of efficiency, because if you don't become efficient, you don't run a business well, and you are out of business. And I think some of those principles could be applied to leadership in Washington. Steve Daines Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them. John Ruskin Sure, climbing Mount Everest would be cool, but that's something I would now like to do as a family. Big experiences like that I don't want to have on my own anymore. I want to share them. Heidi Klum I definitely have a Luddite's approach to what's going on. I find that as I get older, I get stupider. Rufus Wainwright Any decision I make is based on myself, and the only person I have to give an explanation to is God. Solange Knowles Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world. Tina Weymouth But now I have a lot of little kids who watched Invader Zim whenever they could find i

successful over time, in its own way it's going to box Saddam in in a way that's going to make it much more difficult for him to maintain his power, and that he's going to become increasingly isolated. I think that's going to take time. Lawrence Eagleburger I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous. Florence Welch I'd work for John Waters again, because he's so off the wall. Tab Hunter Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood. Hesiod The words are ludicrous at times, but you add the reality to it and that gives it the balance it has. Alia Shawkat I am quite prehistoric, absolutely prehistoric. Eduardo Galeano Our federal Constitution embodies the idea of modern India: it defines not only India but also modernity. Pranab Mukherjee My la

basement of my house, this dank, horrible basement, putting on plays with not-very-willing participants, and I would promise kids in the neighborhood that I'd play Nintendo 64 with them after we'd rehearse this stupid play that I wrote. John Francis Daley Science is the most durable and nondivisive way of thinking about the human circumstance. It transcends cultural, national, and political boundaries. You don't have American science versus Canadian science versus Japanese science. Sam Harris Publication is to thinking as childbirth is to the first kiss. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel By 2007, we were finally living in a culture where people get what networks are and what technology can do to connect people. Chris Hughes Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more. Stokely Carmichael Everyone needs a creative outlet to express themselves, and the arts in school provides that. Amber Riley I don'

a Christian, and what I know and have learned about as a scientist. I think there's a broad perception that that's the case, and that's what scares many scientists away from a serious consideration of faith. Francis Collins I'd rather drive the yellow brick road, you wouldn't happen to know of a rental car place around. Ryan Stiles It can bum you out when your intentions aren't, like, translated properly. Kesha I've always been a strong believer that you were born with the hair you've got, but have the ability to get the hair you want. Sherri Shepherd I lost twins at 14 weeks, and I had to have an D and C on my birthday. Amy Weber Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music. Alvin Ailey I've learned that when someone does something very kind and refuses payment, giving them an engraved Swiss Army knife is never refused! Christine Lavin Clinton was a prett

America. We have a disease-management system - one that depends on ruinously expensive drugs and surgeries that treat health conditions after they manifest rather than giving our citizens simple diet, lifestyle and therapeutic tools to keep them healthy. Andrew Weil Everything Sholom Aleichem talks about in his plays and his short stories is about people, family, man's relationship with his God, the breaking down of tradition. Norman Jewison I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime. Thomas Peterffy Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere. Huston Smith Here's the problem if you keep raising tax rates: You slow down economic growth. Paul Ryan Writing of that caliber spoils you for any other kind of writing for awhile. But that's probably good. Mercedes Ruehl Anybody who finds it easy to make money on the horses is probably in the dog food business. Fran

mom to hold onto because she has a 'Twilight' shrine in their house in Florida. It was just this scrapbook of me, starting with 'Twilight,' and the whole progression of me and my career throughout that, and other stuff that I had done in between. Ashley Greene Des Moines is like your typical American city; it's just these concentric circles of malls, built outward from the city. Bill Bryson The hardest that I've laughed at a movie was probably Team America. I laughed 'til I thought I was just gonna throw up. I almost had to turn it off. Ron White My favorite saying is, 'If it's too loud, turn it up.' Tori Amos Company names without clear pronunciation or spelling won't last. David Rusenko I spend a good portion of my dinner-party conversation defending America because no matter what the political agenda, it's still a fantastic, amazing place. Gwyneth Paltrow Freud said that we are born as a tabula rasa. This is a model t

variety of attractive, whether it's attractiveness that's born of just the physical attributes that they have - this kind of ethereal beauty or translucent pallor - or whether it is more to do with the way they carry themselves. Colin Farrell If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it. Barbara Bush I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years. Tom Perrotta I'll tell you one thing about me: I'm very private. I always have been private. People think I'm callous, arrogant. I didn't like the media attention. Eric Dickerson There's something to be said for giving and helping to change people's lives. Steven A. Cohen No one ever gets too big to make mistakes. The secret is that the big man is greater than his mistakes, because he rises right out of them and passes beyond them. George Matthew Adams You have to be careful n

had been thinking strategically when Reagan was just another movie actor playing opposite a chimpanzee, for heaven's sake. They think Reagan is too naive, too innocent, to grasp the intellectual complexities of cold war strategy. Russell Baker Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom. Stokely Carmichael This is me. Take it or leave it. Melanie Chisholm My favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like 'Dr. No' and 'From Russia with Love.' Ben Whishaw I love to take, process and share photos - it fills me up. Brene Brown Women have demanded and gotten better jobs and more power. But the one thing we deserve is a better relationship with ourselves. Ann Curry Chazz Palminteri is just the ultimate screen husband. Linda Fiorentino To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story is so universal. Ryan Phil

And I started doing so because I realized that in order to really create and generate change, it has to come from changing laws... so I started campaigning for Norman Lear's foundation, which was Declare Yourself. Hayden Panettiere Sometimes I wake up in the morning and there's nothing doing, so I decide to make something happen by lunch. Irving Paul Lazar I just come up with the stories and write them as well as I can. There's not really a great deal of strokey-beard thinking going on. Iain Banks Kanye is the weirdest... He is the weirdest person I know other than me. I've told him that before. T-Pain There is no clear sign that the economy is turning the corner in a meaningful way. Charlie Dent We do not take away the powers of surveillance. We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go after those who would do us wrong. Larry Craig I have always done what I wanted to do. Alfre Woodard The Obama presidency has two great missi

for that matter. People who become obsessed by the peculiarities of these communications media have simply failed to adjust to the shock of the old. People who bleat on about the 'artistic' potential of television qua television are equally deluded. Will Self If we can make some kind of adjustments, maybe in the game, to make it interesting and slow down the surfaces, then it will be more fun and more interesting. Jana Novotna One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to be satisfied with answers which are not really answers at all. Richard Dawkins I'm always happy. Heather Mills Time has changed and now is the age of spending. Zhang Yimou Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the political motifs we encounter in forms of religious fanaticism. Jurgen Habermas It's not like I'm sitting at home coming up with some secret beauty plan. Lara Stone From 1999 to 2003 wa

