life have meaning and purpose?' 'Do I have gifts that the world wants and needs?' 'Whom and what shall I serve?' 'Whom and what can I trust?' 'How can I rise above my fears?' Parker Palmer I've had great luck with directors. I've worked with all the great ones. Jerry Weintraub So, you need to balance it out with bigger and smaller movies. Ray Liotta With a little more tweaking, we could make orange juice in the orange without any packaging or processing. Homaro Cantu We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go. Golda Meir Such security is equal liberty. But it is not necessarily equality in the use of the earth. Benjamin Tucker You never know when something's going to hit you in a particular way and just knock you loose. Elizabeth Edwards We all keep dreaming, and luckily, dreams come true. Katie Holmes Grief is at once a public and a private experience. One's inner, inex

Sometimes, people need a break from cold reality; the song that you really don't have to put that much thought power into can be just as entertaining as something that might take you on a three- or four-minute cruise through the depth of reality. Jamey Johnson I travel 330 days a year and eat every two and a half hours - I'm a big guy. I always carry a fork, little bottles of spices, and Sriracha. I eat what I feel like eating. Robert Irvine There are people who can start having very powerful experiences without taking psychedelics. It can happen against their will. This is a universal phenomenon. Stanislav Grof I remember being in tears at the hospital after Chloe was born, at the thought that someday she would have to leave home. Candice Bergen Insurance companies can no longer refuse to cover Americans with pre-existing conditions. That's what change looks like. Kathleen Sebelius They all in general had putrid gums, the spots and lassitude, with weakness o

first that the project of a people does not die. It is the project of freedom for a people, it is a project of sovereignty. And since the nation exists, it has the right to its own state. I will work to advance it in that direction. Pauline Marois When it sort of finally sets in that you're not going to be doing that anymore... it's disappointing. Will Arnett I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me. Francis Ford Coppola I completely trust Gloria Vanderbilt. I have always found her very honest. Michael Lindsay-Hogg There's the job and then there's my family. There's very little time beyond that for friends. Dalton McGuinty I feel that working with the camera and editing it is actually my strong suit. Adam Yauch I think American industry has lost perspective about their products. Russel Honore This city has many public squares, in which are situated the markets and other places for bu

you fall in love is the first time that you have to figure out how you're going to orient your life. What are you going to value? What's going to be most important to you? And I think that's really interesting to write about. John Green We don't appreciate the value of humor sometimes. Janet Evanovich I was two years old when my mom put me in mommy and me classes. I always had a lot of energy so it was the perfect fit! Aly Raisman What I've realized over the years is that I have some pretty good friends. Anthony Kiedis Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena? Dan Rather During the songs, you transcend yourself. The best way to be in the performance is to be without pause and be essentially in the moment, in that moment of expression. Florence Welch For me, I always try to make it to the final. Yohan Blake A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down. Beve

another and all that stuff, there's got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that. Ellen DeGeneres The development of the telescope, together with increased knowledge of things, brought men to see that the earth is not what man had once thought it to be. Joseph Franklin Rutherford Outside the walls, among others, is the Soviet Empire. It is malevolent, destructive and expanding. It has swallowed up over half a dozen countries since World War II. Barbara Amiel If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley. Ken Auletta When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending. Jeanne Moreau The silent majority really is a liberal majority, even though the word liberal has taken a real beating over the last 20 years

he did some very good scientific work in plant morphology and mineralogy. But he was quite bitter at the way in which many scientists refused to grant him a hearing because he was a poet and therefore, they felt, he couldn't be serious. Stephen Jay Gould When you have a certain fitness projection, it's going to give you an advantage. Having strength, stamina and speed is important because I'm working with dogs who can kill me. Cesar Millan Exercising with a trainer makes my quality of life go through the roof. Nadia Giosia To have one's own story told by a third party who doesn't know that the character in question is himself the hero of the story being told, that's a technical refinement. Raymond Queneau Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. Norman Borlaug It's actually amazing because you go so far into another side of your brain when you're studying something completely different, and I loved it. Dido Arms

you be more creative... and allows you to concentrate more on the story and the characters. I think that there is something about dirty, gritty and raw filmmaking that makes it feel a little more natural and makes it easier to connect with the action. Oren Peli I think it's fun playing a part that lots of other people have played, in a way. Rupert Everett Don't expect to be able to upload your cat's brain into your Roomba any time soon. Jamais Cascio I guess I sort of just feel like I am lucky. Michelle Pfeiffer I am not into publicity. I'm not good at it. I get anxiety about it. Zach Galifianakis Of all the hazards, fear is the worst. Sam Snead You have to test your hypothesis against other theories. Certainty in the face of complex situations is very dangerous. Richard Holbrooke There's so much boldness in living life this way, and we did it all, and no one can take it away from us. Diana Nyad My grandmother influenced me so deeply. Jan Ka

by name. They believe it is OK to kill people in the name of their religion. It is not all of Islam. It is not all Muslims. But there is a subgroup who believe it is OK. In fact, it is their plan and design to kill people. Tim Pawlenty A typewriter is a means of transcribing thought, not expressing it. Marshall McLuhan Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible hysteria just waiting to burst out. Michael Sheen I really do believe that if you don't challenge yourself and risk failing, that it's not interesting. Julie Taymor I always wanted to film 'Biggest Loser' in Hawaii. We could call it, 'Come on I wanna weigh you.' Caroline Rhea I think that the days when newspaper barons could basically click their fingers and governments would snap to attention have gone. Nick Clegg Statistically, if you have ever dieted you are extremely likely not only to regain

it is all going to be about blood, sweat and tears. In certain countries it may be just sweat, and in some countries sweat and tears, and in some countries, as you can see, a lot of blood. I think initial instability is something that we are all extremely nervous of. Abdullah II of Jordan When you read a novel, your own imagery is the most important. It's what makes reading such a wonderful thing. Daniel Craig Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. I'm attracted to things rather than labels. Sophie Ellis-Bextor What is lacking in India are decent social services. The health service is a disaster. Education is a disaster. Esther Duflo You can't imagine what it's like playing to people who have been loyal to you for 25 years and haven't seen you for 15. George Michael I'm this little Canadian Jewish girl, and I'm living my dream. Emma

