as far as my person goes - just to uphold a good image. Miranda Lambert Whatsoever is done out of pure love, be it ever so little or contemptible in the sight of men, is wholly fruitful; for God measures more with how much love one worketh, than the amount he doeth. Ellen G. White As I'm sure you may know, I'm planning to become a spaceflight participant and have been recently approved to begin my spaceflight training by the Russian space federation having passed the necessary medical and physical tests. Sarah Brightman In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option. Zbigniew Brzezinski Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out. Randy Harrison I'm not a philosopher, I'm just a simple boy from East Ham. David Bailey Learned men are the cisterns of knowledge, not the fountainheads. James Northcote Dogs just need you and love, that's all. Jennifer Westfeldt Al Gore's performances could be a case study in a...

man. I had never kissed a man. Will Smith did it in his movies, so did Jake Gyllenhaal, and I figured it was my time. So it was me and Steve Carell - fantastic. Dwayne Johnson The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture. Bernard Pivot I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at the other extremity of the scale, have from time acquired a very remarkable additional power. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin I'm convinced being a tennis analyst is the easiest job in the world. Andy Roddick Tears fall in my heart like the rain on the town. Paul Verlaine Textbook publishers don't even bother to advertise at their conventions. Peter Brimelow I'm anxious to make another film. William Shatner The payment for certain sins can be delayed. But they can't be avoided. Shawn Ry...

thousand between the two of them you know and so to talk in terms of an underground I mean you have to go really to the independent labels and things like that. Lester Bangs My wife and I met right down the street. Our single, 'Just a Kiss' is kind of about that moment. I was trying to replicate that dance-off between Justin Timberlake and Brittany Spears. Charles Kelley I feel like shoes are one of those things that no matter how conservative or how outrageous you get, a good pair of shoes is going to last you a lifetime. Melanie Fiona I'm honored if I can inspire somebody else. Demi Moore One pound of uranium is worth about 3 million pounds worth of coal or oil. James Lovelock Too many lives are needed to make just one. Eugenio Montale 'House' was such a special part of my life. Jennifer Morrison There are persons who, when they cease to shock us, cease to interest us. F. H. Bradley My great-grandfather, like many, came to this country in s...

connection there that I don't think I've had in a while. It made me think it would be nice to stick with the characters for a little bit and see what happens. Michael Koryta Aerosmith's 'Rocks' is on the list of my top favorite albums of all time. Tommy Lee As an actor it's your job to empathise with your character regardless of whether they have a different sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, or anything. Darren Criss Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination. George Bernard Shaw It's becoming very much like 1979 again. Richard Wright I swim three times a week. Ken Livingstone I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American. Ming-Na Wen I think people of lesser talent will become stars. Howard Stern I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. Wayne Gretzky I wasn't one of the cool kids by any stretch. I just bumbled along really. Matthew Rhys

deals and, yet, I felt awfully constrained by the uniform - not just my clothes, but how I felt I needed to conform - that a traditional job required me to wear. Chip Conley It's unfortunate, you know, that you can't change people's - habits, their personal habits. Linda McMahon A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses. Hippocrates Even though I hate acting, I love doing videos for my songs. Kelly Clarkson When the going gets tough, let the tough get going. Frank Leahy Today she is the lady of death, which I believe is the best muse to have. Kit Williams I wasn't like a girly girl. I was a tomboy. Penny Marshall Foreign policy is an explicitly amoral enterprise. Samantha Power Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach. Merle Haggard We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority. Alfred Adler

shows that if you want to industrialize a country in a short period, let us say 20 years, and you don't have a well-developed private sector, entrepreneurial class, then central planning is important. Manmohan Singh Even if what you're working on doesn't go anywhere, it will help you with the next thing you're doing. Make yourself available for something to happen. Give it a shot. Cormac McCarthy He's the most incredible man. He's so generous and kind, and he helps so many people, and, um, he makes me laugh like I've never laughed, and he's a great friend. Katie Holmes I still love red velvet cake. Molly Sims Life may not be beautiful, but it is interesting. John Robert Seeley It is a high honour to be elected Prime Minister of Australia. Kevin Rudd When you start a new company, you have to do it all. Yes, all of it. Kathryn Minshew The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong. Philip Emeagwali I think s...

that made the definitive music of the time. It wasn't us or Nirvana, but Mudhoney. Nirvana delivered it to the world, but Mudhoney were the band of that time and sound. Eddie Vedder You never know who will win and I think that is the great thing about this league (as a player) because it gives you a lot of hope that this could be your year. Michael Strahan I think anything that has to do with sexuality makes people very interested. Catherine Deneuve Somehow whatever I play ends up being sleazy. Paul Giamatti I want kids. I want a soccer team, and I want a husband. Lady Gaga I'm a healthy person. Amber Riley Because I had an accent, people had this impression that I was dumb. Wilmer Valderrama Gastronomy has to catch up to the evolution in technology. Homaro Cantu It is not possible for a man to be elegant without a touch of femininity. Vivienne Westwood Being in a band turns you into a child and keeps you there. Thom Yorke

I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do. Rosie Perez The Christian fear of the pagan outlook has damaged the whole consciousness of man. D. H. Lawrence This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud. Peter Ueberroth But I mean, again, Zappa's far more musical than the Bonzos ever were. Neil Innes Pabst Blue Ribbon. I'm from Johnson City, Tennessee. I gotta go Pabst. Matt Czuchry I love my horror films and they will always be very close to me. Amber Heard Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation. Douglas Coupland The track in Abu Dhabi is special; this will be our third Grand Prix there. Sebastian Vettel Sometimes altering your position is the right thing. Sometimes it's not. LL Cool J I think I'm relatable. Emma Roberts

other industry in the world, unlike film or books or sports even, this industry has decided it has only one market and that's 14 year old boys. Rob Walton I no longer have a style to maintain. I rent a little flat in Los Angeles, I don't take holidays, I don't dine out and I take cheap flights. Rufus Sewell The failure of academic feminists to recognize difference as a crucial strength is a failure to reach beyond the first patriarchal lesson. In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower. Audre Lorde The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way. Bob Schaffer You never want to be the director who dropped the ball, you know? David Yates All hope abandon, ye who enter here! Dante Alighieri I'm just a risk taker. I have gut instincts. Gary Gygax There's always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued. Jack Kemp Some of those cartoons look nothing like me. Sarah Sutton I don't devalue c...

will never enter again. It means liberty and life; it seems so near, and yet heaven is not further from hell. Nellie Bly So much value has been lost in the housing market that people are now buying. If there's any activity in the housing market, it's because values have plummeted to such depths that the 47% can now afford to live in a government-purchased house, or something like that. Rush Limbaugh I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art. Aby Rosen I don't want to ever minimize the danger of working in a mine. Denny Rehberg 'Come out' is so funny to me because I've never been in. Adam Lambert Basketball is always a piece of my life, but never the centerpiece. Rebecca Lobo Anybody who informs on other people is doing something disturbing and even disgusting. Elia Kazan A good husband makes a good wife. John Florio Writing never came naturally and...

and it is in both parties. It is in the Republicans and the Democrats. Glenn Beck I've never fallen into what I consider to be a trap of trying to figure out something analytically that could be a very popular film. I would hope my enthusiasm could match up with something with that potential. Jonathan Demme And I know I'm supposed to feel guilty for wanting people to buy my books... and books in general? Novels and poetry, they belong to the realm of art. How dirty of us to try to hawk art! But, after a decade of hand-wringing and apologies, I can't quite muster the guilt anymore. Julianna Baggott I like a calm life where nobody bothers me. Mariano Rivera I'm a black belt in tae kwon do. Mireille Enos I just get my news from the Internet. Matt Stone A surprising amount of my jokes sound very implausible but are true. Jimmy Carr My quality of life here in Quebec City is extraordinary. Patrick Roy I knew I needed surgery and I didn't want to ha...