makes the most sense for the American people. These are American resources and American treasures, and we need to make sure we're providing the right kind of protection, oversight and stewardship of these resources for the American people. Ken Salazar Sometimes you have to listen to other people, and see what the audiences want. That's what entertaining is about. Joe Nichols All religions have always hated females. Peter Greenaway We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. Ferdinand Mount We are setting ourselves up for disappointment if our hope is built on anything less than Jesus. Shane Claiborne Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control. Garry Kasparov When I travel, I just take what I need and I run. I always have my briefcase stuffed with work, even when I go on a holiday. Ian Schrager I would rather make my name tha

signification to make sense, and also the crew were very good and the fact that we shot in LA in the real Hollywood, studios and houses. We shot in the bed of Mary Pickford, and you cannot be any more accurate than that, so that helped a lot. Michel Hazanavicius Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country, Caspian Sea, all these. Ahmet Davutoglu Steve Martin is such an exquisite and precise writer. Everything is so clear; it's like a bell. He says what he means and says it so beautifully. Jason Schwartzman But in a lot of ways my poems are very conventional, and it's no big deal for me to write a poem in either free verse or strict form; modern poets can, and do, do both. Andrew Motion We know next to nothing of what we're going to know in 20 or 50 years. Leon Kass I am not a label snob and have learned that the thrill of shopping can be just as great, if no

and I had a contract with 'Esquire' magazine, so had been coming to New York City regularly and thought I'd catch a cheap flight, crash on a friend's sofa and do this hilarious audition that I had no chance of winning. Ted Allen I refuse to sit on my laurels. Patricia Cornwell There isn't a woman player in the world I can't give knights-odds to and still beat. Bobby Fischer The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority. George Bancroft Oh no, I'm not a historian or anything like that. Lee Hazlewood You need a bit more to be a pop star than just a good voice. Kim Wilde Sometimes God writes straightforward in twisted lines. Gloria Trevi You could go to Estonia and there's probably an episode of 'Seinfeld' playing there. Television is a very powerful thing. Yul Vazquez I think we all want to know where we came from an

like Gena Rowland's in 'A Woman Under the Influence,' where women are allowed to be messy and imperfect. It's that kind of woman that has always inspired me to seek roles that are a little out of the box. I just haven't always had the opportunity to do them. Kirsten Dunst I resent the implication that I'm less of a musician and a worse person for not appreciating certain works. David Byrne Your car should drive itself. It's amazing to me that we let humans drive cars... It's a bug that cars were invented before computers. Eric Schmidt I don't consider Americans bullies, but I do consider the American government bullying. George Michael Where women are concerned, the rule is never to go out with anyone better dressed than you. John Malkovich After I did the first Die Hard I said I'd never do another, same after I did the second one and the third. The whole genre was running itself into the ground. Bruce Willis I've always lik

was just us out on a beautiful deck overlooking a lake in East Tennessee. We had just been on a hike and - in our workout clothes - he hit the knee! We feel so blessed by God that He sent us each other, and we are looking so forward to forever together. Hillary Scott I got a fascination with food. Heather Mills It is easy to be pessimistic. These are extraordinarily difficult times, and the collective psyche is teetering. But we are closer to righting the wrongs that got us into this economic mess than most of us believe. Mark Zandi People know what I'm doing. Li Na Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes. Dontrelle Willis Keeping a feminine approach is vital - men hate bossy females. Ida Lupino No, in 1968 I still wanted to be a Pop Star, and be about the music. Now, I want to be just about the music. Peter Tork The business model of racing is not a pretty one. Jeff Gordon Nothing is better than the

Film is still the highest quality and best-looking image capture medium available. I don't think it always will be. The digital image will get better, and it will eventually surpass the quality of the film image, but it isn't there yet. Rian Johnson I want the people of the Philippines to be happy, even if they have nothing. Manny Pacquiao I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger', and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity. Ben Affleck He was very much concerned with logic and function, he always worked his solos out before playing them. Jamie Muir I've been happily married to Chris for almost 20 years. Jamie Lee Curtis Garbage removal is a citizen responsibility. Jaime Lerner The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease. William Osler I didn't make 'The Sixth Sense' because I thought the ending wouldn't work!

sense, be possible, I think one can use that to argue against the thesis that everything is purely physical. Now many people, I think, agree that the idea of zombies are conceivable, including people who want to be physicalists. David Chalmers I'm studying Kabbalah, which is really the essence of Jewish spirituality. Sandra Bernhard It should be mandatory that you understand computer science. will.i.am All Oprah needs is a good book. My only request when she's building any house is, 'Could I please have a TV in my bedroom?' Gayle King We have only God on our side; they have 'In God We Trust' on their side. Willie Green I like a guy who uses his hips when he's dancing. Tara Reid Family is everything. Joe Morgan Nothing ever seems straightforward in Venice, least of all its romances. Roger Ebert But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper. Nicki Minaj

life that I want. I'm not a walking publicity stunt. I'm not an anarchist, or bitter. I'm not trying to be subversive. I just try to remain unguarded, unprotected by fear, and agents and publicists, and I feel comfortable that way. Vincent Gallo You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting. Jacqueline Bisset Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people. John Keegan I brag on the Democratic Party. We're libertarian on social issues, it's live and let live. Fiscally, we're conservative and responsible, and were environmentally conscious. Mark Udall Pager companies are very much looking to provide new services to help them regain some of their customer base. David Rose Euphemism is a human device to conceal the horrors of reality. Paul Johnson A government can do only what is feasible given the political and economic context. P

before. I have found that at Princeton, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of my white professors and classmates try to be toward me, I sometimes feel like a visitor on campus; as if I really don't belong. Michelle Obama Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do. Nancy Reagan I stay away from the telephone if at all possible. Lee Trevino I'm not afraid to use my personal experiences and put them into a song. I think that's when you get the best stuff anyway, when it's real emotion. Pixie Lott Bishops are like umpires. You have to have them to call the close decisions. Frank Butler Everyone should have a philosophy for living better. Compay Segundo I was a freshman in college in 1980, the year that Reagan was elected, and I went around badgering people to vote for him. Woody Harrelson But in my life, the vast majority of people that have really afforded me the opportunity to succeed were white folks. Tim Scott I think the game

sari-wearing woman scurrying down a red gravel path between manicured lawns. She would have in tow one or two slower-footed, sari-clad young Indian nuns. We thought her a freak. Probably we'd picked up on unvoiced opinions of our Loreto nuns. Bharati Mukherjee In any team sport, the best teams have consistency and chemistry. Roger Staubach New York is traditional New York, you know what I'm saying? It's the stomping ground of the hustlers and go-getters. Busta Rhymes Any style that Nike makes in all black, shoe, sweatshirt, onesie, doesn't matter, I pretty much need to have. Alexander Wang Deepen your existing spiritual commitment. Dan Buettner Anyway, the sort of love that will not wait is probably best to pass by. Alice Hoffman No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions. Elie Wiesel It's a tough marketplace right now... It is very compressed... A turnaround is likely to happen quicker than before. P

