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I don't blame other people for the rap that Christians have. A lot of Christians

are just mental. A lot of Christians are more concerned with telling you where you're gonna go when you die than what you can have while you're here. Yvette Nicole Brown Rocket science has been mythologized all out of proportion to its true difficulty. John Carmack Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other. Han Suyin Agribusinesses should never dictate the quality of school meals. Jared Polis Spry is not a look, spry is behavior. Robert Culp A Labour party is not a debating club, it is a party of action. Karl Radek Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way. Richard Dawkins My work isn't any more important than anything else in the family. J. J. Abrams I even asked Eleanor Roosevelt difficult questions and she loved it. Mike Wallace Grief is only the memory of widowed affections. James Martineau

The real issue behind these people who are gun grabbers, the truth is - based

on fact - the reason why is, they want control. They want control of the people. That's what socialism is and communism. Luke Scott It's not even about black and white anymore, because so many people are from mixed backgrounds and mixed ethnicities, and it's just a great time to be able to pull all that together. George Lopez I am not liked as a President by the politicians in office, in the press, or in Congress. But I am content to abide the judgment the sober second thought of the people. Rutherford B. Hayes I am not ashamed to say that I am the son of a washerwoman. John Burns It's always a pleasure to find something that matters. Don Cornelius Professional competitions are overrated. Oksana Baiul I feel I've always got to keep my stand-up because I never want to lose it. Carol Leifer I bought a gun and chose drugs instead. Kurt Cobain All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!' Bob Newhart The pop world has really opened

How can we ask for our young stars to have a high level of responsibility

if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them? Jada Pinkett Smith If a scene is three pages long, quite often people break it up and do a page, say 'cut' then move on to the next bit, they do it in cuts. I don't really like doing that; I like to go through it all in one organic run, then give notes afterward. A little bit more like theater. James McAvoy I've sort of closed my mind off to reality shows: I just don't watch them, don't care about them, don't know who the characters are, but they're all in general usage. Joe Dante I've come to the conclusion that I'm not supposed to be married. Gregg Allman I want the single player experience. Wayne Brady I could never sit down and write jokes. Louis C. K. My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls. James Broughton I fell in love, not deep, but I fell several times and then fell out. Carl Sandburg I had the strength and the

Well, Italy had been overrun by the War, there had practically been civil war, north

and south of the Gothic Line, heavy bombing, the northern industrial cities had been bombed heavily and we had political disorder before 1948. Gianni Agnelli When my family fell apart, it was such a troubled part of my life... I think I could understand what I was going through, but I didn't have the vocabulary for it. Walter Dean Myers In addition, the oil royalties the Federal Government does not collect from big oil will starve the Land and Water Conservation Fund of critical financial resources. Ron Kind Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony. James Allen Some people try to get you out of slavery for you to be their slave. Mike Tyson Mountaineering has always been a huge hobby of mine. Andy Serkis Where you are defines what you're interested in. Evan Williams My biggest 'don't' from the past? Picking my face! Bethenny Frankel I love to work with people and do what I love. Martin Starr When it comes to my work, I&#

All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and

emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless Goddess of Distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people. Adolf Hitler George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam. Peter Jennings In fact, we just surpassed our first 1 million simultaneous users online. Niklas Zennstrom I was actually going to law school in 1972. Frank Shorter There's just something hypnotic about maps. Ken Jennings I will be really happy once I have done my jail time. I can start fresh. Nicole Richie Know, thou, that the lines that live are turned out of a furrowed brow. Herman Melville A good deal of tyranny goes by the name of protection. Crystal Eastman I had the chance to work with Michael Jackson who was as brilliant as they come. Tommy Mottola God, it sucks to disappoint your parents, even at forty-two years old. Lauren Myracle

The people who I grew up making music with, we've all grown up and become

successful in different ways. My manager supported me since I was 16 and believed in me as a musician. He's been there since Day 1, and there's so much to be said about doing something with people that you love. Skrillex But I just wonder what it would be like to be able to go places without people recognizing me. Sara Gilbert When you're nursing and you're working 18-hour days, that's pretty hard. Kate Hudson I was a street dancer. Eartha Kitt I love John Waters. You see, I want to be the next Divine. Pia Zadora Substance is enduring, form is ephemeral. Dee Hock My children are my priority and always have been. Victoria Beckham Adapting is a common natural way for people to adapt to their environment. Joe Barton You keep shooting. You hope it goes in, and you smile. Teemu Selanne What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation. Anatole France

Methamphetamine is a highly dangerous drug that is wreaking havoc on families and communities throughout

this country. The drug's use is spreading across the United States. Rick Larsen China pays a great deal of attention to the Korean nuclear issue. We stand for achieving denuclearization of the peninsula in a peaceful way through dialogue and consultation to maintain peace and stability of the peninsula and Northeast Asia. Hu Jintao My dear, since Eve picked the apple no woman's ever been taken entirely unawares. When a woman's kissed it's because, deep down, she wants to be kissed. Philip Dunne I do like fantasy films. Teresa Palmer Anderson Cooper every night dreams about getting my job permanently really. Regis Philbin Nothing's a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks. Robert Downey, Jr. I always want my options to be open. Clive Owen Solitude is pleasant. Loneliness is not. Anna Neagle I love clothes. Maybe I can say I don't love fashion, but I love clothes completely. Miuccia Prada I'm such a klutz! Sienna Miller

I've made humanitarian causes and my children much more my priority than the Hollywood scene,

being liked and getting movie parts. Sharon Stone This much I'm sure of. Chances for winning = 1 - (# of math students playing)/ (# of math students cheering). That's a fraction. Danica McKellar I'm in a happy relationship, me and my ex are on really good terms, my kid and I are in a good spot. Robert Downey, Jr. Washington isn't a city, it's an abstraction. Dylan Thomas I've had cameos on some cool shows. Paul Wesley I love to feel glamourous. I love to have other women feel glamourous. Daisy Fuentes I think people like it when you have a bit of personality. Lara Stone Doing business in Jamaica is not easy, but it is rewarding. Michael Lee-Chin Even by rock star standards, I was pretty awful. Rod Stewart I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward. Iggy Pop

As long as I manage investments properly and don't spend recklessly, Tumblr has given my

family a strong safety net and given me the freedom to work on whatever I want. And that's exactly what I plan to do. Marco Arment I'm no actor. And I wasn't like George Lucas or Spielberg, making home movies as a teenager, either. But I would go back and watch certain movies again and again. By the time I saw 'The Graduate' I was aware of how these amazing stories could be told. Nancy Meyers People think that I can just walk into a room and get a job, but of the 200 interviews and auditions I go through a year, I may get three yeses. I just have to use my sense of humour to get me through. Oona Chaplin I'm so nervous. I've always been nervous, ever since I was a kid. Elvis Presley I got quite the college experience. Ryan Cabrera In Maine, nobody is required to belong to a union or pay dues. Cynthia Dill I served my country in uniform for 26 years. Martha McSally I definitely don't want to achieve some kind of rock star status. Etha

