kind of toed up to the starting line with are no longer in this position. I feel very, very lucky. Henry Rollins I think Led Zeppelin must have worn some of the most peculiar clothing that men had ever been seen to wear without cracking a smile. Robert Plant People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day someone who cheats has a lower moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well. Carl Lewis I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it. Zack Snyder I never wanted to change countries; it's something that is part of me. Novak Djokovic The church must constantly promote dialogue. Claudio Hummes My dream car would be a Maserati. That would be amazing. Jordana Brewster Free men are the strongest men. Wendell Willkie Conservation is now a dead word. Marjory Stoneman Douglas Of course my life has changed because now everybody knows who Felix Baumg

need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them. Aaliyah I have a great map of the Tibesti Mountains in the southern Sahara or Northern Chad. It's a dream of mine to go there, but it's such a volatile area, you have to be prudent. Werner Herzog The study of music was a family interest. Emanuel Celler For 50 years my father worked for the railroad. Harold Evans What celebrities are useful for is bringing attention to the public and making them more aware. They can be unbelievably effective. Diane Keaton I'm not a crazy Vegas guy. I'm not a gambler. Steve Carell A book is kind of like a river; I simply jump in and start swimming. Melody Carlson Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style. Kobe Bryant My father was an all-American football player. Edwin Moses These are the sort of things that push you on in music - the curiosity, a passion for new ideas. Elvis Costello

are, however, secured creditors of Chrysler. They deserve to have their funds protected under the full auspices of the law. Richard Mourdock I just love biography, and I'm fascinated by people who have shifted our destinies or our points of view. Richard Attenborough My life before children I don't really remember. I've heard references to it, but I really don't remember. John Malkovich You can't make a souffle rise twice. Alice Roosevelt Longworth I was nervous and hesitant about putting myself out there for the pie scene. But I went for it and the results were wonderful. Jason Biggs What a jolly thing military surveillance is! Belle Boyd I was a monster, a problem child. Shaun White We love death. The U.S. loves life. That is the difference between us two. Osama bin Laden Truthfully, I don't know how those special effects people do it. Lily Rabe Revolution begins with the self, in the self. Toni Cade Bambara

people dealing in a system that breeds inequality and makes life more difficult for people. Tim Ryan I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it - I was always the one doing the talking. Portia de Rossi To praise it would amount to praising myself. For the entire content of the work... coincides almost exactly with my own meditations which have occupied my mind for the past thirty or thirty-five years. Carl Friedrich Gauss Here lies one whose name was writ in water. John Keats They say that children become men, and men become children. Many generations have grown up, become men, and gone hence. Sholom Aleichem I want to love life. Zoe Saldana In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed. Kate Smith I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion. Zane Grey Hatred is self-punishment. Hosea Ballou The blind date that has stood you up: your life. Randall Jarrell

in keeping the truth from the people than America's youth. Francis Parker Yockey I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way. William P. Leahy When I was growing up in the U.S. in the 1970s, 35-40% of an average nightly newscast focused on international stories. Ethan Zuckerman I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips. Len Wein Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy. Harry Belafonte I've always considered myself an actor first and foremost. Stanley Tucci I've actually not read any books on time management. Elon Musk He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future. Adolf Hitler That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said, 'Goodbye'. Richard Armour If you individualize an audience, it helps up the stakes of your responsibility to that audience. Norbert Leo Butz

appeal in exploring these slightly forgotten plays that people might think of as subjects for academic term papers instead of live theater. Geoffrey Rush When, instead of merely associating some act with some situation in the animal way, we think the situation out, we have a set of particular feelings of its elements. Edward Thorndike It is with great disappointment that I call on Representative Anthony Weiner to resign. The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and Representative Weiner's continued service in Congress is untenable. Debbie Wasserman Schultz It's just amazing that there are so many prejudices even now. Ione Skye Good looks only take you so far. Angie Everhart I got called back into the Navy during the Korean War. Daniel J. Evans All I ever wanted to do was write songs and get on a bus and go play them for people. Chely Wright I've always thought those guys are really funny. And I love Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and Mary. David Zucker

sacred and rare that you can't put your feet up on it and a dog can't jump up on it. Likewise, a book that sits on a shelf like a piece of porcelain, only to be admired, never to be read again, is a dead book. Elizabeth Gilbert Prediction? The Democrats will win. I think it will be a close win, both for the House and for the Senate. John Dingell If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, my patients will not even be postponed. Another surgeon would step in and take over. The reason to do research and writing is that it at least makes me feel not entirely replaceable. If I didn't write, I don't know if I would do surgery. Atul Gawande There's a few conspiracy theories that I believe in, but not too many. Jason Ritter I have a dream that America will pray and God will forgive us our sins. Alveda King Before Truman, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously. Gerald Clarke We are a very crafty family. Tori Spelling Talking doom and gloom all

agent for social good. That is why it's important for tech startups to stay informed about, and make a mark on, policies that impact them. Ron Conway Globalization doesn't have to be a bad thing as long as government provides us all with the tools to cope in a changing world. John B. Larson Englishmen learn Christ's law best in English. Moses heard God's law in his own tongue; so did Christ's apostles. John Wycliffe I tried Botox once. Never again. It made my forehead freeze. Donny Osmond I've dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I've also spent long periods by myself. Lauren Graham I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable. Tony Curtis Money gives me pleasure all the time. Hilaire Belloc Unfortunately, the client that exists today is still pretty much the prototype design. Shawn Fanning I lead a simple life. I get residuals. I have a family; we're doing alright. Robert M

sign someone that excites me. I'd like to also be able to do that with the scripts I get or books or TV shows... I'm not going to limit myself. Guy Oseary The payment made by a manufacturer to a patentee for the privilege of using the patent process, is usually termed, in commercial language, a rent; and under the same head must be ranked all extraordinary qualities of body and mind. Nassau William Senior It's like I understand images and some people understand poetry. Samantha Morton I was approached personally by the Gibson Corporation. Trini Lopez How much golf I actually play depends on whom you ask. My wife says I'm out there every day. If you ask me, the cricket is getting in the way of the golf. Ricky Ponting Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding. Burt Rutan I'm an immigrant and I will stay an immigrant forever. Junot Diaz It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history.

free pianos on Craigslist, I thought, 'Let's get as many free pianos as we can and stick them all in the barn.' I got eight in a short period of time, only six of which were tunable, but it's still quite funny. Neko Case I keep lot of my opinions to myself. Lee Trevino More than anything I want to be fit so I don't get out of breath when I play football with the kids. Stella McCartney Simplicity is a great element of good breeding. Fanny Kemble I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the same way twice. Van Morrison I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick. Ja Rule I'm a terrible golfer. Jimmy Kimmel I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired. David Walliams I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle. Larry Bird As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying. Jane Badler

and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped. Larry Holmes Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do. Geoff Mulgan In 1958, we decided to go to Australia. We were there for six months, and all the shows went well. Ernie Wise Feeding our energy appetite is top of mind for many people these days. David Suzuki I have a lot to learn about NASCAR. But I've learned if you have the right people in the right places doing the right things, you can be successful at whatever you do. Roger Staubach I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have. Merlin Olsen I love a black wedding dress. Vera Wang I would love to play your common, everyday guy, but I never get cast as that. Richard E. Grant I'm so busy these days. I forget everything but my lines. Christopher Meloni The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain. Daniel Goleman

