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I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky;

and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by. John Masefield My parents gave up a lot to bring me up in the little house on the prairie, and I wasn't prepared to make those sacrifices, nor was the generation before me and the generation after. Tony Parsons No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. Khalil Gibran Freedom is a possession of inestimable value. Marcus Tullius Cicero I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me. Anna Held Those English and Scottish know how to do accents. Joey McIntyre I have no one style. Oscar Peterson Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition. Trishelle Cannatella Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell. J. D. Salinger I know for works for me - those wonderful sad love songs. Toni Braxton

I walk down the street and people don't go, 'My God, there he is.' I

lead as normal a life as you can lead in New York City. Graydon Carter I find it not hard to make friends, but it's definitely different when I go somewhere like summer camp and everyone already knows that I'm in 'Hunger Games'... My life is still pretty normal, and I still have some really great friends. Willow Shields I know there are different kinds of actors, but I tend to have less effective relationships with actors who have a very private process - who really need to do lots of internal work, so that I become merely a witness until they're ready to share. Joe Mantello I went on and was still able to play some good hockey. Paul Coffey If you don't stand for something, how can anyone respect what you do? Miranda Lambert I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider. Willie Stargell I think it's certainly natural to try new things as you grow up and get older! Rachel Stevens I'd love to make another film in Mexico. Alex Cox A rel

With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination

of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral. James Bovard Years later I would hear my father say the divorce had left him dating his children. That still meant picking us up every Sunday for a matinee and, if he had the money, an early dinner somewhere. Andre Dubus III In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard. Billy Joel The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks. Henry Miller If you're curious, London's an amazing place. David Bailey I never saw film stars at home. We had no maid, no cook, no swimming pool. Natalie Wood My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all. Larry Holmes One man's poison ivy is another man's spinach. George Ade I think male actors get confused by their own vanity. Shirley Ma

Teaching writing over the years intrudes on your own writing in important ways, taking away

some of the excitement of poetry. Robert Morgan I love making scary faces, that's just how I grew up. Rick Baker That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't have a group apprenticeship like a violinist might training for an orchestra. Anne Rice I've been on a tweeting mission. Gabby Douglas Freedom is what beauty feels like when it can most express itself. Jacqueline Novogratz Too much attention and hoopla doesn't agree with my temperament. Neil Peart For the record, I Iike Jay-Z. That's my opinion. Noel Gallagher Only the broken-hearted know the truth about love. Mason Cooley If you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others. Dolores Huerta Yeah, I had actually tried to stop acting before I made Dead Man Walking. Sean Penn

Capitalism does millions of things better than the alternatives. It balances supply and demand in

an elegant way that central planning has never come close to. Jeremy Grantham What must be the nature of the world... if human beings are able to introduce changes into it? Paul Ricoeur You know too well the forces which compose their army to dread their superior numbers. James Wolfe I made about 56 movies, I think. Not that many. Angela Lansbury I'm definitely a risk-taker with my music. Timbaland What I don't want to do is just play for the sake of playing. David Ortiz I never want to be pretentious. Kesha I had a hard time with bullying. I ate lunch in the bathroom. Julianne Hough I was kicked out of school one year for streaking. Steve Sabol I was the youngest and only girl in a family of two older brothers. Marlee Matlin

Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the

sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked. Abdus Salam I could never live a nonproductive life and I feel that I have lived a productive life as far as I want to in terms of this company that I have for so many years. Katherine Dunham The emergence of Pakistan, a decade ago, was an act of protest against the existence of privilege in the social order of the subcontinent of India. Aly Khan It's up to the actor to make sure they don't get typecast. Bryan Cranston Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak. Madame de Stael My best evenings are at home with my lady. Billy Zane Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. Roger Clemens There is a gentleness in Michigan that you just can't replicate. Jennifer Granholm I was falsely arrested twice, slandered and defamed. Foxy Brown Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff. Wi

I still feel like a kid sometimes myself so hard to believe that I'm a

mom. Now I'm an adult! It only took 38 years! Ana Ortiz Revelation can be more perilous than Revolution. Vladimir Nabokov We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this, it grows sick. Pope Francis I hate Keanu Reeves. I think he's a punk. Troy Duffy All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed. I. F. Stone Everything was coming my way, but I was going down. I was painfully empty. Lorraine Bracco They gave each other a smile with a future in it. Ring Lardner Where there is Torah it sustains the world. Ovadia Yosef You have to dream before your dreams can come true. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam I grew up in the Midwest, so we really didn't have much hockey going on. Bill Goldberg

I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I'm using for

locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I've visited over 90 countries thus far. Sidney Sheldon The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world; there is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi. George Catlin I always figure from the cradle to the grave, we all have our individual journeys, and maybe my journey was a positive one and I accomplished certain things without stepping on too many toes. Robert Duvall Erudition - dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. Ambrose Bierce The Republican Party is extremely pro-women. Michele Bachmann I can swear like a fishwife. Frances Bay I had a twin, and he didn't make it. Jay Pharoah Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are simply the best band that ever was. George Strait How can you get tired of playing golf? Raymond Floyd I don't care if I get $50 million to do a film.

So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too

eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage. Jared Leto I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past. Clara Barton It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge. John Zorn I'm like a junkie for writing. Gavin DeGraw It's quantity, not quality. Dean Ween I think I did marry a marvelous man. Elizabeth Edwards I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself. Thomas More I constantly make fashion mistakes but I think it's good to take risks. Clemence Poesy I believe in traditional marriage. Karl Rove Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward. Hans Rosling

You have to know how to use the accident, how to recognise it, how to

control it, and ways to eliminate it so that the whole surface looks felt and born all at once. Helen Frankenthaler I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes. Natasha Henstridge In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set. Ben Whishaw Even at my peak, I never went too over the top. Pauly Shore I'm the quiet bass player. Colin Hanks When things are bad, it's the best time to reinvent yourself. George Lopez A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do. Elia Kazan I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression. Margaret Fuller To me, Darth Vader is the epitome of evil. Manu Bennett I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can. Rufus Wainwright

As with Cesc Fabregas, some players who go and play for foreign clubs improve on

a cultural level. It makes them grow on many levels; intellectually, because you have to learn a new language and adapt to another culture, and on a footballing level too. Vicente del Bosque I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23. Sean Astin I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer than that. Katori Hall It never occurred to me to be an actor. John Malkovich Nobody can honestly say that they never lie. Alan Sugar After I exhausted the blues thing, I got into jazz. Robert Quine That foreign trade should be fair rather than free. Lyn Nofziger As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport. Nadia Comaneci I don't want to be understood because if people understand me, they get tired of me. Lil Wayne

Is there one specific source that determines correct morality and everybody should follow that? Or

should individuals come up with following that source or not depending on their situation? Asghar Farhadi I also think the relationship I have with my audience is a lot more complex than what Hitchcock seemed to want his to be - although I think he had more going on under the surface as well. David Cronenberg I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in the transmission of music is to be its best advocate at that moment. Yo-Yo Ma Dean Martin is one of my heroes. Joe Mantegna Vampires are total sexual metaphors; there's just no way around that. Alan Ball You can't really be old in L.A., it's kind of like a crime. Marisa Tomei It's people who are repressed and cannot express their fears that are dangerous. Julie Taymor It's incredibly hard to program a network from scratch for 24 hours. Carson Kressley It's such a luxury to be able to be happy about going to work in the mor

It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with

any need to convince yourself that you're not acting. Michael C. Hall Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they have a strong affection, and are helpful to them in many ways. James Weldon Johnson What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true. Yoko Ono You get what you give. What you put into things is what you get out of them. Jennifer Lopez I've tried just about every crazy diet you can imagine. Brooke Burke Sexism is not the fault of women - kill your fathers, not your mothers. Robin Morgan I've been fighting my whole life. Chuck Zito Disease is a vital expression of the human organism. Georg Groddeck The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it. Jodie Foster Wars are begun by frightened men. Tom Clancy

I've been touring for so long, I've kind of honed into exactly what I am,

I'm an artist so if you like it, you like it, if you don't you don't, you know? Paul McDonald Most small-business owners will tell you they don't want Obama 'boosting' them. They just want him to get out of the way. Michelle Malkin There have been many cases in which stars have come to us first to break the news because they knew the pressure was on. They wanted to have it on the air so that they could give their honest evaluation of the situation. Mary Hart Make no mistake about why these babies are here - they are here to replace us. Jerry Seinfeld Eat some pizza, play some Xbox, watch some TV. Gross? Maybe. Me? Yes. Dustin Diamond I don't work to any commissions. I do what I want to do. Roddy Doyle I think there are worse things for a teen to be enraptured with than 'Twilight.' Stephen Moyer Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax. Jackie Chan You seen my shows; I bring the 'hood out. Young Jeez

