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Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they

come, and trees are known by the fruits they bear: as a man begets a man, and a beast a beast, that society of men which constitutes a government upon the foundation of justice. Algernon Sidney There are many outsiders that actively try to halt every natural resource development project in Alaska. Many of these same people have never even been to Alaska, yet they claim to know what's best for us. Lisa Murkowski It is wrong to try to avoid the struggle against imperialism under the pretext that independence and revolution are important, but that peace is still more precious. Kim Il-sung If there is anything worse than international warfare, is civil warfare, and the United States was destined to experience it in the extreme of bitterness. Paul Harris I began drinking alcohol at the age of thirteen and gave it up in my fifty sixth year; it was like going straight from puberty to a mid-life crisis. George Montgomery Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of im

We've got to search back to our last known safe landmark. I can't say exactly

where, but I think it's back there at the start of the Industrial Revolution, we began applying energy in vast amounts to tools with which we began tearing the environment apart. David R. Brower We are a nation in which freedom is alive in the squares and streets, in the daily work of the communications media, in the open relationship between the governing and the governed. Vicente Fox We don't hire ministers or priests to teach and care for us. This forces us to teach and care for each other - and in my view, this is the core of Christian living as Christ taught it. Clayton Christensen It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. There has been no failure on our part in this regard considering how far they have gone. Edmond H. Fischer It is to TV that I owe my freedom from bondage of the Latin lover roles. Television came along and gave me parts to chew on. It gave me wings as an actor. Ricardo Montalban I was never very

There is abundant proof that the opening of our ports always tends to raise the

price of foreign corn to the price in the English market, and not to sink the price of British corn to the price in the continental market. Joseph Hume I could explain a hundred fold more than I ever have of the glories of the kingdoms manifested to me in the vision, were I permitted, and were the people prepared to receive them. Joseph Smith, Jr. It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood. James Madison Anybody who has ever been in business, anybody who has ever paid bills, anybody who has ever lived in a serious adult life knows that indebtedness is a killer. Frank Lautenberg Prudence is but experience, which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto. Thomas Hobbes You appear to have a good project... we wish you well in this endeavor. David Packard One man practicing s

If it helps me in the way that if this movie is successful, I get

to make more films, great, and the more films that I make and the more interest that I'm allowed to cover, the better for me and the better, hopefully, for the people who like to watch me. Aaron Eckhart And for yourself, whatever there has been either of sin or duty, remember the one and forget the other, and betake yourself wholly to the mercy of God and the merit of Christ. Donald Cargill Will you permit the sacred fire of liberty, brought by your fathers from the venerable temples of Britain, to be quenched and trodden out on the simple altars they have raised? Joseph Howe If people have a basic understanding of right from wrong, possess a strong desire to better themselves and persist in their cause, they can break the chain of any negative environment. Dave Pelzer All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents. Joan Chen The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash

An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be

necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human. Man Ray I didn't have to audition. That's common, but it had never happened to me before. Normally, I hate auditioning. I need to stew and think... let the character develop and grow inside me. Casey Affleck I learned in the early part of my career that labor must bear the cross for others' sins, must be the vicarious sufferer for the wrongs that others do. Mother Jones If there was a way to discourage trash constitutionally, I would sure as heck take a hard look at it. I don't think there is. So I don't think there's a choice here. Ed Rendell Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another. William James The pride and presence of a professional football team is far more important than 30 libraries. Art Modell People who wor

It is the sincere desire of the writer that our citizens should early understand that

the genuine source of correct republican principles is the bible, particularly the New Testament or the Christian religion. Noah Webster So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul. Saint Ignatius I never slept when I lost. I'd see the sun come up without ever having closed my eyes. I'd see those base hits over and over and they would drive me crazy. Robin Roberts Most of the time you're too busy to think about it. But every now and then you say, 'I work at 'Saturday Night Live,' and that is so cool. Tina Fey Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times. Helen Rowland We barely missed killing Bin Laden. There were numerous findings issued by the President to kill him. We rolled up terrorist cells. We st

One would have to have completely forgotten the history of science so as to not

remember that the desire to know nature has had the most constant and the happiest influence on the development of mathematics. Henri Poincare For my own part, I had rather suffer any inconvenience from having to work occasionally in chambers and kitchen... than witness the subservience in which the menial class is held in Europe. Harriet Martineau Destiny is the prison and chain of the ignorant. Understand that destiny like the water of the Nile: Water before the faithful, blood before the unbeliever. Muhammad Iqbal In such a case, it would be almost sure of success, if the active members of a society established for that purpose, were inclined to meet the poor as men, as brethren, and as Christians. Joseph Lancaster I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place. Prince William Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, yo

There are people who are suffering beyond description. They are innocent people, they didn't bring

this upon themselves. They are the victims of the sins of other people. And while it's hard to see, it's important to understand that these people exist. Mia Farrow Before venturing on so large an undertaking as is involved in the task I had set myself I consulted a number of distinguished scholars as to the desirability of such a series. James Loeb Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach that is responsible for a different area and different category on the field. Dusty Baker Well firstly, that points certainly at the need for international standards on biometrics that would move in the same direction so that we can have the same technical requirements. Asa Hutchinson The educator must above all understand how to wait; to reckon all effects in the light of the future, not of the present. Ellen Key I have always been of the mind that good work is good work, whether performed on stage, on television or in

How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in

hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler methods which, at the same time, assist in understanding earlier theories and in casting aside some more complicated developments. David Hilbert Fifty years ago, it was the dream of every bohemian artist to be seen getting out of a limousine wearing blue jeans and sneakers. Today, it's the dream of probably half the people in the country. Brad Holland You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president of a company has a clean desk then it must be the executive vice president who is doing all the work. Harold S. Geneen We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams. Les Brown A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself. Baltasar Gracian The power to command has ne