not particularly acute or articulate about the emotions. But he was very affectionate towards me. Ian Mcewan In the years just before... during the Carter years, the Soviets regularly violated, if you will, both the spirit and theletter of arms control agreements, I think, that they had negotiated during the period of detente. Jeane Kirkpatrick Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me. Elvis Costello I never dreamed I would do Westerns. Eli Wallach I went through a period of pulling away from everything - acting, people - not sure if I would ever have a voice in this business. Selma Blair What's done can't be undone. William Shakespeare And erm, perhaps looking like this it was perhaps the only thing I could do. Tony Hancock Someone could be amazing at what they do, but if you don't like them, why bother hiring them? Chip Conley I've only been in long-term relationsh

danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus. Jessica Savitch Too often, I have not been what I wanted to be; I've succumbed to pressures. Yes, I have. The things I've done that I liked, I've always done against advice. Kirk Douglas Right now, I do not like kids at all. I mean, I love my fans and everything, but when you have kids following you around all day, it's like, 'Ugh, kids!' Maybe that will change when I get older. Vanessa Hudgens It gives me vertigo to watch TV dramas. Bruno Heller I couldn't do my homework if my room wasn't clean. And it has carried on now that I am older, in a very freakish way. Shaun White Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose. Mikhail Kalashnikov I have to humble myself. Chad Johnson Well for six years during Cheers I couldn't get another job. Woody Harrelson Children want to do what grownups do. Beverly Cleary

and frightening desolation in four years of war. It makes a blitzed Pacific island seem like an Eden. The damage is far greater than photographs can show. Wilfred Burchett We do not build speedways, but roads which correspond to the character of the German landscape. Fritz Todt I enjoy speaking to other women about turning 50, and how we can enjoy it, and how we can explore it. Victoria Principal This just in: Beverly Hills 90210, Cleveland Browns 3. Colin Mochrie I think what Hollywood has done for so long, is make movies for themselves. David Hunt I wouldn't want to direct. I see how much work it is. Devon Sawa The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye. Ralph Waldo Emerson Word - that invisible dagger. Emile M. Cioran Look, I've lost before. And there's always a tomorrow. Dennis Kucinich I've worked with actors who were very helpful and a lot better than I was. Diane Kruger

I'd be dead; I'd be in jail. Luckily, I had a great dad in my life. Apolo Ohno The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they did or whether it is merely a fact that all men sin does not basically affect the problem of suffering. Walter Kaufmann I'm a big believer in that if you focus on good skin care, you really won't need a lot of makeup. Demi Moore Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock. Christie Hefner I make lots of casseroles that have protein, veggies, carbs and good fats all together. Tori Spelling I just arrive, they hand me a script and say, do it. Esai Morales I think we'll always have newspapers, but they'll lose influence. Will McDonough You are incredibly fortunate whatever success falls on you, which is what happened with me. James Van Der Beek As a little girl, I was always shy, but in front of the camera I wasn't. Bar Refaeli If you told me I could only do one thi

surname may get you a meeting, but if there's no talent you won't get the part. Lily Collins The Ethical Society, therefore, is like a Church in maintaining, and emphasizing the importance of maintaining the custom of public assemblies on Sunday. Felix Adler Our economy creates and loses jobs every quarter in the millions. But of the net new jobs, the jobs come from small businesses: both small businesses on Main Street and many of the net new jobs come from high growth, high impact businesses that are located all across the country. Karen Mills I think Americans are very patriotic. Arnold Schwarzenegger I have no problem at all going back and forth between cable and network. Shawn Ryan I'm not trying to be someone I'm not. Donny Robinson I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates. Eli Roth Violence is man re-creating himself. Frantz Fanon We had a pretty good lead, so why push it. David Wells The way to tell a really big sto

Honor Well, I often wonder what the Vintners buy One half so precious as the stuff they sell. Edward Fitzgerald I won't go to England because they won't let my dog in. Uta Hagen There's such a big buzz around boxing at the moment. Everything's happening and there's so much building up with a lot of young talent coming through. Billy Joe Saunders My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I completely took off my eyebrows one time for a screen test. I hadn't even gotten the role yet. So you have to have a commitment. Kat Graham I love all things Queen - their songs are epic storytelling. Nina Arianda It was my effort, in depicting the West, to depict it as it was. Buffalo Bill Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around. Anna Quindlen I'm in five guilds; that's a lot of dues to pay. So I have to keep on working. Griffin Dunne I am not interested in the past, except

of sickness and ought to persevere in the daily observation of disease during the whole period of his studies. Robert James Graves I wanna be in action movies, I wanna be the tough guy... I wanna scare people. Richard Schiff I've been asked about this constantly, and I compare it to how if you're walking down the street and some schizo guy comes up to you and vomits on you: You wouldn't be hurt by that, you'd just think it's weird. Chuck Klosterman As a person, I'm polite - I want to please. Karl Ove Knausgard Any day acting is an amazing day. Kiernan Shipka I lead my life as normal. Jonathan King Half my fan mail comes from Japan. Ben Barnes They're my favorite two words these days: Oscar reject. Linda Fiorentino I love animation, I really do, but I don't do it for the children. Mario Cantone At my age you don't go into fatherhood lightly. Rod Stewart

be able to accomplish maybe what you never thought you could. Drew Brees The Internet's a big enough place for everybody to be happy. Ben Huh My parents were working in a hospital in Memphis. But I didn't live there for any length of time that I remember. The first thing I remember is the town in Mississippi that I live in now, Charleston. Morgan Freeman In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything. J. K. Rowling One of my favorites is 'The Sound of Music'. When Julie Andrews runs through the hills singing her head off, I always wish that a gust of wind would blow her skirt up. Mark Roberts My mother played piano so we always had music around the house. Johnny Winter Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge. Venus Williams Everyone has a warped vision of Hollywood and what success in Hollywood is like. Zach Braff I love horror and sci-fi. Ivan Reitman There's not one cast member of 90210 who didn't throw a

political charges are not in accordance with human rights. Shirin Ebadi When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all the little problems. Once that's all done, trust comes in. Itzhak Perlman You can ask any set decorator on any set where I've had to be in an office, I always kind of claim it - I put Post-its everywhere, and I kind of make it look lived-in. Anna Chlumsky I think God gave every one of us a cell phone, we just dropped it. Sylvia Browne You know, the commander-in-chief's first responsibility is look out for those in uniform who fight the wars. Lindsey Graham Haiti is open for business! Laurent Lamothe It is self-evident that at sixty-five a man has done all that he is fit to do. Anthony Trollope I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all. Lynda Barry If one's honest about it, spending time in a car with children

species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the universe was born is very important. It really gives us a perspective on many things. Yuri Milner For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar. Daniela Pestova I was 21 in 1968, so I'm as much a child of the '60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared; the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968. Salman Rushdie I'm about unity. Alveda King When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until we felt like ending it. Adam Jones I will only speak off the record about Debra Winger. Karel Reisz I will never attempt to even begin to make excuses for what I did in football. Peter Storey I believe in giving back. Laura San Giacomo I never went through a biological

