that is, he comes down and he does his job, and then he goes back to his dressing room. William Shatner My hunch is that pop culture began to stagnate the moment Americans started to love the past more than they did the future. Graydon Carter Words for mental processes are all derived from physical things. Robert Smithson I'm not satisfied with the explanations I get from tv or from school. Erykah Badu The business of America shouldn't be subsidizing business. James Surowiecki I've always been told that women know everything. Is that not accurate? Steve Berry I do Pilates two to three times a week if I'm lucky. Usually just two. Sarah Clarke You've got to give something back. You can't just sit there. Prince Harry My main problem has been staying healthy. Chan Ho Park Artists like cats; soldiers like dogs. Desmond Morris

least expected it. Timing was everything. My mouth sort of developed over time. Jeff Ross It's always flattering when somebody you really respect and like wants you to be involved in their project - let alone writes a part with your voice in mind. Chris Messina Sure, things could always have been done better, but I just wish people would drop their political hammers for a few weeks, as happened in 2001, and work on the problem at hand. Mitch Daniels I'm really a pacifist. Oliver Reed The actor's life is the road. Always has been, always will be. That is his cross and his glory. Nick Mancuso You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it. Lou Reed I like definitive things. Jerry Seinfeld No, I did not offer to resign for a second. Michael Isikoff I never looked at people or singing as commodities. Pat Benatar I've turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It's an absolute no-go. Grace Jones

with an open-minded love of diversity. Suzanne Brockmann I've had my fair share of colds, which last longer than they should and can cause wheezing, so I avoid people who are sneezing like the plague and am scrupulous about hygiene and hand-washing. Kevin McCloud Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before. Sammy Davis, Jr. I don't want to be seen as this math-rock geek. Marnie Stern I really admire Werner Herzog and Spike Lee. They're amazing documentarians. If you took away all the narratives, they'd just be amazing documentarians. Ava DuVernay I wrote my own verses. Anything I did, I wrote myself. Brandy Norwood For a straight man, I seem to have to kiss an awful lot of men! Dominic West Northern Uganda presents a situation of extraordinary violation of the rights of children. Carol Bellamy I always feel at home doing a little bit of action. Isaiah Mustafa I have a constant sort of melancholy approa

a partisan result here in the Congress. Mitch McConnell When I started performing in public, I was probably around 10 or 11. Patina Miller After the Soft Boys I just didn't want to work with any more guitarists. Robyn Hitchcock Every time you get something, give something away. Wendie Malick You have to count on living every single day in a way you believe will make you feel good about your life - so that if it were over tomorrow, you'd be content with yourself. Jane Seymour Don't let the secret recipe die with the inventor. Nathan Myhrvold I hope I am a psychotherapist's dream. I've spent enough hours in therapy. Sia Is a faith without action a sincere faith? Jean Racine I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It's very comforting. Teri Garr I grew up in the suburbs and basically associate the suburbs with cultural death. Billy Corgan

got to be very discerning about where you put your five bucks, and where you cut and what you don't cut. Ethan Hawke I go four- wheeling in my truck. I also like to fish, cook, do stuff around my house. I even studied fencing for awhile. Luke Perry I feel like I'm stepping into a place of spiritual contemplation every time I enter a studio; it's always had a certain magic to me that has never worn off with familiarity. David Knopfler I try to conduct my life with a little levity. Sheryl Crow Somehow, magically, I've become an electronic musician, and I have a recording studio that looks like the bridge of the Enterprise. Moby We always think that everybody can do a little bit more, if not a lot more. Aung San Suu Kyi I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news. Marvin Hamlisch As sustainability becomes more and more of a concern, we're going to see more plastics. Greg Lynn Physics is experience, arranged in e

the drama-school stereotype, being a bit more edgy. Kaya Scodelario Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what Einstein is to physics. Ken Burns I don't spend a lot of time thinking about regrets because there's nothing I can do. Sheryl Crow A writer is supposed to have anonymity. Joss Whedon For a gun-toting nation, Americans are surprisingly passive. John Lydon My costumes were made for sex appeal not for women. Brenda Holloway The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude. Riccardo Muti I prefer film and that's what I think I'm gonna put my focus on. Sasha Alexander I want to stay true to who I am by trying to be in the moment. Alyson Hannigan Image is the most important thing about someone's career and longevity. Jessica Simpson

think to myself; that is not what I meant by freedom, it is only social progress. Helene Deutsch I've been a very lucky guy. I played on championship teams. I played for Canada. I've won some awards and I'm very proud of those accomplishments. But I don't think there's anything greater than to come home and to be recognized at home. This is the pinnacle. Bobby Orr Speech is the small change of silence. George Meredith I work from a personal place, and the work has personal meaning for me. Jim Hodges Tears are the noble language of the eye. Robert Herrick I'm generally a pretty friendly person. Rashida Jones Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles. Edwin Louis Cole My current companion, Gerard de Battista, is the father of my two sons. Victoria Abril The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. William James I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.

