people, see what their greater good is. Sometimes that individual 'wows' you by the eye, but when it come to heart to heart, that person's not there for you. That's not just females. That may be friends, people who come into your life just to use you for who you are. Cam Newton When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means. Carlo Collodi I wish you a tolerable Thursday. That's all any of us can hope for. April Winchell When the shot is afterwards subjected to white light, colour appears because of selective reflection. Gabriel Lippmann I didn't realize there are generations who do not know about the origins of film. Martin Scorsese There are some people whose Twitter feeds are works of art. They intuitively understand how much of themselves to put out there. Jess Walter I've done a lot of pilots. A lot of shows. You're young and you do a job just because you know someone gave you a job. John Slattery I th...

worked, how proud he is. I know you don't need sauce. I know he doesn't even want you to pour sauce. And I've seen customers come in and do that, and I've seen him, as stoic as he tries to remain, I've seen him die a little inside. Anthony Bourdain I'm not a cinephile. My films don't reference films. I'm more interested in rhythm and feeling. Miranda July I am an actor through and through. Dougray Scott Any committee that is the slightest use is composed of people who are too busy to want to sit on it for a second longer than they have to. Katharine Whitehorn Youth must go ahead and prosper. These young painters are all very talented people, but they all paint frescoes. Edvard Munch It's always good when you can bring two artists together who are totally different. Fantasia Barrino Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet. Billy Connolly Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real proce...

I listened to the whole record. I'm sorry, and I don't care who it is, if it's the Beatles, I can't listen to an hour and a half of anybody straight so I guess that's just my personal preference. Tommy Lee State formation has been a brutal project, with many hideous consequences. But the results exist, and their pernicious aspects should be overcome. Noam Chomsky The fact of the matter is that the most unexpected and miraculous thing in my life was the arrival in it of poetry itself - as a vocation and an elevation almost. Seamus Heaney I didn't think I'd ever be an actor. Seth Rogen For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me. Alison Bechdel I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career. Martina Navratilova I was motivated to be different in part because I was different. Donna Brazile Don't try to start a career in LA, unless money is all you're interested in....

poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for the page. When it's a question of typography, why not? Poets have done beautiful things with typography - Apollinaire's 'Calligrammes,' that sort of thing. James Fenton They say that your second trimester is when you get most of your energy and it's the 'easiest' part of the pregnancy. Malin Akerman I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution. George Murray People do see me as sweet and innocent. Not to say that I am not those things. But I have other sides to me. Janet Jackson Everybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn't come out to the public. Wesley Clark If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that. Billie Jean King My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiven...

your children go to a nice school and you can afford nice clothes and nice perfume and the hypoallergenic make-up. But there's never a day goes by, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, that I don't think about where I'm from. Samantha Morton Crossrail is a prime example of infrastructure. It is a rather deadly word, but I think it is exciting stuff, the civil engineering which makes Britain tick - the bridges, tunnels, power and water networks, which bind us together. Evan Davis I am the number one Ninja and I have killed all the Shoguns in front of me. Shaquille O'Neal So then put away, relentlessly away, all thought of the results. You cannot control them. Joseph Barber Lightfoot My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread. Rafael Palmeiro I still have, I hope, a lot of years and there are still a lot of things I want to do. Faye Dunaway It's sort of my job to feel good. A. J. Jacobs...

So, instead of using your smartphone to jot down crucial notes, or Googling an elusive fact, use every opportunity to practice your memory skills. Memory is a muscle, to be exercised and improved. Joshua Foer I don't have many deal breakers. I've done so much in my life, it doesn't feel right to judge other people. Demi Lovato I went to South Africa on safari and came eye to eye with a beautiful leopard. We were so close; I was staring at him for a long time and I felt a recognition with my own nature. Bai Ling By no means do I want to be a piece of meat for the rest of my career. It's funny when you get asked to do a talk show, and then they follow it up with requesting you take your shirt off. Kellan Lutz There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. William James Under these conditions it is not astonishing that learning was highly prized; in fact, my parents made sacrifices to be able to give their childre...

the exposure, because I am a naturally introverted person, and I'm not exactly social. Occasionally I can get comfortable enough to talk, but I spend a lot of my days not talking, especially when I'm at home and not on tour. Nate Ruess I try to read everything that I can about myself because Saddam Hussein didn't read his reviews and he thought he was winning! James Blunt I've enjoyed training again, I've enjoyed pushing myself in the pool and I'll keep on swimming until I feel I cannot get any more out of myself. Ian Thorpe I buy soy sauce and flavor it five different ways: with sake, mirin, sugar, kombu and bonito flakes. I use them on lots of dishes at home. Masaharu Morimoto I want to speak up and tell you that mascara and clothes don't make you cool, neither do name-brand handbags, but being a leader can. Renee Olstead Just so you know, I'm a really boring interview. I hate doing them. Chris O'Donnell I was blessed with a gift....

a cheap way to make a product. And then when music reality and 'Idol hit,' I just didn't watch it, it seemed novelty. And of course the story of 'Idol,' this is one of the greatest stories in television history. Carson Daly The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is the hardest, because every word of the outline has to be fleshed out. The rewrite is very satisfying. Ken Follett I want to cultivate the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown. Kathe Kollwitz I didn't want to get back into the whole industry. I left overworked, overwhelmed, and not having any control over my life. I was bulimic and needed to heal. Cheryl James I very much wished not to be noticed, and to be left alone, and I sort of succeeded. Mary Oliver If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to blind, imprison, and destroy. Ralph Ellison The information you get from social media is no...

a high school paper. Then my first day at Penn I went right to the 'Daily Pennsylvanian' and pretty much spent most of my college career working both as the sports editor and then editor of the editorial page. H. G. Bissinger My day-to-day look is inspired by comfort, color and just how I'm feeling that day. Victoria Justice When I go on the road now, which is less than before, but still more than I'd like to, I think of myself primarily as a singer. Not a songwriter, not a celebrity, just a man who likes to sing. Don McLean If and when we get married, only a completely opposite system will prevail. David O. Selznick That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing. Martin Luther King, Jr. I definitely tell things at arm's length but that is conscious. No part of me wants everybody to know what's going on. Laura Marling People are really interested in the concept of eternal yo...