some angles, it's almost a mirror, and from others it's a matte surface. Michael Arad Along with its enchanting and exquisite melodies, West Side Story has attitude and a tremendous amount of frenetic energy. It's emotional, theatrical and technical. It's everything. Steve Vai When I started at Ricci, I did street wear for very cool, young girls, but the price point was for the fourth floor of Bergdorf Goodman next to Carolina Herrera. My cool girls cannot afford it. Olivier Theyskens I'm not interested in corporate magic or fame. Ryan Tedder So your emotional state really has a lot to do with what you're thinking about and what you're paying attention to. Daniel Kahneman Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency. Albert Ellis By nature I am not tough, believe it or not. Jennifer Lopez People want to sensationalize things. That's just the nature of the business. Seal Worthless people live only to

that you haven't got the right pencil than to say you can't write, or to blame your computer for losing your chapter than face up to your feeling that it's better lost. Hilary Mantel As I talk with the Chinese on currency, I encourage them to move much more quickly with opening up their capital markets to competition, because I don't believe the world is going to give them as much time as they would like. Henry Paulson I don't see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing. Wallace Shawn I have a lot of things to say and a lot of things to let out of me. Christina Aguilera The sanitary and mechanical age we are now entering makes up for the mercy it grants to our sense of smell by the ferocity with which it assails our sense of hearing. Havelock Ellis In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance. S. I. Hayakawa The last of our enemies is laid low. Clement Attlee I've loved Michael Jackson, his music, h

passion for your company. But a job interview is not a friendly chat. You need to determine whether candidates, can they really do the job. So ask them to prove it. Kathryn Minshew Even that was all consumed after two days, and the patients had to try to choke down fresh fish, just boiled in water, without salt, pepper or butter; mutton, beef, and potatoes without the faintest seasoning. Nellie Bly It was a really interesting time in New York in the late 70s and early 80s, and the music scene was really, really interesting because you didn't have to be a virtuoso to make music, it was more about your desire to express things. Jim Jarmusch I grew up a Saints fan, an hour from the Superdome. Brett Favre It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it. Claudette Colbert I'm a bit of a propagandist. David Hockney Kids are plugged into some sort of electronic medium 44 hours per week. Richard Louv The Band never reall

was after my mother, Lucille, died. My father had already died, but I always had some attachment to our big family while she was alive. It seems strange to say now that I felt so lonely, yet I did. Bill Murray A lot of straight actors are actively searching for gay roles because it is something different to do. Rupert Everett I've got a really great family round me, two sisters and an older brother and my mum and dad. Everybody's equal. Nicholas Hoult Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness. Christopher Marlowe Everybody you talk to about insurance says the insurance market has become a lot more vibrant as a result of lifting, allowing the foreign direct investment. John W. Snow I don't have much choice these days in how I have my hair. Mackenzie Crook The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United States. Wynton Marsalis I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, that's about it. Nor

that and it will happen is certainly reassuring to me. Francis Collins It's not every day that you get to be affectionate around something, it just doesn't happen that often. Larry David Building a little bonfire at night on the beach and lying on a blanket with my wife under the stars is not only sexy, it's romantic. Benjamin Bratt Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am. Marian Wright Edelman I'm interested in power. Jeff Koons Death hath a thousand doors to let out life: I shall find one. Philip Massinger I'm not 20 anymore, and I feel it. Elena Anaya I love the expression that 'When your Bible is falling apart, the man isn't.' Jordin Sparks I like fighting because it's honest. Gina Carano When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic. Henepola Gunaratana

were taking out his key leaders, he was able to indulge in his hobbies... and he was making occasional video tapes and audio tapes to the wider world. Peter L. Bergen Nominations come and go. It is not going to happen to you every year, and I am very well aware of that. Lee Ann Womack When I sit down to write a song, it's a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I'm about to do. Paul McCartney I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted. Carroll Shelby I don't make romantic films. I make films about human relationships. Yash Chopra Lying just for the fun of it is either art or pathology. Mason Cooley There's nothing more intoxicating than doing big, bold things. Jason Kilar No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent. Nancy Pearcey We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than

money that they want to contribute to a candidate, whether a Republican or a Democrat, they should be able to do so. Brian Sandoval I've always been interested in space and the idea of exploration in that area since I was a child growing up through the '60s. Sarah Brightman We worked lightly even in the heaviest parts. Ingrid Thulin People either love me or they think I'm obnoxious. I get that. Cheyenne Jackson The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent. Hugh Leonard Ballet really taught me so much about the power of movement. Karlie Kloss If you look at some of the people in the Hall of Fame, my numbers are compatible. Rickey Henderson There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them. Charles Caleb Colton It's lovely to work with a group of actors who make you laugh and smile. Kelly Reilly I'm going to make it. Nothing is going to stop me.

making love, they talk about AIDS; you talk about smoking, they talk about cancer. It's a very sick society that rejects pleasure. Marjane Satrapi I think President Obama has used the bully pulpit as a way to attack capitalism. Jeb Bush Watching something being constructed, whether you're passing a building site or whether you're watching an artist at work, is fascinating, and I think that's the enjoyment. Nick Mason I'm not a girl anymore. Miranda Lambert I used to have to save my allowances to buy a quart of rubber to make a mask, and it's how I spent all my free time. Rick Baker I felt no pressure that my grandfather was famous and my uncle was famous. Kim Weston People don't believe this, but Hollywood really is a meritocracy. Rashida Jones Our players are mad, but it's good mad. Nancy Lopez Some of my friends snowmobile. I'm a little scared of it. Kevin Garnett We want to see all demonstrations stopped. Hun Sen

We ought to reject it totally, otherwise in another upheaval there will be further cruelty. Jung Chang I've always had this female-empowerment thing in the back of my mind - because I wanted my mother to be stronger, and she couldn't be. Nicki Minaj The world chooses to think what the world thinks. John McAfee Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me. John C. Reilly I liked the name of the amendment. I couldn't help feeling uneasy that the church was opposing something with a name as beautiful as the Equal Rights Amendment. Sonia Johnson I was very good at my work and I wasn't real good at my life. Bob Greene There are people who are seekers and people who aren't. Janine di Giovanni I don't think of myself as an artist. I'm just a guy who can write. Haruki Murakami Everything happens to me. I've never had a streak of luck in my life. Eddie Slovik We would have to invent the U.N. if we did not have it

I went out to my car and put it in and went to an empty parking lot and just listened and read the little pamphlet that came with it. After two or three songs I burst into tears. Randy Bachman The Chinese people, too, went through all kinds of vicissitudes in their religious development. Hu Shih I will work for Bulgaria's strategic choice - Bulgaria's membership in the European Union and NATO. I think it is also extremely important to revive Bulgaria's relations with Russia, Ukraine and other strategic partners. Georgi Parvanov I'm a romantic; you have to be to marry four times. Jay McInerney I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud to be an African American in America. I've had some interesting experiences: some great, some not so great, but I love it here. Wesley Snipes I see wonderful films by Bertolucci, Visconti, and Fellini. Vincente Minnelli There is no terra incognito left. Nelson DeMille There should be a place and the space for a

take some possibility that people imagine, that they are familiar with, and try to turn it into a story. Cecelia Ahern I see that a man cannot give himself up to drinking without being miserable one half his days and mad the other. Anne Bronte I have found that my fan base is a bit above average when compared to the common horror fan. Adam Green But even physics cannot be defined from an atomic topography. Michael Polanyi The goal of my Foundation is to give young people a chance to better themselves and establish a base for a successful future. Junior Seau It's nice to win. Bess Truman The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. Roald Dahl I felt like it was a great secret when I found out that I could be in my 30s. Kristin Hersh I'm raised to actually think, to use my brain. Jason Momoa I have lots of friends. I mix with all sorts of people, of all generations. Jonathan King

is 14 and wants to be a vet. My mum Jane is an administrator and my dad Peter is a taxi driver. Jennifer Ellison As a rule, I try to avoid the French Quarter because of the crowds, especially Bourbon Street. But hey, some people love it. A great, wild, adult thing to see is the costume competition in front of the bar Oz on Bourbon early morning on Fat Tuesday. Bryan Batt Sculpture occupies the same space as your body. Anish Kapoor Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree. Blaise Pascal It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result. Hideki Tojo Music assists him in the use of harmonic and mathematical proportion. Vitruvius If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it. Jesse Jackson My aim and my passion is to own and breed race horses. Kylie Bax The level of communication you can achieve with an infant is really profound.

