was known as the Paris of the Middle East. All of that was blown apart by senseless religious wars, financed and exploited in part by those who sought power and wealth. If women had been in charge, would they have been more sensible? It's a theory. Roger Ebert I also think it's very important to consider how the food will feel to the person eating it. Sally Schneider My stories are very compact. I want them to say the most complex things in the simplest way. Etgar Keret And I met Paul Simms while I was making 'It's Pat', and he later wound up casting me in 'NewsRadio.' Dave Foley So DeCSS didn't introduce anything new for pirating and had already been available. Jon Johansen Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path... this is what I must do, this is what I've got to have. This is who I am. James Hillman Am I a household name? I still can't get my head around that. Brendan Coyle You don't have to b...

total of $124,000 towards his retirement pension and health benefits. What will we pay him? $3.3 million in pension payments over his life and nearly $500,000 for health care benefits - a total of $3.8m on a $120,000 investment. Chris Christie You and I have been physically given two hands and two legs and half-decent brains. Some people have not been born like that for a reason. The karma is working from another lifetime. Glenn Hoddle Having done something like The Thorn Birds gives you enormous longevity. You can keep picking and choosing the roles for a bit longer. Rachel Ward I know if someone is coming from my right side. I could feel it. Emerson Fittipaldi People find meaning and redemption in the most unusual human connections. Khaled Hosseini You can't connect with something you're not passionate about. Gemma Arterton I'm not a cheater. I've never cheated in my life. Jon Hamm I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound...

by dumbing things down into one-line sound bites are not respecting them, they are treating them with contempt. It's our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them. Malcolm Turnbull Every role that you play comes with its own set of challenges. Mireille Enos It's passing strange that Obama, carried to a second term by women, blacks and Latinos, chooses to give away the plumiest Cabinet and White House jobs to white dudes. Maureen Dowd CNN canceled all the shows I was on. They're going in a different direction, but that's their privilege. They own the business. Robert Novak But it kills me, this fascination with celebrities' personal lives. Calista Flockhart Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness; and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular external objects. Joseph Butler Education is the silver bullet to improve this Nation's standing worldwide... and our teach...

work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else. Jack Nicklaus Well, when I was fifteen years old I worked in a lingerie store and that's how I feel in love with vintage lingerie because I wanted to know the history of it. Dita Von Teese An interview is like a minefield. Michelle Williams If New Mexican voters believe the path to create American jobs is keeping taxes low, then they have an option. That's my campaign. Heather Wilson The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans. Jim Fowler Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it. Van Morrison The Eleanor Roosevelt Award that I received for women's rights activities is one I treasure. Patty Duke I've always been able to make choices that...

stage the fear the primordial fear of pain, of dying, all of which we have in our lives, and then stage them in front of audience and go through them and tell the audience, 'I'm your mirror; if I can do this in my life, you can do it in yours.' Marina Abramovic We obsess about celebrities. We create them, build myths around them, and then hunt them and destroy them. I don't know where it's taking us or what it means, but I know we do it. I have seen a lot of it myself. Casey Affleck It doesn't matter how much money you've got, or how many connections, there's always something you want that's out of reach. Jenson Button I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides. Jon Huntsman, Jr. People write to me all the time, and I write back. Lisa See Hold on to your dream. Don't let the people shake you from your dream. Avery Brooks Whenever I do a deal I always have the right of approval. Shaun...

Hitchcock and the way he visually tells a story. He was the master of suspense, certainly, but visually you would get a lot of information from what he would do with the camera and what he would allow you to see as the story was unfolding. Ralph Macchio When things go badly, individuals look for scapegoats. I just do not believe that barbed-wire fences or guns on our border will solve any of our problems. Ron Paul There's so much left to achieve, there's so much more to do, there's so much that has not been done. Blu Cantrell I think a lot of people think because I was getting the divorce, that was really the catalyst for gaining so much weight. Valerie Bertinelli Then you must look for a new body. That's what we call reincarnation. Alex Chiu Money can't buy happiness. Howard Hughes With girls, friendships are hard because you have to learn to get to a maturity level to love them but not want to be them. Nikki Reed I had a quick grasp of the sec...

could make things without the need to hit a home run every single time. It's a unique thing to Hollywood that if you don't do that every time, then you're considered a failure. But it's like, 'Well, are you making movies to be successful? Or are you making movies to learn something?' Kristen Stewart No blessing lasts forever. Plautus Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters. Anita Diament We were brash young fellows'. I was always hanging with the older crowd anyway. The musicians were the Hip Cats, and I was hanging with them anyway. I Just started out real early. Bootsy Collins I unabashedly, unashamedly, unequivocally support the explosion of entrepreneurs in the capitalist system. Jack Kemp The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. Joe Sakic I still feel like an immature idiot inside, but I look in ...

And then it dawned on me, just because of the way I am, I can't stop talking, and part of the problem is that anything that gets said reminds me of something that happened to me one time, and invariably I cut people off and talk about myself. Paula Poundstone I am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am. Kristin Chenoweth When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father's guidance. Thereafter, my father regularly taught me all the good old fashioned songs. Tony Visconti I see my albums as working diaries, as living scrapbooks of me and my life. Paula Cole Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to events or objects in the world. George Santayana I can't drive, so I can only live in New York, which is fine with me. Michael Musto I'm less needy about needing to express myself through acting. I have many di...

realities, in which case I think they will question why a supposedly 'legitimate' state such as Israel has had to conduct decades of war against a subject refugee population without ever achieving its goals. Ismail Haniyeh The U.S. is blessed with tremendously creative and imaginative law students at places like Chicago, Harvard, Columbia and Yale. Cass Sunstein Spiders - the way they move freaks me out. It's so malevolent. Matt Smith In the last few years I've been listening to jazz more than anything else. I listen to a lot of world music and experimental here and there. Serj Tankian You talk about Japanese technocracy and you get radios. Gordon Sinclair It's tough to break into this business - now more so than ever. LeAnn Rimes For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism. Henry Cabot Lodge I work with nature, although in completely new terms. Bridget Riley I think some peopl...

me - she ran off up the stairs as soon as the film crew for the show came into the house. She didn't come down for hours. But I have the support of all my brothers and sisters and my neighbours and friends - everyone thinks it's just great. Susan Boyle Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy. Claire Danes Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass. Mary Kay Blakely The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel. John Glenn I played a lot of character parts in school. Matthew Ashford Apparently we love our own cell phones but we hate everyone else's. Joe Bob Briggs Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It's not really any very heady fame. Peter Carey We never did a lot of weights, but a lot of repetitions. The most I would use doing sq...