no version of themselves or their habits as anything other than transitional, on their way up or on their way out. The working class, at best, is a waiting room for people who aim to become middle class if possible. Andrew O'Hagan My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician. Ethel Merman These things have a life of there own and never existed when I was growing up certainly worrying when one would get made. It's kind of amazing how that one movie kept living through all these years. Stockard Channing There is no such thing as liberty. You only change one sort of domination for another. All we can do is to choose our master. D. H. Lawrence I love when people on Twitter give advice. Jake Johnson Being a caregiver for your child is part of the job description of being a mammal. Mayim Bialik I agree with Sophocles: the greatest luck is not to have been born - but, as the joke goes ...

of Miami, and when I rode the bus home from school, perfect strangers would strike up conversations with me and end up telling me their life stories. I think they could sense that I was studying to help people. That, or I have a face like a priest. Gloria Estefan I love being able to sing for my job. I am blessed beyond words and I hope my fans can feel that while I'm on stage! Jordin Sparks What is art? Nature concentrated. Honore de Balzac I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person. Lisa Scottoline When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap. Tom Hodgkinson If you've got a lot of children, I think you let the other children bring them up more and you just sort of step in and do stuff like every now and again. Diane Cilento The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development. Andrew Cuomo If you don't have heroes in the beginning, you don't grow. Robert Duvall There is no Pleasure like that of...

about are at the top of other people's agendas - not right now, when America is going through such a recession and people are suffering across the board financially. But I think all that will change. Patti Smith I cannot tell you how happy and in love I am with everything. Daphne Zuniga I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s. John Frankenheimer My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working today in the business. Kim Cattrall I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted. Samuel Butler The Raptors have to aspire to be the Heat and the Lakers. Tim Leiweke Bob Taylor and I playing brothers. And I was a Mexican bandit. And he was the sheriff of the town. And we loved each other. We loved each other very much. Anthony Quinn No man is so great as mankind. Theodore Parker Acting is a tough busin...

choices. If I feel good about my body, I don't go around making fun of other people's weight or appearance. We're hard on each other because we're using each other as a launching pad out of our own perceived deficiency. Brene Brown I love the sea as much as I love the veldt of Africa. Wilbur Smith Most jokes state a bitter truth. Larry Gelbart Building the future holds more attraction than ancestor worship, whichever ancestor we're talking about. Douglas Alexander I still have very close ties to Houston and the Astros because that was my first team. Joe Morgan My short attention span has allowed me a life of diversity in work and place. Maira Kalman I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life. Tom Cruise I do not think about being beautiful. What I devote most of my time to is being healthy. Ann Bancroft My mother was a very literate person who had educated herself. She had an exceptional vocabulary. Lynn Johnston

technologically driven. I never had all the cool, new toys. I was the youngest child, I wasn't the only child, so I wasn't spoiled as a kid. And, we were on the farm, so we didn't have a lot. Also, with computers, I'm not very good with them. I just check my email. Garrett Hedlund All morons hate it when you call them a moron. J. D. Salinger I've always put myself intensely into my work. Josefina Vazquez Mota I've got people handling the media. I employ at the moment two people. No-one is paying income tax on the money they use to employ people. Ken Livingstone You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later. Richard Roeper I say there is no darkness but ignorance. William Shakespeare Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. Horace I think the days of working with producers in the conventional sense are over for me. Billy Corgan I'm a football guy. Baseball,...

but there's no real clear definition of what sin is, in a fundamental sense - how we can use the words to evaluate our lives as we go along: Am I doing something that is ethically good? Am I being worthwhile in my life at this moment? Whitley Strieber How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could have shamelessly broken the promises given to the peoples in those years of ordeal? Rene Cassin I don't claim to be someone that knows every verse in the Bible. I wish I did. I truly do. It just means I need to spend more time in those pages. Elisabeth Hasselbeck Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience. Jimmy Buffett I listen to Bach a great deal. In general I like to listen to hymns and liturgical music. Marilynne Robinson Egyptians are always and will always be supportive of their Palestinian brothers, a...

it being in such a different era, because of my lack of experience with the era. And one of the ways I'd get over it is to remind myself that every film, even if it's contemporary, creates its own world. Jane Campion Every single model wants to be in 'Sports Illustrated,' and I feel extremely blessed to have that opportunity. Katherine Webb Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, and a sight of the distant country. Pierre Loti I mean the fact is that some of this information that we have found out that led to Usama bin Laden actually came from these enhanced interrogation techniques. Rick Santorum Las Vegas is a very strange place. It's a place of broken dreams. Concha Buika Five years is a long time to play one part. Mary McCormack Mostly what I'm focused on is finding people who are younger who haven't built companies before but ha...

it, engaging with it, corrupts the movement. I understand what they are saying. But often, change does come more quickly from the inside rather than the outside. My advice: try both. But don't try violence. Jennifer Granholm Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women. Kate Smith Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last. Vera Wang When you're a corporation, you're going to stick with what works. That's why every McDonald's is the same. will.i.am Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work. Tom Hodgkinson One of the reasons I think the ultra right-wing has such power in this country is that no one talks out. Kathy Acker My roommate and my boyfriend, they both know I am compulsive and controlling. Christina Ri...

be discovered. With 'Opening Act,' we are democratizing a notoriously impossible process, pulling back the curtains on a consistently fascinating industry, and affording aspiring artists the chance of a lifetime. Nigel Lythgoe I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting. Alec Baldwin I love escaping into character. It's a chance to try on people that you wouldn't be brave or stupid enough to be in real life. Andrea Corr The argument about zoning and the presidency of Nigeria is like the philosophical argument of the egg or the hen. Who is older through the evolutionary process, who came first? Goodluck Jonathan I think Russell Crowe is a brilliant actor. Rebel Wilson Our company sells about five to six million pounds of sausage a year. We sell it retail and to restaurants. We've got all kinds of products. Earl Campbell I would argue that the issue of God and the issue of science have the same roots. Dinesh D'Souza I learn in a ...