that come-and-get-me vibe. I wouldn't be adverse to doing one with Coldplay or U2 - anyone who sells 50 million albums. Noel Gallagher The perfect PIN is not four digits and not associated with your life, like an old telephone number. It's something easy for you to remember and hard for other people to guess. Kevin Mitnick Nobody likes to fail. I want to succeed in everything I do, which isn't much. But the things that I'm really passionate about, if I fail at those, if I'm not successful, what do I have? Eminem Simplicity is the glory of expression. Walt Whitman I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them. Elton John Carrot Top... I gave him advice once and he ran with it. He should thank me. Rip Taylor I wrote my first play when I was eight. Pam Gems I think in most jobs, you get better as you get older. You gai

climate, I don't know and I don't care. Felix Dennis When my life is stressful, my favorite game is called 'Pop It,' where you pop balloons and prizes fall out. It's a five-minute game that focuses my mind and gives me extra attention when I'm stressed. Jane McGonigal I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect. Oscar Wilde In baseball, there's always the next day. Ryne Sandberg I'd like to go back to poetry again. I really, really revere good poetry. It's been my private discipline. Alice Sebold We evolved to move and to learn with all our five senses! Martha Beck I did some school plays in elementary school, but that was it. Jason Mewes The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities. Wilfrid Sheed I really love to set things in places that are real to me. Joyce Carol Oates I've always been

albums out every year-and-a-half, is not taking the songs lightly and trying to make sure I've got consistency. Rodney Atkins It is my fondest wish that in the fullness of time, the American people will look back on the Franken presidency as something of a mixed bag and not as a complete disaster. Al Franken The only dangerous scene is when James Cromwell put a stake in my chest. But other than that, it turned out to be quite a punch. I didn't think much of it. Andre Braugher I have tried to do what is true and not ideal. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and you will see the effect when the weaving of a life-time is unraveled. William Ellery Channing Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers. Janis Joplin Everybody wants to solve everybody's problems. Lara Flynn Boyle Every night is different, a ball of thread that unrolls differently. Jane Siberry I didn't get upset

It is live. News is live all the time, around the clock. Mark McKinnon We didn't set out to be educators or even scientists, and we don't purport that what we do is real science but we're demonstrating a methodology by which one can engage and satisfy your curiosity. Adam Savage A lot of people write books not at the end of their career. Why you gotta wait until then? When you're momentum's going, that's when people really want to get to know about you. David Ortiz If you win, fine, if you don't, you try again next year. Guy Forget The kids are so much fun. I'm always taking a look over at what they're doing because it reminds me of when I was so small before. Oxana Chusovitina Being a child star is great. It's being a former child star that sucks. Danny Bonaduce I have been sustained by cane field, the cane plantation I have. Kamisese Mara I'm never so sure as I was in my mid-20s. Meryl Streep Supermodels are over, an

tired and depressed and irritable. I had no personal life. I was always flying someplace - weekends, holidays, vacations. Dinners at night were no fun because I couldn't eat. Carol Alt Collaboration is really important. Terri Sewell My problem was that I was blond. There were no heroes with blond hair. Robert Taylor and Henry Fonda, they all had dark hair. The only one I found was Van Johnson, who wasn't too cool. He was a nice, homely American boy. So I created my own image. It worked. Michael Caine I can't judge the way other people behave. I can only look at myself. Cyndi Lauper You know, I would like to ask to the other parts of Canada to respect the minority of the French Canadians. Pauline Marois Oh, God, I would love to go and do a play someplace. Erika Slezak I'd been a thriller reader all my life. Lee Child The reward of eternal life requires effort. Thomas S. Monson Normally I tell the truth whether it's nice or not. Heikki Kovalai

attitude, to some spiritual essence that you have that is better than other people's, then that must feel pretty good. Barbara Ehrenreich Without energy life would be extinguished instantaneously, and the cellular fabric would collapse. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi I don't pay much attention to sports. Jack Abramoff I never argue with people about movies. Andrew Sarris Fact is, famous people say fame stinks because they love it so - like a secret restaurant or holiday island they don't want the hoi polloi to get their grubby paws on. Julie Burchill I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself. Sidney Crosby I'd like to be a giant enabler. Daryl Hannah I'm constantly being visually stimulated. Brett Ratner I always liked show biz and got to make a few training films at Boeing. Bill Nye I am a Slavic musician and it is deeply inside of me. Miroslav Vitous

will have to live outside the religion and Islamic law. Taslima Nasrin It's horrible to think that a small cadre of people would manipulate that information. I mean, for God's sake, we've admitted that we were experimenting on our veterans with mustard gas. So there is no security question. It can't possibly be the reason. Dwight Schultz After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand! Maria Semple I've just been working hard, trying to get some good stuff to come out. David Duval Contention is inseparable from creating knowledge. It is not contention we should try to avoid, but discourses that attempt to suppress contention. Joyce Appleby I also didn't consider myself a huge baby person. Rachel Dratch I wanted to get that sense

lot of painting at one time or another, though not with any public success. Quentin Blake I like playing music because it's a good living and I get satisfaction from it. But I can't feed my family with satisfaction. James Hetfield I really identified with Jess, because my own dream was acting, which isn't the most conventional profession. Parminder Nagra I don't digest things with my mind. Marilyn Monroe I am not responsible for all the journalists in the past that have told lies. David Bailey Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical. Jim Coleman I don't see myself playing or adjusting my schedule for senior tournament golf. Greg Norman What leads to unhappiness, is making pleasure the chief aim. William Shenstone We must make children and families a national priority. Robert Casey You appreciate things after you lose them. Jaromir Jagr

the first time in 53 years of recording, I really had control over an entire album, start to finish. Etta James I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual. Ja Rule Critical in this process of wisdom being passed down is that you also need to take it in; you need to listen to it. Andrew Zuckerman If you have nothing to say for yourself then kindly keep your mouth shut! Roland Freisler I always knew I couldn't sing, but I also knew I had a voice that isn't heard by many, and that I could learn how to stretch it and make songs sound good. Lil Wayne Laughter can bring a new perspective. Christopher Durang I find the idea of today's icons being teenagers incredibly uninspiring. Kathleen Turner I'm no superman. Michael Irvin The people themselves, and only the people, determine the rhythm of our fight. Federica Montseny Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. Stephen Hawking

