing. John D. Rockefeller When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty. George Bernard Shaw

on a set paid to cater to your every need, from the minute you arrive until you go home. It's kind of strange, but not unpleasant. Eric Stoltz The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity. Barbara Boxer The world is in such a bad condition that if they don't find what you call a redeemer, every man, woman and child on this planet will be eliminated. Sun Ra Everyone sees they cannot well live asunder, nor many together, without some rule to which all must submit. Algernon Sidney I started singing at the Met when I was seven, and the competition was so fierce that it really prepared me. Emmy Rossum You can talk about anything if you go about it the right way, which is never malicious. Rodney Carrington Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions. Kenneth L. Pike

of frantic joy. I accepted everything, I believed everything, without struggle, without suffering, without regret, without false shame. How can one blush for what one adores? George Sand At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy. Debbie Stabenow My wife is my first audience. She's a tough lady, so I can't say that I ever scare her. Except, of course, when she sees me the way I look before breakfast. Dean Koontz Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry Ford I found out some really cool ways to swing around the Winchester. Shane West Music is a form of prayer. Toru Takemitsu Dream more than others think practical. Howard Schultz

idleness, neglect, the love of pleasure, etc., etc., which are his own faults, than through incapacity and unfitness, which are the faults of his nature. Lord Melbourne We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being. Deepak Chopra The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness. Vladimir Lenin The cool thing about my profession is that I can do it until the day I die. Candace Cameron Bure So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world. Immanuel Kant When I am not desperate, I am worthless. Ivo Andric When you back off, it's easier to do mistakes. For me it's better to ski fast. Bode Miller

taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all the children. This government is yours. Thank you for letting me serve you. I love this job. Mitt Romney I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to let go is your self-image. That's what I'm working on now. Ricky Williams We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin. Charles Darwin The dreadful truth is that when people come to see their MP they have run out of better ideas. Boris Johnson One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a god. Jean Rostand The best 45 years of my life were the 5 years I spent with Ton Jones. Jim Sullivan Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane. Irving Babbitt

One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality. Reggie White Republicans believe largely in the market working, Democrats believe stereotypically that you've got to give people something. So why not give people a chance to let the market work for them. Harold Ford, Jr. Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world. Edwin Markham So that he seemed to depart not from life, but from one home to another. Cornelius Nepos The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age. George Santayana I enjoy all aspects of singing and I'm luckily given the choice to be part of different styles of music. Bryn Terfel A good friend is my nearest relation. Thomas Fuller

a show is objectionable they should turn it OFF. They should write the president of the network and tell him they are never going to watch that program again and why. Bill Bixby Their spirituality was in nature, even though Emerson was a preacher on the pulpit, he ended up going out into nature for direct, face-to-face communication with God, if you want to call all of this creation part of God. Story Musgrave I would love to see Flip get back into the league. I think he can definitely still coach in this league. I think he will be in this league quicker than sooner. Kevin Garnett I'm not one of those people who thinks they simply deserve success. I have the drive to work. Bridget Moynahan Desperate affairs require desperate measures. Horatio Nelson Luckily, I have the good fortune of being on the same team as Ray Lewis. I don't have to face him on Sunday. Jamal Lewis Writing only leads to more writing. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

are very polite. They always were. Except, of course, for that little interval there between 1941 and 1945. William Manchester Of course, Marxism is an example of what Carl Popper would have called a 'World Three' structure, in that it's got immense power as an idea, but you couldn't actually hold up anything in the world and say: 'this is Marxism'. Alan Moore So I suppose poetry, language, the shaping of it, was and remains for me an effort to make sense out of essentially senseless situations. Thomas Lynch I don't care about money. I really don't care. I just want to do what I do. John Galliano It is no secret that the Golf Foundation has had its difficulties. Peter Dawson The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall. Thomas Carlyle This would not be a problem if I were driving a snowplow. Aaron Allston

can hear. It's a sound you can't get in movies or in television. It is the sound of a wonderful, deep silence that means you've hit them where they live. Shelley Winters I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn't serve to bring me down any. Maurice Ashley Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone. Baruch Spinoza I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid! R. L. Stine The verdict of the world is conclusive. Saint Augustine Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty. Norman Douglas No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind. Charles Sumner

in the morning; and if it is, it will generally be repeated at a more reasonable hour for a larger and more wakeful audience. Moss Hart It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the 'fronts' people assume before one another's eyes, and the 'front' a writer puts on the face of reality. Francoise Sagan I have no trouble with the twelve inches between my elbow and my palm. It's the seven inches between my ears that's bent. Tug McGraw Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black. Shirley Chisholm Applause is a receipt, not a bill. Dale Carnegie Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach. Earl Nightingale Barry is an incredible singer. He's even gotten better through the years. Cynthia Weil

if freedom doesn't mean the right to complete self-determination, unfettered by interests other than one's own, then that freedom is less than worthless - it's oppression. Amir Butler I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage. Auguste Comte I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen. Nick Cannon Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues. Gaylord Nelson Now there is a new group every week; it seems like everybody and anybody can get into the charts. Barry Gibb No good deed goes unpunished. Clare Boothe Luce

itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. No faith in anything of that cheap kind! William James In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not expect to have a Navy to cope with the British. William Whipple While the form of treachery varies slightly from case to case, liberals always manage to take the position that most undermines American security. Ann Coulter If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything. Katharine Butler Hathaway When buying shares, ask yourself, would you buy the whole company? Rene Rivkin It is very certain that the desire of life prolongs it. Lord Byron One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute. William Lyon Phelps