New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every Super Tuesday state the day after South Dakota. The only problem was I didn't have enough money. I had a million dollars left, and Al Gore had three and Michael Dukakis had three and it was lights out. Dick Gephardt I was compulsively overeating when I was eight years old. Demi Lovato I'm committed to try to make the product the best I possibly can. Tiger Woods I'm a child of the Civil Rights Movement. Danny Glover The whole romantic part of my life was a wipeout. I didn't even own a belt. Paul Lynde There's a huge difference between who I am when I make music and who I am the rest of the time. Angel Haze The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning. Anne Tyler I can tell it all in song: pathos, gladness, love, joy, unhappiness. Patti Page I would consider myself an inventor at heart, or reinventor. Josie Maran

me that's not a sensible hobby. But when I was growing, even more than I wanted to be funny, I wanted to be a racecar driver. That's all I thought about. I worked for a race team when I was 15 and I traveled with them. Dax Shepard It's estimated for every $1 billion we spend on road construction, nearly 48,000 jobs are created. Dennis Hastert In Pakistan, the right to go to school is not a given. In the more rural areas, a girl is born, married off as early as 9 years old, and basically lives life under the control of men. Janine di Giovanni I was heartened to hear the President say that as we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels. Howard Coble I've really enjoyed my work in television, but the problem for me is the turnover of directors every week. Robert Carlyle It is a religious duty for those who cook to learn how to prepare food in different ways, hygienically,...

place in a theater where only so many people can see it. I've been in silly popcorn movies - the kind of thing that as an actor you might feel embarrassed about - but those movies reach many more people. Jesse Eisenberg I'm a mad Gummi fan. I always have Gummis in my trailer. But you can't eat too many because then you get Gummi tummy, and that's no good. I can't believe I'm saying this. Jensen Ackles Ah, no, far be from me a thought which I loathe like poison. Giuseppe Garibaldi As a boy, I'd always had an interest in theater. But the idea at my school was that drama and music were to round out the man. It wasn't what one did for a living. I got over that. Hugh Jackman I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes. John Bercow I'm still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up. Mel Brooks I think I'm...

seventy-six years later, he was succeeding a failed Republican president, and Americans had voted for change. What that change might be Roosevelt never clearly said, probably because he himself didn't know. Russell Baker How can you expect a man who's warm to understand one who's cold? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn When it's low-budget, and you have one other person on the set, you have to make rules. Lena Dunham I grew up as a country boy. Ian Somerhalder The first think I did when I found out I was a finalist, was, I don't remember, because it felt like it was an out of body experience. James Durbin There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice. Thomas Paine Lawmakers need to be held accountable and should feel the impact of a government shutdown just like many other Americans will. Debbie Stabenow Disco is music for dancing, and people will ...

it or wanting to be a part of it because I'm on a label that's not really like that. They're not trying to dress me up, they're not trying to do things like that. I feel like I'm sort of separate from that, actually. Norah Jones For a lot of people in our world today, God has become about believing the right stuff so you don't get in trouble. Rob Bell I went out with people, but never anything too serious. It wasn't that easy. Now it's something I'm really looking forward to. Rupert Grint Tones sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down in notes. Ludwig van Beethoven I like to create stuff. I like to express myself through jokes. Amy Schumer In 1948 I was appointed to a Lectureship in Physics and in 1949 elected to a Fellowship at Trinity College. Martin Ryle I had never done TV. I think it's a foolish medium for, most rock 'n roll music. Nobody ever comes off well on TV. Dan Fogelberg Remember, the Con...

it for a while, come back to it later, leave it behind again, and once again return to it - to engage with it deeply across time. Our memories naturally degrade, but each time you return to a memory, you reactivate its neural network and help to lock it in. Joshua Foer Most of my music videos were made for under $200. Grimes Some day I'll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste. Francois Truffaut I've been that celebrity on the red carpet, and I appreciate that something hasn't got to just look good from the front, from the back, it's got to look good at all angles. Victoria Beckham I'll tell you what I hate - bands like My Chemical Romance. Jamie Bell I have encountered riotous mobs and have been hung in effigy, but my motto is: Men's rights are nothing more. Women's rights are nothing less. Susan B. Anthony In the age of globalisation, pooled sovereignty means more power, not less. Jose Manuel Barroso I have come...

if there's one or two people and they say, 'Great job, Mayor,' that is a real turn-on. I mean, anybody that wouldn't find that satisfying, rewarding, exciting, thrilling - I think they should see the doctor. Michael Bloomberg You can pour melted ice cream on regular ice cream. It's like a sauce! Chris Pratt The disappointment of losing is huge. Jack Youngblood It's especially important since September 11 for people to be trained for the unexpected. We want to try to make sure people are safe. Michael Malone I respect music, I do. I love it. Youssou N'Dour We love the Stooges, and young kids today don't watch them. They think it's their dad's comedy. So we thought we could reintroduce them to a new audience. Bobby Farrelly All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them. Lou Holtz I love cheese and biscuits, the stronger the better. Eric Bristow There are...

great horror writers he was himself utterly without fear, of anything. He wasn't afraid of looking uncool - he wasn't scared to openly love innocence, or to be optimistic, or to write sentimentally when he felt that way. Lev Grossman I cannot bet my life on it, because I was not involved, that Alex Rodriguez ever used steroids. But in my opinion, I suspect he has, yes. Jose Canseco I am a person who sticks to her word. Steffi Graf True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed. Tom Robbins I love my country more than anything else. Ehud Olmert I don't think you choose whether or not you're gay. Rosie O'Donnell An administration without a police executive is powerless and there were many proofs of this. Hans Frank When the rose and the cross are united the alchemical marriage is complete and the drama ends. Then we wa...

from all over the world. Some were diplomatic kids with a lot of money, some were ghetto kids who came up from the suburbs, and I grew up in between. There's a community of second generation immigrants, and I became part of that because I had an American father. Joel Kinnaman I was worried when I returned that I might be booed or barracked. Nobody has waved fivers at me. I am touched by the reception since I have come back. John Higgins Only as we live, think, feel, and work outside the home, do we become humanly developed, civilized, socialized. Charlotte Perkins Gilman You need a big ego to be an artist. Damien Hirst I just liked the feeling of being on stage. Harry Connick, Jr. I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time. Annie Leibovitz For me football is more about making the right pass at the right time. Michel Patini My time ...

fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are. Ellen DeGeneres I started acting pretty young, so I haven't had too many odd jobs. But I used to sell candy out of my locker in middle school. Paul Dano Great leaders, like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos, also focused on the long term. Reed Hastings The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey. Enya There's real drama in performing live. You never know how it's going to be. Kevin Costner I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that is still true. Jean M. Auel Women love a self-confident bald man. Larry David Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn't even have when you were on your own. Eddie ...

life. Lionsgate was supportive of me in a manner that few directors ever experience in a franchise: they empowered me to make the film I wanted to make and backed the movie in a way that requires no explanation beyond the remarkable results. Gary Ross I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard. Olivier Martinez Filmmaking is finding a piece of granite and you start to chip away and then you have the shape of a head, the shape of the arm, you can see the shape of the face and the face starts to gather character. You have to find it. Jason Reitman There's no rule that you have to like Henry Rollins the musician or the actor. Henry Rollins People who jump to conclusions rarely alight on them. Philip Guedalla Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation. Sara Teasdale Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it. Ian Thorp...