and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward. Jeff Bezos The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents. Shinichi Suzuki I toured with Lady Gaga, and her choreographer is incredibly talented and develops some crazy routines. Lady Gaga is very involved in the dancing, too, and she always wants to have creative input. I had an incredible time with her! Caity Lotz I'm also a fan of ridiculously coloured and patterned socks. Daniel Radcliffe It's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them. Etta James The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process. Eric Holder I have no mystic faith in the people. I have in the individual. E. M. Forster I'm totally in control of this tiny, tiny world right there at the typewriter. Joan Didion My dear child, you must b

rare for a lot of actors. The hard part is staying confident and staying with it. Morena Baccarin I don't know that I've ever been completely comfortable with anything. Shannon Elizabeth I don't know where 12 months has gone. Stuart Appleby The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention. Alan Watts Hair is the greatest thing to experiment with because it's not permanent. If I didn't like my colour, I'd just change it. Linda Evangelista And my mouth is not a sewer, although some people may think it is. Laura Prepon I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been. Shaun White Great writing can be done in biography, history, art. V. S. Naipaul I was putting forward too much of myself when I was singing. Lea Seydoux I've just always been a bit of a dork. Nate Silver

they will on their own time and their own terms. Billie Jean King I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that used to be his. We're the same person. I don't know if he realises how much of a legacy he has left to his children. Martha Wainwright This is a man who graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in three years, editor of the Harvard Law Review, argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court. Rod Parsley Those people in New York are not gonna change me none. Elvis Presley It's hard to find a way forward. When you're 18 it happens in huge chunks every day, but after 20 years, growth is much more costly. James Taylor My parents had a great work ethic. Charlie Rose There's no thrill like throwing a touchdown pass. Joe Montana They came from all over the world to work out at Gold's Gym. Joe Gold What my home life is like now is great. Missy Elliott We are all in

on the downside of an innocence cycle where one day, with an up cycle, sweet will be entertaining again. Christopher Knight If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear that there's not going to be a final answer and there won't be anything particularly wonderful about having the computation halt! Rudy Rucker During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me. Sammy Davis, Jr. It's such a great thing to work with people and not have a plan. Thomas Lennon Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities. Eric Ries I'm not afraid. I never liked long last acts. Lillie Langtry There is nothing inconsistent about having a conservative outlook and being vigorous. Mitch Daniels Nobody ever asks a father how he manages to combine marriage and a career. Sam Ewing I care about writing music and p

will be able to design a house together with your family; a garden for your children; places where you can work; beautiful terraces where you can sit and dream. Christopher Alexander The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by which bodies display their form. The forms of bodies could not be understood in detail but for shadow. Leonardo da Vinci Dystopian novels help people process their fears about what the future might look like; further, they usually show that there is always hope, even in the bleakest future. Lauren Oliver I think a lot of times on TV we see caricatures - that's what's funny. Mayim Bialik It's got to be weird to sit in an office all day and deal with these creative types without having any idea of what they do or how they do it. Ron Livingston I love Nelly. He's such a great performer. He's so hyper and so am I. Fergie Obs

not be somewhat skeptical. T.I. Hedi Slimane told me I was boyish in his eyes. For him femininity and masculinity are the same thing, the difference is not so interesting, he said. Saskia de Brauw I don't think it's government's job to find health care for people. I think it's the individual's job to find health care. Ted Cruz You don't say hello to Mr. DeNiro? Show the respect, will ya? Joe Pesci Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual. Ralph Waldo Emerson I fought fire with oil. Dalton Trumbo You don't have love without sacrifice; you can't have sacrifice without love. Karen Kingsbury I think there are a lot of reasons to be critical of the media in America. Laura Bush I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m. Natalie Coughlin Football was what I was good at, and it was what I loved. Victor Cruz

have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices. David Guterson Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. Michelangelo A history of perceived humiliation, after all, lurks behind many acts of terror. And competing narratives of victimhood and insults sustain conflicts in the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East and many other regions. Serge Schmemann Maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves. Chuck Palahniuk I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me. Jayne Mansfield The free man cannot be long an ignorant man. William McKinley I'm always using a towel around my head. Airports don't worry about me. Kerry King No one will be forced to take the public option. The word option means choice. Valerie Jarrett I have this almost pathological fear of boring the reader. Khaled Hosseini I swim more or less every day.

other's help to get results. Harri Holkeri At a party recently I was introduced to Meryl Streep, and it took me a second to get my head around it. You know, that I'm meeting these people now. I'm doing it. Lily Collins I can't worry about whether roles will be there for me when I'm older. Mireille Enos Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. Aesop As one of the voices of rural New Yorkers in Congress, I am committed to supporting efforts such as these that will make a real impact in people's lives. John M. McHugh I don't want to be the angry guy. Paul Thomas Anderson Human beings are flawed and complicated and messy. Brit Marling I like to go on the court and have a little bit of information about my opponent. Mary Pierce You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous. Dave Chappelle I believe that reading widely is the best preparation for writing. Kathryn Lasky

picture directing because I didn't know what to do! You can't be a movie director without real preparation. Liam Neeson I know the type of demons they have to fight and I am going to help them, because it's the only way I can keep them from getting to my family. I have to clean up my friends because they are around my boys. It's upsetting. Michael Irvin Most of the holiday movies I enjoy, like 'It's a Wonderful Life,' don't really involve Santa. George Wendt You can't conserve what you haven't got. Marjory Stoneman Douglas I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown. Bernie Mac Healthful whole foods improve our brain function as well. Marilu Henner My first love, in my head, believe it or not, was Ron Howard. Jane Lynch I love to use beets as a lip tint. It lasts all day. Shay Mitchell Dreaming men are haunted men. Stephen Vincent Benet I mean, I am driven and laid-back at the same time. Alan Jackson

the entire world to see, and you get only a $200 fine, what kind of message does that send about lying in our courts? Johnnie Cochran When I was 5, 6 - so you know, memories aren't that great - I remember coming home and I remember seeing all of our belongings on the street and a Salvation Army truck picking them up. We got taken to a shelter. And then we moved around a lot, finding places to stay. Richard Carmona I see lots of cycles, for sure. There's the whole post-Star Wars era, but I don't think it's the whole story. Rob Morrow I think the era of the diva actress is coming to an end. Amanda Seyfried As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country. William Howard Taft I don't want to achieve less than my mum and dad. Tinie Tempah No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written. Alice Hoffman A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself. Niels Bohr Employers love

the licence fee... and the licence fee is more durable than many people in the commercial sector believe. Gavyn Davies The weird thing is, I'm very private. Charlie Fink Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it. Charles R. Swindoll He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. Marcus Aurelius My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. Jim Valvano Where there is no choice, we do well to make no difficulty. George MacDonald Guys are lucky: We can wear a suit over and over, just with different shirts and ties. Ryan Reynolds I have a very poor record at multiple choice questions. John Irving Los Angeles has always been on the table with us. Michael Ritchie Writing was always an aspiration, but I'd kept it a secret even from myself. Kevin Powers