Third person allows a deeper exploration of the relationships between characters. We can see their

misunderstandings and hear what they think about each other. We can create a more complex structure with various story threads running parallel. Juliet Marillier How do I put this? 'Glee' is like 'High School Musical' if 'High School Musical' had its stomach punched and its lunch money stolen. Cory Monteith They've got to deliver twenty-six episodes a season and they're not going to beat their heads up against a wall if they feel something didn't, like, pan out the way they had hoped. Rene Auberjonois Motown was the mecca. It was every writer's dream to work there. Valerie Simpson I'm very proud of my Scottish blood. David Duchovny I'm not good at selling laptops. I'm good at selling ideas. Nicholas Negroponte When I was a child - in wartime, pre-television - books were my life. A. S. Byatt I am single and not looking to be in a relationship. Chris Evans I just told you I wasn't a Satanist. Glenn Danzig

Here we grow the flax and grain; here we raise the meat they eat, and

the wool to keep them warm; we cut trees to build their houses and firewood to heat their stoves. Ernest Poole Chicago is known for good steaks, expensive stores and beautiful architecture. Unfortunately, the Windy City also enjoys a reputation for corrupt politics, violent crime, and some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere in the country. Bob Barr I am in that glorious position where I can redesign and re-package my own work. Cameron Mackintosh I'm like a magpie. I use lots of different things to build a character. Andrew Lincoln It's funny, because I never think of myself as Little Miss All-Together. Courteney Cox Legal reform in Russia is a must. And I keep track of it daily. Dmitry Medvedev Celebrity damages private life. Tim Berners-Lee But today the quickest way to save your bottom line is to cut off research. Amar Bose Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound. Walter Annenberg From a small seed a mighty tru

The German Air Force was not sufficient to protect the sea crossing on its own.

While the leading part of the forces might have landed, there was the danger that they might be cut off from supplies and reinforcements. Gerd von Rundstedt Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail. Robert Motherwell You might say that when you step inside, you're entering a honorific space, but that's something totally different than experiencing it. And in architecture the experience comes first. That has the deepest effect on us. Thom Mayne I'm a geek to the bone. Jeff Dunham Being in the woods at night is a beautiful thing. Hugo Weaving People say that I could sing the phone book and make it sound good. Edith Piaf If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am. Cyril Cusack Filming is a very adult world, and you need to be with people your own age. Georgie Henley I don't want to be a passenger in my own life. D

I want someone who can respectfully challenge me. I know what I believe, so there's

no point in my taking on a relationship with someone who thinks like me or laughs at what I laugh at. I enjoy being with someone who can offer me the opposite. Arielle Kebbel I have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously. Alice Sebold It's easier for me to go to Russia and train with top coaches and choreographers there than go to Colorado Springs and train with 14 of my competitors. Johnny Weir I grew up in Tom DeLay's district. Paul Begala The Eurogroup decisions are always taken unanimously. Jose Manuel Barroso Register is very important. Music sounds best in a certain register. Steve Lacy People are people, and they want to know about their own experiences. John Edward I'm not into the gym. I prefer dancing or tennis. Rachel Bilson I hope to get out before they start football next year. Bear Bryant Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody. Peabo Bryson

It wasn't a class system where I was the better guy and he was the

second-rate guy. That was his role and my role was to play the solos. But he took great pride in his technique as a rhythm guitarist. Wayne Kramer I quite like the element of surprise, and as much as I have my ideas, I always appreciate ideas that come from other people as well, and I love the mystery of not knowing. Sam Claflin Farmers and people who make a living from the land are finding it impossible to survive. So the first step is to get out of that place. Come to the city where there are opportunities. Mohsin Hamid The Olympics is about letting people believe in their own dreams. Kyle Shewfelt When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised. Ritchie Blackmore And I always tried to be not a star. To be someone who people like to talk to. Kurt Masur Music is another great pleasure of life. I like all sorts. Karolina Kurkova I've been stalked. Patricia Cornwell I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody's talents. David

For example, some stars put out large amounts of energy in the infrared part of

the spectrum, so that this can produce a different relative magnitude rating than using light energy from the middle of the spectrum. Charles Francis Richter The office of the president is the most powerful in the world. It is also, at times, the most powerless. Mark McKinnon If it has to sell its mascot, your team sucks. Jay Mohr If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door. Harvey Milk Stand-up comedy is a raunchy profession. Aziz Ansari I go all around London advocating lesbian and gay rights. Ken Livingstone Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded. Gertrude Stein War is devastating, and it leaves its scars for generations. James Blunt I voluntarily inflicted a certain level of insanity on myself. Jonathan Franzen Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption. Jimmy Carter

Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are

unique, poetic, products of the heart. Arthur Erickson I've always viewed Mitt Romney as a very conservative person. Jason Chaffetz Although we followed that hyena for the best part of half an hour, we never caught up with it. Louis Leakey In England, your life is your life. Eric Cantona I thought I'd definitely be a writer, whatever I did. Thomas Keneally And my marriage was perfect when I wasn't famous. Damon Wayans I never expect I would become a K-pop star. Psy I think my own strengths are in television production. Jim Henson Every actor wants more offers, but I get enough and I do like to be busy. Sam Neill If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything. Vin Diesel

I can't stand cruel people. And if I see people doing something mean to somebody

else just to make themselves feel important, it really gets me mad. Roger Ailes After a couple years of occasional lessons with Pass I moved to Boston to attend the New England Conservatory. Mark White Clinton's attempt to socialize healthcare was the second most disgusting thing he did in the oval office. I can't remember was the first thing was. Ann Coulter Running has been almost my savior. Matthew Morrison I guess it beats throwing trash for a living. Joel Coen I never had that star aura. Lauren Holly I've missed being able to flip in the air, flip on the beam and swing on the bars. Nastia Liukin I would love to play Wonder Woman on the big screen. Adrianne Palicki If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your lives. David Riesman I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less. Dalai Lama

I have seen journals with good financial backing and editorial support die because they looked

so bad nobody wanted to publish them. Denis Dutton The reason I never give up hope is because everything is so basically hopeless. Anne Lamott I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action. Mae West I like the timeframe involved in being an actor. Karl Urban I think I have a pattern of nice and lovely and then dark and twisted. Ryan Murphy Unfortunately, in American politics there are no standards for shame. Mark McKinnon None of my friends were ever as broke as I was. Shia LaBeouf I don't really wanna talk about politics, I'm not clever enough. Paul Weller More than 54,000 jobs in the region are dependent upon the Port of Philadelphia alone. Robert Brady Taste is changing, style is changing, and players' abilities are changing. Neville Marriner

I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me

I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that. John Malkovich Having refuted, then, as well as we could, every notion which might suggest that we were to think of God as in any degree corporeal, we go on to say that, according to strict truth, God is incomprehensible, and incapable of being measured. Origen To be honest, I don't enjoy watching movies much when I'm working. They tend to fall apart on me a bit. Christopher Nolan After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I did plays in grade school. Colin Hanks I look at it logically. We need four wins. We're one step closer. Brady Anderson I think I've always been a fighter in a healthy way. Nicollette Sheridan I wish I could write lyrical poems, but I just write the way they come. Tom Paulin It isn't a band. It's bigger than a band. It's a lifestyle. Zakk W