that husband or mom or school teacher rolled up their sleeve and actually gave me a second chance at life. It's the ultimate gift of life, and I'm the one who was on the other end. Niki Taylor But music raises a lot of issues. Music is something that matters to people a lot, and they put a lot of passion into it. And I think when you have an area like that, you're gonna find a lot of issues coming up. Kurt Loder If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly a choice. I still don't know if I am a writer. Believe me, there are days when I have my doubts. Anne Enright I have known uncertainty: a state unknown to the Greeks. Jorge Luis Borges I had this child, and it destroyed my family. Arnold Schwarzenegger I'm a typical California boy. Gary Lockwood I used to be a major people pleaser, but that way purgatory lies. Tracie Bennett Today I have 35 people who work in the club and...

to do. Every American should have the opportunity to serve their country, regardless of race, sex, creed, or sexual orientation. Dianne Feinstein Art doesn't feed me or fill the void when I am not working. If I haven't worked for six months, I can't paint. Rod Taylor White people get nervous and speed things up. You don't have to be in a hurry because you ain't got nothing to gain and you ain't got nothin' to lose. And that's where the groove lies. Billy Gibbons Europe cannot survive another world war. Christian Lous Lange I've never been in New York for the whole time of Fashion Week. Jessica Chastain The question is just as important as the answer. Charlie Rose I'm a bit of a gourmet chef. I love cooking - mostly Thai food. Will Ferrell I'm desperate to start a career in music. Katie Price I used to be a print reporter. Bob Schieffer I always knew I would live in France. Andre Boucourechliev

in Adelaide. I was nice and drunk. It was New Year's Eve. And that was about 28 years ago. Ronald Biggs You seem to think that the only genuine existence evil can have is conscious existence - that no one is evil unless he admits it to himself. I disagree. Gene Wolfe When I came back I had to realize that IC was not in a very good shape - all the much money that we had because of the huge Ideal success, was gone. I was very upset. Klaus Schulze W2K will be a bigger disaster than Y2K. Scott McNealy You have to believe in yourself. Jeff Rich I could easily exist on less money, but I like the way I live now. Christina Ricci The threat of terrorism is not stronger than the will of the American people. Chaka Fattah Meryl Streep is awesome. Isabelle Fuhrman Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty. Anne Rice Wise thinkers prevail everywhere. Sophocles

going to be based on sex appeal. You've got to have something else to go with that. Nicki Minaj If I couldn't move, I don't know what I would do. That would be terrifying for me; I don't know how I'd cope with that. Bruce Forsyth Rationalism, which is the feeling that everything is subject to and completely explicable by Reason, consequently rejects everything not visible and calculable. Francis Parker Yockey Daylight reveals color; artificial light drains it. Helena Rubinstein Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success. Paul Simon You look back and you remember the good, the bad and the ugly. Jenson Button Music allows the great opportunity to play with people who turned you on and you love. Herbie Mann I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879. Carl Spitteler Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast! Alex Kapranos If the world's a veil of tears, Smile till rainbows span it. ...

I have no interest in just goofballing my way through, thinking, 'Ah, no one's ever going to see this anyway.' Lance Henriksen We are assuming that we exist, that there is reality, and that the matter of which we are made is real. John Clayton I'm not recognised much at all. Laura Carmichael You have to be a strong person to be in music, especially. Christina Milian No one knows what women want! Ian Somerhalder I am, by nature, an optimist. Martin Heinrich I like English parks. Jean Nouvel President Reagan's one-liners were terrific. Geraldine Ferraro I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. Jack Canfield People only hate what they see in themselves. Marilyn Manson

so many mistakes that people stopped eating oranges and just went back to Blockbuster. Reed Hastings I'm torn about late parenting. I believe people should spend their twenties living and having fun and not having any regrets later. I also think people in their thirties generally make better parents but so many of my friends are having trouble - myself included - as fathers get older. Eric McCormack I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people. Chuck Mangione Every President wants to do right. Lyndon B. Johnson I think people listen to whatever they think is good. Josh Homme I'm singing background on one of Blondie's songs on her new album. Melissa Joan Hart The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath. Constance Baker Motley Without money nothing gets done. Mary Lasker I ...

has gotten neither harder nor easier, sadly or happily. Daniel Handler It's ironic that in our culture everyone's biggest complaint is about not having enough time; yet nothing terrifies us more than the thought of eternity. Dennis Miller An improv team would have eight guys and one woman; that was still pretty standard. If you were a woman improviser, it was actually kind of an advantage because, if you were halfway decent, you'd get a lot more stage time. Rachel Dratch I loved flying as much as I thought I would and continue to fly aircraft. Leroy Chiao I get all fired up about aging in America. Willard Scott I have a lot of respect for Mexico. Nonito Donaire I hope to grow another head and two more hands, like an Indian goddess. Bibhu Mohapatra I'm offended by things and take pathetic little stands against them. Tom Stoppard The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience. Lester Bangs When I get married it will be for keeps....

everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that's a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you're going to actually live. Elizabeth Edwards I like to think that I'm one of the few people in public life who write their own material. I write every word. And I really enjoy writing - especially my political commentary. Ed Koch We've seen the kind of social impact a professional sports team has on a city. A team brings high-profile role models into your community who are healthy and they're great images for the city to gravitate toward, especially for kids. Mick Cornett Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing. Jo Stafford Knee replacement is serious stuff. And it actually could have made me worse. Lee Majors I don't know, I'm literally the most awkward, socially strange person. Phoebe Tonkin The cool thing about music is no one can take music away from you, writing wise. Darren Criss ...

out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult. Mohamed ElBaradei At the end of the day, people have the right to have opinions. I have the right to have an opinion. And I have the right to say what I want on my music 'cause it's my music. If you don't like it, don't click on it, don't download it. Tyga I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes I think I might say something important. Leslie Nielsen A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life. Robertson Davies When I've finished one project, I start thinking about the next. Mike Rutherford I'm no good at really anything that involves motor skills. Jesse Eisenberg Depression is when you have lots of love, but no one's taking. Douglas Coupland I produced a song for Bobby Vee called Get The Message. Jimmy Griffin A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They writ...

lot of falls than to be descending. Maybe that's kept me young. I haven't gotten to any peak yet. Antonio Banderas I just want to sing, I want to work on my music, I want to make my movies, that's all I want to do. Marc Anthony I don't have any siblings, but I have best friends that I have known since kindergarten that I'm protective of. If they call me and tell me someone was mean to them at school - I want to go to school and be mean to that person and try to stand up for them. Miranda Cosgrove Crikey means gee whiz, wow! Steve Irwin As a boy, I used to look upon the hieroglyphics as so many wonderful pictures. Cecil B. DeMille The making of music is profoundly affected by the market. David Byrne Not once in six years did I make it to the office by 9 on the dot. Joseph Barbera I want to be an actor, I am just not very comfortable talking about myself. Kristen Stewart I never really had a strong accent. Daniel Craig We all need to slow do...