in American waters without permission from the feds. Many Republicans want to drill baby drill but what's the point if all the oil goes to China? Increased production obviously doesn't mean lower prices for us. Bill O'Reilly The characters in 'Be Near Me' come from a genuine place, a Britain that is more than one country and more than one ideal. Andrew O'Hagan It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality. Virginia Woolf Well, right now we're so busy that I kind of had to put all the hobbies on hold. But I like going camping with my kids. I have two daughters; they're 7 and 10 years old. Mark Kelly I wanted to be like my father, who was a cattle man and a rodeo roper. And that was - he was my hero, and I wanted to be more like him. Dave Brubeck Well, I decided to stop. And I did. I stopped smoking, and I stopped speed at the same time. Larry Hagman A whole bunch of months passed and I didn't hear anything and then he emailed and

the car pool on Monday. But it's impossible not to be aware of this rush of attention; it's impossible not to be seduced by it once you've entered into it, seduced by being unhappy when the attention wanes. Michael Tolkin The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should be a chairman. Gavyn Davies I barely knew I wanted to be an artist. I liked my art classes and painting was fun, I guess, but I didn't realize that seeing the country was going to inspire me to further explore that... but that's what it did. Edward Ruscha If a player demonstrated that he is the best, and a team decides, even so, we don't want to pay him, as in any other business, he should be able to play elsewhere. Lynn Swann I began in radio in 1997 on a radio show hosted by a now very famous comic, Jamel Debbouze. I would fake call listeners. Omar Sy She divorced me August 10 of 2000, but she

got to be something in common, so you can link up to that person, even if it's like one tiny thing. But it's equally fun to play somebody completely different, and trying to find what that thing is to make it. Lizzy Caplan You can always tell when the groove is working or not. Prince More labels should be like that. Instead of putting these records out myself, I should have just signed with them, but they probably don't like my music (laughs). Matthew Sweet I'm not really cool, or dashing, or any of those things. Scott Thompson I'm a little bit of a control freak when it comes to my music, unfortunately. Noel Gallagher Thrillers are my favorite. I like stuff that keeps you on the edge of your seat or maybe makes you jump. Corey Feldman I have no qualms about saying I am more confident in the medical treatment in America. The breast cancer survival rate is 20 per cent higher than in the UK. Koo Stark I am so blessed to be able to get up in the mo

can't see how, because writing is such a meticulous, intricate, technical business. I wish I could say that I love my characters and that frequently they take over the book and run away with the plot and so on. But they don't exist. John Banville With more than 1,300 sites of care, VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county. Bob Filner I would love to start a cancer organization. Jason Derulo The repeated announcements that the Russian resistance was definitely broken have been proved to be untrue. Hjalmar Schacht Working with amazing people, you continue to learn and develop yourself, as an actor and as a person. Josh Hutcherson If you want to make change, 'Show me how' can be a stronger, more effective approach than 'Just say no.' That's what I think. Carl Safina The ambiguous orientation of Japan drove the country into the position of an invader in Asia. Kenzaburo Oe Food - I love nuts. I eat them all the time

yourself a little harder in some way or another. So I think you'd be in real trouble if each new thing that you create didn't feel like 'Oh, wow. I feel like I'm doing something a little different this time.' Rian Johnson I really want to be a rock star. Mario Batali I realized that bullying never has to do with you. It's the bully who's insecure. Shay Mitchell I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested. Steve Israel Advertising in the past has been predicated on a mass market and a captive audience. Howard Rheingold As you learn who you are, you can better surround yourself with friends who make you a better person, and that sometimes only happens when you disassemble old relationships. Maggie Stiefvater I mean we all need a second chance sometimes. Joel Osteen Someday I'm going to go onstage in a dress if I want to. Paul Lynde My great-grandfather was in the army in India, and

if he didn't have oil to the degree that the Saudis do. I think they and other producing states, almost all of whom, except Norway and Canada, are dictatorships or autocratic systems, have thrown their weight around because of oil. James Woolsey I'm a Queens boy at the end of the day. Andrew Cuomo For instance, 'The Sixth Sense' had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention. M. Night Shyamalan A lot of actors won't do things because they say it is boring when you are always working. A lot of them won't go on tour, a lot won't do pantomime. I think you should do everything. Victor Spinetti I don't think I'm exactly gregarious, you know. I'm not usually known as the loud person in the room. Laura Linney My earliest experiences in meditation were in a context of intensive retreats. Sharon Salzberg May books spread the world over! Yann Martel The marvels of daily life are exciting;

are setting up a technology park. We would like to see technology penetration iin education. Besides, we would like to see cooperation in industries like fashion, filmmaking, ship-building, education, health and energy. Kamla Persad-Bissessar There's a disease that young writers are susceptible to, which is, I will do this because I can - hubris, I suppose - without stopping to work out why. David Mitchell No man can become a saint in his sleep. Henry Drummond I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people. Little Milton To me, making records isn't work. Jeff Lynne I was obsessed with politics in the '80s. I've recovered and I'm feeling much better now, thank you. Steven Van Zandt You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody. Tom Lehrer We have a beautiful program which is audacious and I really want us all to roll up our sleeves and to work at making it a success. Pauline Marois

lot of money. That's a big, huge impact on your life and your dynamic and everything - I mean, that's huge. It affects how much you have a break from just concentrating on just one other person in your life. It becomes so myopic that way, and more intense, probably. Joan Cusack One thing I've learned, in the face of all kinds of indignities, domestic workers take so much pride in their work and love the children they care for. Ai-jen Poo Who cares if a movie star has an opinion unless the person is very well informed? Brian Lamb Don't let form become more important than the substance of your heart and mind. Don't let commerce determine what you do exclusively. Avery Brooks I don't have beef with nobody. Timbaland We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future. Joseph Joubert If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character. Taryn Manning I'

pig. When the wolf knocked on my door, I refused to get up and answer it because, to me, he was knocking the wrong way. I just lay there, snoring away on stage, fully immersed in my character. My dad turned to my mom and said: 'Dustin Hoffman.' Zooey Deschanel Four years into the life of my son, I realize I'm so in love with him and he's so in love with me that if I don't find that lifelong partner out there, it's okay. Anthony Kiedis Where I live in Connecticut was ice a mile above my house, all the way back to the North Pole, about 15 million kilometers, that's a big ice cube. But then it started to melt. We're talking about the floods of our living history. Robert Ballard In every seed of good there is always a piece of bad. Marian Wright Edelman Pakistan is riddled with problems that are rooted in the disproportionate power of the state. Aid has only boosted that power. Iqbal Quadir I do interviews and signings and readings and all of