a really early age, I learned you've got to be passionate about what you do. No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices. Ginni Rometty You can't wrestle forever. It's a very physically taxing job. There's no doubt about it. Physically, and more importantly, mentally. Chris Jericho When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my appearance. Georg Brandes Motivations are too tangled and complex. Russell Banks I'm always going to love my father. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing. Mae West Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons. Samuel Butler I was never a very dependable employee for anything. Perfect for the actor's life! John C. Reilly You can't legislate good will - that comes through education. Malcolm X Nowadays when I walk around, I g

several pieces which were well received, not only by those of my own colour, but by a number of the white people, who thought they might do good among their servants. Jupiter Hammon The human race is fundamentally insane. If you put two of us into a room together, we're soon gonna start figuring out good reasons to kill one another. Frank Darabont I'm not religious, I'm not romantic and I live purely by logic. I make every decision by logic and sometimes that leads me to the right and sometimes to the wrong decision. Laura Marling First of all, it was in my contract. I knew I would be directing an episode. Anthony Michael Hall You women will live as if father is still alive and in the next room. Warren Jeffs The bottom string is tuned to an open G. Jules Shear I don't believe in singing lessons. You can sing or you can't. Harry Dean Stanton I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975. Eric Bogosian

his movies. Elvis was just having fun with the gang and all the Memphis boys and Colonel Parker was sitting over here in like a theater seat. Mac Davis Games is probably the biggest industry today that has gone really social, right. I mean, the incumbent game companies are really being disrupted and are quickly trying to become social. And you have companies like Zynga. Mark Zuckerberg I have trouble sometimes watching actors - even when they do a great job - with an accent. Ellen Page I have been accused of never saying no. William Shatner I really liked the Seattle movement. Axl Rose Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing. Colin Powell I would like to direct. What goes on behind stage is very interesting. Sarah Sutton It's not going to be enough, until I get out of my chair and walk. Matt Nagle My mother was predominately a stay-at-home mom. Andrew Rannells I've been a musician longer than I've been an actor. Minnie Driv

that people are going to reject the idea of being taught a lesson. Christina Ricci The fact is that we take music very seriously. Peter Garrett The whole Indian thing, I always say it's really the American holocaust. It's something we need to look at. Skeet Ulrich Logic can often be reversed, but the effect does not precede the cause. Gregory Bateson I feel there is so much more we can do in improving education, making it accessible and understanding how technology can be a part of the solution. Jim Breyer I really started trying to get my act together in August of 2002. Ethan Suplee I don't want to share my worries - that's for me to know. Nicholas Hoult More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me. Elvis Presley Marketers are out there trying to figure out how to get your money out of your child. Maggie Gallagher It's so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn't it? Lucy Maud Montgomery

seen the dangerous effects caused by extreme temperatures in the past. Louise Slaughter We should all live in central or southwest Queensland in Australia, which is geologically stable. Or Kansas or Nebraska, because it's relatively geologically stable. I am sure there is no emergency plan for Topeka. Simon Winchester He invented this idea of telling the life story of a great writer through becoming his characters and becoming him. It was such a pleasure and I thought we must find another writer. Simon Callow I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true. Truman Capote On my parents' scale of values, the more Western something was, the more cultured it was considered. Amos Oz As a painter, it seemed easier to sort of disappear. Troy Garity I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that. Earl Campbell People think I have an interesting walk. Hell, I'm just trying to hold my gut in. Rober

regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction. Abdullah II of Jordan Generally, I'm a pretty mellow guy. Shaun White When you're creating a character out of nothing, you have to make all the guesses as to how they walk, how they talk, how they think. It was all there on the table for us to pick and choose for Murrow. David Strathairn Our religion, then, rests on the credit due to these witnesses. Simon Greenleaf Everybody's talking trash these days, so why not keep quiet? Dennis Rodman I eat next to nothing. Karl Lagerfeld I've been dancing forever; since I remember, that's what I've been doing. Tyler James Williams Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays. Karl Kraus If I wanted your opinion, I'd slap it outta ya. Paul O'Grady When my sister and I were growing up, she was made out to be the goody-goody

and then you go home and get in a hot tub and get some Epsom salts and try to get your body goin' again. There's no social life, no anything. Neve Campbell People are ruthless, man. Kat Dennings Back then, I didn't have a big organization around me. I was just a kid with a guitar, traveling around. My responsibility basically was to the art, and I had extra time on my hands. There is no extra time now. There isn't enough time. Joni Mitchell Music is like my security blanket. Yoko Ono Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life. Werner Herzog Science is the captain, and practice the soldiers. Leonardo da Vinci My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem. Gwyneth Paltrow You know a good board when you see one. Anne M. Mulcahy I have to get inspired by something that touches my soul, or rocks my soul. Steven Tyler Investigators have discovered that dogs can laugh, which can't be too big of a surpr