Many individual growers now are growing organic fruit, and many are taking it upon themselves

to market their own products to the public, as opposed to necessarily going through big processors, although, obviously, the bulk of the fruit still is dealt with that way. Greg Walden I remember right after Carter got elected, I was sitting in my apartment in Albany, CA, on a Saturday listening to people call Carter and ask stupid questions while I designed the screen editor. Bill Joy I was a very fearful little kid, and I would always see the worst in everything. The glass was half-empty. I would see people kissing, and I would think one was trying to bite the other. Daniel Clowes Nevertheless, whether in occurrences lasting days, hours or mere minutes at a time, I have experienced happiness often, and have had brief encounters with it in my later years, even in old age. Herman Hesse In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. Aristotle Some of us find our lives abridged even befor

When I started in this business, everybody said the Democrats were the better communicators because

they sounded like social workers, and Republicans were awful because they sounded like morticians. In some cases. they actually dressed like morticians. Frank Luntz A war in the Taiwan Strait would destroy China's international relations overnight. It would destroy Chinese - Japanese relations, not to mention Chinese - American relations. William Kirby I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. My family was not nationally known as being a literary family, though my mother and my mother's side of the family in general were interested in literature. Kenneth Koch Sexual harassment law is very important. But I think it would be a mistake if the sexual harassment law movement is the only way in which feminism is known in the media. Judith Butler Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark. Henri Frederic Amiel Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of som

The president strongly believes that marriage in this country ought to be between a man

and a woman. He also believes it is something that ought to be decided by the people. He doesn't believe that judges ought to impose their will on the people. Ken Mehlman This inevitability of conflict motivates us today and echoes the reminder that freedom is not given away and our national security is not achieved without sacrifice. Jim Walsh I really don't know what I'm doing... I don't. It's terrible. I go in there and I learn how to be like the character and do the best I can, and that's all I really do. Leonardo DiCaprio The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade. Hannah Arendt You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator. Dick Murphy The Olympic movement is divided into two very distinct eras. Bill Toomey H

For me it's always about first impressions. I trust my instincts. I love to prepare

if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much. I enjoy the psychology of the character but I work better from a first impression. Billy Zane Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about. Earl Nightingale Basically I am a private individual who has concerns about his country and who has resources that give me the privilege - and responsibility - to do something to help my country if I can. Richard Scaife Well, all these stars have their houses swept quite regularly by people who work in the surveillance security business. They come in and they look for bugs and things. Peter Weir There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton This is the patent age of new inventions for kill

Many later commented on the fact that large numbers of those engaged in the most

senseless acts of destruction were left well alone by cops, indeed people dressed as Black Block members were seen freely making their way across police lines and talking to cops. John Blair It's fun playing two roles. The roles provide a wonderful range of emotions. Stuart is childlike and sensitive. Adam is ruthless, outrageous. He's flamboyant. He does the unexpected. David Canary When you look at other countries that are developing the capabilities and the technology to deploy missiles of very significant destructive capability with nuclear, chemical, or biological warheads, then the MAD dogma makes even less sense. Don Nickles As of today, we do not need expert reports by the authoritative analytical institutions to realise that the reasons for such a situation in our community lie in global inequality, poverty and illiteracy. Nursultan Nazarbayev Some of the snowballs have a kind of animal energy. Not just because of the materials inside them, but in the way t

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or

legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people. Walt Whitman To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can do for those who study it. Bertrand Russell I had hoped to let the one-half cent sales tax sunset this year, but we do not believe revenues will grow as fast as we hoped for the rest of the year. Michael F. Easley The right of conscience and private judgment is unalienable, and it is truly the interest of all mankind to unite themselves into one body for the liberty, free exercise, and unmolested enjoyment of this right. Ezra Stiles We know that, when it comes to technology and the economy, if you're not constantly moving forward, then - without a doubt - you're moving backwards. Bill Owens How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song

about my life, my relationship with God, and where I'm from. Well, I can't write a song on purpose, my songs come in a moment of inspiration or desperation. Billy Ray Cyrus We are looking for development partners, people to work alongside us, which will accelerate our actually getting licences, the technology into product, into the markets. John McKinley Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible. Richard M. Nixon Personally, I've found one of the more stimulating ways of playing in recent times has been to kind of move outside the free improvised area and work with people who are probably improvisers but they have a particular way of working. Derek Bailey While different people may approach opportunities in different ways, we need to base decisions on a fundamental set of values as we chart our course of action. Ron D. Burton My d

Well, everybody is trying to make this a money thing. If you send me to

another team, let's see what I ask for. I won't ask for nothing. I'll play under the same terms. So it is not Gary wants more money. Gary has money. What else do I need? Gary Sheffield You are the God-being that is here to create life, to breathe soul into your body, to walk this world as your own source of power, love, worth and life. Joy Page Sometimes one of us will have a riff or a bass line from home but it really gels when we come together. We really have a strong special chemistry that we take advantage of when we get together. Chad Smith I had never even thought I'd be an actress - I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It's the same career. Anne Parillaud It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous. Jean-Paul Sartre A man must know how to fly in the face of opinion; a woman to

My hope that the Church will emerge as a strong leader in society is just

that a hope. What I described in The Catholic Moment is not a prophecy but the outline of a possibility. There are no guarantees that my hopes expressed in The Catholic Moment will ever be realised. Richard John Neuhaus I live in my house as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful, more ample, more sturdy and more picturesque skins: but it would seem to me unnatural to exchange them for mine. Primo Levi I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me. Oprah Winfrey Toward the end of his life, one can sense that he was no longer thinking his way into the minds of others, causing them to speak on his behalf, but that he was now speaking for himself. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience. John Stuart Mill So many worlds, so much to do, so little done, such things