want it to be excessive. They want it to be affordable. And most importantly what Americans want is to pass on to their next generation their children a country that's better, stronger and more vibrant and more prosperous. Judd Gregg That's why, when Alias came along, I knew I'd be OK if the show was on for five or six years because the writing was so good and the creative team was so strong. Victor Garber If you have the athletic ability, why waste it in one sport? Isaiah Mustafa When I came from horizontal vertical straight all old stuff then suddenly I go also again in curved lines. And there I submit to changes in the intensity of my hand leading a tool, you see. Josef Albers I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done. Walter Isaacson I've been getting in trouble my whole life and I really don't care what anybody thinks of what I do on stage as a comic. Andrew Dice Clay By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other

on the American dream. Where's the incentive to play fair and do well, when what we see rewarded at the highest levels of society is failure, stupidity, incompetence and meanness? If this is what winning in our system looks like, who doesn't want to be a loser? Matt Taibbi My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me. Portia de Rossi Simon Cowell seems like a very nice guy, but I think he's a secondhand Mickie Most to be honest. Peter Noone I never used to sleep much. I think we all go through a bit of a time like that where we rage about. If we don't, I don't think you've ever really lived. Diane Cilento If you wanted to torture me, you'd tie me down and force me to watch our first five videos. Jon Bon Jovi Now, if someone wants to spit on me, I just roll up the window of my BMW 540i. Henry Rollins Republicans went off track. We were spending too much money. Steve Chabot My sweetheart is to me mor

together with other people they may not even know. It creates a sense of shared community for the time of the performance that hopefully carries over into other aspects of the audience's life because they have shared this experience together. Pearl Cleage I will always come with something that's aesthetically pleasing. Justin Timberlake The great charm and comfort of the system is, that its affects are palpable within a week of trial, which creates a natural stimulus to persevere for few weeks more, when the fact becomes established beyond question. William Banting Remember that stress doesn't come from what's going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what's going on in your life. Andrew J. Bernstein This book was company for me - I wrote these things when I was in hotels, far from where I normally live. I never intended to publish it. Catherine Deneuve Even when I was young, playing college football, and I injured my knee, I bounced ri

completely unnecessary. That's just another person on the other side, and it's his bad luck that he was born there and it's my good fortune that I was born here. It's all kind of illogical. Eddie Huang To understand the Left, one must understand that in its view the greatest evil is material inequality. The Left is more troubled by economic inequality than by evil as humanity has generally understood the term. Dennis Prager My favorite type of music to sing and to listen to, you know, rock. It's not always metal, but you know, half the time it is. Metal's cool, you know? Not everybody on 'American Idol' listens to metal. James Durbin The amount of hassle involved in travel can be overwhelming. Paul Theroux I don't make decisions with my head anymore. If I don't get the go ahead with my gut, I usually back out. Jane Siberry Hawaii can be heaven and it can be hell. Jeff Goldblum Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One

loves its mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay. But adult love means you're not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be. Al Franken Certainly there are people who like me, but then there are those who don't know me who gossip about me. You can't believe the things I've heard. Carrie Fisher Jerry often says that Slam Bradley was really the forerunner of Superman, because we turned it out with no restrictions, complete freedom to do what we wanted; the only problem was that we had a deadline. Joe Shuster The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries. Albert Schweitzer It's the irrational things that interest me. Harrison Birtwistle Women are half the population and they know how to take care of themselves, if they are only given access to health care. Cynthia Nixon I'm really into strong, female roles - but th

not being covered or, in some cases, even being withheld. There is a sense that there are elements of the media that are protective of Obama, that they would rather block a story that is embarassing about Obama than let the American public decide. Dinesh D'Souza Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man. Leon Trotsky I've always wanted to act and I can't think of anything else I'd want to do, honestly. Alanna Ubach I love the magic of the studio. Graham Coxon Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good' features, but there is a lot of good news out there. Ben Bradlee Don't be on the side of the angels, it's too lowering. D. H. Lawrence I'm not sitting around thinking of ideas for TV shows. Damon Lindelof I don't often see the movies I'm in; I'm usually disappointed in myself and it only serves to make me self-conscious. Mary-Louise Parker What really grabs me about living in Tu

polluted, but you dig little holes for the ugly shriveled bulbs, throw in a handful of poppy seeds, and cover it all over, and you know you'll never see it again - it's death and clay and shrivel, and your hands are nicked from the rocks, your nails black with soil. Anne Lamott Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as a truly beautiful woman does. Jonathan Carroll Anyway, so here I was caught between Johnson on the one side, who was my leader, I was his whip, and here was my dear friend, personal friend, Kennedy, and they're going to go into my state and ruin it. What am I going to do? George Smathers I'm a disciple of Raymond Chandler, who said in his essays that there's a quality of redemption in anything that can be called art. Michael Connelly My face is on bubblegum wrappers now! Chaske Spencer Your desired behavior must become just as much a habit as your undesired behavior was before. Mike Hawkins Pretend

of strategy and breaking out of something or doing something because you need to do something else. For me it's all about what fuels my soul and if I'm passionate about a screenplay then that's what I'll do next. Shailene Woodley I am a huge Leonard Cohen person. Michelle Williams I think that Vietnam, many of us who served in Vietnam thought that was very wasteful, and to what end? To what end? What were we really there for? What were we really fighting for? Richard Armitage I'm not a clone, and I'm not a minion. Ivanka Trump To complain now would be kind of sad. I like the way things are going. Josh Brolin You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you. Brian Tracy When I was young, I was religious. Jonathan Kozol When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally. John Mellencamp My big brother still thinks he's a better singer than me. Rod Stewart

sagas of all time. Certainly, for certain people, and a lot of them, Liza is the bigger star. Liza is the more kind of viable legend, shall we say. Then there's the other camp, where Judy is the one. Rufus Wainwright You have to protect yourself, your body, your being. You cannot treat it badly; you have to keep it, make as sensitive as possible. Klaus Kinski On the other hand, for the whole human being who wills, feels, and represents, external reality is given simultaneously and with as much certitude as his own self. Wilhelm Dilthey I'd listen to all the stuff that was going on around me and drift off into my fantasies about it. My fantasies have fuelled all the songs I've ever written. Don McLean When I quit all these things and said I didn't have any time, I meant I didn't have any time. Sharon Olds I mean there are many people who have endorsed me that I agree with on some things and not others. Carly Fiorina I learned very early that our hea

