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My boarding school experience was the only thing I had strong enough feelings to write

about for hundreds and hundreds of pages. I can still smell the formaldehyde of the fetal pigs in biology. Curtis Sittenfeld It is really hard to completely re-learn how to express yourself without using words. When you take away speech, you have to re-invent the way you express yourself. You have to exaggerate your body language and your facial expressions. Jodelle Ferland There's a thousand other things I would rather spend money on than a car. Scott Ian I've just never been a tracksuit-wearer. Florence Welch Believe in yourself and stop trying to convince others. James De La Vega I wanted to be an actor when I was a kid. Stanley Tucci I'm God because I have the power to control my mind. Roseanne Barr I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing. Chuck Mangione Each goodly thing is hardest to begin. Edmund Spenser When I sing, it's just... comfort is a stupid word, but it is. Sarah McLachlan

Better than anything else in our culture, it enables fathers and sons to speak on

a level playing field while building up from within a personal history of shared experience - a group history - that may be tapped into at will in years to come. John Thorn And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all that is human? Divine, in other words? Henry Miller As history since Hiroshima shows, the best, perhaps the only, way to curb war is to deter it with such overwhelming force as to turn it from a struggle into suicide. Martin Van Creveld That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact. Charles Hodge I was always the Southern gentleman. Lance Bass Middle-class families know education begins at birth. Geoffrey Canada Medicine and writing are natural companions. Kevin Patterson I read books more than I go out. Julie Bowen I think that being thrown into instant fame must be, at times, difficult. Martina McBride 'Cougar' has become so distasteful. I really hate that expression. Demi Moore

If you are looking for a producer, try to contact established producers. Don't let the

fear of theft paralyze you, or you will never get anywhere with it. Penelope Spheeris You know what you are getting into, but being out in that heat for two weeks definitely drains your energy. Cobi Jones Michael and Alex, I love you. And we're going to have the biggest celebration when you get home. Susan Smith If it is made in a lab then it takes a lab to digest. Kris Carr True country music is honesty, sincerity, and real life to the hilt. Garth Brooks Give Hamas 90 days to pick a lane, then react. Geraldo Rivera It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows. Conrad Hall When the euro was born, it was born in the wrong economic circumstances. John Major How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? Mary Astell I'm not that keen on the idea of being unconscious. Christopher Hitchens

All too often, academic departments defend their territory with the passion of cornered animals, though

with far less justification. Bruce Jackson I've learned a lot about how people have to fight through their whole lives just to be themselves. Josh Hutcherson There were many women around. We all had a relationship with each other that was very strong. And all of our minds kind of hooked up. We rejected the society. We rejected marriage because we didn't like what our parents had. Lynette Fromme No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself. Jenni Rivera There's got to be something greater than us. Ajay Naidu I did my first recording. It was called The Champ. Jimmy Smith You have to choose whether to love yourself or not. James Taylor I don't have an iPod! It's never appealed to me, really. Freema Agyeman I think my dad has helped me tremendously. Rand Paul People make jokes about how black people are the first ones to be killed off. Sanaa Lathan

Now the idea about taking people abroad is that if they come over to Cyprus,

which we have in mind, and bring their families and would have the possibility to defect after they would be ready to speak their mind, well I hope so. Hans Blix I've worked with some actors who can't act. Anthony Anderson Conservatism is not about the party, because the party is merely the shell. It is the inside - it's the filling that really means something. Jonathan Krohn I won the city scoring championship as a senior. Bob Cousy I don't crave Hollywood. Iain Glen I think we all see ourselves as the heroes in our own lives. Tom Hiddleston Man is the only animal that can be skinned more than once. Jimmy Durante I love the word 'resonance.' William Sanderson There is no reason why I should call myself a democrat. Aleksandr Lebed Action and reaction are equal and opposite. Gertrude Stein

In the dining room, next to my collection of colorful papier-mache Mardi Gras float art,

hang draperies made of the New Orleans toile fabric that I designed pre-Katrina for Hazelnut. Bryan Batt With existing technology, we can enforce airport security without sacrificing our personal privacy. Tom Udall I've never been a TV junkie. I remember watching Letterman way back when he had a morning show. Todd Barry My father did advertising photography. Andreas Gursky It's really a full-time job to manage our lives. Sara Blakely At my age, the radiation will probably do me good. Norman Wisdom I am very confident that the Spirit is with us. William P. Leahy I see myself as a recovering journalist. Annalena McAfee I'd had a rough childhood. Joni Mitchell A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. Irene Dunne

The timelessness of a concept has to be woven into the running warp of dying

time, vertical power has to be wedded to the horizontal earth. Ella Maillart Doonesbury had the requisite and overwhelming influence in 1980, as it did on any college cartoonist who was paying attention, of course. Berkeley Breathed Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist the president in adapting and renewing the transnational institutions that were created after World War II. Warren Christopher I'm a strong advocate for music. I think guitars are wonderful. Mike Huckabee I know my body better than anything, better than anybody. Terrell Owens I don't think Ed Sullivan had anything to do with Carib Song. Katherine Dunham My family responsibilities don't conflict with my career. Not at all. Meg Ryan When you have a creative mind it doesn't stop going. Alison Moyet I am fast and very powerful on the court, so this is what matters. Novak Djokovic This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man. Edwin Hu

Voiceover excited me and terrified me. I thought I was going to be really bad

at it. It was so freeing and fun to not have to wait for 10 minutes between every setup. They just throw you a direction, and you just say it. Anna Kendrick I love college life. Lil' Romeo Eighty percent of Americans with HIV do not know they are infected. Philip Emeagwali To be good, you need to believe in what you're doing. Billy Crystal I don't like looking back. Tommy Shaw I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately. Richard Donner Fear is something I try not to absorb. Mark E. Smith I play a lot of ultra-violent video games. Cory Monteith Fame for fame's sake is never a good road to go down. David Giuntoli Politics swings like a pendulum. Ed Gillespie

Do you think I am standing here, making this up as I go? I am

sorry to disillusion you. I am not Robin Williams. I am the king of the pen. Mitch Hedberg Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' is a magnificent science-fiction film, all the more intriguing because it raises questions about the origin of human life and doesn't have the answers. Roger Ebert I mean, it didn't matter to me that there were people, it didn't matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions. Eric Clapton I went into the family business. To me, it was the norm and not the exception. Tyne Daly We say, 'The market plummets,' like it's some roaring creature. Robert Harris I never thought I was gonna live to 30. Patti Smith I think just being on 'One Tree Hill' has given me a lot of confidence. Kate Voegele War is failure of diplomacy. John Dingell I'm a big stupid history nerd. Emilie Autumn We don't separate out men and women working together in corpor

I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task

Force of Mayors, and to community leaders, Congress, and businesspeople. As thousands of people around the country join the movement, it gets more and more exciting. Richard M. Daley I'd like to be with an interesting man who is understanding about having a busy partner. Tracy Reese You're trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a 'memory before the game. I don't know if you'd call it visualising or dreaming, but I've always done it, my whole life. Wayne Rooney Peace if possible, truth at all costs. Martin Luther I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one. Shawn Johnson No one can hand you anything as a dancer. You have to earn it. Elizabeth Berkley Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts. Mary Boykin Chesnut I do some broadcasting and speaking as well. Chuck Daly If I waited for perfection... I would never write a word. Margaret Atwood You can l

Surely being a Professional Beauty - let alone an ageing one - is one of

the most insecure and doomed careers imaginable. Julie Burchill My job the same as carpenter. What kind of house you want to build? What kind of food you want to make? You think your ingredients, your structure. Simple. Masa Takayama We're going to have the same demographic spread of nutcases and the same spread of everybody in between. Max Cannon Acting has always been such escapism for me. Kelly Reilly Every football player knows when his time is up. Red Grange It's easier for me to let the game just come to me. Carmelo Anthony I would love to date a chef. I'd probably get really fat, but I don't care. Elizabeth Olsen The Greek sculptor - I don't think he was very different from any of us. Michael Tippett Lawyers are like beavers: They get in the mainstream and dam it up. John Naisbitt It's a very long and difficult schedule on a single-camera show. Martha Plimpton

Jews know this in their bones. Our community could not exist for a day without

its volunteers. They are the lifeblood of our organizations, whether they involve welfare, youth, education, care of the sick and elderly, or even protection against violence and abuse. Jonathan Sacks At the end of the day I'm pleased with the site I created. Benjamin Cohen I look for stuff that I'm passionate about. Brett Ratner Kids always act up the most before they go to sleep. Chris Rock Focus on your music and not technology. Bryan Adams Without humility there can be no humanity. John Buchan What the Internet was for the 1990s, green jobs are for the 2000s. Terry McAuliffe When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to. Angela Davis I didn't have to work out before 35 but now I have to. Jenny McCarthy I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track. Taylor Dayne