The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed

by choices made in their own minds or hearts, as well as choices unexpectedly forced on them by things beyond their control. Joan D. Vinge It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexuality. It's like telling someone else how to clean their house. River Phoenix Of course, the wind sort of swept up and the music was flying around in mid air and they were trying to play off it. You had to be there. It was quite funny. Roy Wood There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures. Bryant H. McGill What does God the Father look like? Although I've never seen Him, I believe - as with the Holy Spirit - He looks like Jesus looked on earth. Benny Hinn Hollywood people want to build you up and make you famous only to knock you off you're the pedestal they built for you. M

When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them

as if their reason had left them. When it has left a place where we have always found it, it is like shipwreck; we drop from security into something malevolent and bottomless. Willa Cather The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed. William Bennett All human beings have an innate need to hear and tell stories and to have a story to live by. religion, whatever else it has done, has provided one of the main ways of meeting this abiding need. Harvey Cox There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning. Pat Riley Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. Noam Chomsky I couldn't care less about actors' trailers an

There are no morals about technology at all. Technology expands our ways of thinking about

things, expands our ways of doing things. If we're bad people we use technology for bad purposes and if we're good people we use it for good purposes. Herbert Simon The fact that so many of your people are today residents and citizens of the United States, lending their influence to our civic and economic life, which has meant so much to our development. Frank B. Kellogg Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here. Yao Ming When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky, in any kind of science. Shannon Lucid As to Bell's talking telegraph, it only creates interest in scientific circles... its commercial values will be limited. Elisha Gray What loneliness is more lonely than distrust? George E

They thought that I did conceive there was a difference between them and Mr. Cotton...

I might say they might preach a covenant of works as did the apostles, but to preach a covenant of works and to be under a covenant of works is another business. Anne Hutchinson The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now considered by some as irreconcilable with the European Constitution. Pope Benedict XVI Technology may create a condition, but the questions are what do we do about ourselves. We better understand ourselves pretty clearly and we better find ways to like ourselves. Herbert Simon Like many Americans my thoughts and prayers are with the people of London. My deepest sympathies are extended to those who lost a loved one in the recent terror attacks. Doc Hastings In camp was found a book, the first of the kind I had ever seen, in which I was made a great hero, slaying Indians by the hundreds. Kit Carson In America everyone's fast. Scott Dixon I can't imagine dating a boy, meeting him on

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are

willing to accept the fact, as the majority of Israelis do, that there should be two states between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, we won't have peace. Chuck Schumer I wanted to be the perfect artist. I'd do three hours of media interviews a day, going to every radio station I could squeeze in. I'd sign autographs after the show until everybody left. Clint Black I'd like just to be remembered as a guy that came along and did his music, did his best and showed up on time, clean and ready to do the job, wrote a few songs, and had a hell of a time. Buck Owens I mean, I don't know anything else that I would try to do, but it's a very frustrating thing to do, because you are trying to take what's a fantasy in your head and make it live through the minds of 200 people. Sydney Pollack Right afterwards there was a whole, whole lot of press to do, so the week after, all day, every day, was press so I didn't really get a chance to celebrate. Carrie

A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them.

Even a rich man thinks he has to go down to the office everyday. Not because he likes it but because he can't think of anything else to do. W. H. Auden I was a product of the times, the war, the occupation, the reoccupation, my 4 years in Britain, admiring but at the same time questioning whether they are able to do a better job than we can. Lee Kuan Yew The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it not for her, and I certainly would not be the person that I am today. Edgar Winter I feel very confident that that information should be sufficient for the members of the Senate to make an informed decision about John Roberts' qualifications. Alberto Gonzales Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love. Claude Monet Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle. Vladimir Putin It is we that are blind, no

I hope there will be some good news and some good profits, and people will

realize we have a lot of outstanding executives, and a lot of companies that are doing a good job, and those are good companies to invest in. Don Nickles I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing what I was doing and nobody understood what I was doing. John Fahey I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the American nation those who think differently. Adam Michnik As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children. John Adams Animals are something invented by plants to move seeds around. An extremely yang solution to a peculiar problem which they faced. Terence McKenna The idle always have a mind to do something. Luc de Clapiers To h

In the 1950s we use to feel that television was taking away our comic readership;

with today's exciting, powerfully visual movies I have to wonder about their effect on the kids' loyalty to the comic book medium all over again. Joe Simon I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show. Barry Levinson I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that drive you crazy. Lee Iacocca I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law. Paul Martin Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent. Vine Deloria, Jr. I never read reviews. I'm not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators. Hayao Miyazaki Let Amer

You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your

first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else. Mario Batali Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict. Saul Alinsky People today sometimes get uncomfortable with empirical claims that seem to clash with their political assumptions, often because they haven't given much thought to the connections. Steven Pinker I think that the public is in and the public is in big, and the public is not, I don't think going to pull out because the public knows what I said about 1987. Jim Cramer Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. John F. Kennedy Well, we want to make sure there's not securities fraud. Don Nickles When you'r

When I got on the airplane in Indonesia coming to Japan, my intentions was to

turn myself in to the military for the simple reason I would like to put my daughters with their mother, one thing. Another thing, I'd like to clear my conscience. Robert Jenkins In order to be rated as good as a good man in the field of her earnings, she must show herself better than he. She must be more steady, or more trustworthy, or more skilled, or more cheap in order to have the same chance of employment. Florence Kelley Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled. Pleasure and pain. Sometimes it's like making love while having a tooth pulled. Dean Koontz If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress. Calvin Coolidge Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings. Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest. The blessing is in the seed. Muriel Rukeyser Intolerance is the most socially a