of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs. George H. W. Bush I'm really more prolific than most stand-ups. My act changes. I do fold in new experiences, new observations, whatever you want to call it. Paula Poundstone The first time I had sat down to a meal I had grown on my own, along with a bottle of wine that we had made, I burst into tears. To be in touch and be in tune with that is an extraordinary gift. Emilio Estevez If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union. Franklin D. Roosevelt We have been waiting for you so that we could turn over the government. Duong Van Minh I never really looked up to celebrities when I was young. Ashley Tisdale We must remember that as the centuries go by, time will pass. Pat Paulsen To be honest, I don't care how it went in. J...

wants to remain in a positive relationship with the world and to engage in it. So hopefully in non-sentimental ways, I'm trying to make something that helps make me happy. Mike Mills Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of them. You're always learning. Helen Mirren I have a lot of wonderful people in my life - probably five, collectively - who I can tell everything to. Selena Gomez My heart pumps yet the poison draught of you. William Empson I'm ashamed of what I did. Andrew Fastow There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll. Verne Troyer Money is all right but once you have it you learn it's not the be all and end all. Alan Sugar Apartheid does not happen spontaneously, like bad weather conditions. Jonathan Kozol That it's a lot harder to make a keyboard sound not-cheesy than a guitar. Julian Casablancas I don't care what people say. My music's, my music. Enrique Iglesias

shifted and the importance was my children, and that's where all the joy came from as well. Steve Carell There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone to accept an immediate solution without questioning its larger implications. Arthur Erickson Some artists will tell you that's all they want to do is write their own music, and that's great, but George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, they didn't write everything they recorded, and they've had major, major careers. I think it's all about the best song. Jake Owen Have you ever heard of a good marriage growing in front of the cameras? Brigitte Bardot Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it. Claude Adrien Helvetius My first love was the sound of guitar. Boz Scaggs When you work in a different language you are not so attached to the words. Antonio Banderas I suspect you've noticed that making art can ...

possible unless time and again he had reached out for the impossible. Max Weber Every time an adult is going to write something for a teenager and you don't have, physically, a person who is that, you are always going to be a little off. Zoe Saldana I never have been insecure, because I see what a waste it is. I know there is a solution to insecurity. I don't tend to be thrown by problems that don't have solutions. And insecurity has a wealth of alternatives. Drew Barrymore Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films. Jake Gyllenhaal I think I have a sense of mischief and that I can laugh at myself. Eric Cantona I would rather not work than be a neurotic mess. Claire Danes Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new. Steven Tyler I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience. Farrah Fawcett I didn't expect to be dropped by England. Rio Ferdinand Everyone gets hurt, but I've probably h...

can be altered, revised, expanded, and, especially, cut, is essential. It's satisfying to see that sentence shrink, snap into place, and ultimately emerge in a more polished form: clear, economical, sharp. Francine Prose Our coaches want to be a part of South Carolina football when they win it for the first time. When they win the division, when they win the SEC, win a major bowl game, etc. The opportunities to do it all for the first time here make it extra special. Steve Spurrier I have found people on both sides of the aisle, white and black, that'll give you the shirt off their back. And I've also found people that won't give you a piece of bread if you're starving to death. Al Green Therefore the great mediator of any community is human morality. Armstrong Williams I find that there are few reviews that extol women as wonderful artists. Estelle Parsons Though I'm a congresswoman by title, a politician I've never been. Michele Bachmann ...

business. You can plan and plan, but it's what happens to you that really determines what your career will be like. Sam Waterston I don't analyze what I'm doing. I've read convincing interpretations of my work, and sometimes I've noticed something that I wasn't aware of, but I think, at this point, people read into my work out of habit. Or I'm just very, very smart. Cindy Sherman I am a typical Italian; I love the clan. But I don't think about getting married. Gianni Versace Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places. H. P. Lovecraft The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning. Jack Nicklaus If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot? Gloria Steinem I hate meeting my favorite bands because then it just ruins it. Carlos Pena, Jr. I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom. Gianni Versace Unless men are active allies, we'll never end violence against women a...

standard of labor solidarity on the hostile frontier of unorganized industry. Ralph Chaplin I was actually away in Africa doing 'Generation Kill' while everyone was auditioning for Twilight. They all had, like, five different auditions: I was so lucky that I came back from Africa just in time and the actor who was playing Emmett fell through, lucky for me! Kellan Lutz It's interesting with my blog, because it feels to me less like a blog and more like a forum, because my readers are so funny and leave hysterical comments. And I'm not being humble when I say that very often, the comments are so much better than the post originally was. Jenny Lawson If I'm hesitant at all about an idea, then that's not the right idea. M. Night Shyamalan You can be a great reporter and not be such a great talk show host. Dan Abrams Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. Elvis Presley The only book worth writing is the book that threatens to kill you. Terry Tempest...

his own hood TV show where I can find America's hottest hood artists. Snoop Dogg My life style in a sense is kind of private. Marc Newson I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my career. Eric Cantona We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect. Winston Churchill I'd rather go by bus. Prince Charles Don't dream it, be it. Tim Curry Baseball is a team game. Eddie Murray In the carriages of the past you can't go anywhere. Maxim Gorky With roadracing, it takes a lot more time and money. Sete Gibernau But in America, if you're an atheist, you lose. Michael Newdow

a woman. I am a woman. I don't really have a choice in the matter. My goal is just to be funny. Maya Rudolph I want people to say at the end of my day, you know, like I used to say about Sidney Poitier and James Cagney and Joan Crawford and Red Skelton and those guys and Bill Cosby. They did quality and substance. You always remember them. Bernie Mac I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make. M. Ward My interest is to work in as uncompromised a way as possible. Kathryn Bigelow I don't follow waves or trends or emotions. will.i.am I like someone who's suffered from both sides. Diane Lane I think commitment is very important, particularly for me. Diane Kruger I'm a real fan of that Foster the People song 'Pumped Up Kicks.' Charles Kelley I don't like yelling and fighting, and I can't quarrel. Grace Kelly I just want to love and be love...

believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity. Ehud Olmert I wanted to just come out and continue to improve my game, continue to improve my mental capacity to play well in tournaments. I've had a slow year compared to last year, but I've been pleased because I felt like I was getting better. Webb Simpson I hate wasting time or money and that happens all the time for no good reason, and then people save money by skimping on the important things. Rick Baker You do not defend a world that is already lost. Garet Garrett He'll call that trickle-down. I call it Niagara Falls. Jack Kemp All schools will end up using game metrics in the future. Nolan Bushnell I'm very into fantasy films. Alexandra Daddario Discourse is fleeting, but junk mail is forever. Joe Bob Briggs When I feel like being a director, I write a novel. John Irving I have two belly buttons. Phillip Phillips

you know, a football country, a baseball country, but nobody thought of it as an intellectual country. Bobby Fischer I love sci-fi, computer games. I love any escapes. Give me them all. Alexander Siddig I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years. Victoria Wood And, you see, we are living in a world in which all wars are wars of defense. George Wald I would like to live in New York - it is my favourite city; I love it. Mollie King I can't stand folk who are all snobby about reality TV. Jenny Eclair It's all a matter of how agents want to handle their clients. Lorrie Fair God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self? Nicole Ari Parker I owe it to my fans to be who I am. There's nothing fake about me. Angie Stone I don't go to parties in general. Paulo Coelho

truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach. Ted Koppel From the intrinsic evidence of his creation, the Great Architect of the Universe now begins to appear as a pure mathematician. James Jeans When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us. Desi Arnaz If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force. Charles Baudelaire Image is an international language. Marjane Satrapi I'm not really interested in making money. Steven Spielberg I'm a good person. Joan Jett Art has never been a popularity contest. James Levine I like to joke with my wife that she's the CEO of... certainly of our household. Scott Pruett Poetry is as precise a thing as geometry. Gustave Flaubert

timeless in that sense. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark People ask me why I keep getting injured but I have just had to accept it is one of those things that happen. Jamie Redknapp Because you're a crime writer you're asked to have a point of view on a lot of things, and I'm uncomfortable having public opinions on things that are not my professional area. Asa Larsson I think that reality exists and that it's knowable. Jimmy Wales Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. Jean Cocteau My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill. Florence Welch The mind has its own logic but does not often let others in on it. Bernard DeVoto Every time I have to look up a word in the dictionary, I'm delighted. Vivienne Westwood Never categorize yourself, society does that to you, don't do it to yourself. Jason Priestley True delicacy is not a fragile thing. James Broughton