Joan Cusack is one of my favorite comedic actresses, and every part she plays is

so different. She does the wackiest stuff and somehow it works. I like watching her a lot, and I think you can always go further and pull back. That's something I really have to work on. Rachel McAdams I kind of blossomed backwards. I got cancer, fell in love and have a magical life. I never imagined it would happen that way, but you just go with the flow, right? Kris Carr It never occurred to me that I was a leading man until I was 19 years old. I had been acting since I was 10, so that's nine years and 30 or 40 plays, in school and summer stock, professional theater, too. Christopher Reeve Well, I am a giant pansy and freak out if seaweed touches my leg in the ocean. Sara Paxton There were always questions about my parents; I got so fed up with that. Charlotte Gainsbourg I don't think there is a single social issue I haven't spoken on. Billy Graham I'm obsessed with my children. Travis Barker I'm a generally optimistic person. Alison Brie

Business owners have made a strong case to me that they need guest workers. But

none has suggested that these workers should be placed on a path to citizenship. John Shadegg There have been periods of my life when I was heavier, like right after high school I definitely gained that freshman 15. It was tough to lose. Ever since then, I know that I can gain weight, so I try to be careful. Camilla Luddington John Howard Davies was not a very human person... if you made a mistake of any kind, any sort of pause in speech, he would treat you rather as if he was a schoolmaster. Graham Chapman I was having serious issues with becoming a diabetic. Randy Jackson Strategy 101 is about choices: You can't be all things to all people. Michael Porter If I couldn't read, I couldn't live. Douglas Sirk I pride myself on having a journalistic remove. Erik Larson One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory. Franz Kafka My strength and my weakness are twins in the same womb. Marge Piercy You don't make a movie, the movie make

I'm not an example for how people should live their lives. Never in my life

would I ever set out to be an example for people on how to live their lives. If you need an example for how to live, then you just shouldn't have been born. Straight up. Lil Wayne The higher someone's profile, the easier it is for a defendant to trade him up to the feds. Mr. Big is always a better catch than Mr. Small. Howie Carr Sell yourself first, if you want to sell anything. Burt Lancaster The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone. Thomas Hobbes I'm Jewish and I can sing and I'm alive. Mandy Patinkin Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching. Oscar Wilde I started reading literature at 17 or 18, and I felt this extra beat to life. Richard Ford There's nothing that reflects me. I'm unreflectable! Larry David Governor Romney is a real hardliner on illegal immigration. Mario Diaz-Balart I signed up for the musical Tommy in the West End, where I met my husband. Kim Wilde

Well, I have also believed in empowering the individual and believe there is a degree

of inertia in big government that hampers the ability to respond to a rapidly evolving crisis. Michael Burgess If it's a good work of adaptation, the book should remain a book and the film should remain a film, and you should not necessarily read the book to see the film. If you do need that, then that means that it's a failure. That is what I think. Marjane Satrapi I do think, in time, people will have, sort of, relationships with certain kinds of robots - not every robot, but certain kinds of robots - where they might feel that it is a sort of friendship, but it's going to be of a robot-human kind. Cynthia Breazeal Whatever your path is, that's your path. Ray Lewis We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave. Mahmoud Abbas New Orleans in an amazing town. Benjamin Walker It always surprised me that I was getting acting work. Mary Lynn Rajskub And no, having the hits is just more work. Donna Summer He will be begi

In fact, I don't believe I'm guilty of any crimes, but I've always been drawn

to and fascinated by physical, sexual and psychological change, and there's an erotic aspect to that. Jock Sturges I lived a fairly average, anonymous small-town life till I got the idea to do Nine Inch Nails. Then I locked myself in a studio for a year, and then got off the tour bus two years after that, and I didn't know who I'd turned into. Trent Reznor There's a part of every person that is entertained by the idealistic, the fantastic. Aisha Tyler All I need to do to stay healthy is look at my three boys. Tracey Gold Work needs to be a reflection of your social values. You are how you work! Leigh Steinberg A specialist is someone who does everything else worse. Ruggiero Ricci I think people are always nostalgic for a time about 20 years before they were born. Lisa Loeb No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight. Jean Toomer Rudeness can make me angry. Clive Owen I'm trying to just go with the flow and learn from the people aro

He'd forgiven who he needed to forgive, let go of what he needed to, and

accepted himself as he was. Archibald Alexander Leach, Cary Grant, and all. Jennifer Grant People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. Moliere I tend to be really competitive when it comes to Scattergories. Mandy Moore I feel like songwriting is an experiment in empathy. Zooey Deschanel I don't do one show and wish I was doing something else. Drew Carey All doors open to courtesy. Thomas Fuller I'm a huge pasta and pizza lover. I can eat those every single day. Shay Mitchell The bigger you are, the harder they come down on you. Michael Bolton No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in the arts. John Philip Sousa My father wouldn't let me take typing in childhood. Pat Conroy

When I used to go into bars people would try and fight me. Women would

punch me 10 years ago or put cigarettes out on my arm or my face. But it doesn't seem to happen any more. They show us a lot of love. Johnny Knoxville We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot. Arthur Blank It's almost sickening now that the regulators 'on the beat' while the biggest credit collapse in modern financial history unfolded are now patting themselves on the back for their 'brave' stance on short-selling! James Chanos I am accusing him of stealing my best material, he was a very funny man. Frank Carson Our culture in India is not a culture where we grudge each other. Vijay Mallya Well, I'm permitted to say anything I like. I just don't. Steven Moffat In 1956 we observed the electron antineutrino. Frederick Reines

Still, the change is nearly indescribable - going from total obscurity to walking down a

street in New York and having everybody turn and look; to feel the temperature of a room change when I walked in. Matt Damon You know, it's hard to beat bacon at anytime of day. But I also am a big fan of corned beef hash. Nick Offerman I think as I have got older, I have got a bit more relaxed, although you might not think that if you heard me screaming at my kids. Victoria Beckham But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films. Taylor Hackford Once when I was a fugitive, I was working for a law firm in Denver. Kevin Mitnick One thing I've learned: My intentions are clear in terms of quality. Elizabeth Berkley Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life. Abbe Pierre You don't have that many women in the industry so the lane is wide open. Ludacris Truth cannot be defeated. Edwin Louis Cole I must have been a really pretentious little girl. Emily Mortimer

I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my

ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing. Ernie Harwell I was in choir in school. I kind of just did it. I already knew I wanted to sing. My music program in my school wasn't really great - people didn't really want to be part of the choir, they didn't want to do the plays and stuff like that. It definitely wasn't the cool thing to do. Lea Michele The Republican Party is in charge. They've been charge of the Congress and spending for 10 years. Chaka Fattah It's time for artists to take their music back. Shelby Lynne English people have seen me get through scandals. George Michael The most important influence in my childhood was my father. DeForest Kelley It used to be you wanted to marry up. Victoria Principal As a model you need to be able to do the craziest things. Heidi Klum I am the only girl in the family so everyone pampered me. Blanka Vlasic I prefer being penetrated by iron

When you know what the male species is looking for - 'I'm not into a

redhead,' 'I don't want a fat chick,' - I have to tell them that X won't date you unless you're this. I'm just the messenger. Patti Stanger When you come from desperate poverty, and that's exactly what I come from, you know that nonsenses are not to be tolerated. I'm not sure who gains from chaos, but I know it's not the poor folks in the council flats. The politics of vindictiveness is never, ever anything like a solution. John Lydon I want people to feel good after I sing. Tony Martin The avant-garde makes more sense to me. John Cale Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality. Shawn Ashmore I really absolutely loved writing my first book. Jill Davis I feel as if I can take Indian stories, make them mine and take them to the world. Ariel Dorfman When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness. Alexis de Tocqueville I'm a science fiction and fantasy geek. China Mieville

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward

persons with dissimilar physical characteristics. Alex Haley I think I'm able to do so much because writing is what I love to do. So, often when I have free time, I choose to write and edit. Lauren Oliver I don't want to be pigeonholed into doing just romantic comedies. But they're fun, and especially for women, it's nice to go to see them and enjoy that breath of fresh air. Kristen Bell I cannot accept a divide between Malagasy people and a civil war. Andry Rajoelina My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I'm an agnosto-theist. Dan Savage I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires. Park Chan-wook There is so much talent out there and not quite as much opportunity. Geoffrey S. Fletcher I think I'm very real as a person, and that comes across in my work. Danielle Steel I just said yes to opportunities that came my way. Isabel Lucas