For a long time many believed that there would be an automatic adjustment and counted

on a rapid increase in the wages of the emerging nations, on our advances in technology and the costs of transport preventing disruption. But this reassuring analysis is out of date. Laurent Fabius The constant need for special waivers is symptomatic of poorly written public policy. It's a signal that the cost of compliance is unreasonably high; the benefits are hard to measure; and either legislators or regulators have failed to do their homework. John Sununu I think there are unseen powers who don't want pop music to be anything other than glorified Madonnas. Morrissey The only thing that we cannot control is our supporters. Jose Mourinho Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win. Nadia Comaneci It was sort of good it happened because it broke the ice with everyone. Dannii Minogue Comfort zones are most often expanded through discomfort. Peter McWilliams All work done mindfully rounds us out, helps complete us as persons. Marsha Si

Acting for screen is very different from acting on stage, and then obviously when you

dance... everything is a physical embodiment. But the discipline is the same approach. You have to take both things seriously; nothing well-crafted is by mistake. Amanda Schull The fears are unanimous. ObamaCare is too expensive. It is a government takeover of our healthcare system. Services will be diminished. The patient-doctor relationship will be eliminated. It will not make healthcare more affordable. And it will bankrupt small businesses. Joseph M. Kyrillos Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing. Tony Blair Learning isn't something you should only do solo. Geoff Mulgan Being serious just makes me a little bit embarrassed. Patricia Marx There is a rollicking kindness that looks like malice. Friedrich Nietzsche I'm a complete democrat in terms of who buys my books. Julian Barnes I've played drums in bands since I was 16. Miles Teller We are moving towards a new form of collective intelligence. Ja

I mean, what's great about touring is that's what you do. You're in a constant

state of motion and then you stop to do a show and you move onto the next city. All you have to do is do the show. That's the only responsibility that you have. Margaret Cho We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival. Lili Taylor I've always been battling against my sense of dignity and refinement. I was embarrassed by any bodily functions when I was younger. I could never even blow my nose. Helen Mirren There is nothing new in art except talent. Anton Chekhov My books have helped a lot of men to lose weight. Bethenny Frankel Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away. Nicolas Berggruen To understand someone, find out how he spends his money. Mason Cooley Designing came to me. I didn't have to move. Gianni Versace I don't know anybody that's not emotionally unstable or schizophrenic. Lauryn Hill I don't feel overwhelmed with information. I re

To be willing to sort of die in order to move the reader, somehow. Even

now I'm scared about how sappy this'll look in print, saying this. David Foster Wallace I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers - mostly small and humble - who for many years have been fighting a quiet, oftentimes losing war on the food production front. Norman Borlaug Everybody thinks that this civilization has lasted a very long time but it really does take very few grandfathers' granddaughters to take us back to the dark ages. Gertrude Stein Making labor less expensive helps firms hire people. Christina Romer You never know what motivates you. Cicely Tyson You don't look at each other on the subway. Simon Pegg The gun is not out of Irish politics. Ian Paisley I take improv classes. Improv is something I can use in any aspect of life. Vinny Guadagnino The world does not get to be a better or a worse place; it just gets more senescent. Harold Bloom The most

The hope of the nation which throughout the nineteenth century had not for a moment

reconciled itself with the loss of independence, and fighting for its own freedom, fought at the same time for the freedom of other nations. Lech Walesa At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time or space - abstractions for which our language lacks adequate terms. Benjamin Whorf If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates. Bo Jackson If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. Dalai Lama I never exceed the posted speed limit. Jason Priestley I believe in Wendel Clark. We want Wendel to be a prime-time player. Pat Burns I think that Van Gogh is really the ultimate crazy artist that we all think of. Ellen Forney It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person's lead. Bill Hybels Poets are Damned... but See with the Eyes of Angels. Allen Ginsberg I have an unusual face. Rene Russo

It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according

to these laws, when they apply, and according to his best judgment when they do not apply. Howard Staunton I'm Jamaican, man. I'm Jamaican first. You gotta understand that's where I'm from. That's home. That you can never take away from me. I'm a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter. Donovan Bailey I want to be better informed with regard to ichthyology. Gilbert White These times are so hard, and they're getting even harder. Eminem Senegal needs a renaissance. Youssou N'Dour I realized my family was funny, because nobody ever wanted to leave our house. Anthony Anderson I am pretty bow-legged. It's annoying. Shaun White Even in this glowering age, morality animates our lives with meaning. Armstrong Williams I'm always trying to perfect the romantic comedy, though. David Duchovny Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me. Adam Baldwin

If I look to see what I ever did that, for all I now know,

some other man might not have done, I am utterly unable to discover the certainly unique deed. Josiah Royce I discovered early in my career as an entrepreneur that I'm not good at many things, and I said 'I need help.' Alain Bouchard You can't be a casual observer of something humorous - you have to engage, you have to find it funny for the relationship between actor and audience to work. Brendan Coyle I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity. James Dickey Well, certainly I think American television is - that's proper TV. Graham Norton I have dangerous bones in my body. Vin Diesel I'm not trying to be a celebrity, Justin Timberlake kinda guy. Calvin Harris I tell people all the time that without the fans, I've got nothing. Curt Schilling I've always been a person who is driven. Evelyn Lauder I adore the game of golf. I won't ever retire. Lee Trevino

When you have little girls, you're the coolest person in the world. I know at

some point that's going to end; in their adolescence I'll become the opposite of that, especially if I'm parked outside a high school party. Jerry O'Connell Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind? William Makepeace Thackeray I'm like a twenty-two-year-old kid in a new band trying to get noticed and break through, because the vast majority of people have never seen me play live. John Fogerty I never feel any aggravation from the public. Rod Stewart We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out. Winston Churchill I feel like we were married from the moment we sat down there. James Brolin Sex is a two-way treat. Franklin P. Jones Without my Johnson trademark mop of yellow hair, I think I would be nothing. Rachel Johnson I can think. I can sleep. I can move. I can ride my bike. I can dream. Bill Walton If it wasn't for prison, I was in a bad way. Jayson Williams

That's one thing I find about having children - it does unlock a door that

separates you from other women who've had children. Rebecca Miller Practical storage pieces are great if you have a basement or a garage. But when you actually live with them day in and day out, they should be beautiful to look at. Thom Filicia To maximize our potential to enhance our health and our knowledge, we should remain open to new understanding and evolving technology or resources that might inspire a change in our approach to these important questions. Samuel Wilson The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people. Manti Te'o I know when I'm getting ready to mess up, I'm going to do it full-on. Sandra Bullock I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me. Philip Emeagwali But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows. Placido Domingo But I've never looked at myself as being particularly funny. Tea Leoni I've always listened to music, since I was really, real

The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love,

gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in God's Eyes. Mary Astell We all take from our artistic endeavors what we as individuals need, to make the process unique and fulfilling to ourselves. Kim Weston Everyone has expectations. You just don't want to have them dashed, so you're quiet about them. Josh Radnor Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody. Angela Lansbury I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction. Aneurin Bevan Once a discovery has been published, there is no way of un-publishing it. Nick Bostrom I do a lot of screen re-writing. Bruce Vilanch War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always. Sophocles Nobody wants a fat lead singer. Sebastian Bach What I don't like is talking points. Megyn Kelly