sight of its core responsibilities. As a result we're stuck in this frustrating paradox where Washington actually neglects things it's clearly supposed to be doing, while interfering in other areas where they are neither welcome nor authorized. Rick Perry I grew up in Florida, where if you weren't comfortable dancing, you weren't going to get any girls. Channing Tatum Initially with The Butcher Boy, there was this kid growing up in this strange, weird environment that I remember from when I was a kid. And Patrick's vision was so complete there. Neil Jordan Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one. Richard Whately I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down. Nora Roberts Managing bottom-up change is its own art. Kevin Kelly I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved. Javier Bardem If you are lucky, you have your moment. But it is never more...

you can just think about the present, think about the now - that's what you need to do to hit good golf shots. I know there are a lot of distractions, but when you're thinking clearly, you're more free. You've got to have that freedom on the golf course. Lucas Black I know that we're being inexorably taken over by the Americans. Without a doubt. I don't mean invaded or anything like that, just taken over. By degrees. Gordon Lightfoot I'm learning a lot about myself being alone, and doing what I'm doing. Chantal Kreviazuk I have done what I felt to be my duty. Thomas Francis Meagher I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame? Patti LaBelle Hamas, also elected to governmental leadership in Palestine, includes the jihadists, people who have declared war on the United States of America and its ally, Israel. Zach Wamp It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's power...

a child born today of unmarried parents in Sweden has a better chance of growing up in a house with both of his parents than a child born to a married couple in America. Here we revere the couple, there they revere the family. Elizabeth Gilbert If they are unsuccessful in married life, who suffers more the bitter consequences of poverty than the wife? But if successful, she has not a dollar to call her own. Ernestine Rose I've learnt to hide my tears on stage. They make people uncomfortable. Martha Wainwright I love to sing. I'm a soprano. Sara Paretsky I like that the art world isn't regulated. Jerry Saltz Nothing is so dear as what you're about to leave. Jessamyn West Eligible citizens from any State in the Union can serve in the Border Protection Corps of that State. John Culberson It is crucial that rappers have the chance to express the truth that is in their heart. Russell Simmons All that is needed to set us definitely on the road to a Fas...

done quite a few Comic-Cons, and I enjoy the hell out of them. They are so much fun, and so bizarre. I've done the FX Show in Florida, Wizard-World in Chicago, Comic-Con in San Diego, Wonder-Con in San Francisco, the Comic-Con in New York, and I've done them numerous times. Kristen Bell Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy. Lloyd Bentsen Sometimes when an actor says something almost perfect, but you know you have to edit it, if you tell them to change something immediately, it will come out great. Michel Hazanavicius If sitcoms were easy to write, there'd be a lot of good ones, and there aren't. Alexei Sayle One of the reasons I've gotten so attached to talking to scientists is that... they know there is a reality. A. S. Byatt Dude, I throw a stick. Come on. I get paid a pretty good salary to throw a stick. Breaux Greer When you are an artist, you want your ...

which it would not have enjoyed without the confederation. If the States had not united together, there would have been no obligation on adjoining States to regard any species of property unknown to themselves. Jefferson Davis I think it's really important to design things with a kind of personality. Marc Newson Each time I reach a goal or read a great review, I am beyond pleased. Rachel Gibson Ian McKellen is brilliant with research. I paid really close attention to the sources he goes to. He's a very, very intelligent man. Brendan Fraser As you get older, challenges arise that you aren't prepared for, but what got me through it was music. Kate Voegele I used to eat a whole chicken, every day, for lunch. I did that for four years. But it got tiring - go to the store, buy it, eat it. It's a mess. Adam Driver What men call accident is God's own part. Philip James Bailey I prefer cynical people. Nice guys grow on trees. J Mascis One hate crime ...

if you have a charismatic program, then if you can read you can lead. When the leader gets killed while you're reading from page 13 of your charismatic program, you can bury the man with honors, then continue the plan by reading from page 14. Let's keep on. John Henrik Clarke I always used to deny this, but I guess what I'm really saying is that I was writing to shock... And I dug deep and dredged up all kinds of vile things which fascinated me at the time. Ian Mcewan I like commas. I detest semi-colons - I don't think they belong in a story. And I gave up quotation marks long ago. I found I didn't need them, they were fly-specks on the page. E. L. Doctorow I haven't really focused so much on getting acting work. Charlene Tilton There's nothing wrong with a lisp. Kiernan Shipka God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His godhead, by the laws of His mysterious wisdom. Giova...

purposes or legitimate purposes, and so even though in the past I was hacking for the curiosity, and the thrill, to get a bite of the forbidden fruit of knowledge, I'm now working in the security field as a public speaker. Kevin Mitnick I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self. Dalia Mogahed It was really a very small company when I started and it changed very rapidly during those first periods. Jack Kilby I am a plain man, and I care and know comparatively little about rhetoric. Gerrit Smith I haven't listened to much music lately; I've been out of it. Adam Jones I only want to work with actors that really get it and make it work. I didn't want it to be a star-driven thing anymore. Darren Aronofsky It is time for dead languages to be quiet. Natalie Clifford Barney I just want to make music ...

quite clear in their internal propaganda that they cannot win unless they can drive the Americans out. And they know that they can't do that there, so they've brought the battlefield to the halls of Congress. Geoff Davis Healthy people eating healthy food should never need to take an antibiotic. Joel Fuhrman All my money is in a savings account. My dad has explained the stock market to me maybe 75 times. I still don't understand it. John Mulaney The boarding-school experience in Paris was very hard, I didn't put up with it very well. I was sick all the time, or in any case frail, on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Jacques Derrida I used to hate being recognised. Charlotte Gainsbourg The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence. Benjamin Netanyahu I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election. Pervez Musharraf It isn...

of the picture. They also need to look at Haiti from a psychological perspective. Most of the elite suffer from psychogenic amnesia. That means it's not organic amnesia, such as damage caused by brain injury. It's just a matter of psychology. Jean-Bertrand Aristide Race in America is not a problem you can go over, or around or under. You've got to go through it. Mitch Landrieu I don't really watch that much TV, to be honest. Emily Blunt I try to find different ways of expressing myself. Without that I will die. Eric Cantona I kept my clothes on. I borrowed money. Estella Warren I don't really care about, Oh I really have to sell these things. Thurston Moore Go on - but don't think you can kill my confidence. I've had experts doing it for years. John Osborne Is it a crime, to fight, for what is mine? Tupac Shakur If one looks at the works of Newton to Einstein, they were never scientists in the way modernity understands the term. Brun...