you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you're likely to have issues. Larry Page I wish there was something that - I get all those wonderful letters and wonderful acknowledgments, and I wish I could be more appreciative of what I do. But it's hard for me. Harvey Korman I have to laugh when I receive newsletters from major personalities and when you hit reply, you get a 'do-not-reply' address. It's ridiculous! Don't you want your customers to reply to you? Brendon Burchard A dark poem is meant to redeem the dark part. C. K. Williams The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people. Ezra Pound He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise. Quintus Ennius I was born in New Jersey, but it doesn't sound like I'm from a certain region. Wesley Schultz Men don't fall in love with me - only young ones. Kr

a model every time I put them on. I have a pair of Jimmy Choo flats I would marry, if I could. Lauren Oliver I've rarely seen video screens used well in a music concert. David Byrne I was pretty much a homebody; didn't really go to school dances, never went to a prom. I was a bit of a loner, a geek. Michael Rosenbaum My goal has always been to be a working actor. Bryan Cranston I do love using keyboards and I love writing keyboard parts, but I am not a player in the true sense of the word. Geddy Lee Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect! Victoria Justice My health is the No. 1 concern and my longevity is the No. 1 concern. Alonzo Mourning You talk to the real cops and they say ninety percent of it is paperwork. Joe Mantegna I'm constantly exposing myself to art and that inspires me. Dominic Monaghan Obedience is the primary object of all sound education. Elizabeth Missing Sewell

what I've got, but each time I come away, I feel that I've learned something that I want to work on. Evan Parker First of all, to defend my work, I had to believe that I am doing a totally silly, stupid, innocent comedy. Milos Forman I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle. Mitch Hedberg If you want to get my attention, wear a pirate outfit. Michelle Branch But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media. Robert McChesney That fatal drollery called a representative government. Benjamin Disraeli I don't think men approach me for intellectual conversation. Megan Fox I'm not the most in-tune guy with what is getting nominated and winning awards in general. Seth Rogen I think and hope there are far more people aware of the need to look after our future. Robin Day Luck, like a Russian car, generally only works if you push it. Tom Holt

very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second. Michael Johnson The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual. Samuel Smiles I think the Democratic Party has picked a lot of the wrong candidates, the kind that Middle America, or people who are more down the middle and more rational, can't side with. I think that's been the problem. Glenn Danzig My ideal weight is 205, actually. Philip Seymour Hoffman I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs. Barry Levinson On the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence. Bebe Neuwirth A man may keep a woman, but not his estate. Samuel Richardson Neiman-Marcus is one thing, and the Dallas Cowboys are another. Mercedes McCambridge My ma is an economist. My dad is a software engineer. Su

to do is describe it. It's almost like watching a scene from a film, and that's what I go about trying to catch in a song. P. J. Harvey What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, people don't have a problem with it. Rob Lowe It is not true that good can only follow from good and evil only from evil, but that often the opposite is true. Max Weber I wouldn't know what to do retiring. So I have no plans to retire. Ronald Meyer If you're a model, you're supposed to know how to walk, aren't you? Lindsey Wixson Teens in the '90s had the same basic desires as they do now. Jay Asher Since President Bush took office, we have lost 3 million more good jobs. Marcy Kaptur I find it exhausting to administer a magazine without an office or paid staff. John Barton I, for one, am tired of seein

for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice for their work because such sacrifices improve the psychological and mental health of the person who makes them? Sargent Shriver I don't have the luxury of having a dog myself because I travel too much, but I love walking and cuddling somebody else's dog. Ingrid Newkirk London 'Harry Potter' premieres are very special events: There is this sense of love and ownership and pride, and it's just palpable. It's a very different feel from an L.A. premiere. It's nice to be a part of something that's so positive. Michael Goldenberg My hair is naturally really thin and dead straight, with no movement. Tamara Ecclestone The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy. Michele Bachmann Let's just say that the theater is not for the faint of heart. Phylicia Rashad My mom knows pretty well how I see her. Lena Dunham You cannot expect so much freedom in a land of 1

reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad thing in and of itself. J. C. Watts I think the motive is to establish in federal law the personhood from conception forward and try and alter the Constitution through statute. Zoe Lofgren Maybe the Kindle was the Bowflex of bookishness: something expensive that, when you commit to it, forces you to do more of whatever it is you think you should be doing more of. Nicholson Baker The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. Samuel Butler When I hear anything derogatory towards the Raiders, I am definitely hurt. Jim Otto Choose your friends wisely, and also choose friends that you can trust. Elyn Saks Empowering women means trusting them. Isabel Allende Descriptions of my work depress me. They make me feel pinned down. Thom Mayne The Eagles and the critics were not the best of friends. Don Henley I own a horse and ride, but I don't know racing or betting. Michael Mann

than the fact that nowhere in the world is there a female role model in team sports that more than half of a general audience would recognize. Warren Farrell I grew up in South Africa without a television; there was no television, and the year after I left, television arrived in South Africa, so I have never really acquired a taste for watching television. Alice Krige I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself. Queen Rania of Jordan I always want to give the victim a voice. Ann Rule I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey. Parker Stevenson I'm more of the sneaker-wearing, computer geek type. Jared Polis Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve. Ryszard Kapuscinski A man's character is his fate. Heraclitus We are not naughty children, and the

once and for all, of the huge Arab minority which originally threatened us. Moshe Sharett Contrary to the popular misconception, the actor is not necessarily a specialist in imitating or portraying what he knows about other people. On the contrary, the actor may simply be a person who's more willing than others to reveal some truths about himself. Wallace Shawn I'm not a politician. I don't know how to solve the problems of the world. But as an artist, I have one duty: to ask questions. Marjane Satrapi There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession. Daniel Webster There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. Ernest Hemingway All actors are incredibly insecure. Terence Stamp A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love. Mae West I would never put my close friends or a real relationship on a show. Kristin Cavallari I have so many messy moments. Angela Kin

end, they need to take on a mentoring role. This means the brand provides the tools, techniques and strategies for their customers to become more effective marketers in achieving their own goals. Simon Mainwaring We expect that in the next years, the economy will improve. And we expect that extreme poverty will drop from 22 percent to 11 percent by the year 2000. Alberto Fujimori If you've got a huge Hollywood star in your film, they're getting $32 million, and everyone else gets their bus fare. Robbie Coltraine Early numbers are always wrong. Mary Cheney I have absolutely no desire and no thought of quitting ever. Barbara Cook I write probably 80 percent of my stuff over the winter. Bob Seger I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot. Tracy Austin No, it's a Bb. It looks wrong and it sounds wrong, but it's right. Ralph Vaughan Williams I knew from the time I was 6 or 7 that music was something I had to do.

are in the mess, remember Jesus made it right. We got to hang on to that by faith. Jud Wilhite As I climbed the electoral ladder - from state assemblyman to mayor of Woodbridge and finally to governor of New Jersey - political compromises came easy to me because I'd learned how to keep a part of myself innocent of them. James McGreevey I'm a very cheap date. Heather Mills I would play football, because I love it. Summer Altice I spent my whole childhood looking for an escape. Dennis Rodman The biggest cliche in photography is sunrise and sunset. Catherine Opie We need to make sure the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmers and ranchers. Jerry Moran Acting is a craft, and you need to study to be an actor. Jason Ritter You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience. Anna Held I jumped into acting because it was fun. It was tougher when I had to take my fun seriously. Chris Noth