Well it's a drastic procedure by your standards and mine, but for the people who

are living in desperation perhaps the best way to understand it is that it seems no more drastic to them than circumcision. John Money Now I am near to the getting of my crown, which shall be sure; for I bless the Lord, and desire all of you to bless Him that He hath brought me here, and makes me triumph over devils, and men, and sin: they shall wound me no more. Donald Cargill Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession. Napoleon Hill The best thing I ever heard was in the '60s. I heard Jimi Hendrix play 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow' after a rehearsal, and it was brilliant. Roy Wood No, originally I thought that writing articles would keep me from having to see a psychiatrist, but I became even more depressed as a result. Theo Van Gogh I had such extraordinary breaks from the moment I entered the theater. Dorothy McGuire The

The pain comes from knowing that we have never been safe, and therefore will never

be safe again. It comes from knowing we can never be so ignorant again. It comes from knowing we can never be children again. Losing innocence. Remembering heaven. That was the essence of hell. John Jakes Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves. Bryant H. McGill I'm tired of hearing sin called sickness and alcoholism a disease. It is the only disease I know of that we're spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to spread. Vance Havner Many of their lodges remained as perfect as when occupied. They were made of poles two or three inches in diameter, set up in circular form, and covered with cedar bark. William Henry Ashley You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind. Dale Carnegie Every Canadian who wants to learn should have the opportunity t

Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to

break the multitude to intellectual vassalage, not to establish over them a spiritual tyranny, but to rouse them from lethargy, and to aid them to judge for themselves. William Ellery Channing Justice to my readers compels me to admit that I write because I have nothing to do; justice to myself induces me to add that I will cease to write the moment I have nothing to say. Charles Caleb Colton This really is a merger of equals. I wouldn't have come back to work for anything less than this fantastic opportunity. This lets me combine my two great loves - technology and biscuits. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness. David Sarnoff It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do. Nicholas Lea Resentment is weak and

A lot of the television industry is so cookie-cutter. In general, there are so many

shows that are easy and bland to watch. You can tune in at any time and know exactly where you are in the story arc because it's pretty much the same every week. Adam Baldwin Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I've been poor when I was in China... As kids we never had to starve, but just didn't have enough meat, enough rice. Joan Chen Directors are not worried about casting beautiful women, but they are not sure that they want to cast great-looking men. My looks have prevented people from seeing my work. Rob Lowe Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step. Samuel Smiles Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise. Robert Martin The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith. Andy Williams Every man who

Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole,

total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else. Your completeness must be understood by you and experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality. Wayne Dyer The surgery will always be a huge part of my life. I'm going to need to help people with weight problems for the rest of my life so that I can maintain my weight. Carnie Wilson There is no good reason for our cattle producers to have such limited market access. Our beef is the best in the world, and we need to be allowed to reach global markets. Conrad Burns There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace? Peace Pilgrim He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter. Isaac Barrow I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed. Mahatma Gandhi Tha

It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand

religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words? Dwight L. Moody My school days were the happiest days of my life; which should give you some indication of the misery I've endured over the past twenty-five years. Paul Merton If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement. Ronald Reagan One of the most important post-9/11 efforts made to counter terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction is President Bush's Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Frank Gaffney I chose Sony Classics, not just because of their practical experience, not just because of their wisdom in marketing, but mainly because of their integrity. Arthur Cohn The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonel

You know, people always think if you start out as a film editor, you shoot

less footage. Actually, just the opposite is true. I tend to grab as much coverage as I can because as a former editor I know how important it is to have those few frames. Robert Wise The homosexual community wants me to be gay. The heterosexual community wants me to be straight. Every writer thinks, I'm the journalist who's going to make him talk. I pray for them. I pray that they get a life and stop living mine! Ricky Martin We simply have to become more competitive as a state if we're going to be successful in creating jobs, bringing capital investment and raising income levels here in South Carolina. Mark Sanford The enemy fought with savage fury, and met death with all its horrors, without shrinking or complaining: not one asked to be spared, but fought as long as they could stand or sit. Davy Crockett The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen supp

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no

life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents. Cat Stevens Since September 11th Congress has created the Department of Homeland Security, more than doubled the homeland security budget and implemented a bipartisan overhaul of our intelligence systems. Doc Hastings Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced to immobility. In life's ledger there is no such thing as frozen assets. Henry Miller The biggest misconception about us is that we're just a rock band. We think our music is a cross-section of many genres; a hybrid of what the six of us have grown up on. Brad Delson Enthusiasm is the divine particle in our composition: with it we are great, generous, and true; without it, we are little, false, and mean. Letitia Elizabeth Landon A good bassist determines the direction of any band. Ron Carter If yo

The commune movement is part of a reawakening of belief in the possibilities for utopia

that existed in the nineteenth century and exist again today, a belief that by creating the right social institution, human satisfaction and growth can be achieved. Rosabeth Moss Kanter A dead cow or sheep lying in a pasture is recognized as carrion. The same sort of a carcass dressed and hung up in a butcher's stall passes as food. John Harvey Kellogg You own a watch the invention of the mind, though for a single motion 'tis designed, as well as that which is with greater thought with various springs, for various motions wrought. Richard Blackmore I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don't feel complete. Joan Chen In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them could hit the ball out of Yankee Stadium. Reggie Jackson Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors. He

Just because a woman is over 50 does not mean she no longer has anything

to offer. If anything, we have so much more to offer! We have lived life, we get better with age. I do my best work now in my 60s. Sure, I could retire; but what would I do? Play Bingo? I think not! Dawn Wells Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory. Diane Arbus I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass transportation, or probably electrical power. Gaylord Nelson Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time. Thomas J. Watson These people are real to me, and situations keep coming up where their emergence feels natural. It's like meeting old friends. I hope readers feel the same way. Jonathan Kellerman Ignor