and then I dated this girl who wore the same thing. Every time I hung out with her, I could only think of my recently deceased grandmother. So sometimes a signature scent can be good and sometimes it can be bad. Mark Ronson I'm really not responsible for what mental operation people have when they're reading my books other than the ones which are created by literary effects. Edward St Aubyn I never know as a writer when I set out into a novel where it's going to take me. Kim Edwards It seems like the opportunity just increases exponentially. There doesn't seem to be much stopping. Martin Mull I get letters. I get several a week, I think. A lot of people want a picture, a lot of people just want an autograph. Elmore Leonard I come from one of these hideous backgrounds where being sincere is like - ugh, you might as well kill yourself. Christina Ricci Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic. Dale Carnegie I'm ready to win. Asafa Powell Th...

leap compared to other instruments. It's the instrument that's evolved the most, especially with how it's perceived. And even how it's played, and how it's viewed from a point of view of commerce, like with the music industry. Stanley Clarke We're all taking part in this solidarity. The French, the Germans, just like all the Europeans in the ESM. Let's stop thinking that there's only one country who's going to pay for the others. That's false. Francois Hollande Intellectuals who live in Hungary, or who wish to work or lecture there, are extremely circumspect in their criticism. Hari Kunzru I love flying so much. I even like airplane food. No one bothers you and your phone never goes off and you can't have emails go through. It's undisturbed. Margot Robbie Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they're more paralyzed than I am. Christopher Reeve If we don't tell our own stories, no one else ...

lifetime. As you know, this is an office with a long and rich tradition, not only of extraordinary legal skill but also of extraordinary professionalism and integrity. That is due, in large measure, to the people who have led it. Elena Kagan I found that part of it towards San Salvador extending from north to south five leagues, and the other side which we coasted along, ran from east to west more than ten leagues. Christopher Columbus A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it's harder to turn quickly. Tony Hsieh My task is becoming more and more delicate, while the difficulties increase constantly. Jean Moulin I won't sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don't think that's bad. Jada Pinkett Smith I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally. Zoe Saldana If a reporter doesn't like the person h...

as soon as they exhibit an unusual talent for swinging a bat or sinking a free-throw they may find that the rules have been suspended for them. They are waved through school and into the pros, and incidents of bad behavior are overlooked or covered up. Jeffrey Kluger I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer. Thomas Huxley There were a lot of people who were a little afraid of the rage or blaming stance I was taking, and find what I am doing now more refreshing. Alanis Morissette We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology. Jeremy Rifkin I'm addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day. Arnold Schwarzenegger Are wars anything but the means whereby a nation is nourished, whereby it is strengthened...

turntable - gave me a carton of albums like 'Blue Kentucky Girl,' by Emmylou Harris, and 'Off the Wall,' by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's 'Purple Rain' - it just can't be done! Connie Britton I have to say, creating memories is so important to me that I did a book about creating memories for your family. Josie Bissett I'm Cuban-American, everybody says. I have a Cuban background, Cuban blood. Gio Gonzalez Nick and Simon had come to a natural end of their working relationship with Warren, which obviously opened the door for a reunion of the original five. Roger Andrew Taylor Don't talk - keep it in your heart. Duke Kahanamoku There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player. Rod Laver Jessica Alba. I have the biggest crush on her, I can't even tell you. I met her in Vancouver when she was filming 'Good Luck Chuck.'...

him to be captured on purpose and to read upside down and backwards and commit to memory every document in Germany he saw as he was being interrogated - every schedule on every wall. So, that photographic memory somehow made its way to me when I was young. Mark Helprin I'm having as much fun today as I did when I made $55 a week, because it is as much fun. Larry King I love when I go out and I have my hair and makeup done, but I also like it when I'm just with the family because that's real. Heidi Klum I thought I'd go to a bookstore and see what moved me. Erik Larson Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person. Dar Williams God helps those who help themselves. Benjamin Franklin I still have a fantasy of being a musician when I grow up. Maya Rudolph The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it. Paul Cezanne He drove his kind of realism at me so hard I bounced right into nonobjective painting. Jackson Poll...

because, as much as you can identify with a feeling, you just get muddled. As soon as you start bringing your own stuff in, it's like, 'No, that's not right.' You're playing a different person. You can relate, but you have to leave that stuff at the door. Kristen Stewart As a financial historian, I was quite isolated in Oxford - British historians are supposed to write about kings - so the quality of intellectual life in my field is much higher at Harvard. The students work harder there. Niall Ferguson Because someone stole Gregory Peck's star on Hollywood Blvd., I have hired a Brink's guard to protect my star! Rip Taylor I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint. Rodney King When I was a kid, we never heard of smog, ozone depletion, acid rain, green house gasses. Dennis Weaver I don't listen to the radio very much, but that could be because I d...

anything that you want and freedom is about being able to take information and education and make it relevant to your own growth every single day. Freedom is not staying in the box. Freedom is not doing what other people want you to do. Stedman Graham The spirit in which the offer was made must of necessity contribute to improving and alleviating the situation of the Jewish people without our renouncing one iota of the great principles upon which our movement is based. Theodor Herzl A lot of my early career, I wrote story songs that had narratives, that had plots. Rupert Holmes I'm now the hitting the instructor with the Cleveland Indians. Eddie Murray I used to be obsessed with Pearl Jam, but I love having pink hair and kind of looking like a Barbie. Ellie Goulding People have always said, are you gay? I've had a lot of that. But it's just not in me. I really like women a lot; I'm repulsed by men sexually. Russell Brand Hope thou not much, and fear th...

you're dealing with a parent with Alzheimer's, you yourself feel helpless. The parent can't work, can't live alone, and is totally dependent, like a toddler. As the disease unfolds, you don't know what to expect. Maria Shriver I expect that in 40 years' time I'll be writing political tomes and working for an organisation like Oxfam. Toby Young A very big passion of mine and that of the people that run our production is finding factories that have fair labor practices and treating them more like partners in our family than people just who are going to produce for us. Blake Mycoskie We're into Nicole Kidmans, rather than the young girl who just got married in a tracksuit. Bruce Oldfield I would love to do something with Coldplay. Natasha Bedingfield I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is. Emma Watson You are young, gifted, and Black. We must begin to tell our yo...

generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem. Naveen Jain Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how. Madeleine M. Kunin Acting is a mix of luck and choice. I got lucky. John Travolta Also, the more you're not focused on showbiz and instead focused on life, learning about other people, and keeping your eyes open and trying to be aware of the world. Jason Schwartzman The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time. James Brown I'd like to play Matt Damon's daddy. He's a wonderful actor, I really admire him, and I'd like to play his dad one day. Larry Hagman I can't think of a bigger waste of police time than chasing somebody who has said something offensive on Twitter. Tony Parson...

