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To do what we are doing in this budget to our children, cutting their health

care funds, decreasing opportunity, simply so we can pay for tax cuts and a war in Iraq is beyond belief, and we need to reverse it. Tom Allen Democracy passes into despotism. Plato I guess I strike people as very serious, or very intense. Deidre Hall Our revenge will be the laughter of our children. Bobby Sands The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon. Robert Benchley Give me a sword fight any day. Joseph Fiennes Do what you love and the money will follow. Marsha Sinetar

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not

shielded in their lives from the consequences of great industrial and social processes which they cannot alter, control, or singly cope with. Woodrow Wilson Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me. William Shakespeare If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed. Ludwig von Mises Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper was real to me. Al Stewart I do not think that obsession is funny or that not being able to stop one's intensity is funny. Jim Dine Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell. Robert Byrne Sheer luck. I was lucky to have been born with cheekbones. Suzy Parker

America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free.

We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed. Allen Boyd By rights you're a king. If I was you, I'd call for a new deal. O. Henry We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote. Warren Buffett I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Men now monopolize the upper levels... depriving women of their rightful share of opportunities for incompetence. Laurence J. Peter A wise man turns chance into good fortune. Thomas Fuller

After each experience, you grow up, you get enriched with something, and you don't know

how you're going to be in six months, you don't know what you're going to want, what you're going to need. Audrey Tautou We're the best team in baseball, but not by much. Sparky Anderson As a result, we will continue to see more innovation on the Internet and on mobile phones than on consoles. Trip Hawkins True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves. Theodor Adorno The primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual. Edward Bellamy Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Frank Zappa Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

The judge turned his back towards me, sitting back on his judge's chair, while I

was in the witness stand being questioned. The whole courtroom was full of these anarchists, leftists, communists and Jewish lobbyists. Ernst Zundel From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step. Denis Diderot I don't think the current regime of South Korea will deal actively with the issue of North Korean defectors. Kim Young-sam The future of our nation depends on our ability to produce food and fiber to sustain the world. Phil Bredesen Everyday holds the possibility of a miracle. Elizabeth David Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence. Henri Frederic Amiel I was a normal, rather dutiful child. I didn't even rebel as a teenager. Emily Watson

You see, it's never the environment; it's never the events of our lives, but the

meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them - that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow. Tony Robbins Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty. Helen Rowland I believe that every person is born with talent. Maya Angelou I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent. Edith Sitwell We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it. Robert Baden-Powell Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it. Winston Churchill Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. Leo Buscaglia

One book at a time... though I'm usually doing the research for others while I'm

writing, but that sort of research is fairly desultory and I like to stick to the book being written - and writing a book concentrates the mind so the research is more productive. Bernard Cornwell Vicksburg lies on top of a bluff on the east side of a large tongue of land jutting out into the Mississippi. Knute Nelson You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing. Greg LeMond Keep true to the dreams of your youth. Friedrich Schiller I'm always suspicious of people who repent of other people's sins. Jean-Marie Le Pen We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them. M. Scott Peck A child does not notice the greatness and the beauty of nature and the splendor of God in his works. Rudolf Otto

The growth of technology is such that it is not possible today for a nuclear

physicist to switch into medical physics without training. The field is now much more technical. More training is needed to do the job. John Cameron I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't. Jules Renard Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude. Alexander Pope Some people are really drawn to technology and I liken them to artists. Mitchell Baker A game is not won until it is lost. David Pleat Where thou art, that is home. Emily Dickinson This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve. Wilkie Collins

To observe people in conflict is a necessary part of a child's education. It helps

him to understand and accept his own occasional hostilities and to realize that differing opinions need not imply an absence of love. Milton Sapirstein We cannot be contented because we are happy, and we cannot be happy because we are contented. Walter Savage Landor The whole surf culture is starting to embrace women a lot more. Michelle Rodriguez What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles? Louisa May Alcott There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair. Friedrich Schiller There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket. Abe Lemons If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it's moving you away from your goals. Brian Tracy

Well, when I was younger, in high school, I started out smoking pot. Which escalated

into taking acid on a regular basis, which escalated into selling acid. And then I started, when I went to college, I started doing opiates. John Wozniak The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles of the faint-hearted. Peter McWilliams It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so. Friedrich Schiller I want to be so strong as an actor that people wouldn't say... eh, that's Josh Lucas. Josh Lucas The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own. Bill Bradley Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits. Paul Eldridge There's nothing like living a long time to create a depth and soulfulness in your music. Bonnie Raitt