We are just at the studio, me and my choreographers, we are spending like 30

nights and we are thinking, what is my next dance move? Because in Korea there are huge expectations about my dancing. So it was a lot of pressure. Psy In the eighth grade I found I had a voice for opera, so I followed that path a little, but my impulse has always been an actor. I have always liked cinema, and let's face it, opera singers are just bad actors! I didn't want to translate myself in that direction. Robert Davi When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth. Tayari Jones I've done so many hip-hop albums already I got tired of just hip-hop. Kool Keith I really enjoy taking an outdoor shower. David Duchovny My first love is producing. Timbaland I am a very complicated person. Bebe Neuwirth A film is a terrible thing to waste. Roger Ebert For me, it was more a dramatic shift to go from the stage to the screen. Michael C. Hall My priorities are my family an

My parents, Gary and Patricia, let me be in my world. They never told me

what I couldn't do. It helped me adapt in a positive way. Candis Cayne I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep! Shawn Johnson People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more than you really are. You can engineer things to an extent. But you are at the mercy of what comes in across the desk. Gary Oldman Dating is all about the chase. It's fun! Lauren Conrad In complex trains of thought signs are indispensable. George Henry Lewes Between understanding and faith immediate connections must subsist. Marquis de Sade I think I was brought up in a respectful household. Tom Welling Carbohydrate is the bad guy. You have to see that. Robert Atkins We the chefs have a responsibility to learn about the chemical makeup of food! Joel Robuchon If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne. Gary Vaynerchuk

I just love shows that don't hand everything to you, that ask you to be

smarter. I think that's something really important that HBO has done to change the landscape of TV. Patrick J. Adams Joan Rivers telling Lauren Bacall her dress is all wrong is like Carrot Top telling Lenny Bruce he needs to get an edge. Dennis Miller I do seem to try to make things harder and harder for myself. In some perverse way, obstacles interest me and I'm drawn to projects that end up being incredibly laborious. Taryn Simon Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book. Jerry Spinelli You do not need a therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle! Dan Aykroyd Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized. Dean Inge The designer of my Emmy gown is donating my gown to the charity for an auction. Maria Menounos Once a Catholic always a Catholic. Angus Wilson It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious. Alfred North Whitehead I love to play with Tony and Bill anytime, anywhere. Pat Ma

He makes me laugh, Mick! He tended to turn up when we were having lunch

and entertain us all. He bought an Enigma machine! I've never worked with a producer who was more famous than everyone put together. Saffron Burrows There is something to be said for people who have to work hard, be creative, produce what they have with little - or no - means. Those of us from poor homes have the advantage of thinking for ourselves and of knowing that when times get hard, things could always be worse. Beth Ditto I see a New York that is once again the empire state. Carl Paladino Kiss is a Fourth of July fireworks show with a backbeat. Gene Simmons My whole life has been a bit like a Nintendo game. Robin Gibb I have no problem with any question. Roger Waters Everyday there's something that reminds me why I love this sport. Bernard Hinault I am a pupil of Pissarro. Paul Cezanne There is no way of writing stories that I haven't done. Theodore Sturgeon Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game. Way

Then I moved down to the Bowery to this building where Debbie Harry lived. It

was there that I started combining some clothes for her and continued doing the art and photography. Stephen Sprouse I'm from California, but my father, who passed away when I was young, was from Newark. When I was kid, we would go back east and catch Yankees games. His side of the family are big Yankees fans. But, the real connection came in '97 when I moved to New York and became friends with the team. Carson Daly I think shrinks are interesting to write about because you get to see what the character chooses to reveal, and what behaviors or stances the character tries out on the shrink that might not be part of the character's make-up outside of that room. It's an emotional test-kitchen. Jill Davis The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose. Margaret Atwood Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics. Paracelsus It's possible for people to gain control of every facet of your life. Randy Q

I mean, we sit around and we go, you know, 'Torture doesn't work.' Well, it's

been around for 5,000 years. Most stuff that doesn't work goes the way of the dodo pretty quick, like waterbeds and 8-tracks and things like that. Adam Carolla I think it's healthy for couples to be away from each other for short periods. Liv Tyler Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers. Caleb Cushing I love what I do, I love every minute of it. Lena Dunham I'm a real home girl. Lisa Snowdon The deal looks bad and smells worse. Michelle Malkin It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila. Muhammad Ali I'm not a professional entertainer. I'm not Neil Diamond. Cat Power I'm no longer an artist, I'm a business partner. Pitbull I hated school, but I was a good student. I made straight A's. Lucy Hale

Maintaining checks and balances on the power of the Judiciary Branch and the other two

branches is vital to keep the form of government set up by our Founding Fathers. Todd Tiahrt I just feel like sometimes I'm a force to be dealt with. My talents are sometimes overused and also sometimes underused. It's not easy being me. Ben Affleck I've never been on Wall Street. And I care about Wall Street for one reason and one reason only because what happens on Wall Street matters to Main Street. Ben Bernanke One victory more or less doesn't make the difference for me now. Hermann Maier Nah, I've done sex scenes before, you know, like in video. David Cronenberg I don't like to socialise much. Shirley MacLaine I know I'm not doing myself any favors by continuing to play. Brett Favre The mind is always present. You just don't see it. Bodhidharma I prefer the gloominess to the sun. I don't know why. Skrillex I have sleepless nights before press days. Amanda Burton

I've been a Lakers fan since growing up in Oklahoma. My hometown's finally got the

Thunder, which is really exciting, but I've still got to stick with the Lakers. Matt Kemp We who follow the Honorable Elijah Muhammad feel that when you try and pass integration laws here in America, forcing white people to pretend that they are accepting black people, what you are doing is making white people act in a hypocritical way. Malcolm X Of one thing there is no doubt: if Paris makes demands of the heart, then Munich makes demands of the stomach. Rachel Johnson As readers can probably tell from my books, I love the outdoors. Sharon Creech I've had great fans, and they've been so loyal over the years. George Strait I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform. William McKinley Losing my mum. That was a punch-me moment. Stella McCartney We don't make music - it makes us. David Byrne Jesuits encourage an intellectual rigor in a way that I like. Alexander Payne I've finally reached a stage in my career where I can do what I want.

It's one thing for the people in the industry to know who you are, because

they've heard about you earlier. I have friends calling me from the Christian bookstore because there's a poster on the wall. It's just weird. Stacie Orrico I'm very career-driven, so my focus and my energy has been into that. Stacy Keibler The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many venues now and there is a completely new public for opera that's grown up outside of the traditional core opera public. Carlisle Floyd Justice is a terrible but necessary thing. Jessamyn West Experience is the teacher of all things. Julius Caesar Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking. Griffin Dunne You do a James Bond film, you're being part of an anachronism, a tradition. Minnie Driver No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly. Ausonius As an actor I am always waiting for my luck to run out. Tom Hanks Most hard-boiled people are ha

At this point, I think I would garner a lot of hate mail if I

was now on the cover of Modern Drummer seeing as I'm not a modern drummer anymore. Jason Schwartzman I think as a child you know when it's time for your parents to split. You realise they love each other, but they're not in love with each other. And I think as a child it's much better for your parents to split than for them to stay and have dysfunction within the family. Abbie Cornish I think I learned a lot about not buying into a lot of hype. I wanted to be a kind of faceless entity; I didn't want to be Dhani Harrison and the Muppets or something like that. Dhani Harrison No matter what you do, black lace tends to look a little Spanish. Nicole Miller I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all. Beverly Cleary One of my missions was to teach. Paul Prudhomme Run to meet the future or it's going to run you down. Anthony J. D'Angelo I was called Kool Dj Kurt Walker... but they wanted tocall me Kurtis Blow. Kurtis Blow My li

I'll let you in on a secret: I can't stand Jay Ward. I hate being

compared to Rocky and Bullwinkle. It's just a different style of humor. John Kricfalusi The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man. Ho Chi Minh You can't do television shows caring whether or not the network picks you up. You can only do them enjoying the work, because if you're always on pins and needles about whether you'll be picked up, you'll lose your mind. I learned that the hard way. Jon Cryer I was not used to criticism. Terry Bradshaw All I've done all my life is disobey. Edith Piaf When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu More than a billion people lack adequate access to clean water. David Suzuki You never have to guess where you stand with me. Courteney Cox I'm living the best life that I could ever be living. Brooke Burke I often don't read reviews. Ian Mcewan