Treaty form - that they will never be the first to use nuclear weapons. This would open the way to the gradual, mutual reduction of nuclear arsenals, down to zero. Joseph Rotblat In fact, their eyes sort of roll around and they kind of go, 'Hmm'- like there's something there and they don't want to talk about it. But they're not that kind when they are speaking in public. Dwight Schultz I'm a big old romantic. Colin Farrell I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly. George Murray I raise this objection to debate the process, and protect the integrity of the true will of the people. Stephanie Tubbs Jones I'm a total performer. Aaliyah I've been rapping since I was 18 years old, with a crew called Blades. Abbie Cornish Only bad writers think they're good. Harlan Coben Classical design is a mirror of the human mind. It's how we see the world. Robert McKee Shun all vice, especially card playing

ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player. Jeff Bridges In our lives in a lot of ways it's all about fake. You've got people wanting things for fake reasons. Billy Corgan And my music is always such a release of what I feel inside, an impulse. Zola Jesus I feel I lost my innocence to cancer. Delta Goodrem I can clap with one hand. Aaron Tveit Thirty percent of the Nation's energy comes off the gulf coast. Bobby Jindal I was born in India - but never really lived there. Aasif Mandvi The staff, stage managers, ushers all behaved as if they respected the actors. Estelle Parsons First of all, Bolshevism represents revolution and the revolutionary struggle. C. L. R. James I like being challenged. That's the only way you grow. Jason Ritter

is a nightmare fix for climate change. Jeff Goodell Without public pressure from caring people, our lawsuits will not be enough to stop this widespread abuse. Morris Dees The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to do better and to raise aspirations is through education. Lucy Powell For our purposes as human beings, the mind is the center of everything. Marilynne Robinson I was 11 when I was molested. It was like a nuclear explosion going off in my life, destroying everything. Robin Quivers I'm the American Winston Churchill. Michael Moriarty The Bishop moves diagonally forwards or backwards, to the extent of the Board. Howard Staunton A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth. Michael Kinsley I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director. Bong Joon-ho December 25th has become guilt and obl

strength to carry out a real war. Conrad Black To me, style is consistency. Adam Ant You can be a sex symbol through music or film. Hey, there are some politicians that are sex symbols. Is that something you should fight? No. Sex is very natural. Ricky Martin Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. Bashar al-Assad I'm more comfortable in heels than I am in sneakers. Shay Mitchell I love to perform live. Katey Sagal All I'm armed with is research. Mike Wallace Not often do you approach a character where people know more about him than you do. Chris Hemsworth The military is already sexually integrated. Elizabeth Edwards Music washes away the dust of every day life. Art Blakey

I think it's very tasteful, well done, with the silver and gold and the engraving. I think it's very tasteful. Earl Scruggs Whether we like it or not, we are high-profile athletes. We're role models. Kids come up to me all the time to talk and it makes me remember when I was a kid and I got to meet Jerry Rice and how much that meant to me. And how we've got to set a good example. Jonathan Vilma I have no doubt who I am. Jeanne Moreau The '60s are presented to kids today as a commodity. Bernadine Dohrn I would very much like to make Westerns. I love Westerns. I've worked on many Westerns in my youth, in Spain and here, and I love working on them. John Landis Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king. Mark Van Doren In my 33rd year, I was called to play Jesus. Jim Caviezel My father was one of ten children. Brian Sandoval The person lives twice who lives the first life well. Robert Herrick I love singing,

an understanding of how they walk in this world, I love them so deeply for being able to overcome such unbelievable odds. Camryn Manheim The people on 'Quintuplets' were great, but I wasn't a producer on that show, and it wasn't exactly my taste. Andy Richter Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed. Lily Tomlin It's fun for someone to poke fun at himself. Chris Kattan Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect. Herbert Spencer I like the sparkle of the vibraphone. Evelyn Glennie I see myself first and foremost as a student of expression. Anna Deavere Smith Next to the pleasure of finding a new mistress is that of being rid of an old one. William Wycherley Actors put ourselves in awkward positions all the time. Charlie Day No matter what size I am I love performing no matter how big or little I am! I feel good. Kelly Clarkson

current financial crisis would have been averted. Elizabeth Warren Turkey Hollow is a small country town in Sullivan County, a remote region of the Catskill Mountains. Surrounded by forests, it counts 10 full-time residents, has no mail service, and no cell phone reception. However, what it lacks in amenities, it compensates for in sheer natural wonder. David Mixner One does not set out with the idea that I've just had a great idea and now I'm going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that's made like that doesn't go anywhere. Anish Kapoor I was wracked with insecurity. Ray Romano Sadly, I am not able to take part in the fieldwork myself so much anymore, as both of my legs were amputated following an airplane crash twelve years ago. Richard Leakey You don't have to be a mathematician to have a feel for numbers. John Forbes Nash, Jr. I'm a creative consultant, whatever that means. Jimmy Kimmel Digital for storage and quickness. Analog for

told me - there's three male roles to every female role. And I guess I'd work on evening that up. Making great roles for women. It's just such a huge challenge. Anna Faris Yes, this is 21st-century America. Where we have better means to treat mental illness than ever before, but choose to let the insane people decide to get it or not. Rich Lowry Being healthy and living a healthy lifestyle have always been very important to me. Stacy Keibler When I'm 100 I'll still be doing pin-ups. Jayne Mansfield I don't like guys who will lie down and take it. I want someone who'll fight back. I like people who can argue well. Sandra Bullock Temerity is not always successful. Livy I don't miss politics. Jeb Bush I've always said money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail. Kinky Friedman Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets. Andy Warhol An astounding thing is that, almo

hard, the only things that could stop you were the limits you placed on yourself. Nikki Haley God knows I've had productions where there were actors in my plays who were making more money per week than I was. Tony Kushner I think I'm a bit less inhibited, and not thinking too much before speaking. It's not about being shameful, I'm just a bit more unabashedly myself because of this thing, and it probably started at age 15. I can be around people and say what I think without fear. Kristen Stewart I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2. Jacki Weaver Nobody makes me laugh like my wife. Willie Aames I have my head screwed on right. I haven't been this way in a long time. Liz Phair I completely scorn the falsifying, the sanctimonious, the cheap and the shoddy. Ralph Thomas Walker Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in America. William Howard Taft The cancer doesn't bother me. I have great

not a wise society. Most women are not as tainted by mistakes in the conduct of the economy as the male population, and now they deserve an opportunity. Johanna Siguroardottir I think people change, but the media, they never allowed me to change. They never allowed me to be a better person. Terrell Owens I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection. Peter Jennings I love New York. I love working here. Margaret Cho You can never connect on a deeper level if you idolise someone - you don't see the real person. Alexander Skarsgard I have an addiction to caffeine. Bill Ayers You know, when you run you got to be all in and you take risks of winning and losing. Jeb Bush The discipline of daily devotion to God undergirds decisions. Edwin Louis Cole Success unshared is failure. John Paul DeJoria Middle Age - later than you think and sooner t