want to play too old on T.V. I still want to be young. I still want to be 20 and enjoy this period of my life where I still have that flexibility. Leven Rambin I really love Beyonce. I like to look to her because we look similar; we have similar features about ourselves. So whenever I see that she's using a new product, or a new hair color, I like to look at her. because I know that if it looks good on her, it's something that I could try. Amber Stevens I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there. Dennis Eckersley Once I dive in, I dive in all the way. Carly Fiorina I love to shut out the world sometimes and hibernate. Poppy Delevingne Looks like she's been slapping the kid again. Dashiell Hammett To many men... the miasma of peace seems more suffocating than the bracing air of war. George Steiner One thing you cannot control is nat

are also a bit more public. That's the way it is. You've just got to get on with life. After all, it's not a rehearsal. Shane Warne When I moved out of my mom's house at 18 I was almost as sad to leave her sewing machine behind as anything else. Beth Ditto And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan. David Bowie I'd rather be respected than loved. Eli Broad I would love to walk into a mall and see more than two or three stores that cater to women who are a size 14 and up! Yvette Nicole Brown You cannot win if you cannot run. Hank Stram Theater is a way to keep challenging myself. Patrick J. Adams You don't give God authority over your life. He has it, totally. John Piper I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things d

it's not asked, implied - is, 'Are you staying this time?' because we left last time, in 1989 in Afghanistan, and we sanctioned Pakistan from 1990 to 2002. So I think it's a fair question. Michael Mullen I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a very short attention span. Claire McCaskill We have a project with Unocal here in Los Angeles, where we as an environmental organization, the oil company, and the state all get together to promote the recycling of used motor oil. Ted Danson Artists are going to be the metronome of this society. Yoko Ono Fears and lies intensify consciousness. Mason Cooley I realize you can't please everyone. Gemma Ward In all honesty, I don't know what one song can change. Paul Weller You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That's how you know you're still alive. Jerry Seinfeld I was not funny growing up. Tim Meadows I'll be out shopping, and all it takes is for one per

we needed to find a core audience to really make us survive. And I think we've been able to do that. Jensen Ackles I feel cheesy when I see 'Silver Spoons.' Some of it was funny, but some of it was just cheese! My kids love it, but I look at it and cringe. Ricky Schroder I remember when I was 11, I told my mom, 'One day I'm going to buy you a house.' And she said, 'Boy, don't you be making promises you can't keep.' I was like: 'No, Ma, it's not a promise. I'm going to buy you a house one day.' will.i.am My character is not flawless. Breckin Meyer It is not together, but the ensemble is perfect. Eugene Ormandy Hong Kong cinema is something you can't duplicate anyway. Martin Scorsese I have a good support system of friends and family. Penny Marshall Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere. Willie Stargell I just rediscovered my guitar. Ben Gibbard I've

York's still there and Reagan National is back. Jim Gilmore I think all members of Congress are very concerned about the fact that, while we want to see our law enforcement agencies have every means they can possibly have to combat terrorism, we've got to remember that we've had a Constitution in place for 225 years, and it has served us well. Saxby Chambliss The weight comes off, you know? If you stop with the bread and the pie, it really does. It really works. Philip Seymour Hoffman The people need to feel the music. Ronnie Spector In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. Hunter S. Thompson I like blue a lot, and greens. Earthy blues and greens. Lee DeWyze In the same proportion Russia is the misfortune of Europe and the Israelites. Isaac Mayer Wise The heart of man is, so to speak, the paradise of God. Alphonsus Liguori I do personal attacks only on

by than anybody else by reducing it to a kind of mean that enables the most dubious practitioners to claim they are poets because they think, If the kind of thing Ginsberg does is poetry, I can do that. James Dickey But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don't have much else to sing. Richard Morris I don't connect much with the present. I have more of an affinity for what came in the past. Paloma Faith Everybody has a weakness. Mine is food. Salma Hayek The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. Sigmund Freud I have a terrible memory. Dorothy Allison Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. Ian Fleming We waste an awful lot of energy as a Nation through inefficient use of energy. Chris Van Hollen It takes guts to get out of the ruts. Robert H. Schuller Man has made use of his intelligence, he invented stupidity. Remy de Gourmont