I walked out of the show business in 1968 because I thought that would be

good for the family. It took me some time to decide but I wanted to spend more time with my wife and two daughters who were always beside me. I wanted to do everything I could for them. Pete Best I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks. We can't beat George Bush unless we appeal to a broad cross-section of Democrats. Howard Dean The Nixon years were trying. They honed my judgment for everything I did later on. The experience also illustrated for me the importance of training young lawyers properly. Fred F. Fielding I'm definitely more attracted to chaos than to order. The point is, I find the female roles out there very cliche. If we are limited to being only lovers or mothers, we are limiting ourselves. Connie Nielsen I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can't imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade. Al Alvarez Just as it had taken centuries t

When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries

of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights. Omar Bongo General: I attempted to take Williamsport yesterday, but found too large a force of infantry and artillery. After a long fight, I withdrew to this place. John Buford I would think that other people could see if you had other talents. I grew and expanded from the Elly May role. I was doing real estate and personal appearances and kept my foot in the door. Donna Douglas It's a major part of world history that men are trying to kill each other. It's just one slaughter after the other. We talk about it, but no one's really listening. Fred Ward Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them. Immanuel Kant An unexpected benefit of my career in biochemistry has been travel. Paul D. Boyer Some for renown, on scraps of

The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of

why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing? Stephen Hawking Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will. Tony Blair Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh climate also accounts for what is unique and valuable about our land and our people. Tom Allen A lot of leading countries in the world, including the United States and Russia, have to take their responsibilities much more seriously to ensure we are back on the road to peace and stability. Peter Hain Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. John Burroughs Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody. Agatha Christie I can understand why Christians call us

Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within

it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects. Andrew Johnson It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck. Charles Caleb Colton I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult. Ziyi Zhang When I'm playing with the band or playing with some projects or some of my own stuff it's about the musical approach. That would be the more turntablist approach to things of where it's strictly about music. Eric San I get bored with establishing shots of people getting out of cars and walking into buildings, getting into elevators and then 45 seconds later they have a line. Dick Wolf With a face like mine, I do better in print. Jerry Spri

I sat with him for three hours and we did not exchange a single word.

At the end he handed me, as he had done before, an envelope with money in it. It would have been much nicer if he had enclosed a greeting or a loving word. I would have been so pleased if he had. Eva Braun To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success. Orison Swett Marden New Hampshire state government is a big customer for prescription drug companies. Just as businesses do, we should take advantage of the bargaining power we have as a big customer. John Lynch The first time I sang with David Daniels... I had never performed with a countertenor before. That first time was magic, it was so beautiful. And he's such a great artist. Cecilia Bartoli In all my years of performing, no audience member has ever actually assaulted me. I consider this to be the singular triumph of my perf

When they see those fourteen lights, they're looking at a miracle. And deep down, they

feel that whatever's going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope. M. Night Shyamalan Well, the security business has been growing. I think security is one of those areas where it's to some degree not linear but maybe exponential growth. Sanjay Kumar Well - I started writing - probably in the early 60s and by say '65-'66 I had read most of the poetry that had been published - certainly in the 20 years prior to that. Robert Adamson You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. Johnny Cash My mother used to take my brother and me to get any books we wanted, but they were second hand books published in the '30s and '40s. I liked scary books. Alejandro Amenabar It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother

I will continue my activities related to education in one way or another. I certainly

would have at the top my agenda, with respect to education, the need to do much better with modern educational technology. Major Owens The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment. Daniel Bell I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum. Anita Baker I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics. George Crumb An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame. Bo Bennett HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask fo

I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and

cease to contend with these men that are gone from us, for there is nothing that shall convince them but judgment. Donald Cargill The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity. Pope John Paul II If you're a guitarist, you should not be intimidated by using your instrument as a synthesizer, but you shouldn't feel that you have to own one, either. Andy Summers My mother used to wheel me about the campus when we lived in that neighborhood and, as she recounted years later, she would tell me that I would go to McGill. Rudolph A. Marcus So the idea that there is nothing essential, in the sense that there are no human universals, is dogma. Ask most anyone who is going to be shot at dawn. Catharine MacKinnon World War II... did not happen to everyone, but it happened to most. There were people from Germany who were throwing bombs at u

At the time when this famous historical battle was fought in Kosovo, the people were

looking at the stars, expecting aid from them. Now, six centuries later, they are looking at the stars again, waiting to conquer them. Slobodan Milosevic I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death. George Carlin I was watching something the other day which started out with five guys walking towards you and one woman, and there you go-it's still being dominated by the male society. Joan Severance I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality. Alice Paul Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me. Hugh Mackay Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody wi

I think it's definitely beneficial for these characters to have good acting voices behind them

and it affects the characters in a way that people can feel like they're part of the game and that they know these characters. Tara Strong My novels aren't really generated by a single conceptual spark; it's more a process of many different elements that come together unexpectedly over a long period of time. Donna Tartt No period of history has ever been great or ever can be that does not act on some sort of high, idealistic motives, and idealism in our time has been shoved aside, and we are paying the penalty for it. Alfred North Whitehead It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. Confucius Promoting the interaction of orders remains one of the most difficult, but crucially important, challenges we face concerning our national market system. Arthur Levitt I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Isr

The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people. To the

teacher, America entrusts her most precious resource, her children; and asks that they be prepared... to face the rigors of individual participation in a democratic society. Shirley Hufstedler All the action, in semiconductors at the present time is in the new consumer applications, and that's where we have focused our activities since we started doing our own products in the late '90s. David Milne We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others. Mortimer Adler It's kind of weird, because I look at myself as just a normal person. My friends get rejected all the time, so why shouldn't I? I don't think I'm anything special. Nick Carter Curiosity killed the cat, but where human beings are concerned, the only thing a healthy curiosity can kill is ignorance. Harry Lorayne If we could read the secret history of our