thing aesthetically. If you look at a shoe and immediately say it looks very comfortable, in terms of design, it is not going to excite me. Of course, I am not putting nails in my shoes to ensure everybody is in pain, but a heel is not a pair of slippers and never will be. Christian Louboutin People have always had a fascination with the supernatural going back to the beginning of time and with vampires in particular. This phenomenon is not new. Richelle Mead I'm a motivational speaker. Young Jeezy Our goal isn't to close Wal-Mart down. It is to make it a better, more humane company toward its employees and the communities it is in. Robert Greenwald I believe you have to have balance in your life. Paula Creamer String theory is an attempt at a deeper description of nature by thinking of an elementary particle not as a little point but as a little loop of vibrating string. Edward Witten I believe that the best cameraman is one who recognizes the source, the sto

trip. I only write my own music. I don't let other people write it at all. So I've been working on that a lot. There's three singles coming out. The producer of The Fray who did their double-platinum album 'How to Save a Life,' I'm working with him. He's producing me. Alexander Ludwig I don't want to be a director. I want to direct. There's a difference. Marty Feldman I think audiences ultimately want something new. I think the business model for a franchise is such that it's very low risk because you have data and studios love data. Gore Verbinski If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay. Branford Marsalis We don't need this religious cosmopolitanism. It's no good. Vladimir Zhirinovsky Discrimination against Jews can be read in Thomas Aquinas, and insults against Jews in Martin Luther. Lionel Blue The question of sex will take care of itself. Helen Fran

- has a water footprint. Almost all of the water on Earth is salt water, and the remaining freshwater supplies are split between agricultural use and human use - as well as maintaining the existing natural environment. Jamais Cascio I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life. Jennifer Weiner The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other. Luciano Pavarotti I am working hard to ensure that working families can continue to afford to live in our city. Thomas Menino If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it. Van Morrison Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere else. Hannah Cowley I love raw cookie dough, right out of the tube. The other thing I eat is marshmallow fluff. Sandra Bullock I played for anybody and everybody from the time I started

same potential that home video had for the movie business. Which means there are entirely new opportunities to monetize our capital investment in content and do so in ways that work for distributors, for consumers and for creators. Bob Iger Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want to tell him there probably won't any by the time... he's my age. That's kinda hard to deal with. Thom Yorke I don't know why I'm alive but I know there's a reason for it. David Johansen I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature. Michelle Bachelet The whole structure of science gradually grows, but only as it is built upon a firm foundation of past research. Owen Chamberlain I attacked my cancer diagnosis the same way I attack training and competing, and that's pretty fearless. Eric Shanteau When you live with the Devil you learn there's a God very quickly. Sinead O'Connor Men do weird

person, which of course you can't be if you are an actor. It is an unfortunate word, which is why, for a time, I hung on to 'actor', because it just seemed more workmanlike, you know, like you say 'woman doctor' not 'doctoress'. Miranda Richardson I was this guy who'd been racing around down there, on that field in 1999, running straight over people, scoring tries, winning games, having fun. And I ended up so sick I couldn't even run past a little baby. Jonah Lomu You need the audience to become invested in the characters and in order to become invested, they need to identify with the characters... and that's why the characters need to be real. Jordana Brewster You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time. John Knox I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. Naguib Mahfouz Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that

completely different from the others, is that even though they play around with all the classic tropes of art-damaged angst-noise perv-rock, they exude a totally cheery and boyish enthusiasm onstage, goofing around with their keyboards and beatboxes. Rob Sheffield What is it in my makeup that makes me grab any offer and fly around the world? Will I ever be satisfied? Can't I ever just rest? Eli Wallach You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it. Samuel Butler I have to travel a lot for work. James Purefoy To me, what separates a funny movie from a good movie is something personal. Seth Rogen I have a deep-seated belief that marriage is between a man and a woman exclusively. John Hogg I find people to be people everywhere. Everyone wants the same thing - be successful. Edward Whitacre, Jr. If you can talk, you can write. Christopher Hitchens I think when you don't know where you stand with someone, they can surprise you in their

our virtue. Over the last century, in stuttering succession, we have gained a voice, a vote, a room, a playing field of our own. Decorously or defiantly, we now approach what surely qualifies as the final frontier. Stacy Schiff I refrained from writing another one, thinking to myself: Never mind, I will prove that I am able to become a greater scientist than some of you, even without the title of doctor. Hermann Oberth I think that the mark of a great book is that it will meet you wherever you're at and you'll feel and experience something new and different each time you read it. Josh Radnor Young people these days don't trust anything at all. They want to be free. Haruki Murakami Something I learned very early on in my career is that there are a lot of things that you do not have any power over. Charlize Theron Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart. Peter De Vries I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't kno

a title that kind of represents that. And for me, 'Night Train' was kind of a metaphor for where things have gone, from being on one bus with 12 other guys, pulling a trailer my first few years on the road, to now. We're out here with six or seven buses and eight or nine semis. Jason Aldean I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends. Dick Schaap If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito. Anita Roddick Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power. Clint Eastwood I don't know if anybody can second-guess what they will do on Capitol Hill. Montel Williams People see me as cute, but I'm so much more than that. Ashley Tisdale I get demoralized by organizations that start off with a mission and pull back when they find it's risky. Peter Diamandis At any one time language is a

want. As a parent, and a community member, I think people should be able to protect their homes from imagery - much of it violent - that is, I feel, a form of child abuse when adult society inflicts it upon children. Naomi Wolf I wasn't born thin. I train. But I would never starve myself. I mean, what is happening with women these days? I just couldn't see myself looking that thin. I like a bit of waist and leg. Nicole Appleton I played volleyball for the greater part of my life, since I was 11 or 12 years. Summer Altice Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species. Sylvia Earle The number one thing I look for in a man is integrity. A man who does what he says he's going to do. Summer Glau I have two grandchildren. Gloria Allred It was the spirit animating the mass and flowing from it, and it expressed the individuality of the building. Louis

very small group of people that love 'Before Sunrise.' You feel a certain pressure to make sure that you uphold a level of quality that has been a bar. You set a bar and you have to at least match it. Ethan Hawke People learn to shop for churches; there is no loyalty to the church. They're consumers being attracted to one product or another. I think it's sacrilege, to tell you the truth, it really is. Eugene H. Peterson Maybe it's just my improv and sketch background, but I'm a lot more comfortable in a group. I like sharing focus and populating an ensemble. Jason Mantzoukas The problem is that rap is so often a caricature of its own image. Nobody comes to the table with the seriousness of the effect that it can have; nobody is prepared for that. K'naan Bullying is a national epidemic. Macklemore When I read Frank Miller's 'The Dark Knight Returns', I think it's a wonderful record of the Reagan era. I think it's amazing. Th

