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The 'Soul Train' legacy and brand are of the utmost importance to me and to

'Soul Train's' millions of fans. After years of offers, I feel the time is now finally right to pass the torch. Don Cornelius We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize. Thich Nhat Hanh Given that the biggest rise in childhood obesity rates are occurring in children ages 3 to 5 years, we must modify our efforts to place an emphasis on prevention versus intervention. Darell Hammond I love being a fashion designer. Roberto Cavalli For the first time I'm free to be myself. Ed Balls I'm not trying to be macho, I promise you. Daniel Craig Many Americans don't have an understanding of the freedoms they regularly enjoy. Dave Anderson I'm really not good blackmail material. Chris Colfer I love watching American League games, you know what I mean? Dusty Baker The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school. Will Smith

If the movies that I'm going to make anyway go mainstream, that would be the

coolest thing ever. But I have set up a plan that I've been working on for a long time. Evan Glodell My record label is treating me like I'm a new artist, which is exciting after all this time. Rosanne Cash Before I did 'Rush Hour,' I was a big fan of Jackie Chan movies and I had seen all of them. Brett Ratner On a hanger, no dress is sexy. It's just fabric on a hanger. Donatella Versace I'm from the Midwest. Craig Kilborn I do favor guest workers, H1B visas and student visas. Jim Kolbe I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party. Paul Wellstone I'm high energy. Karl Urban Watching my dad, Ralph Lauren, design clothes when I was young, I was always inspired. Dylan Lauren A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news. Nate Silver

Every time you look at a house in Los Angeles, the real-estate agent will tell

you that someone famous once lived there. It always seemed irrelevant to me: Does a property gain value just because Alfred Hitchcock used to eat breakfast there? Claire Scovell LaZebnik I definitely wouldn't shy away from doing another action based project, but I feel like my forte is more like playing real, ordinary people. I'm a girl's girl. Rachael Taylor I love Frank Capra. He believed in the goodness of people and one man's ability to fight and often triumph. Tom Shadyac I've only skied a couple of times in my life. Any skier would say I stink. Bridgette Wilson Wrestling is a team sport, and an individual sport all rolled into one. William Baldwin My kitty cats could rely on my poker winnings. Nicole Sullivan For the moment, I'm concentrating on my own stuff. Cheryl James Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race. William E. Gladstone I love myself and I am a good person. Adam Lambert I just want to be more regular. St

One thing that I think works in 'Casablanca' and which I've lectured a lot about

- in terms of what I've been trying to achieve as a designer - is the film's creation of its own form of reality. Ken Adam I do music for the fans. I want to lift fans up. Timbaland When I was in Congress, I worked with Joe Kennedy to rename the Justice Department for Bobby, and when I retired, Teddy Kennedy sent me this Roy Lichtenstein print of his brother, inscribed: 'Bobby would have been proud of you.' Joe Scarborough Kids love robots. They're this fanciful, cool thing. Cynthia Breazeal Each system is trying to anticipate change in the environment. Kevin Kelly When I make a bad play, it frustrates the heck out of me, even in practice. Tyson Chandler I feel most beautiful at night, when I take my makeup off and it's just me. Ashley Greene The balance between freedom and security is a delicate one. Mark Udall In my career the push has always been to take another step, to try something new. Bjorn Ulvaeus I was getting old, man. I was

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved.

It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players. Larry Bird The pharmaceutical industry isn't the only place where there's waste and inefficiency and profiteering. That happens in much of the rest of the health care industry. Marcia Angell There are some good songs, but not the kind of song-writing that I remember, that I like. Springsteen still does it. Paul Simon, and there are also good writers, but that doesn't dominate the charts. Jackie DeShannon I think I'm past my due date. I just feel it. Liam Neeson New York is nice, but I don't like it as much as I used to. Julia Louis-Dreyfus Being positive may be a character defect of mine. Quentin Blake I will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one every day. Heinrich Heine When you're a mid-list writer, it pays to write fast. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro A lot of people are upset that I'm

A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so

books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words. Marcus Mumford It's a difficult job to do, but that is why we do it. Only so many people can do it. But it, it enables you to... for a brief period of time to kind of get away. You have to go back and deal with, but it's a good escape. Brett Favre Food is not just what we put in our mouths to fill up; it is culture and identity. Reason plays some role in our decisions about food, but it's rarely driving the car. Jonathan Safran Foer Recorded music is more a marketing tool than a revenue source. Irving Azoff By getting into distribution and production, I am actually widening my base. Ajay Devgan Don't worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon. John Madden I think Barack Obama is a one-term President. Dick Cheney Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in. Katharine Hepburn A lyric has to mean something to me, something that has happened to me.

The Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration will be a building that will connect the

excitement of science to the surrounding streets, river and highway. These forms are ambitious and dynamic. They appear to reach out beyond their physical limits. Cesar Pelli I wanted to become an engineer, or get a masters in business. But I had the opportunity to do films when I was about 25 and it was a great way to express myself. Dolph Lundgren The safest thing to do was get rid of the second breast. I just want to give myself the best chance possible to live. Koo Stark If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty. Jamie Lee Curtis I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting. Francesca Annis There were so many people who wanted me for their films. Tippi Hedren We sing songs about love because we love the people we sing our songs to! Graham Russell It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other. Jesse Jackson I find this life so interesting. Brittany Murphy If you love somebody let them know every day. Billy Bob Th

So every day I'm mindful as I watch the Bush crowd extend their sway into

policies of every imaginable variety, and over almost every square foot of earth, that the control of the American state is a matter of urgency. Todd Gitlin I hate to admit that. I want to win every race, but I know that's not possible. To be in the top 25 is realistic if we have any luck this year. But anything to be in the chase or something like that is very unrealistic. Roger Staubach I work very much on the principle that anything created by mankind has mischief and error hardwired into its inception. Jasper Fforde I can't really remember my life without movies. Elle Fanning Black people, we are not this monolithic group, you know? Joy Bryant Decadence is wonderful. Jack L. Chalker It's better for people to miss you than to have seen too much of you. Edward Norton If modesty disappeared, so would exhibitionism. Mason Cooley Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace. Alexis Carrel It doesn't matter whet

I couldn't pick up a sword and go fight anyone, let me put it that

way. It's choreography and it's acting. The best sword fights you see look amazing, but it's the acting that sells it more than anything. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau I always figure hey, look, I'm not a rock star, I'm an actor. I'm somebody who's meant to be other people and I'm not meant to be here representing myself. I'm happier when I'm presenting myself as other characters. Christian Bale Oh, I'm not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I'm French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions. Sophie Marceau I am now The Establishment. There's nothing I can do about it. Jason Sudeikis One country, one constitution, one destiny. Daniel Webster I needed to carve out my own place and find out what I was going to do. Rosanne Cash One of my favorite movies of all time is 'Fargo.' Cameron Monaghan Most of my presumptions about a production are usua

I actually went to drama school at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama

in Glasgow, so I stayed in my home town the whole time. However, I see more of my friends now than I did then. It's strange. James McAvoy Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies - an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus. All of this new government spending was sold as 'investment.' Paul Ryan It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am. Elle Macpherson True Yankees are born, not made. Jay Mohr There needn't be a distinction between your life and your music. K. D. Lang I'm like any Brazilian: I like to go out and enjoy myself. Romario I don't have a lot of time to surf the net and see what everyone's wearing. Michael Pitt This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith

Though my parents assured me over and over again that I wasn't stupid or slow,

I sensed that my dyslexia was now a stigma on all of us. Carre Otis This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. Mario Lemieux As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing and be working full time, it's great. Marian McPartland I don't mind being a permanent nightmare for the United States. Evo Morales I am constantly amazed at their support over the years. Mike McCready When people have passion there's nothing they can't do. Joe Nichols I always hated 'O Holy Night.' It's so operatic and overwrought. Sufjan Stevens The main target for the next years should be growth and job creation. Mariano Rajoy The record company's worst fear is that you'll fall in love or get rich. Maynard James Keenan The p

It's interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man... life-changing, but I'm just me

within that. It's been very helpful for my career, but I'm trying to stay on the path I was on before. Adrien Brody And as much as I love the gritty characters, I like to play all sorts of characters. I'm an actor. I love to create. Brittany Murphy For me, the reason to make the movie is that if people like the comic, then people would like the movie if it was well made. There are good movies for them, but very few. And I mean that in a true sense. If they love your story for freaking 30 years, then they can do a movie about it. Gilbert Hernandez You have to do things people see or you don't get to do anything. John Malkovich If I ever have to stop taking the subway, I'm gonna have a heart attack. Edward Norton I think I invented the phrase 'Don't overdo it.' Kevin James One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness. Ramana Maharshi I think daily that the country's future is being thrown to the wind.

