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Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic

clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability. Douglas Wood So many people in their 20s and 30s, on Twitter, say 'Please write something for us,' so I have to listen to them, they're my audience. R. L. Stine I don't think any person has any special knowledge about what God has planned for me and you any more than me and you do. Willie Nelson I love cooking. Not for myself alone. Cooking is about giving. Christine Lagarde I don't even sing in the shower. Lara Stone Goals and objectives are based on theories and foundations. Abdolkarim Soroush I liked hockey, and I still like hockey. Kevin Smith Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair. Joseph Brodsky I wish I were braver, although I try. Danielle Steel I'm bad at letting go of things. Heidi Klum

At any given moment, it's not about where we are supposed to be. It's about

what work, which relationship, what decision I take. Every moment counts. Every decision counts. And if we look at our decisions in life as such, we stop battling and start winning. Yehuda Berg I like films to have something inside, I don't mean a message, I mean something from the soul. Dario Argento My wild and free side unsettled some, and unwedged others. Brigitte Bardot It is much harder to retain your position at the top than to get to the top. Kirsty Coventry My father's a preacher, my mother's a teacher, thus I rhyme. Saul Williams For some people, what really matters to them is sleep. Marissa Mayer So, I gave my belts out to others to give them a chance. Lennox Lewis Hair loss is God's way of telling me I'm human. Bruce Willis Sports don't define us; it is not what we live for. Michael Wilbon A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie. Desiderius Erasmus

Joe Kennedy isn't in the habit of having incompetents around. I wouldn't have lasted three

months if I didn't have some ability. Sargent Shriver When I was in college, I did do some writing of poetry, somewhat inspired, I think at that time, by Carl Sandburg, because English was still relatively new to me, and Sandburg, of course, wrote in a very easy-to-understand, very colloquial and informal manner. Lisel Mueller I think fashion is the best value way, the most affordable way in the 21st century, that men and women can express their personality. Stuart Rose Yeah, I went to ACT for a while. It was great. Gedde Watanabe I don't understand why people don't remember my name. Paul Lynde I just had to plod along without having any teaching, which was a pity. Ida Rentoul Outhwaite I do realise how incredibly lucky I am. Hugh Bonneville Self-professed conservatives comprise about 40% to 45% of the electorate. Paul Weyrich I think I really produce my best work in Iran. Abbas Kiarostami I have a day job. I can make movies when I want to. Warre...

I am on the power toothbrush train and I'm asking people to

try to using an Oral B power toothbrush. I just started using one and I cannot believe that I waited this long to use a power toothbrush. It's so much easier than using a manual toothbrush. Sherri Shepherd I am all for anything that is going to better equip a person who is physically challenged in any way, to have an opportunity to be able to do what they are able to do. Stevie Wonder You didn't just pay lip service to the goal of overcoming the division of Europe and Germany... Rather, you put yourself at the forefront of those who encouraged us on the way to unity. Helmut Kohl Child stars have nothing. They have no choice. Corey Feldman Suppose Watergate had not been uncovered? I'd still be on the City Desk. Bob Woodward I love to tease men with my legs. Eartha Kitt Reason clears and plants the wilderness of the imagination to harvest the wheat of art. Austin O'Malley Remember one thing - that Sweden is performing better than the rest of Europe. ...

The time is long overdue to stop looking for progress through racial or ethnic leaders.

Such leaders have too many incentives to promote polarizing attitudes and actions that are counterproductive for minorities and disastrous for the country. Thomas Sowell I don't love the phrase 'balancing work and family.' It sets up this idea of scales of justice with work on one side and family on the other side. Norah O'Donnell I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these things happened to me. Jodi Picoult Going jogging makes me feel powerful and free - like Rocky! Jennifer Hudson My indulgences are Skittles and rum raisin ice cream. Sanya Richards-Ross I came into the world two months too soon, I was in such a hurry. Georg Brandes The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself. Karl Barth The funnier the material, the funnier I could make it. Ruth Buzzi I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might ...

How are men to be secured in any rights without instruction; how to be secured

in the equal exercise of those rights without equality of instruction? By instruction understand me to mean knowledge - just knowledge; not talent, not genius, not inventive mental powers. Frances Wright Except among those whose education has been in the minimalist style, it is understood that hasty moral judgments about the past are a form of injustice. Jacques Barzun The Chinese use every spare bit of an animal: cow lungs, pig ears, chicken feet, duck blood. Jennifer Lee Marriage is gonna be your stability through everything. Miranda Lambert I just want to go in with the right attitude and from Day 1 make a difference. Freddy Adu Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today. Joel Osteen I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that. Carol Moseley Braun So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart. Edgar Winter Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject. Freddie Mercury I do not like Melbourne in its present st...

No one has any respect for someone who can play a million notes per minute

but can't put together a decent tune that someone can sing to or feel some sort of emotion from. Johnny Marr I like more grounded comedy. I enjoy broad comedies also, but I like Shirley MacLaine. Leslie Mann A man can look upon his life and accept it as good or evil; it is far, far harder for him to confess that it has been unimportant in the sum of things. Murray Kempton Without creation, what are we but stalled in life? Dhani Jones I'm glad I'm not a politician. Chris O'Donnell If we'd beaten 'em, I wouldn't be going out. Bear Bryant Because of the incredible reputation I have, people find me exciting to watch on film. Sean Young Well, I'm a professional. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Anybody is influenced by where and how he lives. Imogen Cunningham I might dream, but I am no dreamer. Jack Abramoff

When you read a book, the neurons in your brain fire overtime, deciding what the

characters are wearing, how they're standing, and what it feels like the first time they kiss. No one shows you. The words make suggestions. Your brain paints the pictures. Meg Rosoff I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular. Caroline Corr It's quite pretentious, really, isn't it? The notion the audience is going to be interested in you for an hour and a half. Think too much about that and anxiety takes over. Jean Dujardin There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war. Amelia Earhart Nobody does anything for one reason. Russell Banks I did drop out of school. Don Was You can imagine the kind of dinner parties I had to go to at a young age... pretty dull. Prince Harry My memories are of denim. I remember being 12 in my Levi's. Wow! Stefano Gabbana I have been surfing since I was six years old. Yigal Azrouel I definitely ran with a pack of hoodlums, that's for sure. Kriste...

I am still attracted to stories about people who are considered to be on the

outside of society. I still seek inspiration from those stories. Mira Nair Virtue is its own reward. We only invented concepts like heaven and hell to describe how we feel. We don't feel good doing bad and it's nice to help someone. Alain de Botton Telecom is a dramatic success in India and our view is, respecting the political process, and respecting the fact that these are sovereign decisions, is that, approaching India as a friend. John W. Snow Money means better meals at better places. Alison Brie Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt. John Henry Newman I'd rather have a hot dog than caviar. Juan Pablo Montoya Bad news sells because the amygdala is always looking for something to fear. Peter Diamandis I am a woman with absolutely no sense of nostalgia. Jeanne Moreau Don't let others put thoughts into your mind that takes away your self-confidence. Katori Hall If you make compelling television, they will come. Henry Winkler

What I had said in the morning was that this is what we know has

happened, but there has been no significant off-site release. Only to find out moments later that, in fact, there had been an off-site release. I still haven't gotten over that. William Scranton I think you've got to talk to the director, see the director's films and recognise that it's important that the work fits right in and see if as part of the movie. Dennis Muren My grandfather on my mother's side was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; my other grandfather was a lawyer, and one time Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Kenneth G. Wilson I am not a good cue card reader. Adam Carolla After the age of 80, everything reminds you of something else. Lowell Thomas You can't move mountains by whispering at them. Pink I'm a boots girl. I always wear boots. They only look better when they get dirty. Sky Ferreira To be happy is, I guess, the most important thing in life. Mary, Cr...