really hard to get any great games done. Much like Flash games, the audience is huge, but the content isn't likely to be good enough to have people pay for it. Mike Wilson Buying a matching blouse and skirt from the same store is a crime. A clever mix of chic and cheap hits the jackpot. Know how to mix styles and labels. Ines de La Fressange If you have other gods before the Lord, your heart will be turned away from serving the only true and living God, who requires the whole heart, the undivided affections. All the heart, all the soul, all the mind, and all the strength, does God require. He will accept of nothing short of this. Ellen G. White There is no buzz like performing for a live audience. Jack Wild Terrorism is a big danger to Pakistan's independence. We will fight this danger for the sake of independence of Pakistan and will defeat it at all levels. Shaukat Aziz An artist is maybe not always having a normal life. Marion Cotillard It's far better

other people don't know about. If you can afford to send yourself to some foreign part, I still think that's by far the best way to break in. Tina Brown I think the best post-breakup album is The Strokes' first album. It's just fun. Patrick Carney The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity. Michael Porter The simpler I keep things, the better I play. Nancy Lopez Myself, Marion Jones and Michael Johnson all got married on the same day because it was the only point on the athletics' schedule we could fit in. October 3, 1998. Ato Boldon Jehovah created the earth and therefore it is his by right of creation. Joseph Franklin Rutherford I grew up loving Walter Payton. My dad used to always show us film of him. Shaun Alexander Every job feels like my first. Kelly Reilly Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption. Marilyn vos Savant My demons and I are not compatible

Now music helps you out a little bit because you have an instrument that'll separate you from the audience. David Steinberg My dad's always been a famous actor, so I've grown up with that, and with the lifestyle. In a way, I think I thrive on the insecurity that comes with it. Not in my private life - I like to believe that my friendships and my relationships are strong. Alice Eve With love, you should go ahead and take the risk of getting hurt because love is an amazing feeling. Britney Spears Usually we are saying only part of the truth. Erno Rubik I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Michael Caine I have never sought the reason why I write. Nathalie Sarraute It's just fun just being a girl. Stacy Keibler Nate Robinson has a lot of jumping ability, but I don't see Josh losing. Dominique Wilkins Peace secured by slavish submission is not peace. Kim Il-sung I'm a people's man

rights come from nature and nature's God, not from government. Paul Ryan So when the only domestic social policy is tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthiest Americans, we say, 'Where is faith being put into action here?' Jim Wallis I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles a day and going to law school full time. Frank Shorter To rock isn't necessarily to cavort. Robert Plant I'm 100% Celt. In fact, I'm directly related to the progenitor of the high kings of Ireland, Niall of the Nine Hostages. Brian Cox I accomplished what I set out to do, but I lost my discipline and my career. Pete Maravich I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week. Park Chan-wook I can't dance at all by myself. Cat Deeley For years

images that go with the music. A lot of music is crap and it's all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record. Neil Young I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish. Daniel Day-Lewis I carry an umbrella when I am outdoors and always wear sunscreen, even when I am sitting in front of a computer screen! I never touch coffee or other caffeinated drinks. Fan Bingbing The sight of burnt orange makes me puke. Brian Bosworth Heinlein never had a best-seller. Even, I think, with Stranger in a Strange Land, I don't think it was actually on the New York Times best seller list. Jerry Pournelle For 'Seabiscuit', I interviewed 100 people I never met. Laura Hillenbrand Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over. Alan Rickman There hasn't been one show that we did, that I didn't enjoy to some extent. Peter Tork Anytime I am around a male body part it

of high-end status conflict now. Peter York I went to stage school with a neighbor to build confidence because I was quite shy. Alexandra Roach There is no way to reach your fullest potential if you don't really find the love of yourself. Demi Moore I like talking. I like acting. Denzel Washington I have three dogs and a cockatoo. Cathy Rigby Any attempt to dilute my support for Sen. Obama will not succeed. Jesse Jackson Why do I pray? Because I never know what's going to pop out of my mouth. Kathie Lee Gifford The market is like a language, and you have to be able to understand what they're saying. Jil Sander If you want it, you've got to give it. Lenny Wilkens Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants. William Penn

through my set, but I've got better at grabbing attention. I mean, my parents would play on bills with people like Judas Priest and get booed all the way through. But they stuck it out, got tough. Teddy Thompson In every thriller written about Washington, particularly after 9/11, there are good guys and there are bad guys, and there's no gray area at all. David Baldacci I love London; I could totally live here, actually. I'm in New York most of the time, and it really reminds me a lot of New York. Zoe Kravitz He listens well who takes notes. Dante Alighieri The way I look at it, I'm a guy who acts to live. Dean Norris I used to skip school and paint my face with Ace Frehley Kiss make-up. Dimebag Darrell The security fence is reversible. Human lives are irreversible. Silvan Shalom Prose talks and poetry sings. Franz Grillparzer I think that it is our intention to deny cancer any control over us. Elizabeth Edwards I don't know how you can ju