You can make an airline so cheap, nobody will fly it. Gordon Bethune Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. Ernest Hemingway I don't argue style on the basis of tastes. If you feel like you've reached your personal best, don't change. Stacy London I started out as a 16 year old registering people to vote. DeForest Soaries I believe that anything in this world is fair game for a creative exercise. Peter Berg I love what I do, but I never want to OD on celebrity. Emmanuelle Chriqui I never want to feel that I'm playing it safe. Christian Bale Well, there's a morality in that you want your work to be good, I suppose. Donald Judd Any actor worth his salt has a responsibility to reinvent himself from part to part. Matt Smith Turquoise is my birthstone; I'm a Sagittarius. Zoe Kravitz

on her career all these years and those family issues have fallen by the wayside', but that is absolutely not the case. Savannah Guthrie I live in, literally, the same home when I was swiping my first bank card and wondering if I'd have to put back the Charmin. We still don't have a dishwasher. My mom has done all these gardens so now my house looks like the garden shack in the middle of Versailles. Rachael Ray There's something that really frightens me - and that's fear. Elaine Stritch I've learned time management, organization and I have priorities. Tory Burch The higher the voice the smaller the intellect. Ernest Newman I never hurt anybody in this business, ever. Sean Young A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest. Henry Adams If music became extinct now, I don't know what I'd be good for. Tommy Shaw Gentlemen, start your egos. Billy Crystal Three thousand people singing back your songs is an incredible feeling...

in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me. Madeleine Albright I actually feel, in a lot of ways, that I'm in better shape than I was when I was 30. Tom Bergeron You know, maybe I was just born in the wrong time, but I love all things romantic. Puffy understands that. For my last birthday, he covered my hotel room floor with rose petals and had flowers and candles all over the room. Jennifer Lopez I like girls who aren't so la-di-da. L.A. is so la-di-da. Chris Evans But my longevity is due to my good timing. Tony Curtis All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing. Frank Robinson The 'Barnaby' books were always intended to be graphic novels. Janet Evanovich The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play. Jim Courier I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me. Zane Grey ...

Mouse responded. So the studio did have that skill to communicate with images. John Hench I've got nothing to say most of the time. David Byrne President Obama is doing the right thing by offering young immigrants, most often in this country through no action of their own, a chance to live and work openly, free from the fear of deportation. Eliot Spitzer I have a lot of faith in people. John Lithgow A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions. Martin H. Fischer The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere. Xun Kuang Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families. George Henry Lewes My boyfriend is not a swimmer! Katie Hoff I always wanted to be different. I always wanted to be first. Miuccia Prada I'm looking to see what the bigger picture is. Chris Daughtry

the world as one place. You have to think in a global sense. Cinema is a global endeavour. My roots are in England but my endeavours are worldwide. Jeremy Thomas When I was 25 years old and had no money - and didn't know how to make movies and had no experience - I was able to get $25,000 together, and that film was 'The Brothers McMullen.' Edward Burns I started out in the 'Cure' reflecting things that I thought were important, and it's reached a point where it takes over and becomes the thing that is important. Robert Smith To love without criticism is to be betrayed. Djuna Barnes I don't believe that competitions are important. Eddie Izzard I'm not interested in fame at all. Shirley MacLaine Our body is dependant on Heaven and Heaven on the Spirit. Leonardo da Vinci I was a lesbian for a semester at Wesleyan - it was a graduation requirement. Ayelet Waldman I'm from Middlesboro, Ky., a little town on the Tennessee and Virgi...

brands aren't valuable. Or theirs are, but yours aren't. Tim Armstrong What makes the Universal Declaration an epochal document is first of all its global impetus and secondly the breadth of its claims, a commitment to a new social contract, binding on all the Governments of the world. John Charles Polanyi A lot of the changes are so gradual that they don't even qualify as news, or even as interesting: they're so mundane that we just take them for granted. But history shows that it's the mundane changes that are more important than the dramatic 'newsworthy' events. Robert D. Kaplan A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas. Thomas Sowell At 4, I joined a summer rec team called the Sugar Bears. Summer Sanders It is not monogamy when there is one legal wife, and mistresses out of sight. Annie Besant Think for yourself and question authority. Timothy Leary I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it. Aaron...

what they are capable of bearing. Horace If one does away with the fact of the Resurrection, one also does away with the Cross, for both stand and fall together, and one would then have to find a new center for the whole message of the gospel. Hans Urs von Balthasar I like any story that starts one place and really takes a huge journey to a whole new place; that people in their life want to take that journey. They want to be able to find things in their life that aren't working and work through them to a new place of change. Amy Smart I never look at my watch when I'm sketching! Karl Lagerfeld I'm very romantic, I'm extremely romantic. I date my wife. Alice Cooper I don't have to save rock. I don't even like rock that much. Trent Reznor I've been lucky over the past few years. Things have just happened for me. Joe Wright Erudition can produce foliage without bearing fruit. Georg C. Lichtenberg Speech is civilization itself. Thomas Ma...

The only really materialistic people I have ever met have been Europeans. Mary McCarthy Well, we can't afford blindness anymore. There are tens of thousands of thugs who loathe liberty and love death, and want to annihilate Western civilization. Tony Snow To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job. Ann Bancroft I'm not a natural songwriter. Rod Stewart I received free health care. J. K. Rowling We always stayed true to what the Ramones are. Joey Ramone I believe in marriage and fidelity. Gloria Vanderbilt A woman's health is her capital. Harriet Beecher Stowe I was still 15 when I met John Lennon at a village fete in Woolton, in Liverpool. Paul McCartney Today, computers help us making the music. It's really a tool. Yael Naim

the name of Turkey if you like, but do not think you can keep up the Mahommedan rule in the country. Richard Cobden I love when people underestimate me and then become pleasantly surprised. Kim Kardashian It is hard to play Blue Suede Shoes. I know everyone has heard it 10 million times, and that makes it even harder to play it, but there's a very laid back tempo on that. I was surprised at how slow it really was. Brian Setzer If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation. William Hazlitt Without civilization, we would not turn into animals, but vegetables. Mason Cooley We must not let our passions destroy our dreams. Thomas S. Monson Anyone interested in language ends up writing about the sociological issues around it. David Crystal Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. Isabel Allende There are no moral phenomena at all, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena. Friedrich Nietzsche Acquaint yourself with you...