People should have freedom in their pilgrimages and tours. They should come and visit historical

monuments and sites - let's say the sites around Iran - where they can easily engage in wide- scale contacts with others. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad You need to listen to your body because your body is listening to you. Phil McGraw Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own. Soren Kierkegaard Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation. James Thurber Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can't nail them to a wall. Frank Lloyd Wright How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems. Daniel Webster A girl told me my lips looked like somebody had pressed strawberry yogurt against my face. Katherine Heigl

Unequal funding resources also results in unequal educational opportunity when you consider studies that show

that one half of low income students who are qualified to attend college do not attend because they can't afford to. Bobby Scott I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved. Aidan Quinn An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. Laurence J. Peter My mother taught me to read. Fiona Shaw It's simple, if it jiggles, it's fat. Arnold Schwarzenegger Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor. Donovan Bailey Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. Francis Bacon

A multitude of causes unknown to former times are now acting with a combined force

to blunt the discriminating powers of the mind, and unfitting it for all voluntary exertion to reduce it to a state of almost savage torpor. William Wordsworth People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It's really cool and weird as well. Rupert Grint In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper. Wellington Mara No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. Albert Einstein Discovering witnesses is just as important as catching criminals. Simon Wiesenthal It's not that I'm knocking the movie and television work. George Peppard Recently I heard Sheryl Crow and I loved her, she was terrific. Bobby Sherman

I think I'm in the same mood as ever, but in some ways more mature.

I guess you could say that, at 65, when you've seen the world shape up as I have, there are only two things you can do: laugh or kill yourself. John le Carre Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns. William Penn You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. Oliver Goldsmith The wisest prophets make sure of the event first. Horace Walpole A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. Mahatma Gandhi I am but an architectural composer. Alexander Jackson Davis The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer. John Madden

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of

her age with ambiguity until, perhaps, she passes into the realm of over ninety. Then it is better she be candid with herself and with the world. Carl Sandburg I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living. Harold Budd Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir. Tacitus I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad. George Bernard Shaw If you can imagine it, we can make it. John Dykstra If your library is not 'unsafe', it probably isn't doing its job. John Berry He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook, when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly. Clement Clarke Moore

The politicians of New York have everything that is necessary to make proper decisions and

they will have to live with what happens afterwards. The worst scenario is the politicians covering their eyes and turning it over to the FBI. Tom Hayden Words, without power, is mere philosophy. Muhammad Iqbal If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrats at the other, all would be well with the country. Andrew Johnson Caricature is rough truth. George Meredith If I can do one hundredth part for the Indian that Mrs. Stowe did for the Negro, I will be thankful. Helen Hunt Jackson By the time I was 8 years old, sports had pretty much taken over my life. Michael Bergin I try to use the Australian idiom to its maximum advantage. Paul Keating

Scientific corporations might well become almost independent states and be enabled to undertake their largest

experiments without consulting the outside world - a world which would be less and less able to judge what the experiments were about. John Desmond Bernal I would be very happy doing movies. I love to work and I think I'm a little different. Victoria Pratt Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night. William Blake He only half dies who leaves an image of himself in his sons. Carlo Goldoni The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. Red Auerbach Being an only child is a disease in itself. G. Stanley Hall The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. Theodore Roosevelt

I have always loved to sit in ferry and railroad stations and watch the people,

to walk on crowded streets, just walk along among the people, and see their faces, to be among people on street cars and trains and boats. Ella R. Bloor Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. Andrew Jackson The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. Robert Benchley You will always move toward anyone who increases you and away from anyone who makes you less. Mike Murdock I'm happy with the way everyone presents themselves onstage. Daisy Berkowitz Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance. Charles de Gaulle In politics nothing is contemptible. Benjamin Disraeli

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My first joke was about a company called Five Star Parking that was all over

Philadelphia: 'Who's reviewing parking lots?' Adam McKay I don't have to try to be perfect because I know that my fans like me for who I am. They like me because I am weird and kind of funky, but still really calm. Bella Thorne It's a funny feeling to work with people who you consider your colleagues and to realize that they actually are young enough to be your children. Alan Alda There was a time when cowboys respected their horses instead of riding them to death just to show off for a crowd. Tommy Lee My friends and family are amazed I've done so well. I was not a model student. No one expected that I'd build a Fortune 500 company at Symantec. John W. Thompson Before 'Moonrise,' I never thought I would be in a movie where I would be struck by lightning. Jared Gilman The theme of sisters - of missing sisters, of needing sisters, the special love that sisters share or the antagonism sisters share - is something that is very close to...