gotten that in the first two years. Steve Blake West Yorkshire is quite dramatic and beautiful, the crags and things. David Hockney I think a lot of women are underestimated. Brooke Burke To go into therapy is an adventure, not really to iron anything out. Jeff Bridges So when you get a chance to look at things and chill and relax, it makes you want it more, and that's why I'm so happy to be back! Brandy Norwood People and their religions don't affect me. Cat Power The Jets seem to be a franchise in freefall. Ron Jaworski I am single and happy. Elizabeth Daily I know I will never have a hit single in America. Morrissey Mormons aren't gonna buy my album but, you know, what are you gonna do? Christina Aguilera

Brueggers and bussing tables. Then I realized that jobs suck, but if you could get up at 6 A.M. and bake your own breakfast, that is very satisfying. Marco Arment I'm not in the luxury-goods business. I sell unique objects. I wish I was in luxury goods because then I could just call the factory and say, 'I need 10,000 more of whatever.' But I can't - because then it's not art, it's something else. Larry Gagosian I think I'm so low key. Ato Boldon It's amazing how good getting up and moving makes you feel. Paula Deen Having a child at 55... that's optimism. Steve Earle It's no accident that I'm not married and don't have kids yet. Shemar Moore The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing. Gilbert K. Chesterton What can be shown, cannot be said. Ludwig Wittgenstein Do not wave stick when trying to catch dog. Earl Derr Biggers Nuclear power is an important part of our domestic

and months and they fear that they may be next. Even if they have not been laid off or have not known anyone laid off, they definitely know someone who has lost his home. Ben Stein Chief Keef scares me. Not him specifically, but just the culture that he represents. Lupe Fiasco It's not good to focus on one person or two persons about being your rivals. The important thing is just to train hard and be ready for the competition and to prepare for the races so that in case of anything that comes out, you are able to handle it. David Rudisha If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity. Emile Zola I'm actually embarrassed to tell people I'm Russian these days, because it's become such an awful place. Anton Yelchin I do not need the idea of God to explain the world I live in. Salman Rushdie If you depend on God's grace there is no such thing as impossible. Sri Chinmoy I was a late starter on the romantic front. I didn'

the instrument so that the instrument knows how it's being played - literally what the expression is, what the meaning is, what the direction of the music is. Tod Machover Grief is like a moving river, so that's what I mean by it's always changing. It's a strange thing to say because I'm at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it just gets worse. It's just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone. Michelle Williams I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it. Barbara Windsor I mean I look forward to the day when I can be Republican again. John Perry Barlow I like to think that my finest hour is still ahead of me, so I can look forward rather than look backward. Jim Coleman The way to build your savi

they say. Whatever that means. I never engage in that discussion. I never use that word, 'sympathetic.' I just know 'interesting.' Alexander Payne The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument. Ritchie Blackmore I try to see my films just once. it's like a dream you've been through when it's been intense, and you just have to go through it once more just to make sure you've had it. Juliette Binoche I don't think the British carry a historical consciousness either. Tom Paulin Instead of being on teams at school, I was preparing for auditions. Shawn Ashmore Promising too much can be as cruel as caring too little. William J. Clinton If my life was a song it would be 'Who Let The Dogs Out'. Casey Abrams People hate as they love, unreasonably. William Makepeace Thackeray The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces. Leon Panetta I rarely think about myself tha

a gun, even though I'd never held one before and I'm physically able to do the martial arts and all that stuff. Yvonne Strahovski I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. Harriet Tubman When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and vengeance begins. Chuck Jones And I definitely have an affinity with the piano. Jim Coleman To my mind, talent doesn't really exist. Shia LaBeouf Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise. Mary Kay Ash Ninety-nine percent of people now call me The Hoff - and it's out of respect. David Hasselhoff I am not a princess, I don't want to be referred to as a princess - I find that super creepy. Melissa McCarthy There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted. Gale Sayers If there was nothing wrong in the world there wouldn't be anything for us to do. George Bernard

a lack of priorities, from not doing things. John McWhorter Even though there is rampant unemployment in many parts of the world, there are still large numbers of jobs that are going unfilled because employers are having a hard time identifying people with the right set of skills. Daphne Koller There's something about having a great bottle of wine and a great cigar. Nothing compares to it. D. L. Hughley I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes. Rachel Zoe I've turned my guest house into this little studio, and we have actors come over and do readings. Jeff Goldblum The current minimum wage simply is not supporting Ohio's working families. Sherrod Brown I'm respected, I'm still working, what more could I ask? Rickie Lee Jones We were promised a simpler life, and technology has only complicated our lives. Freeman Thomas In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record. Henry Rollins Learning to