say, Laura Bush had that much effect on the Bush administration. She certainly, you know, seems to be a nice person who I think the public likes. But I can't really put my finger on any huge impact she's had. Gail Collins It's totally weird to see myself on a billboard! Kimberly Caldwell I was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get! Stevie Ray Vaughan The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist. Wole Soyinka When you are really in love, you become vulnerable, and insecurities come out of nowhere. Laz Alonso Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move forward and learn from it. Danica Patrick Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems. Dave Heineman Also there is a similitude of a Trinity shining in the body, soul and spirit. George Ripley My wr...

an accidental Petri dish. My family has great storytellers, and I grew up in a very funny, conversational house and didn't have television. This small family farm was a bubble world that didn't have much to do with reality. Elizabeth Gilbert Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Evelyn Glennie I want to die in the saddle. I love writing, producing, acting, directing. Peter Fonda If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you. Muqtada al Sadr I talked with Brian Stokes Mitchell, who agreed with me that if you have a gift there is always stuff to do. Estelle Parsons I drive past the Mad Men billboard every day and I can't believe I'm on that show. Jessica Pare I am an observant Jew! Now my secret is out. Roseanne Barr We continue to be bullish on China. Carlos Ghosn My theory is that bala...

seeping through in newspapers was on the Comics Pages. They were able to pull off intelligent social comment, pure truths not found elsewhere in the news pages, and had the ability to make it all funny, entertaining, and pertinent. Elayne Boosler I'm confident and really optimistic. Saku Koivu I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff. Jason Bateman It's incredible that they censor films. It's sad. Dario Argento At some point we have to stop and say, There's Marlee, not, There's the deaf actress. Marlee Matlin The fact to which we have got to cling, as to a lifebelt, is that it is possible to be a normal decent person and yet be fully alive. Allen Ginsberg I think Veblen had an interest in logic. Stephen Cole Kleene What we now have in Iraq is a defeat. Henry Waxman It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your sou...

build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent. Barack Obama These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, it's so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run. Michael Bloomberg I have decided to come back for Les Bleus. Zinedine Zidane I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book. Jack Vance It's okay to have personal ambitions, but you have to take someone with you. Roger Staubach The oldest sibling always knows things that the younger ones don't. Mike Mills The natural desire of good men is knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci Ageing is, simply and clearly, the accumulation of damage...

It's just me, Brian Haner the guitar guy, the tour manager and a writer. We laugh ourselves silly. Apparently we're going to have a road dog, a miniature pincher. It's the smallest they've ever seen. How masculine am I going to look, working with dolls and a miniature dog? Jeff Dunham Before I do a movie, I watch Meryl Streep movies over and over. It's not to mimic her. It's to remind myself to be more committed. Daphne Zuniga You definitely want to do the little films. They're always going to be harder, but you don't do them to make money. You do them so you can see what you can make with the research that you have. Marguerite Moreau Like, I took no poetic license with 'Schindler's List' because that was historical, factual documents. Steven Spielberg I believe what makes cooking in Las Vegas different from cooking in most other cities are the guests that dine with you in Las Vegas. Michael Mina There are thousands of very, ve...

employment, and satisfy themselves in various supererogatory occupations. The easiest of these occupations, which have all to do with making things already made, is the making of people: it is called the art of friendship. Laura Riding The first-time director thing is just another label somebody puts on you. Michael Patrick King Well, once I did 'Grease,' everyone was offering me studio pictures in a similar vein - you know, popcorn movie. Randal Kleiser Most dancers have no awareness of how they look; half of them think they're fat. There is anorexia in the ballet world; there are those things. Benjamin Millepied I never earned a dollar that was not somehow through writing. Walter Lord I don't do rewrites. I put all the pages in a pile next to the typewriter. Francine Pascal This life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed with a desire to change his bed. Charles Baudelaire Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how...

and they felt the sun rose and set on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's backside because he meant so much to them. This was freedom. This was something totally different from the Russia they had left. Mike Wallace There's a character that I play onstage, and I can't let him loose in the supermarket when I'm buying my beans on toast. Alex Kapranos I think there's a natural link between the fact that our self is a story that we make up and that we're drawn to stories. It resonates, in a way. Mohsin Hamid I was very fortunate to hook up with Jerry in the first place. The network was already committed to doing something with him, so I skipped a couple of hundred steps right there. Larry David When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness. Francois de La Rochefoucauld I got fired when I was a dishwasher at Denny's. That set me back a little bit. You don't realize how important dishwashers are unti...

a lot as a family, and at night my dad would try and tell us scary stories. This made eating s'mores difficult. The story would start with something like... 'and the old man who lived in these woods...' I would then run back into the camper terrified. Willow Shields Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated. Mary Shelley Collecting is my passion. Ursula Andress For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S. Ivan Krastev Music is one of the important things for me in cinema. Guillaume Canet We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people. Daniel Webster I just happened to start playing music for the conceptual ideas. Kim Gordon The real danger to Britain is a foreign policy that is isolationist in Europe and therefore weak in the rest of the world. David Miliband We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls. Corbin Bernsen

renowned pediatric surgeon who had a tumultuous Senate confirmation process due to partisanship. Chic took office in January 1982, a time of 'tobacco wars' and a new and evolving terrifying disease that we ultimately came to know as AIDS. Richard Carmona When we were on the road, I found out that my greatest hits album went Gold. They freaked out. Things really came to a head when we started arguing about a Van Halen greatest hits package. Sammy Hagar Life began three and a half billion years ago, necessarily about as simple as it could be, because life arose spontaneously from the organic compounds in the primeval oceans. Stephen Jay Gould It all comes down to money. Murray Walker I hate parties. I really don't like public events. I hate dressing up. I am the worst celebrity ever! Stockard Channing People never knew we were poor, but out of that poverty came the most incredible inventions - board games, recipes... we never stopped inventing. Lynn Johnston ...