By reducing our dependence of foreign oil and increasing alternative energy sources such as ethanol,

we can begin to bring down prices at the pumps, create thousands of new jobs and bring a much needed boost to our economy. Jim Ryun Offspring, the due performance on religious rites, faithful service, highest conjugal happiness and heavenly bliss for the ancestors and oneself, depend on one's wife alone. Guru Nanak When people know I wrote 'Thelma and Louise,' they don't want to mess with me. Callie Khouri I love the music business very much. Connie Smith I would love to study cultures and people. Kate Dickie I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans. Irwin Shaw I wrote eight full-length adult novels in my twenties. None of them were published. Caroline B. Cooney Well, you know, we all grew up as 'Star Wars' fans. Rian Johnson I don't like things held up before me that I cannot have. Arthur Golden I guess you could say it's always been my destiny to be a performer. Lady Gaga

As leaders, we become whole when we see that our focused, singular commitment to making

the numbers and the metrics cannot be effective on its own, but only when it is part of the whole picture - only when we see that it takes more than metrics to make up the whole. Lance Secretan I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone. Elayne Boosler The two hot issues are the gay issue and the abortion issue. These are the two defining issues in the evangelical community these days. I'm sure that these hot buttons will be pushed, time and time again. Tony Campolo I never really followed grunge. Robert Quine We would all rather see Iraq resolved successfully. Charles Kennedy The darkroom is just the means to an end. Kim Weston I can do a really high-pitched cartoon voice. Everybody always say they like that. Corbin Bleu I gave my life to Christ about 1991. Lou Gramm My two style icons are Edie Sedgwick and Brigitte Bardot. Pixie Lott What people actually refer to as research nowadays is really just Goo

Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when

you read one that makes you feel as if you're seeing the movie, you know it's something different. Tom Hanks Family is always the most important part. Ekaterina Gordeeva We should reject big government and look inside ourselves for all the things that built this country into what it was. Glenn Beck Injustice can never be stood for. Amber Heard My weekends are extremely precious. Mariska Hargitay It's what every writer needs: a daybed. Vince Flynn I don't spend much money on clothes; I never did. Lauren Hutton I heard that chivalry was dead, but I think it's just got a bad flue. Meg Ryan Architecture struck me between the eye and the eyeball. Louis Kahn Jimi Hendrix's music was escapism. Perry Farrell

People innately have lots of solutions. It sounds like an obvious thing, but everyone thinks

that they can be prime minister; everyone thinks that they can do a better job. Mark Thomas I grew up in a small town that was absolutely a perfect embodiment of new urbanism. Leon Krier I do see an interest in writing for Twitter. While publishers still do love the novel and people do still like to sink into one, the very quick form is appealing because of the pace of life. Lydia Davis I, on the other hand, have a bit of a southern accent. Michael W. Smith I still love my former wife, I won't call her my ex-wife. Dave Pelzer I can express myself. Amy Winehouse I love fatherhood. I could bang on about kids forever. Guy Ritchie I go out there and train as hard as anybody else. Natalie du Toit Listen to your intuition. It will tell you everything you need to know. Anthony J. D'Angelo Hair loss is God's way of telling me I'm human. Bruce Willis

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power.

Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic. Bertrand Russell They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors. James Lipton Most of the suicide hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, a place not lacking in wealth. But due to rapid population growth, the wealth per capita has fallen by about half in a generation. Keith Henson People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged. Umberto Eco I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. Michael Ignatieff I do believe all actors are smart. Ron Silver A one-time tax does not get figured into people's investment decisions. Mitch Daniels I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior. Robert Ludlum I have one speed, I have one gear: go! Charlie Sheen One of my dreams in life is to do fund-raising for the youth. Picabo Street

First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both

sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals. John Avlon The most important thing in my father's life? World peace. Me and my brother. My mom. Sean Lennon As a group, anthropologists are not too fond of people who work in the business world. Helen Fisher The poet is the priest of the invisible. Wallace Stevens I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things. Walt Disney In imagination, there's no limitation. Mark Victor Hansen The devil take me, if I think anything but love to be the object of love. Henry Fielding Fact is based upon vulgar matter. Charles Olson My personal belief is that everything is always happening all at once. Joseph Gordon-Levitt Marriages that last are with people who do not live in Los Angeles. Farrah Fawcett

Actors aren't stupid, mostly, and if there's a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director's

going for, if you're aware of that too, you can do things to help that. Alan Cumming We all know the Navy is never wrong, but in this case it was a little weak on being right. Wendell Mayes I feel that we are currently living in a world that is similar to late '50s, early '60s kind of world. Ben Gibbard What did I owe the rest of the world? Nothing. Bob Dylan I have a natural swagger. Kevin Bacon All Europe, including Erasmus, has followed Luther. Julien Benda Cinema basically examines a personality first and the body afterward. Peter Greenaway I like cooking, but I like other people cooking more. David Wenham If Woody Allen were a Muslim, he'd be dead by now. Salman Rushdie I don't care about the past. Eric Cantona

My career is like an artichoke. People might think that the leaves are tasty and

buttered up and delicious, and they don't even know that there's something magical hidden at the base of it. There's a whole other side of me that people didn't know existed. Katy Perry My nutritionist always said to eat whatever you want. Lisa Loeb I'm kind of an antsy person. Laura Schlessinger The most important part of my religion is to play guitar. Lou Reed There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. Bernard Williams Tennis has given me soul. Martina Navratilova If you work at home, you're always on call in a way. John Connolly I don't like message movies either. Don Cheadle Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. Marcus Garvey I still, by and large, make low-budget Australian films. Hugo Weaving

Well, I'm not a member of the permanent political establishment, and I've learned quickly these

last few days that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. Sarah Palin I've had a lifelong love affair with makeup. When I was a little girl, I used to take my mother's makeup and paint all of my dolls' faces, and I even painted the dog's face! Bobbi Brown 37 is a lumpy number, a bit like porridge. Six is very small and dark and cold, and whenever I was little trying to understand what sadness is I would imagine myself inside a number six and having that experience of cold and darkness. Similarly, number four is a shy number. Daniel Tammet I've been around so long, most editors think I'm dead. Elliott Erwitt I become kind of obsessive about research. James Franco Getting up every day and going through this again and again is hard. Charles Manson I wish I had known when I was in the White House what I know now about the Third World. Jimmy

Sharing with just your friends doesn't protect your privacy. I know the people at Facebook

will disagree and argue that users can control what is shared with whom. But this is simply an illusion that makes us feel better about all the sharing we have done and are about to do. Ben Parr People need to put my music in a perspective where they use other established artists from the past, and almost all the names I see related to my music are great musicians. Sondre Lerche There's nothing like the first kiss once you've been pronounced husband and wife. It's such a wonderful moment! Sara Ramirez Beaver do better work than the Corps of Engineers. Mike Todd You are only as good as the coach thinks you are. Brian Williams I don't even like football. Tom Hooper Anything that consoles is fake. Iris Murdoch I find inspiration in everything. Concha Buika I'm afraid of being average. I have a real fear of being just another linebacker. Junior Seau There's no such thing as altruism. Andrew Tobias

Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology, which has all the

inevitability of fate, so long as he does not understand it. Alfred Adler Tragically, policymakers have thrown horrendous amounts of taxpayer money needed for other purposes at solving an unsubstantiated emergency. It is scandalous that so many climate scientists who fully knew that Al Gore had no basis for his irresponsible claims stood mute. Burt Rutan The 'New Yorker' asked me to shoot a story on climate change in 2005, and I wound up going to Iceland to shoot a glacier. The real story wasn't the beautiful white top. It ended up being at the terminus of the glacier where it's dying. James Balog Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart. Constance Baker Motley I don't trust what this life has given me. Dennis Rodman You cannot mix sports with politics. Jackie Chan It's so much easier just to eat and work out than not eat and work out like crazy. Alexander Ludwig The Celtics don't celebrate anything but championships. Paul Pier

Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over

my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act. A. E. Housman The Laboratory for Radioactivity consisted of only two rooms at the time; at a later date, when tests of radioactive substances became more extensive, it expanded into four rooms. Walther Bothe On the robot kit, I can choose very boring parts or I can choose exciting and interesting parts. That is a reflection of my personality and the kinds of things I am interested in. Bill Budge It's okay to be a freak. Lisa Bonet I play American football every Saturday, which I find calming. Chad Harbach If I go to a restaurant, other people stare. The meal is ruined. Brigitte Bardot Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world. Albert Ellis I'm an artist; affirmation is like catnip to me. Andrea Riseborough I found more joy in sorrow than you could find in joy. Sara Teasdale I am undefinable. I don't fi

You don't think it was because a white man wrote it, a black man wrote

it, a green man wrote it. What - doesn't make a difference! Doesn't make a difference. I think he did a good job. Cab Calloway She's been a smack addict, she's had big success in Europe in the '70s, and she's lost everything. She's been rediscovered in the '80s, and as we meet her she's just about to sign a new recording contract. Neil Tennant I'm the chief science officer of a foundation that works on the application of regenerative medicine to the problem of aging. Aubrey de Grey Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there. Oscar Wilde My mom and my father's birthday are on the same day. Victor Cruz Shady's great; I love Shady Records. Yelawolf Zero-sum thinking is an obsession of mine, but mostly in economics. P. J. O'Rourke If you asked me what pop is right now. I'd say hip hop. Justin Timberlake Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music. Compay Segundo A pit bull

Why, so soon as French Canadians, who are in a minority in this House and

in the country, were to organise as a political party, they would compel the majority to organise as a political party, and the result must be disastrous to themselves. Wilfrid Laurier As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid to survive. LisaRaye McCoy-Misick A new kind of mind thus beings to come into being which is based on the development of a common meaning that is constantly transforming in the process of the dialogue. David Bohm Everything we do, I'd imagine, influences everything we will do. Nick Flynn I make a lot more off the trades and Image than Marvel. Robert Kirkman I started writing seriously when I was a teenager, around 14 years old. Marie Lu It's not some great work of beauty and love to be a rock-and-roll singer. Robert Plant A life lived unexplored is a life not worth living. Kirk Hammett Thus mating of females was strictly along the lines of pat

If you invent something, you're doing a creative act. It's like writing a novel or

composing music. You put your heart and soul into it, and money. It's years of your life, it's your house remortgaged, huge emotional investment and financial investment. James Dyson Somehow, someway, you get kind of labeled this guy who was in a Freddie Prinze Jr. movie too many. And Freddie Prinze Jr. - it's not his fault, either - it's just these are the things that happen. I'm not a George Clooney; I don't have a ton of opportunities. Matthew Lillard In the world of poetry there are would-be poets, workshop poets, promising poets, lovesick poets, university poets, and a few real poets. James Broughton I got my private pilot's license in autumn 1986. Mathias Rust I like to read and write and take pictures and bike. Alex D. Linz I am a private human. Zosia Mamet The music I write, I feel, is not the kind of music for a 25-year-old. Steve Winwood I've been fascinated by the idea that evil is the absence of empathy. John Connolly

I don't care about the money. I'm just interested in the perks. I'll do a

series if I am picked up by a limo, work only until 4, and the show is shot in Hawaii. Harry Morgan You know what Americans are really sensitive to? Issues of fairness. I think this is a modern phenomenon, born of the civil rights movement. Once you convince Americans that something is basically unfair, you've got a winning cause. Gail Collins You think that somehow they didn't come after me to get rid of me because my vote is the deciding vote in the health care bill? Then, ladies and gentlemen, you live today in a world that is so innocent as to not understand what's going on in Washington, D.C. Eric Massa Here in America, people are very professional. Alessandra Ambrosio All my film ideas and subjects have come from photography. Lauren Greenfield Men fall in love faster than, and just as often as, women. Helen Fisher There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life. William Lyon Phelps Everything interests me. Richar

Sometimes you don't prepare much. I mean, when I did 'Lonesome Dove' way back I

rode horses day and night for like three or four months, and that got me ready for that. Robert Duvall Then the album created a tremendous furor and got me kicked off Christian television for two months, and then restored after they settled down and listened to the music and realized there was nothing wrong with it. Pat Boone We're not short of movements proclaiming that a different world is possible, but unless we can coordinate them into an international movement, capitalism just laughs at all these little organisations. Jose Saramago We're not looking at banning all weapons. Gary Ackerman Attack is only one half of the art of boxing. Georges Carpentier When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it. Carlos Ghosn You're not going to live your life unscathed. Kirstie Alley I'm a big boy now, and I have to deliver. Ang Lee I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role. Mira Sorvino I've

If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really

backfired very badly on me. Jack Dee But I think there are more good young actors now than ever. It's a medium that everyone wants to be connected with - it is such a hip medium going into the 21st century. Robert Duvall It's a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations. Jeb Bush The Finals are about a test of wills. Bill Laimbeer I could have sexual chemistry with vinegar. Jessica Alba There are hardly five critics in America; and several of them are asleep. Herman Melville Why can't I be different and unusual... like everyone else? Vivian Stanshall Intellectual capital will always trump financial capital. Paul Tudor Jones If I like a food, I'll eat it, even if I know it's not good for me. Kim Kardashian My nature just changes. Jimi Hendrix

I think President Obama is trying to deceive the public in pretending that he was

not a part of Congress that has made some decisions in the past that got us to where we are today. Sarah Palin You know, I'm really bad on the computer. I'm really lame, man. I read and hang out with my kids. I've turned into a five year old. Ally Walker Idle people are often bored and bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel. It is not accident that boredom and cruelty are great preoccupations in our time. Renata Adler Normally, I'm so shy. Jessica Simpson I love knowing that people are connecting to my lyrics, my music and me. Lee DeWyze I'm a person who is always trying to write in a different vein. Earl King I try and write honestly about what I see around me now. Billy Bragg I don't fixate on other people's opinions of my body. Gabourey Sidibe A drink a day keeps the shrink away. Edward Abbey Patience is sorrow's salve. Charles Churchill

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer

of Darfur from spreading further, which means working with France to shore up Chad and the Central African Republic. Nicholas D. Kristof It is like football with coaches, like, 'We're only going to think about the next game.' It is really true, all you think is, 'Okay, we have to make a good next episode.' Matt Stone I like the idea of being so passionate about everything I do and the fact that I might wake up tomorrow and say 'I want to be a chef,' and just pour myself into that. Kat Graham One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy. Denzel Washington People ought to quit talking to the press. Terry McAuliffe Not everybody is Cindy Crawford. Summer Altice People always give me styling products and stuff. Rachael Leigh Cook Maybe I'll just be a good aunt. Kim Kardashian Never, never, will I accept, on issues of integrity, comparisons with the Liberal party. Pauline Marois I really love laughing. Maya Rud

I'm consciously aware, specifically with the comic book world, where there's a built-in fanbase. But,

there's a little bit of leniency because there are a couple different universes. Jeremy Renner Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear. Russell Baker Most historians agree that Abraham Lincoln was the most important man to ever occupy the White House because he abolished slavery and kept the states united through a bloody civil war. Kitty Kelley I promised her an interesting life and good food, and the rest is history. Bob Ehrlich I'm a big zombie buff. Emily VanCamp A game is like a mirror that allows you to look at yourself. Robert Kiyosaki No great scoundrel is ever uninteresting. Murray Kempton The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey. Sarah Fielding I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing. Lou Brock I'm the most stubborn person I know. Alice Walker

A particular piece of music attaches itself to the piece I'm writing, and there is

nothing else I can listen to. Every day I return to the same space to write, the music providing both the walls and the pictures on the walls. Aleksandar Hemon There's this sense of excitement because you invent and control the characters. You decide whether they live or die. I find this type of creative process tremendously stimulating. Sidney Sheldon But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history. Xavier Becerra Writing for children is an art in itself, and a most interesting one. Enid Blyton I need a release from whatever I'm writing. Lynn Nottage I think that there is absolutely no free market in modern industrial states. Jeane Kirkpatrick What does a house want to be? Louis Kahn I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop. Antony Beevor The latest research has revealed that women have a higher I

But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while

its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement. Ibrahim Babangida We don't have sources who are dissidents on other sources. Should they come forward, that would be a tricky situation for us. But we're presumably acting in such a way that people feel morally compelled to continue our mission, not to screw it up. Julian Assange If your working television sits on top of your non-working television, you might be a redneck. Jeff Foxworthy Whatever can be noted historically can be found within history. Martin Heidegger Come English Settlement, I had it in my head that I didn't want to tour. Andy Partridge I don't believe in psychology. Bobby Fischer No nation was ever ruined by trade. Benjamin Franklin Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition. Learned Hand I know the world isn't fair, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor? Bill Watterson Basically, I was a kid growing up with a single mo