a home next to Michael J. Fox in L.A., a palace in Miami and a mountain cabin in Utah. Then, a few years later, I took a break from touring, saw that my properties had cobwebs, so I sold them, and - to my surprise - I made a huge profit! Vanilla Ice We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league. Bob Cousy Those who have a lot of money in Greece invest in housing abroad. It's all immoral. The Greek crisis is structural, but also political. Evangelos Venizelos I'm not really into makeup, not really into fuffing with hair and stuff. Hayley Atwell Each work seems to give me the most trouble at the time I'm working on it. Chaim Potok Maybe I am looking for the reason why I exist. Roberto Cavalli I guess John Lennon had it right: give peace a chance. Chris O'Donnell I mean people have compared us to like the Grateful Dead and all these like psychedelic sixties bands. Jon Fishman I don't want to be...

good ability to laugh at myself and to not take things that don't matter too much too seriously. I feel that very little offends me anymore and I'm really grateful for that because I think I was a pretty uptight little kid. Anna Faris There are some lawyers who think of themselves as basically instruments of whoever their clients are, and they pride themselves on their professional craft. Cass Sunstein I don't look at what people do with their homes in terms of money, but the social and personal value of what they're trying to do and achieve. Kevin McCloud I'm not passive aggressive. If something bothers me, I think about it, then I act on it. I express it. Anton Yelchin Many writers tend to write summing-up books at the end of their lives. V. S. Naipaul China has lunged into the 21st century, while India is still lurching toward it. Steven Rattner The biggest problem with dyslexic kids is not the perceptual problem, it is their perception of thems...

one to where I'm talking to him all day, every day, about anything and everything. It's just a continuous ongoing conversation that I have with the Lord, and I feel like that's brought me closer to Him. Josh Turner Living with the liberals, you get to hear their arguments, fight with them all the time. Keeps me alert. John Stossel More idiots should just shut their mouths. Chris Martin Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called everybody, and they meet at the bar. Drew Carey The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure. Bodhidharma Sometimes you have a period piece where you have to research around it but, if the writers have done their homework well enough, the information is all in the script. Mads Mikkelsen One of my first records that I heard was 'Wish You Were Here' by Pink Floyd. Dave Mustaine There was no money in the sport but we'd be out there day in, day out, rain or...

I have driven across the United States four times. I love cars, I love being in cars, I think so do most people. I want to help and support those people who have that same kind of enthusiasm for driving that I have. Geoff Hoon Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach is absolutely perfect... it's sublime. I'd like to capture that and then use it in a dessert. Kathy Mattea There's always some kind of hidden logic. Christian Lacroix If you're really a rapper, you can't stop rapping. Ice T I never felt I would be part of the international scene for 50 caps in my wildest dreams. Kenny Cunningham I also have a different, softer side, and I want for people to hear that. Miranda Lambert I grew up at the beach and I was always involved in beach clean-ups and caring for my environment. Lauren Conrad The greatest thing is nobody cares that I'm fifty years old. They only care what I sound like. Rob Paulsen...

it, as you noticed. But it was rather limited. I think, I don't think anyone in my family would really feel I'd done them an injustice by saying that. We didn't see many people. There were many books. It was as if I wanted to get away from home. Christopher Hitchens I do and re-do things that I used to do in a flash, because I want to be more perfectionist about these things. Maybe it sounds pompous and pretentious, but that's the way I feel. Manolo Blahnik The very fact that I became mayor in 1977 conveys how you can't figure out what the people will do. Nobody thought I would be elected. When I entered I got four percent of the vote in the first poll, four percent. Ed Koch It's crucial to keep in mind that the hundreds of millions of dollars now spent on prescription drug advertisements are ultimately paid for by consumers in the form a higher drug prices. Michael K. Simpson What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs. David Duchov...

style, so I keep it nice and fresh and tight. I actually go to the barbershop every five days. As soon as your haircut is on point, you have to make sure your outfit is fully ironed, you smell good, and you have clean sneakers on. Pretty much the head-to-toe look. Vinny Guadagnino I love interpreting other people's music. Katey Sagal I believe Android will be stronger in the developing world than it is in the developed world. Fred Wilson I could have had someone else take care of my child but I did it because that was my moral obligation and also it was a joy and I felt it was in the best interests of the child. Gloria Allred You know sometimes I just want to curl up on stage and lie there for a while - it's weird. Michael Hutchence A free race cannot be born of slave mothers. Margaret Sanger For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical review of my work, which is pretty fascinating. Billy Corgan The mos...

a ship for 14 months with 49 other people, if you don't resolve your issues it literally could mean - and this would be an extreme circumstance - the sinking of the ship. You learn a lot about other people. You learn a lot about yourself. Billy Campbell That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no distinguishable individuals of a species. Richard Owen I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so many other ways. Jo Brand If you said to me, 'Lie down on that concrete floor and fall asleep,' I could do it. I can sleep anywhere at any time of day on any surface. Kevin McCloud Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good. Plato You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good. Steve Lacy People are beginning to see that the first requisite to s...

to have kids and you're like, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure.' And then you have kids, and in an instant nothing in the world matters except for this stranger, because this person comes into the world and in an instant all your focus and priorities becomes these kids. Cameron Mathison Although we hardly see each other off the set, Joy and I get along well when we do. As far as the marriage between Nathan and Haley, I think they are young and will see the reality of the situation eventually. James Lafferty My generation is under-entertained. Dave Chappelle I really connect with those moments of doing missionary work down there and just seeing the people that are dying from disease and hunger and malnutrition. Deborah Cox I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very young age. P. J. Harvey I want to be singing to everybody, and I want everybody to think that I'm singing to them. Guys, girls and everyone in between. Joan Jett Private student lo...