so far have failed pretty outstandingly and I think at the end of the day, people are going to say, 'what was Obama's record?' Governor Romney's got pro-growth Reaganesque proposals on the table. Steve Forbes Adoration isn't love. Anne Bronte Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish. Lorrie Fair Second, the President's popularity has not translated into increased support for the Republican party or for the policies and approaches on domestic policy championed by the President. Thomas E. Mann No, my publisher has always done the marketing. Jean M. Auel Part of the film business is, if you want an apple, you buy an apple. Jeffrey Jones A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you. Tre Cool The people of our state will no longer tolerate advocates of treason. Geor...

people. Mark Twain, too. When you look back at some of the epic writers of our country's history, very rarely do you find upper-class royalty. We seem to delve into the struggle of life and the labor of life much more frequently. Lucas Neff I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do. Sophie Ellis-Bextor You know, I think I'm the worst player to talk to about statistics. Victoria Azarenka I've been drawing my whole life. My mom says my sister and I were drawing by age 1. Animation seems a real, natural extension of drawing as a way of telling a story visually. Jennifer Yuh Nelson Biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points toward the future. Frans Lanting What I think a doctor should do is prevent disease, by any means necessary. Jack Kevorkian Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat. Bashar al-Assad It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it. Estelle Parsons Th...

with 10 or 12 sheriffs from my district, many of which are Democrats with last names like Reyes, with last names like Herrera and Lucio. And they are crying out for border security as well. So again, this is not an issue about being anti-Mexican. Henry Bonilla I don't adjust my training for any of my opponents. I don't watch films on my opponents. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place. Mike Figgis I think in Washington, D.C., a lot of people are talking down about business. Bob McDonnell I was lucky - the first eight productions I auditioned for, I got cast. Emily Browning Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself. Marilyn vos Savant I guess I've always been drawn to roles that have smart characters commenting on what's happening around them. Alia Shawkat The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for h...

manager for a tire plant in Alabama. And some of you may have lived a similar story: After nearly two decades of hard, proud work, I found out that I was making significantly less money than the men who were doing the same work as me. Lilly Ledbetter There was very little art in my childhood. I was raised in South Carolina; I wasn't aware of any art in South Carolina. There was a minor museum in Charleston, which had nothing of interest in it. It showed local artists, paintings of birds. Jasper Johns I have an only child. She's so independent and good with adults. Tim Allen I don't remember a time when I didn't define myself as a writer. Lisa Unger Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. Benjamin Cardozo You can't force your child to go to bed. Well, you can, but it doesn't work. Monica Potter Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking. Ernest Renan One thing that I do find really sexy is ...

self-doubts. My father was very ill - he was an alcoholic - so there were a lot of things that built up for me. And because I was going to a Catholic school in a small German town, a lot of it was suppressed. I was angry and didn't know how to get it out. Diane Kruger One experiments and has to choose always the best results. Karlheinz Stockhausen Sometimes labeling is only useful, like with OCD. Once you're labeled you can be treated. On other occasions labeling leads to tyranny, like with childhood bipolar disorder in the U.S. Jon Ronson So, for me the town hall meetings are really an opportunity to engage in two-way dialogue with people, and they've been very helpful. Jack Markell I listen to myself, I listen to my body, my mind; I follow my heart. Alonzo Mourning I don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available. Layne Staley There's a world out there, and you...

a stone; to someone else, a story in a magazine; to another, it is a child. The juxtaposition of one man obsessed with finding a valuable diamond with another man risking his life to find his son is the beating heart of this film. Edward Zwick Through the history of rock n' roll, you see lots of bands making the mistake of putting on the tights when they get to arenas. Don't do that. Patrick Carney It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so often for so many years. Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us, it's Sweden. Saku Koivu I keep busy. That was my nickname in college, 'Iron to the Fire.' I like to keep several things going at once. Creed Bratton I am stable when my private life is a success. Don Johnson Conscious breath control is a useful tool for achieving a relaxed, clear state of mind. Andrew Weil Deciding whether to trust or credit a p...

over the top. But I'm not as bad as I used to be. These days I don't drink alcohol for five days before a show - very dehydrating for the vocal cords, and all that acid reflux. I used to ban it for a fortnight. Nightmare. Katherine Jenkins Thus, the technique of metropolitan life is unimaginable without the most punctual integration of all activities and mutual relations into a stable and impersonal time schedule. Georg Simmel I have fun with ideas; I play with them. Ray Bradbury Sometimes the only way to make palatable that which is appalling and apprehensive is to season it with some humor. Terrence Howard No salesman can ever guarantee you a grant from any government or non-profit organization. Matthew Lesko I tell my students to try early in life to find an unattainable objective. George Wald Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it. Zhuangzi I have always enjoyed the comp...

shouldn't people have an affection for me and what I've done? Didn't I have to be genuine for them to buy into what I did? There are children who grow up today who will not have that when they're 55 years old. With whom will they have it? Name an example for me. Jerry Lewis I love eating it - grilled chicken, pasta, rice, and other foods that give me long term energy. Every once in a while, my sweet tooth gets the best of me and I have to snack on some candy. Beverage wise, I stick to sports drinks, water, milk, and juice. Derrick Rose I remembered the 500 people that lived on a reserve outside my little town, behind a big fence. Phillip Noyce Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things. Richard Dawkins I'll give it a shot. But I don't know that a year from now I'm going to be here. Nobody does. Harry Anderson One of the main arguments that I make in my new b...

what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked. Jonah Hill I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band. Greg Ginn It is a big adjustment but I've always loved that old saying of Jack Nicklaus: 'I retired from golf to go to work.' That sums it up for me. Greg Rusedski I'm running for senator because it's time for a change. John Sununu My original name is Jae-Sang Park, so it's totally different. Psy When you grow up on a dairy farm, cows don't take a day off. So you work every day and my dad always said, 'No one can outwork you.' Pat Summitt There are relatively few role models for young people. We are i...

DVD players - price is the easiest way to distinguish yourself. The hope is that if you cut prices enough you can increase your market share, and even your profits. But this works only if your competitors won't, or can't, follow suit. James Surowiecki For which reason I would exhort you to pay all due Regard to the government over us; to the KING and all in authority; and to lead a quiet and peaceable life. Jonathan Mayhew In choosing any role, I ask the same questions: what kind of part is it? is the role challenging? does the director have a vision? is the story moving? etc. Lukas Haas I'm 5-foot-5, and I'll wear a big parka and put the hood up, and nobody gives me a second glance. Daniel Radcliffe I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta. Romano Prodi But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp. Paul McCartney The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream ...