I can say here is that we tend to conduct our work at the bottom of a deep cave on an extremely conservative basis with heavy levels of backup equipment and a policy to abort if any single person doesn't like the situation underwater at any time during the mission. William Stone The movies that work are the ones in which somebody very smart figured out how to take all the thematic material, all the character material, all the filigree, all the beautiful writing, and put it into a story. Scott Rudin What my father especially taught me was to not always take the safe road, the easy road. If you are going to do good work, you have to risk failing badly. Natasha Richardson I would love to support Hillary for president if she would come out against the travesty in Iraq. But I don't think she can speak out against the occupation because she supports it. Cindy Sheehan Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever. Leon

partly American; you have a good bird's-eye view of both countries. So much of the comedy that comes out of Canada is impersonation - it's less 'look at me' than it is 'look at me playing other people.' Eric McCormack Economists, like royal children, are not punished for their errors. James Buchan I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about people like me to give them a voice and hear their ideas. Carl Lewis I have an office in my house and one about five minutes from my house. I worked solely out of my house for many years, but find, with children, that I have to be in a different ZIP code to think. Cathy Guisewite I'm a huge poster collector. Illeana Douglas One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up. Malcolm Muggeridge I'm a hard guy to live with. I'm like a caged animal. I'm up all night walking around the living room. It's hard for me to come

mood, the year, tricks played by memory. I might mention novels by Nabokov and Calvino and Tolkien on one occasion, by Fitzgerald and Baldwin and E.B. White on another. Camus often features, as do Tolstoy, Borges, Morrison and Manto. Mohsin Hamid Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first. Esther Dyson Music remains the most strange of the materials because we don't understand what happens when music moves you. Michael Tippett Theatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality. Victor Garber Seeing my parents makes me realise that life is not a fairy tale. Mollie King All the United States, it is a society that is split like to the bottom, that had very poor people in the country that is one of the wealthiest countries. Desmond Tutu You size up someone physically in less than one second - too tall, too short, too fat, too th

you a job. A degree doesn't get you a job. What gets you a job is the ability to carry yourself into that room and shake a hand and look someone in the eye and have people skills. These are the things that cause people to become successful. Dave Ramsey Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times, and I hope he'd say the same about me. Ellen Barkin At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song. Tinie Tempah I don't believe in karma. Sandra Bernhard The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values. William S. Burroughs In both pop and disco, the meaning of the lyrics is not too important. I have nothing I feel I particularly want to say. Giorgio Moroder When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literatu

India's trade performance in the current year has been robust, surpassing pre-crisis export levels and pre-crisis export growth trends. We have diversified our export baskets and our export destinations. Pranab Mukherjee A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than by fear. Herb Kelleher You have a couple of buddies sleep over, and, you know, you play cops and robbers. That I'm getting paid to do it now is kind of funny. Chris O'Donnell Chefs think about what it's like to make food. Being a scientist in the kitchen is about asking why something works, and how it works. Nathan Myhrvold I love a good fitted suit. England is known for men who can wear good suits. Joe Jonas If you're willing to tell somebody that you love them, are you also willing to say you're sorry? You need to, even when you think you're in the right. Kevin Costner Before a shoot, I'll watch what I eat. During the shoot, I watch what I eat. Afterwards, the f

you, or what you have been conditioned to believe is you? The two are so, so different. One is an infinite consciousness capable of being and creating whatever it chooses, the other is an illusion imprisoned by its own perceived and programmed limitations. David Icke I just feel exciting. Li Na Hey, we have obligations. We all work for a living now. Michael Irvin Pain is a beautiful thing. When you feel pain, you know you're alive. Criss Angel There are beautiful examples of art done by chimpanzees in human care. Frans de Waal My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks. Robin Tunney Fighting is dancing. Look at a great boxing match, and it's a dancing. David Lyons If it is a shame to be the second man on Mount Everest, then I will have to live with this shame. Tenzing Norgay I enter my studio at 9 a.m. I have lunch here, I return right away to my work and I go out to dinner at 8 p.m. My daily tasks vary very much. Oscar Ni

proved that you don't have to play well to be the star. You can play badly, or not even at all. I endorsed that attitude. If you can't write songs, no problem - simply steal one and change it to your taste. Malcolm Mclaren The masses will reject any theory, however reasonable it may be, if it lays a restriction upon the appetite. Ellen G. White I can assure you that my wife and I - every penny of income we've ever had, our taxes were paid in West Virginia. Joe Manchin I've never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling. Paul Thomas Anderson It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Make a difference about something other than yourselves. Toni Morrison I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it. Olivier Theyskens Hockey's my favorite sport. Denis Leary I enjo

laptop because she knows I can't live without them. Sometimes I'll say, 'Mum, do you just want to take my laptop?' because I can still use the Internet on my phone. But now she's going to read this and see what I've been doing. Dionne Bromfield Ten bajillion product ads notwithstanding, your looks are another thing that's basically genetic. Martha Beck It is enjoyable to make things visible which are invisible. Eric Cantona There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another. Anthony Trollope Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party, they should be watchdogs for their members' interests. Andy Stern Oh there are lots of doctors and medical professionals out there who buy my devices at whole sale price. Alex Chiu The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper whether little or

show has survived is that it has a big heart at its center. Other cartoon shows have people crap on each other and make racist jokes. But I don't think people tune in for that. I just don't think a show lasts for 10 years without a heart. Trey Parker If I have a look around at the moment I feel great relief because finally others are entering the limelight. Men like Robert Pattinson must now play the Adonis. For me it was always a restraint, a restriction. Jude Law I'm interested in themes that endure from generation to generation. David Guterson Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and other financial crimes; that is to say, the greed and selfishness of men are perpetual. William Graham Sumner If I could be a third of the woman that my mom is and have a third of the strength that she has, then I will have done good by this life. Brittany Murphy The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as

do in one regard: We want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn't have to bear the burden of all that money going to the super-wealthy. That's not a tax raise. That's called fairness where I come from. Joe Biden As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations. J. William Fulbright If carrots got you drunk, rabbits would be messed-up. Mitch Hedberg When you're feeling very comfortable with an actor, you are doing nothing. Antonio Banderas The senses are of the earth, the reason stands apart from them in contemplation. Leonardo da Vinci Religion survives because it answers three questions that every reflective person must ask. Who am I? Why am I here? How then shall I live? Jonathan Sacks A parent can seem very kind and gentle, but as any child knows, as soon as that parent gets stressed, they can suddenly turn and get a bit angry. Micha