I went to Catholic high school for half a year and religion wasn't the cool

thing to talk about even at a catholic high school. It never came up. Mandy Moore I love all insider memoirs. It doesn't matter whether it's truck-drivers or doctors. I think everybody likes to go backstage, find out what people think and what they talk about and what specialised job they have. David Mamet I don't like kids that are pushed into things by stage mums, but when I can see they are having a good time, they're excited and enjoying the process, then I think it's wrong to discriminate. Simon Cowell The world is richer than ever, and the gaps between rich and poor are wider. Anna Lindh I get a kick out of Democrats thinking they know how handicap a GOP race. Ari Fleischer My past is a bit checkered. Kid Rock My father was the quintessential husband and dad. Sidney Poitier Yeah, the sitcom world is dead. It's all reality. Jamie Foxx Well, you don't make any demands to Steven Spielberg. Shia LaBeouf Rabid fans were literally ...

I think there is more pressure at trials when you are trying to make the

team and you have to come first or second, and you have to go under qualifying time. Stephanie Rice Once you achieve a certain level of success or fame, it becomes really difficult to go against type. Famke Janssen I was a very bad student. I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew I didn't want to go farther in school. I hated school and was always the bad one; I was always insulting the teachers. Emmanuelle Beart I was forever reading outside of the field as well as in it. Robert Sheckley We are organizing Jewry for its coming destiny. Theodor Herzl There are so many people I wish I could have met: Karolina Kurkova As an actor, you always dream of having material that showcases what you can do. Michael B. Jordan It's no secret that I love the Ultimate line. Robert Kirkman I have never met a person in whom I did not see myself reflected. Bob Brown You can't buy a good reputation; you must earn it. Harvey Mackay

Someone with a figure like Jennifer Aniston has a trainer, a cook spinning out some

version of the latest diet, and probably a stop at the tanning salon. Amanda Peet In-N-Out is incredible, but don't tell coach I've been going there. He would flip out and put some curse on me. Pau Gasol I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't have to be a symbol to anybody; I don't have to be a first to anybody. Lena Horne I'm almost a full-time mom. Ekaterina Gordeeva I don't like the way I ever appear on TV. Chris Moneymaker I believe that good things come to those who work. Wilt Chamberlain We just done doing The Blessed Hellride tour and Ozzfest. Zakk Wylde Living well is the best revenge. George Herbert I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep. Maurice Sendak Babies got it going on! Margaret Cho

When I was a boy, my parents were writers and they owned a bookstore, 'The

Complete Traveler in New York,' so writing and books have held special places in my heart all my life. Mike Greenberg The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them. Swami Vivekananda What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse? Lord Mountbatten I never pursued being 'famous.' Francesca Annis I don't spend a lot of time with anybody. Bill Nighy Turkeys are perfect for feeding larger gatherings. Pippa Middleton Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought? Joan Didion I have no interest in being famous for the sake of being famous. Bryan Greenberg I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters. Conrad Hall Exercise keeps me occupied, which is good for my mental health. Gail Porter

Every medium has its advantages and weaknesses and there are many things I can put

down on paper that I might not be able to put into film or into a stage performance. In each form, one can communicate powerfully in different ways. Lawrence Wright We must level with the people and explain to them that Social Security will first face funding problems in 2042 that can be fixed now with changes that do not undermine and ultimately drain from the entire program. Grace Napolitano Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts. William Shenstone I'd rather go to the dentist... but I'm going. Phil Gramm In the game of football, you can never be too sure of anything. Jason Babin But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director. Mel Smith I've never been a partier. Victoria Justice Rap is a gimmick, but I'm for the hip-hop, the culture. Method Man The key to your universe is that you can choose. Frederick Carl Frieseke Write what you feel. Write because of that need for expression. Dorothy Fiel...

It's either feast or famine, and that's the way it's been for as long as

I can remember. I've spent my whole career thinking I'll never work again. Every actor lives with that insecurity. You just have to negotiate the rapids as they come. Amanda Donohoe Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. Karen Armstrong The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of the Allied Control Council to take the necessary steps to enable the German economy to function as an economic unit. James F. Byrnes Save the stonewall to build the levees. Lloyd Doggett I use colors to bring fine points of story and character. Vincente Minnelli You can play pickup basketball, but you can't really re-create football. Peyton Manning They were fun days, and we set the...

I know a lot of parents of kid actors I've worked with have pressured them

into acting, but my parents are different. I'm really lucky to have them because they let me make my own decisions. Emily Browning I have lived in Cornwall from the age of 4, so I have always been aware of the artistic heritage that the county has. I feel very proud to be able to connect to this. John Dyer People were hanging out in these places, and just like at cocktail parties, they needed something to do together. I thought, 'How can we fit games into someone's life?' Mark Pincus I have been enlightened. I have fallen into poetry and it has swallowed me up. Keith Haring Coming up with something new and original is so exciting. Adam Lambert It's a first for me. It's my first nude scene. Danny DeVito Men like me are impossible until the day when they become necessary. Victor Hugo I have three kids in Britain, and I am there at least once a month. Niall Ferguson Some of the most important stories don't lend themselves to television t...

Britain has taken itself out as a major player in the international system, at least

for a while, with the kind of cuts that they've made in their national security budget. Robert Kagan I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug. Sade Adu Ultimately, it's about the quality of the writing whatever style you are writing. Tibor Fischer The police belongs to the people and the people belong to the police. Todor Zhivkov It is a challenge to have your launch date slip continuously. Marc Garneau I am now known as Nina Conti's father and it's wonderful. Tom Conti If nothing else, I have money. Bjork Originality is, for me, the most important quality in a script. Douglas Wood I regard myself as a man without charm in a country of charmers. Roberto Unger I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married. Elizabeth I

I'm gonna drop fitty. I'm gonna drop fitty pounds. How many quarter-pounders with cheeses is

that? I'm gonna drop 200 quarter-pounder with cheeses. Jack Black The more I get to do this character, the more I realize that she's not just annoying. It's that her strength is not interacting with people socially. She just doesn't have time because she has so much going on in her brain. Mary Lynn Rajskub As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares. Daniel Defoe When I find a look that I like, that's my entire wardrobe. Jeremy Irvine A lot of people say I am serious, but I don't think I am. Claudia Schiffer A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely. Cyrano de Bergerac Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life. Irwin Shaw Work is like the rest of life. The best parts are free. Scott Adams My first commercial was for Miller High Life beer. Casey Kasem War is a blessing compared with national degradation. Andrew Jackson

I loved 'Pan's Labyrinth.' It transported me into another world. I like fantasy worlds; I

love 'Lord of the Rings' as well, for that reason, because you really get to get out of reality and go somewhere else. Malin Akerman I don't do things for the response or for the controversy. I just live my life. Rihanna That which, perhaps, hears more nonsense than anything in the world, is a picture in a museum. Edmond de Goncourt The aggregation of large fortunes is not at all a thing to be regretted. William Graham Sumner It's very difficult to think of new ways to blow things up! Robert Wade I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike. Calista Flockhart Follow your intuition, listening to your dreams, your inner voice to guide you. Katori Hall Everyone is into male grooming. Kevin Pietersen A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave. Jack Nicklaus I believe you can remember the future as much as the past. Meredith Brooks

It's the sum of the parts that make up the whole, so in my opinion

excellence comes from how one undertakes to do something. It all begins with the thought process - which is creative and exalted to produce something out of the ordinary. Pankaj Patel I'm taking care of the children, doing a bit of cooking and trying to do a bit of DIY around the house. But that's not going too well. Helle Thorning-Schmidt I want to be on the field. It's a better place to talk to the guys. It's a relaxed atmosphere. You want to make sure you know what's going on, not just with the hitters. Don Mattingly I don't need to make a fortune, I need to survive. Solomon Burke Life needs a membrane to contain itself so it can replicate and mutate. Frans Lanting I know where I'm putting my money. Marc Andreessen I became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow. Bob Dylan Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant. Ritchie Blackmore We don't regard any scientific theory as th...