I stayed out there for five months while I was making a film called 'Order Of Death,' and they've really got it sussed. Nice cars. Sharp suits. Great food. Stroll into work at 10. Lunch from 12 till three. Leave work at five. That's living! John Lydon Working with Christopher, he convinced me he could fly, and he's convinced me he's going to walk again. Richard Donner If a country doesn't recognize minority rights and human rights, including women's rights, you will not have the kind of stability and prosperity that is possible. Hillary Clinton I'm a musician first, a food-lover second, a dirty mouth with feet, and a girl last time I checked. Tori Amos Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel We continue to blame the poor for their own condition. They are lazy. We do not want to know that the poorest of the poor are toddlers under three years of age. Madeleine M. Kunin I think all i...

unique characteristics. In my view as a historian, it is so peculiar that it deserves to be placed in a quite different category. I would call it an intellectual disease, a disease of the mind, extremely infectious and massively destructive. Paul Johnson A mutual arrangement, I repeat, is the only satisfactory medium whereby the present system can be carried on with any degree of satisfaction, and in such an arrangement the employers have more to gain than the workers. James Larkin Social distinctions tend to matter only at your own level and above. Jonah Goldberg I did musicals from about age 10 to 18. Alison Lohman I've always wanted to go to Timbuktu. First of all I think it has the best name of anywhere in the world. David Tang Anyone can relate to struggle, whether you're European or Asian. Anyone can relate to having to get up and go to work and eat. Yelawolf Gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and re...

go back and look at the history, a larger percentage of Republicans voted for that than did Democrats. But a Democrat president signed it, so they co-opted credit for having passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Herman Cain It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character. Alan Alda The happiest moments for me, creatively, are doing readings of a play around a table where there's no audience. Jesse Eisenberg It's great making a film and having it embraced and seen. I really enjoy that. Bennett Miller I married an excellent parent, but I'm not sure that I've made a great parent. Danny Bonaduce If I'm working on a film, I'll do sit-ups for before I shoot. Like, 100 in the morning or something. James Franco Writers have told me more than once that I'm a better interview ...

'American in Paris,' and 'Singin' in the Rain.' Just perfect movies to me and I was dancing. I started ballet when I was three. And I fell in love with those movies and fell in love with Audrey Hepburn and Leslie Caron. Dianna Agron The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members. Adam Weishaupt I am an honest person, transparent, that look citizens straight in their faces. Vicente Fox My first professional job was actually at a place called Opryland U.S.A., which no longer exists, but I've been performing since I was a kid. John Barrowman If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge. Napoleon Hill Never eat at a Chinese restaurant named Mama Teresa's Trattoria. Joy Behar Let's say I was a plumber, or I worked at a factory, I would download music, you feel what I'm saying? Obie Trice You shouldn't have one opinion when you're running and an...

in the celebrity world we live in today. You give the illusion of being in control, sexy, at ease, with never a difficult moment. Those are the basic lies that all celebrities tell. For me, they're the more dangerous lies to come to terms with. Rupert Everett I think music follows the trends of the collective conscious. Pharrell Williams I think around the world, our agents are the best collectors of information you'll find. Robert Mueller Everything does go in a circle. Cyndi Lauper I don't have that much forward planning about what I want to do next, or in the future. Heath Ledger No part of Italian society should see itself as exempt from the effort to save Italy from collapse. Giorgio Napolitano Acting is always a challenge. Robert Downey, Jr. I worked from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. every night for a year to write the first 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' book. Jack Canfield I always loose a little weight on the road, so I constantly have to be on...

relationships. So when global capitalism makes it impossible for small-time rice farmers to feed their families and make a living, it is a natural thing for anyone in the family who can find an alternative source of income to do so. John Burdett I am not a Christian artist, I am an artist who is a Christian. Johnny Cash Education is for growth and fulfillment. Tom Robbins It was harder to get my driver's license than to get pregnant and give birth. Julie Bowen When I started Victoria Principal Products, there were 22 full-time employees - they were all women. Victoria Principal I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27. Clement Attlee Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates. Franz Grillparzer I love the farm, I love growing stuff. Bill Kreutzmann My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. He's actually more of a feminist than...

with people, to express their ideas in a less stimulating way: you're sitting alone behind a computer. But I'm starting to think that the pressure to self-present constantly online is becoming so extreme. Susan Cain An awful lot has been written about my temper. Norman Schwarzkopf I think that's what I really liked about Narc: My character has a real operatic range in a way that older movies used to have. Jason Patric It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake. Junius Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song. Colbie Caillat I think political correctness is a moving line. Clive Anderson It's always nice to be thought of. Martina McBride My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is. Robert Mapplethorpe What evil is there in seeing a man possess a woman? Why, the beasts would be more free than we! Pietro Aretino

if this will affect my performance. Will I do a take and think, was that worth $7 million?' But that never happened. If anything, it made me rebel against that thing when people who get rich start playing it safe. Jim Carrey Gun control means control. It means control for the government and the government starts controlling the people. Luke Scott Instead of leading the world by how much we borrow, it's time that we make sure we lead the world in how much we build and create and invest. Mitt Romney Hard though it may be to accept, remember that guilt is sometimes a friendly internal voice reminding you that you're messing up. Marge Kennedy I aim to be pretty - I gave up dressing to be sexy in the eighties. Sara Blakely If more women are in leadership roles, we'll stop assuming they shouldn't be. Sheryl Sandberg It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyse before we can live happily in this world. Nicolas...

and really liked it, and then saw me in a movie called 'Ceremony' because she knew Max Winkler and said, 'I want you to be in 'No Strings Attached,' but you gotta audition for it.' From that it was easier for her to get me in 'New Girl.' Jake Johnson Sacrificing American soldiers or innocent civilians in an unprecedented preemptive attack on a separate sovereign nation may well prove itself a most temporary medicine. Sean Penn A lot of times you'll hear bands and it's a different sound coming out than what's on stage. Because you can clean it up through a PA and make it sound completely different than what they really sound like. Angus Young One of those promises was to limit the size of government and to have the government serve the people - and not the other way around. Scott Walker Your body is a machine. Learn the right way to take care of it. Candice Swanepoel I'm not a great science fiction fan myself. I probably fee...

there from the time I was a child to even now with my family helping with my little boy. It's worth more than words could ever describe. That's one of the ways I've been able to stay grounded is thanks to family and God. Ashton Shepherd There's two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. Enrico Fermi I'm never comfortable at theatre opening nights. If it's my own production I'm too wound up to be able to enjoy the performance and too wary to enjoy the event as a social occasion. Richard Eyre Anyone who wants to run has to be a Jimmy Swaggart, minus the default. Chevy Chase I mean, I didn't have a huge upbringing with movies, I guess. Peter Jackson The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art. Ralp...

line. When somebody actually picked up a copy, it was mortifying. You felt dirty for them. But now it's perfectly acceptable to read something like that. There's absolutely no taboo surrounding that kind of exploitation. Rashida Jones I'm a dual citizen, as are my husband and children. We have got eight passports between us; we're weighed down by them whenever we go anywhere. Emily Mortimer It's fine to have social media that connects us with old friends, but we need tools that help us discover new people as well. Ethan Zuckerman I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop. Roddy Doyle I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed. LeBron James Many of my books are written from a female perspective. I rather enjoy the take that women have on the world, and certainly I enjoy the conversations that women have. Alexander McCall Smith...