of college I'd have to be, because a math major is so tough I would have to stay up very late. I was going to need coffee to do that. Well, merely because they said that, I never drank coffee in college, never got addicted to it, never needed it. Danica McKellar When I got to filmmaking, the most democratic of environments where anybody could say anything, those were the best environments, but what you don't want to assume is that you know what the audience is thinking. Rick Moranis 'Natural Born Killers' is really a misunderstood romantic comedy. Woody Harrelson He whom all hate all wish to see destroyed. Ovid One of the challenges of the church is to accept humanity for all it is. Tom Shadyac Great wars can only be fought by great powers. Michael Mandelbaum It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack. Katharine Hepburn It has been an honor and a privilege to have had the chance t

public and say, 'Let's put more money into taller fences, tougher laws, tougher sentencing, handcuffs,' and where does that money come from? Well, immediately, it comes out of all the money needed for corrections. Eugene Jarecki I have worked on PCs and on Macs and, while I have my preferences, I don't find it crippling to work on one rather than the other. Susan Orlean No one is more sentimentalized in America than mothers on Mother's Day, but no one is more often blamed for the culture's bad people and behavior. Anne Lamott I'm very good about eating breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yunjin Kim Being performers, that's what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch. Adrian Grenier North America was ready for something other than a vanilla cooking show and we were providing the double dark chocolate fudge. Nadia Giosia You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career. Anne M. Mulcahy I've been marrie

taste of warm, fresh bread, the circling flight of birds, the lavender color of the sky shining in a late afternoon rain puddle, the million times we pass other beings in our cars and shops and out among the trees without crashing, conflict, or harm. Jack Kornfield Put a Post-It note on your mirror that says: 'Someone has to succeed. There's no reason why it shouldn't be me.' Repeat before every audition. Janet McTeer I want to do other things like more fashion campaigns. Katie Price I have a soft spot for Joe Biden. I like him. But he's dumb as an ashtray. Roger Ailes The good Lord made us all out of iron. Then he turns up the heat to forge some of us into steel. Marie Osmond Books follow morals, and not morals books. Theophile Gautier I'd started going to acting classes at 14, played 'Medea' at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress. Barbra Streisand When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and

anything for the movie? Like, I wanted to write this one director a letter, so I wrote him a handwritten note. But then I was like, 'How many people are writing this guy handwritten letters? Is it going to seem cheesy? What do I do?' Jennifer Lawrence Five or ten years ago, when it was clear the Internet was becoming a mainstream phenomenon, it was equally clear that a lot of people were being left out and could be left behind. Steve Case I love con-men characters in film. Simon Baker I want to be the joy to people through my work. Gianni Versace Read Don Quixote; it is a very good book; I still read it frequently. Thomas Sydenham No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth. Martha Beck You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made. Jose Bergamin This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses. Bill Bruford Enterprise is

I hate hurting feelings or making people feel uncomfortable. I've done that before. Unless they're sad songs. Those get finished fast, but the mean ones often end up at the back of the bottom drawer and it's probably for the best. Caitlin Rose Sharp nostalgia, infinite and terrible, for what I already possess. Juan Ramon Jimenez He that would govern others, first should be Master of himself. Philip Massinger When I want to be incognito, I don't wear any hat. Unfortunately, even without the hat, they now recognise me in Paris. Amelie Nothomb A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why. Amy Chua The ideas of the great playwrights are almost always larger than the experiences of even the best actors. Stella Adler I hope that doing truthful portrayals of people in a variety of circumstances gives people a kind of subterranean link to those characters. Mira Sorvino Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking

we tend to assume that your job delivers only money and you trade off job hours with leisure hours. If you think your job will just be a job, pick one that pays well per hour and leaves you some time off, even if the activity of the job is boring. Emily Oster The major task of the twentieth century will be to explore the unconscious, to investigate the subsoil of the mind. Henri Bergson It was hell at the time, but after it was over, it was wonderful. Billy Wilder The stories have been told so often by those of us who supported President Reagan over the years that they seem mundane, almost like a fictional novel or a movie script. William L. Jenkins I like showing moms what it's really like having a baby, and how it's not Hollywood life. Bethenny Frankel I lose things all the time. I once left my mother's ashes at a bus stop! Katy Manning When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.

wrote those two poems from the perspective of those who had taken part in the Brixton riots. The tone of the poem is celebratory because I wanted to capture the mood of exhilaration felt by black people at the time. Linton Kwesi Johnson Julia Roberts is a favorite. Everybody loves her in the Hollywood community. The public adores her. Mary Hart The reason I became a better player was because I came to Philly. Michael Vick I have a lot of younger fans, obviously the choices I make often influence them. But having said that, it's kind of the best motivation in the world to stay positive and make good choices. James Maslow Investors have to ask themselves two questions. How much can we grow our investments? And, can we afford our mistakes? Mohamed El-Erian In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of a helicopter and, when we were in Bosnia, I drove an armoured vehicle, thousands of miles. Kate Adie The higher a man stands, the more the word

and internal watcher, a knower, a visionary, an oracle, an inspiratrice, an intuitive, a maker, a creator, an inventor, and a listener who guide, suggest, and urge vibrant life in the inner and outer world. Clarissa Pinkola Estes It's hard to have a bad hair day when you're famous. Marion Jones Your opinion is not influenced by anyone when you're alone at a matinee. It's just you and the movie. Alison Brie I believe that people are fundamentally are decent. And, yes, you will have people that sometimes will misbehave. Michael Arad I like to think of thoughts as living blossoms borne by the human tree. James Douglas We're getting ready to take over the world. My group of girlfriends - we're renegades. Lisa Bonet Stop living a day at a time and stop worrying about age. Helen Reddy I think you always have to keep your eye open and take advantage of anything that may come your way. Robert Morse The rare few, who, early in life have rid themse

them has helped me out quite a bit. I've traveled around Europe playing with them. I've also talked with Robert Williamson here and there and Jim Worth. So I've had some good people to talk to and bounce ideas off of. Chris Moneymaker I wanted to be Jimi Hendrix's drummer when I was in high school, but I graduated in 1970, the year he died. Narada Michael Walden Everyone has their own path and you can't judge. Jake Owen I live up at about the 2000 feet level on a five acre piece of forest that I built a small house on. Terence McKenna Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted. William Cobbett Poe was such a tragic and brilliant figure; he's somebody whom I've been somewhat obsessed with my whole life. I first read 'The Tell-Tale Heart' at age four. Rose McGowan New York's a big playground. I have a bike, and I'm really into just being outside. Especially in the summertime. Chace