really disagree. I think those experiences and those classes that may not necessarily seem applicable in the moment end up coming back to you time and time again. Kevin Systrom Losing people makes you realize you've got to grab life - not put things off. Robin Gibb Music is all about training in harmony, training to understand and use musical energy for our greater pleasure by attuning to the natural laws of the universe. Jane Siberry I believe boycotts are wrong. Jan Brewer I'm a bit of a nerd, I wouldn't mind working in a shop selling records, or having a radio show where I could play obscure singles. Bjork Language is a social art. Willard Van Orman Quine I'm enjoying the work while I get it right now. Louis C. K. Women are not totally nauseous after seeing me. David Caruso I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did. Ed Koch You don't particularly want to stay close to your ex-wife. Or why would she be your ex-wife? Ian

a fire in the back of your house that you need to put out first before you talk about who, who you're going to let in the front door. Henry Bonilla I've always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn't like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary. Simon Cowell I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength. Olivia Thirlby The future is finally something that we can now put into focus. Lou Gramm Individuality or Unity? I say there's room for both. Brian Celio I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me. Terence I'm not pert and perky anymore - when you're over 60, it's 'feisty.' Sandy Duncan Mediocrity is underrated. Mary-Louise Parker I once wanted to be a personage. Now I am comfortable being a person. Anna Quindlen I wanted things that I co

because women find it difficult to be honest about what's going on - about, for example, our heightened sexuality as we age or about living in a society that only values youth. Olympia Dukakis There isn't as much passion and outrage in today's newspapers. That may be because of a corporate decision, but they've lost their personality. Michael Gartner I'm totally an anxious mess all the time. There's a constant dialogue going on in my brain, and it's just reminding me of all the failures that I have had, and all of the things I need to do, and all of the things I'm not doing good enough. Aubrey Plaza We become moral when we are unhappy. Marcel Proust I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin. Steve Buscemi I like someone who's not afraid to be a kid! Vanessa Hudgens I'm a competitive guy. John Singleton It's always in the second administration when things start to go sour. They circle the wagons. Sally Quinn

plantations may be gone, but racism still allows us to regard those who may keep us from financial gain as less than equals. Alveda King I met the Santana band when I was 14. By the time I was 15, I was a member of the band. Neal Schon I'd rather be in my house crying than be sitting with someone talking about shoes, y'know? Meg Myers The highest state is laughter. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi The methods and tools of science perennially breach barriers, granting me confidence that our epic march of insight into the operations of nature will continue without end. Neil deGrasse Tyson The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch. E. M. Forster Do unto others, then run. Benny Hill I did get a degree in theater and took some voice-over classes. Grey DeLisle I never thought of myself as a writer. David E. Kelley My whole life I've had the fear that I was going to be abandoned. Halle Berry

that the Republicans and the Democrats are together in favor of immigration reform. Bob Menendez I want to use every tool in the toolbox that's at our disposal to help our economy and put people back to work. Kay Hagan Bent metal is worse than bent wood and weight for weight is more flexible. Lawrence Hargrave I would have answered your letter sooner, but you didn't send one. Goodman Ace We all have a responsibility in life to do what we can to help those less fortunate. Roger Moore My soul is in good shape. Philip Seymour Hoffman I decided law was the exact opposite of sex; even when it was good, it was lousy. Mortimer Zuckerman I like aristocracy. I like the beauty of aristocracy. I like the hierarchical feeling. James Salter Silicon Valley is the best place to start a tech company in so many ways. Niklas Zennstrom I have never, not once, violated my public trust. Alan Mollohan

wear a dress. This may sound kind of weird, but I really enjoyed shooting that scene. Frankie Muniz The one good thing about our school was the Cadets; I chose to be in the Navy, purely for the sailor's outfit. A pity we had to give them back. David Walliams I'm doing a new musical on Broadway, which opens in October called 'The Boy from Oz,' where I play Peter Allen. For those of you who don't know, he became first famous in America for marrying Liza Minelli. Hugh Jackman Acting is all I know; being on a set is all I know. Tyler Posey Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends. Aristotle I suspect the older you get the more invisible you become. Nick Cave I'm no role model. Charles Barkley I may be getting old, but not foolish. Elia Kazan Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found. Claire Danes I've had too lengthy a career and coached too many players to make a choice. Chuck Daly

to a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking. Joe Biden You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back in - in 2007, we just didn't know it was uncertain. It was - uncertain on September 10th, 2001. It was uncertain on October 18th, 1987, you just didn't know it. Warren Buffett The arts, quite simply, nourish the soul. They sustain, comfort, inspire. There is nothing like that exquisite moment when you first discover the beauty of connecting with others in celebration of larger ideals and shared wisdom. Gordon Gee Well, you know, I'm the forever optimist. Arnold Schwarzenegger I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously. Recep Tayyip Erdogan Life is more important than 'what film I do next.' Aaron Johnson My way is to look forward, not back. David Hunt If a person feels he can't communicate, the least he c