I'm of the opinion that the technology is in a place where there's really no

excuse not to just make your movie. Dax Shepard My wealth came from growing businesses. I had wealth, but not liquidity. Basically I transferred illiquid shares of AIC for liquid shares of Manulife. Now I'm the biggest individual shareholder of Manulife. Michael Lee-Chin The swimming community is really conservative. I don't know why, because we're in no clothing whatsoever. Amanda Beard I think the sixties must have been quite a lot of fun. Tama Janowitz Reading is the last act of secular prayer. Richard Powers I started out as a dancer, but gradually became more interested in music. Ravi Shankar After my mother's death, I had such difficulty relating to people. Jaron Lanier I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill. Ben Stein I learned that you can be successful if you get people to help you become successful. Gordon Bethune I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning. Tony Abbott

The human diet, for millions of years, did not contain any added salt - only

the sodium present in natural foods, adding up to only about 1000 mg sodium per day. Joel Fuhrman The normal profits of a business concern in the United States are six, eight, ten, and sometimes twelve percent. But war-time profits - ah! that is another matter - twenty, sixty, one hundred, three hundred, and even eighteen hundred per cent - the sky is the limit. Smedley Butler I just like doing things from my own head. Andrea Arnold Networking is an essential part of building wealth. Armstrong Williams My greatest work comes in the community. Marion Barry When I was 15, I got a job at the first Hollister that opened up. Jessica Stroup In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy. John Charles Polanyi My daughter loves horses. My other daughter loves soccer. Kyle Chandler You hear about these guys having midlife crises - I don't see that happening to me. Harry Connick, Jr. My commitment is to my kids and my mum and I'm having a wh

They are very healthy. Yes, they were sucking and breathing on their own and everything

when they came out. So there was no need to stay in the hospital. So we took them home the next day. Cheryl Tiegs Ali was a guy that had a lot of discipline. If you hung around him, you'd be able to get some of that discipline that he had. And I learned from that. He was a sweet man. Larry Holmes I believe we ought to subsidize some health care for the poor, but Medicare subsidizes everyone's health care. James Q. Wilson Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood. Satchel Paige People have already dirtied my name too much. Brigitte Bardot My brother is my best friend. Erinn Smart The film business was a great lesson in business combat and what it takes to survive. Larry Wilcox In small towns people scent the wind with noses of uncommon keenness. Stephen King Fathers should start teaching the boys how to punch. Scott Thompson I had an awful lot to say in what I wore as Romana. Lalla Ward

My body can't demonstrate. It isn't willing to explore movements the way it used to.

I've always had to find the movement in myself then show it in myself. If I've got the sense of movement for the character, I expect the dancer to get it too. Antony Tudor When you become an instrument in God's hands as He transfers someone from the realm of darkness into the kingdom of His Son, you make a difference in the person's eternal destiny. Not only that, but Satan also receives a devastating blow. Charles Stanley The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from people who have mostly been locked out, who have not been recognized. Russell Simmons Music is hugely important to me. Rashida Jones Wikipedia is a victory of process over substance. Ethan Zuckerman I have the general philosophy of creating the future you want to see. Peter Diamandis I really like the really high banked tracks. Juan Pablo Montoya We need to forge a whole new energy and American Dream. will.i.am To me, it's the Whi

I think it has sullied his presidency. As brilliant a politician as Bill Clinton is,

as magnetic a personality as he can be, there is one little screw loose somewhere. Morley Safer After everything happened, we all got super tight. I can't deny it. We all just love each other. James Garner and David Spade came on and we fell in love with them too. We've just become a family all over again. We don't want to lose anyone again. Kaley Cuoco You're pulling 4-5G for a lot of the corners around the lap. We build up lactic acid because there are a lot of vibrations in the car, and you have to have strong legs to hit the brake pedal. We need to be fit to do every lap at 100%. Jenson Button The short answer is, yes, I think I have become a better singer. Boz Scaggs I can play a lot of different instruments adequately but nothing really well. Amy Winehouse I know what a good movie is. Gilbert Hernandez Sometimes when you get old, you get a star on Hollywood Boulevard. Jane Wiedlin I've always been drawn to city skylines. Dave Haywood Li

Newspapers and their editors have to become as accountable as the

rest of us - they are not 'a special case,' and they have only themselves to blame for having lost the argument for 'exceptionalism' - and with it the right to 'self-regulation.' David Puttnam President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls of our compartmentalized minds, opens our hearts and makes us brave. And that's what we need most in our country today. Anna Deavere Smith My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players. Hakeem Olajuwon I will know him by his eyes. Taylor Caldwell We are entertainers. We're trying to entertain people. Matt Stone Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things. Edgar Degas Peru, Peru. My heart's lighthouse. Morrissey I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet! Tina Turne

For me, it is important to win titles and for that I need to work

hard, stay healthy and be able to compete. The rest, I always say, it comes. Rafael Nadal I have taken the marshmallows off the sweet potatoes, however. They would make a big pan of sweet potatoes and cover it with marshmallows. My kids would love it if I would do that for them! Edie Brickell Shelters, conservationists, those concerned about unnecessary cruelty toward the animals we eat, and people working against species extinction fight to preserve the true riches of our planet, our real inheritance. These are big, critical goals. April Gornik We must make a radical turn, at 360 degrees. Todor Zhivkov I don't really look like I do in any of my films. Michelle Monaghan I speak African. I can even speak Italian. Frank Bruno I still think of my mum as being kind of a dork - a cooler one, but still a dork. Georgia Jagger Let God's promises shine on your problems. Corrie Ten Boom The Internet is for haters. Everyone wants to knock somebody down, but it'

Any entrepreneur worth their salt knows that their brand is worthless if it doesn't somehow

contribute to society or the overall good of the planet. Lynda Resnick Marry someone who flatters you. Because I've written 80 books since 'War Horse' but when my wife reads one, all she says is, 'It's quite good, but it's not as good as 'War Horse,' is it?' Michael Morpurgo The first step to stringing the boss up from a lamppost is saying the boss is a moron. Ted Rall You look just like you! Eric Idle There, I guess King George will be able to read that without his spectacles! John Hancock Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty. Ho Chi Minh I no longer run barefoot. Zola Budd I can't get no satisfaction. Mick Jagger The music business doesn't interest me anymore. Lou Reed We feel the value is in the land, not the improvements. Mike Simpson

I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple

in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it. Patrick Chan Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere. Samantha Power We are a communicating nation which needs access to space, access to the seas. Malcolm Wallop When romance is done well in a movie, it's awesome. Nat Wolff True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. Socrates You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues. Richard Simmons And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose. James Payn What is marriage but prostitution to one man instead of many? Angela Carter I've always loved movies, art and clothes. Colleen Atwood You cannot win an election without a fight. Tony Abbott

Over the centuries, religion has become institutionalized, and in the process encrusted with elaborate hierarchies,

top-heavy bureaucracies, highly specialized roles and reflexive routines. Gary Hamel By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour; and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them. David Ricardo My family's lineage is five generations of artists who never made it. Shia LaBeouf It's rough being a teenager in this day and age. Kay Panabaker A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head. Elizabeth I Prospects of normalizing our relations with Russia look good. Eduard Shevardnadze We think we're living in the present, but we're really living in the past. John Banville All I do is play football, eat, sleep, play with my kids, play football. Timothy F. Cahill You find happiness where you find it. Anna Paquin I love doing action. Ashley Scott

If I were sufficiently romantic I suppose I'd have killed myself long ago just to

make people talk about me. I haven't even got the conviction to make a successful drunkard. John Dos Passos I was always interested in myths growing up. So, first I got into some Roman myths, then I was interested in Norse, then Celtic, then I started spreading to all the other mythologies. Grant Morrison A king is always a king - and a woman always a woman: his authority and her sex ever stand between them and rational converse. Mary Shelley I think the time has come for the United States to do even-handed justice. Tony Campolo I get irritated, nervous, very tense or stressed, but never bored. Catherine Deneuve Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world. Marilyn Monroe I am now at an age when they wanted me to play her mother. Isabella Rossellini A smart girl leaves before she is left. Marilyn Monroe I have self-actualized. Pardon me whilst I adjust my glowing halo. Ted Nugent Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his

Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased

my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval. Caroline Knapp You are faced with the choice: either my integrity remains intact and this is the work that ends up on the screen, or I have to leave, and I have to be known to have left. Trevor Nunn Now I can see I was at fault for not being more considerate, but when we were doing the show I didn't think it was my job to be considerate to other people. Ron Moody Today's girls are tomorrow's women - and leaders. Isabel Allende Every film is a political act; it's how you see the world. Mira Nair Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves. Zac Posen While he was president, it was popular to be a Nixon hater. Earl Butz I'm incredibly naive. Christina Ricci I certainly never saw myself as posh. Laura Carmichael I should just stay composed and run to the finish line. Asafa Powell