and the Democrats are saying, 'We don't care. We're going to pass it anyway.' And so for the next three months, Washington will be consumed with the Democrats trying to jam this through in a very messy procedure an unpopular health care bill. Lamar Alexander The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was during another Bush presidency in '90. We were locked in it for a year and a half and everyone came out of it. David Talbot Our arguments - and those of hundreds more Venezuelans suffering the same injustice - are clear and forceful: political disqualification violates laws in Venezuela and throughout the continent. Leopoldo Lopez Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night. Thomas Fuller I'm not going to change my teeth or get a nose job. That manufactured perfection does nothing for me. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley If you look at the content of songs people write, it's usually about

and a traitor. The evidence is mounting that the guy who leaked the details about the National Security Agency's Internet-eavesdropping program may be something more sinister - namely, a willing tool in China's ongoing cyberwar against our nation. Arthur L. Herman Seven is a lucky number, so I plan to do a lot of lucky things with my seventh place title. Anwar Robinson Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. Winston Churchill I decide immediately if I like a person and if I do, then I'm myself, and if I don't, then I give nothing. P. J. Harvey I'm never going to retire. Rene Auberjonois There's something about strip malls that just reeks of my childhood. Dave Foley I left in love, in laughter, and in truth, and wherever truth, love and laughter abide, I am there in spirit. Bill Hicks If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making - he is not an artist. Peter

know where you stand. I belong to luxury fashion. That's what I've always felt and embraced. I like the best quality, the best fabrics and the most creative field in fashion. I will stay consistent. I belong to this world. Hedi Slimane If I have any advantage, maybe, as a writer, it is that I don't think I'm very interesting. I mean, beginning a novel with the last sentence is a pretty plodding way to spend your life. John Irving Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres. Miguel From where started, I think it is too far down to try and win a championship at the end of the season, although we had a very good first race at Mondello and scored some good points. David Leslie I'm working toward a CD that will have all of you dancing like crazy. Paula Abdul I began to think my time had come, as the saying is. Buffalo Bill In difficult times fashion is always outrageous. Elsa Schiaparelli What bot

need that third helping, Harry? My parents didn't overfeed me, nor did they make an issue of it. That's when things go wrong. It doesn't have to be a problem for children to be fat, but it does affect you: you aren't as happy in that skin. Harry Melling I love Valentine's Day! I love it, I love it, I love it. I like having doors opened for me. My favorite romantic comedy is 'When Harry Met Sally.' Ginnifer Goodwin And I definitely do that very British thing of, take things with a pinch of salt, stiff upper lip, you know what I mean? Jessie J But I think that's a particular kind of experience involving a certain immediacy between you and the canvass, you and the particular kind of experience of that particular moment. Donald Judd Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic brand. Donatella Versace When I was 17, I worked at a bagel shop - I ate so many! I was also in all the school mu

create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. Barack Obama I can go from one extreme to another, from playing at the Sydney Opera House on the Songbook tour to shows with Soundgarden at Voodoo Fest, all in a week. Chris Cornell I don't like books that play to the gallery, but I've become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly as I can. Salman Rushdie I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that. F. Murray Abraham I don't have pet peeves; I have whole kennels of irritation. Whoopi Goldberg Both of our daughters, Debbie and Bonnie, are also cancer survivors. David Wilkerson Sometimes, the people who are helping you can drop the ball. Gus Van Sant And for me, the real world involves everything: risk, danger, beaut

and to achieve glory for their rulers, usually at others' expense. Then in recent decades it was all about GDP. It's only in very recent history that rulers have been willing to commit themselves to helping their citizens live happier lives. Geoff Mulgan At the age of 16, something happened with my finger and the doctor told me, you never can be a organist or pianist, so think about what you do with music. Kurt Masur I am spiritual. I believe God loves and is pulling for all of us. Rodney Atkins There are guys out there faster than me. Carl Hagelin I loved to fall down. Dick Van Dyke I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy. David Schwimmer The work I've done, I'm really feeling the effects of it. Sean Lennon Whenever I have even a spare second, I'm in the kitchen whipping up a batch of cookies. I make a mean batch of chocolate chippers. Karlie Kloss I've always played sport

soon. Very soon they'll be doing everything for us. They'll be cooking, cleaning, buying things, shopping, building. But they aren't here. Meanwhile, we have illegal immigrants doing all the work, but we don't have any robots. Hod Lipson If it were up to me, every job would be somewhere in Canada. Jay Baruchel I can't hear music. I don't understand it. It's so above and beyond me. Cam Gigandet For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be prepared to face some downside as well. Evan Davis There was a time when no difficult subjects were ever aired in the 'Lady', and sadly, life isn't like that. Rachel Johnson Macedonia's handling of ethnic relations and other issues is encouraging. Emma Bonino Penn State has also continued to be a leader in Pennsylvania's largest industry: Agriculture. Tim Holden When I design something, I think of it as a gift

explicitly given in the Constitution. I think the federal government's gone way beyond that. The Constitution never said that you could have a Federal Reserve that would have $2.8 trillion in assets. We've gotten out of control. David Malpass He who doesn't lose his wits over certain things has no wits to lose. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing For a small child there is no division between playing and learning; between the things he or she does just for fun and things that are educational. The child learns while living and any part of living that is enjoyable is also play. Penelope Leach I have a huge chip on my shoulder. Eric Church A man's got two shots for jewelry: a wedding ring and a watch. The watch is a lot easier to get on and off than a wedding ring. John Mayer Limits, like fear, is often an illusion. Michael Jordan If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough. Jon Huntsman, Jr. I'm too old to adapt to

but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future. Barack Obama You can't be two people in your brain, one rock dude and a dad - there's something in the middle of them, and that's really what you are and that's going to make you the best dad - not when you try to be one or the other. Gerard Way My kids are no different than anyone else's - they tend to disagree with everything I say! Wayne Gretzky If I have to try and write one more country single, I'll lose my mind. Michelle Branch Learn to obey before you command. Solon Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in the House right now seems to have been strangled by the tea party. Debbie Wasserman Schultz I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker. Gwendolyn Brooks The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people

head? You know, there's a different voice for the phone, and a different voice if you're talking in bed. When you're starting off with a narrator, it's interesting to think, where is their voice coming from, what part of their brain? Anne Enright I think that if I had grown up and had been in show business and the movies twenty five, thirty years earlier, I think I would have made a lot more musical movies. Christopher Walken I came to the conclusion that the very best thing for Rosie, from the time she was 2 weeks old, was for us to get married. Robert Blake If I was just in one band, I would have a problem with the amount of time between records because I don't want to wave one flag. I just want to be part of something cool. Josh Homme The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man. Stephen Covey I feel I've got 10 books in me. Robert Hunter Poetry is always slightly mysterious

state looks after the defense of the realm, and other matters - raising revenue to pay for things which are for all of us, and so on. That idea has turned turtle now. The state isn't any longer perceived as an institution which exists to serve us. Tom Stoppard Taste is the only morality. Tell me what you like and I'll tell you what you are. John Ruskin To jump and break the sound barrier will not be a mere record breaking experience or another extreme event that ends once the mission is accomplished. Felix Baumgartner I always loved reading. Growing up, my favorite book was 'A Child's Garden of Verses,' by Robert Louis Stevenson. Francine Pascal The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it. Joshua Reynolds If what I read doesn't reflect my life - whether I'm gay or Latino or on welfare - doesn't that really mean that my life is not valuable? Walter Dean Myers