I particularly felt that my job in management was safe from the incursion of machines

with friendly faces painted on the front of their heads, or whatever you call the metal constructions atop their shoulders, if those are indeed shoulders. Stanley Bing Work hard, earn a great living, get whatever you want out of life, have all the stuff you want. But there should be a ceiling on it-enough is enough! Sandy Duncan I didn't come to Hollywood to get on magazine covers or start my Porsche collection or to enjoy that kind of lifestyle, to go to the right parties and meet the right people. Wentworth Miller I love not to be busy in a certain way. Carlos Ghosn I think older women still have a full life. Betty White You have to relish the challenge of television. Laura Linney Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films. Carter Burwell Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships. Tom Peters It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well. Saint Ambrose Everyone can have a bad day. Nikki Hale

Writing has always felt like a compulsion. Even at high school there'd be times when

people would ask me if I wanted to go and hang out and I'd sit home and write instead. Amanda Hocking I'm a big fan of domino masks, like Zorro, or Robin. You could put a domino mask on anything, and it becomes a superhero. You put a domino mask on a milkman, and he becomes, like, Super Milkman. Gerard Way Leaders can get stuck in groupthink because they're really not listening, or they're listening only to what they want to listen to, or they actually think they're so right that they're not interested in listening. And that leads to a lot of suboptimal solutions in the world. Jacqueline Novogratz Where I came from, no one was a writer. Howard Gordon I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old. Tony Wilson It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh. Moliere Colloquial poetry is to the real art as the barber's wax dummy is to sculpture. Ezra Pound Novels are such mysterious and amorphous and tender things. A

No matter how much money I ever get, I'm going to want to provide for

my family and never have to go back to really struggling. You don't ever want to go outside, you don't ever want to be left in the cold. You want to be safe. Ludacris I don't go to clubs and throw money and pop bottles. That's not my thing, no disrespect. Yelawolf Anyone who knows me will attest that at any time during the day, you are most likely to find me picking tayberries, 'deadheading' peppermint, or succession-planting shallots. There is almost nothing, really, that I would rather do. Andrew Weil In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America. Simon Newcomb So I am, in fact, very optimistic about the future of my federal party. Dalton McGuinty I think Raymond is very honest about human relationships. Patricia Heaton I love Africa in general South Africa and West Africa, they are both great countries. Paris Hilton A lot of churches have not moved with the times. Joel Osteen I drive a hybrid. It's a Ford Escape

Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to

be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out. Barney Frank You talk to the farmers, the ranchers, our small community bankers, and boy, one of the No. 1 issues is the regulations coming out of Washington. Steve Daines We're not saying that you don't need coal, but when you do mine the coal there are responsibilities to it. It may cost a little more, but it is the right thing to do. Kevin Richardson Sometimes you need the things you didn't know you needed to know. Ethan Zuckerman Why is there no respect for Joaquin Andujar? Joaquin Andujar Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying. Gertrude Stein Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world. Tatyana Tolstaya I'm like a rocket - I go a hundred miles per hour. Heidi Klum For me the meaning of my work is much more fluid. Thom Mayne You don't send a man to his death because you want a her

I like vocabulary and I actually read a book called 'Word Freak,' which is about

a guy who basically went into competitive Scrabble for a year. But having a big vocabulary and being good at Scrabble are not the same thing. Stephen Amell I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else. John Grisham My husband says I can do anything I put my mind to, but the truth i, the only thing I want to do is act. Kathleen Turner The American people want to have trust in their leaders. David Plouffe So you can't lose serving God, and that all things work together for good. Jim Bakker I did not come to NASA to make history. Sally Ride The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money. James Madison To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it! Charlie Chaplin The costumes had to serve the choreography

When I decided to become a doctor, I was very, very young, when my mother,

her seventh child, became pregnant, and she was feeling terrible pain, and I could not know how to help her. And my mother died in front of my eyes, without knowing why, which diagnosis. So I decided to be a doctor. Hawa Abdi 'UFO's' attitude toward the subject is very similar to mine. It's not an advocacy; its philosophy is more 'I want to believe this, but I want it proved.' Dwight Schultz No nation has embraced Total Quality Management, e-commerce and e-government with greater enthusiasm than Dubai. Such innovations have given Dubai a competitive edge and an accelerated growth rate that few could match. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair In my heart I'm just a lucky waitress. Denise Mina I'll let life take me where it will. Matthias Schoenaerts You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much. Tove Jansson I do like to go to movies. I like to be in the theater. I like the event of it. Jane Lynch I respect people and expect tha

Having a stadium in France named after a footballer from the Ivory Coast, even if

I'm proud of my France-Ivory Coast background, is a great proof of integration. Didier Drogba Every artist picks what they want to put out there, what image they want to portray, and what they want people to know about where they're from. Wiz Khalifa I've got time, I hope, to make lots of quiet records. So quiet you won't be able to hear them. Evan Dando I don't have an objective overview of Black Sunday. Barbara Steele I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it. Toni Morrison Of course there are peace-loving Muslims. Pat Robertson Just because you're scarred for life doesn't mean you should be scared to live. Brian Celio Since I was 16, I've felt a black cloud hangs over me. Amy Winehouse A great review is great. A bad review is the worst. Don Winslow I recovered my infant Judaism, but in a reformist version. Lionel Blue

Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed, but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely

up to us, thanks to the grace of God. The best advice I know is to give is to give those worldly things your best but never your all - reserve the ultimate hope for the only one who can grant it. Mitt Romney Love is a reciprocal torture. Marcel Proust The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change. Ezra Taft Benson I dug things up. I was curious. I liked to draw what I found. Mary Leakey My generation has left the globe in a mess. Anthony Horowitz I'm fed up with being bossed around. David Hockney I like feeling like an ox at the end of the day. I like working hard. Rachael Ray I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were. Anne Stevenson Well, because music is my life and music is not work for me. Gunther Schuller Look, miracles in the Middle East are a reality. Ehud Olmert

You'd look out and there'd be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls.

They loved the cowboys, and they loved Annie. There were young people seeing the show for the first time. I stayed for two years because I enjoyed it so much. Bernadette Peters You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists. Abbie Hoffman I like to have a massage therapist come to my house, get a massage, take a bath, go to bed. That's a perfect night alone for me. Stacy Keibler I think over the years, being a mother, I've matured in so many ways. Whitney Houston You should try to get what you want in life and try not to be limited. Lisa Loeb My mom is very confident and she was always a role model of mine. Ashley Tisdale Psychoanalysis is the confession without absolution. Germaine Greer The quality of ownership is not what it was in yesteryear. Art Modell My job is summer camp. I come and talk and try to make a TV show funny. Danny Masterson I tend to stay away from the comics. I

I hate formal stuff. I love looking like a doll and all that stuff and

playing dress up, but when I'm home, sweat pants, t-shirt. When I'm in the studio, sweat pants, t-shirt. Nicki Minaj Being a die-hard Knicks fan, I remember hunting down these orange-and-blue Nikes that they only released in England. And I used to hunt for sneakers when I DJ'd in Japan. But then Nike flooded the market with a head-spinning array of color combinations and it just didn't seem cool anymore. Mark Ronson I would love to do more music, definitely. That is my true passion. Dance is first and then music. Carmen Electra Lately I've been listening to some classical music again, some jazz. Alan Vega I have to be seen to be believed. Queen Elizabeth II Selection of crews is always been somewhat of a mystery. Robert Crippen There is no reason why the women of the country should not greatly advance themselves. Leland Stanford I have nothing but respect for HBO. James Gandolfini I would like to be refered to as 'The Big Aristotle'.