came up with is, well, sometimes it's artistically viable. It's not just a random collection of songs. Sometimes the songs have a common thread, even if it's not obvious or even conscious on the artists' part. David Byrne If you fall seventy times a day, rise seventy times and return to God so that you will not fall too often. Johannes Tauler Everyone carries around his own monsters. Richard Pryor It is impossible to see the angel unless you first have a notion of it. James Hillman You wouldn't know I was sick unless you knew I was sick. Elizabeth Edwards I'm Polish, I carry no grudges. John Dingell I've tried to maintain my independence in Congress. Sometimes that has meant opposing my own party leaders. Collin C. Peterson With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you, it's breathtaking. Taraji P. Henson Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it'

to book more things that were comedically based than anything else. I never had the preconceived notion, 'I will be a comedic actor.' I just thought, 'I'll go into acting and see what kind of work I can get.' Steve Carell I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained! Claire Danes Veterans have had a long record of leaning towards the Republican Party. I think that's changing. I think that President Obama has the strongest record with veterans among any president in my lifetime. Wesley Clark And we forget because we must and not because we will. Matthew Arnold It's a brooding melancholy that haunts me. David Guterson Sometimes, I work a little more from emotion than I do from rational thought. Ronnie Dunn Why would anyone expect Tyson to come out smarter? He went to prison for four years, not Princeton. Lou Duva I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer. Ulysses S. Grant I don't think I'

to describe Isaac Asimov, and I knew instantly that I suffered from the same condition. It's the incurable desire to tell, shape, share, occasionally exaggerate, often elongate, and inevitably bungle a good story. Bruce Feiler Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own. Henry Rollins In high school, I played in a Rush cover band. Sam Trammell I'm all for selling books, but when guys are burning my house down, that's where I draw the line. Robert Kirkman Yoga makes me feel really sexy. Alicia Silverstone Modern thought has transferred the spectral character of Death to the notion of time itself. Time has become Death triumphant over all. John Berger I read a lot of obscure books and it is nice to open a book. Bill Gates And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin' sun. Roy Bean I had thought of writing, actually, and

and has produced in the music academies generations of docile workers for the music industry. What can you expect from downtrodden workers who see music as a type of profession, like stenography, and not an act of creation that by its nature is subversive? Itay Talgam We cannot sacrifice our safety to the murderous greed of drug cartels. We cannot stand idly by as drop houses, kidnappings and violence compromise our quality of life. Jan Brewer In the kingdom of heaven it is His work that will be crowned, not yours. Anything in you that He has not wrought Himself will count for nothing. Johannes Tauler I was nine years old when I made up my mind that that was what I definitely wanted to do. Ewan McGregor I have the picture in my mind of how emotional I will feel if I win again. Yani Tseng The way to write is well, and how is your own business. A. J. Liebling I'm a very vicious critic of myself. Dave Matthews I wasn't interested in exploiting myself. Fawn Ha

not only drawings and sketches, but also models of wood or any other material. These... enable us to examine... the work as a whole... and, before continuing any further, to estimate the likely trouble and expense. Leon Battista Alberti Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious. Peter Dinklage I've been playing since I was 5, but I wouldn't say that I'm serious about the piano. Kiernan Shipka People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands. Abbe Pierre The excitement right now is coming from the Liberty movement. And the Republicans want a piece of it. Gary Johnson I never realized I could love people as much as I do now. George Lopez When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained. Holly Near If I make two f

a mistake. I make mistakes most of the times and that's part of the risk profile being an entrepreneur. I guess one big mistake I did was not to start my own company earlier. I spent nine years working for others before starting Kazaa in 2000. Niklas Zennstrom For years I've kept a list of dream projects. Michael Bolton I'm lucky that most of the time I'm on location in amazing places. Most of the time, I don't need holidays, I just stop working. Stephanie Beacham It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL. Wayne Gretzky The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized. Michael Beschloss I have principles in my professional and personal life as to how things are done. Kevin Pietersen I was a pretty difficult teenager. Dan Stevens If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down. Tony Snow Terror

different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as immutable historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell. Dan Brown Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly. Epictetus It's not just the war itself. It's what you do after the war and what structure you put in place and how you make that structure work. John Hewson Over the years, I've made many sacrifices to win two Olympic gold medals and put together winning streaks that will never be broken. Misty May-Treanor I think there was a lot competition in the rock scene. Jonathan Davis If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy. Michael Phelps Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing i

think, don't be ridiculous. Maybe it's because I'm British. To me, Julia Roberts that's a movie star. But when people do call me one, that, I think, is an enormous compliment but, my God, is that a responsibility! Kate Winslet To me the acid test was always the crew, and if the crew liked you, you're OK. Ann Rutherford Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace. Theodore Roosevelt I'm never nervous. Bono You always want to have a winning car, but there is no guarantee that it will be. Kimi Raikkonen In the past few years I have begun the process of becoming a new man. Jack Abramoff I live my life day by day, and that's how I continue to live it. Naomi Campbell Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor's son to marry. Elizabeth I In high school I went on about three dates. Seann William Scott

poets, actors, journalists - they, as communities, embrace the meaning of what it is to be scientifically literate. They embrace the concept of an innovation culture. They vote in ways that promote it. They don't fight science and they don't fight technology. Neil deGrasse Tyson I don't think of reflection on dark things as necessarily dark. C. K. Williams Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality. Andrew Cuomo As long as our civilisation keeps trundling along generally forwards, then there is the possibility of a future where ethnicity is merely an interesting badge, not a uniform you can't take off. David Mitchell We can't continue to kick the can when it comes to the fiscal state of this country. Kelly Ayotte Changing a diaper is a lot like getting a present from your grandmother - you're not sure what you've got but you're pretty sure you're not going to like it. Jeff Foxworthy It isn't nec

Martin Amis book. In London, which rightly prides itself on the vibrancy of its literary cottage industry, Amis is the Steve Jobs of book promoters, and his product rollouts are as carefully managed as anything Apple dreams up. Graydon Carter I feel like I need to give people a note with the book that says, 'I'm OK, no worries!' Gillian Flynn The National Socialist Party in Austria never tried to hide its inclination for a greater Germany. Arthur Seyss-Inquart I have made all my films for my children with the exception of my first film because my oldest daughter wasn't born when I was making the film about the Brooklyn Bridge. Ken Burns I don't really know why I went to law school. Emily Giffin Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like. Olivier Martinez I was a little ahead of him but that didn't matter after awhile. Wayne Kramer In

from train crashes on down. And really, no text is worth dying for; that is our message to young people. And this is such a new phenomenon when you look at the number of texts and how they've increased exponentially in just the last few years. Amy Klobuchar I'm a lot of things, but none of them are great. Don Nelson The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book. Leslie Banks You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees. Joe Torre He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power. Plato Growing up, I was always the small guy. Wayne Gretzky I think I'd do pretty good on 'Glee' singing. Michael Clarke Duncan Music used to change people's minds - and it still changes mine. Rosanna Arquette Living in Cambridge, with nature and everything, it's so clean. Syd Barrett