While the Environmental Genome Project does not seek to assign allele frequencies, we are aware

of the importance of accurate allele frequency estimates for future epidemiologic studies and the large sample sizes such estimates will require. Samuel Wilson I'd say to any woman, get out of that bad relationship that's turning you into a shell of your former self. Learn from it and get out. Then wait; enjoy yourself and your friends because, when what you want comes along, you'll spot it. Cat Deeley His style has the desperate jauntiness of an orchestra fiddling away for dear life on a sinking ship. Edmund Wilson I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete. Usain Bolt No man has any natural authority over his fellow men. Jean-Jacques Rousseau I just love the energy of going into different areas of New York. Tory Burch Missing Persons was based in Los Angeles. Warren Cuccurullo You can't just let nature run wild. Walt Disney I don't think I'm particularly beautiful at all. Liv Tyler I believe that when you put a smi

I just asked myself, what piece of that man's soul did he just chew off

and swallow to get next week's assignment? You know, just to live, just to work as an artist, or to feed the family? Paul Haggis The scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness. Robert Smithson You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing. Thomas Sowell As a child I'd get given parts as a tree. Max Irons The actual gap between Labor, Likud and the new central party is microscopic. Amos Oz A whole lot of Americans have never met a Mormon. Rodney Stark If you want an accounting of your worth, count your friends. Mary Browne I've never been in a street fight. Liam Neeson I don't really consider any of my novels 'crime' novels. Megan Abbott Saturn Return is just the return of your planets to their original position. Billy Corgan

I first saw the island of Noirmoutier when I was two weeks old. I think

it's probably safe to say that I didn't fully appreciate it at the time; but I grew to love it as year after year I spent holidays there at my grandparents' cottage. Joanne Harris I would never want the show to be a Democrat show or Republican show, because for us the show's more important than that. It isn't for everybody else in the world, but it is for us. Matt Stone I want to work with great directors. I want to work on good material with good actors. I've probably done 20 movies at this point and a lot of independents. It's been an incredible ride and I love it and I'm just going to keep going and doing what I'm doing. Famke Janssen I read a lot of scripts that I just don't find very funny. Jennifer Aniston Guns aren't the problem; sick people are. Pete Sessions Peace is important for Israel. Ehud Olmert Every day brings new choices. Martha Beck I'm no good at the one-liner thing. It's just not me. Jamie Bel

The trouble is now, with rock'n'roll and stuff, it gets so big that it loses

what once upon a time was a magnificent thing, where it was special and quite elusive and occasionally a little sinister and it had its own world nobody could get in. Robert Plant Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to work with, writing in the first person not the third person, and pulling out the dramatic elements in a bigger way for a stage presentation. Brian Greene Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title. Len Wein I can't get hired in a studio movie. Everything is so uphill. Kyra Sedgwick Coming out to gays is a way of affirming sanity and self-worth. George Weinberg In the best fiction, the language itself can become almost invisible. Robert Morgan What marks the artist is his power to shape the material of pain we all have. Lionel Trilling There is a great supply of amateur undertakers in show business. Ethel W

We put stereotypes on ourselves. Everybody does that. But I think it's just a little

harder for black kids to just be who they are. Donald Glover The fans that I have met so far have been nothing but supportive and extremely passionate about the books. I feel so honored to meet all these people. Something like this, which I think is bigger than anyone in the film, it's pretty crazy. Liam Hemsworth The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world. Joseph Butler It's always good to be working. Ja Rule Political correctness kills discussion. Lars von Trier My goal is just to become a better comedian. Ron White I faced Gibson many times and faced Sandy Koufax three times. Juan Marichal You do have demons throughout the week; every coach does. Brian McDermott I was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Brad Pitt The Pistols were like my work of art. They were my canvas.

I don't think Romney is wacky at all, but religion makes intelligent people say and

do wacky things, believe and affirm crazy things. Left on his own, Romney would never have said something like the Garden Of Eden was in Missouri, and will be again. Christopher Hitchens No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone. Salma Hayek My approach to recording and all that is pretty organic. It just has to do with all the songs I wrote; go in and record them. Lucinda Williams Performance has to be mainstream art. This is what I'm fighting for. Marina Abramovic Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect. Pierre Corneille I gave life, and that is beautiful. Celine Dion Some guys just slip under the radar. Victor Cruz When people talk about someone you have preconceived judgments. Tila Tequila My friends are my estate. Emily Dickinson Personally, I read a lot of scripts. David Yates

Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to

pass on through by way of a ready exit without pausing anywhere along the route. Elizabeth Kenny We may freak out globally, but we suffer locally. Jonathan Franzen We all have a responsibility to volunteer somewhere and I'm lucky that I get the education and get taken to places to see what's out there and see what's happening and to then be a part of it in hopefully an impactful way. Jennifer Garner I meet people from different walks of life that I can have relationships with. Charles Haley The greatest mystery of existence is existence itself. Deepak Chopra The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn The kids never listen to you, especially the youngest ones. Jackie Chan Once I opened my eyes to the realities of life, I couldn't close them. Emmanuelle Beart I love comedy, and I think that's sort of what comes naturally to me. Lauren Miller I like to play small clubs. Willie Nelson

I think that there was a fad where everyone said, 'I want you to create

a signature step for my artist.' The thing is, for me, music creates the step. The artist commands the step, you know? Laurieann Gibson Every time that we've ever fought, we fought to keep from bein' destroyed. We've never started a war. Howard Finster Let it ever be remembered that genuine faith in Christ will ever be productive of good works; for this faith worketh by love, as the apostle says, and love to God always produces obedience to his holy laws. Adam Clarke I've done many different movies in many different contexts. Antonio Banderas I never read comics as a kid. I guess I was lazy and watched cartoons instead. Kirsten Dunst A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive. Samuel Taylor Coleridge Maybe subconsciously I feel I was meant to work hard for a living. Eartha Kitt All the candy corn that was ever made was made in 1911. Lewis Black Dates are always hard. You don't want to be too dressed up or too casual. Lauren Conr

Well, Hollywood isn't made up of individual studio heads anymore. It's made of corporations. And

corporations are looking for the bottom line. They don't want to take chances. They want the money back for stockholders. Frank Oz Let's focus on how we can take someone who is being poorly educated in an American public school and how they are poorly trained for a job, and put in place those opportunities for them to get that education, give their parents choice in education, make it real for them. Michael Steele I am a believer in nutrient timing and supplementation, through 8Zone. I love eggs, apples, wild fish, leafy greens, brown rice, pasta, oatmeal, home grown Washington Potatoes, and cooking with coconut and olive oils. Apolo Ohno I like to sing around the bonfire, in my car and in the shower. Jessica Pare I never miss L.A. because I'm there enough. Michael Connelly My father got me involved in the game when I was four years old. Natalie Gulbis I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started. Geezer Butler Musical theater is one of my passions.