relevant. If possible, I'll walk over the same ground that they're depicting. Of course, I can never get it precisely as it was. Joe Sacco The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned. Cobi Jones I did feel from day one that I was a born performer. Kathie Lee Gifford I work differently than most people. Billy Corgan I'm a good storyteller. Sophie Marceau Just ask the local people for the best food. Don't rely on a guidebook. Masaharu Morimoto Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself. Thomas a Kempis Learn from the masses, and then teach them. Mao Zedong For me, if something fits properly, it makes me feel good. A. J. Cook My children deserve to have the best, and now they will. Susan Smith

of anybody, because I figured if I can't do it myself, I don't deserve to get it. Clyde Tombaugh If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience. Lawrence Welk My family are my priority but I've always had a strong work ethic and I like to be busy. Amanda Holden I like to consider myself an actor who just happens to be Hispanic. Mario Lopez A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves. Marcel Proust I met Robert Rodriguez working on a movie called 'Roadracers.' John Hawkes I got the stamina. I can close. Michael Phelps I want to rethink 'surrender' as an active verb. Brian Eno When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble. Laura Dern I'm going to beat this cancer or die trying. Michael Landon

I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll. David Walliams We set up one rule in our house, which is, 'Guests of guests cannot bring guests.' That rule was required because that happened one weekend, and we finally said, 'Okay, you know what? That's a little too much.' Elizabeth Gilbert There is no substitute for a real location when you're trying to shoot the jungle. You can't just go anywhere. You've got to go where it's lush and green and there really is those mountain ranges, the trees and the ocean. Rachelle Lefevre At this stage of the game, I am not sure what the hell is going to happen. Bobby Rahal I think every woman would want to do something about their cellulite! Tyra Banks I keep a list of everyone I've ever met. Nicholas Jarecki You can never conquer us, we will die first. Benj...

At night, I love heels and thigh-highs, I like something fresh and new, and I'm not afraid to push the envelope. Katie Cassidy I won the first contest I ever entered, when I was 6. Ryan Sheckler I started out as a dancer as a kid; I've been dancing since I was 4. So performing was always part of what I was. Tatiana Maslany Literally overnight, I became an animator... and one that was well-known. Terry Gilliam I've forgiven all my enemies - even those who have stolen money from me. Kevin McCloud My main ambition is to be of use to my country and my people. Dmitry Medvedev I stand for strict economy in governmental affairs. Harry F. Byrd Before I speak, I have something important to say. Groucho Marx Fairy-tales are nice. Syd Barrett If I'm a leader, I have a mission. Russel Honore

whose husbands looked of a community, really were made to feel quite the other, and I thought that was impossible in a city like New York but I myself was witness to that. Mira Nair So you know, I think that the federal government, the Democrats, and President Obama are selling a lot of hope and change, but no delivery of any of those promises. Jan Brewer The diseases of the present have little in common with the diseases of the past save that we die of them. Agnes Repplier Either be wholly slaves or wholly free. John Dryden Teddy Kennedy rose to become a liberal lion by collaborating with Republicans. Juan Williams I always think in life passion supersedes everything. Bret Michaels We got a lot of information from the detainees that eventually led us to bin Laden. Jose Rodriguez It's not like Massachusetts, where they're baptized Democrats. Robert Torricelli If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought. Dante Alighieri...

illusion and that, so far from helping the foreigner, it is more calculated to bother him. Edward Sapir Starvation and disease are the original weapons of mass destruction. When you burn fields and kill animals, people are left vulnerable. James Nachtwey I'd like to go back to standup. I don't like to think I've done my last gig. At the moment it terrifies me, I get really nervous. It's a great buzz when it goes well. Mackenzie Crook As you think, so shall you become. Bruce Lee I'd like to get out of here without having to talk to the producer. Judith Rossner Will I return to England? I don't know. I'll think it over. Lillie Langtry The proper study of mankind is man in his relation to his deity. D. H. Lawrence The law is agnostic about truth. Alan Dershowitz I am undeniably afraid of the dark! Victoria Justice I am shy - going to parties kills me. Anna Maxwell Martin

a metal rod that he heated up in a fire. Can you imagine an ordinary crew doing that? Marc Singer When I first met my husband, he had a very good job - company car, pension plan, grudging respect from his staff - the lot. I, on the other hand, was badly paid and devoid of ambition. Then I had a couple of books published and confounded all expectations by starting to earn more than he did. Marian Keyes What people adore about superhero movies is the signal quality of the Christopher Nolan films - their complete lack of irony when it comes to the portrayal of heroism and the need for heroes to confront evil. John Podhoretz I was lightweight - that was the whole point of me. Julian Clary My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication. Uma Thurman I got into stand-up to get on a sitcom. David Spade We have Democrats saying dumb things every single day, and Republicans as well. Emanuel Cleaver I think life is really good. Courteney Cox Stanl...

that it would be nice if, by the time we're doing the next version of 'Roger Rabbit,' it would be nice if I was receiving my Nobel prize the same week. Charles Fleischer There's a great deal of disturbance in this country and how black feel about what happened in Katrina, and, you know, many of the comics, many of performers are in Las Vegas and New Orleans trying to raise money for what happened there. Michael Richards We've got to deal with the fact that the church has been violently prejudiced against gay people. We've murdered them; we've burned them at the stake; we've run them out of town for something over which they have no control. And that's immoral. John Shelby Spong It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's just hilarious. Bill Hicks SF has at least the advantage of not depending on preconceptions. John Sladek I think there's a tide that tends to carry historians back to the past. Ron Chernow I try...

The first part was called 'Embarkation.' It was supposed to be about everyone preparing to embark on the cruise, but it mushroomed into an entire book. Kate Atkinson If you asked me which gives me more joy, my work or my family, there is no question that it's my family. Hands down. If I had to give one up, it wouldn't even be a contest. Emily Oster Playing in New England and the Boston area, the fans are so passionate about their sports if you don't play well, they'll let you know so I know it's not something that they take lightly. Drew Bledsoe After 30 years of television, I want to play more than I used to. Carol Vorderman I'll talk. You'll listen. Bruce Nauman Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment. Max von Sydow Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate. Rand Paul I'm stupidly proud of myself. Sienna Miller The state of minds vary according to the...

work on the International Space Station and we will continue to make Canadians proud of our achievements in space. Marc Garneau People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding. Van Wyck Brooks I'm generally competing with the ideal I have set for myself, and I've found that served me very well. Victoria Principal I feel young at heart, and I feel, like, you know, 40. Ivana Trump I'm just happy to be doing a job that I love. Ed Westwick A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel I'm not a slave to fashion; I'm into exercising my individuality. Sandra Oh Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff. Randy Newman I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms. Larry Hagman Yes, there is some thought about making a film of My Name Is Asher Lev. Chaim Potok

our babies, but we also need sleep. Erica Jong Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated. Grace Napolitano Well, we spend an awful lot of our time working and doing experiments. It's very busy up on the shuttle. Sally Ride Better never than late. George Bernard Shaw I've been 6 ft. 2 ins. since I was 13. Saskia de Brauw I personally have stopped eating seafood. Sylvia Earle Either positive or negative comments are good because it shows I am still relevant. Justin Guarini I'm a bit of a tomboy. Miley Cyrus Los Angeles is like a beauty parlor at the end of the universe. Emily Mortimer I haven't bought a yacht or an island or even a palm tree. David A. Siegel

more experienced technology entrepreneurs. Kathryn Minshew My mother's death put me in touch with my most savage self. As I've grown up and come to terms with her death and accepted it, the pieces of her that I keep don't exist materially. Cheryl Strayed The only thing new is you finding out about something. Like nothing's really new, but you reinvent it for yourself and find your inner voice. Mike Watt The abortionist I worked for, he's a very greedy man, a selfish man. Norma McCorvey It's difficult to compare coaches. You really can't compare them. Cobi Jones I'm real easy-going. Prince I've got loads of nieces and nephews. Karl Pilkington It's all make believe, isn't it? Marilyn Monroe If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing. Steven Tyler Even in normal life, I'm not the skinniest model. Cindy Crawford

you have all sorts of thoughts as a child and at the time I figured that it was a way to avoid doing anything like going on stage. Saffron Burrows I had this idea that I could hire myself out as a person to go on archeological digs and dig, without any training! I actually wrote to a number of archeology departments and offered up my services. Jennifer Egan In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it's the last game that everyone has seen. Thierry Henry I've always been loud. Pauly D Hold fast to life and youth. Elizabeth Arden I felt nobody would understand what was going on in my mind. Gabriela Sabatini Everyone gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. Gertrude Stein I like to be a strategic policy guy. Jim DeMint A bath and a tenderloin steak. Those are the high points of a man's life. Curt Siodmak In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always b...