I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't

do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse. Kathleen Turner This is a bit of curveball, but people who are really good kissers never have anything given to them. Kenny Chesney There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our being where we are today, and I think that to even to begin to understand our contemporary issues and contemporary problems, you have to understand a little bit about that history. Wilma Mankiller I want to do a western. Nobody does westerns anymore. Mark Ruffalo Thank you, Hollywood, for allowing me to be part of your group. Aaron Paul Rivalry doesn't help anybody. Peter Jackson I'm a better writer than I am a singer, and I express myself easily through writing. Rebecca Ferguson I believe you have to make things happen. Clemence Poesy Most of the things we buy are wants. And we call them needs, but they're wants. Dave Ramsey I am fascinated by quantum physics. Vinny Guadagnino

There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made,

between patriotism, which is attachment to a way of life, and nationalism, which is the insistence that your way of life deserves to rule over other ways of life. Todd Gitlin There's a female writer-performer thing going on in TV right now. Mindy Kaling 'Mad Men' is a hard act to follow. Unless you're called Elisabeth Moss, stuff like this only comes along once in your career. Jared Harris You know, I'm not a revolutionary. Julian Fellowes No one has developed active tuberculosis. Michael York Home is where my mom is. Brittany Murphy When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are. Bruno Tonioli So you have to take the good with the bad. Candace Parker It is something I recognise in myself. I do eavesdrop. I do people-watch, a lot. Jon McGregor I think I'll continue to work as a solo artist. Alvin Lee

Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from

Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool. Jay-Z I think what's going to hurt the Republicans enormously is the extremist position of Mitt Romney on the immigration issue and states like New Mexico, states like Colorado, Nevada, Arizona - and I think it's going to be the margin of victory for President Obama, a very narrow victory. Bill Richardson I like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive. Odette Annable Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest. James Lovelock I've started the adoption process... I really want to be a mommy. Holly Madison I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt b...

Well, you cannot think of cinema now, and you cannot think of cinema in the

UK and not place Chaplin in the most extraordinary elevated context, if there can be such a thing, in that he was a genius, he was unique. Richard Attenborough I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all. Jack Welch There are limits to how much sound a cello can make. That's part of the framing of acoustical instruments. Finding what those limits might be, and then trying to suggest perhaps even the illusion of going beyond is part of that kind of effort. Yo-Yo Ma To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad. Rafael Nadal Joking around is part of my personality, just who I am. Novak Djokovic I get to work at about 7:30 or 8 unless I have a breakfast meeting. Donna Shalala To make crime unprofitable, let the government run it. Irene Peter No virtue is safe that is not enthusiastic. John Robert Seeley When I was 4 years old, I thought that I wanted to be a dancer like Michael Jackson. Charice Pempengco I'm kind of bi-polar...

If you go to India the roads are being built almost entirely with private sector

money and by the private sector. If you look at many, many countries in Europe that's how they're doing it. Fareed Zakaria I'd like to focus on my life on creating new medicines for people who are suffering from rare disease. Martin Shkreli Because if you're trying to write and you have unlimited time, you can procrastinate an unlimited account, but if you have limited time, you rush to the page trying to get something down in the little bit of fragment of time that you have, and you may write a great deal that way. Julia Cameron The bikini is the most important thing since the atom bomb. Diana Vreeland We must be doing something to be happy. William Hazlitt I love being in the studio. Neil Finn I can't wait to get home and wash all those socks. Julianne Moore Interior design is a business of trust. Venus Williams What we need is not more distrust and division. What we need now is acceptance. Tom Daschle We won't stop until the first S...

John Schlesinger had one of his friends designing it and he had never done a

film before. Ten days before it started, they didn't have any costumes. I was rung up and joined up. Julie Harris The Sistine Chapel is an extraordinary work of education - it lays out all the early books of the Bible. Peter Greenaway Once you've been really bad in a movie, there's a certain kind of fearlessness you develop. Jack Nicholson The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell. Andre Malraux I love being outdoors - hiking, biking, and swimming. Lea Michele The woman who loves always smells good. Remy de Gourmont I did not plan to make the Cube. Erno Rubik I'd love to write a country album with Adele. Marcus Mumford It's an odd thing when there is a fan page for my daughter who is not yet 13. Johnny Depp I always wanted to find oil. It was always an irresistible calling. Harold Hamm

All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don't discover why.

Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others. Danny Thomas My own image of my work is that I no sooner settle into something than a break occurs. These breaks are always painful and depressing but despite them I see that there's a consistency that holds out, but is hard to define. Lee Krasner I'm on record saying that HBO is the best television company in the world, and I believe they are. I think they absolutely understand how to make television that is really, really vital and interesting and visceral, and all the things that television really should be. James Purefoy I don't like movies that are morally simple. Paul Mazursky I'm a sci-fi guy. But I like fantasy too. Richard Madden Today, you have 100% of your life left. Tom Hopkins Calculation has its advantages, but no one likes naked calculation. Rich Lowry I was the lead in two musicals, and I took dance classes. Corb...

As a writer, I am not goddess of the universes I create. I am at

most a stage manager of the plentiful gifts which tumble out of the horn of plenty, which is to say there is a source so sweet and forgiving and generous that I pray every day to let that source be my guide. Rebecca Wells I've never seen the Osbournes, I've never seen Paris Hilton. I'd rather read than watch reality TV. I'd rather live life than watch somebody else living it. Al Jourgensen I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once, then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further. So, I just keep my private life to myself. James Van Der Beek As horrible as jail was, there were some first-rate guys in there. Scott Weiland I've got a Range Rover. It's brilliant actually but it's manual. Mick Ralphs As a child I loved ghost stories. Rebecca Hall My mum Mary was always a bright, confident and fiercely independent lady. Kevin Whately Disarmame...

If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it

would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which is the other side of silence. George Eliot Successful enterprises are built from the ground up. You can't assemble them with a bunch of acquisitions. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. I'm used to American actors who have a movie career thinking television acting is beneath them. Alan Ball I don't hide or play stupid games. Demian Bichir More can be learned from what works than from what fails. Rene Dubos I used to a lot. I used to go dancing. Parker Stevenson I want to stress that at no time Bolivia acts untimely or irresponsibly. Evo Morales I enjoyed practicing law. George J. Mitchell For good nurture and education implant good constitutions. Plato I am desperate to do a comedy now. Tom Hiddleston

In general, the objects in the universe that are very high-energy objects, or the processes

that are high-energy processes, will radiate more in the short wavelength range towards the gamma rays or the x-rays. Claude Nicollier I was raised in Argentina until I was 11 and now I go back there a lot, at least twice a year. It's a country where I feel very comfortable and it represents an important period in my life. Viggo Mortensen Fifty years after half a million gypsies were exterminated in the Second World War - thousands of them in Auschwitz - we're again preparing the mass killing of this minority. Antonio Tabucchi Once a year I will clean my room, just because I feel I should. Usain Bolt My visibility may have gotten Hollywood to redefine what's attractive. David Caruso I don't want to live in a fantasy world. Jeff Conaway Some people collect butterflies - I love beetles. Eva Green In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything. Pat Robertson I was focused on athletics, outdoors, sports. Joe Namath I never dated muc...