I was born and raised in a small town in Maine, Waterville. I enjoyed living

there - still do - and my goal in life was a fairly specific and focused one of practicing law in Maine. George J. Mitchell There's a lot of dancing in football. You can see Victor Cruz doing a little bit of a cha-cha or samba move in the end zone. You can see Terrell Owens getting his popcorn ready. You can see Ochocinco doing the riverdance. But not so much when it comes to ballroom. Emmitt Smith We have this obsession with broken homes. Everyone wants to find a problem with it, but not me. I had great homes. Both my parents remarried and I got more people to learn from! J. J. Field There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults. Laura Dern I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand. Al Capone You wanna get the truth out of me, get me hammered. Ron White Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings. Cary Grant The history of mankind is a history of war. Mike Love One is always considered

And so we said to General Motors that the solution had to be a first

year increase, which had to be sizeable because we had to catch up with the lost position as against the cost of living and we had to make some progress. Leonard Woodcock I went to performing arts high school, and I took dance and acting every day. Then, I went to Marymount Manhattan College and I have a B.A. in acting, with a concentration in theater performance and a minor in musical theater. I studied there for three years. Jenna Ushkowitz I'm not a late-night person. After 10 P.M., I'm falling asleep. If I'm out at that time, I'll be the one falling asleep at dinner. Blake Mycoskie I can't hold a grudge anyway. Victoria Justice A lot of directors are overbearing and tend to make you doubt your instincts. Omar Epps What's important is Welsh football and that it progresses. Gary Speed I've always been so surprised by how people interpret my photos in context. JR I'm shocked at being recognized. Dan Stevens Most of the worst thin

It seems to me the Washington Monument is a symbol of America's power. It has

been the symbol of our great nation. We look at the symbol and we say 'this is one nation under God.' Pat Robertson Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another? Ezra Taft Benson Some say that Cusk has no sense of humour, but expecting giggles from this writer would be akin to expecting sonnets from Benny Hill. Julie Burchill I don't ever want to have to depend on anyone completely. Salma Hayek You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody. Juliana Hatfield I grew up playing every sport. Paula Creamer Recast your current problems into proactive goals. Suze Orman I'm a good person, but with many defects. Enrique Iglesias I'm not sure you learn anything on film sets. Daniel Day-Lewis The average person tells a few white lies. Zooey Deschanel

I really feel that the thing that I love the most about my career is

that it is so eclectic. You know, I've gone from so many genres and so many different mediums and I love that most - that people have always given me the chance to do vastly different things. Katie Finneran Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Leon Panetta I love that Viking era, but also they're a fatalistic people and that dictated their fearlessness in battle and approach to life. Chris Hemsworth The older I get, the more relaxed I am. Claire Forlani Don't believe everything that you read in the newspapers. Andrew Card Capitalism is war; socialism is peace. Karl Liebknecht I suppose your security is your success and your key to success is your fine palate. Gordon Ramsay I accomplished so many things, so early in my career. Brett Favre Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around! Alexander Pope Civiliza

I'm really a scientist. I follow recipes exactly - until I decide not to. And

then I'll follow something else exactly. I may decide I could turn this peach tart into a plum tart, but if I'm following a recipe, I follow it exactly. Ina Garten In 'Three Cups of Tea' I was fairly critical of the military. And I mentioned that they're laptop warriors and there's no boots on the ground. But I can say now that they've gone through a tremendous learning curve. Greg Mortenson Fair or not, it always sucks when everyone wanders back from Sundance talking about how bad the movies were. Donal Logue I'm never in control of my time during the workday. Barbara Corcoran I am a free spirit. I tell the truth, and I like to mix it up. Ed Rendell We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol. Bill Bruford An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work. Gertrude Stein Students don't know who Mark Twain was because he wasn't on the test. Kinky Friedman It takes a strong character for a person to say

I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel

are fresh and original, and allow for an opportunity to, I suppose, explore uncharted ground. Kathryn Bigelow During the '70s I was interested in words and meaning as a way of making art. Sol LeWitt Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are. Donald Glover We've had to be creative to get on the ballot. Kinky Friedman I don't take myself too seriously. Victoria Justice I look for friends who make me laugh. Christian Lacroix Once I'm on stage, the energy of the crowd wipes my nerves away. Thia Megia I'm thrilled with how my career is evolving. Jennifer Aniston I'll never retire from working; I'll keep my life interesting until I drop dead. Cristina Saralegui I'm what is known as a 40-year overnight success. Ben Lewin

I hope that young people will also look to politics as a vehicle to not

only have their voices heard, but actually to be the change makers that they want to see. They are disaffected, understandably, but I hope that young people will not only turn out to vote but also run for office. Chelsea Clinton I did not in late November start the plethora of linking my private life with public events again. David Blunkett I haven't always been warmly welcomed for holding my conservative positions in Hollywood. Then again, I've never been very good at being politically correct either, on or off screen. So why start now? Chuck Norris To the men in Washington, the world is just a giant Monopoly board. Woody Harrelson I doubt if there will ever be another Republican president in my lifetime. David A. Siegel Leftist ideas are a part of the very atmosphere which American youth breathes. Francis Parker Yockey There's no such thing as good news in America. Morrissey Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not. Flan

Let me close as I did in Gander on September 11, 2002 when I went

to that community to thank the people of Gander and the people of Canada for the overwhelming support and help that was given to us in the wake of those attacks on September 11, 2001. Paul Cellucci Art is my life and my life is art. Yoko Ono I'm never proper or careful, but I never curse in front of my mother, either. Chris Rock No two wars are identical. Kate Adie There have been major disagreements within the European Union. Jean-Pierre Raffarin We do not attract Russian money to Luxembourg with high interest rates. Jean-Claude Juncker We should all grow our own food and do our own waste processing, we really should. Bill Gates To me, America is just another market. Quentin Tarantino I refuse to make uninspired music. Ben Harper I'm really bad at describing my own life. Helmut Lang

Gout produces calculus in the kidney... the patient has frequently to entertain the painful speculation

as to whether gout or stone be the worst disease. Sometimes the stone, on passing, kills the patient, without waiting for the gout. Thomas Sydenham Little bitty bags are completely impractical - I like big slouchy bags because they have to be comfortable for my lovely wee Chihuahua Tequila, who comes everywhere with me. I'm devoted to him, now my kids have long since flown the nest. Britt Ekland I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around. Gary Burton This limited theatrical release was a nice little bonus that I never expected. Rob Corddry I absolutely love Leonardo DiCaprio. Will Poulter I'd call my music rock but with pop hooks. Taylor Momsen What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine. Oprah Winfrey I'm a 'Lost' guy, I love 'Lost.' Zachary Levi My problem is how to find the best way of being useful. Jacques Delors My pamphlet did

Ultimately, my Ph.D. is in mathematical physics, focusing on quantum field theory and curved space-time,

and I worked with Stephen Hawking. Nathan Myhrvold A beautiful plant is like having a friend around the house. Beth Ditto Well, dating has become a sport and not about finding the person you love. Rashida Jones Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal. Victor Hugo I like to take a character and develop it. Alison Lohman Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges. Shawn Johnson I won't undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace. Francois Rabelais Of course we need action, but it should be Just action. Clare Short I've got this terrible hernia. People think it's a fat gut, but it's not. Richard Griffiths Parts win prizes, not actors. Alan Rickman

President Obama's version of America is a divided one - pitting us against each other

based on our income level, gender, and social status. His policies have failed! We are not better off than we were 4 years ago, and no rhetoric, bumper sticker, or campaign ad can change that. Mia Love I don't want to constantly be writing about terrorism and strife. Lawrence Wright I left 'Law and Order' because I really honestly did want to do movies and did want to be a movie star since I was a little girl. Angie Harmon There's so much passion and so much interest in the Red Sox in Boston. Terry Francona But I'm guessing every actor is insecure. Sean Hayes Bigotry and judgment are the height of insecurity. Jasmine Guy My dream is to have a gay son. Amanda Holden I wanted to be a huge star and I have failed. John Otway Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is. Cornel West I regard remaking a film as creating something again. Bong Joon-ho

At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre.