Sometimes I get to put on posh frocks and be Madam Glamour, the vendor of

my wares. My lovely friend Kath, a stylist, puts me into things I'd never dream of. But my real life is very different. It's very, very home-based - an intense domestic life, that's the core of everything. Emma Thompson I believe in making movies very inexpensively; I think that way too much money is spent on making movies. Enough movies are being made, but not enough experimental ones. Dax Shepard Whether it is the cavemen in the caves thousands of years ago, Shakespeare plays, television, movies and books, stories and characters take us on a journey. All I do is tell those stories without scripts and without actors. Mark Burnett Oh, I'm definitely a wild child. Naomi Watts I don't carry lucky charms, but I believe in those things. Christopher Walken It's actually harder to write a fun song. Taryn Manning I have a smile 24/7. Candis Cayne It was great to play with some of my old linemates. Mario Lemieux Only the middle-aged have all thei

Then you get to be involved with all the people, meet all the beautiful girls,

get all the good food, get ready and locked in before all the crowds hit. Paul Kantner Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings. Salvatore J. Cordileone I just have a thing in my brain that when I'm about to do something that's genuine or authentic, I think of it in song form. I'll be like, 'Yo, this is a human emotion that no one talks about.' Drake Growing up in Canada, I didn't watch football much. Sidney Crosby This all comes down to what we know about life on Earth. Margaret Turnbull There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father. Denis Diderot I have always been a sucker for the big, upbeat chorus. Tommy Shaw To me, the world's rather beautiful if you look at it. Especially nature. David Hockney My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sus

Significant steps have been taken since 9-11 to protect out country here at home, but

much remains to be done, Americans from across the political spectrum must come together to develop the next phase of our efforts to counter global terror. Warren Rudman In a sense I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny. Lady Gaga Classrooms keep getting set up more and more around the verbal and less around the kinesthetic and active. They are increasingly becoming environments that favour the girls' brain. Michael Gurian Plurality should not be posited without necessity. William of Occam I'm a hopeful cynic. Tracy Chapman Nothing beats a live performance. Nothing. Jonathan Demme Dare to be as physically robust and varied as you always were. Susie Orbach Things have gotten so nasty in Washington. Robert M. Gates It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive. Maurice Sendak Sometime to be called Pavarotti is not always an advantage. Luciano Pavarotti

I gave up so many things. It wasn't that I was out of control -

it was just years of eating anything I wanted. I wouldn't eat a whole pizza, but if I wanted pizza two or three times a week, I didn't think to limit myself. So I just cut out all the stuff that I viewed as unhealthy. Jerry Ferrara Marriage gives you a new respect for a person. Katharine McPhee I don't see how they can with most of my pieces, but I think it's unfortunate that they can through familiarity with flashy performances of a great deal of other music. Peter Maxwell Davies You either get better, or you don't progress. Lance Reddick Women are individuals in parenting, and why not? Erica Jong A culture, we all know, is made by its cities. Derek Walcott The United States has to move very fast to even stand still. John F. Kennedy There's no better way to process pain than to write. Rashida Jones I'd just like to be in films that I would like to see. Jack Black I would love to do a television show in New York City. Ellen Barkin

If people are telling you a story about themselves, they gradually map their own local

territories and know themselves by them. Iain Sinclair I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I don't think I would keep Princeton exactly being Princeton. Wallace Shawn Every single thing in my life is built around race. Jamie Foxx You get what you're good enough to take. David Kirk No person can maximize the American Dream on the minimum wage. Benjamin Todd Jealous I'm pretty outspoken. Miley Cyrus I went from having 50 listeners to 50 million listeners. David Sedaris There's nothing wrong with shooting for the stars. Justin Timberlake Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important. Bill Shankly I hate actors who come and quote Nietzsche. Charlize Theron

Just because someone has gone to an elite school and college does not make him

smarter than the person who has grown up on street knowledge. Vikas Swarup I think that I get bored easily with things. Lauren Conrad There are a few things that I will hopefully be credited for as a pioneer. One is my four-mallet playing. Another one is the starting what was first called jazz rock in 1967 when I started my first band, later became jazz fusion by the 1970s. Gary Burton I still do a lot of drawing on a daily basis. Seth MacFarlane It's tough being me. Kevin Pietersen Crying is really bad for your vocal cords. Adele It's been 25 years now, and truthfully, time sometimes blurs the memory. Bob Kane I think all actors are supposed to be character actors. Dennis Farina I don't like nostalgia unless it's mine. Lou Reed I only surround myself with people who are intellectually stimulating. Anna Chlumsky

Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere

and when this environment produces well being. Luis Barragan The clarification of visual forms and their organization in integrated patterns as well as the attribution of such forms to suitable objects is one of the most effective training grounds of the young mind. Rudolf Arnheim It means a lot to be back in New York. Particularly since one of the last senior event scheduled in the States was supposed to be here in New York. We were supposed to play in Central Park right after 9-11 and when 9-11 happened obviously things changed. John McEnroe I didn't know I was going to live for 50 years. It has come as a shock. David Bailey Film is where I want to end up, but I don't want to let go of theatre. Viva Bianca The IFP is here to put into practice what we preach. Mangosuthu Buthelezi The truth of it is that women are far more logical than men. George Hamilton I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone. Cyrano de Bergerac Variety is the

It is only when parental feelings are ineffective or too ambivalent or when the mother's

emotions are temporarily engaged elsewhere that children feel lost. Anna Freud Right at the end of the war I wrote a piano sonata, which was written at a time when Sam Barber used to come down here and we used to have lunch together in a very nice old hotel that's now not there. Elliott Carter I kind of just lucked into and fell into the other profession. It was really just an outgrowth of the fact that when I was in art school, I had no money whatsoever. Martin Mull You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard. Arthur Godfrey Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price. St. Jerome Time does not change us. It just unfolds us. Max Frisch We'd have made more, but I kept forgetting to write songs down. Chris Lowe I'll be going to the granddaddy of the Los Angeles theaters. Michael Ritchie High and eternal things have little weight with the youth. Ellen G. White What do you hang on the walls of your mind? Eve Arnold

Some of my first teachers were incredibly tough. You could never sing more than three

words without being stopped and having to do it over 20 times. I loved that - that sort of process of dissecting and trying to figure out and master this incredibly mysterious instrument. Renee Fleming I think the way it works is that when you're casting a movie, you usually want to work with people that you believe in. Owen Wilson My personal conviction is that science is concerned wholly with truth, not with ethics. Arthur Keith I had a very public battle with anorexia. Tracey Gold Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment. Alexander McQueen You won't see me on Barbara Walters; Oprah, that's not who I am. David Fincher Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. Franklin D. Roosevelt I am always texting! Kiernan Shipka What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love! Victor Hugo I am not a Hollywood Jew and I won't ever be one. Jean-Marie Messier

I don't know whether machine translation will eventually get good enough to allow us to

browse people's websites in different languages so you can see how they live in different countries. Tim Berners-Lee Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ. John Clayton The older you get the more realistic it is that you're significant other is your significant other. I mean, you'll always have your girlfriends or your guy friends, but the person you're married to is usually your No. 1. Ellen Pompeo If things are going slow, I'm itchy. Levon Helm The sky lovingly smiles on the earth and her children. Henry Morton Stanley Google is making a huge investment in developing the Ajax approach. Jesse James Garrett We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance. Dora Russell Never give up, have the passion. Don't be afraid. Barbara Broccoli I was dissatisfied just being an actor. Stanley Tucci A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity. Emanuel Ax