There have been so many people that have come up and embraced me as an

example of what it's like to face something tough and just get up the next day and keep pushing. Ann Romney It seems when I put together records, as Henley used to say, they're just like movies. They should have action, tension, love scenes, places to relax. Glenn Frey I think people are 'just creative,' and this can be expressed in a number of ways. Bob Dylan and David Bowie create both music and art. Ronnie Wood All culture must have arisen from cult. Alan Moore The artist is the medium between his fantasies and the rest of the world. Federico Fellini Turn on, Tune in, Drop out. Timothy Leary I own now, I think about 38 pairs of cowboy boots, or 37, something like that now. Skylar Laine If I believe your jobs plan, I'm going to vote for you. Rick Scott I've always gone out with men who wanted a cook all the time. Heather Mills My culinary wardrobe is the same as my biking wardrobe, just no shoes. Lela Rose

This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young

- young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers. Clara Barton If I ever went, I'd want to go peacefully in my sleep. I wouldn't want to plan my own death. Dustin Diamond To play well you must feel tranquil and at peace. I have never been troubled by nerves in golf because I felt I had nothing to lose and everything to gain. Harry Vardon I like the south of Spain, notably for the Moorish influence and the weather. Alexei Sayle I am of Russian-Jewish distraction. Delmore Schwartz Los Angeles can be a really sad city. Adam Lambert The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation. Stella Adler The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute. J. William Fulbright It will always be the ball and me. Tiger Woods I'd love to do all types of film, not just comedy, although I love comedy. Malin Akerman

Some people figure that if they're part of a gang then they have less of

a chance of being killed, because they are in larger numbers. But the problem with this is that it will lead to people doing stuff that they wouldn't usually do. Ross Kemp Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand this too, if you're feeling left out or passed by: You have not failed, your leaders have failed you. Paul Ryan When I'm doing an accent, you shouldn't notice it for a while, if I'm doing it right. Michael Caine I'm working on just finding a boyfriend right now. Kylie Bax People are afraid of everything. Jean-Francois Cope You do a film for a short time period - you put it all out there and move on. Jessica Szohr I'm drawn to the path of least resistance. Jeff Bridges Diabetes is a lousy, lousy disease. Elaine Stritch I can create institutions, but I can't rewrite the chips in people's heads. Paddy Ashdown To good and true love fear is forever af...

Most Sundays, with the exception of football Sundays, I work, because I don't take days

off as long as I'm working on something that's supposed to be all in the same mood. Robert Caro If you tell stories you love, you will never tell them with indifference - take it to the bank. Carmen Agra Deedy I have been instrumental in banning bottled water on the set. It hasn't gone that well with the crew... so I replaced it with tequila. Hugh Laurie I do love a man who can cook. Emma Bunton I know L.A. well, but it's a police state. Morrissey Let me say at the outset that I do not reflexively oppose international trade. Richard Neal I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they're so universal. Alan Cumming I grew up in the Holiness Church, where prayer was an event. Iyanla Vanzant I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty. Taylor Caldwell We shall fight to the last to free our Motherland. Ziaur Rahman

One of the first things I did as a new Member of Congress was help

form a bipartisan Mississippi River Caucus so we could work together from both the North and the South in order to draw attention to the resources that are needed along the Mississippi River. Ron Kind I admit that I am hopelessly hooked on the printed newspaper. I love turning the pages and the serendipity of stumbling across a piece of irresistible information or a photograph that I wasn't necessarily intending to read. Jill Abramson I know it sounds corny, man, but I like to bring folks joy, and I like to have a good time. I know folks like to be with somebody who's having a good time. You sure as hell don't want to be with somebody who's having a bad day. Wolfman Jack I don't waste money on smart, expensive clothes. Kirsty Gallacher I make a living doing what I love doing, and it's what brings me joy. Tom Cochrane All I cared about in tennis was winning. Pete Sampras I am certainly not a mainstream religious man. David Ogden Stiers The va...

The situation in the United States is becoming more dire for average ordinary Americans and

the last thing we need to do is to spend money on death, destruction and war. Cynthia McKinney I can now focus on a huge audience through TV, books, cookware and foods. Rocco DiSpirito I'm not sure that you can say definitively that some roles are better filled by consultants, but I would say that some projects are better handled by consultants. Jesse James Garrett Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you. Zebulon Pike There's no wrong time to make the right decision. Dalton McGuinty You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy. Mark Messier I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors. Mika Brzezinski Sometimes you can do things for people other than yourself. Sebastian Bach My novels are all ideas. Michel Houellebecq When I play ball, I play hardball. Kirstie Alley

I figured, if I failed, I'd tried something that I hadn't tried before and if

one movie was going to destroy my career than I didn't have much of a career to start with. I just went for it. God willing I wasn't over the top and didn't embarrass myself. Elizabeth Pena I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business. Ernie Banks He's a good tough producer, yes. But I don't think that he's unreasonable unless he feels threatened. And when somebody's in your home, I think everybody in the home gets threatened. Liza Minnelli There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them. Lawrence Welk I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed. David Herbert Donald Faith, culture, structure and guidance are good things. Bethenny Frankel There's nothing unclassy about being naked, if it's appropriate. Danica McKellar Thankfully I'm a better actor than football player, or at least I hope so. Ryan Mc...

I just love entertaining. I will do anything - stand-up comedy, video games, fencing, internet

shorts - I just want to keep being lucky enough to entertain people anyway I can. I try never to limit my art to a medium. Matthew Gray Gubler I'm actually not on Twitter. Rachel Bilson If America is a nation of laws as we proclaim, then our immigration laws are part of the package. Ted Nugent The worse the reviews, the better for our demographic. Johnny Knoxville Yeah, it's risky, but no more risky than driving a car. Cory Lidle Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification. Robert Smithson I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership. Lee Iacocca To represent your country is an honor and a great experience. Michelle Kwan Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. Paul Wellstone Everybody in Hollywood loves symbolic gestures. Drew Carey

My first job was when I was about 12, cleaning houses in the afternoons for

different elderly women in town. I hated it. Elizabeth Strout The really big difference is that what you make with a molecular machine can be completely precise, down to the tiniest degree of detail that can exist in the world. K. Eric Drexler I was trained classically, and that's something that I want to do, but I do want to say that right now it's a good market for female comedians, and I want to explore that right now. I really do want to do dramas and meatier roles, especially film. Eliza Coupe People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything. Patti Smith Happiness is the sublime moment when you get out of your corsets at night. Joyce Grenfell When you're fearful, you stumble. Jenna Jameson I feel different than I did three years ago, in The Cider House Rules. Kieran Culkin Being on stage is what I enjoy. Debbie Gibson I had to examine myself very thoroughly to find the right path personally. Fritz Sauckel We must all l...

I lost in the second round of the French Open and had 10 days off.

I went to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was exciting to be away from my parents, to stay in a hotel. Hotels at 17 meant freedom. Boris Becker Dick Clark was a really great influence in my career; he helped me a lot with his whole organization, and they were awesome to me at all different points - but one thing that I really disagreed with him on was when he said that what I do, pop music, is a disposable art form. Cyndi Lauper There are two things that I cannot resist: one is musicals and the other is a spaceship in trouble. But I am smart enough not to combine the two things. Joss Whedon Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven. Henry Ward Beecher My friends hate me because I do pick up things really quickly. Matthew Morrison I'm moving to a point that I'm fed up with the N.C.A.A. dictation. Brian Bosworth Since I left basketball, and my wife, it's been a glorious feast of lovemaking. Rick Fox I am a man of contradictions, I suppose. Rod Stewar...

I think athletically I can be okay with any role, but I'm willing to go

over and beyond for my work. My fan base is so strong and loyal, and they wanna see me evolve. I'm where I'm supposed to be and I want to challenge myself with the people that are doing it real big. Pooch Hall I've seen a lot of women give up after they've had three or four bad gigs in a row. It's very difficult to learn not to take nasty heckles personally. Jo Brand I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going. Marion Barry I bend and do not break. Jean de La Fontaine Life is settled and I'm enjoying it. Charlie Adam The art of photography is all about directing the attention of the viewer. Steven Pinker My parents still treat Christmas like I'm thirteen years old. Mike Shinoda I'm trying to finish my book on the Kennedy assassination. Vincent Bugliosi I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I...

I'm a country singer, and I'm comfortable with that. But why does a country singer

have to play only on country radio or a rock singer only on a rock station? I still don't understand why it's that big a deal. Steve Earle People ask me what the appeal of 'True Blood' is and I think there are so many answers to that question, but I think that when there is so much excitement for what you do there is no way that that doesn't become palpable and comes shooting out like bullets. Michelle Forbes I doubt that I could create a character I loathed simply because when a character takes life, it is impossible not to be a little amazed by the phenomenon, and to find that the amazement has something of the quality of delight. Marilynne Robinson It feels very good to sing in Russian. It feels so good inside my body. Regina Spektor I'm confident with my ability. LeBron James I've always been a narcissist. Damian Lewis I am a capitalist and I believe in making a profit. Felix Rohatyn I privilege the music over the lyrics. Duncan She...