I would never listen to it.' But I would go see it. It's a band you would go see that you don't necessarily listen to. We've always wanted to do a live album because personally, I think we're a way better band live than on record. Beth Ditto In specific circumstances the period of aging decline can set in earlier in a particular organ than in the organism as a whole which, in a certain general or theoretical sense, is left a cripple or invalid. Wilhelm Ostwald All that self-expression has just created a generation of morons, hooked on an endless appetite for rubbish. Vivienne Westwood Never give up. Laugh a lot. Be good to others. James Dashner I like to work - I probably work too much. Paul Giamatti Buy clothes the size you want to wear. Karl Lagerfeld Music's staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics, song and production are. Gary Wright God endorses the confusion and even outrage that we feel when mysterious things happen. P

once. I'd love to be able to give to my children what my parents were able to give to me. And if I'm blessed to be able to do that, fantastic. If I'm not, then life goes on. You have to do the best you can. I do think we have to bring the family back; I do. Michael Ealy While I'm here on this planet, I really want to create art and do creative things. Henry Hopper With the continued support of citizens who refuse to accept inaction at the expense of future generations, we will lead the world toward a sustainable future. Diana DeGette I didn't know I was Jewish until I encountered anti-Semitism at the age of 10, when my best friend told me I couldn't come to their house because I was a Jew. Peter Eisenman Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again. James Cook I am beginning to loathe & detest all that Hollywood represents. Charles R. Jackson I'm a very obsessive type. If I d

going, it works out. Having no expectations but being open to everything is what makes wonderful things happen. If I don't worry, there's no obstruction and life flows easily. It sounds impractical, but 'Expect nothing; be open to everything' is really all it is. Marketa Irglova I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want. Sergei Bubka I was the eldest daughter with these four beautiful younger sisters with ringlets and pretty faces, and I used to dress them up in Victorian clothes and take them out for the day and pretend they were mine. Sadie Frost I've got a Ferrari 430. It's black. I don't know what it cost but it wasn't cheap. I bought it because I was being a boy. It's fast and looks good. Jermain Defoe My first thought is always of light. Galen Rowell Civil disobedience is not accepted by religion and the state does not accept it and there are many verses in the Holy Book that talk of following the rule

that they would serve the public interest while trying to maximize profit. An aspect of serving the public is to use the immense power of electronic media to reflect evolving standards of respect for other people. Reed Hundt I need to go outside. I wouldn't say I'm an outdoors person, but I like to go outside. Edie Brickell Most of us get our history through story. Yann Martel Australia is about as far away as you can get. I like that. Andre Benjamin Well I have a microphone and you don't so you will listen to every damn word I have to say! Adam Sandler Sometimes I feel like I'm lacking a playfulness. I envy guys who are consistently able to maintain a playful, optimistic perspective on things. Eric Dane I only have control over what I do. Santino Fontana I don't really shop any more. I only do it when I have to. I think it is very overrated. Vincent Cassel I have a lot of Japanese friends: I grew up in Vancouver, and there's this huge Ja

so I've been very fortunate that 'The Book of Mormon' was something I got to be part of. I don't want to be lofty, but it was groundbreaking, in many ways, for musical theater, so that was really thrilling to be part of. Andrew Rannells In the world of photography, you get to share a captured moment with other people. James Wilson Why do I do this every Sunday? Even the book reviews seem to be the same as last week's. Different books same reviews. John Osborne I have a serious love for clothes, like no other. Jennifer Hudson Discovering the 'impossible' ending to a new book makes me sick with joy and relief. Chuck Palahniuk Believe half of what you see and only some of what you hear, unless you hear it from me. Chris Daughtry When people feel that something really special is happening on the stage, things change. Gustavo Dudamel There is a secret hippie within me. Phillip Lim Well I've written four beauty books as well. Joan Coll

the art world was crumbling, money was scarce, and artists like Tiravanija were in the nascent stages of combining Happenings, performance art, John Cage, Joseph Beuys, and the do-it-yourself ethos of punk. Meanwhile, a new art world was coming into being. Jerry Saltz I mean, any time an actress gets to work with another actress, it's like, 'Oh, there are two of us in a movie! How are you? Let's sit in the hair chair together!' We're lonely women. Jennifer Garner The problem is that it is difficult to translate. Elfriede Jelinek And what's interesting about him as a comic character is that the custard pie hardly ever ends up on his face. Rowan Atkinson In my everyday life, I'm pretty normal. Miranda Lambert I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected. William Westmoreland A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country. E. W. Howe The guys I tended to date, you know, di

girls got to be princesses and wear skirts. It tormented me. When I was 6, I even heard that you could change your sex, and I was very intrigued until the moment I realized that if I changed into a girl, I would be an ugly girl, and this is the last thing I wanted to be. Olivier Theyskens Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark. Theodore Parker As a director, I get to have a much broader creative expression than as an actress. Mary Stuart Masterson 'Wayne's World' is my all time favorite comedy. I used to watch it on VHS on repeat with my brother when I was ten years old. James Lafferty I get a wave of pride in America when I look back at what we've accomplished in the field of music. Johnny Otis As a young man, I went to Paris and soaked up many hours of film knowledge from Robert Hakim in my efforts to become a producer. Harvey Weinstein If one cannot command attention by one's admi

'eat all the time,' making them likely to respond with some degree of compulsive overeating. It's no coincidence, I think, that obesity rates began rising rapidly in the 1980s more or less in tandem with this widespread endorsement of more frequent meals. Andrew Weil I go to the opera. It's mostly my wife that's a bigger fan, I'd say, than I am. I like the big opera. I want a lot of people on stage, elephants and marching stuff, and the modern stuff I don't care for. John Roberts If you can make the song a soundtrack to what you're living at the time, I think that's the most important part of a song. Nate Ruess I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh. Randy Jackson I look more to the future. That's where my head is at. Flavor Flav Television is a service, but it's also a business. Megyn Kelly Acting is easier - writing is more creative. The lazy man vies with the industrious. William Sha

at your friends and wishing you had what they had is a waste of precious energy. Because we are all unique, what makes another happy may do the opposite for you. That's why advice is nice but often disappointing when heeded. Marcus Buckingham Cult movies are basically movies Hollywood missed the first time - that they should have gotten - and then the fans got it and made it successful. Troy Duffy Craigslist is not only gigantic in scale and totally resistant to business cooperation, it is also mostly free. Gary Wolf I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter. Barbara Mertz The real bummer of fame is that at some point you're bound to get demoted. Paulina Porizkova Sometimes the very presence of God is barred by our presuppositions and our intense and constant desire for triumph. Ravi Zacharias I have two lovely parents who support everything I do, two siblings, and three beautiful nieces. My house is alw