Americans! They want to go 600 miles an hour, and they don't know how to

walk! Look at them in the street. Bent over. Coughing! Young men with gray faces! Why can't they look at the animals? Look at a cat. Look at any animal. The only animal that doesn't hold its stomach in is the pig. Joseph Pilates We need to be a leadership position about protecting minors on the Internet and, more importantly, giving the parents the tools they need to protect them. Peter Chernin I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person. That's why people write novels. A. N. Wilson I can still jump on the Tube. I don't want that to change. Lisa Snowdon I'm a goodhearted person. I interact with people all the time. Tim Hardaway I learned at an early age that using the third person will push some buttons. Craig Kilborn Competition is an easy way to get into flow. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi You have to be awake at 6 a.m., when everyone else is asleep. Matthew Ashford I was a huge fantasy geek growing up. I was the dungeon mas

If mass media, social isolation in the suburbs, alienating workplaces and long car commutes create

a bunker mentality, the Internet does the opposite. Alex Steffen As proud as we are of this city and as extraordinary as it is, all of south Louisiana and all of the Gulf Coast is a very special place, and the federal government has underinvested in it year after year after year, whether it's education or health care. Mary Landrieu You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it. Neil Gaiman It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill. Aeschylus I grew up on a dairy and beef farm. Candice Swanepoel All I want is for people not to see me as this cartoon monster. Jack Abramoff Even the strongest man needs friends. Mario Puzo He that speaks much, is much mistaken. Benjamin Franklin At first the ancient images of the Goddess did not interest me. Carol P. Christ I am a very selfish person. Lara Flynn Boyle

Well, you know, I feel like it's about a lot of things. The reason that

I made it was because I thought it was really funny and unique and just a different genre. Danny DeVito Since this war began our sympathy has gone out to all the suffering people who have been dragged into it. Further hundreds of millions have become involved since I spoke at Limerick fortnight ago. Eamon de Valera The walls are the publishers of the poor. Eduardo Galeano I have come up the hard way. Johnny Olson Abel has left mathematicians enough to keep them busy for 500 years. Charles Hermite The best thing you can say about any coach is his players play hard for him. Terry Bradshaw Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work. Alan Alda Contradictory to my religion, I think, is journalism. Sydney Schanberg There are hundreds of Beckhams playing football all over the world. Diego Maradona I am working on a dress sock line of funky, colorful, cool designs. Rob Kardashian

Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an

Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.' Orlando Bloom My old life - no amount of getting used to it would have made it right. Scott Adams My father realised that for me to become a publisher in his firm would have been the end of the firm! Dick Bruna Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist. Ethel Merman I don't feel guilt. Whatever I wish to do, I do. Jeanne Moreau I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human. Shirley Knight There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said. Joni Mitchell The Sex Pistols was a part of my life. Just a small part. Steve Jones Perfection is such a nuisance that I often regret having cured myself of using tobacco. Emile Zola I am fascinated in religion and theology and what people believe. Sarah Wayne

You know, I live a monastic lifestyle. No, I do. I do live in extremes,

basically. I go back and forth. Once every six months, I'll have a day where I eat more chocolate than has ever been consumed by a human being. Jim Carrey I'm more interested in books than people, and I always expect everybody else to be, but they're not. A. S. Byatt I don't know whether there is anyone else at all who remembers my noble father with such sadness. Egon Schiele Time itself comes in drops. William James People kind of stumble their way through life a lot of times. Mike White This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare. James Forrestal I have no privacy anymore. Felix Baumgartner I think women love to read love stories. E. L. James No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran. Sugar Ray Leonard People around me called me an idol, so that's what I was. Namie Amuro