- would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have. Ralph Marston If you could say of any one individual that the court as an institution is the length and shadow of that individual, surely it would be John Marshall. William Rehnquist What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet, Long live the weeds and the wildness yet. Gerard Manley Hopkins What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization. Abraham Maslow You don't want to give kids an idea that they might not have thought of. John Walters I'm writing a new book right now that is like an erotica manifesto. Susie Bright I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool. Katharine Whitehorn

principles of diet will be an essential part of one's education. Then mankind will eat to live, be able to do better mental and physical work and disease will be less frequent. Fannie Farmer I am interested in the notion that people can become so obsessed by their world that they lose sense and awareness of how they appear to other people. They're so earnest about it. But that's true of so many things. Christopher Guest I represent a district covering Rockland, Westchester and Bronx counties, all of which are part of the 9 million people that this water is so important for. Eliot Engel Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed. Erica Jong There is no evil in the world without a remedy. Jacopo Sannazaro If I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time-out and eat some crackers. Carol Alt To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies. Red Auerbach

enjoy and the privileges we have, are really the reflection of Abe Lincoln's convictions, his vision, and his toughness. Gregory Peck Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long; and the age of the great epics is past. Gilbert K. Chesterton Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue. Edith Wharton To draw you must close your eyes and sing. Pablo Picasso I am a big Bewitched fan... something about the way Elizabeth Montgomery twitched her nose. Barry Williams The most important sign in Matthew has to be the restoration of the Jews to the land in the rebirth of Israel. Hal Lindsey I can only wait for the final amnesia, the one that can erase an entire life. Luis Bunuel

people you have working there, and what they carry around in their heads, and their ability to work together. Robert Reich The only other things, and again these things are hearsay, is that he could be pretty rough on directors, because he knew exactly the way he wanted to play the part. And he did so. Tommy Bond To doubt everything, or, to believe everything, are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. Henri Poincare Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. Elbert Hubbard I have come to realize that God is sovereign, and there are things I just don't understand. Benny Hinn I can promise you that when I go to Sacramento, I will pump up Sacramento. Arnold Schwarzenegger I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period. Luther Vandross

of the shows became successful and were invited to go to other places and they've all happened at similar times. Matthew Bourne I taught in a small teacher's college for three or four years, at which point all the administrators got a pay raise and the teaching faculty didn't. David Eddings I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep. Joseph de Maistre Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. Zig Ziglar I am not unhappy that my contribution was not recognized. I am sure it helped my career. John Cameron Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. Francis of Assisi

it is more than permissible to look around and say, who recently has been declaring war on the United States? Of course, the compass points straight to bin Laden. Robert Fisk Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free. Bertrand Russell The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter. Norman Cousins If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it. Arthur Schopenhauer Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them. Madame de Stael Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law. Pierre de Coubertin I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe.

of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself. Walter Anderson Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence. Paracelsus For the fifth year in a row, the Bush budget cuts city core services to pay for wealthy tax breaks. And once again, the mayor's requests were not funded. Anthony Weiner We are no more content to plod along the beaten paths - and so marriage must go the way of God. Amy Levy Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer. Walter Scott Let those who like society better have it. John Nelson Darby There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts. Mahatma Gandhi

streams and as open as our blue skies. Today let us pledge together to make this government - the people's government - clean, open and honest. John Lynch I wanted to do an hour-long show, and I wanted to something that was dramatic and sometimes funny and humorous, as well. I'm just delighted to have this opportunity to be a part of this project. Ron Glass In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better. George Balanchine Those who know how to think need no teachers. Mahatma Gandhi Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor. Abe Lemons All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth. Ted Williams Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. Henry David Thoreau

good feel for it. But anything can happen once you get into a game. Sometimes you just wind up throwing it better than ever before one day without knowing why. Barry Zito I live again the days and evenings of my long career. I dream at night of operas and concerts in which I have had my share of success. Now like the old Irish minstrel, I have hung up my harp because my songs are all sung. John McCormack Beware thoughts that come in the night. They aren't turned properly; they come in askew, free of sense and restriction, deriving from the most remote of sources. William Trogdon Confidante: One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C. Ambrose Bierce Meanwhile I married and I adopted three kids who were all from one family and then later I was divorced. Betty Hill When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority. Charles R. Swindoll Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society. Alf

but also really not wanting to be stuck in Lord of the Rings for the rest of my life, and being desperate to kind of make sure that I could do something else with my life. Sean Astin Shortly after the end of last season, I felt that I probably would not return for the 1999-2000 season. I also felt that I should take as much time as possible to sort through my feelings and make sure that my feelings were backed with conviction. Barry Sanders We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's pilgrimage. Michael Shermer Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts. William Hazlitt We try to treat everywhere we play differently and that's really important. Colin Greenwood I value unity because I believe we learn truth from each other in this process. Rowan Williams This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is. Fay Vincent

love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet. Rumi I have no memory for what happens in what books. I don't know when I might remember a scene, but beats me what book it's in because there are 14 of them now. Donna Leon Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority. Tom Hopkins The wise are above books. Samuel Daniel I've seldom seen a horny player walk into a bar and not let out exactly what he did for a living. Johnny Bench Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew. John Greenleaf Whittier

the higher power coming down to see just how well they do, what kind of people they are. The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test. Linda Blair Fully 57 percent of American college students are women. Life insurance companies sell more policies to women than to men. As women continue to draw on experience and education, they're accelerating their numbers in upper management, too. Suzanne Fields An aggressive drug-testing program would cut down on certain abuses, but its never going to catch everyone - or even close to everyone. Malcolm Gladwell That audience is there for me. GG Allin Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. Emily Dickinson The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth. Emile M. Cioran There is grand romance in The Lord of the Rings. It's an important part of epic literature. Kevin J. Anderson