I mean, making simulations of what you're going to build is tremendously useful if you

can get feedback from them that will tell you where you've gone wrong and what you can do about it. Christopher Alexander A mother defends herself with a heart filled with love before doing so with words. I wonder whether there is any love for the church in the hearts of those who pay so much attention to the scandals. Pope Francis I don't sing. I do everybody a favor and I don't sing. Jake Pavelka After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging. Marla Gibbs We'll go back to the moon by not learning anything new. Burt Rutan I got a lot happening, a whole lot, and it's not always easy being me. Flavor Flav I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy. Adam Lambert I would kiss you, had I the courage. Edouard Manet Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for. Jennifer Lopez Shoot for the moon - if you miss you'll end up in the stars. Artie Shaw

But I've got a lot of ideas, I bought me a ranch in Florida and

I still have my farm in Ashland City, Tennessee so I'm gonna spend a little time at each one of those places and you'll probably hear some more songs out of me. Mel Tillis I wanted my dad to be proud of me, and I fell into acting because there wasn't anything else I could do, and in it I found a discipline that I wanted to keep coming back to, that I love and I learn about every day. Tom Hardy Know what your people are like, and make sure they do their jobs excellently. Ray Dalio I'm a late bloomer. I believe 40 is the new 19. Gabriel Mann The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray. Oscar Wilde It is only losers that are prosecuted. George Galloway I have had lots of luck in my career but there has also been a lot of hard work. Maria Sharapova If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life. Rick Warren I always like to have flowers on the table. I think they make it look special. Ina Garten For me, love is the most imp

Women who have had no lovers, or having had one, two or three, have not

found a husband, have perhaps rather had a miss than a loss, as men go. Samuel Richardson You know, even with the 'Awkward Black Girl' episodes, they come out once a month. That's great for me, it's comfortable, it gives each time to digest, time for new people to get on to it and caught up, but oftentimes I have people who are almost demanding a higher output from me. Issa Rae In a weird way, I live vicariously through the characters I play as an actor. James Badge Dale Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little. Sol LeWitt I'm not a partygoer. Jewel Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert. B. C. Forbes I don't go for people who lead full and satisfying lives. Antonio Tabucchi Bush has never sent over a balanced budget. Chaka Fattah People striving for approval from others become phony. Ichiro Suzuki A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbours is the beginning of wisdom. Richard Le Gallienne

When I left 'Downton Abbey,' it hadn't yet taken off and become the phenomenon that

it is, to this day. That all happened after I left. But, it was fabulous to be a part of it and to be a part of the cast. We had an absolute ball! Rose Leslie I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references. Thomas Haden Church Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy. Sanaa Lathan I grew up in LA. I sort of watched the Raiders play and that sort of thing. Jay Hernandez I am not, and have no interest in being, a musician of any kind. Karrine Steffans August, the summer's last messenger of misery, is a hollow actor. Henry Rollins Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to. Quentin Blake The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time. Victor Garber I am a big man, but I've allowed m

At 20, I realized that I could not possibly adjust to a feminine role as

conceived by my father and asked him permission to engage in a professional career. In eight months I filled my gaps in Latin, Greek and mathematics, graduated from high school, and entered medical school in Turin. Rita Levi-Montalcini Like my dad, I have a Christmas party most years. I like to celebrate and see as many people as possible. Lauren Graham But I like to listen to demos. I like to hear the finished product. It's like listening to a song - I mean, a story. If you're going to sit here and tell me a story, I just like to listen. I don't want to make them up. Reba McEntire What's nice about concrete is that it looks unfinished. Zaha Hadid Frankly, no newspaper is set up to monitor for cheats and fabricators. Howell Raines There is only one option in Iraq: that we win. Thelma Drake When you're true to who you are, amazing things happen. Deborah Norville I'd love to be a Bond Girl. Jenna-Louise Coleman My parents have always been v

It was pretty extensive - we worked out 8 hours a day, 5 days a

week, for 3 months, which I think is more than anybody in the Olympics. I thought well I don't need this, the girls need it, but it was a gift. David Carradine I'm hosting weekend retreats all over America. It is like a 24-hour slumber party for moms. We laugh, eat, play games, get massages, win prizes, talk about parenting and even cry a bit. Lisa Whelchel My relationship with my readers is somewhat theatrical. One of the main things I try to do in my work is delight my readers. Mark Leyner White Hart Lane was always a place where I felt I belonged. David Ginola Men and women have strengths that complement each other. Edwin Louis Cole Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. Bruce Lee We need to move away from oil, period. James Woolsey In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea. John Osborne I mean, the genuine roots of culture is folk music. John Lydon Cinema is a worldwide phenomenon. Wim We

I've been known to turn up drunk at triathlons and do very well. I'm more

of a heat-of-the-moment type of guy. A friend will tell me about something coming up, maybe that weekend, and usually not an abundance of thought goes into my doing it. Ryan Kwanten Scientists do stand on the shoulders of giants, just as do writers. Conversely, in the arts we do make discoveries. We do refine our tools. So I am arguing with, or at least playing with, the idea that art never improves. Ian Mcewan The belief that we are what the media says we are, what people perceive we are, is soon to be what we think we are. We are treated based on this warped perception. It is hard to get away from it. Kevin Eubanks He who does not fear death cares naught for threats. Pierre Corneille I was born in New York, so I'd love to study at New York University. Saoirse Ronan I don't like actors, I like women. Carlo Ponti I think money in general hurts all sports. Will McDonough The mid-life crisis hits men harder than women. Sonia Johnson Well, I need to be frig

I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple

of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as a fruit market porter in Manchester. John Thaw May I say, finally, that I have no illusions of grandeur; quite to the contrary, I am very humble in my knowledge that through forty years of my life my life has been an open book of service to my fellow architects and for the public good. Ralph Thomas Walker No one wants to stay in the tabloids. But it's actually not a terrible place to start. Rachel Zoe I used to do drugs, but don't tell anyone or it will ruin my image. Courtney Love Law makes long spokes of the short stakes of men. William Empson We've turned into a whining society. Billy Corgan It's hard to let new stuff in. And whether that admits a weakness, I don't know. Martin Scorsese Perhaps I have a wider range than I'd given myself credit for. Larry David I don't need to be rich anymore; I don't need to be a millionaire. Sia As an actor, I go where the good writing is.