It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore. Sandra Bernhard One of the great things about a TV series is that it's different to a movie - in a movie you obviously know the beginning, the middle and the end of what you're going to do. With a TV series it's unfolding, and you're discovering with every episode. Dylan Walsh I get the lyrics of a tune and interpret them my way. Kylie Minogue Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything. Billie Joe Armstrong I have actual acting scars. Benedict Cumberbatch I don't have many easy songs. Sammy Davis, Jr. Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities. Daniel J. Boorstin I think the word is adult! Graham Norton I think we respond well when we do something well. Katey Sagal Whaling was the oil business of its day. Nathaniel Philbrick

My work with Patriot Voices actually dovetails very well into the work I'm going to

be doing with EchoLight. I'll be traveling around the country, doing a lot of radio interviews, a lot of media interviews, so I don't see that as all inconsistent. Rick Santorum There is nothing that says unions have a God-given right to be there. We have to work at it and make ourselves relevant to every section of the workforce. Frances O'Grady I'm just a kid from Bronx who got lucky. Ace Frehley Yes, the world is now flat for publishing as well. Thomas Friedman Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast. Edwin Louis Cole It takes a wise man to discover a wise man. Diogenes Well, I believe in God. I taught Sunday school. Kay Hagan I met John when I was 18 and I was in my first John Waters film when I was 19. Mink Stole Cities are the crucible of civilization. Geoffrey West I like being full, every day, with stuff that I have to do. Louis C. K.

What is so seductive about texting, about keeping that phone on, about that little red

light on the BlackBerry, is you want to know who wants you. Sherry Turkle Diversity doesn't mean black and white only. Henry Louis Gates They that trust in the Lord shall never be confounded! George Muller If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust. Alan Rickman Nothing beats a great smile. Karl Urban Hello Kitty will never speak. Pico Iyer Every evil is a sickness of soul, but virtue offers the cause of its health. Saint Basil My beauty secret is absolutely no sun. Vivienne Westwood I don't think what I have to say is that important. Luke Perry I quit politics because I hated it. Roger Ailes

Don't ignore the past, but deal with it, on your own pace. Once you deal

with it, you are free of it; and you are free to embrace your life and be a happy loving person because if you don't, the past will come back to haunt and keep coming back to haunt you. Boris Kodjoe Prestige is the shadow of money and power. C. Wright Mills As every student in Philosophy 101 learns, nothing can force me to believe that anyone except me is conscious. This power to deny that other people have feelings is not just an academic exercise but an all-too-common vice, as we see in the long history of human cruelty. Steven Pinker Music commands how we feel, dictates what we experience in our feelings. Sheryl Crow What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party. Paddy Ashdown It's no use of talking unless people understand what you say. Zora Neale Hurston I don't like to sing loud. Renee Fleming You're constantly trying to prove yourself, even after you've made it. Chester Bennington As I look back now I can

I'll be honest; I'm a student of fashion. I say that because I just wear

what I feel. I'm not led by name brands and things like that. Keri Hilson A short story is a shard, a sliver, a vignette. It's a biopsy on the human condition but it doesn't have this capacity to think autonomously for itself. Will Self Hearing that the same men who brought us 'South Park' were mounting a musical to be called 'The Book of Mormon,' we were tempted to turn away, as from an inevitable massacre. James Fenton Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct. Chuck Palahniuk I like to do things quickly because I'm easily bored. Karl Lagerfeld Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking. Oliver Cromwell A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization. John Milius What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach In high school, I was a total jock/extracurricular nerd/just plain nerd. Mark Feuerstein Spare me through your m

Some days are just bad days, that's all. You have to experience sadness to know

happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that's just the way it is! Dita Von Teese What we call National-Socialism is the poisonous perversion of ideas which have a long history in German intellectual life. Thomas Mann Over the last two years, I have been able to comb through The Prince's archives. I have been free to read his journals, diaries and many thousands of the letters. Jonathan Dimbleby I'm a big sports fan in general. Luke Bryan Generally, I wake up, honestly it's creepy, but I wake up around 4:20. Kevin Smith We need community action and policies to support healthy communities. Mark Hyman He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. Saint Augustine Let's face it I am not Joan Collins or Boy George. Holly Johnson The crowds can be very loud, especially when you're playing in the evening. Stefan Edberg Growing up, one of my cousins was an out gay man. Eric Stone

My Mom and Dad did it pretty good, so I know it can work. The

foremost thing I would say about working with Robin and Sean is that they were devoted to this project and devoted to their characters. You can't ask for any more from talented actors like that. Nick Cassavetes And it is a folly to try to craft a novel for the screen, to write a novel with a screen contract in mind. Thomas Keneally We will go on tour, that will be a boost for me. After that I can focus on LaToya. If I didn't have them, so many people would be coming at me right now and I wouldn't know what to do. LaToya London I write, but I also act. Eric Bogosian I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles. Brenda Blethyn I eat healthy, and I eat a lot. Constance Jablonski Well, if I hadn't have been an actor I would have gone on to play college sports. Joe Manganiello I don't like what the radio plays for the most part. Kristin Hersh Not without hope we suffer and we mourn. William Wordsworth That makes classical music

If there's something in your life that you know needs changing, make sure you change

it before God's got to change it. Because if God's got to change it, you ain't going to like it. Ray Lewis Remember these two things: play hard and have fun. Tony Gwynn I can tell from about 20 yards away when someone has a manuscript for me. I can just tell - they have that look. Mark Leyner My eldest son, Jack, grew up with me as a 'part-time' dad. Mike McGavick I'm just a regular guy, but if you cross me it will get physical. Ryan Tedder It's football season; anything can happen. Troy Brown Fitness is not an option. It's part of my job. Alison Sweeney I don't believe in writer's block. Gabrielle Zevin Down to Gehenna, or up to the Throne, He travels the fastest who travels alone. Rudyard Kipling Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do. Anna Held

'Watchmen' is a politically charged story, and it explores exactly what a hero is, how

the world would treat them and how they would react. It was the first time I read a superhero story that explored that situation. These are very real people with very real problems. Gerard Way My attitude on skis is different now. I have learned to put less pressure on myself and on the edges of my skis when I'm racing, to be keep myself more under control. Hermann Maier I used to think Cape Wind was a great idea. That was when Ted Kennedy was alive and railing about how he might spill his Chivas if he had to keep maneuvering the Mya around all those noisy seagull-murdering wind turbines. Anything Ted Kennedy was against, I was for. Howie Carr I'm lighter now in a lot of ways. Candy Crowley You can't make accommodations in crucial situations and be heroic. Alan Furst Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl. George Meredith I would get very bored if I just did one thing. Alexa Chung You can get insular with fashion. Alexander McQueen I've always had

Everywhere I go now, people are like, 'That's the guy from 'Dancing With the Stars!'

It's pretty good that you're not just a football player but you're in the entertainment world. Donald Driver It's easier to date a football player for sure. Football players have one game a week, and they practice every day, but they're all at home. In basketball, they're on the road all the time. Khloe Kardashian The income effects in an economy always sum to zero. Arthur Laffer Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. Betty Friedan Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living. Soren Kierkegaard Writing stories is the habit of lying put to good use. Julianna Baggott I'll die before I'm 25, and when I do I'll have lived the way I wanted to. Sid Vicious You can come to a political position from an emotional place. Mike White I don't keep a journal. Chris Evans I don't know how you keep the world record holder off your team. Ryan Hall

When I was 9, my parents let me take a cab to the mall all

by myself. I had hardly any money to spend, but I did have a very specific list of things I wanted to do: buy cookies and sit on the furniture at Sears. Leslie Mann You know, you don't retreat in the defense of freedom. You don't retreat in the defense of moral government and limited government. You don't retreat because people are going to defend bad things. Russell Pearce Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex. Norman Vincent Peale To be a professional tennis player you need to put in these sort of hours. Guy Forget The cost of the high-cost economy remains too high. Paul Wolfowitz I influence people, hopefully on the positive side. Isaac Hayes You'll never find me in a gym. Ellen Hollman Every designer has to stand behind and believe in what they are creating. Charlotte Ronson The author knows just what he wants to illustrate and how he would like i

It is no use asking me or anyone else how to dig... Better to go

and watch a man digging, and then take a spade and try to do it. Gertrude Jekyll Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers. Billy Joel I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost without rehearsal. Peter Ustinov Ultimately, it's a pretty confusing moment. Skeet Ulrich I don't want to be a thief of my own wallet. Johan Cruyff It is not OK for anyone to be obese. There needs to be a cultural shift. Mick Cornett The fellow who never makes a mistake takes his orders from one who does. Herbert V. Prochnow Human requirements are the inspiration for art. Stephen Gardiner I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary. Samuel Alito People say I am mad. I am not mad. I am trying to heal my soul. Alejandro Jodorowsky