living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex. Bertrand Russell No matter how correct a mathematical theorem may appear to be, one ought never to be satisfied that there was not something imperfect about it until it also gives the impression of being beautiful. George Boole It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich. Dirk Benedict Hope is a very unruly emotion. Gloria Steinem To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable. Aaron Copland Nowadays, as soon as a striker scores three goals, everyone starts asking him about it. Just Fontaine Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning. Charles de Lint

morning at 5:30 or six o'clock and pound into the studio and get home at 7:30 or eight o'clock at night, or act over and over and over every night on Broadway, either. Jackie Cooper I don't really look at myself as the kind of person who craves attention, but I've never been to therapy so there's probably a lot of stuff about myself that I don't know. Al Yankovic Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate. Vince Lombardi Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness. Alfred Nobel Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture. Natalie Portman Golf is a matter of confidence. If you think you cannot do it, there is no chance you will. Henry Cotton Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. Mother Teresa

the topics are handled that's important, and that applies whether it is a 15-year-old who is reading your book or someone who is 55. Robert Cormier Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention. Rick Allen We were advised that nobody could stop us from pursuing our craft simply because we had honed, or even developed that craft while working at a company. David Crane What do I really think? What do I believe in, without the horse manure? George Segal Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public. H. L. Mencken In Hollywood, brides keep the bouquets and throw away the groom. Groucho Marx I am much more interested in the process than results. Ted Allen

hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you. Mariah Carey The English language has a deceptive air of simplicity; so have some little frocks; but they are both not the kind of thing you can run up in half an hour with a machine. Dorothy L. Sayers My mom always taught me to be sweet and polite and cross my legs because it's what the guys like. Actually, they like a raunchy girl once in a while. Tiffani Thiessen It is conceivable that what is unified form to the author or composer may of necessity be formless to his audience. Charles Ives If I know I make this much trouble, I never climb Everest. Tenzing Norgay Affiliate marketing has made businesses millions and ordinary people millionaires. Bo Bennett Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you. Satchel Paige

space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society. Pope Benedict XVI Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and it gives you the power to do what you want. I'm really grateful for it because I can play music and people will listen. Sean Lennon I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center. Kurt Vonnegut Debts and lies are generally mixed together. Francois Rabelais You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get. Robert Collier I like duos with percussionists. I like the songs that percussionists sing. Derek Bailey First we have to believe, and then we believe. Martha Graham

about 4 o'clock, and go down a busy street, where you see people coming out of school and you get a glimpse of their lives, what they're talking about. Andrea Corr I wasn't even 20 at the time, but it taught me something about drugs. They can take a good man, a warm, funny, loving family man, and turn him into a loser and worse. Michael Bergin The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace. Yitzhak Rabin All great achievements require time. Maya Angelou Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set. Harold MacMillan Hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals. Ralph Bunche I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

world of machinery, speed, violence, and public relations. It proves that we should be careful what intellectuals wish for, because we might get it. Brad Holland I don't really have time to sit down and write. But when I think of a melody, I call up my answering machine and sing it, so I won't forget it. Britney Spears I remember seeing some little wrinkles in my early 30s and thinking they were interesting. But you know the horror of it is that the screen image has to be perfect. Claire Bloom Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others. Alphonse Karr It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom. Wallace Stevens It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war. Herbert Hoover There's one site where you can buy pictures of me for five bucks a pop. Nicholas Lea

States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy. Zack Wamp Now Congress learns that the Veterans Administration failed to provide complete, accurate information on the money it needs for both this year and next year. Doc Hastings The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught. H. L. Mencken Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble. Benjamin Franklin Everyone smiles with that invisible gun to their head. Chuck Palahniuk Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife. Queen Victoria I feel terrible that I once put too much emphasis on material prosperity. Benny Hinn

gain celebrity. you may fail as an artist, because you may not have what the public want at that time, and you have to be prepared for that. Cliff Richard I'm a workaholic. I love every movie I've been in, even the bad ones, every TV series, every play, because I love to work. It's what keeps me going. Karl Malden Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked. Niccolo Machiavelli An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots. Charles Kettering The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill. Peter Ustinov I lost my parents when I was fairly young. Craig T. Nelson Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice. Joey Skaggs

are 19th century novels, I think they're 18th century novels - is Fielding, Henry Fielding, he's the guy who does it for me. Jonathan Coe Many have been ruined by their fortunes, and many have escaped ruin by the want of fortune. To obtain it the great have become little, and the little great. Johann Georg Zimmermann The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage. Nelson A. Miles There is no living with thee, nor without thee. Marcus Valerius Martial I'm not so proud to think that anything is unworthy, and I don't think I was that way 10 years ago. Thomas Haden Church Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims. Abu Bakr When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted really to be the kind of actress I became. Rachel Ward

your body. I've always just tried to go with my age. If the part requires somebody a little younger or older, I can probably get away with that. Angie Dickinson Some of the French surrealists at the beginning of the war had come over to New York and they brought out this magazine. It was a big, glossy magazine full of surrealist things. Kenneth Koch Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss. Samuel Beckett I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special. Nick Johnson Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently. Jean Cocteau Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60. Gore Vidal We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the sermon on the mount. Omar N. Bradley