statement. The problem is that he confuses his own narrow, self-interest - and that of people like him - with the national interest. He thinks as long as we do right by the Mitt Romneys of the world, America will be just fine. Chuck Schumer Those who tell you that the territorial question is an abstraction, that you can never colonize another territory without the African slavetrade, are both deaf and blind to the history of the last sixty years. Robert Toombs Hewitt is such a fighter on the court; he never gives up. They all have qualities to beat him. Richard Krajicek I'd be quite excited to play somebody British. Claire Forlani The struggle I went through has value. Clara Hughes To me, goth is like really hard black lipstick, black nails, black clothes. Shawna Thompson Very few people have the guts to come up to you and say, 'Hey, are you gay?' Lance Bass While prices of goods continue to rise, American worker's wages remain stagnant. Ed Pastor

they're singing my songs! And to me, that's crazy. Kina Grannis First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views. Nate Silver Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties. Gail Sheehy A dead end street is a good place to turn around. Naomi Judd Taming the financial markets and winning back democratic control over them is the central condition for creating a new social balance in Germany and Europe. Sigmar Gabriel We aren't addicted to oil, but our cars are. James Woolsey When you do a comedy, the goals are much clearer to me. Luke Wilson Frank Sinatra is the only one that went from teen idol to superstar. Leif Garrett I hate being the subject of photographs. Richard Griffiths If you do something very successful, you will then be defined by it. Steve Coogan

disciplined into the process, you'll get deeper and more disciplined in your mind and life. Brendon Burchard For me, every opportunity is a golden opportunity, so I just need to work as hard as I can to maintain credibility and respect and hopefully people enjoy watching me as an actor. Aneurin Barnard I really believe in the last name Hoffa being something powerful. You want to live your life to bring honor to that name. Reese Hoffa Working on the 'Ice Age' movies, I'm really proud to be in them. Seann William Scott The cast gets along pretty well, it's a good work environment. I hang out a lot with Brett Claywell, he plays Tim Smith on the show. We play plenty of basketball. James Lafferty Collecting records is, for many, beyond a hobby. Henry Rollins Rap in general has never been my steez, but I like it. Kesha I hate diets and I love eating. Tracy Anderson I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring

you feel when you're older, I think, is that you really must make the self. Mary McCarthy Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things. Bruce Dickinson In Europe first and now in America, elected men have taken it upon themselves to indebt their people to create an atmosphere of dependency. And why? For their own selfish need to increase their own personal power. Pope Francis The day I retire is the day I'll feel old. I'm not there yet. Doug Flutie In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend. Sophie Swetchine People that complete other people's vision are understated. Bjork Inspiration is hard to come by. You have to take it where you find it. Bob Dylan I trust no one totally. Gary Sheffield I'm not sure history has ended. John Bolton The uncertainty of

cheeks. Like Madonna. Who do they think they're fooling? It doesn't make them look young. You end up looking like a freak. Sofia Vergara When I first became an actress, I expected to do regional and classical theater; I just love the whole creative process. Annie Parisse I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin. Joshua Bell Fragility is the quality of things that are vulnerable to volatility. Nassim Nicholas Taleb When sadness happens in the middle of work, I separate my personal grief from my train of thought. Sergio Aragones I don't think I'm great at acting. I think I'm great at directing. Melissa Joan Hart I did do my own stunts. Peter Falk I like movies about failing. Albert Brooks I work with all these amazing voice actors that do a kajillion voices. Katey Sagal I think around the league, I'm getting more respect. And that's great. Reggie Lewis

certainly very nice to directors. I can't say the same about producers, who I found difficult, paranoid, and certifiably insane, mostly. Nigel Cole Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a nonpareil event in the universe of competitive sport. Serge Schmemann I don't think that there's much that sets me apart from other musicians, but I think there are definitely things that set me apart from other kinds of artists. I feel that musicians do it their own way, write their own songs and put on a great live shows. Ed Sheeran The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects. Samuel Alexander I also went to art school and learned to play a piano there, but I play by ear. John Mayall My older sister is bossy, my brother is a stirrer and me - well, I am perfect! Jenny Eclair I know my audience, and they're not people that the studios know anything about. Tyler Per

introduced Death as a character; there was nothing particularly new about this - death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper. Terry Pratchett I'm going to keep thinking about topping myself every time. I can say very confidently that Alice In Chains have done that on every record. It surprises me. I don't go in there expecting that, but I do go in there hoping for it. Jerry Cantrell The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! 'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists. Everyone! Pope Francis I stagnated in prison a long time, and I have wasted most of my life. Gary Gilmore We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour. Mikhail Kalashnikov It has been stressful to be a French resident in America. Eric Ripert My body gets weak without truth. Andrei Platonov Creeds

was too conservative or didn't fit within the budget; there are millions of different reasons. Tracey Emin I don't walk around feeling like I'm successful. I feel like I did well. Elie Tahari I've been a weirdo since I was a kid. Mary Lynn Rajskub I love Marlon Brando. Never seem him bad, just less good. Lee Marvin I have a very steadfast tendency to parent myself, to monitor my development into the person I want to be. I've tried to keep the corruption minimal. Fiona Apple Everyone has different layers to who they are. Carmen Electra They're just big in the eyes of the American public. Eric Heiden I'm a humor writer, so I don't always present myself in the best light. Jen Lancaster Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it. Melissa Auf der Maur I am proud of all of the products in the Ed Hardy family. Christian Audigier

I'm more into the minutiae of their behaviour or what they're doing in a certain scene. Mary-Louise Parker I think the New Bohemians' inability to say no was a big part of our problem. Edie Brickell There are the manufacturing multitudes of England; they must have work, and find markets for their work; if machines and the Black Country are ugly, famine would be uglier still. Goldwin Smith I hope to have a career like Jodie Foster, going from child to adult actress. Evan Rachel Wood Character and fate are two words for the same thing. Novalis Every once in a while in an actor's life, a cast comes together. Joyce DeWitt I don't lose my temper often; about once every twenty years perhaps. Dirk Bogarde As an artist, I've always wanted to participate in the dialogue of art with other artists. Jeff Koons I didn't want to miss out on my education to model. I can't do just modeling. Georgia Jagger I've gone on workout regimes, but

not had something that we would consider the arts. Visual arts - decoration of surfaces and bodies - appears to be a human universal. Steven Pinker When I reach the point that I write Yesterday, then I can retire. Sheryl Crow And the trajectory that our debt is taking now beyond $14 trillion is going to have an impact on our currency. It goes south, and our currency's going to have an impact on our standard of living and affect every family in this country, and over time, our international competitiveness. Jon Huntsman, Jr. I really had to think and learn about musical intervals. Robert Plant No one tells me what they think because they're either intimidated by me, or they don't want to upset me. Curtis Sliwa I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically. Steven Wright Life is full of challenges and surprises. Jil Sander I don't take my clothes off in my videos. Gavin DeGraw Kate Middleton's a pretty girl who s

hurtful and wrong, I send an e-mail or letter immediately, saying, This is not true. Tracey Emin If the story is good enough, if it's imaginative enough, if it's moving enough it is going to reach deeper than the level of sheer information and change somebody's life two degrees. That is an enormous achievement. David Remnick I couldn't relate to kid stuff. 'Jimmy doesn't like me!' Who cares? I was worried we didn't have gas money or food. Those were my concerns. Leighton Meester The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes. Sallust If you look historically, what creates growth and wealth is innovation and investment, and increase in scale - more customers. Frederick W. Smith It ain't bragging if you can do it. Dizzy Dean With my luck, if I ever invested in General Motors, they'd bust it to Corporal! Robert Orben A girl who is interesting and educated and can spark conversation - I find that extremely s