I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and

if it's not working, I change the position. Annie Leibovitz The mecca of filmmaking in the world just so happens to be in America. It's quite simply a case of us just going where the work is. Alex O'Loughlin I was at the Royal Art School. That was a preparatory school specially for art teachers. You see, it was not so much for the development of artists. But we had there terribly stiff training. Josef Albers I love funny women. I love writing funny women characters. Michael Patrick King Press is basically a created story. It's all just stories. Joseph Gordon-Levitt I do enjoy film. The more I do it the more I learn. Christine Baranski I think we should drill up in Alaska. Joe Barton Like with Berle, he was always trying to steal the scene, get a little extra. Phil Silvers There seem to me to be very few facts, at least ascertainable facts, in politics. Robert Peel But I have bad taste with a deep fount of intellectuality. Mel Brooks

If you're a designer, there's got to be some films that you've seen that have

inspired you creatively. There's no escaping that. Ozwald Boateng The representation of the tabernacle arose out of the temple of Solomon as its root, in dependence on the sacred ark, for which there is early testimony, and which in the time of David, and also before it, was sheltered by a tent. Julius Wellhausen I used to practice Wicca. Patti Stanger We have to be vulnerable as actors, but we have to protect ourselves. Glenn Close I can't hear anything, John. Please, would you put on your headphones? Connie Sellecca Opponents of cap and trade should be careful what they wish for. Joshua A. Tucker Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood. Moliere It's very scary to allow the world to see you. Brie Larson We've been probably to some degree too successful. Karl Rove Old men need applause too. Don Everly

Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes

or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life. Martha Beck Given New York City's cultural diversity, it has always attracted creative people. Fred Wilson I don't want to record anything unless it can be great and genuinely interesting. Renee Fleming I'm the oldest and I've got two sisters. Lisa Snowdon The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life. Alan King I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people. Kevin Costner We live in a world that is full of problems, and we are the solutions to those problems. Julia Butterfly Hill I think sincerity was my sole aesthetic and realism my experimental technique. Edmund White My language is what I use, and if I lost that, I wouldn't be able to say anything. Howard Hodgkin For capitalism, war and peace are business and nothing but business. Karl Liebknecht

I am occasionally enraptured by Western landscape. But I don't identify that state of mind

as having to do with my own origins, having grown up in the West, although I certainly crisscrossed Nevada countless times growing up, and then as a young adult, in cars and on motorcycles. Rachel Kushner It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time. Boris Johnson What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself. Johann Kaspar Lavater I'm interested in social commentary. Kathryn Bigelow The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business. Aaron Burr Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions. Gerald Brenan No one goes into standup to make money. The frustration and rejection are just too much. Jim Gaffigan I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people...

Typically, when you have a depressed individual, they feel hopeless. They feel miserable. Their mind

is racing, their heart is pounding. They feel anxious. They feel exhausted yet they can't sleep. Dale Archer I went to ballet school for nine years, and there was an agent for the whole school who happened to be there visiting one of the performances. She suggested an audition. Sarah Sutton We've protected thousands of people in Libya; we have not seen a single U.S. casualty; there's no risks of additional escalation. This operation is limited in time and in scope. Barack Obama The most dangerous thing for a branded product is low interest. Dietrich Mateschitz Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning. Rita Coolidge Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned. Marcus Garvey I was privileged to serve as a judge. Ken Starr Well, my whole thing is that I'm kind of like a show-off! Anna Sui I always knew I wanted to make my own way; I never wanted to be dependent on my father. Tamara Mellon It took years, honestly, to deal...

There are parallels between the music and film worlds, but they're really very different. I

feel like they're just two different ways to channel my creativity. Mandy Moore Forty percent of the United States drains into the Mississippi. It's agriculture. It's golf courses. It's domestic runoff from our lawns and roads. Ultimately, where does it go? Downstream into the gulf. Sylvia Earle Women don't give up things. They don't give up responsibilities. They add new things. They exhaust themselves and still don't give anything up. And. And. And. And. And they do all these other things at the same time, which can be exhausting. Hanna Rosin The silence was part of the story I wanted to tell. Joyce Maynard Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans. Christine Pelosi I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him. Anne Bancroft Love always ends differently and it always begins differently - especially with me. Taylor Swift The focus of subjectivity is a distorting mirror. Hans-Georg...

God requires his servants to walk in the light, and not cover their eyes that

they may not discern the working of Satan. Ellen G. White When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do. Gabriela Sabatini When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. That's what I was famous for-that I had my thesis film be a feature film, which was 'You're a Big Boy Now.' Francis Ford Coppola You can very easily be turned into a commodity. I've grown up with it. Henry Hopper The women are at an advantage - we represent the buying power in this country. Sandra Lee I like high impact movies. Kathryn Bigelow All our rights are gradually eroded as government gets bigger. John Stossel You really are being quite foolish to smoke. Iain Glen I ask Hoosiers to come together and vote for Barack Obama to be our next President. Joe Andrew I'm a big romantic, traditional, cheesy...

My family gave me values that have sustained me through situations that would challenge any

person. My personal relationship with the Lord inspires me in all I do. Kathy Ireland The only thing about my life that's really changed is the fact that a lot of people know me now. I'm still the same person. Ruben Studdard I want to go to Heaven, and I don't want to come back. I don't wanna come back and be a baby, and be a teenager again. Oh my God, no! No, I don't want to be a teenager again. It's too awkward. Steven Adler Healing is a moral thing to do. Jay Inslee I tune everything out. Joshua Ledet It's so hard to keep everything balanced in life. Rosanna Arquette And once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come. William Bolcom Somehow I seem to have been gently bypassed as a serious actor. Jon Pertwee Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law. Oliver Goldsmith I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them. Anna Held

I don't want to say everything happens for a reason but every day is lined

up right next to the other one for a reason. The best you can do is do each day well with kindness and as a good person. Mayim Bialik I'm not sure people are ever completely comfortable telling pollsters what they do and don't think. Diane Sawyer No one told me about boys. I had to figure it out myself. The first thing I learned was that sometimes they grow slower than women mentally. Elena Anaya There's things that I couldn't joke about but other people could. Jimmy Carr There's not a lot of good movies being made. Sean Penn My hope is to see Tom Cruise jumping on my couch. Cristina Saralegui The right to bear arms is because it's the last form of defense against tyranny. Ice T Having a child is arguably the most important thing you do in life. Robert Winston Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth of experience. Margaret Fuller I think the glue that held 'Fringe' together was the relationships...

Our lives our guided by that general conception of the course of things which has

been created by society for social purposes. William Kingdon Clifford My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that movie and was looking for soldiers for 'Journey's End,' which led to 'Generation Kill.' Stark Sands In some ways I'm still recovering from the trial. My health is not as good as it ought to be. I've gone back to practicing law and it seems to have taken a toll for whatever reason. Christopher Darden All I want is the best of everything and there's very little of that left. Cecil Beaton Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one. Marilyn Monroe There are plenty of smart people who get nowhere. Paul Graham I let steam off by watching 'Downton Abbey.' Nina Arianda Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government. Ehud Olmert Accusations are useless. Dominique de Villepin Obviously death is a theme I'm fascinated by. Alan Ball

Sometimes when you hire people who have to pass a Mr. Congeniality test, you end

up losing some of the non-conformists who will give you different views and perspectives. Nolan Bushnell All behavioral or mood disorders - including depression, OCD, ADHD and addiction - have some neurochemical components, but sufferers can still work to overcome them. Jeffrey Kluger Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents as a salesman. Herb Ritts The score never interested me, only the game. Mae West RUNE is another one I'm really looking forward to. Mike Wilson I love entertaining and making people laugh. It's my favorite thing to do. Miranda Cosgrove Writing music is just something that I was born to do. Joan Armatrading I've never been afraid to fail. Michael Jordan Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back. Herodotus In the U.S., oddly, we have images of men as arrogant and aggressive. David Duchovny

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have

to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music. Michael Stipe The debate that I'm interested in having is with seriously smart people about how we design institutions in the 21st century that will genuinely address problems of poverty and educational underachievement. Niall Ferguson Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like Zinn says, and absorb what's going on around them, it makes them think. Thom Yorke All I want a song to do is just to kind of present an idea. John Mayer My defensiveness in life really helps me as a driver. Larry David I went to college in Vermont, and then stayed in the East Coast. Bret Easton Ellis At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart, and spirit. Chip Conley For every rockabilly festival staged here, there are 10 held overseas. Brian Setzer I'm not saying we don't need health care ref...