I get that is skating. Other than that, I haven't set that many outrageous goals. If I got Skater of the Year, that would just really add to it all and make me feel really good. Whether it's this year, next year or five years from now, that is my goal. Ryan Sheckler I was born in Sherman Oaks, California. Jennifer Aniston I swim like a fish and I have an amazing kick. Gordon Ramsay I'd like the reader to decide if he is willing to pay minute sums for content. I'd like the economics of web to be controlled between authors and readers, not advertiser. Robert Cailliau Going to a concert is so overwhelming and the energy is amazing. Victoria Justice I think that ultimately any effective drama or tragedy tries to put you as much as it can into the protagonist's shoes. Nicholas Jarecki One person's religion is another person's cult. Philip Seymour Hoffman I like to work fast. Jerry Orbach I'm content. I want to have better success in th...

I used to get in trouble at church for goofing off all the time: mocking the preacher, imitating people and the things they did. I later learned my mother used to be just as goofy as I was when she was younger. I mean, Eddie Murphy in 'Coming to America?' My hero. Lamorne Morris My concern has always been that people who I portray, or the professions that I portray, are not embarrassed by my portrayal of them. George Dzundza They're very nationalistic the French - or they used to be. Very insular. Pretty arrogant. Arthur Boyd Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship. Joe Baca I'll go for broke. Swim faster. It's not going to be easy - this whole thing was never going to be easy. Ian Thorpe The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming. ...

salad, corn on the cob, fresh shelled peas and homemade ice cream with strawberries from our garden. With no air conditioning in those days, the cool porch was the center of our universe after the scorching days. David Mixner A competitive primary does not divide us, it prepares us and we will win. Mitt Romney One of the things you learn when you go overseas is how much a lot of the countries overseas really just like to enjoy life. Chris Paul If mankind were to continue in other than the present barbarism, a new path must be found, a new civilization based on some other method than technology. Clifford D. Simak You are as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fears; as young as your hope, as old as your despair. Samuel Ullman I think the best way to get over your body issues is to just flaunt your body at every opportunity. Margaret Cho Oh, I still like to play and I still play when I want to. John Lee Hooker I consider the relationship with the U.S. very ...

within legal limits to make as much money as we can. Ben & Jerry's was based on values, and we try to operate a business that not just sells ice cream but partners with all our stakeholders - whether that's suppliers or customers - to bring about a more sustainable world. Jerry Greenfield Wikipedia was a big help for science, especially science communication, and it shows no sign of diminishing in importance. Aubrey de Grey I just loved being in the theatre with all those crazy, creative people. Kristin Davis Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best. Wayne Coyne Twins are a high-risk pregnancy, by definition. The quieter I am, the longer I can keep them growing. Jane Pauley Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous. David Hume This is a Solo Flight, but I want aviation enthusia...

and our theater school was kind of affiliated with an agency, and so I went on one audition for whatever that movie was, 'My Stepmother is an Alien' or whatever it was, and 'Roseanne' was my second audition. Lecy Goranson Honestly, I'm just trying to do the best I can with every opportunity I'm given, and when I'm given the opportunities make the most of them. Tim Tebow The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future. Tania Raymonde We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the America that challenges each of us to be better and bigger than ourselves. Mitt Romney I didn't act like I was there. I just got into the story. Jimmy Fallon I am so happy that I didn't have children. Well, you know, because I've had freedom. And I've so loved my freedom. Helen Mirren It is this, at its ...

by Rembrandt, because they both show a degree of introspection. I see some element of disappointment; I see a sense of humour, but also something that is faintly ridiculous; and I see somebody who is frightened of being found out and thought lightweight. Robert Winston In oratory the will must predominate. David Hare There's a touch of the gambler in anybody really competitive and somebody that's willing to concede that to succeed, sometimes you need to cut corners and to make bold choices. Josh Charles Surprise is key in all art. Oscar Niemeyer I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over. Barbara Bush This is such a special summer holiday for me. I haven't known myself so relaxed in years. Kylie Minogue A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas. Charles Dudley Warner The principal problem facing our economy today is jobs. Jim Sensenbrenner Dogs get lost hundreds of times and no one ever notices it or sends an account of ...

connection with my family. But the best comfort you can have, whether you are on the phone or sitting there in the living room with them, is with your parents, and to me family has always meant protection. When you smile you get a smile back, unconditionally. Brigitte Nielsen I started going to Madame Louise's, the lesbian club where all the punk bands used to go - the Sex Pistols, the Clash. I remember seeing Billy Idol walk in there; he was gorgeous. Boy George It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it. Veronica Roth I have no desire to ever talk to Sean Penn. Trey Parker Well, any effort to maximize your potential and ability is a good thing. Daniel Goleman But you know, I'm just not a quitter. David Duval You know, I'm pretty much an open book. Rita Coolidge I learned how to pass when I was real young. That's one thing I always knew how to do was find the open man....

have in my life would happen later than it would to my contemporaries. When it came to the career thing, I never worried about it. It's better if you're still peaking when you're 60, which I feel I am. Richard Griffiths According to various polls conducted, the single most important issue in last week's election was not the Iraq War, not the War on Terror, not even the economy. It was the cultural war. John Doolittle We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day. Brad Meltzer If people believe you're on their side, they will trust your decisions. Dee Dee Myers Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government. Rick Perry An orchestra full of stars can be a disaster. Kurt Masur Music is there to enrich your life and make you aware of things in a slightly different way. Andre...

learned by reading the work of their predecessors. They studied meter with Ovid, plot construction with Homer, comedy with Aristophanes; they honed their prose style by absorbing the lucid sentences of Montaigne and Samuel Johnson. Francine Prose The Irish move to a very low corporation tax has generated very significant revenue growth, considerably in excess of Britain's, where a slower economy has been combined with a number of stealth taxes. John Redwood Certainly I'm passionate and driven and quite relentless when I want something. Demi Moore Even though it was the 70s, we found old stocks of clothes that had never been worn from the 50s and took them apart. I started to teach myself how to make clothes from that kind of formula. Vivienne Westwood The problem is that to be a producer, one must be a gambler, and the greatest French producers were gamblers. Marcel Carne Excuse me if I'm clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread. Jeanne ...

and thought, 'You know, college is just a blank slate.' And I had an opportunity to go to different schools, but I chose Brown because it was unique and allowed you to be yourself as an individual and like I said, it's a blank slate. Masi Oka I don't know very many people in the art world, only socialise with the few I like, and have little time to gnaw my nails with anxiety about any criticism I hear about. Charles Saatchi Westerns are fun. I wish more of them would be made. When you're out there on a set, carrying a gun, riding a horse, you kind of get lost in that make believe world. Ricky Schroder Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book. Tibor Fischer Art is for everybody. Keith Haring I've always enjoyed things going at a nice pace, nothing too fast, nothing too crazy. Luke Bryan One of the things that characterizes good intellectual work is a certa...