Darndest Things,' so I tried out. One thing led to another and I appeared on 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show' and 'Oprah.' JoJo It is an old error of man to forget to put quotation marks where he borrows from a woman's brain! Anna Garlin Spencer The reason I know about 'Tomb Raider' is from when I was researching 'Elephant.' It was 1999, and I was trying to research the Columbine-massacre kids, and they had played video games, and I, at the time, had never really seen one. It was a world I didn't know. Gus Van Sant I kept thinking, I went to college and I have to get a real job. Mary Chapin Carpenter I would like to see it go back to the wood racquets. To see the touch put back in tennis. Jana Novotna There's so many differences of opinion in the papers. Kevin Pietersen I'm an idealist. Bobby Cannavale In life, there are no perfect affections. James Merrill Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of th

all profanity and 'clean' versions be made for them to carry. Trent Reznor I'll do as I please. My mind is not to be imprisoned. Pramoedya Ananta Toer I like seeing how I can look in a photo. Jourdan Dunn You've got to embrace what you don't know. Sara Blakely What is originality? Undetected plagiarism. Dean Inge I love being with my family, my friends, and my boyfriend. Monica Keena Value is what you get. Warren Buffett Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to. Mike Krzyzewski I remember everything but forgive anyway. Erica Jong Even when I was young I wanted to be an actress. Troian Bellisario

to be famous. But I didn't say it to anyone because I was really embarrassed at the thought. Marina and the Diamonds You know, there are not only - all of the networks, and I mean every television news operation and print and radio and magazines, newspapers, all of them, are remiss in the diversity area. I mean, none of these organizations have reached a level of parity. Connie Chung As far as I understand, the Second Coming is already here. It's a consciousness. It is not someone who is going to arrive and land in a clearing in the forest. The Hell that they talk of is going to be people creating their own unhappiness, a Hell on Earth. Jane Siberry I'm much more interested in living specific experiences in films. Walter Salles I look at tens of thousands of church leaders who still do need a bit of an awakening. Bill Hybels We never love a person, but only qualities. Blaise Pascal Obviously, I haven't really progressed that much at my craft. Rod Stew

just did whatever was given to me without asking questions. I didn't really understand why I enjoyed it or why I did it. Mary-Kate Olsen When I go home, all I wanna do is just sleep and eat. Lance Bass We have to teach empathy as we do literacy. Bill Drayton A smoky eye and nice hair are not going to make my night any easier. Amanda Seyfried If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash. Jack London It's just poetry, beauty and love. How hard can that be to act? Robin Wright I've always been interested in martial arts. Tracy Spiridakos I'm a great bowler. I was in a couple of leagues as a kid. Matthew Morrison It's one thing to have talent. It's another to figure out how to use it. Roger Miller How ridiculous I was as a Marionette! And how happy I am, now that I have become a real boy! Carlo Collodi

God-given right to think the way they think and that's fine. That's why our ancestors came here to America, to believe what they want, pray how they want and follow a religion with whoever they want. Angie Harmon Many journalists seem to believe that we have become little different from our enemies. Linda Chavez I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second. Jack Dee Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible. Carol Moseley Braun All I've been trying to do all my life is to make great music. Sean Combs This battle for global talent is so important. Jerry Moran A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Do I exaggerate? Boy, do I, and I'd do it more if I could get away with it. David Sedaris I grew up on the edge of a national park in Canada - timberwolves, creeks, snow drifts. Dan Aykroyd Souls are not designed to float around in th

was 1909. I say it was 1912. But what difference does it make as long as I feel 33? Ethel Merman I always felt a weird obligation to be adventurous. Bonnie Jo Campbell Living in Maryland, I saw that the opportunities were far greater in California than back home. Christina Milian I've always had a hunger for realizing myself through my career. Holland Taylor I think I grew a grey watching you procrastinate. Brandon Boyd Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera. Jacqueline Novogratz I love Adele and Lykke Li. I also listen to classical music as well. Birdy To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game. Enos Slaughter Let me clarify this very definitely. This is not an authoritarian organization. L. Ron Hubbard I want to eat, cook, meet famous people and make fun of them. Roseanne Barr