I didn't hang any pictures in my office for a year because I thought that

I would be jinxing myself and have to take them down the next day. Rob Corddry I can't always control my body the way I want to, and I can't control when I feel good or when I don't. I can control how clear my mind is. And I can control how willing I am to step up if somebody needs me. Michael J. Fox It's a natural phenomenon that when you hit as a little kid, as a teenybopper, we'll call it, everybody who used to like you back in that period of time grows up and they leave you back there. Donny Osmond Many premature babies are never given a chance to make it out of the hospital. Jane Chen I don't think it matters where I came from any more. David Bailey Fiction's about what it is to be a human being. David Foster Wallace There's no learning without trying lots of ideas and failing lots of times. Jonathan Ive The arts are a major life nourishment. Kiran Ahluwalia I'm still in touch with a lot people who continue to serve our c...

Amy Rapp, my producing partner, and I are drawn to character-driven material. We're developing and

producing movies and TV, fiction and non-fiction, studio and independent, broadcast and cable, theatre, and web so our slate is really diverse. Meredith Vieira If you say you've had a nervous breakdown or things aren't right mentally, people run away from you. They think you're from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest,' you know. Frank Bruno I try to be respectful of how other people think, I try to listen to what they're saying. Rick Scott Romantic comedies are usually about when love works. Zooey Deschanel Not everyone can lead worship. Michael W. Smith It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy that kind of work. John Sebastian Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity. Madeleine M. Kunin I'm country to the bone. Boyd Holbrook You don't forget crises and neither does the Queen. John Major The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer. Gordon Parks

You watch television and see what's going on on this debt ceiling issue. And what

I consider to be a total lack of leadership from the President and nothing's going to get fixed until the President himself steps up and wrangles both parties in Congress. Steve Wynn We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we live in an endangered world is present in more and more life situations. Ulrich Beck James Franco is a Method actor. I respect Method actors, but he never snapped out of character. Whenever we'd have to get in the ring for boxing scenes, and even during practice, the dude was full-on hitting me. Tyrese Gibson Our destiny is greatness and we must return to its fulfillment. Paul Tsongas I don't need anyone to validate me. will.i.am There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country. Nick Lampson If you're 40 years old and you've never had a failure, you've been deprived. Gloria Swanson A nice pop star would do you nice on one of those deserted islands. Tom Felton I would...

I'm really into a blush on the eyelid and on the high of the cheek.

The singer of 'Cocteau Twins' used to do that - really pink eyelids. It added a little romance to the hard kind of street-edge clothes. Chloe Sevigny One of the things I like about performing on the stage is that it is a kind of meditative experience. Time does stand still. You have no concept or feeling of the passing of two or three hours' time. It's all kind of one present moment, which is a kind of a description of meditation. Michael Emerson It destroys you when people say complete mistruths about your family. Alexi Giannoulias Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors. Leonard Bernstein I am a hopeless romantic. And I won't stop till I get it right. Halle Berry I loved doing Baywatch. It was so much fun! Alexandra Paul It was satisfying to take a risk and see it pay off. Kenny Chesney The lower you fall, the higher you'll fly. Chuck Palahniuk The key thing about a book is that you lose yourself in the au...

Bloomberg's $50 million is not going to revolutionize the electric power industry. But his willingness

to fight is already inspiring others to see Big Coal differently. Jeff Goodell It excites me when a person puts their whole self in a song or rhyme, or instrument. It fills me. Jill Scott I've always had a lot of respect from the people I respected. Randy Newman Because a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one. Rupert Sheldrake There's nothing wrong at all with women wanting to be women. Liz Phair Squash has been my life and I owe a lot to the sport. Jahangir Khan More must be done in concrete terms in order to promote the cause of disarmament. Alva Myrdal When I can't do something, this always impels me to study it. Theodore Sturgeon I used to paint a lot of oil and now I paint more mixed-media stuff. Abbie Cornish Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jivin', too. B. B. King

My grandmother was probably the first person who I thought was beautiful. She was incredibly

stylish, she had big hair, big cars. I was probably 3 years old, but she was like a cartoon character. She'd swoop into our lives with presents and boxes, and she always smelled great and looked great. Tom Ford All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about. Ed McMahon Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical conductors have figured it out... otherwise, you just get the back of someone's head playing music you could hear on a CD. It's not enough anymore. Marvin Hamlisch I had sacrificed my entire life to play football. Brian Bosworth I have great faith in the jury system. Judge Mills Lane In 1962 I was 17, so I was definitely watching the dance shows on television. Micky Dolenz The world and the universe are far more wonderful if there's not a puppet master. Dave Matthews I don't get enough sleep so I always have undereye b...

I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but I've found that my

music, whether its blues or rock, or whatever you want to call it, can be channeled into a positive direction that actually helps people. Rick Derringer We are America; we don't torture. And the moment that is not the case, I want off the train. Shepard Smith When looking at trends I always ask myself basic and timeless questions about business, and the one I seem to always come back to is, 'How is this different than anything else in the marketplace?' Daymond John A safe, affordable and plentiful supply of food is a national security issue. Doug Ose I do not want to be a long-term CEO. Osman Rashid I love Cadillacs and name them after birds. Betty White I'm in so many Charles Bronson films because no other actress will work with him. Jill Ireland I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike. Bob Newhart Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity. Ron Silver I love attention. If I see a gang...

I think a good mom is an awake mom. At least for me, I've always

been a kinder, better person awake than sleep-deprived! Lisa Loeb I have to work hard to be punctual, to not lose my temper, take direction and be told what to do - and most of all listen rather than talk. Alfie Allen I was on cruise control from '85 to '95, and it was my fault. There were a lot of self-inflicted wounds, when I was not doing any original material. I wasn't directing. I wasn't writing. That's not who I am. Sylvester Stallone I never want to compromise my act just to get a laugh. Joe Rogan The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people. Haley Reinhart The Ohio State University has a rich - if quiet - heritage of the arts. Gordon Gee Parking is a nightmare for me... I still have sensors on my car that help me park. Jordana Brewster Songs always get better after you start playing them live. Jason Mraz I have literally played the most interesting parts since I turned 40. Kate Burton I think people are i...

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of

consequences. Dalai Lama My main efforts focussed on trying to identify the rate controlling steps during the cell cycle. Crucial for this analysis were wee mutants that were advanced prematurely through the cell cycle and so divided at a reduced cell size. Paul Nurse I'm a storyteller; that is what I do. And I'm particularly interested in history; and in history of a certain era. But what is interesting for me is how many, how many things you see repeated. Jacqueline Winspear Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime. Red Skelton I believe we will elect a new President in 2012. Newt Gingrich It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept. Bill Watterson It seems like there's a real appetite for science fiction in the States. Matt Smith Everything goes in cycles, to a degree. Herb Brooks I was this weird little bookish giant. Aisha Tyler Comedically, unpleasantness is great fun. Teller

I have always been a huge fan of Ridley Scott and certainly when I was

a kid. 'Alien', 'Blade Runner' just blew me away because they created these extraordinary worlds that were just completely immersive. I was also an enormous Stanley Kubrick fan for similar reasons. Christopher Nolan I love being manipulated by what I see. I love weepies and romantic comedies where you're reaching for the Kleenex at the right moment. Nick Cave Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young. Kim Wilde I work with language. I love the flowers of afterthought. Bernard Malamud Nobody thought I would be a great coach. Rick Majerus Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike. Margot Fonteyn I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table. Lennart Meri I don't want plastic surgery or fillers or Botox. Sofia Vergara You know, anyone who wears glas...