People buy my albums, and I love my albums when I do them because we

try to record live with that same energy, but I can never get the energy that I have when I'm live. Sharon Jones Too often I find that the volume of paper expands to fill the available briefcases. Jerry Brown I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance. Elie Wiesel If I have anything, it's tenacity. Hal Sparks I've spent too much time giving speeches, traveling the world. Billy Graham I mean, there are things in the book you could never do in a movie. Noah Hathaway It is better to waste one's youth than to do nothing with it at all. Georges Courteline But I read comic books. I read things like Richie Rich and Little Lulu. Alison Bechdel Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler. Sachin Tendulkar It's a new skill to have two children that want you at the same time. Mariska Hargitay

I'm insisting, quite unapologetically, on the need to have these appropriate security measures in place

to protect the voters, which is my principal charge. Kevin Shelley I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire. Bonnie Raitt Our kids are in a little band, and they like to play video games, and my wife and I do our best to live a low-key, non-Hollywood kind of life. Justin Chambers I've always been conscious of my weight. Leona Lewis I don't think we have any time to waste. Henry Cisneros I got married because it was the right time and the right thing to do. DJ Jazzy Jeff I want to marry and have kids. The things we all want. David Zinczenko How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself? Francois Rabelais I don't think of myself as being tied. William Shatner I love reader mail, and I do read it, but I won't read hate mail. Ayelet Waldman

I believe our country has to do whatever we can do to protect ourselves-we're king

of the hill. We need to protect democracy and the lives of those who live in the free world. Rick Yune In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. Theodore Roosevelt Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's unacceptable for someone to attempt to jump from the bottom to the top of the pyramid. Nick Cave We foolishly did not realize Saddam was stupid. April Glaspie I recently learn a new word: insatiable. That's me. Natalia Makarova I'm a New Yorker; I've paid my dues. Zoe Kravitz I wasn't a social butterfly at all. Kate Bosworth You should only be in a relationship if it adds to your life. Jesse Metcalfe I always wonder when it was that I was embraced. Joe Biden I was publishing when I was 20, 21. And it really never stopped. Daniel Berrigan

After death we live for some time in the astral world in the astral body

used during our life on earth, and the more we learn to control and use it wisely now the better for us after death. Annie Besant I'm not sure that some governors just don't want to lay off people for the sake of laying off people and being able to say they did. Dan Malloy I have no problem paying my dues and I have no problem going out and working the club circuit. Leif Garrett I'm a prime example of the way kidney disease strikes silently. Sean Elliott I suppose that I'm fairly comfortable with the clown hat on. Nick Rhodes I do get cynical, but what can you do? It doesn't make any difference. Kurt Russell I promised myself I wouldn't work again until I found something that excited me. Emily VanCamp I'm just not security-minded. George Michael All policy is a matter of gains and losses, upsides and downsides. Michael Mandelbaum I've always been pretty energetic. David Schwimmer

All I'm going to tell you is investigations, whether it be this and others, where

you have partial facts, analysts, agents are always trying to interpret what those facts mean, extrapolate from them what they mean. Robert Mueller Singing is a form of admitting that I'm alive. Alfredo Kraus I mean, I didn't ever watch 'Gilligan's Island' and think, 'Those people are actors.' I lived in West Virginia. Hollywood just felt like this total other universe. Jennifer Garner In my old age, I'll be in L.A. David Hockney I will say that the environment I grew up in was not the most progressive. Alan Ball I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo? Bela Lugosi I've never shown anybody a draft of anything. Shelby Foote I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running. Paloma Faith I love driving; driving along the California coastline is the best drive in the world. Al Jardine When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete. Vaclav Havel

Generally speaking, companies get into bankruptcy as a kind of meritocracy. Somebody made some sort

of big mistake, to get into bankruptcy, and very often, a part of the mistake is too much leverage. Wilbur Ross Patience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in the process that's unfolding, rather than ripping open a budding flower or demanding a caterpillar hurry up and get that chrysalis stage over with. Sharon Salzberg Animals in general have always been my passion, project, crusade - whatever you want to call it! The ocean is such a huge, beautiful thing that I feel like we all take for granted. Aimee Teegarden I have a reputation for being pretty much of a wild man. Bill Hunter I'm very good at daydreaming. Ask any of my schoolteachers. Bruce Dickinson As an actress for most of my life, I am profoundly familiar with poverty. Martha Plimpton I could never rap, personally. I can't even wrap presents. Chris Colfer We created the ability for people to inse

I'm endorsed by Yamaha. I represent Yamaha, and I really like the way that piano

handles and capacitates the force that I put into it without losing the shape of the sound and the contour, and it really holds up well. Eric Lewis I'm always down to do a sitcom. I did 'That '80s Show' back in the day and that was a really great experience. Chyler Leigh I do things, and other people laugh at them. I rarely know what the joke is supposed to be or why they're laughing. Wallace Shawn I get to meet a lot of people, and I really like people. Vincent Schiavelli I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage. Lauren Bacall My goal is to get everybody in America to do their family tree. Henry Louis Gates Stay calm and aggressive. Gabrielle Reece Adding CO2 to the air is like throwing another blanket on the bed. James Hansen I never knew if I would get my own show, but I knew I loved stand-up. Anthony Jeselnik I don't have any type of sketch-comedy or stand-up background. Jenna Fischer

I can't imagine how many first performances I've done, perhaps 500. Some of them have

been very good, and some of course very bad. Esa-Pekka Salonen I was raised in an atmosphere of 'everything's fine.' But as I got older, I was like, 'Well no, everything's not fine. There is stuff that's sad.' I am a really sensitive person. I think I am too sensitive sometimes. Ellen DeGeneres We think of medieval England as being a place of unbelievable cruelty and darkness and superstition. We think of it as all being about fair maidens in castles, and witch-burning, and a belief that the world was flat. Yet all these things are wrong. Terry Jones Death is the most blessed dream. Georg Buchner Fear is stupid. So are regrets. Marilyn Monroe You have to have that organizational principle behind the song. Tom Verlaine The whole purpose of life is to make yourself happy. Ed Victor I always believed that I have something important to say and I said it. Lou Reed I don't like being left to my own thoughts. David Sedaris Show me a g

When the picture was finished, they took me into the sound room and then I

screamed more for about five minutes just steady screaming, and then they'd cut that in and add it. Fay Wray The leader of the market today may not necessarily be the leader tomorrow. Ma Huateng Today's vote ensures that coal will continue to be an important part of our nation's energy policy, with strong parameters to make it cleaner and more efficient. Ron Lewis Running an airline is a normal job. Racing is more. Niki Lauda All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit. Sophocles I don't date. The thought of that is so yuck. Heather Locklear I want to win championships. Victor Cruz I'm really grateful for how my career has unfolded. Mireille Enos I'm a huge fan of 'The Exorcist.' Clive Owen My mother converted to Catholicism to marry my father. Julian Fellowes

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of

the educated understand how democracy works. Naguib Mahfouz I think sometimes what happens is that all of this feeling out of control manifests itself in trying to control your body; whether it's an eating disorder or talking about getting your nose fixed, as if that's going to be the solution to all the pressure. Susan Sarandon Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it's usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar. Eric Liu My voice is stronger today than ever. Shania Twain Life is not perfect. Javier Bardem We do not kill an Iraqi. Muqtada al Sadr Even in its third century, America is still the most meritocratic nation in the world. Victor Davis Hanson Home is where one starts from. T. S. Eliot The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly. Thomas a Kempis Even from a liste

Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and

Aristotle. I believe it came to a no less definite end in the theories of Karl Marx. Hannah Arendt I can remember being eight, and I like writing about that age of innocence when children still have a sense of wonder. John Boyne My heart has always been in more up-tempo music you can dance to. Jordan Knight I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things. Zooey Deschanel Washington's a cesspool of money. Stewart Udall I love writing for and about women. In my whole career I have. Mitch Glazer Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular. Alexandra Kosteniuk The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy. Mikhail Gorbachev Math, it's a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles. Maya Lin Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy. Bennett Cerf

I love performing outside because it's as if the heavens are open and the elements

become part of the stage show as well - you know, the wind and the rain and the thunder. It's almost as if there's a sense of invocation in performance. Florence Welch Many scammers are only using personal checks for payment because they can take the money and run. Matthew Lesko You've got to find ways to breathe while you're dancing so that when it comes time for you to stop and sing again, you have it. To prepare, I do a lot of aerobic activity. Many times at the gym, people will look at me because I'll be on the treadmill humming. Kristin Chenoweth Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science. Georges Seurat Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before. Franz Kafka Life's a roller coaster, but I feel a change. Donny Most People who shop in health food stores never look healthy. Amy Sedaris I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Ocean's films. Steven Soderbergh A handful of