kind of ocean. Playing music has afforded me that. It's not lost on me that it's a tremendous opportunity to be able to spend your life being surrounded by nature. Eddie Vedder Never bet on baseball. Pete Rose Individuals out of work for an extended period can become less employable as they lose the specific skills acquired in their previous jobs and also lose the habits needed to hold down any job. Janet Yellen If nice guys finish last, then great guys come in right after them. Edward Dyer My art side is free and there are no strings attached. Swizz Beatz I grew up in musical theatre and love to perform on stage. A. J. McLean I covered my face because they had taken my wisdom teeth out. Josh Brolin So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country. Mangosuthu Buthelezi I think as an actor you want to keep being challenged. Michael Clarke Duncan I don't say anything unintentionally. Dominic Monaghan

one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories. Stefan Banach You see, in my view a writer is a writer not because she writes well and easily, because she has amazing talent, because everything she does is golden. In my view a writer is a writer because even when there is no hope, even when nothing you do shows any sign of promise, you keep writing anyway. Junot Diaz It's amazing. I can't believe how brilliant the whole thing is - my daughter, Georgia, is just wonderful. Edward Hall Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage. Larry David American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature. Zebulon Pike Artists can do whatever they want! Marina Abramovic I'm 6'2 and not a small person. Andrew Rannells I love doing comedy. It's a lot of fun. Alexa Vega It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news. Joh

When you've got it, you want to grow it out; when you've grown it out, you want to cut it. Billy Childish I've never sat there and plotted out how I was going to become successful or famous. Jennifer Aniston I don't like venison or sushi - I don't want to eat what some people think are 'luxurious' foods. Courteney Cox They scored 26 points in three quarters. That's solid defense. Bill Laimbeer I'm sure there is a group of people that assume Nine Inch Nails is just noise and chaos - or whatever it might be dismissed as, and sometimes is. Trent Reznor Stars arrive on their own timetable. Cameron Crowe I've got three kids, and those are mouths to feed. Simon Le Bon Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure. Sophocles I don't want to play the same person twice, that's not why I wanted to act. Jennifer Jason Leigh So I'm still in my romantic stage with London, I love it as a place. Christian Cooke

an ambulance to take him to the emergency room, he wouldn't go unless he could shave first and change into a nice shirt and a pair of slacks. Rich Lowry God bless perseverance. Because it's not easy. Junot Diaz I'm the best in the world. Lee Westwood Everyone who reads me is someone I'd like to hang out with. Jen Lancaster My style is a very universal sound, which is very close to where I grew up. Jon Secada Sorry, I'm not much of a cook. Isaiah Mustafa The Bible is the fountain of truth. Joseph Franklin Rutherford I do a lot of traveling around the world. Chris Tucker The track is fast and I appreciate anything is possible. Yohan Blake I dream about singing. I would love to sing and write. Emmanuelle Beart

shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war against fascism. P. D. James You know, I used to say, when people say, 'How do you think about what to write about in the poems every week?' And I say, 'Well, I have to turn it in on Monday, so on Sunday nights I turn the shower to iambic pentameter and it sort of works out that way.' Calvin Trillin There are definitely times where I am listening to the radio, and I think, 'That would be awesome. I would love to sing that.' It's this weird karaoke fantasy that I might someday get to live out on the big screen. Skylar Astin Every book should have a romance. Jasper Fforde It was really important in my relationship with James Caan that I understood the relationship between the family and the father. Jeanne Tripplehorn I've never been good at improvising. Terry Jones I'm a talker. I love a good debate. Katherine Heigl If you think about computer programming, it's as antisoci

our political melodramas, they have to be in an absolute state about them - emotionally invested in the outcome and frightened not to watch what happens next. Matt Taibbi There is not a great sense that the Americans know what they are doing, or are making much progress in Iraq. And there is satisfaction in seeing that the Iraqis are successful in resisting the United States. Walter Russell Mead The filmmaking process is a very personal one to me, I mean it really is a personal kind of communication. It's not as though its a study of fear or any of that stuff. David Cronenberg I play so young because of my looks. Monique Coleman I organized Sweet Honey In The Rock in 1973. The music was sanity and balance. Bernice Johnson Reagon Fidelity is a gift not a requirement. Lilli Palmer The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody. Dennis Farina The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow. Dian Fossey I'm a movie

broadcast airwaves used for radio and television. Reed Hundt I fought a boxer who everybody said I couldn't beat - Sugar Ray Leonard. They said he was faster than me. That he was the best of the best. And I beat him. Roberto Duran One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters. Lawrence Welk He who closes his eyes sees nothing, even in the full light of day. Leopold Trepper The years after the millennium will see gathering conflict all over the world to the point where the United Nations will be overwhelmed. David Icke Personally, I have never wished I were a male novelist. Curtis Sittenfeld Ninety-nine percent of Indian people loved me and they still love me. M. F. Husain I felt my whole life was a facsimile of a life. Tama Janowitz I believe in creative visualization. Victoria Beckham If some longing goes unmet, don't be astonished. We call that Life. Anna Freud