of my sport. I want the public to see a knockout in the making. Sugar Ray Leonard One of the most obvious ways dogs can improve our physical and mental health is via daily walks. Andrew Weil Well, certainly at the Golden Globes, during every commercial break everyone gets up and schmoozes with each other. Jesse Tyler Ferguson I come from a pretty strange family. Illeana Douglas The single biggest existential threat that's out there, I think, is cyber. Michael Mullen Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life. Renee Fleming I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull. Rita Mae Brown God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars. Elbert Hubbard I'm not a perfect human being. Katharine McPhee I don't really like filling my brain with a lot of stuff. Jim Thome

his fifties. My relationship with their mothers broke down and, because of what the law was, they went with their mothers and were imbued with their mothers' morality in life and they were not my people any more. Wilbur Smith I am also actively involved in my church and its community activities. We have programs to improve the lives of our congregation and programs of outreach in the community. Samuel Wilson However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly. Frances Wright If I was roped into a seven-year TV contract I'd probably hang myself. Justin Theroux Young men preen. Old men scheme. Mason Cooley I have 20,000 girlfriends, all around the world. Justin Timberlake I'm still very professional about my fitness. I stay in trim as I always did. Peter Shilton The combination of Obamacare and taxes would...

in, and quite simply, to what I'm all about. I know I'd better, because it seems whenever I take a false step or two I feel the consequences. Peyton Manning I've realized you can use a fork as a spoon if you use it rapidly enough. John Mayer Well, I never got into the young adult headspace. With 'Twilight,' they are pretty adult themes, aside from maybe the first one, but even that. They're very adult themes, actually, particularly as the characters age. I never wrote for young adults. I wrote for myself, as an audience. Melissa Rosenberg Nobody can make more fun of me than I already make of myself. Denis Leary Our current energy policy is bankrupt. Jim Costa When I meet a fan, I always try to learn something about that fan. Joe Jonas Penn State is a leader in food science. Don Sherwood Catch on fire and people will come for miles to see you burn. John Wesley The Monmouth Coffee Shop is the best place in London. Kyle MacLachlan I think...

wind and the force of the wind and weather. That whole scene is too important in Homer to neglect. Robert Fitzgerald You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you're in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don't fall in love with people because they're fun. It just happens. Kirsten Dunst In all my years of being with Pittsburgh, I never encountered a player taking a contract dispute into the season and letting that dispute affect the way he played. Joe Greene Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee. Epictetus I take Epsom salt baths. Aaron Carter My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman. Nawal El Saadawi I started producing work with an ecstatic addiction. Ben Nicholson I must be responsible and accountable for my actions. Jason Williams I don't care about writing really. Ang Lee Everyone is going to die. Jack Kevorkian

my kid gets a little bit older, if I feel like I have a little bit more time on my hands, I'd like to get more into developing ideas and writing things. Busy Philipps We have a VA hospital back home in St. Louis. Like many of our colleagues, we hear continued concerns about the access and the service. I have seen a statistic that more than 60,000 veterans today are waiting more than 6 months for an appointment at a VA hospital. Russ Carnahan I would like to say to people, open your eyes and find beauty where you normally don't expect it. Jean Paul Gaultier Creed's sound is my sound. Scott Stapp I wasn't a hacker for the money, and it wasn't to cause damage. Kevin Mitnick Most actors have been fired during their career. Robert Morse Roller-skating and ice-skating are two different things - I found that out the hard way. Todd Bridges God forgive you, but I never can. Elizabeth I I write from my stomach. Paul Thomas Anderson Art is the elimin...

close to the city to admit you have nothing real to do. Sloane Crosley I am surprised with the reelection of Mr. Obama. The S&P is only down, like, 30 points. I would have thought that the market on his reelection should be down at least 50%. Marc Faber I don't support gay marriage, but I also don't support a constitutional amendment banning it. However, I do support same sex unions that would give gay couples all the rights, privileges and protections of marriage. Bob Casey, Jr. I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing. Uma Thurman Everything is a learning experience. Angus T. Jones I want to make timeless movies. Fred Durst Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt Even then, our family was extraordinary, with ten kids. Mink Stole The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer. Robert Mapplethorpe The financial world is at the cutting...

as much as someone can tell you things, you have to go out there and make your own mistakes in order to learn. Emma Watson In my life, there have been people that I was convinced would be around forever, and yet, somehow they managed to drift away after a couple of years. Likewise there have been people who have begun as casual acquaintances but become more important with each passing year. Alana Stewart The gym of life has a free membership. Build powerful life-muscles through family gatherings from hell. Do you really want to be a happy, peaceful blob? Jane Siberry Permission marketing is marketing without interruptions. Seth Godin I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth. Chief Joseph You're certain to get a decision in a trial. John Barth Yes, it's hard to write. But it's harder not to. Carl Clinton Van Doren I guess it's nice to know I still resonate in people's minds. Anna Chlumsky I am a liberal. I wa...

and I don't want to take their grief and so I try to do something to kind of throw them off or put them on the defensive, even if I don't know what I'm talking about. Alton Brown I can't sing or dance. Joel Edgerton Even if you're unhappy, just pretend that you're happy. Eventually, your smile will be contagious to yourself. I had to learn that. I used to think, 'I'm being fake,' but you know what? Better to be fake and happy than real and miserable. Evangeline Lilly Kafka: cries of helplessness in twenty powerful volumes. Mason Cooley I don't think in terms of projects. David Ferry I'm competitive at everything. Drew Carey There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death. Samuel Butler I've always been relatively reserved with my social encounters. Ryan Kwanten When you play against the best, it brings the best out in everybody. Fuzzy Zoeller Police are reluctant to label a mu...

me is the fatalism. Now that we're seriously in range of finding therapies that actually work against ageing, this apathy, of course, becomes an enormous part of the problem. Aubrey de Grey To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the respective States for their adoption or rejection, it awakened the warmest debates of the several State conventions. Caleb Cushing I enjoy reporting on triumph over tragedy. Shepard Smith It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in Government. William Lyon Mackenzie King Capitalism is the worst friend of humanity. Evo Morales Obviously, I'm in a visual business, and people will talk to me about my appearance. Megyn Kelly Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse. Pierre Corneille On film you put all your energies into a singl...