Just kind of argued a little louder or if there was a curfew, I always came in a little later than I was supposed to. If it was set for 12, I would come in at 12:45. I would test the limits a little. There was no real reason and I grew out of it, eventually. Eli Manning Every director should take an acting class. Paul Feig I like the fact that Jack is always wearing a tie except when he's on a mission. I do like it when I get out there and dress up, or dress down, a little bit. Victor Garber My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident. Brad Meltzer I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying. Nellie McKay Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that's great. I was talking about that fifty years ago. Lakhdar Brahimi I grew up not really having anything, so t

your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth. Bradley Whitford The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any story of faith at all. Timothy Radcliffe This is the hardest thing I've ever done. The rehab has not gone as expected. Jennifer Capriati What differentiates us from animals is the fact that we can listen to other people's dreams, fears, joys, sorrows, desires and defeats - and they in turn can listen to ours. Henning Mankell Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies. S. E. Hinton The London Games will be designed for the athletes and we will provide them with the very best venues and the very best conditions to pursue their sporting dreams in London. Sebastian Coe So it's

time with very dangerous spiders and snakes and scorpions, then maybe they'll feel different about the spiders and snakes they find around their areas. I don't need people to keep them as pets. I just like them to be respectful and see that everything in nature has its place. Dominic Monaghan Musical practice is too young an art in America to warrant a search for men with a conductor's gift. Anton Seidl The goal of physiological research is functional nature. Walter Rudolf Hess L.A.'s a better place to live than it is to visit. Simon Baker The elimination of the barbaric terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is good news for the world. Spencer Bachus We do not celebrate the death of our enemies. Yitzhak Rabin I think maybe we were just a little bit overdone. It was saturated. People may have gotten tired of us. We were everywhere, all the time. Robin Zander I love the idea that magic and witchcraft and battles between supernatural creatures could be raging

that way. You may discover that this attitude has been forced upon you by mass media and the crass culture it creates and maintains. The fact is, gardening is just the opposite - it is, or should be, a central, basic expression of human life. Andrew Weil Nobody under the sun was like Madonna. She was positive and clear and wholly dedicated to achieving everything that she's achieved. Nile Rodgers I have a daily message, 'Stimumail,' which I use to stimulate the mind and heart. I have the opportunity to touch over 60,000 people I have never met. I also use Twitter and Facebook. Iyanla Vanzant With publicity comes humiliation. Tama Janowitz I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera. Ian Hamilton Finlay I've had an amazing professional life, personal life, but at 64 to have a son who gives us that much love and enjoyment is, wow! Elton John We all have to stand by our life's work as the

have in my life, and it's myself at eight. Because that's when the forces of imagination have the same value as the real world, when they're an instrument of survival: when my mother disappeared, and I imagined a mother. That was me at my best. Henning Mankell Music gave me something that was not only good for me - it gave me something to work on, something to be proud of and something that I really loved and have a love for - but also music was good for other people because you put joy into the world. Flea Orchestra had a little brass ensemble on two tracks as well, but the rest was me. I knew I couldn't continue in this direction, even if people liked it, because I can only duplicate myself. Eberhard Weber I'm excited about being an owner, it's got my competitive juices going. I'm scared, but excited as well. Roger Staubach Well, you know, I just - I believe marriage should between a man and a woman. Victoria Osteen His name, Buzz, fits. He

was an enormous, towering figure to me in the best possible way. I picked up a lot of things from her in the way that I work... I also picked up a lot of the failings of when your father doesn't have those things and that results in a house that turns into a minefield. Bruce Springsteen When my daughter was young, she thought all electronic signs were mine. Jenny Holzer I ask questions. I watch the world. And what I have discovered is that the parts of my fiction that people most tell me are 'unbelievable' are those that are most closely based on the real, those least diluted by my imagination. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It is, of course, the first recourse of every elitist to see social barbarism in others. Graham Joyce All praise to the masters indeed, but we too could produce a Kant or a Hugo. Jose Clemente Orozco Finishing food is about the tiny touches. In the last seconds you can change everything. Mario Batali To be creative means to connect. It's

same. That's not good. Look at the economy. It's stagnating. And so, what they're now going to try and do is bring this campaign down to little things, distractions, distortions, smear, fear, anger, frustration. Paul Ryan I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Republicans and Democrats. The real difference is between the aware and the unaware. Brennan Manning I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works. Linus Torvalds Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior. Sara Paretsky The possession of anything begins in the mind. Bruce Lee In any profession, there's a sleazy side and an honorable side. Gina Gershon As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body is the proper foundation for a well-appointed inner ground. Johannes Tauler Divorce isn't

side, its art and its cunning, the craft and the crafty of it - I've been preoccupied with the word 'artful' and the twin notions of 'cornucopia' and 'pickpocket' it suggests for quite some time. Ali Smith A friend is what the heart needs all the time. Henry Van Dyke Jesus alone cleanses from sin; He only can forgive our transgressions. Ellen G. White I had teen angst for a while, but I think every teenager has the angst. Jamie Bell There are things that tend to moderate with age. Schizophrenia is somewhat like that. John Forbes Nash, Jr. I almost never make stuff out of cookbooks because they're either too complicated or there's an ingredient in there that I can't find. Trisha Yearwood I make sure I make a painting - that's my job. And I cook the Sunday dinner. Billy Childish Then we're going to take a lot of time off because in the last three years we've been touring continuously. Meg White Sitting down to a