There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and

unreliable as our personal computers. Walt Mossberg The comedians I liked were Bill Cosby and Steven Wright, like just always as a comedic actor. I always liked Gary Larson, who's really funny for a cartoonist, obviously. Demetri Martin You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish. Ralph Steadman I'm not interested in the limelight. Catherine Ashton The actual cheerleaders in our film are all Broadway dancers. Brooke Langton Film is the most expensive, highest risk industry in the world. Ann Macbeth I want a new contract. I'm happy at United and I see my future here. Rio Ferdinand One new feature or fresh take can change everything. Neil Young I'm finally locked into the now, and it's great. Rick James We started out as far to the left as we could. Marguerite Moreau

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of

military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military. Barack Obama I punish myself more than anybody else does if I am stupid about my actions, and I suffer, really suffer. Eartha Kitt Entropy theory, on the other hand, is not concerned with the probability of succession in a series of items but with the overall distribution of kinds of items in a given arrangement. Rudolf Arnheim The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy. Kenneth H. Cooper I'm a true native of the Bay Area. Jon Huntsman, Jr. We hate our squalor. Andrei Platonov I love being in love. Brittany Murphy I have a hard time writing music when I'm on tour. Avicii World War II had a very important impact on the development of technology, as a whole. Barry Commoner We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then. Jeanette Winterson

I'm fine, but I'm bipolar. I'm on seven medications, and I take medication three times

a day. This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have. I'm never quite allowed to be free of that for a day. It's like being a diabetic. Carrie Fisher Different' and 'new' is relatively easy. Doing something that's genuinely better is very hard. Jonathan Ive At issue in the Hiss Case was the question whether this sick society, which we call Western civilization, could in its extremity still cast up a man whose faith in it was so great that he would voluntarily abandon those things which men hold good, including life, to defend it. Whittaker Chambers I asked no odds and I give none. A guy got in my way, I run over him. Enos Slaughter Game is bipolar. One day he's this way, the next day he's the next. Tony Yayo I could live naked... I love it. Olivier Theyskens Nostalgia is not what it used to be. Simone Signoret It is important to have permanent safe spaces in Harlem. Geoffrey Canada There are fundamentalist psychopaths i

I don't like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants

to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need. Lady Gaga I was a protege; by the age of 10, I was studying with ballet choreographer Anthony Tudor in a class of adults. Judith Jamison Do you know what a blessing it is to make movies that make people happy? Kate Hudson Western man is schizophrenic. J. B. Priestley I've been to Israel many times - I've lost count of how many times. Pat Robertson The way I am, I like to look forward instead of looking back. Jamie Redknapp I think women get labeled a lot as being crazy. But I think men make us crazy. Jules Asner I think creativity is spiritual. I absolutely believe that. F. Murray Abraham I know the other side. I know what awful golf is. David Duval The pace of discovery is going unbelievably fast. James D. Watson

Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are

imprinted on the cells of your body. Dan Millman Leftist reactions are always histrionic. Dave Sim You could run harder, longer. If the workout was four 200s really, really fast, they wouldn't seem as hard as before. You could cut the rest down from five minutes to three. That's a big difference. Kelli White There are unwanted emotions and pain that goes along with any birth. John Travolta What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me. Helen Keller I work 338 days a year, 16 hours a day. Dave Pelzer Look at the real prodigies, and I look like nothing compared to them. Orson Welles It's a blessing that South Africa has a man like Nelson Mandela. Desmond Tutu To be honest, I just want to go somewhere where I can wear a white Speedo. Johnny Weir Talking to women about birth can be polarizing. Emily Oster

As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance

benefits for retirees and that these workers will then be supported by the next generation of workers paying into the same system. Steve Israel Introverts listen better, they assess risks more carefully, they can be wiser managers. It's not for nothing that the Silicon Valley billionaires are so often the retiring types. Jeffrey Kluger The people we are in relationships with are always a mirror, reflecting our own beliefs, and simultaneously we are mirrors, reflecting their beliefs. Shakti Gawain I love zoo sanctuaries. Nancy Travis The constant abuse of online activity must stop. Joe Barton I don't live on other people's terms. Azealia Banks Legal abortion will never rest easy on this nation's conscience. Robert Casey How irritating it must be for people, to be bombarded with me! Daniel Radcliffe A lot of guys in jail tattoo their hands. Daniel Day-Lewis It's better to waste money than time. You can always get more money. Hal Sparks

If Anglo feels it hasn't done enough damage to me already by taking my money,

my company, my reputation, if they want to finish it off by putting me in prison, then so be it - I'll accept that. Sean Quinn I always remember responding very emotionally to film. I had a lot of lonely time on my hands because I wasn't really the best-looking kid in my town and I sort of pined after girls. I had to sort of immerse myself in the arts because girls weren't particularly interested in me. McG I know that some endeavor to throw the mantle of romance over the subject and treat woman like some ideal existence, not liable to the ills of life. Let those deal in fancy who have nothing better to deal in; we have to do with sober, sad realities, with stubborn facts. Ernestine Rose I am absolutely intrigued by life, and I really want to hold onto it. Diane Keaton I create for artistic intent only and do everything from life. Richard MacDonald I'm not always going to keep waiting for a fairytale ending. Casey Stoner An announcer is only as good as

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much

sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge. Charles de Gaulle Polls that have been taken by kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers indicate that 30 percent of the kids have been deprived in some way so that they are physically unable to keep up with the class. C. Everett Koop I think it's a comedian's job to make everything funny. Nothing is off-limits. Donald Glover I didn't go to parties or anything like that. Miranda Lambert Baseball is just my job. Barry Bonds Uggs can be as chic as heels for women. Andre Leon Talley I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted. Mario Andretti I come from French Cajun Jewish people. Shia LaBeouf People know that you can't spend more than you have. William Hague Curious people are interesting people; I wonder why that is. Bill Maher

When someone stays with you and they're not your guest, even when they are your

guest they get on your nerves. When people visit for long periods of time, that just happens. Sean Durkin My wife bought an extra life insurance policy on me. Willie Aames I follow the most random people on Twitter. I follow famous people like Khloe Kardashian, who surprisingly makes really funny tweets all the time. Chloe Grace Moretz God is the indwelling and not the transient cause of all things. Baruch Spinoza I love helping people. Tim Gunn It's fun to have a partner who understands your life and lets you be you. Kim Kardashian A fight can express things people might not be able to say with words. Brandon Lee However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school. Brian De Palma I don't have the same access or time to gain access to music the way I used to. Liz Phair Everyone needs some time to themselves. Anna Neagle

Athletes, coaches and parents today are increasingly aware of the danger of concussion, and this

awareness influences decisions about buying new and reconditioned football helmets. Tom Udall People who want to be a star get their teeth capped. People who want to be an actor get to work. Gary Ross 'Henry V' is a great deal more than almost any other hell-bent-for-armor movie that you've seen. Manny Farber Any book is a self-help guide if you can take something from it. Kevin Smith Electroclash is good because it's stayed underground. Chris Lowe If you are money, then, when you die, you will be spent. Rich Cohen When it comes to the Internet, people like dealing with people. Bob Parsons Politics is a love-hate relationship. I sure know that. Richard Lamm Personally I just want to win a championship. Allen Iverson Some stage directions you just simply have to throw away. Judd Hirsch

I want to share with the American people that President Bush and the Republican majority

in just 4 years have borrowed $1.05 trillion from foreign nations. That is selling our country to other nations because of the spending that is going on. Kendrick Meek I'll stick to finding the funny in the ordinary because my life is pretty ordinary and so are the lives of my friends - and my friends are hilarious. Issa Rae Not long ago, the term 'business model' was not exactly on the tip of everyone's tongue. Then, in the early to mid-1990s, 'business model' became a catchphrase that described how a company makes money or saves money. Marc Ostrofsky If you properly clean a room, it gets dirtier before it gets cleaner. Chris Rock If it weren't for book tours, I would never leave my house. Lisa Scottoline I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing. Jerome Lawrence Too many employers have said that they are unable to find skilled workers. Dennis Hastert I know what it takes to put on a good show for the fans. Justin Timberla

The action films I will make in the future will be more believable and character-based.

I am now on my second cycle of fame, and I want to make films that smell real and are truthful. Jean-Claude Van Damme I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age. Magnus Carlsen There are times when I've had ideas walking down the street that I thought were great, and the minute I got onstage, I would think of them and go, 'Wow, that would never work,' even before I did it in front of the audience. Gilbert Gottfried If you don't believe you don't belong. Alan Kulwicki The big things I've had are things I bought myself. Balthazar Getty It seems like the older I get, the more unreal the world becomes. Rufus Wainwright I can choose to be happy, or choose to be miserable every day - waiting until I die. Angel Haze It was a very exciting time for me to play professional football, finally.