I embrace the fact. I just had such a wonderful time doing that show. I learned what a camera and prop is, and all that. I learned my manners too, so I guess that's a good thing! Selena Gomez It's a two-dimensional gig being a singer, and you can get lost in your own tedium and repetition. Robert Plant You grow and evolve and as you do that, your art hopefully reflects that change and that growth. Fefe Dobson English music is white - it evades everything. Edward Elgar In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brain. George Szell Our quarterback is going to be Alex Smith. Mike Singletary Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God. Lawrence Welk I broke with my religion in college. Anne Rice I like that kind of frantic schedule. It makes me feel like I have a purpose. Sara Gilbert The man who doesn't want anything is invincible. Antonio Banderas

enough it's obviously going to have an effect on how people think about Muslims. Samantha Power There's a challenge to playing these fantasy figures because they are fantasy figures. You have to enter into this sort of imaginative world of the writer. Ralph Fiennes I was at La Fenice opera house back in 1991 with friends, and we started talking about a conductor whom none of us liked. Somehow there was an escalation, and we started talking about how to kill him, where to kill him. This struck me as a good idea for a book. Donna Leon I'd have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money. Paulo Coelho I'm not a downtrodden woman. I just won't be. Paloma Faith The Old City of Jerusalem is in our hands. Moshe Dayan Being vegan just gives you such great karma. Alicia Silverstone There's not a single genre that is hard to find or hard to get. Billy Gibbons I am not old but mellow like good wine. Stephen Phillips When ideas are young an...

the Sound Of Music, and that film was fortunate enough to be huge hit. The same with Mary Poppins. I got terribly lucky in that respect. Julie Andrews I use music as therapy. Whenever I'm feeling angry or needing some 'me' time, which is quite regularly, I'll go and bang a piano or flesh out something on a guitar. Arthur Darvill If Iran becomes a nuclear weapon state it is the end of non-proliferation as we know it. If Iran gets a nuclear weapon you are likely to see Saudi, Egypt and other countries follow suit and we will bequeath to the next generation a nuclear arms race in the world's most unstable region. Liam Fox I'm not a great deep political thinker. David Mitchell I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. Socrates I've done the Rolling Stones eating each other. Ralph Steadman Changing course is never easy. Brian Sandoval I used to find great difficulty in drawing feet. Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Well, I thi...

records! Man, they don't even make records no more! Al Green Every film is a remake of a previous film, or a remake of a television series that everyone loved in the 1960s, or a remake of a television series that everyone hated in the 1960s. Or it's a theme park ride; it will soon come to breakfast cereal mascots. Alan Moore What is your Unique Selling Proposition? What makes you different than your competitors? Wrap your advertising message around that USP and communicate it in a clear and concise manner. Lynda Resnick When you feel like this isn't your business, get out of the business. Andy Lau When I was growing up, I went to an Irish-Christian missionary school. Deepak Chopra My life is very exciting now. Jeanne Moreau The poet is a madman lost in adventure. Paul Verlaine I have a DVD player and I have DVDs, and I have no time to watch any of them. David Morse I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives. Kar...

reward is in my actions and not from them. Hugh Prather Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn't a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that'll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months. Eric Clapton My priorities are where they should be, which is making really great, really exciting television. Steven Moffat I don't like to attach myself to material things. Jourdan Dunn I do situations and make fun of authority and life. Don Rickles Life for the European is a career; for the American it is a hazard. Mary McCarthy If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it. Adam Ant I have the most beautiful daughter in the world and I'm grateful for her. Bethenny Frankel Feminism was a dirty word for a while. Miranda Richardson I'm not a one-issue person. Barbara Bush

you radicalize them. Imran Khan I've almost been hit by a lot of things in New York City. I am pretty sure I have almost been hit by a bike messenger before. Sasha Pieterse I couldn't think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I'd go as the Invisible Man and not turn up. David Morrissey Contrary to widespread belief, I do know something about science. Nick Kroll I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game. Jean Nouvel I almost feel like I'm unoffendable now. I can roll with whatever. Justin Halpern The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader - the CEO. Michael Porter I am Cuban, my parents are Cuban, and I was not adopted. Oscar Nunez I believe in the sanctity of marriage. Sam Brownback I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago. David Blaine

months, can you be an American?' And I always tell them, 'Well, maybe but I'm French. So it's going to be hard to be someone else.' Melanie Laurent Bruce's band is so different from the Grateful Dead; there's no lead guitar player, for one thing. Phil Lesh In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that the kids who can't learn well that way don't have the ability, when, in fact, it may be that the way the teacher's teaching is not a particularly good match to the way those kids learn. Robert Sternberg All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself. Bill McCartney Real competition can drive up testosterone, which boosts libido. Helen Fisher I'm so picky. People hate going to the movies with me. Margaret Murray Immigration is not just compatible with but is a necessary component of economic growth. Dave Reichert I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possibl...

and being reinvested in companies that repeat this process because it provides the highest return on that financial capital. Paul Hawken Lincoln did more than any other man to put the stamp of righteousness, to put the stamp of compassion, on the name of America. Henry Cabot Lodge The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race. John Roberts Yes, I always remember my dad's, mom's and my grandma's perfumes. Marc Jacobs I don't think I look up to any players. Obviously you respect everyone. Wayne Rooney I was hugely disappointed that 'Whites' was cancelled. Alan Davies The only power you have is the word no. Frances McDormand Is not this whole world an illusion? And yet it fools everybody. Angela Carter Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within. Arthur Erickson It's just hard to get an independent film made. Luke Evans

graduated, I moved to Chicago to try to get into the Second City. Steve Carell Consular offices make no attempt to determine whether the person obtaining the card is legally in the United States. In fact, the only people who need these cards are illegal immigrants, criminals and terrorists. Consular cards also are easily forged. Elton Gallegly Growing up I felt like my nose was big. I was always like, 'I'm going to get a nose job one day'. I'm glad I didn't. Ashlee Simpson We have two tables on our airplane that are set up with the games. Steve Yzerman I'm too young for Medicare and too old for women to care. Kinky Friedman I mean, 'Kids In The Hall' is the reason I have any career at all. Dave Foley Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow. Calvin Coolidge Obligations may be universal or particular. Tom G. Palmer I've always wanted to be a mom. Holly Madison What people don...

garden and I love being close to the Earth and growing things. At my home in L.A., I have a great garden and I grow all kinds of things. I even have a worm farm! The worms help create organic compost out of kitchen scraps. Curtis Stone It's a bit startling to achieve global recognition before the age of 30 on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom. One day I might be able to make sense of this. In the meantime I think it's fair to say that it has its upside and its downside. Pippa Middleton We have a renewed energy and vigor in our supporters and we are no longer so frightened about the future. Karen Kain Study lends a kind of enchantment to all our surroundings. Honore de Balzac Little things can make such a big difference during recording. Matt Cameron I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music. Loretta Lynn I'm not interested in pop art. Billy Corgan I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but...

to make a mistake - or I've just made one and I need to undo it before it's too late. Brian Goldman Kids below 10 or 12, I think they just need to learn by playing at golf. Later on, in high school, when they develop muscles and everything, that's when they need to see about getting lessons. Bubba Watson To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and the desire for a world that's less divisive. Even if songs aren't overtly political, they can make a listener more empathetic. Conor Oberst There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately. Alex Ferguson A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it. Oscar Levant I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life. Brigitte Bardot I came, I saw, God conquered. Charles V Ed Kowalczyk is my favorite singer. Chris Daughtry I particularly love Israel. I've had fant...