be fun. We had a lot of action in 'Eclipse' and I'd definitely like to continue down the action road. I want to do a romantic period piece, but those are really hard to get made because they're very expensive and there's not a huge demographic. Ashley Greene As a movie-goer, I really like to watch all different kinds of movies and, as an actor, I always feel like I could do pretty much anything but a musical. Luke Wilson It takes a different mindset to be successful in anything; that's why there's not a lot of super duper successful people, because it's guys I know who may be ten times more talented than me, but they don't work as hard. Rico Love Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like. Shania Twain The funny thing about writing is I think a lot of people assume that you're sitting in a garret with a quill pen for hour after hour. Lincoln Child I need to start caring about mys

the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources. Tom Vilsack I hadn't thought that I was generally a pack rat, but it turns out I am. Joan Didion There was such a relationship between the buffalo and the American Indian - the Indians would eat them, live inside their pelts, use every part of the body. There was almost no separation between the people and the animals. Val Kilmer I've never felt the constraints of social acceptability. Joanna Lumley Well, that is very imperative to let North Korea open door to outside. Kim Dae Jung I'd love to do some comedy. Particularly French comedy, which I know sounds like a contradiction in terms. Kristin Scott Thomas The portal into people's hearts is being interested in them. Peter Guber Do not join encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel i

how birth certificates were kept in the state of Hawaii, and now, I think that it's been pretty much disclosed that they used to have a long form and now they don't have a long form. Arizona used to have a long form, we now have a short form. Jan Brewer Anyone interested in the world generally can't help being interested in young adult culture - in the music, the bands, the books, the fashions, and the way in which the young adult community develops its own language. Margaret Mahy The Christian missionary may preach the gospel to the poor naked heathen, but the spiritual heathen who populate Europe have as yet heard nothing of Christianity. Carl Jung All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices. Adelbert von Chamisso If Daryl stopped touring it would be a big part of him missing. John Oates But I don't want to lose touch with things like eating in Bob's Big Boy. Drew

oil money buying off politicians to lead to an unregulated and ill focused addiction to oil and drilling. The doomed fate of the local fisherman and the environment were foretold in the infamous chants of 'Drill, Baby, Drill.' Robert Greenwald I don't believe in open relationships. If you want to be with someone else, you shouldn't be in a relationship in the first place. Pixie Lott Here was a man with loads of talent, loads of ability, lots of love to give; but that had been stifled and aborted. I became very fond of that character. Michael Zaslow The way things are going, we are not too far from the day when it will take an hour's labor just to pay for the gasoline to get to the job. Sherwood Boehlert I have had to learn about saying no. Jaclyn Smith I don't think balance is something you get from someone else; it's something women have to find from within. For me, finding balance is still a work in progress. Rachel Weisz I was black grow

There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control. Natalie Dormer Black holes can bang against space-time as mallets on a drum and have a very characteristic song. Janna Levin Our success in Singapore was a Herculean effort by the whole team. Now I am determined to deliver on all we promised. I will be watching like a hawk. Sebastian Coe We need fresh, new leadership with bold ideas and a new approach to get more people back to work with quality jobs and restored dignity in the lives of our Utahns. Scott Howell Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own childhood that you had hidden away. Carol Ann Duffy When you start your first band and it has an impact on the rest of the world you go through a lot with those guys and you become very protective of that legacy. Chris Cornell If educa

cities every week. Most of the time, it's because of golf tournaments. But occasionally, I also attend various events. All of a sudden, I feel like I am a business woman. Although sometimes I feel tired, I do enjoy this kind of life. Yani Tseng Usually when I am in a movie that is about to come out, if people don't love it, that is fine - I can handle it. Melanie Lynskey Wars have ever been but another aristocratic mode of plundering and oppressing commerce. Richard Cobden Something's that written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means. Debbie Harry If you find someone who agrees with you 80 percent of the time that is your friend not your enemy. John Ensign Be able to meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you would have preferred. Marilyn vos Savant I write songs for people who drive in cars. I really do. Melissa Etheridge If I could have anyone on speed d

to them directly through the screen. I'm with about 500 of these people, and I'm on TV every Friday night. As I was queuing up for breakfast one morning, one guy nearly jumped out of his skin. My first thought was to go 'Woooo!' Paul Merton I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom without paying the price for it. James Lovelock I'm not changing to the point where suddenly I wear floor-length skirts and start playing the violin; I'm just growing up a little bit, I guess. Denise Van Outen There is no such thing as a value trap. There are investing mistakes. Mohnish Pabrai I've told several writers this, and, again, I get back to it, but if you want to make God smile, tell him your plans. Vin Scully I'm already a tiny person, so now I'm trying to go to the gym to add muscle. I need it! Alexa Vega A local company has more accountability. Paul Hawken The egoism which enters into our theories does not aff

all but unlivable at worst, or possibly even unlivable, do you go on? And the choice to go on is the only thing that I think can be called hope. Because if hope isn't forced to encounter the worst possibility, then it's a lie. Tony Kushner Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears. Eugene Ormandy You can see God from anywhere if your mind is set to love and obey Him. Aiden Wilson Tozer 'Top Chef' is a very smooth-running machine. All the people working there are incredibly professional and absolutely at the top of their game. Toby Young Customers are very demanding and well informed. Stefano Gabbana Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? Miep Gies Duncan Aldrich has been my partner in most recording projects, and touring projects, for the past decade. Warren Zevon If my name had not been cleared, it would have bee

many, many, many hours of my life. I don't know what it adds up to, but I feel like I've lost a year or two just in traffic. That's big to me. That's a lot of time, a lot of money that I just lose on the road. Sebastian Thrun Whatever seeds each man cultivates will grow to maturity and bear in him their own fruit. If they be vegetative, he will be like a plant. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola It seems Palestinians can't win. The language of peace negotiations has always been predicated on a representation that Palestinians are violent and that is why Israel behaves as it does. Randa Abdel-Fattah My father was the president of the Hearst Corporation, and my parents were close friends of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and they all had pugs. Brigid Berlin Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost any orchestra. David Ogden Stiers In the second and third debates the jacket has a generally padded shape across

and our common desire for a brighter future for our children. No matter what your family looks like, we all want the same thing for our families - happiness, health, prosperity, a bright future for our children and grandchildren. Kay Hagan What I do now defines who I am as a woman and how people see me; they don't see me as a little girl. Ashlee Simpson There is no visible sign that the current politicians in the US are willing to see the need for change. David Korten I think poets are much more dramatic, more theatrical than fiction writers. Francine Prose People think I should be a success, but I'm afraid of it. Michael Reagan There aren't traditions of freedom in a place like Iraq. They're going to have to come to grips with a concept that they hadn't been allowed to conceive before. Malcolm Wallop Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous. Plato I don't want my wrinkles taken away - I don't want to look like everyone else. J

