Thoughts

were writing about home - if you were a woman, you were writing about being a woman - and I decided not to do that, write about what you know. That's not what I do. I went as far away from home as possible in terms of the development of my imagination.
Anna Deavere Smith

You'll reach into your wallet to brandish a photograph of a new puppy, and a friend will say, 'Oh, no - not pictures.'
Caroline Knapp

While it has been hurtful to my family and me to read constantly in the media that I was under investigation, I am pleased that as expected my spending has been found to be in order.
Peter Slipper

Buddhism teaches you to embrace change.
Koo Stark

Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.
Joseph Stiglitz

I've been approached by many different people, but I don't really want to be known as a collaboration dude.
Sean Paul

I look at my pictures, and I think, 'Well, how did I do that?'
Howard Hodgkin

Wonder is the basis of worship.
Thomas Carlyle

I'm really happy. Really!
Jennifer Aniston

I'm not a sentimental guy.
Gene Hackman