I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that. Judd Gregg Molecular collision dynamics has been a wonderful area of research for all practitioners. This is especially true for those who were following the footsteps of pioneers and leaders of the field twenty years ago. Yuan T. Lee Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country. Ellen Wilkinson What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me. Luther Allison Politics makes me sick. William Howard Taft If I fancy a girl, I'll tell her. I'll say: 'You're fit.' Lee Ryan We remained in Texas leading a quiet home life until 1889. Calamity Jane

extent of my dream was to sing on the radio station in Memphis. Even when I got out of the Air Force in 1954, I came right back to Memphis and started knocking on doors at the radio station. Johnny Cash Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself. Robertson Davies Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it. Albert Schweitzer The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart. Vladimir Lenin Freedom is such a gift. Ryan Gosling Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup. Wendell Berry Reformation ends not in contemplation, but in action. George Gillespie

but still love each other very much, spend every day as if they were still on their honeymoon, be sensuous, and have fun together. Aaron Spelling Trying different things is very important to me. I see people and want to wear their clothes and drive in their cars for awhile. That's probably one reason I became an actor. Fred Ward At every party there are two kinds of people - those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other. Ann Landers Rich means you have to stay there to maintain it. Nell Carter I have horses, I drive a truck, and I wear cowboy boots. First I'm a Texan. Henry Thomas The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time. Johann Kaspar Lavater On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it. Jules Renard

be when we grew up. Everyone said silly things, and I said I wanted to be an actress. So that was what I wanted to be, but what I was, of course, was a writer. Tanith Lee Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way. J. Michael Straczynski In 1970 I realized that there was negligible risk from x-rays but many radiographs had poor image quality so that the risk from a false negative was significant. John Cameron Never mind your happiness; do your duty. Peter Drucker The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much. William Hazlitt It costs a lot to build bad products. Norman Ralph Augustine Everything comes in time to those who can wait. Francois Rabelais

wild animals and trappers, a backward region in which it is easy for a great fur company to maintain a practical monopoly. Ellsworth Huntington There is no denying that Hitler and Stalin are alive today... they are waiting for us to forget, because this is what makes possible the resurrection of these two monsters. Simon Wiesenthal People come from a certain generation and a certain whole way of looking at things, and you really do become a prisoner of your own world. Matthew Shipp I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors. Bill Forsyth I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly. George Farquhar I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol. Steven Seagal I would be content if I had nothing but a tape-recorder. I could still write songs and record them. Barry Gibb

natural to do. There's nothing natural about holding an uzi hanging out of a moving van shooting at people. That's not second nature to me, thank God. Gabrielle Union In the housing projects, people talked of ways to reduce crime, relieve overcrowding, and they were good ideas that we plan to study, and possibly implement. Jane Byrne Harvey never had an original idea or thought in his life. I was out wandering around the country doing charity benefits, mainly, when I asked him to come along. Tim Conway Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. Samuel Smiles You have to believe. You have to stick to your guns. Arthur Cohn All I need is a big surfboard and a piano. Dennis Wilson Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino

learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead. Tom Ridge I could always flip between emotions and be available to suddenly do something new. I think it's a part of playing, and you hang onto it when you're a kid. Dominic Monaghan Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself. Herbert Hoover Bullock by name, and Bullock by nature. Alan Bullock I like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing. Muscles better and nerves more. e. e. cummings In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be. Marcia Gay Harden Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time. George S. Patton

sake - and it's flattering and all, but attention was never my big goal. I just like to work and have a good time. Paul Giamatti And I grew up watching all the British ones so when you hear that from an early age, it makes it much easier than you guys who don't grow up with Australian television or British television. Rachel Griffiths The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and comic books, are easy to exaggerate. Hugh Mackay If you have a procedure with 10 parameters, you probably missed some. Alan Perlis Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen. John Keats Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner. Roger Mahony I don't think anybody should get married before they're 30. You're too young to really know yourself. Jeremy London

evokes some kind of emotion in the viewers. The director's job is to make sure that the audience goes through the journey and has an emotional reaction. Don Bluth Galileo was no idiot. Only an idiot could believe that science requires martyrdom - that may be necessary in religion, but in time a scientific result will establish itself. David Hilbert Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. Mary Tyler Moore Wrong life cannot be lived rightly. Theodor Adorno A person hears only what they understand. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution. Emma Goldman Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty. James Russell Lowell

you can avoid it, that the world simply doesn't provide us the luxury of giving away military force as an important tool of foreign policy. Robert Kagan We are ready to engage in international co-operation against terrorism with a view to safeguarding national interests and regional security and stability. Li Peng Writers spend three years rearranging 26 letters of the alphabet. It's enough to make you lose your mind day by day. Richard Price Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky. Solon Music makes me high on stage, and that's the truth. It's like being almost addicted to music. Jimi Hendrix Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. Benjamin Franklin It scares me to think that one day I'm not going to be in school anymore. Natalie Portman

of neighborhood life and community spirit, a renewal of confidence in the future of our city and a revival of opportunity for all Chicago. Jane Byrne The future for us is the foreseeable future. The South Asian, however, feels that it is perfectly realistic to think of a 'long time' in terms of thousands of years. Edward T. Hall If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him. Horace Never accept a drink from a urologist. Erma Bombeck Pay your people the least possible and you'll get from them the same. Malcolm Forbes Sometimes you have to do what you don't like to get to where you want to be. Tori Amos And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes. Steve Carlton

in folk music in the '60s. I had a group, but I don't think it was at the same level as Chris, because he's an amazing musician. Eugene Levy I get excited about what the Holy Spirit is doing now through all the people he is refining and raising up all over this planet. I love connections and relationship and networking but it must be led by the Spirit. Daniel Smith We daily witness the beneficial effect produced to the community by the institution of premiums, held out to encourage the inventions of ingenious mechanics. Joseph Lancaster How good is man's life, the mere living! How fit to employ all the heart and the soul and the senses forever in joy! Robert Browning I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world. Alphonso Jackson I've auctioned off many scripts and will continue to do so for good causes. Claudia Christian If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground. Ralph Waldo Emerson