pull it out of your head. But when you're a director, you're shopping - you're picking this actor, you're picking this scene. It's like the most intense kinetic high-speed shopping of all time. You sit in a chair and it will all come rushing at you like a wind tunnel. Tony Gilroy When you work with the same people for 10 years, they become family. Now when I see them - it might not be for nine months - but when I see them, it's great. Molly Sims You give the reader a sense of a full meal. Laurell K. Hamilton I feel comfortable with either digital or film - the director and the project should determine the course of choice. Robert Richardson In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them. Colleen Atwood The way I see it, if people truly love my music, they will support me in some way down the road. Talib Kweli I've enjoyed programming on NPR, but 'we're broke' and therefore all spendi...

picture of a daughter-in-law and grandchildren into pieces. I felt sorry for my mom and wanted her to know everything was going to be all right. But then she said, 'I don't really care, Johnny, as long as I know that you are going to be happy.' Johnny Weir To win those big games you're going to have to complete some third-down passes, you're going to have to be able to get some explosive games in the passing game. Tony Dungy I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it. Peter Jennings A Failure in this Duty did once involve our Nation in all the Horrors of Rebellion and Civil War. Charles Inglis It's a terrible thing for a book, when you feel like you're supposed to like it. Lev Grossman When doing your aerobic exercise, go at a comfortable pace until you've developed more stamina. Lee Haney It's just keeping what I want private, private, and ...

creative input. I want to be consulted. I want to know what they're doing and who's involved. And I want to see the space.' So they took me to see it, and then I realized it was major! All these red flags on the Rue de Rivoli with my name on them right by the Louvre! Kate Moss Nobody got Punk'd and he was still in his season for that show when we were filming. So the kids were very aware that it was filming and that was his show and they were very much on the lookout for that. Piper Perabo Even if everything else is downplayed, I'll wear good shoes. Tori Amos Well, the real Eric Bogosian is pretty self-conscious of himself. Eric Bogosian My heart does sometimes bleed for those who are hurting in my own country and abroad. George McGovern My American home is L.A., which is the ultimate city for 365 days of summer. Curtis Stone I have been a woman for 46 years and I only recently realized I can't change it and I like it. Isabel Allende In 2002...

fiction, so they say there shouldn't be communal riots, everybody should love each other, there shouldn't be boundaries or fundamentalism. But I think literature is more than that; these are political views which most of us hold anyway. Arundhati Roy And my favourite new songwriter is Joe Banfi from Sheffield. He's dark, edgy, serene and beautiful. Ben Lovett When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent's apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in. Alain Robert Another thing: despite my youthful appearance, I am quite capable of making decisions. Lara St. John I'm very much a gentleman in what I do. Little Richard From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all. Nancy Reagan I actually loved Winnipeg. Everyone told me I was going to hate it, but it was great. Liev Schreiber Your best penalty killer is your goalie. Dave Allison I keep kind of making certain mistakes in public appearances over...

bent, slipped, flash forwarded, and flashed back yet still kept rolling along. We know it all now, with our thoughts traveling at the speed of a tweet, our 140 characters in search of a paragraph. We're post-history. We're post-mystery. Ali Smith Have you ever Googled yourself? I did, most depressing thing ever. People have websites hoping I die at 38. Artie Lange If you're not in New York, you're camping out. Thomas Dewey I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true. Audrey Hepburn Drawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer and clearer still, until your eyes ache. David Hockney I have a lot of skepticism about marriage and monogamy. Rashida Jones Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships. Rick Springfield I never decided to start singing, to be a singer. Stephen Malkmus Well, I'm wrestling alligators. Claire McCaskill

and Democrats), and I hope to continue to have these good relations, which I, again repeating, do not consider to be mutually exclusive with having good relations with Venezuela or Ecuador or whichever country in South America. Juan Manuel Santos All theological lore is becoming distasteful to me. Wilfred Owen The overriding rule, if you want to run a domain, is to be fair. Jon Postel Concealers are like undergarments. They make you feel taller and thinner. Bobbi Brown Writers are completely out of touch with reality. Joss Whedon If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. Johnny Carson Tell the trial lawyers to get out of your state and to quit costing businessmen and women. Rick Perry Being stuck in airports, you always end up buying perfume and sunglasses. Lexa Doig I'm always worried that lipstick is on my teeth or caked in the corners of my mouth. Chyler Leigh

say, 'Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?' But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed. Paul Merton I film normal-life subjects in natural settings that some people would consider uncinematic. But what I want to show is nature itself, as the truth of life. Abbas Kiarostami To me, I'm for a band whose forefront is the music. Phil Anselmo I'm telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures. Henry Paulson When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens. Anne Lamott People tend to think I'm insane, and I'm really tired of it. Cat Power Some people say it's scarier to direct the people you work with; not me, I'm a team guy. Mark Harmon ...

have affairs: lots of travel, families far away, heady work that makes a domestic routine seem distant and boring. But the stakes are much higher for women, because they are still judged by a different standard. Hanna Rosin Originally when I went off to work on 'The Lord of The Rings' I got a call from my agent saying that I was just going to do a voice. But I couldn't really approach it like that. To get Gollum's voice I had to play the character. Andy Serkis I find it an absolute pleasure to read travel guides, especially the Michelin guides, and their description of places I know I'll probably never visit. I spend a large part of my life reading descriptions of restaurants. Michel Houellebecq Well, I guess that early 12 string. The first Martin I bought. I bought it around 1957 with money I earned as a janitor assistant. I bought brand new. I still have that. Roger McGuinn I'm not gonna rush out and see the next 'Batman;' I'm not big o...

point, I was going seven days straight. I had put on a lot of weight, and then I started losing it drastically, so I was worried. It turned out I was overworking myself. My trainer told me that I couldn't break a sweat, because I was burning more calories than I was putting on. Taylor Lautner I was much involved in the development of the spark chamber as a practical research tool. James Cronin The Son of God became man so that we might become God. Athanasius I'm very much looking forward to my 30-40 years of acting, and, as I get older, I'm really looking forward to some of the roles that are out there to play. Corbin Bernsen A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt. Jean Racine In later years, I craved foods that were almost always fattening. Gene Tierney We know that's the bottom line: if money is made, the powers that be pay attention. Regina King I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 ...