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Super-Earths are how we call a family of planets... up to two times larger and

about ten times more massive than the Earth. Dimitar Sasselov I always think my face is quite nondescript - it sort of fits in to any period. It's not really distinct enough for you to remember me from something. Kimberley Nixon I'm a pretty tenacious person; I get that from my mom. So sometimes, I use dark humor. I can't take myself too seriously. Art Alexakis My dad's a scientist, and my mom's a teacher, so I didn't grow up in a family that was into the entertainment world at all. Eloise Mumford I enjoy practicing law too much to even contemplate retiring, but I often think about engaging in serious study of the history of art, of the intricacies of classical music. I could write a fugue, or perhaps learn to play the cello. Karen DeCrow I graduated from college with a 3.92 GPA with a degree in computer programming and a BFA in fine arts and animation. My first job was painting a mural in the Grimaldi's in Queens. JWoww In my career as a d

I would absolutely love to go back to the simplicity of the '80s, where there

wasn't texting, social media, iPhones, or smartphones. I love the fact that you would go home and check your messages. I'm not well suited to the world of modern technology. Matthew Rhys I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth. Randy Newman When you break a sweat you just feel great. You've got your endorphins going. You feel better. You look better. And if you aren't able to get a workout in, try to find a steam room somewhere. You just look and feel so much better after a sweat. Nicole Scherzinger I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys. Edie Falco I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body. Gianni Versace I have always been a Malibu Man, like all actors. Nick Mancuso Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. Paulo Coelho My

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

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

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

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

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

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

In a hyper-capitalist environment dominated by media giants, the means available to independent journalism have

narrowed considerably. Nayef Al-Rodhan I wasn't a bad kid. My dad left when I was young, so I didn't have much discipline, not that I'm making excuses. I was always out and about and had a good time as a kid, so I've done alright. Danny Dyer I think I just stick to eating a well-rounded diet. I don't cut out anything; if I crave something, I eat it. But I definitely try to stick to a balanced diet always. Martha Hunt If I had been in President Obama's shoes, I would have acted more decisively and strongly against ISIS. Rand Paul Me and heels are very good friends. Emilia Clarke The conscience can be a strong guide in life if we allow it. Joyce Meyer Horseracing and ranch horses are two different animals. You're getting race horses out and running and running them. It can be really problematic. A thoroughbred's very delicate. Dennis Quaid I do value the respect I get from my contemporaries, but to have Oasis cover my song, to have Puf

Now I know that I should take better care of myself when I'm under an

intense deadline, or else my body is gonna act in certain ways that are not good. Tyra Banks It has endless possibilities, and but what we do with our arrangements, we move the borders of cello playing and discover new ways of new techniques of cello playing. Luka Sulic The most surprising thing, honestly, is that so few Americans know about the orphan trains. I was also surprised at the resilience and fortitude of the riders I met, their pragmatism and grace. I don't know whether this is a Midwestern trait or simply a human one. Christina Baker Kline OkCupid has users from 18 to 80 on the site. And we get to observe all of their actions. We get to watch how they use the site, how they interact with other people. Sam Yagan If you read any of my books, they tend to have a strong historical perspective. Eric Kandel My nickname is Dickie Jukebox. I own thousands and thousands and thousands of songs. Richard Simmons I do love the music aspect of the Internet. The Inte

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

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

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

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

I rely on my iPad for on-the-go entertainment. I stock it with TV shows, like

'Parks and Recreation' and the British version of 'The Office.' I'm reading a Charles Manson biography on it too, since I'm weirdly into true crime. Phoebe Tonkin My birthmark essentially looks like I have a black eye. It isn't that bad, so you can imagine if it has been this big a part of my life, think of what it must be like for children with more serious birthmarks that cover half their face. Hannah Storm I love to make songs out of some of those shadows - you know, some of the things you lie awake thinking about, social anxieties and romantic insecurities and all that stuff. Matt Berninger The prosperity of the United States and the prosperity of the Hispanic community, as the fastest-growing community, are one and the same. The destinies are one and the same. Julian Castro Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet. Lupita Nyong'o When I read 'The Water Diviner,' I was having the same kind of visceral r