so that, using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously, they may keep the common man in eternal subjection. Henry A. Wallace I like doing films and I wish that I could do more but I still have to audition. I don't get offered starring roles in movies even though I've written and starred in a movie. Tim Meadows I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at animals. David Attenborough If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. E. O. Wilson To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is plunder. Benjamin Disraeli I figured if you're going to do something, you should do it the best you can. John T. Walton We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful. Warren Buffett

shorts and they beat the crap out of each other, and they can catch it and they can kick it, and it's the only place it's played in the world. Rachel Griffiths You're better off betting on a horse than betting on a man. A horse may not be able to hold you tight, but he doesn't wanna wander from the stable at night. Betty Grable When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it. Yo-Yo Ma These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes. Jim Sensenbrenner The flight was extremely normal... for the first 36 seconds then after that got very interesting. Pete Conrad I'm a mother with two small children, so I don't take as much crap as I used to. Pamela Anderson Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love. Wendell Wilkie

a useful role by exerting influence on Pakistan to put a permanent and visible end to cross-border terrorism against India. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Many of the vicious criminals held there have been caught on the battlefield fighting against American troops and shutting down Guantanamo Bay would just require the military to move them elsewhere. Bill Shuster But most distinctly, I remember always saying to myself that when I get big, I'm not going to go to bed hungry, I'm not going to wear hand-me-down clothes. Buck Owens Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time. Thomas Carlyle Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. Aristotle First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can. Horatio Nelson One rose says more than the dozen. Wendy Craig

person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy. Aristotle In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed. Edgar Allan Poe Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day. Marguerite Duras The Getty family has been fully supportive throughout this situation, and for that, I am very grateful. Gordon Getty You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it. Duke Ellington The curiosity to see the prisoners appears to be unabated. Lewis Tappan The fool wonders, the wise man asks. Benjamin Disraeli

can survive in a world rent by the international anarchy of nationalism and the economic anarchy of competitive enterprise. Arthur Henderson There were sometimes from forty to sixty English machines, but unfortunately the Germans were often in the minority. With them quality was more important than quantity. Manfred von Richthofen I'm sure once my career's over, when I look back when I'm older, I can maybe appreciate it a little bit more. Mats Sundin We must act swiftly in order to halt the rate of decay our planet faces. Henry W. Kendall Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral. Herman Kahn Texans should not be taxed on our taxes. Kay Bailey Hutchison Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the most literal sense. Theodor Adorno

Algeria: The Israeli government says that it is a victim of terrorist activity, but this activity is less visible than the military strikes. Jean-Marie Le Pen The charge was left entirely to himself from midnight until the rising of the sun; and if all the shepherds in the Forest had been there to have assisted him, they could not have effected it with greater propriety. James Hogg I don't enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don't enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt. Barbra Streisand Television is more interesting than people. If it were not we should have people standing in the corner of our room. Alan Coren What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion. Max Jacob Not truth, but faith, it is that keeps the world alive. Edna St. Vincent Millay While at college, I did my first lead on a network TV show, Medic. Robert Vaughn

whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it. George Farquhar Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to be a product that we like anyway, and that's true for all five of us, which is one of the really nice things about the way we make the show. Ted Allen Today there are hundreds of millions of mobile devices, but you do have to know a bit about what each device is capable of doing in order to approach it as a developer. John Fowler Every tax or rate, forcibly taken from an unwilling person, is immoral and oppressive. Auberon Herbert Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear. Mahatma Gandhi If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion. Edmond de Goncourt To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness. Confucius

this weird behaviour, and they didn't know what was going on but there seemed to be a similarity. They needed an answer, so they made up one. Chester Brown It's really about, oh come on, this guy wouldn't say that or he wouldn't do that, you know, it's about the characters, about the story, about the situation. Walter Hill When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger about it in order to succeed. Joan Chen Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. Vince Lombardi I don't want to go bald, I don't know what's coming up next. Chris Cooper None of our competitors have ever made two systems that run the same software. Trip Hawkins I think some people found the production took away from the actual songs, which I can understand. Emma Anderson

of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported? A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to be the average person. William Ralph Inge I don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is amusing to coquette with an echo for a little while, but one soon tires of it. Thomas Carlyle The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism. Robert Frost Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time. Denis Waitley Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible. Hosea Ballou One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good. H. G. Wells

one thing I really had to do, you know. You do that kind of work on television series after television series and you don't have a life. So, that's part of what I did while I was gone, I got a life. Kate Jackson Yes. I was the first female colonel. I enjoyed being that kind of role model for young women watching the show. A woman can be a colonel! A woman can be in charge! Those were new ideas then. Erin Gray An house is of a double nature, viz., one, wherein it is a way and means of expence, the other as it is an instrument and tool of gain. William Petty Wearing sunglasses at night hurts your eyes after a while. Corey Hart Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools. Major Owens I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy. Garry Kasparov We have obligations towards the innocent, the dead, towards the living, towards our children and their children. Ricar

create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman. William Moulton Marston Did you know that the word 'tsunami,' which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past. Junichiro Koizumi When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything. Dwight D. Eisenhower I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something. James Hetfield Don't be told something is impossible. There's always a way. Robert Rodriguez Never read a book through merely because you have begun it. John Witherspoon My songs are self-explanatory... somebody pointed out to me that... my songs pretty much speak for themselves. Christine McVie