We touch the dog or the pet at whim. There is a lack of self-consciousness and a fluidity to it that is absent from most human relationships. If someone acted that way to you, you'd feel claustrophobic pretty quickly. It's a boundary violation. Caroline Knapp The question of whether there exists a supernatural creator, a God, is one of the most important that we have to answer. I think that it is a scientific question. My answer is no. Richard Dawkins I have an awfully good life. Ann Richards Girl Scouts is a girl-serving organization, so our members are girls. Anna Maria Chavez A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest. Bob Gibson Maybe it's due to my west coast liberal upbringing, but, the idea of parallel universes doesn't strike me as being too far out there. Joshua Jackson I'm not interested in a persona. Chris Robinson They say, once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body. I ...

cross those 7,107 islands of the Philippines. From the current projection of 3.3 million tourist arrivals in 2010, our aim is to eventually attract 6 million tourists. In the process, we expect to create 3 million jobs in the next six years. Benigno Aquino III We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am. Olivier Theyskens Well, I've been happily supporting myself for ten years now on the hustle and trade of live entertainment. I guess my breakthrough moment was when I decided to go for it once and for all. Jason Mraz I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong. Kelly Ripa I like to tour, but I prefer to tour in the United States. If I go overseas, I tend to get into trouble. Daniel Johnston Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening. Mason Cooley We give our kids vaccinations. That's a biological...

not here to talk about this problem. We are, and we have the power to do something about it. I don't want to be the embarrassment of the galaxy, to have had the power to deflect an asteroid, and then not, and end up going extinct. Neil deGrasse Tyson I have a deep affinity for New Orleans - its like a second home to me - they treat me like I'm their own. Teena Marie I just loved being in the gym. It was tough at times. Sometimes I wanted to quit, but I'm glad I stuck with it. Kevin Durant Music is all I know. Brandy Norwood I'm still heard on 1,500 radio stations across North America every day, about 220 million people a day in 150 countries. James Dobson My focus is that firearms are handled safely and that we can continue to enjoy them here in North America. Steve Kanaly The people who had the most impact on me when I was young were Freud and Darwin, but growing up I also had my film idols. Hugh Hefner I don't mind doing occasional guest appea...

sinister Victoriana. However, the truth is that the gothic genre has continued to flourish and evolve since the days of Bram Stoker, producing some of its most interesting and accomplished examples in the 20th century - in literature, film and beyond. Carlos Ruiz Zafon One thing of the many things that I know about Jesse Jackson, he is persistent. Jackie Jackson Revenge doesn't stop. Daniel Craig London keeps me grounded. We don't get praised every time we open our gobs there. Miranda Richardson I'm 18, I'm going to graduate high school in a few months. Camilla Belle I respect Rush Limbaugh; he is a national conservative leader, and in no way do I want to diminish his voice. Michael Steele The best writers attempt to become alternative historians. Colum McCann It was an outdoor Shakespeare theater that I grew up at. That feels like home, and the place I'm always trying to figure out how to get to. Hamish Linklater Describing comic sensibility...

every tyrannical government from Red China to Venezuela. The first step in the process is creating unfounded public suspicion of political opponents, followed by arresting and jailing any who continue speaking against the regime. John Carter Although it wasn't that easy to do, it was wonderful working with John Wayne. Robert Duvall Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously. Barbara Deming We've gotten so far away from our food source. It's been hijacked from us. But if you get soil, plant something in it and water it, you can feed yourself. It's that simple. Ron Finley I was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his hand on my shoulder. Sharon Stone I don't want to detach. I don't want to go live in a gated community. John Mayer I...

dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. If I started at 13, by the time I was 14 I was already good enough to play in front of people. I started off playing drums when I was 5, so playing in front of people didn't matter - not a problem. Jam Master Jay The soul is everlasting, and its learning experience is lifetime after lifetime. Shirley MacLaine Who you are vs. who you wish you were: Who wins? Julian Casablancas I think what's so great about 'Arrow' is that they really ground everything in reality. Seth Gabel Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. William Hazlitt The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims. Humil...

of local triggers for conflict. Having countries act on a hair trigger - where they can't afford to be second to strike - the potential for a miscalculation or a nuclear war through inadvertence is simply too high. Dennis Ross Every morning brings new potential, but if you dwell on the misfortunes of the day before, you tend to overlook tremendous opportunities. Harvey Mackay The national pastime is juiced. Jose Canseco I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help. Julia Child I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education. Rory Bremner I always tried to do the best for my kid. Sofia Vergara If you try hard enough, you can bend the spoon; you can shift reality. Christopher Meloni People look for their leadership to lead. Mick Cornett Science is bound, by the everlasting vow of honour, to face fearlessly every problem which can be fairly presented to it. Lord Kelvin

in course, you've got to unsettle the audience. It can't be too predictable so something has to happen. I think that was something that Hitchcock did very well too. You couldn't let an audience feel too settled in. Barbara Broccoli I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches. Sachin Tendulkar It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera. Luciano Pavarotti I exercise everyday. I swim, I bike, I run and I go to the gym. Lance Armstrong I'd rather go to the White House Correspondents' dinner than any awards show. Scarlett Johansson I get tired of myself pretty fast. Paul Giamatti We are all, right now, living the life we choose. Peter McWilliams AIDS is an absolutely tragic disease. The argument about AIDS' being some kind of divine retribution is crap. Calvin Klein Throughout my many years of service to the people of North Carolina, I have...

the game of comedy - Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, Red Foxx, Moms Mabley - who gets no credit, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, George Kirby. I loved them all, and I used to just take a page out of all of them. Bernie Mac As for Twitter, I've found that you have to learn how to make it add value rather than subtract hours from one's day. Certainly, it affords narcissism and distraction. Howard Rheingold I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love. Anita Diament I want to do more television and I want to do more radio. Anna Benson Don't give me books for Christmas; I already have a book. Jean Harlow Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away. Doug Larson There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying an...

a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely as a way to vent my own anger. As I got older it narrowed down to a more specific focus on individual violence. I'm just trying to understand where it came from. Caleb Carr I've never had a treehouse because I live in New York City. It would be a little bit hard to fit a treehouse in a New York City apartment. Abigail Breslin And if we make the process political, if we start to make it personal, we're actually going to frustrate good public policy, in terms of managing this money. Michael Chertoff What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong. Robin Williams No, I am a crier and if people ever saw me privately they would be shocked at what a bowl of mush I am underneath it all. Larry David I knew how to swim by the time I turned 4. Audrina Patridge Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of glo...