and I think that most people across the country would sympathise with the idea that there are lots of people with talent and ability all across this country who want to make more of themselves and part of the responsibility of government is to make that happen. Ed Miliband I've only used my own voice about four times on film. Ian Hart If Christianity is not scientific, and Science is not of God, then there is no invariable law, and truth becomes an accident. Mary Baker Eddy I'm not really a first-move kind of gal. Katherine Heigl I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience. Gavin Rossdale Music is so 100 percent for me that the idea of giving that up in any way, shape, or form would be terrifying to me. Josh Groban NASCAR and the Daytona 500 are about as American as you can get. Rick Santorum Universities are the cathedrals of the modern age. They shouldn't have to justify their existence by utilitari

time - maybe even six months at a time. And then if the income really comes in the way you hope it does, then you can make some of those expenditures that you've been waiting to make. We think that same principle should apply to the national family we call America. Dick Gephardt The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust. Diogenes The right to vote is the right upon which all of our rights are leveraged - and without which none can be protected. Benjamin Todd Jealous I'm the first person in my family to play poker. Chris Moneymaker I'm always studying my craft because I want to be the best at what I do. Aaron Carter I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they're cramming for their final exam. George Carlin Most people don't know that wrestling came out of the circus. Billy Corgan I give novels as gifts, an

Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to be secondary characters. There, as a youth, your aptitude towards certain jobs is measured, and the rest of your life is dictated, whether you'll be a fisherman or a farmer or an opera singer. Adam Johnson So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground. Oprah Winfrey One of the things we have to acknowledge is that if you look at Haiti, many billions of dollars have gone into development aid there that have not been effective. Paul Farmer I have always loved the Summer Olympics. Katharine McPhee I'm a novelist, that's how I make my livelihood, and I concentrate on the novels. David Mitchell The blackness of space was a big shock to me. It is a deep, three-dimensional, oily blackness. You can feel the distance. Thomas Marshburn I'm never surprised by the insensitivity of 'The New York Times' editorial board. Joseph J. Lhota Design can change how you look at yourself. Ty

there's a second innings maybe two days later. Maybe there's another opportunity coming up three or six months later. If you look at mistake as learnings and commit never to make a same mistake again, then you actually get better with every mistake that you make. Harsha Bhogle I feel that between my experience and my mother's, breast cancer is a little bit like someone who lives next door. I know what that person looks like and what their daily habits are. Cynthia Nixon Chicago is a lot of my background as a chef. Jose Garces I'd never hurt another person. Adam Carolla God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender. Walter Annenberg You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy. John Zorn I've been playing tennis, and just whatever sport is in front of me I will do. Jeanne Tripplehorn Chemists have always been in the business of taking atoms and putting them together with other atoms with precisely defined conn

supplement my meals. For 'Retaliation,' however, I opted for more natural protein. I had a chicken breast and broccoli meal about five times every day. I also drank plenty of water and made sure I got enough rest. Lee Byung-hun I'd never really babysat. I feel like I'm Blair, or 'Gossip Girl.' A teenager, basically - and now suddenly I'm a mom? Cecily von Ziegesar The Keck telescope, which is the largest in the world, had opened just before I began my faculty position at UCLA. Andrea M. Ghez I spent 22 years in the United States military, so I'm a pretty strategic level thinker. Allen West The coming of the kids hasn't come out in my art yet. Joni Mitchell There's good things about going to church. Ryan Gosling I'm grateful to look the way I do. However, if I could change anything, I would like to be a bit bigger all over. Not much - just a bit. Chanel Iman Your limitations create your sound. Norah Jones I've alway

and see the world as it should be and not as it is. This inspires people to take huge leaps of faith. But this blindness to facts can be a liability, too. The characteristics that help entrepreneurs succeed can also lead to their failure. Eric Ries Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of energy, my parents are Irish-American so there was a bit of yelling going on in my house but it seemed normal. John McEnroe Love never offers to anyone wings so easy that he does not hold him back with his other hand. Sextus Propertius Trouble has no necessary connection with discouragement. Discouragement has a germ of its own, as different from trouble as arthritis is different from a stiff joint. F. Scott Fitzgerald Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind. Alexander Pope It's my dream, my goal to be good at Olympics, anywhere they are in the world. Dana Hussein If I

leads me to think that the best of these schools are characterized not so much by what they teach and how they teach it but by the extent they provide opportunities and encouragement for students to teach themselves. Paul Johnson When I was 18 I was just absorbing everything around me: whatever happens, happens. I was so naive and willing to ride whatever wave life threw at me. Paul Wesley I love 3-D, and for certain movies it can be really great, and for certain movies it can be poison. Jon M. Chu My mother gave me a real kick toward cooking, which was that if I wanted to eat, I'd better know how to do it myself. Daniel Craig I can be Erykah the human being more than the celebrity. Erykah Badu Protestations of indifference to higher office are hard to take seriously when the 'non-candidate' is busily engaged in testing the waters. Jeff Greenfield I seem to be the most wordy when it comes to monsters because I'm a bit of a monster freak. Silvia Colloc

events as criminal acts, which was the way we did before 9/11, and then looking at 9/11 and saying, 'This is not a criminal act,' not when you destroy 16 acres of Manhattan, kill 3,000 Americans, blow a big hole in the Pentagon. That's an act of war. Dick Cheney Ever since we were little, we were so on fire for our dreams. We never let anyone blow our flames out. Kelly Rowland I am disabled, so I can't travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything. Laura Hillenbrand The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise. Mia Love There's a part of me that's always charging ahead. I'm the curious kid, always going to the edge. Yo-Yo Ma Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most

that doesn't make sense. But, I do look at people requests. At the end of the day, they are the ticket payers and they are the ones that come to the show. If I played music that purely entertains me, I'd play very weird music. Armin van Buuren I'm so addicted to 'Homeland' right now. Hilary Rhoda They say I'm the Hottest MC in the Game. If you label me that, I will live up to it. Trust me. Lil Wayne I think driving in New York is a great experience. A lot more racing techniques go into it than anyplace else I've ever driven. There basically are no lanes. Jeff Gordon It's the age-old thing - it's such a cliche - but why worry about things you have no control over? Mike Quade I am an unpredictable journey. Claire Forlani I am moved more by melodies, song structure, and evocative textures. Geddy Lee I don't ever take anything for granted. Kate Mara Don't ever take a shower with a woman, because you'll probably end up