improve the safety and security of the Trucking Industry which has proven to be our most mobile and flexible mode of transporting goods. Zack Wamp I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people at Alligator Records and at my management company. Luther Allison I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago. Robert Moog I won't play for a penny less than fifteen hundred dollars. Honus Wagner As the country now turns a new leaf, our ambition is to give hope to each and every Afghan. Hamid Karzai I always wake up at the crack of ice. Joe E. Lewis There's a constant drip and trickle of life that goes into one's awareness really and consciousness of things. Mike Leigh

arguing, singing, drinking, dancing, making love, holding the streets, picking up weapons and inventing a new poetry. Raoul Vaneigem So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. Lee Iacocca Like all sciences and all valuations, the psychology of women has hitherto been considered only from the point of view of men. Karen Horney Nothing is miserable unless you think it is so. Boethius Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. Rabindranath Tagore For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out. Steven Wright I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous. Salvador Dali

all over the planet but it always comes down to just me, but I think at this point if I had an ongoing relationship I believe it would be with a man. Dana Plato There isn't a theologian in the world who can argue with me on this. God has no gender. If that's the case, then everything needs to be rewritten now, right now. Susan Powter We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families. George Pataki A lot of people can't stand touring but to me it's like breathing. I do it because I'm driven to do it. Bob Dylan Certainly in cartooning I'm given huge free rein at the moment. Jonathan Shapiro I've never worked with a tail, that I can remember. But there's so much I can't remember. Ron Perlman A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Oscar Wilde

But an overwhelming majority of Iraqis support our involvement there. Our freedom is contagious and we helped liberate them. Jim Bunning I open with a clock striking, to beget an awful attention in the audience - it also marks the time, which is four o clock in the morning, and saves a description of the rising sun, and a great deal about gilding the eastern hemisphere. Richard Brinsley Sheridan I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of course, I'd love it if the critics would notice me, too. Norman Rockwell The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh. Minna Antrim If there was one thing I'd like to teach young women, it would be that you can eat and still be fit and lean. Torrie Wilson London is the clearing-house of the world. Joseph Chamberlain Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never. Alphonse de Lamartine

How we manage at times to agree willingly to become prisoners within our own minds and souls of beliefs and ideas on which we can never be flexible. Hussein of Jordan If I had one quality that really ruined me and at the same time helped me, it was the fact that I never stopped looking, and by that time I was really working at it. Gil Kane Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant. Epictetus Extensive traveling induces a feeling of encapsulation, and travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind. Paul Theroux As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay. Michael Chang A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart. Jonathan Swift Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. Jean de La Fontaine

a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect. Leon Trotsky That U.N. Security Council resolution requires getting Syrian troops and intelligence officials out of Lebanon so that the Lebanese can have elections here this spring that are free and fair and free of outside influence. Stephen Hadley God exists in eternity. The only point where eternity meets time is in the present. The present is the only time there is. Marianne Williamson I'm home schooled, and I have a teacher that goes with me on all my movies. Dakota Fanning From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. Immanuel Kant A director shouldn't get in the way of the movie, the story should. Frank Darabont I started out Ice skating with 'Holiday On Ice' and just got offered the part of R2 by chance. Kenny Baker

myself automatically living by a personal standard of conduct which can only be explained as resulting from my religious training. Robert Vaughn By exploring the political and moral colorings of discoveries about what makes us tick, we can have a more honest science and a less fearful intellectual milieu. Steven Pinker But poetry is a way of language, it is not its subject or its maker's background or interests or hobbies or fixations. It is nearer to utterance than history. Thomas Lynch Well, Warren Harding, I have got you the presidency. What are you going to do with it? Florence Harding Right is its own defense. Bertolt Brecht It was a fair decision, the penalty, even though it was debatable whether it was inside or outside the box. Bobby Charlton My heart has never been broken, I've never broken anyone else's. Mariah Carey

they're not good enough. Clever, confident, kind young women all going, 'I'm ruining my child's life.' Daisy Donovan It is a question of fact, whether the influence of motives be fixed by laws of nature, so that they shall always have the same effect in the same circumstances. Thomas Reid Not only was it that I surprised people by beating Bret Hart, but it was a great match. They still rate it as one of the best wrestling matches of all time. Owen Hart 15 minutes will open up the amnesia and you'll have full recall. Betty Hill In America, music is more tightly categorized. Ednita Nazario Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts. John Chrysostom In wickedness of pride is lost the light to understand how little grace is earned and how much given. Robert Hunter

once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to. Andrew Shue We opened a design center in the South of England last year as part of our strategy for being close to our customers and developing innovative products for exciting new markets. David Milne You can't drink on an eight hour flight, pass out, and then go onstage... well you can, but then you're Spandau Ballet. Robert Smith May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense. Lucius Annaeus Seneca It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn. B. C. Forbes There are ways that we can manipulate the corporate media to talk about the issues that we care about. Justin Sane Rhetoric is cheap, evidence comes more dearly. John Fund

have a great life.' It's not true. I mean you pull the curtain away, and you see I'm just as insecure and neurotic and scared and vulnerable as anybody, you know. John Stamos I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play in front of thousands of people as if I am completely in the moment every moment. John Mayer Good guy' or 'bad guy', hero or anti hero; doesn't matter to me, what role I play, only the character have something magical. Rutger Hauer I was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so. George Steinbrenner Don't forget to vote for Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Stay home if you're voting for Dole. Eleanor Mondale A functioning police state needs no police. William S. Burroughs Without Britain, Europe would remain only a torso. Ludwig Erhard