go to is just work ethic. Working with Jim Cameron, you're used to working very, very long days and you're very meticulous about details. He's very, very picky about little details, little character-isms and things. Laz Alonso In our office, we have a whiteboard with all of our ideas and things we want to write on it - great ideas we have that we haven't had the time to get around to yet. Erich Hoeber The most ordinary conditions for observing sailing birds are then the wind and sea are both aft. Lawrence Hargrave Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency. John Updike I'm a realist and I always have been. Jackie Joyner-Kersee Clothes are part of the character. They can't but help inform who you are. Jill Clayburgh I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance. Ang Lee I'm not an interviewer. I have conversations. Werner Herzog Poorer students take out larger loans...

have the ability to get people to agree that it's worth having a public plan. You could get private insurers to cover this population, but you couldn't without giving the population leverage in the marketplace. Maria Cantwell You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say, so sometimes you have to rely on a giraffe filled with whipped cream. Frank Zappa It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth. Fareed Zakaria Whether you do a play in front of 100 people or a movie that one billion people see, you're still affecting people. Luke Ford I get such a rush out of seeing other people doing well. Ben Lovett I like Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm because I don't need a mirror to reapply. But I definitely treat myself with face lotion - I use La Mer. Alison Sweeney The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark. Pam Brown I think Canada, our...

Because I don't want to talk to you on the phone. Nothing personal, I just can't stand the thing. I find it intrusive and somehow presumptuous. It sounds off insolently whenever it chooses and expects me to drop whatever I'm doing and, well, engage. With others! Jeffrey Kluger '30 Rock' is the holy grail of comedy in my opinion. Cheyenne Jackson I'm not great at dating, but I need to do it to relax. Lena Dunham I watched the Trade Center buildings go down from my balcony, and it was a terrifying moment. I couldn't get my mind around it at all. Joyce Brothers By the time we've hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. Marie Dressler I don't spend most of my life in front of the media. Joaquin Phoenix Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into an audience. James Brown I think Dilbert is actually a radical strip. Ted Rall If it doesn't start with you, it dies with you. Julian Cas...

even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I don't even see him as part of my family, to be honest. If you want the truth, it doesn't bother me because I don't know any different. I just know that me and my mum, that was my family. Sally Pearson I'm an eccentric, silly, observational guy, but I'm not gonna frighten off social conservatives. Jim Gaffigan Martin Freeman is a genius, he really is. He gives you every color of the rainbow in every take and it's wonderful just to play off of him and opposite him. Lara Pulver We will not send troops. Germany is not committed to Iraq - we will not commit ourselves with troops. Joschka Fischer I'm a fan of great storytelling. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Picture being forced to talk endlessly about your feelings and listen and care when what you needed was just to get something done. Liz Phair It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task. ...

of my mind, insane. I'd be stressed-out; there's so much work. I mean, you work constantly; there are no breaks, really. If you're not promoting a record, you're making one. If you're not making one, you're touring. If you're not touring, you're doing photo shoots and prep work. Aly Michalka But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right. Ernie Banks I grew up in a place that felt very integrated. Craig Brewer Sinatra, here's a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone. Michael Bolton I have about 50 guitars around the house. I can't take more than a few steps without finding one to pick up. Bill Mumy I had no special effects, no monsters running around, nothing blew up; those things are all things I've done so many times that they lose their allure after a while. Stephen Hopkins I was never that comfortable in front of the camera, it always...

classical phenomena where, for example, a baseball thrown from pitcher to catcher seems to take just one path, the one described by Newton's laws of motion. Yet at a microscopic level, the universe behaves quite differently. Lawrence M. Krauss Critics are not creators. They rarely write great novels, invent new technologies, or come up with a great business idea. Jacqueline Leo Young people understand the world. They should be listened to on matters of politics and world organization. But they know nothing of their own lives. Zadie Smith Claiming for ourselves liberty of conscience, liberty to worship, we shall see to it that every other individual enjoys the same right. James Larkin My pilot's license. I'm proud of that. Craig Ferguson But those two plays left me on fresh terms with language. I didn't always have to speak in my own voice. James Merrill Patients reported that their psychedelic sessions were an invaluable experiential training for dying...

I hadn't had the chance to experience it at school I'd never have experienced it. But I loved English, and I was very lucky in that I had inspirational English teachers, Miss Scriven and Mr. Walker, and they liked us to learn poems by heart, which I found I loved doing. Carol Ann Duffy I was very young when we got married and I don't know why it worked out like it did or how I was smart enough to know that this was the right guy, but somehow I got lucky. Kyra Sedgwick I worked as a prosecutor watching Catholic priests charged with sex abuse and saw firsthand how the 'circle the wagons' mentality revictimized the innocent, coddled the guilty, and made matters worse for everyone. Christine Pelosi There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality. Thomas Nagel I have become a marketing tool and I feel very uncomfortable with that. There's no space for me to express myself. Janet McTeer The foyers now look rid...

and I know that I could not have written 'Eragon' if I had gone into a public school system because I would have just been too busy attending classes and doing homework - I wouldn't have had the time to write. Christopher Paolini Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. Simone de Beauvoir My children are all doing just fine. The mountain dogs are great in this weather. The yorkies are freezing. Catherine Crier In 2001, America 's hospitals provided nearly $21 billion in uncompensated health care services. Gary Miller Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion. Wilfrid Laurier I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know. Patrick Rafter I can't let my mother's death have been in vain. Democra...

before on 'Firefly' of course. He called me up and said, 'I've got a part for you that you will love,' and I love Tim's writing. I love his stories. I love his characters, his dialogue. He has a knack for reveals and he has a knack for moments. Nathan Fillion Sophomore records are historically really difficult. Karen O It is often difficult to watch yourself onscreen, especially 60-feet high. As an actor, it is an uncomfortable experience. Chris Hemsworth As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker. I mean, not crazy-fast, but, you know, five or six pages a day is a nice pace. Colm Meaney God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends. Jeremy Taylor Painting... in which the inner and the outer man are inseparable, transcends technique, transcends subject and moves into the realm of the inevitable. Lee Krasner You cannot make women contented...