you take a set of facts and ideas, and you reason your way forward to a story that pulls them together. With woodworking, you start with an end product in mind, and reason your way backward to the raw wood. Joshua Foer Now the true soldiers of Christ must always be prepared to do battle for the truth, and must never, so far as lies with them, allow false convictions to creep in. Origen At the end of it, I'll maybe do a coaching badge but I'm not going to get forced into things. Paul Gascoigne I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life. Paul Wolfowitz In acting, you draw so much on your private life. Emmanuelle Riva Peter Townshend shows us it's all right to grow up. There is dignity after rock'n'roll. Sting I think whenever you lose somebody close to you, there's always a part of you that wishes you could have done something differently. Tracy Spiridakos My life needed to be saved. Not just Foxy. That's my charac...

lot of questions, like: 'Who am I?' 'Who do I belong to?' But when I was still quite young, I decided that belonging is a tough process in life, and I'd better say I belonged to myself and the world rather than belonging to one nationality or another. Hiam Abbass Those who live are those who fight. Victor Hugo A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. John C. Maxwell I've got Republican fans. Republicans like the Black Eyed Peas. will.i.am Police can only act on intelligence. P. Chidambaram I figure anything over 13 weeks in this business is pretty good. Wink Martindale The Democrats have come right out and said it: the power of the central government shall have no limits at all. Mia Love Beauty is health. Health is beauty. Andre Leon Talley I can make the best French toast. Peter O'Toole

challenging. It's hard to really communicate things to people who run a business yet forget the nature of the business. They only look at the bottom line and the financial return, you know, they forget what it is they're packaging. It's art. Q-Tip The answer to all writing, to any career for that matter, is love. Ray Bradbury I do worry about the expectation to look a certain way. Emma Watson There are so many young talented actors today whose work I respect and admire - Ryan Gosling is probably primary among them. I take inspiration from so many amazing actors. Daniel Sunjata You go through life experiences. Each record captures a different turning point in my life. Keith Urban I definitely believe in marriage. Michael Strahan Sweet treats are as much a part of our culture as they are our taste palettes, and it can sometimes seem as though sugary snacks are everywhere. Homaro Cantu I'm fascinated by the deaths of stars and the havoc they wreak on t...

with anybody strict in my life... I'm not saying I'm a role model by any means or anything. I think the fact that I wasn't told what not to do all the time - my spirit kind of told me things that I shouldn't - I got to develop on my own. It's part of your common sense. Randy Houser We eat as sons and daughters, as families, as communities, as generations, as nations, and increasingly as a globe. We can't stop our eating from radiating influence even if we want to. Jonathan Safran Foer I don't like rock opera with back beats. Robin Gibb Girls are scary. Large groups of girls scare the crap out of me. Kristen Stewart Think of color, pitch, loudness, heaviness, and hotness. Each is the topic of a branch of physics. Benoit Mandelbrot Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more. Dan Fogelberg Venice is the perfect place for a phase of art to die. No other city on earth embraces entropy quite like t...

and then one of your friends comes up and he automatically devotes his attention to her, that's always a sign to look for. They're not always just doing it 'cause they're being 'friendly.' They want to look for somebody new. Brody Jenner We live on a finite planet. We have finite resources, and we're running out of good, arable land. Jeremy Grantham I think the biggest challenge is to continue on the same path. I think it's easy to become complacent from the success you've had. Jason Derulo I exercise most days. Chris Hughes Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium. Carter Burwell Endless motorbike talk can and does bore me. Barry Sheene I believe with all my heart that the Bible is the infallible word of God. Jerry Falwell Happiness is not that easy to achieve, but having a handsome husband, a beautiful baby, and a great job helps. Ellen Pompeo There is much t...

be able to get a driver's license, buy an airplane ticket and stop worrying about sudden deportation. But for the country as a whole, it's crucial that everybody have a citizen's stake in the nation's welfare. Gail Collins The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on earth possess as it really is. Albert Schweitzer I have that memory of dancing on my father's feet to all the music my parents used to listen to. Deborah Kass Every time I write a book, I've probably taken five years off my life. Rachel Cusk If the studio wants to spend money on making your movie better, let them. Lorenzo di Bonaventura Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done. Edward Bond I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter. Kate Adie Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity. Thich Nhat Hanh I think ...

and, for the most part, I enjoy meeting new people. I see myself as a regular guy who likes playing video games with his nieces and nephews and poker with his family. I don't have an art collection or take exotic vacations. I enjoy being at home. Vince Vaughn There is this church that I go to a lot in New York. I'm not religious but I love lighting candles and stuff. I find it useful. Rufus Wainwright Shaving my head was a millennium ritual, to not let it pass as just another New Year's Eve. A lot has happened to me in the last couple of years, personally and spiritually. I wanted to mark it for myself. Joan Jett In my opinion, New York City police officers are brave. Heath Ledger I married way out of my pay grade. I have no idea how that happened. Chris Pratt Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly you marry, have children and go to their football games. Faith Hill There are whole precinc...

were kind of smaller versions of Facebook. One such program was this program called Match. People could enter the different courses that they were taking, and see what other courses would be correlated with the courses they are taking. Mark Zuckerberg I think that if we don't get these politicians to come together we face the most predictable economic crisis in history. Erskine Bowles Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera. Trisha Yearwood So I remember both medicine, because I frequently sick, particularly with asthma for which there was no proper treatment then, and in religion I had a strong sense of there being a patriarchy. Thomas Keneally I feel that the simplicity of life is just being yourself. Bobby Brown I don't think it's the case that 'posh actors' get more work than others. Richard E. Grant Your face and head give more information about you than any other body part. Helen Fisher Collectively, we a...

lot of commerce going on in these social networking sites. eBay is a community anchored in commerce. It is a commerce site that built a community around it. What has not been proven is if the reverse can happen and people will go to community sites to do commerce. Meg Whitman In the future, I'd like to make jewelry and sell it under my own name. But right now, I've got enough on my plate! L'Wren Scott I love, love, love fashion so much. That's why I became a model in the first place. Linda Evangelista Maybe I should have played two more Australians and two less Davis Cups? I could have had more majors and still have three Davis Cups when most people don't have one. John McEnroe The world outside existed in a kind of darkness; and we inquired about nothing. V. S. Naipaul Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention. Janine di Giovanni Some people handle sweets better...

learned to swim just a few summers ago with Olympic gold medalist Amanda Beard. She did great, and right after that I went to get scuba certified. I had fun with it. I didn't really get scared, but some people thought that was a risk. Holly Madison I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box. Diane Kruger I've sort of dealt with the characters' lives more; particularly the women characters. Gilbert Hernandez Right now women are using surrogates because they can't be pregnant. What worries me is the possibility that soon they'll use surrogates because they don't want to be pregnant. Jennifer Weiner Miami is one of the great cultural melting pots in the world. I love working and living here. David Caruso I think photographers are too polite. There is not enough anger in photography; it's pretty much triv...