If he'd been negotiating Obamacare, Lincoln would have made the infamous 'Cornhusker Kickback' deal -

$100 million in Medicaid funds for Nebraska to secure a Senator's vote - in a heartbeat, even if the press howled as it did when Barack Obama agreed to it, forcing its cancellation. Joe Klein I love dressing up, though I have to hide my rubbish hair in a hat. Sophie McShera There aren't always answers for the questions you're looking for, so I have to make peace with that sometimes. Kathleen Edwards I try to write about the stuff that torments us all. Danielle Steel Win one for the Gipper. Knute Rockne We were all Romans once, I guess. Omar Epps Punk is not dead. Punk will only die when corporations can exploit and mass produce it. Jello Biafra I'm a live performer and I love playing live. Tim Finn If you hear a good song, it makes you hopeful like, 'That is out there.' Jazmine Sullivan Facts and particulars annoy me. Clarice Lispector

There are no doubts that, the situation in the country today, indicates that there is

much more work to do in the process of reforming the political economy and improving the quality of life of our people and communities. Ibrahim Babangida I say that I represent this movement because my intellectual allegiances are clearly European, not African. J. M. Coetzee When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel. Denzel Washington That Dick Cheney is pro-torture surprises no one; he freely admits it. Nick Flynn To work with children anywhere is just plain fun. Dale Murphy I am more rich in goods than I am in money. John Gutfreund I watch documentaries for information. I watch films to be entertained. Meshell Ndegeocello Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always. Marvin J. Ashton Running for me is a sport. It's not a joke. It's serious. J. R. Ma

I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong,

never speak at all, and in order not to do wrong, never do anything. Henry Ward Beecher It is a warning to all those who may think about becoming involved with a terrorist network, people who are willing to destroy their own lives are hard to deter. Otto Schily I always tend to see, right after reading the script, the character and how I want to play it. I guess that's sort of most of the work, preparing for the role, but almost the creation of the character seems to go on as I read through the script. Freddie Highmore Abbott and Costello were huge for me as a very young person. Tim Heidecker I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway. Kate Smith I was a child of privilege and I woke up to a world on fire. Bill Ayers Tired is not a word in my vocabulary. Brittany Murphy He who knows himself best esteems himself least. Henry George Bohn The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid. Thomas a Kempis Sunset is st

The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as

regular citizens, are more interested than ever in getting together and having discussions. They want to hear about other viewpoints that differ entirely from what the administration is putting out. Jim Hightower I live in Los Angeles, which is the second most polluted city in the world, and I wake up in the morning to dirt all over my window. Ryan Tedder My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others. Kevin Johnson The American people's vote can't be bought. Michele Bachmann Obey the principles without being bound by them. Bruce Lee I'm happy to say I am a Harrison-Kreps-Keynesian. Thomas J. Sargent All my favorite movies are somebody else's least favorite movie. Rian Johnson Children have a way of forcing you back into the present moment. Lorna Luft I've got 50 different tunings in the guitar. Joni Mitchell Let an audience be able to find it

Instead of seeing these children for the blessings that they are, we are measuring them

only by the standard of whether they will be future deficits or assets for our nation's competitive needs. Jonathan Kozol There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded. Mark Twain And a tiny number of people in a few states make these decisions, and we're left with these options that are increasingly not attractive to the American people. Hamilton Jordan My weakness is wearing too much leopard print. Jackie Collins My childhood was colorfully anarchic and punctuated by a lot of change. Sadie Frost The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Alexander Pope Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat. Hermann Goering I like to go into a little shell and be a hermit and make music for a while. Delta Goodrem I like bootcut jeans in a plain style with a nice line. Martin Freeman Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.

When I was 13 I asked my mother if it was possible for this to

end - I'd had enough of it. And that was right about the time that we got a call for 'The Exorcist' interview. Linda Blair Whatever it takes to win. Pat Riley When somebody follows you 20 blocks to the pharmacy, where they watch you buy toilet paper, you know your life has changed. Jennifer Aniston In order to have friends, you must first be one. Elbert Hubbard I always wanted more - more of everything. George Best People think that lemon is good for the voice, but it dries it out. Jill Scott I don't think we will ever go the way of Zimbabwe, but people are concerned. Helen Suzman So it eventually became a question of WHEN they were going to make a movie. Paul Michael Glaser Everything's plastic, we're all gonna die. Elizabeth Wurtzel I can't compare family to athletics. Joe Namath

It goes without saying that 'Buncha Losers' comedies speak to tough times. The massive unemployment

of the Reagan years gave us 'Taxi,' 'Cheers' and the genre-defining 'Night Court,' a show you could never admit to watching without making people feel sorry for you. Rob Sheffield Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is the one they would like to show to the world... Every so often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe. Irving Penn I'm not a breakfast eater. Sean Penn Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Aesop I am starting to look like and perform like the Lou that I used to be. Lou Gramm I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot. Felix Baumgartner I'm still amazed by the process of recording. Graham Coxon I enjoy being characters rather than myself. Kristen Wiig Music always hits me when I'm driving so I keep a recorder in my bag. Angie Stone There is no free market for oil. It'

Those writers that have zero say in their movie adaptations have zero say because they

sell it. If you don't sell it, and you do it yourself, and you wait until the screenplay is ready, you don't have to worry about that. Stephen Chbosky And sometimes I'm criticized. But I think that if those who criticize us will look at the reason why the shape is this, well then, I think that they would not object so strenuously. Minoru Yamasaki And I like being able to go back and forth, and I don't really care if it's a small budget or big budget or studio or independent, as long as it's got a story that's compelling and there's enough money to make the picture. Griffin Dunne I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking. Dean Smith I hate being ignored. Amanda Palmer The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail. Christian Dior Every film is a puzzle really, from an editorial point of view. Walter Murch Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight. Lillian Hellman In the

But, you know, there's still an argument, there's still ten states that outlaw premarital sex,

and many more states where adultery is still outlawed and a crime. Liam Neeson Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did. George Carlin There are no more new worlds. The unoccupied arable lands of the earth are limited, and will soon be taken. Josiah Strong I'm naturally a loud person. It can be a bit overpowering. Cesar Millan I sing my sorrow, and I paint my joy. Joni Mitchell I'll never be like a Barbie girl, that's for sure. Victoria Azarenka My best quality is that I talk to everyone. My worst quality is that I talk to everyone. Joseph J. Lhota I'm an honest, open father. T.I. Pleasure is the carrot dangled to lead the ass to market; or the precipice. Robinson Jeffers He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life. Sophocles

Generally, I think America is America. America has been through suffering like other countries, but

America will come up. I have no doubt. It's just going to bounce. You know, you have ups and downs. Ivana Trump I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it. Selena Gomez The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint. Sxip Shirey Sincere practice, makes the impossible possible. Dada Vaswani If all else fails, there's always print or web zines. Rudy Rucker Fashion is a great thing, it's a way to express who you are. Zendaya Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic. David Rockefeller Swing is my favorite kind of music. George Strait Barack Obama makes me feel good to be a black man. Snoop Dogg Most of the songs I wrote are personal. Matthew Morrison

Eighteen fifty-eight was a year of great technological advancement in the West. That was the

year when Queen Victoria was able, for the first time, to communicate with President Buchanan, through the Transatlantic Telegraphic Cable. And they were the first to 'Twitter' transatlantically. Hans Rosling Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or feelings or love. They're things we can't really see or touch. They're not material, but they're vitally important to us. Judy Collins I was called a misogynist because I was reducing women to mothers. 'Reducing women to mothers' - now there is possibly the most anti-women statement I've heard. Steven Moffat A lot of things can't be modeled very well. Nate Silver I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not honor more. Richard Lovelace I feel betrayed by own mother. Aaron Carter Youth is a quality, not a matter of circumstances. Frank Lloyd Wright I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school. Alberto Juanto
they think they can buy a woman - and they do. Olga Kurylenko Societies need rules that make no sense for individuals. For example, it makes no difference whether a single car drives on the left or on the right. But it makes all the difference when there are many cars! Marvin Minsky So far, and today, everything felt really great. Now I am good to get on the plane and fly to Australia. Kim Clijsters I like everything loud, over the top, dramatic. Carmen Electra I always had a belief in myself, and I started wondering if it was founded. Donny Most I love babies. I love being pregnant and I loved giving birth. Sadie Frost The actor is in the hands of a lot of other people, over which he has no control. William Shatner I'm a real big celebrity. I'm this megastar. Flavor Flav We overvalue the arts in relation to the sciences. Ian Mcewan I love westerns, I'd love to make more of them. Jeff Bridges