- we have the best footage of North Korea ever shot. If that's a stunt, then I'll keep on doing stunts until I die. Shane Smith I had some wonderful dreaming meetings. I can't tell you specifically what they've been in the recent months. In the past they've been verbal kinds of messages that he needed to give me. Now they're more dreams of his presence. Judy Collins I learned that round four of a major is really not too much different than rounds one through three. I didn't keep to my game plan in the '08 U.S. Women's Open for the final round. That won't happen again! Paula Creamer I made the intentional choice to step behind the camera. Kathy Ireland But a city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time. Patrick Geddes I enjoy creating new ideas, working on new creative projects. Paul Allen I had such a great upbringing in Puerto Rico, and it was just a very normal life. Roselyn Sanchez Look at the walls of Pompeii...

railroads. I'd like to seem them come back, but I realize the diesels are more efficient. Clyde Tombaugh It's weird because my parents don't really understand my business. I get fan mail all day long, but if a piece happens to get to their house, they're like, 'Oh, my God, you've got a fan! You have to write them back. You have to do it!' Idris Elba It may seem a hard task to condemn fellow creatures to long years of confinement in prison, but it is not so hard if they clearly deserve it. Thomas Mellon It's hard to have any kind of luck in this business. Leighton Meester You write a hit the same way you write a flop. Alan Jay Lerner My talent for playing the drums was a gift from God. Keith Thibodeaux Work is a prayer, and I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator. Joe Murray I reveal too much of myself. Roger Avary My soul is not for sale. Caryl Chessman Knock on wood, but I think we hit the gestational carrier lo...

number of doctors I've seen in L.A. who are Indian is just crazy. So it is a very common thing. Or an accountant! That again is a very, very big thing. Freida Pinto I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression of him becomes broken and painful; he revolts the imagination by his lack of unity, and even the good in him is hardly accepted. Charles Horton Cooley I have never thought where I will go, or forced any targets on myself. Sachin Tendulkar I am an isolationist. Ethel Waters Shoes are the first adult machines we are given to master. Nicholson Baker If you only do things where you know the answer in advance, your company goes away. Jeff Bezos I'm a firm believer in the hustle game. Eric Snow We're going to test with the same car, but we hav...

the view of the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, rockets are equal to stones. Hassan Nasrallah You can play older than yourself. You can play younger than yourself up to a point, and then that just becomes impossible because you carry a weight with you that you can't shift, unless you have very boyish looks. Gary Oldman Long after this wonderful event in the Earth's history, when the human species was spread over a good deal of Asia, Europe, and Africa, migration to the American continents began in attempts to find new feeding grounds and unoccupied areas for hunting and fishing. Harry Johnston A hundred eyes were fixed on her, and half as many hearts lost to her. Max Beerbohm There's no room in my life for feeling sorry for myself. Wayne Newton We must maintain strong defenses, military and spiritual. Prescott Bush Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees. Ryan White As a philosopher, I'm not obliged to explore...

it's penance, it's redemption, it's a sweaty mess. Mike Rowe I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly. Lisa Scottoline I've never had to get a job as a waiter or anything. I've always been able to support myself in 'the biz.' Which is great. It's really fantastic to be able to say that, because I know it's hard to do. Paul Feig Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence. Debi Thomas My worst job was working in the laundry of a nursing home. Rickie Lee Jones The best shows succeed because they tap into a national conversation. Damian Lewis With luck on your side, you can do without brains. Giordano Bruno You've got to tell your money what to do or it will leave. Dave Ramsey I don't know how Hollywood sees me. Heather Locklear The issue of fracking is a stick in the hornet's nest. Titus Welliver

a kind of check - it forces me to work harder at what I'm interested in. Vikram Seth To remove this obstacle I repeat or refer to such knowledge as has come under my notice, my own previously expressed views, and also describe and exhibit my last experiments and explain their novelty and utility. Lawrence Hargrave Believe me, I don't take that lightly. To have struck gold twice with 'Rent' and 'Wicked.' I know it's rare and I'm very lucky to have that kind of phenomenon in my life. They're not just great shows, they're shows that resonate with young audiences. Idina Menzel I want to make smart choices. Samantha Barks I'm not set on a pedestal where I think I'm too high and mighty. Naomi Campbell I like playing the guy on the sidelines. They have more fun. Peter Dinklage 'Batman' was scary. Marc Webb When the songs pop out, that's like the climax of us building. John Otto My mom is a constant in my life ...

- just crazy. I'm looking forward to thanking all the fans for inspiring me to go out there and play my best football each and every game. Jerry Rice I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics and chemistry. That eventually blew up, and I got into radio. John Tesh The first country to adopt happiness as an official goal of public policy is the tiny little country of Bhutan in Asia near China and India. Derek Bok What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel The more you travel, the more well-off you'll be, I think. RJ Mitte I think it's bad when people start booing between serves. Serena Williams I think when you're off the clock, you should be off the clock. Jennifer Aniston I never get tired of smiling. I'm just the kind of guy who likes to smile. Jason Ritter I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover bo...

a family has successfully saved for a home only to find itself at last with nothing but a house. Bruce Barton Writing for me is largely about rewriting. Khaled Hosseini Everyone should get their news however they want to and in whatever form they want. I'm not going to sit back in judgment of other people and the way they do it. Jim Lehrer I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential. Shirley Chisholm I was a teenage godmother. Theresa May Our job as producers is to make the music sound as good as possible. David Guetta I used to always go to church on holidays, but I don't go much any more. Michael Phelps I'm not always so nice. Katherine Heigl The people of Israel are entitled, as is any other nation, to live in peace and safety. Jonathan Sacks I am very lucky that my first film was fully commissioned by HBO. Lauren Greenfield

therefore affording me the opportunity to show off. Rita Mae Brown When you make a movie outside the system and it's successful critically or a moderate financial success, you usually have to go back into the system and make a big hit. Brian De Palma You can't second-guess yourself as a filmmaker. Ralph Bakshi I accept a role only if it's something I really, really like. Max von Sydow There is nothing that I would do ever to break my mother's heart. Gene Simmons Nobody knows what anticipation is anymore. Everything is so immediate. Joan Jett Great music is in the ear of the beholder. Noel Gallagher Life is all about seating and lighting. Graydon Carter This call for a new culture is not a new idea. John Hutton And living in Australia I am relatively well off. Peter Garrett

us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford. Phil Gramm When I began to think about the head of the family, the storyteller, the rise of television which became the new storyteller, the break-up of the American family as an idea and then Avalon came. Barry Levinson Few men can be said to have inimitable excellencies: let us watch them in their progress from infancy to manhood, and we shall soon be convinced that what they attained was the necessary consequence of the line they pursued, and the means they used. Adam Clarke At 19, everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly. Jim Bishop We eat, therefore we hunt. Sarah Palin We are in a democratic society. It's our job to question. Kurt Russell My name is Ryan White. I am sixteen years old. I have hemophilia, and I have AIDS. Ryan White I want to be seen as a classic model. Reeva Steenkamp But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challe...

conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency. Jonah Goldberg I got into underground comics fairly early on and kind of wandered away from the superhero stuff, but I was an art student and I was drawing a lot as a kid. Jonathan Lethem Anytime I make a movie, I really have absolutely no idea how it's going to go over. I've had the whole range of different kinds of reactions. Wes Anderson I'm often uncomfortable with girliness, to be honest. Elizabeth Reaser In Hollywood it seems that you're considered gay until proven otherwise. Ryan Seacrest I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me. Andre Rieu You can just fight one man at a time. Lennox Lewis I think if my child died I would prefer it if I were dead. Saoirse Ronan I believe in nothing, everything is sacred. I believe in everything, nothing is sacred. Tom Robbins My heart was beating out of my chest. Swoosie Kurtz