Sometimes I'll be playing along and find I'm missing the strings. I'll worry about it

for days until I notice that the pick has worn down to half its size. Terry Kath The decision to write full time was made when I was twenty-eight years old and had just had two small plays accepted for BBC Radio. Douglas Kennedy I wanted to build up a little nest egg and go back to L.A. and choose roles that I wanted to do instead of roles that I had to do to pay the bills. Estella Warren American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter. Guillermo Cabrera Infante I'm a Cubs fan. As a kid, the Cubs were my team. Vince Vaughn I don't think peroxide-blond hair is a beneficial look for me. Michael Fassbender Good luck needs no explanation. Shirley Temple I'm a product of a fragmented world. Junot Diaz To be honest, I never really had watched much sci-fi. Jacqueline McKenzie I'm not much of an analyzer or a psychologist. Christopher Walken

At the age of 16 I started performing with a dance band in the evenings

and began earning more money than my father, but he was pleased for me. Jack Bruce Experience has taught me that you have to improve all the time-little bit by little bit-and not keeping starting everything from new. Jean Alesi I think if you looked at the kind of ebb and flow of supernatural fiction and horror fiction, it does seem to be more popular in times when we're hammered over the head daily with threats from all angles, very real threats. Michael Koryta If all you're doing is making money, you have a luxurious but empty life. Amanda Donohoe We really care about photography at 'Vanity Fair.' Graydon Carter If not shown appreciation, it gets to you. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job. Ed Harris If you're extremely, painfully frightened of age, it shows. Jeanne Moreau I wanted people to see me, to change their minds about me. Fantasia Barrino You gotta have a gimmick. Ethel Merman

I'm very easily distracted unless I have music on. Listening to music while I brainstorm

makes me think of scenes that would fit the mood of the music I'm playing. Maggie Stiefvater The Democratic Party is on the move across the country. Voters are responding to our message of progress and fiscal responsibility. Joe Andrew Apparently, there's a little red demon dwarf that haunts the city, and before every major bad thing that's happened, it's appeared to somebody. Last time, he appeared in a Cadillac. Meg White Of course there are fat French women. There are fat people everywhere. Mireille Guiliano I don't care when people use the term 'one-Slam wonder' with me. Andy Roddick When you're working in front of an audience, you have incentive to excel. Dave Van Ronk Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. Lord Byron Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow. Honore de Balzac That feeling of being 19 or 20 and 'hot' in Hollywood was so intense. Elizabeth McGovern I'm not reclusive. I&

The government, for example, has determined that black people (somehow) have fewer abilities than white

people, and, so, must be given certain preferences. Anyone acquainted with both black and white people knows this assessment is not only absurd but monstrous. And yet it is the law. David Mamet You know, what a producer does is one of the great mysteries in life, so anyone can be one. Timothy Olyphant I've always noticed a difference between working with a director and working with a writer/director. In how much they're invested and how specific they are. Nathan Fillion When did it something of shame or ridicule to be a self-made man in America? Glenn Beck We're from New York, so we have a decent following. Josh Silver Every parent wants to see their kids excel. Patrick Ewing There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage. Moliere I've been doing theatre since I was 5 years old. Claudia Christian We're playing all these weird festivals, usually outdoors. Thurston Moore I was always a closet blues player. Tito Jackson

But it is possible that, in the days ahead, these years we have lived through

may eventually be thought of simply as a period of disturbance and regression. Hjalmar Branting I also think a Hot Mom is someone who can connect with what's current in her kids' world. Jami Gertz I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers. Nicholas Sparks I suffer from overheating quite easily. Guy Pearce The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable. Scott Weiland The next wave of the Web is going to be user-generated content. John Doerr I was stuck in the benefits of being a known comedian. Andrea Martin Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things. Itzhak Perlman Faith is important to me. Vera Farmiga At least the politicians are accountable to the voters. Jesse Jackson

Well, I am very happy that I was able to play a part in bringing

music from the streets onto the radio and into modern culture, I worked very hard and always believed in the sounds I was creating. Ice T I have spent a lifetime watching kids make mistakes because they were not trained or well led or properly motivated to do well. I never faulted the kids; rather, I saw opportunity to train, to motivate, to improve leadership - not to punish the individual. Eric Shinseki Now that I look back on it, having retired from being a reporter, it was kind of romantic. It was a wonderful way to live one's life, just as I imagined it would be when I was 6 or 7. Charles Kuralt Not every father gets a chance to start his son off in his own footsteps. Alan Ladd Who didn't grow up through the '90s watching 'Friends?' Josh Hopkins If I'm scared and I'm a coward, why do you guys want to see me fight? Floyd Mayweather, Jr. What amazes me most is that the media and I have fostered a close relationship. Margaret Chan No o

The United States supports the reintegration of people who have fought with the Taliban into

Afghan society provided they: one, renounce al Qaeda, two, lay down their arms and renounce violence, and three, participate in the public political life of the country in accordance with the constitution. Richard Holbrooke We're all grown women now; if we wanna do something, we can't be stopped! Natasha Hamilton I dreamt of being a writer once I started to read. I started to write 'Bonjour Tristesse' in bistros around the Sorbonne. I finished it, I sent it to editors. It was accepted. Francoise Sagan How would you like to find out how good my right is? Sonny Liston If it was not for Rajiv Gandhi, urbanization in India would have been history. Kushal Pal Singh See what I have to put up with every night? Sean Hannity Croatia is an amazing place. Jean Reno I love hot sauce. It can't be hot enough for me. Cheryl Hines The War will leave none of us as it found us. May Sinclair Get this in mind early: We never grow up. Richard Bach

No, but there are people I grew up with from the foothills of the Blue

Ridge Mountains that would give any person on 'Justified' a run for their money in the scary department. Walton Goggins We as comics do want an immediate response from the audience. It's really quiet on the set, and there are only the producers, and the director, so a comic is looking for someone to give a reaction, even if it is the camera guy. Cedric the Entertainer I love my beauty. It's not my fault. Valentino Garavani But the action film genre is gonna have to come up with some new bad guys. Bruce Willis God has a plan for all of us, but He expects us to do our share of the work. Minnie Pearl Life begins at 40, and I'm living proof. Mariska Hargitay I've never met anyone that is their image. Macy Gray I always loved going to Hawai'i; it was very, very special. Dan Fouts LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Happiness needs one-upmanship. Zygmunt Bauman

In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village,

but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations. Lakhdar Brahimi But I'm good to go through my contract with Childress, and my determination is to win races and try to win that other championship. Dale Earnhardt I think about the question of perspective in reporting all the time, and since I spent 20 years of my career in Washington as both a reporter and an editor I'm keenly aware that a newspaper should not be dominated by stories in which the only voices and perspective come from those in power. Jill Abramson Acting was my first love. Joe Manganiello Every city is always changing, on its own trajectory. Olafur Eliasson Gap clothing allows you to look like you're from nowhere and anywhere. Douglas Coupland I don't want to be on the Internet. Karl Lagerfeld I try not to read the Internet because it's mostly just a sea of hatred. Will Gluck I h

'It Girl' is supposed to be something that only lasts a certain amount of time.

They keep calling me an 'It Girl,' and at this point it makes me laugh, because I've done that so many times: 'You're it;' 'You're not it.' What is 'it?' Zooey Deschanel Kickback is a police thriller which I wrote. I'm very proud of it. I did it in two parts for France because when I wrote it, there wasn't the audience demand for crime stuff that there is now. David Lloyd But, actually, so many of the clerics that I've met, particularly the Church of England clerics, are people of such extraordinary smugness and arrogance and conceitedness who are extraordinarily presumptuous about the significance of their position in society. Rowan Atkinson So I, for one, didn't feel alienated by what happened in 77. Peter Hammill Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital. Mary Quant Art should be serious, not a joke. I don't like to laugh about art. Gerhard Richter You can like somebody wi

I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May '43.