Remember the picture of the president in the classroom, being told of the attack by

chief of staff Andy Card? The American people thought they were seeing a man suddenly thrust into a grave challenge no one could have anticipated. Howard Fineman I have done a lot of things outside of Science Fiction, but there has been an almost disproportionate amount of that genre in my body of work. I don't know what to make of it. Daniel Dae Kim I am truly horrified by modern man. Such absence of feeling, such narrowness of outlook, such lack of passion and information, such feebleness of thought. Alexander Herzen I had been doing plays in New York and on a whim we packed up and moved West, I started doing commercials and plays and guest star spots on TV and one thing led to another and I got Knots Landing. Joan Van Ark Instead of begging OPEC to drop its oil prices, let's use American leadership and ingenuity to solve our own energy problems. Pete Domenici How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest! William Collins The

I don't think the process was successful and should be inspected closer. I am not

afraid to say I am not familiar with the entire process, so before commenting further I would have to study the process more in depth. Vincent Frank When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very religious, because they have seen the Signs of Allah. Cat Stevens We shouldn't waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our political life and the supremacy of the law becomes an integral part of our state's structure. Ahmet Necdet Sezner This technology will obviously become more prevalent. Who knows what will result? One thing is certain, computer technology will revolutionize the way we tell stories as much as movie film has. Chris Wedge If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise. Robert Fritz Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of

the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation. Joe Barton Of history, how little do we know by personal contact; we have lived a few years, seen a few men, witnessed some important events; but what are these in the whole sum of the world's past. Matthew Simpson We are not cured of alcoholism. What we have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our daily activities. William Griffith Wilson Also, it's risky to try to duplicate earlier success. Magician had a certain charm to it, mostly due to my choice of lead characters, that I would be hard put to duplicate. Raymond E. Feist The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time. Henry Ford If we are to

The second stream of material that is going to come out of this project is

a programming environment and a set of programming tools where we really want to focus again on the needs of the newbie. This environment is going to have to be extremely user-friendly. Guido van Rossum This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it. Voltaire The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity. Jean Paul I want no epitaphs of profound history and all that type of thing. I contributed. I would hope they would say that, and I would hope somebody liked me. Brian Clough My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing. Clint Eastwood I hate people who think it's clever to take drugs... like custom officers

I was going to be a concert pianist, and when I was in high school,

my parents were scared to death that I would focus too much on that too soon. And that I'd end up in some sort of dead end, and not fulfilling whatever potential they thought I had. David Hyde Pierce The so-called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good than it does the Negro, because it has been worked out in conformity to the needs of those who have enslaved and oppressed weaker peoples. Carter G. Woodson Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller This submission is a restraint of liberty, but could be of no effect as to the good intended, unless it were general; nor general, unless it were natural. Algernon Sidney Voluntary personal savings accounts would enable future retirees to harness the power of the marketplace when saving for their retirements. Bill Frist Capitalism inevitably and by virtue of th

It all has to do with the director, the captain of the ship. He sets

the pace, the mood. If the director is quiet, the set is quiet. If the director is loud, then everybody has to be louder to be heard. Eva Marie Saint I saw an Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock, where he gets out of jail and makes his own records and takes them to the radio stations himself. And then, he puts records in the store. After seeing that, I made records an put them in stores. Bobby Vinton Think of the long view of life, not just what's going to happen today or tomorrow. Don't give up what you most want in life for something you think you want now. Richard G. Scott The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory. Jeff Cooper Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that you met when you

One congressman asked 'I just want to know if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your

personal savior. The minister looked stunned, and he said 'no.' The whole table almost fell on the floor. The congressman was quite serious. That was his litmus test. Jim Sasser The terrorists know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts. They understand that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests. Elizabeth Dole The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible. Tom Cruise I was terribly shy when I was growing up, I really wasn't confident with other people and I think I was always afraid of up or not being this very cool, amazing person that I wanted to be. Emily Mortimer If you have an anecdote from one source, you file it away. If you hear it again, it may be true. Then the more times you hear it the less likely it is to be true. Anthony Holden Ge

I was running to catch a train when one of my teachers saw me. He

thought I was fast, time me, and later gave me my first instructions in sprinting. I happened to be at the right place at the right time. Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale. Elsa Schiaparelli Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity. William Howard Taft Wouldn't you like to have an augmented memory chip that you could plug into your head so you don't have to look everything up and remember everything? Kevin J. Anderson I think we can allow the therapeutic uses of nuclear transplant technology, which we call cloning, without running the danger of actually having live human beings born. David Baltimore When you're that successful, things have a momentum, a

The important thing isn't the house. It's the ability to make it. You carry that

in your brains and in your hands, wherever you go... It's one thing to carry your life wherever you go. Another thing to always go looking for it somewhere else. Barbara Kingsolver On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War. Michael Badnarik Technique! The very word is like a shriek of outraged Art. It is the idiot name given to effort by those who are too weak, too weary, or too dull to play the game. The mighty have no theory of technique. Leonard Bacon The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples. Amos Bronson Alcott Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding. Quentin Crisp Marriage is not a noun; it's a

For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of

our inferiority. It lets us know that our own families may consider female bodies to be less deserving, less needy, less valuable. Gloria Steinem You have had indeed a fair trial. It is a shocking thing when a judge of your high office is shown to have betrayed the truth and his honor, and I sentence you to the penitentiary. Florence Ellinwood Allen Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them. Martin Luther King, Jr. I ask the people of Connecticut for their forgiveness, I should have paid more attention to people around me and people that I trusted but I am sorry for my actions and take full responsibility. John Rowland When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low. Ramakrishna Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance. Francoise Sagan I

I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead

attacks. We'd break up into squads. It became a neighborhood thing for a while, our neighborhood against the other neighborhood. There was always a war breaking out somewhere. David James Elliott I have this phobia: I don't like mirrors. And I don't watch myself on television. If anything comes on, I make them shut it off, or I leave the room. Pamela Anderson To have God speak to the heart is a majestic experience, an experience that people may miss if they monopolize the conversation and never pause to hear God's responses. Charles Stanley Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. Henri Frederic Amiel The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can't be done. Mary Frances Berry Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go. Mariah Carey I'm afraid we