9 percent here in New York City. The application of this concept to the financial sector could solve our need for revenue, bring some sanity back into the financial sector, and give us a way to raise the revenue we need to run the government in a fiscally responsible way. Eliot Spitzer Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions. Kiana Tom Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. Thomas Merton I'm pretty stubborn. Bart Stupak I hope to die in the saddle seat. Albert Ellis Then again, I think about high school every day and I think about being a little kid every day too. Paul Westerberg Autism is a complicated illness, and children with a variety of treatments and non-treatments show improvement over time, which is all to the good. Harvey V. Fineberg There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves. John Ruskin I love pop culture. I love to be inside of it, and step outside and look back in. Nick Rhodes

uncle or whoever it is. You sit there with your mouth open, and your mind goes to all these places they're telling you about that you've never seen, and you're agape. You just can't believe that things can happen like that - but it's just so direct. David Chase We are fully aware that, in a world at war, each set of belligerents is over ready to regard those who are not with them as against them; but the course we have followed is a just course. Eamon de Valera Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how the race is unfolding. Michael East I fell in love with acting, just going to a lot of plays. My parents went to a lot of plays, and I went to a lot of schools that would get plays for kids. Patrick J. Adams Guess what? The world changes. eBay has defined e-commerce. Meg Whitman Wherever I am, I will embrace the life and the lifestyle. I've lived in Hollywood before, and we've moved into the old neighbourhood in West Hollywood. I lo...

club. I would just look at them and say, 'I just don't want to; it's not that important.' And it wasn't that important. Golf - I don't want to answer loosely - I pay a lot of attention to it, but I don't ever really think about it. Fred Couples I don't take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt... I hate them. Grace Jones I take my work seriously but I can't take myself too seriously. I'm in such a crazy privileged position. Michael Fassbender Life is a predicament which precedes death. Henry James I still believe in marriage. Frank Bruno I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there. Brian Eno I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information. Bill Watterson I tend to agree with many aspects of President Obama's policies. Naoto Kan My father went into the armed service and...

the top 20 stars in the world - there's probably only two actors among them. Hollywood's not about you as an actor. It's about your currency, what you 'bring to the table'. And I've never been one to jump through hoops for anyone. Robert Carlyle I've enjoyed doing Wolf Blitzer's program, and I even enjoyed having a heated debate with Bill O'Reilly. I will do it any time. Bianca Jagger Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions. Georg C. Lichtenberg It's amazing how quickly people on the internet can pick something up, but it's also amazing how quickly they can drop it. Tim Berners-Lee Surround yourself with positive people. Melanie Fiona My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh. Jim Carrey If you believe you can shed pounds quickly by force of will and deprivation, you will in all likelihood not only regain the ones you lost, but add a few more besides. Mireille Gui...

walk runways, to be able to do beauty ads, to be on covers. And the girls now can no longer be on covers and be in the ads because your actresses have taken over all the jobs. I don't know what happened, but we want our jobs back. Kim Alexis I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way. Tina Turner I've just been very, very lucky with the film having been introduced in the right way. Atom Egoyan I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness. Ossie Davis There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had. Kit Harington I try to do things in comics that cannot be repeated by television, by movies, by interactive entertainment. Alan Moore I like studios. I just don't like bureaucracies. David Fincher I hate wasting people's time. Daniel Day-Lewis I want to try to talk like normal people talk, not just st...

Although sometimes I have a joke that has worked a bunch of times and then one night it'll flop. And that's when I really take a hard look at myself and say: 'Well, that crowd is obviously wrong. That crowd has absolutely no idea what it's talking about.' Aziz Ansari I don't want to be the underdog. I don't want to be the poor guy, getting kicked around. Hector Ruiz I'd experimented with so many different types of music. I had these folky songs I'd written and recorded, but something wasn't quite right. Florence Welch The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls. Charley Pride I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history. Bruno Tonioli That no-hitter stuff was a long time ago; I don't think that has anything to do with it. I'm just going through a tough time. Johan Santana Instead of doing cinnamon, nutmeg, ...

But we don't have that anymore because of the internet. Because of the internet we're all communicating with each other all across the board, so you're getting information from people all around the world, hitting a much more diverse slice of culture. Joe Rogan You know, I think everything I do cinematically for the rest of my life will probably have some direct route back to Jonathan. But I love him to death. He's like my best friend and my big brother. Ted Demme If there are more and more environmental refugees, they are going to end up on your doorstep too. Nina Fedoroff If there's something in the kitchen I like, it must be eaten. I try not to leave any snacks I wouldn't want to eat on a daily basis in the cupboard. Jenna Ushkowitz I love to work. You want to talk about natural highs? There's nothing like it. Jolene Blalock The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth. Harrison Ford Every great and deep difficulty bea...

have ever met. I had dinner with him and a few hours before I got an e-mail from his assistant saying, 'Sean, this does not need to be a long conversation. Aaron is only going to use it to win your trust.' Sean Parker Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest. Steve Jobs The male elites that run most countries are exceedingly uncomfortable with the subject of AIDS because it's a sexually transmitted disease. Richard Holbrooke My commitment to the forgotten families of Australia is to ease your cost of living pressure. Tony Abbott I have a sister and her name is Mimsy, like from 'Alice in Wonderland,' so we've got some strange names in our family. Brie Larson The story of the week is you have got to putt well to win the Masters and I haven't putted well. Lee Westwood I was a Brownie Scout mother. Joan Rivers When I think about atheist friends, including my father, they seem to me like people who have no ear ...

myself a classical singer. I'd love to do opera, but I'm still too young and I don't want to do it until I'm ready. I realise that when I do that it's going to be... up for discussion, shall we say, so I want to get it right. Katherine Jenkins I was scared, because I knew that in the political arena, you have to satisfy so many different types of people at once, and I wasn't sure that I could speak for everybody and be politically correct. Camryn Manheim I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians. Elton John It's not so much I like to go win, but it's a rush. A horrible gut wrenching thing, but it's exciting. Corbin Bernsen I always saw myself as a large stockholder trying to make a difference. I wasn't raiding anybody. T. Boone Pickens Whether it's a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently...

worked in the real world and how people spoke. You learn all the skills - you learn to listen, you learn to take notes - everything you use later as a novelist was valuable training in the newspaper world. But I always wanted to write novels. Carl Hiaasen We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show. Craig McCracken I suppose women are attracted to the bad-boy image sometimes because it's fun to have an adventure. It's like eating junk food... it's fun at the time, but ultimately not the best choice. Dita Von Teese Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons. Tony Snow Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. Aesop There's a reason why people who've had bad relationships with their parents listen to angry stuff. Chris Martin Humans have both the urge to create and destroy. Hayao Miyazaki We get picked up in these Rolls Royces and get three miles down the highway and five...