At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in '42 - even in my position. This aircraft didn't have any priority in design or production. Adolf Galland I think the traditional explanation is that demons just find someone, they pick on them and try to break down their spirit so they can... take control of their bodies. Why exactly? I don't know. Oren Peli I believe that investing in our children's development from the earliest age is the single most important contribution we can make to the health and wellbeing of our citizens, their capacity and the future prosperity of our state. Jay Weatherill Basically, I'm a romantic. Pia Zadora While you're doing it, you don't really know what you're doing. Tony Curtis It would be a foolish high representative who worked that way. Paddy Ashdown I'll keep us out of war with Oklahoma! Kinky Friedman I don't think nations can s

We shouldn't be debating whether to deal with the current code by allowing it to

be extended or not. We should have a president who shows leadership and comes to Congress and says: 'You know what? We need to reform this whole tax code.' Rob Portman I always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a decision to make. Did he make that decision by himself? No, he had advisers. Lee Iacocca The first few films I made didn't look good at all, and I wasn't trying to make them look good. People dig 'em because they like the content. Kevin Smith I was in the courtroom prosecuting violent felonies for well over a decade. Nancy Grace I'm lucky I have good metabolism and I'm very grateful for that. Sienna Miller I love helping people; just being of service makes me happy! Cory Hardrict No two people see things the same way. Jim Lehrer Watching National League pitchers trying to hit or even bunt is depressing. Ron Blomberg You recognize a survivor when you see one. You

I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's

reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there. Jack Kingston See, I never wrote arrangements for the band for Judy Garland; I did strictly special material, special lyrics, put together all of her medleys. Mel Torme They told me that the hotels had maybe two rooms set up for people with disabilities, but if they got there too late, and didn't get one of these rooms, they couldn't take a shower. The room wasn't hooked up for them, or maybe the sink was too high. Gregory Hines I planned my success. I knew it was going to happen. Erykah Badu Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action. Willem Dafoe Humans have evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to changes in status. Keith Henson If I don't fish in the morning, I fish in the evening. Deion Sanders Usually most characters I play are quite realistic. Virginie LeDoyen I don't want to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' anytime soon. Victor Cruz A lo

The Security Council decided to deal with Iran's nuclear intentions. The international community will not

be willing to tolerate an Iran with a nuclear capability and an Iran that collaborates with terrorist organizations. Moshe Katsav Elvis said, Miss Minnie, do you think it would be out of order if I go up and speak to General Stewart? I've always been such a fan of his. So Elvis went up to speak to the Stewarts. Minnie Pearl I'm not an economist and we all know economists were created to make weather forecasters look good. Rupert Murdoch All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions. Bodhidharma I don't live with my role, I'm a really normal person. Marion Cotillard I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything. Kamala Harris I think luck gets you on to the stage. But it has nothing to do with keeping you there. Eric Bana Id rather have a fake smile than a nasty stare. Tamara Ecclestone One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead. Oscar Wilde It is surely harmful to souls to make it a her

What I try to do in the book is to trace the chain of relationships

running from elementary particles, fundamental building blocks of matter everywhere in the universe, such as quarks, all the way to complex entities, and in particular complex adaptive system like jaguars. Murray Gell-Mann I feel an important part of beauty is not only what you do on the outside but also what you put into the inside. Good fresh food with many vegetables along with love and caring for others. I spend way more time serving others than I do on my beauty routine daily. Kim Alexis I don't think I've found the perfect job for me, but I know what I like, so that's halfway there, right? Colleen Haskell The average voter has to hear a point seven times before it registers. Paul Weyrich I had a lot of fun working with John Candy. We had a pretty good rapport. Harold Ramis Any playlist without Prince is no friend of mine. Daniel Handler A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man. Gustave Flaubert Being natural is one of the

I think 'Gasland' is the doorway for a lot of people to see something happening

in their backyard and realize the national and global implications. Josh Fox Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding everything he knew into that kid. Tina Weymouth Sometimes I feel limited by people's perceptions of what I can and cannot do, or what I do or don't look like. Mira Sorvino I do consider myself to be a feminist. Isla Fisher I don't think there are many larger lessons to be found in sports. Gregg Easterbrook Yes, I don't read books for entertainment. Elizabeth Olsen My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant. June Jordan I cried, I was so overwhelmed to meet Michael Jackson. Brandy Norwood There are no miracles in agricultural production. Norman Borlaug I just needed to leave Hollywood. Molly Ringwald

I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting

it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful, and they think that because they're making money and people think well of them, they must be doing everything right. Alan Dershowitz I always believe that most people could do it. I mean obviously I didn't just sit and stand. I used to love cradling the gun and just posing with the hand cocked ready to fire the gun, and the costume helped a great deal. Jeremy Bulloch I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place. Zhang Ziyi I don't want to know what happens in any movie that I go to see. David Duchovny A liberty subject to law and subordinate to the common welfare. Bainbridge Colby Last guys don't finish nice. Saul Alinsky I'm an affectionate person. Zara Phillips All actors are on the run from some demon or other. Julian Sands It was great. I mean, it's a

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has

expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people. Dexter Gordon No one ever talks about the good in me; they just say that I'm spoiled. Petra Stunt I have nothing against investment banking, but it's like massaging money rather than creating money. Michio Kaku I believe in God and his son, Jesus. Lil Wayne I play Orange County drums. I love those guys. I've got a four piece kit. Travis Barker Cigarettes, I won't do cigarettes, nicotine will kill ya. Tommy Chong It's fool's gold if you are winning games and are not playing the right way. Antonio Davis Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away. Carl Sandburg I have the stardom glow. Jennifer Lopez Southern California, where the American Dream came too true. Lawrence Ferlinghetti

In the ordinary affairs of life we do not require nor expect demonstrative evidence, because

it is inconsistent with the nature of matters of fact, and to insist on its production would be unreasonable and absurd. Simon Greenleaf Aesthetically, I don't really like the blond, tan thing. I am pale. So I may as well embrace the pale. Long, blond hair and a bad spray tan is the stuff of my nightmares. Rachael Taylor It's all right; it's not so much fun any more. David O. Selznick Ronnie Barker will forever be remembered as one of the great comic actors. John Major I have a collection of 50-plus snapback hats. James Harden I don't want to work all of the time. Penelope Ann Miller Where is there beauty when you see deprivation and starvation? Rosalind Russell As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Jesus Christ I like going crazy. And not just for art - I like extremes in general. Grimes I always feel like I'm so boring, but I don't get bored with me. Carolyn Murphy

When I get old, I'm going to the old folks' home. I don't want to

be one of those guys who's hanging around the house bothering the kids. But not just any old folks' home. I want the whole top floor. Shaquille O'Neal I've never found that it jars to go back and forth. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Stealing is stealing. I don't care if it's on the Internet or you're breaking into a warehouse somewhere - it's theft. Patrick Leahy I confess that reading proofs is a pleasure. It stimulates and inspires me. Zane Grey You can't make assumptions when you're dealing with health issues. Adam Clayton I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration. Ice Cube I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. Frank Ocean I'm married to the person I fell in love with. Christopher Guest I've met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes. Billy Wilder Well, anything you want to make public is your public business. Danny Bonaduce

I'm not one of those people who's so blinded by my own work and my

sweat. It's kind of risky writing a memoir when you're really part of a larger universe. Questlove I'll be honest with you. My kids don't watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they've seen, actually, all the way through. Kevin Bacon I've always thought of myself as a role model even before being a 'celebrity.' I've always been doing charity work and volunteering in the community since I was 8, so when you do that, I think you just assume that role when you put yourself out there. Eva Longoria I'm not surprised by hardly anything anymore. Laura Schlessinger What we need is fundamental tax reform. Rob Portman There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth. Agnes Repplier I have more to say as a writer than from behind a wok. Eddie Huang Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings. Jon Kabat-Zinn An actor is something less than a man, while an actress is

In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is

a lot of misery, a lot of bad that creates victims in the north as well. This has become manifest: the global system was not made to serve the good of all, but to serve multinational companies. Ahmed Ben Bella I wouldn't totally rule out doing Letterman or the Tonight Show if I had a set that I just happened to write that I thought was funny but was still appropriate for network censors. But I'm not going to go out of my way. Joe Rogan If politics and business fail us, of course the military will be called in. In the developing world, the massive and repeated ecological disasters are quite commonly met by the military. Bruce Sterling Everytime I get offered theatre I get offered a film role too. Melissa George I believe I was actually the first single mother in a major film. Dee Wallace I don't listen to music when I write - I find it distracting. Khaled Hosseini We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment. Dennis Weaver I&

I cry a lot, you know. Which is very difficult for a man to recognise,

but I do. I cry in movies, you know, just watching movies. Antonio Banderas An army that fought and won a war decisively finds it even more difficult to undergo change. Eric Shinseki I don't know that I've ever been someone who's interested in existing on tour. I have a lot of interests and a lot of other things that excite me. Andy Roddick The things that stand out are often the oddities. Pierre Salinger We used to play a lot outdoors, not in leagues, but just in our spare time. Steve Yzerman I do belong on stage. Chris Daughtry Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life. Darius Rucker I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line. Willie Stargell I do yoga every morning, then I run for half an hour and take a sauna. Antonio Banderas Nobody has ever gone broke selling escape to the American public. John Lahr

Chris Hemsworth is like my bromance. Seriously, I think I really inherited one of my

best friends now. He doesn't know this yet, but I'm going to stalk him if he doesn't. Sam Claflin Technology is driving the innovation. Technology is driving the creativity. Technology and the use of that is going to determine our workers' ability to compete in the 21st century global marketplace. Ron Kind And I have always told the patients when I talk to them. When they come around and say, 'What will you have to drink? Oh that's right you don't drink.' Just speak up and say, 'Of course I drink. But I just don't drink alcohol.' Betty Ford I thought I'd be a success even back in the mailroom at William Morris. David Geffen The camera can photograph thought. Dirk Bogarde I don't have many sad days. Billy Graham Really, I'm pretty laid-back, always cracking jokes. Chace Crawford As a kid, all I thought about was death. Maurice Sendak I just don't want anyone messing around with my pure smoking pleasure.