I want to believe that those who have been appointed to accomplish this mission will

be totally committed, devoting all their skills and determination to their work. I urge you to lend them your support so that, together, we can build that bright future worthy of our country. Paul Biya I know what she used to do sometimes. She kept her best cape she wore on the street in there, and she used occasionally to go up there to get it and to take it into her room. She kept a great deal in the guest room drawers. Lizzie Andrew Borden I like home recordings and studio recordings just as much as each other - I don't think one is better - but for this record I wanted to see what I could do in a real studio with real producers. Elliott Smith That Seaman is a handsome young man but he spends too much time looking in his mirror rather than at the ball. You can't keep goal with hair like that. Brian Clough But Eraserhead was the first real intense kind of thing I had ever done before the cameras and Lynch had to really bring me down a lot and he still does. Jack

I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where

cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different people's lives. It's a great challenge. Michael Bloomberg Jack Nicholson is a textbook actor who's very intuitive. He is absolutely brilliant at going as far as you can go, always pushing to the edge, but still making it seem real. Tim Burton I was a little concerned that a lot of people thought I wrote Merchant Ivory movies. I also thought if I was ever going to write something strange and difficult, that was the time. Kazuo Ishiguro Nearly everywhere monarchs raised themselves further above the level of the greatest nobles and buttressed their new pretensions to respect and authority with cannons and taxation. J. M. Roberts I am no longer sure that when I go out there and do my job it'll even see the light of air, if the experience of my network colleagues is anything to go by. Christiane Amanpour I've never been hurt b

In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a

region, and then have to follow it up with 535 negotiations at home. I have experienced recounts, and it is better to vote once. William M. Daley It was kind of ridiculous to carry it up to a certain point and then drop the ball or the bomb, like quitting the band right after we had signed to Virgin. Elliott Smith Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution. David Joseph Schwartz The super power that I would choose would be compassion. Because that's what I think it takes to make it through life-an understanding, a give and take. It saves an awful lot of resentment. Craig T. Nelson You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming. Emily Carr God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars. Martin Lu

I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is

not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character. Kelsey Grammer In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might. Winston Churchill Any actor will tell you there's more of a schedule to doing a television show. That's why you'll notice a lot of big movie actors are doing television, and they'll tell you, it's because of the schedule. Jason Marsden With every song that I write, I compare it to the Beatles. The thing is, they only got there before me. If I'd been born at the same time as John Lennon, I'd have been up there. Noel Gallagher Because I'm a young black man driving a really nice, expensive car, I sometimes get harassed when I'm rolling through a ghetto neighbourhoo

There's a very specific thing you can do to get in magazines. I'm much happier

to just show up and do the job. I haven't taken the active approach to making myself a star. I haven't been in a blockbuster. Paul Rudd The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I'm doing a very funny show in which we talk about issues. I speak at Aids charities and things. It's great to do something fun with our days and yet we're told we're doing something important. Eric McCormack My two favorite things about being a pro player are Sunday afternoons being able to excite many fans and the money because I get to treat my family and friends and myself to nice things. Dante Hall There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S. James K. Polk The free market economy is supposed to be the only path leading to the happiness of hu

You could not buy a house in those days without just assuming that the house

was not only a place to live, but it was a good investment, because it was going to keep up with inflation or get ahead of inflation, and it was just - that was America. Paul A. Volcker This position is untenable, and there can be no pause in the agitation for full political power and responsibility until these are granted to all the women of the nation. Florence Kelley Star Wars was not a very big part but I enjoyed doing it and I get more fan mail for that than anything else I've ever done. It's quite extraordinary, it comes in every day, unbelievable. Julian Glover The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They're about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover. Al Franken The sentimentality of baseball is very deeply rooted in the American baseball fan. It is the one sport that is transmitted from fathers to sons. Michael Lewis It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat fr

If you're writing a book that takes place in New York in the moment, you

can't not write about 9-11; you can't not integrate it. My main character's view is the Statue of Liberty and the Trade Center. It doesn't have to take over, but it has to be acknowledged. Richard Price What you could say, and what I do argue in the book, is that he doesn't have as much concern for the lives of Iraqis as he does for the lives of Americans, or even frozen American embryos. Peter Singer Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved sensations. It is a question of producing ourselves, not things that enslave us. Angela Carter Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job. Kate Bosworth The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I said I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through the sixties I tested everything. Bill Lee I subm

In 1960 I published a book that attempted to direct attention to the possibility of

a thermonuclear war, to ways of reducing the likelihood of such a war, and to methods for coping with the consequences should war occur despite our efforts to avoid it. Herman Kahn A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators. Augustine Birrell I know not what you believe of God, but I believe He gave yearnings and longings to be filled, and that He did not mean all our time should be devoted to feeding and clothing the body. Lucy Stone That's the reason support for the National Endowment of the Arts is so important. It enables those ventures that aren't viable commercially to be done. David Selby Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society. Natan Sharansky Political courage is not political suicide. Arnold Schwarzenegger The clever me

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The great thing with film is that it doesn't have an ego. It's just a

film. Everybody that makes them has an ego, and the problem with awards and stuff like that is that it always affects the egos, and everyone gets stained by it in some way. And that can be fine and very innocent, but it can be horrible as well. Danny Boyle I have a taste for a kind of melancholy and for being an absolute victim of love. Arielle Dombasle I've never tried to do couture, because it's a whole different beast. Tommy Hilfiger As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no emotion at all. Gene Tierney I come from a long line of people that write. My folks ran a weekly newspaper. Sam Wyly You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way. Terry McMillan No limits whatever are placed to the productions of the earth; they may increase forever. Thomas Malthus Theater is there to search for questions. It doesn't give you instructions. Vaclav Havel The best thing about be