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My uncle inspired me, and it was because of him that I become a wrestler,

but besides him, the one Superstar that really caught my attention growing up as a kid was 'Macho Man' Randy Savage.Rey Mysterio It's clear that Planned Parenthood went out of its way to paint me as some sort of a zealot - a Trojan-horse zealot who came into Komen and within 10 to 11 months had completely turned the place upside down. That's clearly not who I am, and it's not what happened.Karen Handel Once you become president, you don't even have to stop for red lights. And if it looks like traffic's too bad, you just take a helicopter.H. W. Brands From Julia Child to 'The Galloping Gourmet' and the Food Channel and Cooking Channel, our fascination with the spectacle of cooking has been a mainstay of TV entertainment.Chuck Norris I want to love. I want to enjoy life.David Cassidy The mistake we made in the 1990s was overestimating the potential of NAFTA's positive impact.William M. Daley I was set to confront the might of the

Years ago nobody was elected on the economic ticket. It was either the education platform,

or it was health or it was other issues. It is only recently that economic values have superceded every other human value. Anita Roddick The physical fabric of the world had to be such as to enable that ten billion year preliminary evolution to produce the raw materials of life. Without it there would not have been the chemical materials to allow life to evolve here on earth. John Polkinghorne I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game. Rafael Palmeiro I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical sector. In the past, the administration's position has been ambiguous. Susan Collins When I was 12 years old, I was hanging out with 23-year-olds. I was into cartoons and Pokemon, and they're all talking about girls. It was a strange way to grow up. Shaun White I read everything. I've always got a b

I agree that we must expand opportunities for retirement saving, but we must not undermine

this worthy effort with a flawed privatization scheme that takes the 'security' out of Social Security. Mary Landrieu I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant. H. L. Mencken A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet. Eric S. Raymond The issue is not abortion. The issue is whether women can make up their own mind instead of some right-wing pastor, some right-wing politician telling them what to do. Howard Dean Substance must emanate from spirit and is nothing else than the record of the spirit's conception of itself finding expression in space and time. Paul Twitchell I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine. Frit

If I can avoid looking at myself, I will. I don't care to examine myself

or see much of what I do. I never care how I look. Scott Bakula I was 17 when I released my first record. I didn't really figure out what I wanted to say, how to get a message and put it together. Sydney Wayser I've always liked simple. Growing up, I wore corduroys and Lacoste shirts, Maraolo flats, and maybe one gold bracelet. Aerin Lauder I started off with violin, then I started learning guitar, then I went to piano. But I self-taught piano just because I enjoyed it. I've always really enjoyed music. Jesse Spencer Stand up and pledge with me: A government of the United States is not on the auction block. And America is not for sale! Tom Selleck Religion is a very personal thing for me. Religion has its good moments and its poor moments. Elie Wiesel Sweet, delicious Dungeness crab is always a treat. Tom Douglas I'm feeling around for what happens in a post-'Peep Show' world. Robert Webb I'd refer to myself as a feminist. I don't

The higher mental development of woman, the less possible it is for her to meet

a congenial male who will see in her, not only sex, but also the human being, the friend, the comrade and strong individuality, who cannot and ought not lose a single trait of her character. Emma Goldman We had every kind of audience you could name. Young, old, not-so-old, some older than old, some younger than young: they were there, they were there! There was everything. John Hunter Music is something that always lifts my spirits and makes me happy, and when I make music I always hope it will have the same effect on whoever listens to it. Aaron Carter God is not disillusioned with us. He never had any illusions to begin with. Luis Palau Genre is a bookstore problem, not a literary problem. Rick Moody We are the recorders and reporters of facts - not the judges of the behaviors we describe. Alfred Kinsey Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People. Benjamin Disraeli

One of the worst things about being an actor, besides people being nice to you

and getting free stuff all the time - but really, one of the worst things is not knowing what's coming next. You could shoot a pilot, and they could have you on hold for six months waiting to find out what is going to happen with the show, and you're locked into it. Nick Kroll What, I sometimes wonder, would it be like if I lived in a country where winter is a matter of a few chilly days and a few weeks' rain; where the sun is never far away, and the flowers bloom all year long? Anna Neagle Of course there have been times I regretted being the kid in 'E.T.' My world went completely crazy. I was that stupid kind of famous, where you can't go anywhere. Henry Thomas A lot of the stuff I have done had been not only the likable guy, but like the nice likable guy. Ron Livingston It doesn't have to be a problem for children to be fat, but it does affect you: you aren't as happy in that skin. Harry Melling They always want me to play myself and th

I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the

thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and other men have to fight for what they meant under another name. William Morris So, fall asleep love, loved by me... for I know love, I am loved by thee. Robert Browning As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. Ben Hogan And soon, too soon, we part with pain, To sail o'er silent seas again. Thomas Moore The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. Voltaire Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants. William Osler There are no insuperable constitutional difficulties. Lionel Murphy

What we don't talk about enough is Ohio's unique and remarkable quality of life. We

are a state of cities, small towns and growing suburbs where life is affordable and destinations within reach. There is no better place to raise a family. Bob Taft We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and mists, and increased our knowledge of the lands of ice in the South. Roald Amundsen Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach. Roger von Oech Moving from Wales to Italy is like moving to a different country. Ian Rush Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation. Plato I haven't collected memorabilia. I am not a person who lives in the past. Yvonne Craig No, I do it all, but I do love to play solo. Bruce Hornsby

I've become wary of interviews in which you're forced to go back over the reasons

why you made certain decisions. You tend to rationalize what you've done, to intellectually review a process that is often intuitive. Peter Weir With this first novel, I am just above the foothills, but I see the path to the top, and it is my desire to write compelling stories about everything that I find of interest. Guy Johnson Even though the vast majority of my work was outside television, the amount of creation and inventing that went into the TV shows was non stop and, unknown to me, a great strain. Paul Daniels Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration. Barbara Smith I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it. Michael Phelps Either you write songs or you don't. And if you do write songs like I do, I think there

I'd say I'm a bit antimadridista although I do not know where my future will

be, but it's a team that I never liked. I get the impression that it is an arrogant club, about how the players are. Without humility, you cannot get anywhere. Isco I'm very big on doing my own thing. Rob Kardashian When I was younger, I definitely did face anti-ginger prejudice. As a child, all teasing hurts, whether it's because you're fat or a different race or have red hair. I had enough comments from a couple of people to make it a sore point. Lily Cole I think people like to see a little larceny in their heroes. James Garner I spent my childhood watching every scary movie that Hollywood ever made. And I think that gave me the best education for storytelling. It also made me want to reproduce the scary moments that I felt, sitting in a theater at the age of 5. Tess Gerritsen Movies are extremely imitative of one another. Whatever works, people will try to do it. Octavia E. Butler Women are liked better when they lose. Gloria Steinem Our TV and