If you do base your life on how many touchdowns you score, how many championships

you win, then when you have a setback, then when you have an injury, you're not playing, or something goes wrong, your self-worth goes down. Tim Tebow Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had my picture all over it. Robbie Fowler That work led to the emergence of the recombinant DNA technology thereby providing a major tool for analyzing mammalian gene structure and function and formed the basis for me receiving the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Paul Berg My fans are amazing and super loyal. Taio Cruz The people who know nothing about music are the ones always talking about it. Nat King Cole Kids are natural scientists. Alan Alda Recreational shopping is the shortest distance between two points: you and broke. Victoria Moran I had my own battle tactics. Lech Walesa We can always find creative ways to do things. Leigh Steinberg It's definitely

The data, however, do indicate that Christians who see Jews through a 17th-century lens, believing

that most are thoroughly religious, are thoroughly wrong. Marvin Olasky In 1998 Harry Reid and I had a very close race. It was less than a tenth of a percentage point. We had a reasonable recount. There were a lot of things that I could have pursued at the time, but I just felt that at the time that I should have, you know, conceded the race. John Ensign I say grace. I'm a big believer in grace. I happen to believe in a God that made all the food and so I'm pretty grateful for that and I thank him for that. But I'm also thankful for the people that put the food on the table. Alton Brown I'm 37 years old and don't have a steady paycheck. Joe Lando I don't know why women feel an affinity with me. Jennifer Aniston A white boy that makes C's in college can make it to the White House. Chris Rock 'The Piano' ended up on television. Everything ends up there anyway. Jane Campion I promote a healthy lifestyle. Kim Kardashian My first a

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The great thing with film is that it doesn't have an ego. It's just a

film. Everybody that makes them has an ego, and the problem with awards and stuff like that is that it always affects the egos, and everyone gets stained by it in some way. And that can be fine and very innocent, but it can be horrible as well. Danny Boyle I have a taste for a kind of melancholy and for being an absolute victim of love. Arielle Dombasle I've never tried to do couture, because it's a whole different beast. Tommy Hilfiger As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no emotion at all. Gene Tierney I come from a long line of people that write. My folks ran a weekly newspaper. Sam Wyly You know, one of my fears about living alone so long is that you get used to doing everything your own way. Terry McMillan No limits whatever are placed to the productions of the earth; they may increase forever. Thomas Malthus Theater is there to search for questions. It doesn't give you instructions. Vaclav Havel The best thing about be

He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and

hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it. Herman Melville There is a sign that hangs on my wall that says, 'What is it you want me to do to somebody else that is more important than what you want me to do for you?' Dave Obey The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity. Alan Gregg This is my chance to get out there and appease the fans of my music as well as show people that I do do standup comedy because a lot of people don't know that's where I started. Nick Cannon I hardly ever listen to any of our old stuff now. Once the songs have been recorded and put on to vinyl they become someone else's entertainment, not mine. Robert Smith How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done! William Shakespeare Fear is natur

Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect

for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day. Tom Hanks The merit of a democratic regime rests on one's continual willingness to exchange views, and to compete on the basis of individual merit and capacities. Jose Eduardo dos Santos I love artists like Jon B, but I don't wanna be compared to anybody. I'm just doing my interpretation of rnb and how someone like me should be doing it. Brian Harvey In recent years, we have been sending a clear, consistent signal about the harms of drugs, particularly marijuana, which for most young people is the first illegal drug that they are exposed to. John Walters It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably. Immanuel Kant When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that t

I wanted to be a doctor at one point and I also wanted to be

a pilot. I think if you grow up in a dodgy area, reality often beats down those ambitions as you get older. But with me that never really happened. James McAvoy I know what it's like to start a business. I know how extra ordinarily difficult it is to build something from nothing. I know how government kills jobs and, yes, I know how it can help from time- to-time. Mitt Romney I do, however, feel reasonably strongly the sense that the job of a piece of argumentative scholarly non-fiction is not the same as the job of a piece of fiction. China Mieville I was raised to think cursing makes you look unintelligent. Chloe Grace Moretz Listen to many, speak to a few. William Shakespeare I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks. Katee Sackhoff I am bundle of nerves riddled with irrational fears. Tori Spelling I wrote songs all my life, where anyone wanted to hear them or not. Tommy Shaw As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thi

Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a

constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth. Will Rogers Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community. John W. Gardner Because wherever I am today, I still owe it to God and I owe it to two men - the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X and of course, two very special women, my mother and my wife. Louis Farrakhan The only method by which people can be supported is out of the effort of those who are earning their own way. We must not create a deterrent to hard work. Robert Taft Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time. Frederick Jackson Turner While a lab Director can ge

If you are talented, you can really do anything. And if your heart is at

the right place and you have the passion for it, you can go for it and do it. Heidi Klum As an actor there are times when you're sitting around and wishing you were working, so you've got to just take it when it comes. Rosario Dawson The hardest decisions in life are not between good and bad or right and wrong, but between two goods or two rights. Joe Andrew I'm writing, and just doing the same thing I always do. Eddie Van Halen Being alone is very difficult. Yoko Ono Natural gas is great for America in so many ways. Ed Rendell Science does not permit exceptions. Claude Bernard You can't know about marriage until you try it. Greg Evigan History is the key to everything: politics, religion, even fashion. Eva Herzigova There's something about a humid, dusky evening that's kind of sexy. Sam Trammell

Regardless of how it's done, transaction costs will continue to plummet as computers get more

powerful. Low transaction costs are a wonderful thing if you're in the transaction business. They're wonderful for consumers too, making it cheaper and easier to buy things and creating new things to buy. Nathan Myhrvold If I have a rap album I'm dropping, then I want it to be the best rap album. Lil Wayne If you think about it, episodic filmmaking has not been something that people have really done. Tony Gilroy There are lots of moments that are great for an actress. Ruth Wilson I'm the ranking Republican on the foreign aid appropriations subcommittee, so I know Tunisia well. Lindsey Graham Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. Alphonse Karr Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty. Robert Mondavi You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you. Gordon Lightfoot Actors rarely stay in touch with directors after they've filmed togeth

I have this home in New York, I have a long-term relationship with my boyfriend,

who's from Australia, and I had this business that I had maintain. Even though I wasn't actively shooting, there's a lot of peripheral work. Claire Danes I believe in a packed Heaven and an empty Hell. Pat Buckley Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since. Samuel Butler I don't have a tailor, but I do love clothes. David Oyelowo The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman. LeBron James I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths. Aeschylus I don't wish my career on anyone. John Entwistle I didn't get depressed, I don't get depressed. Gordon Ramsay I don't like to stop. I believe you stop when you die. Lil Wayne Most of my friends are women - I quite fancied being a woman in a way. Alexei Sayle

France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world

of culture. This is true both of the French right and the French left. They keep thinking that Americans are primitive cowboys or farmers who do not understand anything. Adam Michnik Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver. Mary Douglas The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This merely indicates that each race has certain gifts which the others do not possess. Carter G. Woodson Watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star; one of a million lights in a vast sky that flares up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross I wrote a novel for my degree, and I'm very happy I didn't submit that to a publisher. I sympathize with my professors who had to read it. David Eddings Believe me, when an actress is told that her v

I'd like to be the commissioner of tennis, but do I want to get into

politics? Sometimes I have delusions of grandeur that that would be an interesting, good thing. I'm talking about actual politics, like being a congressman, but then I see how unbelievably nasty it really is, and maybe I'm not quite knowledgeable enough to actually do it. John McEnroe That room was not available, and the only other room had been booked for a Jewish bar mitzvah. I called the father and told him I needed the room and I would pay him to move the bar mitzvah to an adjoining room which was smaller. Lew Wasserman I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well. Hale Irwin Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. Ezra Taft Benson As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want. Dennis Rodman It's a market economy. Apparently the demand for great coach