I wanted to be a doctor at one point and I also wanted to be

a pilot. I think if you grow up in a dodgy area, reality often beats down those ambitions as you get older. But with me that never really happened. James McAvoy I know what it's like to start a business. I know how extra ordinarily difficult it is to build something from nothing. I know how government kills jobs and, yes, I know how it can help from time- to-time. Mitt Romney I do, however, feel reasonably strongly the sense that the job of a piece of argumentative scholarly non-fiction is not the same as the job of a piece of fiction. China Mieville I was raised to think cursing makes you look unintelligent. Chloe Grace Moretz Listen to many, speak to a few. William Shakespeare I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks. Katee Sackhoff I am bundle of nerves riddled with irrational fears. Tori Spelling I wrote songs all my life, where anyone wanted to hear them or not. Tommy Shaw As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thi

Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a

constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth. Will Rogers Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community. John W. Gardner Because wherever I am today, I still owe it to God and I owe it to two men - the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X and of course, two very special women, my mother and my wife. Louis Farrakhan The only method by which people can be supported is out of the effort of those who are earning their own way. We must not create a deterrent to hard work. Robert Taft Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time. Frederick Jackson Turner While a lab Director can ge

I'd like to be the commissioner of tennis, but do I want to get into

politics? Sometimes I have delusions of grandeur that that would be an interesting, good thing. I'm talking about actual politics, like being a congressman, but then I see how unbelievably nasty it really is, and maybe I'm not quite knowledgeable enough to actually do it. John McEnroe That room was not available, and the only other room had been booked for a Jewish bar mitzvah. I called the father and told him I needed the room and I would pay him to move the bar mitzvah to an adjoining room which was smaller. Lew Wasserman I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well. Hale Irwin Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. Ezra Taft Benson As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want. Dennis Rodman It's a market economy. Apparently the demand for great coach

Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect

for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day. Tom Hanks The merit of a democratic regime rests on one's continual willingness to exchange views, and to compete on the basis of individual merit and capacities. Jose Eduardo dos Santos I love artists like Jon B, but I don't wanna be compared to anybody. I'm just doing my interpretation of rnb and how someone like me should be doing it. Brian Harvey In recent years, we have been sending a clear, consistent signal about the harms of drugs, particularly marijuana, which for most young people is the first illegal drug that they are exposed to. John Walters It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably. Immanuel Kant When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that t

A very common thing these days is people show up and they ask us in

the band to sign with a Sharpie right on their skin and they go get it tattooed the next day. Then they'll show up at another show and they'll have their tattoo. Jared Leto I always said life consists of love and work. I tried to balance it 50-50. And, of course, now I'm so happy I did. John Forsythe The Monkees were never cancelled for a start. NBC wanted to do a third year. Davy Jones I find revealing the secrets of magic quite reprehensible. David Copperfield Middle age went by while I was mourning for my lost youth. Mason Cooley I have crashed on a motorcycle that was going at 140mph, so I know what it feels like. Rachel Kushner I think that everything happens for a reason, everything happens when it's going to happen. Lou Reed It was a hard time. It was something I would love to erase from my memory. Rafael Palmeiro I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that. David Guterson

Regardless of how it's done, transaction costs will continue to plummet as computers get more

powerful. Low transaction costs are a wonderful thing if you're in the transaction business. They're wonderful for consumers too, making it cheaper and easier to buy things and creating new things to buy. Nathan Myhrvold If I have a rap album I'm dropping, then I want it to be the best rap album. Lil Wayne If you think about it, episodic filmmaking has not been something that people have really done. Tony Gilroy There are lots of moments that are great for an actress. Ruth Wilson I'm the ranking Republican on the foreign aid appropriations subcommittee, so I know Tunisia well. Lindsey Graham Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. Alphonse Karr Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty. Robert Mondavi You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you. Gordon Lightfoot Actors rarely stay in touch with directors after they've filmed togeth

I believe in trade unionism, and I believe in democracy, in democratic trade unionism.Richard AttenboroughIt's

amazing that something only an atom thick can be an impenetrable barrier. You can have gas on one side and vacuum or liquid on the other, and with a wall only one atom thick, nothing would go through it. Paul McEuen I actually put peanut butter on my bagel. I really like peanut butter and I like to ruin the bagel. You know what's even crazier that I do sometimes? I do cinnamon raisin bagels with peanut butter. It is really, really out there. Evan Peters If you go back and look at President Reagan's speeches, they bring you to tears almost. Lawrence Bender I was always one of those fortunate people who never wanted to be anything other than a singer and an actor. Most people know me as a singer, but I am also an actor. Irwin Thomas Botox not only helps with wrinkles, it actually makes you feel more relaxed as frowning causes tension. Patricia Cornwell If you want to get an education in how to get a story and how to survive, then get a street reporter job in New Yo

I've experienced first-hand the wonderful work organizations like J Bar J do for young people

in Central Oregon and I am encouraged that the federal government is taking an active role in the Cascade Youth and Family Center. Greg Walden I ride my horses three to four times a week. Eric Roberts And there was no money in Chicago for a band. Santiago Durango Leanness of body and soul may go together. John Owen Part of courage is simple consistency. Peggy Noonan On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity. Adam Smith It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics. Robert Byrd

France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world

of culture. This is true both of the French right and the French left. They keep thinking that Americans are primitive cowboys or farmers who do not understand anything. Adam Michnik Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver. Mary Douglas The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This merely indicates that each race has certain gifts which the others do not possess. Carter G. Woodson Watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star; one of a million lights in a vast sky that flares up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross I wrote a novel for my degree, and I'm very happy I didn't submit that to a publisher. I sympathize with my professors who had to read it. David Eddings Believe me, when an actress is told that her v