I don't care that much about rote memorization. An old boyfriend of mine used to

get into lacerating arguments with his parents over facts, and I used to watch on in mute astonishment. How could anyone actually argue about something that could be looked up? Susan Orlean The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it. Barbara Corcoran Personally, I find looking at all of the supporting materials and bring it all back to me - the people I worked with, the experience of working on a project - makes it come alive again. So, I try to put those experiences into my commentary for the viewers. Michael Mann Only a spiritual being has awareness. Chick Corea Britain today is suffering from galloping obsolescence. Tony Benn I'm always collecting emotions for future reference. Harlan Howard Who wants an orange wh

Back then I didn't think a woman like that, or a relationship like that, could

exist with complete freedom and no jealousy or possessiveness. I thought it sounded too good to be true and I was certainly convinced it wasn't the life for me! Sylvia Kristel Something that's seldom appreciated about me is that I am in sympathy with a great deal of what Marx wrote, except that I'm on the side of the bourgeoisie. Niall Ferguson I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document. Samantha Power You only get one world premiere of your directorial debut. Geoffrey S. Fletcher The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music. Tom Jenkinson God is the place where I do not remember the rest. Joseph Joubert To me, the most important thing in life is to be a human being. Second is acting. Peter Stormare I try to always stretch myself to fit the characters that have been presented. Kathy Bates I come from Detroit where it's rough and I'm not a smooth talker. Eminem That isn't writing at all, it's typi

I think one of my favorite things to do is just lock myself up in

a small room and listen to music and watch films for a day. Also I just like seeing my friends. We have pizza parties which means I get four friends round, we eat a pizza and we're really lazy and we play PlayStation. Daniel Radcliffe I like people who are minimalist with their words. Jack Nicholson thinks a lot then says something, and it's always spot on. Nelson Mandela is the same. David A. Stewart I'm a person with a lot of affection for adventure - I scuba dive, skydive, fly helicopters. Sebastian Pinera Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring. John Boehner Never lose this innovation spirit. Thorsten Heins I think that, generally, you need to live with your sport 24 hours a day. Sergei Bubka These days, most nature photographers are deeply committed to the environmental message. Galen Rowell Religious leaders need to be held accountable for their ideas. Lawrence M. Krauss The best prayers have often more groans than words.

I'd been a housewife and mother to our son Thomas Jefferson, and I was looking

for a new career. So when my agent called and said a producer named Paul Elliott from E&B productions, the biggest panto company in the country at the time, wanted to meet me I agreed. Britt Ekland On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions. Daniel Webster It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you see them sort of slow down, and you realize, maybe this becomes harder to do as you get older. That's sort of a cautionary thing. I hope it doesn't happen to me. Joel Coen I can laugh on cue, and it sounds real. People laugh with me. Ruth Buzzi I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort. Heston Blumenthal You can't have a happy family if you don't have a happy marriage. Jeremy Sisto Growing up in Paterson wasn't the easiest thing. Victor Cruz I don't want to be so confident in myself. Robert Downey, Jr.

I bite the hell out of my fingernails. I can't stop. I should stop. It

would be nice to grow my fingernails out. It would be healthier. I could pick up dimes. Jackie Earle Haley Well, the truth is that a lot of people lie about their health, they lie about the finances, they lie about things at work, they lie about things. Laura Schlessinger I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao. Manny Pacquiao I like to spend my time with my children. Kelly Preston I don't think there's any information to be gotten from television. David Mamet How much easier is it to be generous than just. Junius I'm only interested in rites of passage stories. Pete Townshend Well, I am not afraid of the word 'liberal.' Cynthia McKinney People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said. Shel Silverstein I think a lot of girls look up to me because I'm a strong woman. Kristin Cavalla

Now, where does my comedy come from, like, as a human being? Yeah, when I

was a kid I was dyslexic and had to go to special-ed every day and felt stupid about that and got very witty to defend myself. Dax Shepard What's really great about Buddhism is its rational, informal quality. Coming from my experience of growing up a Catholic, I found Buddhism to be refreshingly easygoing and forgiving. Matt Dillon Duets is about six people, so it's like three different movies - three different duets. I was on the set 18 days, spread out over three and a half or four weeks. Scott Speedman There's a lot of Dave mania when I speak. Dave Pelzer Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness. Merrill Markoe Every life is precious. Rick Perry Discount my partiality, but my report is that so far The Winds of War is looking good. Herman Wouk You can enjoy yourself, but you need to look after yourself as well. Ian Rush I'm the Nickelodeon version of DangerMouse. Bruno Mars I don't want someone to watch spo

We must display a heart for every American, and a special passion for those still

on the first rung of life's ladder. Mitch Daniels And internalization is used in this country as a very effective political tool. Kathy Acker It's just really hard to work and get better, building and planning for the future with the new Monte Carlo and keeping the race team intact and keeping them healthy. Dale Earnhardt If youre in an awkward position, feel comfortable enough to walk away. Beau Mirchoff There is no normality in life. Helena Bonham Carter A little bit of gratuitous violence in a well-thought-out story is fine. Ray Wise I'm known for being annoyingly gender-focused. It's always been my platform. Liz Phair There was no one in particular I really tried to copy. Caroline Corr I have great genes. Thank you to my mom and dad for that one. Gloria Estefan Now you know the rest of the story. Paul Harvey

A traveller on foot in this country seems to be considered as a sort of

wild man or out-of-the way being, who is stared at, pitied, suspected, and shunned by everybody that meets him. Karl Philipp Moritz I started in a research lab for TV cameras, then I worked at a tape duplication facility. That was the first introduction for me to recorded music and hi-fi. Alan Parsons Christians must share their faith in obedience to the Great Commission, because we are only seeing the fruit of sin this side of death. Ray Comfort A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do. Joel Osteen It's such a Bore Being always Poor. Langston Hughes There are millions and millions of patriotic Muslim Americans. Wolf Blitzer I always carry a Tom Ford lipstick and Tachta face blotters to get me through the day. Rachel Zoe The women's movement had already paved the way, I think, for my coming. Sally Ride I can celebrate food anytime. I love cheese. When I crave a certain food, I just eat it. Emmanuelle Chriqui If I step o

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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

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

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

When you're editor-in-chief of a big magazine, you cannot be a cover girl for MAC;

you cannot be the face of Givenchy - of course you can't; it's doesn't go with the job. Carine Roitfeld When I was 10, I was hit by a car, which turned my right tibia into a jigsaw puzzle. John Scalzi Black people have, like, this thing, and I have it, we all have it, we have this kind of embarrassment. Where we don't like white people to find out our little insecurities and out little quirks. We don't really like that that much. It's kind of, we're like, 'Don't let them know - that ours; that's for us.' Michael Che Where destruction is the motive, unity is dangerous. Ravi Zacharias My beloved dog defied treatment from the best and most expensive veterinarians, holistic practitioners, trainers, and animal communicators. He was simply beyond my ability to repair or control. Jon Katz When I got sober, that was 1990. Rob Lowe I basically apply with my teams the lean startup principles I used in the private sector - go into Sili

I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the

first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was that actors should realise the art of acting through their training. Vijay Sethupathi I remember auditioning for 'Moulin Rouge!,' the part that Ewan McGregor played. I was so young: I was literally just out of college. Tobias Menzies When you have an opportunity to do a series, you want to stick it out. You don't know when you're going to get another one like that again. Cleavant Derricks I am a really great daughter. Millie Bobby Brown Let us fight until the end. Let me try at least that - fight. Pep Guardiola You can have an idea that everyone else thinks is dumb, and it's still a good idea. Ryan North When there is a ring on my finger, which is actually given to me, then I'll tell the world. Till then, no one can claim me. Priyanka Chopra You need not fear my extinction. Fear my proliferation! I've already reproduced! Lydia Millet We are at a point in our nation's history w

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

I think you have to take each movie for its own value. There will be

those you'll roll your eyes over and others you can't wait to see. It all has to do with the intention. If someone's intention is just to make money and exploit something for profit, then it's not good. If it's thoughtfully done, the proof's in the pudding.Carrie-Anne Moss I basically applied to law school as a way of telling my parents that I wasn't going to medical school.John Delaney At a certain point, if you still have your marbles and are not faced with serious financial challenges, you have a chance to put your house in order. It's a cliche, but it's underestimated as an analgesic on all levels. Putting your house in order, if you can do it, is one of the most comforting activities, and the benefits of it are incalculable.Leonard Cohen I simply love coming to Chennai. My wife always complains, saying, 'You literally run at the mention of Chennai - I wonder what it is about that place!' I love how everyone is active here 24/7.