will make it easier for entrepreneurs to take a chance on a new business without putting their family's health at risk. Tort reform will make it easier to take prudent risks on new products in a number of sectors. Eric Ries Like when you go to a magic show and you know how they do the illusions. That's how I am when I watch any movies where they have people flying through the air. Renee O'Connor I remember when I was in my late teens just getting rid of lots of records, realizing I only ever listened to them when I was reading, or watching TV, or doing something else. Jonny Greenwood That's what's so cool about 'Once:' There is a layer of darker stuff, but it's balanced by this incredible light. Cristin Milioti When I'm driving I should make more of an effort with my iPod, but I'm too lazy to organise a playlist. Mark Webber I could sell used battery acid and make it fly. Dan Aykroyd There have always been revivals. Some have al

the problem that we've gotten into in recent years is spending programs with borrowed money, tax cuts with borrowed money, and at the end of the day that proves disastrous. And my view is I don't think we can play subtle policy here. Alan Greenspan Having my animals or my children with me exorcises that feeling of not being wanted. Eartha Kitt I have to stay true to myself. Rob Corddry I have been lucky enough to work with the world's best designers and top stylists - who have been my mentors. Alessandra Ambrosio I like wearing scarves in my hair because they make me look put together without taking a lot of time. Lauren Conrad Agents need to be free to pursue investigations in ways that they haven't. There have been restraints that a reformed FBI needs to make sure we don't impose. John Ashcroft At a certain point, I just put the building and the art impulse together. I decided that building was a legitimate way to make sculpture. Martin Puryear

to see that literature is not a cold, dead thing that happened once but instead a vibrant mode of storytelling that's been with us a long time - and will be with us, I hope, for a long time to come. John Green I grew up working in Canada so everything was low budget. Ellen Page You know I've had work banned. Kathy Acker The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly. Walter Jon Williams I did painting before I did photography. David Bailey The trick about the theater is at the end of the day you cannot take any of it personally. William Ivey Long Form and function are a unity, two sides of one coin. In order to enhance function, appropriate form must exist or be created. Ida Pauline Rolf In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does. Barbara Corcoran We're the only species that have crapped up the planet and the only species that can clean it up. Dennis Weaver

fans, and in NASCAR it's the same thing. My wife loves cars, but the difference is she doesn't have 20 years of understanding the background of them. She basically drives them and uses her gut feelings as to which is best. Tim Allen If somebody comes up to me, it's because they're moved by something I'm moved by. I've never taken a job I didn't love... So when somebody's coming up to me, or they're writing, they're in the same space I am in. Joss Whedon The great curse of modern political life is incrementalism. Paul Keating I love bummer songs. Ben Gibbard I think we sort of are all fans of love really, if you're not then you're too cynical aren't you? MyAnna Buring You shape your own destiny. Chet Atkins No one who ever had lessons would have a swing like mine. Lee Trevino In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable. Christian Dior If I weren't a wri

this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble. Yehuda Berg We can never flee the misery that is within us. Arthur Golden There are people who are trying to advance themselves by wrapping themselves in Reagan. Eugene Jarecki Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up singing. Kristin Chenoweth I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse. Ivan Reitman Ayurveda is a sister philosophy to yoga. It is the science of life or longevity and it teaches about the power and the cycles of nature, as well as the elements. Christy Turlington What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn

your life, some of which are true and some of which are exaggerated and untrue. There have been stories where people claim to have seen me in one place and I wasn't even in that city then. The Aussie press is more judgmental and moralistic. Shane Warne I had a very wise mother. She always kept books that were my grade level in our house. Beverly Cleary Apparently I'm introspective... levelheaded... but at the same time, absolutely insane. Ellie Goulding The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws. Jacques Delors There are atheists and Christians, and there are people in both groups who are a little too heavy-handed. Andy Dick People should make up their own mind about what they think of me. Arnold Schwarzenegger There is absolutely no way for a sitcom to be a challenge to me. Danny Pintauro All of my writing career

I was supposed to spend the night: it's a disquieting experience for a child. And what I would do was quickly unpack my books and go back to a book I knew well and make sure the same text and the same illustrations were there. Alberto Manguel 'Happy Days' is the type of show that represents the best we can be. It's something warm, something tactile when life was good and life was simple. Anson Williams For me, I feel like, between 'Tron' and 'Oblivion,' I've gotten to fulfill my 'Star Wars' fantasies, in a way. Joseph Kosinski I'm the baddest among the bad guys. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories. A. E. van Vogt Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director. Jay Baruchel I go to yoga classes and work on my core. Maria Sharapova Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell

usual suspects of low public and household savings, concerns about educational quality and achievement, high and rising income inequality, the large imbalances between our social insurance commitments and resources - are not about monetary policy. Timothy Geithner I was aware of it, but I grew up in a very a-religious family. My mother never went to church, she never had any religious training or background. It was never a part of our social interaction. Donald Johanson A lot of the women I know, that's what they're complaining about - either the man in their life or the lack of a man in their life. Marc Cherry Ease up, the play is over. Horace Greeley Well, first I have to make the team, of course. Carly Patterson I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while. Vikas Swarup Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again. Stephen Collins Most actors feel only one way. We're just grat

races. Much less. They tend to be more decided by personality, leadership qualities and by state or local issues. They still have some effect, no question about it, but not as much as Senate and Congressional races. Ed Rendell When you are in control of what the final product is, there is kind of no limitation to what you feel like you can do because you know that if you don't like it, you can just cut it out. Rachael Taylor Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class. Plato I have become increasingly used to the Tory party mimicking our policies and phrases in a desperate effort to pretend to their members they are still Eurosceptic. Nigel Farage It is a weird thing that actors have people applaud when they're done working. I still find that entertaining. Val Kilmer Since I was a child I have always been cutting things out and gluing them together rather than drawing them. Christian Marclay

times a year, I try in every lesson to take the Old Testament text or New Testament text and apply them to what is happening to me or how that applies to the audience that I'm teaching in a modern, fast-changing, technological world. I use headlines, interfaith and that sort of thing. Jimmy Carter When I leave a room, it's gonna be footprints of funk wherever I stepped, because I'm a soul-funk crusader. Big Boi In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race. Haile Gebrselassie In history, the millions win; that is democracy. Nawal El Saadawi When people say this isn't the America they grew up in, they're right. Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in. Gail Collins I'm not into working out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain. Carol Leifer We really want to see how the idea of an intellectual action movie is received by the world. Lana Wachows