To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then

make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons. Ma Jian I fear we have shot our bolt - but we have been to Pole and done the longest journey on record. Robert Falcon Scott When I said the city would be stronger, I didn't know that. I just hoped it. There are parts of you that say, 'Maybe we're not going to get through this.' You don't listen to them. Rudy Giuliani I feel like I'm a very good role model for women. Blu Cantrell I kind of like being depressed. Nate Ruess I was raised Catholic, and I can get incredibly guilty about mistakes. Matt Mullenweg God is the King. In him exists all legal authority. Orson Pratt No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love. Anna Held I need to be more consistent about taking care of myself no matter how busy I am. Mandy Moore I've ...

I was not a big Allman Brothers fan but I could relate to that because

that is what the flavor of the day was at that time - at least it was like that for me. George Thorogood If we could have somehow stayed away from the public and the press, it might have been different, but every private issue seemed to be played out on the front page. Marla Maples Whenever you show up on a set where you haven't been from the beginning - at least myself - I'm kind of quiet. I just watch the politics and how everything unfolds. Walton Goggins You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him. Lou Holtz I did sketch comedy for years. I've always enjoyed it. Jamie Farr I don't even want to be president! Michel Martelly I'm glad to share my views. Scott McClellan The higher up I went, the less happy I was. Dave Chappelle Even from the very beginning, I didn't put any money in the stock market. Trey Parker I think my spirit is far greater than it's ever been. Angie Stone

One of the things that is wonderful about hymns is that they are a sort

of universally shared poetry, at least among certain populations. Marilynne Robinson I think that you do get a little extra jolt of confidence when you win an Emmy. Edie Falco Remember to write for yourself, not for a market and give yourself time to develop your own style, your own voice. It takes a lifetime. Enjoy it! Michael Morpurgo Nature abhors a vacuum. Francois Rabelais Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment. Barbara Jordan Duty is not collective; it is personal. Calvin Coolidge I like to mix and match vintage with designer. It's how I create my own style. Carly Rae Jepsen I try to be classic without being mumsy. Jane Asher Then I went to radio with Sinatra and I watched that disappear. Skitch Henderson I say, 'Why not' to everything. Russell Westbrook

I think my wife has always been aware, whatever country we have been in, of

my dramatic leading man status; a little too dramatic she would probably say. Andrew Lincoln People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people - and that social norm is just something that has evolved over time. Mark Zuckerberg Focus on the mind and the soul. Read. Study. Enrol in a course of lectures. Pray. Become a member of a religious congregation. Study the Bible or other ancient works of wisdom. Jonathan Sacks Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild. Denis Diderot I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win. Arnold Palmer I think it is time for all babies to let us know who they want for president. Margaret Cho I seethe at the humiliation of airport security checks. Tom Hodgkinson It's not pleasant when you lose your whole football team. Chuck Noll You don't say, I'm going to be a writer when I grow up - at least I didn't. Antho...

Five years from now, 10 years from now, there's going to be a huge Islamic

population in the world, they're going to be nationalistic, they're going to be religious, and they're going to be militant. Chris Matthews I don't want to achieve immortality by being inducted into the Hall of Fame. I want to achieve immortality by not dying. William De Morgan I've got girlfriends who call me 'Raye' or 'L. Raye', but when somebody calls me 'Lisa', it's like, 'You've got two more times to say that and then I think you're disrespecting me and I'm going to have to cut you!' LisaRaye McCoy-Misick I'm a recovering alcoholic so I should be home. Kenny Hickey I thought I was loved. William Shatner I always try to make things fun. Poppy Montgomery In my spare time I like watching TV, laying on the couch, just chillin'. Casey Abrams Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin. Honore de Balzac That's why I've always been appreciative of truly crea...

Instead of looking at individual buildings, it makes more metaphorical sense to think of New

York as one enormous chunk of masonry that has been cut up and carved away. It says, 'This is the ultimate polis, through which humans move like nematodes.' Will Self The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others. Ezra Taft Benson Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes. Pat Burns There are three terrible ages of childhood - 1 to 10, 10 to 20, and 20 to 30. Cleveland Amory Anybody who plays golf will tell you that you play against yourself. Martin Sheen We may define therapy as a search for value. Abraham Maslow It is a career that can be enhanced or destroyed by success. Warren Cuccurullo I believe in the freedom of God's sons and daughters. Pat Buckley I had a 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' expe...

When I meet a girl, I just sort of do really over-exaggerated terrible dance moves...

a lot of hip movements. I get them laughing, and get them to feel pity for me, and then they like me! Nicholas D'Agosto When I was in college there was a girls' flag football league. The girls were extremely aggressive. Lynn Swann We need the private sector to create jobs. If the government could create jobs Communism would have worked, but it didn't. Tim Scott I'll talk about the Everglades at the drop of a hat. Marjory Stoneman Douglas I wanted to model when I was younger. ASAP Rocky The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale. Richard Dawkins War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules. Ross Perot Unless you go out and say what you stand for, other people will do it for you. David R. Ellis I'm not a negative person. Ian Somerhalder I've never met a general yet who could milk a cow. Lennart Meri

A duty is to be chosen from what is virtuous, and from what is useful,

and also from the comparison of the two, one with the other; but nothing is recognized by Christians as virtuous or useful which is not helpful to the future life. Saint Ambrose You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life. Stephen Covey The writing day can be, in some ways, too short, but it's actually a long series of hours, for months at a time, and there is a stillness there. Anne Enright I've made movies that cost less than one car chase. Sam Mendes I never meant to antagonize anyone. Mohammed Morsi Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better. Herman Hesse I try to be a good guy and I fall short sometimes, but I use Christ as an example. Donny Osmond I'm terrible with patience. Katherine Heigl I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto. Diana Ross People enter Web sites hoping to be led somewhere, hoping for a payoff....

That's one of the great things about DVD: In addition to reaching people who didn't

catch the movie in theaters, you get to have this interaction of sorts. Harold Ramis We won't organize any black man to be a Democrat or a Republican because both of them have sold us out. Both of them have sold us out; both parties have sold us out. Both parties are racist, and the Democratic Party is more racist than the Republican Party. Malcolm X Do you have to be like a second-grade dropout to be an umpire? Did you go to school until you were 8 years old? I think you quit school before you were 10. Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire. Andy Roddick The older I grow, the more I find myself alone. Alberto Giacometti I definitely don't plead guilty to being a heartthrob. Bruno Mars There's something about childhood friends that you just can't replace. Lisa Whelchel To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent. George Crabbe So I observe life a little bit, rather than participating in it. Jeffrey Tate I think a basic le...

Ultimately if you're a journalist, one day you're writing about figure skating, one day a

political debate. I loved that about reporting. I like throwing my energies into various corners of the world. Jess Walter I'm just glad I was able to return to some of that innocence and beauty I had as a child when I started my own family, and my children brought me back some of that spirit. Angelina Jolie My brother's an aerospace engineer who works for Boeing, and I started thinking, 'Well, my brother works nine hours a day at his job... What if I worked nine hours a day at being an actor?' Brent Sexton Looking for perfection is the only way to motivate yourself. Ronnie O'Sullivan This is what I do for a living. It's not who I am as a human being. Don Johnson Ray Leonard was more of a favorite than Thomas Hearns that night. Thomas Hearns I take responsibility for myself and what I do now. Paul Gascoigne We're all going to change. Otherwise, it's boring. Alicia Keys Now interpersonal politics... that's what it's all abo...