the reviewer, because it introduced me to new cuisines and to the idea of cooking as a mechanism for studying other cultures and understanding other parts of the world. Ted Allen Knowing is not understanding. There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it. Charles Kettering It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well. Jackson Pollock Until they come up with an independent woman who's on an adventure of her own, I don't think I'm interested. Michelle Rodriguez The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. John Sculley My wife and children seem to like me quite a bit, and as long as that is true, I'm really OK. Brian Williams The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up. Albert Schweitzer

artist. I'm cutting and pasting memories of my life. And I say, I have to live a life in order to tell a life. I would prefer to tell it because telling you're always in control, you're like God. Spalding Gray The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South. Omar Bongo Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to enlightenment. bell hooks More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills and proclamations. John Barth People make fast moves around me, I react. I can't help it. Lawrence Tierney You get what you reward. Be clear about what you want to get and systematically reward it. Bob Nelson Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. Dianne Feinstein

because I discovered peace and happiness in my soul. And with this knowledge, I also see the beauty of human life. Tobey Maguire An egalitarian educational system is necessarily opposed to meritocracy and reward for achievement. It is inevitably opposed to procedures that might reveal differing levels of achievement. Robert Bork In America, we have to learn to be patient enough to figure out what somebody is saying. Somebody might actually be saying something. Stanley Crouch Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy. Lauren Bacall I'm like a child trying to do everything, say everything and be everything all at once. John Hartford Don't overstate Fox News. It's still much smaller than the least of the network niches. Tom Brokaw We've come a long way. Power dressing now is designed to let the woman inside us come through. Donna Karan

enjoy as Americans. If we are to continue enjoying these privileges and freedoms we must accept our mission of expanding democracy around the globe. James Inhofe Oh, my ways are strange ways and new ways and old ways, And deep ways and steep ways and high ways and low, I'm at home and at ease on a track that I know not, And restless and lost on a road that I know. Henry Lawson I have a theory because I was being beaten up a lot by people outside of school, it was almost like if I could make myself sick enough they'd take sympathy on me. Daniel Johns Frustrated love has been the incentive for many great works. John N. Mitchell We were like psychedelic folk combined with Sonic Youth's noise. Daisy Berkowitz As much as I didn't want to change, lifestyles do change. Christopher Atkins If there's something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I'm going to go for it. David Schwimmer

financially secure to not have to do anything that's thrown at me. You know the next couple of jobs are going to be pretty crucial in terms of how you're perceived by people. So I'm just waiting. Dominic Monaghan I don't have wild dogs chasing people with scripts away from my door. I get my share. I've done okay. But I usually do independent stuff because that's mostly what I'm offered. Billy Connolly There is one thing I have never taught my body how to do and that is to figure out at 6 A.M. what it wants to eat at 6 P.M. Erma Bombeck I get beat up on every project. Casper Van Dien To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it. William Hazlitt The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. John Ruskin Yes, but personally I was never a big acid head. Bill Griffith

which they would do to try and make an example out of them so everybody else would stay on the ball - and David wasn't anything like that. Richard Farnsworth An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand. Ovid All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape. Walter Bagehot The talent is in the choices. Robert De Niro I did not know many of the details relevant to the Iran and contra initiatives. Fawn Hall Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has left it unfunded. Sidney Blumenthal When we started I wasn't the singer. I was the drunk rhythm guitarist who wrote all these weird songs. Robert Smith

We've had some very good Fantasy films in that time period, but for my tastes I still haven't seen fantasy done to absolute perfection. That is the hope I have in this project. Harry Knowles There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion. Tom Selleck The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good. L. Sprague de Camp It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy. Khaleda Zia Mexican Shuffle was a turning point of the Brass. Herb Alpert He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it or who is against it. Henry George The stars that have most glory have no rest. Samuel Daniel

you are?' Their idea is it takes a rich person to give you a job because jobs are something that are given to you, an inferior, from on high. John Hall Workers of France, it is for the freedom of the prisoners that you will go to work in Germany! It is for our country that you will go in large numbers! Pierre Laval My view is that while you do occasionally have differences you ought to have a process where you can sit down and talk about things. How else do you solve problems? Dan Miller But critics of the war have no reason to regret their views. Stephen Cohen When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. Thomas Jefferson A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it. Alexis de Tocqueville The name of Abraham Lincoln is imperishable. Matthew Simpson

is probably why I've dabbled in comedy writing as well as horror. I think if you can make someone laugh or smile it's the most special thing in the world. Paul Kane Of course there will be disappointments and the way will not always be as I expected it. But if it seemed easy, then that would be the time to worry that I am on the wrong path. Anne Perry Too much coffee. Too much coffee and Gatorade. It's a hell of a mix. If you're ever tired in the morning, just try that mix, and tell me what you think. Kevin Garnett It was kind of like songwriter's boot camp. You had to produce. You had to produce fast. You had to learn. Cynthia Weil We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. Omar N. Bradley Hell, have I been a hell-raiser! Dusty Springfield I was a scam artist in high school for a while. Scott Caan

very far in our understanding of the physical world. One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability. Vannevar Bush If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But to say it's too complex is to insult the intelligence of the so-called young. Tanith Lee It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa. Dirk Benedict The design of each element should be thought out in order to be easy to make and easy to repair. Leo Fender Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains. William Penn I couldn't bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all. Loretta Young People can't just listen to the music and have their own imagination and take them where they wanna go. Ann Wilson