records instead of a lot of the other toys kids got. That's what I wanted. I've been collecting records and DJing my whole life, and I thank my parents for that. They had a big record collection and really imparted the magic of it on me. Mayer Hawthorne Marriage is the grave or tomb of wit. Margaret Cavendish There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly. Boris Vian At a time when we're having to take such difficult decisions about how to cut back without damaging the things that matter the most, we should strain every sinew to cut error, waste and fraud. David Cameron I think it's difficult to be No. 1. 'There's too much attention, too much expectation from other people. Marat Safin I was 36, and I had decided to quit acting because it was so disappointing. Phil Hartman There's no way to really mock up or si

worse and terrible. But you can't compromise between good and evil. And now people look at the other side as a completely different kind of animal and say, 'They are taking the country down the road to purgatory.' It's complete intolerance. Gary Ackerman I think every girl has that a guy she has trouble letting go of. Rashida Jones Your strongest life is built through a continuous practice of designing moment by moment. Marcus Buckingham Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge impact, just like outer space. It's like going to the moon. Jon Krakauer I always felt that if I was going to do a movie, I wanted it to be authentic. Eminem Staying healthy and consistent is paramount. Shawn Johnson Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the world. Logic is transcendental. Ludwig Wittgenstein In urbanization, you think big because you are thinking decades ahead.

thing that I heard, one movie that I saw, one song that was sung, that changed my life. So I'm always trying to stay awake to be in the moment, and capture the moments when they come, because they come and go all the time. Mike Singletary You know, there's chronological age, there's biological age, and there's psychological age. Chronological age, there's nothing you can do about, which is I'm 52. You set that number aside. Cheryl Tiegs Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy; among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex. Barbara Cartland I went to see 'Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman.' I have been a fan of his music for years, and I was invited to opening night because I know one of the producers. John Edward Well, many insane people and seriously mentally ill people seem very reasonable. Alan Dershowitz I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with whic

album. On the first album, I feel like I wish the production was a little better. I'll always hear a song I don't like. I look for what I could have done to make it better. It's always difficult for me to listen. Johnny Ramone Investment is crucial. Because the truth is, you only get jobs and growth in the economy when people invest money, at their own risk, in setting up a business or expanding an existing business. John Key I used to believe in one true soul mate, but not anymore. I believe you can have a few. Paul Walker God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance. Abraham Joshua Heschel I always say, 'People first, then money, then things.' Suze Orman With '44 Scotland Street' I found myself having to work out how a daily novel works, and it is completely different to a conventional novel. Alexander McCall Smith I feel I'd like to share my luck and my life. Being in love is the best thing in the world. Susannah York

Charles. I was asked, 'What kind of music do you like to listen to?' and I said, 'Well, I do like Paul Hindemith and Igor Stravinsky but I also like Fats Domino and Ray Charles,' and they literally said, 'Either forget about that or leave.' Steve Winwood What man or woman of common sense now doubts the intellectual capacity of colored people? Who does not know, that with all our efforts as a nation to crush and annihilate the mind of this portion of our race, we have never yet been able to do it. Angelina Grimke There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad. Arne Duncan The people who were against the Vietnam War thought I was attacking the Army. The guys in the Army thought I was representing their experiences. I was on both sides, and I survived. Mort Walker I had lots of breaks. Reba McEntire To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made visible if we will open our minds and our eyes. T

to be vigilant about taking care of yourself. Get sleep, don't be afraid to trim your hair even if you're trying to grow it out, don't bite your fingernails, and stay in shape. A lot of it is in the little things. Julia Jones Cinema will always have an important role to play in society. Leslie Caron You know, I always do my best, no matter the quality of the film. Herbert Lom Everyone there including President Mugabe knows something needs to change because so many people are hurting. Kirsty Coventry Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends. Sasha Grey Many an article that I myself penned twenty years ago impresses me now as something quite foreign to myself. Ernst Mach Jackie Chan, I've known him, he's a great guy. I know he's very watchable and fun. He's perfect, actually. Dolph Lundgren I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that qua

I'm serious! In 'Bambi,' the mother dies, but you don't see the corpse. You see the father, the stag, come up and you see 'Bambi' alone, and that has so much more impact than seeing a mutilated deer. Matthew Gray Gubler I look much more civilized than I actually am. Georgina Chapman The freedom to convert is fundamental to freedom of religion. Bob Inglis Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear? Jack London Is there any other job that beats being an astronaut? Who didn't want to be an astronaut? That is my question. Luca Parmitano Everyone knows we get paid a lot of money, so why pretend otherwise? Catherine Zeta-Jones Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society. E. O. Wilson The one thing that I'm in charge of in this wedding is the food. Rob Mariano There are fewer and fewer Republicans. Greg Dw

of stuff and I remember seeing little girls' rooms on TV and they'd all be pink. I didn't have my own room, I shared with my brother, so I would have this daydream and imagine that one day I could have my own room and it would all be pink, like Cinderella's. Nicki Minaj I'm around my kids every day. I'm regular. We're a regular family. My wife cooks, she washes clothes, I read books, I pump my own gas, I get my own hair cut. Tracy Morgan I've played heavies for years and years and years. I was bald. I came to Hollywood. I did a play about junk. I was a pusher, so I played pushers for years and years and years. I did war movies and things like that. Gavin MacLeod I get 'voluptuous' a lot, or 'shapely,' but the fact is that as you get older you learn to embrace your body type. I wasn't able to do that until I was at least 23. Katherine Jenkins I truly believe that God provides. Katharine McPhee I would wish for more Briti

I realised I actually wanted to write comedy. No apologies, no trying to be serious, just full-on entertainment. The minute I went with that and threw myself into it, it felt just like writing my first book again - it was really liberating. Sophie Kinsella I think we've broken story after story that the rest of the media refused to break even when they had the story because they were scared of the story, or they just didn't think it was appropriate. David Talbot Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms. Damien Hirst Tis the only comfort of the miserable to have partners in their woes. Miguel de Cervantes Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society. Taylor Hackford I'm very happy with my body. Alicia Keys I am thinking about those things now. More so than all my friends - they're a lot older than me, but they're not even thinking about babies. Billie Pi

economy from the middle out and help all Americans succeed - jobs, education, health reform, the DREAM Act, equal pay for women. He is moving us forward with opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow. Mitt Romney wants to take us back to yesterday. Eva Longoria I watched so many comic book movies where the actors weren't as built as the characters in the book. It made me mad because they didn't look right. Joe Manganiello I want to make a pop album - something more upbeat than my stuff was in the '90s. George Michael I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right. Cory Monteith I'm not a businessman. James Dyson If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it. Joel Coen My star was kind of fading towards the end of the '60s and suddenly I got this call from Fellini, who just appeared to kind of love me! Terence Stamp