I've got cattle on 4,000 acres about 100 miles east of Dallas, but I've also

got another 65-acre ranch where I raise American miniature horses. Carroll Shelby The Booker 2011 is of no more interest to me than the world heavyweight championship, which I'm not going to win either. It's irrelevant. Edward St Aubyn My trust in God flows out of the experience of his loving me, day in and day out, whether the day is stormy or fair, whether I'm sick or in good health, whether I'm in a state of grace or disgrace. He comes to me where I live and loves me as I am. Brennan Manning And I felt sorry, and I have felt bad about what happened. Monica Lewinsky We'll have all the same players... We'll be missing one, actually. Sonny Bono It is almost impossible to reconcile self expression with the creative act. Charles Eames I'm a little unusual: I'm a six-person-or-less extrovert. Reid Hoffman I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own. Bruno Tonioli I don't play the tuba. Lenny Kravitz I had the...

I fell in love with reading when I was allowed to choose whatever books I

wanted to check out of the library. I was around nine years old when I began choosing my own books in earnest. Adriana Trigiani Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion - towards ourselves and towards all living beings. Thich Nhat Hanh We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus; but our ideas about Santa Claus change, mature and become more nuanced, whereas our ideas of God can remain at a rather infantile level. Karen Armstrong I have had a career in public service. Scott McClellan My favorite thing is to have a big dinner with friends and talk about life. Carla Gugino Music is a great energizer. It's a language everybody knows. Bill Hicks I don't eat cereal actually... Frosted Flakes... that's as close as I can get. Johnny Thunders If you're not enjoying yourself, you can't really look as if you are. Glenn Tipton I am honestly not sure how capable ...

A lot of children don't have a developed aesthetic. I did. I made early choices

in life, even about cloth; I liked flannel and not polyester. Patti Smith Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state. Gerald McRaney If we want more trade in the world, we should establish bilateral trade agreements with other democratic countries. That way we can control the decision-making process. The major economic countries of the world will enter into those agreements. Dana Rohrabacher Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far. Will Rogers The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb. Charles Eastman Communication is so key. Ashley Tisdale Physics has the cutest words. Sherry Stringfield It never occurred to me that I looked like a movie star. Kitty Carlisle Before September 11, terrorism was viewed as something ugly but you lived with it. Paul Wolfowitz Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work. Clarence Darrow

Prayer reminds me it's not just about me. It's about all the people with whom

I share this planet, and all of whom God has created, and all of whom he cares just as much about as he cares about me. Mike Huckabee Continental directors, as opposed to British and American, tend to be somewhat high-handed in their approach. Donald Pleasence Molly Shannon and I used to always talk about that we really felt strongly that we were comedic actors, that we weren't comedians. You just played things real and the comedy came out of the context. Will Ferrell To resolve problems through negotiation is a very childish approach. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi A historian is battling all the time to remember as much as possible. Niall Ferguson Nobody responds to being made to feel judged. Shalom Harlow Kids can't look up to girls who are trying to be growner than they are. Teyana Taylor We women in Somalia are trying to be leaders in our community. Hawa Abdi Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated. Kara DioGuardi N...

I started in this racket in the early '70s, and when I was president of

the Science Fiction Writers of America, of which I was like the sixth president, I was the first one nobody ever heard of. Jerry Pournelle I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough. Marissa Mayer The choreographer for the Milton Berle show wanted me to audition. I walked away from that. Danny Aiello The roles for women in theatre are much better than they are in film. Kim Cattrall I'm not planning to jump off a bridge with no bungee. Norah Jones You know a lot, but you don't know everything. Mary J. Blige Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel. Sara Paretsky I still think I'm writing Nancy Drew with a mortgage. Lisa Scottoline No matter how bad things are, you can at least be happy that you woke up this morning. D. L. Hughley ...

A Soviet man is a product of invisible changes, degradation and progressive deformation. Breaking the

chain of those changes is hard. Perhaps they are irreversible. Merab Mamardashvili I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use the miracle of having been born. Oriana Fallaci We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an opium dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they are overloaded. Charles Kingsley I am married to the theater, and the films are only my mistress. Oskar Werner The truth is I want to make music that people enjoy. Hunter Parrish I've only got a Saturday job so my weekdays are generally pretty free. Gary Lineker I drink a gallon of water a day. Gabrielle Union I don't think 'pop' should mean that you had no talent. Grace Jones With an orchestra you are building citizens, better citizens for the community. Gustavo Dudamel I don't have technique because I never learnt any. Emma Thompson

For the record, I am sticking with my claim that the simultaneous degradation of air

quality, water quality, water supply, food safety, soil quality, and other environment-related variables is the main challenge to China's continued development. James Fallows When I'm feeling a little empty in the head, I like to go see movies or read to loosen things up there. James Dashner If you're wearing smoky eye makeup, a little beige or gold pencil on the inner eye corners will open up the area, but you only want to do it if the shadow is really dark. Otherwise, light pencil makes your eyes look too far apart, like a fish. Gisele Bundchen Life is very precious. Brian Harvey I want do some kind of action movie, car chases and explosions. Devon Sawa You come to realize people are not simple. Nick Flynn I'd rather not make films than make bad ones. Scott Speedman What I learned was the quality of continual reinvention. Merrie Spaeth People in New York never have time for anything. Marina Abramovic I love doing serious movies for adults. ...

You know, as long as you do everything in moderation, you don't go overboard, you

don't, you know, turn your lips into guppy lips - I mean, a little zip or a little zap, that is not a big deal. Suzanne Somers Even if you didn't come from another country, the idea of how do you make a home somewhere new is common to anyone who's either going to college, shifting towns. Junot Diaz In the early 2000s, I was going through a lot. I didn't have my head screwed on right. Where I was at as a man, I was still growing up. Raekwon I'm an actor, but I'm an artist. Shia LaBeouf The outgrowth of conservation, the inevitable result, is national efficiency. Gifford Pinchot I like my life. It's good. Kim Cattrall Without losers, where would the winners be? Casey Stengel I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic. Illeana Douglas He was as great as a man can be without morality. Alexis de Tocqueville Aging can be fun if you lay back and enjoy it. Clint Eastwood

Everyone here says in a surprised manner that I have grown... they are so stupid

and do not notice that I am standing up straighter! Anna Freud The public treasure has been duly applied to the uses to which it was appropriated by Parliament, and regular accounts have been annually laid before Parliament, of every article of expense. Robert Walpole A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. Andrew Vachss I admire tremendously those people who work consistently at the same jobs. Hayley Mills By the mid-70s, I wanted to get out of the business. I was tired anyway. Dave Van Ronk We are the transition from one education to the other. Alfred Rosenberg I have to admit, if Oprah were a man, I would marry her. Gayle King I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance. Vera Farmiga Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline. Graham Greene Playing with friends is a victory. Fuzzy Zoeller

So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my

career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more. Mary Chapin Carpenter I actually feel like, for a lot of my career, I wasn't able to show my comedic range. I did a lot of dramas and dramedies. I was on 'E.R.' That's not generally thought of as a funny show. Busy Philipps I don't really think in terms of goals. Andy Grammer It will not be possible to solve the current crisis with euro bonds. Angela Merkel Experience is a funny thing. You don't always have it when you need it. Patrick Chan Here we are 17 years later. Those agencies never did come through. Jeremy Rifkin I'm not the kind of person who gives up without a fight. Michael Landon I'm alive and I want to keep living. Diego Maradona It is my personal plan to assassinate by pistol either Richard Nixon or George Wallace. Arthur Bremer I think it's always best to be who you are. Halle Berry

Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the

way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe. Ted Nugent Julie Dryfus and I were both afraid of heights and in one scene, I had to be quite high up and I was rather terrified, but Julie was very kind, encouraging me and we got through that together. Chiaki Kuriyama I think I was 8 or 9 when I did my first play. It was at a community level, but that's when I knew that this is what I loved doing. Lavrenti Lopes To lovers of the truth, nothing can be put before God and hope in Him. Saint Basil The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault. Jacques Delors One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels. Gustave Flaubert I can't travel without Sudoku. Robert Ballard I'm not optimistic. David A. Siegel I'm a true believer in karma. You get what you give, whether it's bad or good. Sandra Bullock I grew up on film scores and scores from films. Skitch Henderson

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