noticed it. It's supposed to be a thing where you gotta look for it in every episode, and it's there three times in every episode. Steve Burns Does that mean we should give up? Probably. But there are two issues worth considering. The first is - is it really true that drugs destroy the integrity of the game? Malcolm Gladwell I'm not a public figure at all. I don't really go out a lot to places where there are people like those who sit at the bottom of your driveway. Catherine Keener We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings. Louis Nizer Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. Henry David Thoreau It's better to burn out, than to fade away. Neil Young I still put my pants on the same way. I still walk on my pool twice a day. Jim Caviezel

the world, the question of the effect of this project on arms agreements - all these issues are in discussion. Gerhard Schroder We often attribute 'understanding' and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy to cars, adding machines, and other artifacts, but nothing is proved by such attributions. John Searle It depends on how it is done but what we are drifting into, which is that people grow up without any sense of a spiritual dimension to life, is just impoverishing. Douglas Hurd An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence. Letitia Elizabeth Landon Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers. William Penn Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart. Conor Oberst Actors, after all, dream. Nastassja Kinski

and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future. Thad Cochran We are truly one nation, under God, indivisible and that we must remain so in the face of any threat to ensure our country remains strong, united and free. Michael Enzi My motivation for running for Senate was not for the stature of being a senator, but because I wanted to make a difference on issues I feel passionate about. Herman Cain There's fifty bands doing my riffs for ever and ever. Santiago Durango The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever! Sholem Asch Eddie Fisher married to Elizabeth Taylor is like me trying to wash the Empire State Building with a bar of soap. Don Rickles While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State. Vladimir Lenin

when I was growing up. I built a Tic-Tac-Toe playing machine in my teens which went up in smoke on the night it was scheduled to go to a science fair. David Crane The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a second one, unless the audience wanted it and we could do something better. Jay Roach Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed. William Jennings Bryan How sweet the words of Truth, breathed from the lips of Love. James Beattie I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end. Abraham Lincoln Why should I ask the wise men: Whence is my beginning? I am busy with the thought: Where will be my end? Muhammad Iqbal Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical. Phillip Adams

masses are only a worthless currency. Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it has poured forth both blood and money. Muammar al-Gaddafi The opposition has moved from a blaming the victim to blaming the victim's advocate's statistics. Irrespective of what the numbers are, it's far too many. Patricia Ireland Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I'm going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I'd scare you. Ted Nugent As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government's obligation, not just a good idea. Charlotte Bunch Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. Samuel Johnson I have arm-wrestled here and there... guys seem to want to test my strength. Shania Twain There's no good idea that can't be improved on. Michael Eisner

family financially because of my commitment to honor what he had done for me and for not doing what I believed could possibly be destructive to others. Richard Kiel You want a lesson? I'll give you a lesson. How about a geography lesson? My father's from Puerto Rico. My mother's from El Salvador. And neither one of those is Mexico. Jennifer Esposito Film is fragmented and gets into lots of other people's hands. There are a lot of pleasures that theatre gives me. You get to perform uninterrupted. Willem Dafoe All I like to do is work every day and have an idea what I want to do. David Ortiz It is useless to tell one not to reason but to believe - you might as well tell a man not to wake but sleep. Lord Byron Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton. Dan Quayle If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as good as we think we are. Casey Stengel

how many people suffer and how little it takes for you to actually change their lives for the better, it's hard not to do something. Wendie Malick The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some measure national sovereignty to worldwide institutions and obligations. Arthur Henderson Only with the tools of production in their own hands could the workers ever hope to control their own lives and receive the fruits of their labor. Ella R. Bloor Science is nothing but perception. Plato At last I perceive that in revolutions the supreme power rests with the most abandoned. Georges Jacques Danton The only source of knowledge is experience. Albert Einstein Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself. Sidney Lanier

and secondly because what I heard on the radio didn't bear any resemblance to what I wanted to hear on the guitar. Leo Kottke My mother raised me in the church. I was not allowed to stay home on Sunday; there was no option. I sang in the choir all the way up until I went to college. Steve Harvey Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay. Percy Bysshe Shelley The Universal view melts things into a blur. Emile M. Cioran The safest course for public officials is simply to throw all of the money in a sack. Dave Freudenthal In America the most widespread type of forest is the evergreen coniferous woodland of the north. Ellsworth Huntington Don't think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Dwight D. Eisenhower

going in that direction of negativity because I thought there'd be something I'd miss that was funny in the future. If there's a chance I'm going to laugh tomorrow then want to live to experience that. Dave Navarro Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction. Donald Rumsfeld I just want to be healthy and happy. I don't want to hurt anybody or make them mad. If that's a philosophy then that's my philosophy. Chad Michael Murray Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends. Henry Ward Beecher No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. Lin Yutang When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk. Richard Burton Mo

perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian. Aiden Wilson Tozer If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it out for themselves. Douglas Adams Just a few short years ago in the year 2000, the last full fiscal year of the Clinton administration, this country was running a surplus of $236 billion. John Spratt The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambition. Luc de Clapiers In America, the photographer is not simply the person who records the past, but the one who invents it. Susan Sontag I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks. Brent Scowcroft

their own music, I had my own in my generation, you have yours, everyone I know has their own generation. Ronnie James Dio Woody is the guy who made me want to be a comic. I was in heaven and couldn't stop smiling because he was my idle and 29 years after seeing Take the Money and Run, I was working for him. Jon Lovitz I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. D. H. Lawrence On the surface I look fragile and insecure; you have to know me very well. Anne Parillaud God's justice, tardy though it prove perchance, Rests never on the track until it reach Delinquency. Robert Browning We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened. Ruben Blades Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy. Benjamin Disraeli