Photographic memory is often confused with another bizarre - but real - perceptual phenomenon called

eidetic memory, which occurs in between 2 and 15 percent of children and very rarely in adults. An eidetic image is essentially a vivid afterimage that lingers in the mind's eye for up to a few minutes before fading away. Joshua Foer One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.' I'd love to do some really silly comedy someday. Paul Dano In my family, as in most middle-class Indian families I knew when I was growing up, science and mathematics were held in awe. Aravind Adiga I give the spectator the possibility of participating. The audience completes the film by thinking about it; those who watch must not be just consumers ingesting spoon-fed images. Michael Haneke Even The Impostors, as silly as it is, is a very intimate film, in a way. Stanley Tucci There's no doubt I'm emotional. Sidney Crosby Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth. Francis Picabia I can only be who I am. Enya The South African government, unlike a lot of ...

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

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

And then I think now we are - you know his - like I've always

said. His spirit is so large that we feel his presence around the show, and we always will. He will always have a voice. Katey Sagal When you've moved past a point where you're just scrambling for jobs, you think about the things that you want to do. And the things that you want to do are governed by what you've seen, what you choose to embrace. Danny Glover I'm not photographing the model in the classic sense; the model is playing a part in my photographs. It's more like theater. I always work with models I know, and I let them participate in deciding how to act their part. Kim Weston Basically, New York housing is designed by formula, with lots of restrictions. Hugh Hardy Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs. Vijay Mallya Dictionary - opinion expressed as truth in alphabetical order. John Ralston Saul Football is a game about feelings and intelligence. Jose Mourinho I'll watch any show on the History Channel. ...

I'm not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain

women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do. Gloria Allred I dropped out of high school and I couldn't go to college 'cause I wasn't smart enough, so I'd resigned myself to loading trucks and playing punk rock on the weekends. Dave Grohl Searching for alternative life on Earth might seem misconceived, because there is excellent evidence that every kind of life so far studied evolved from a common ancestor that lived billions of years ago. Yet most of the life that exists on Earth has never been properly classified. Paul Davies We're all dreamers. Ray Bradbury My husband thinks he's compromising if we have one cook instead of three. Ellen Barkin Everyone has an equal right to inequality. John Ralston Saul I don't think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women. Doris Lessing I learn the lines that JK Rowling or whoever writes them, and say them. Michael Gam...

That's the great thing about university: you've got people around you who are taking a

risk and trying things out themselves. It gives you the confidence to try and take it to the next step, which was drama school. Adam Rayner I'm not afraid to have a character say, 'I am a Christian,' or, 'I believe in God,' because I think they represent real people on this Earth. Tyler Perry My tutorial videos are educational, but they're goofy - I'm just being myself. Rosanna Pansino Despite the fact that feminists say they're not getting a fair deal, women are still very powerful. Les Dawson Being home schooled is awesome because you can make your own schedule, so as far as time management, it's up to you how much you get done and when you get it done. It's all got to get done; how you do it is up to you. You need a lot of self-discipline, but luckily, I have it. Jason Dolley I would have loved to have another 10 Eric Ambler books. Alan Furst I want to have all that scientific information that we're building be used in de...

They've been talking about Pi, which I haven't seen, they've been comparing it to Usual

Suspects, Sixth Sense, and Fight Club, and I didn't see that either. Joe Pantoliano When you say you are a gamer and you are a celebrity or a former celebrity there's a grain of salt that everybody takes that with. Curt Schilling I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost. Guillermo Cabrera Infante This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life. Tom McCall I want to play characters that are interesting to watch. Ben Barnes I do have a lot of Australian friends. Simon Baker I've been honoured to portray such intelligent and sophisticated roles. Mia Wasikowska We live in a celebrity-obsessed society. Kelly Reilly My feeling is that if you can cook, I can teach you how to do television. Bobby Flay I have four children and I have seven grandkids. Dick Van Dyke

If I wrote a musical it wouldn't be about me. Although I do some magic,

so it would probably be about a magician who appeared and re-appeared all over the place. Neil Patrick Harris The majority of people in Angola were not provided with any kind of schooling and were completely illiterate, very badly paid, and treated almost as slaves. Louis Leakey Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do with civil government and his great age make him incompetent. Jared Sparks I honestly, sincerely love what I do. Mary Hart I still believe that at any time the no-talent police will come and arrest me. Mike Myers We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has. Clint Eastwood George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement. Paul McCartney I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear. Florynce Kennedy I toyed with the idea of pursuing a career as a lawyer just because I like to a...

Owned technologies are easy to grasp because they're so prevalent. They're technologies that are developed

and shaped by a defined group, usually someone selling it. Jonathan Zittrain No one suggested Lehman deserved to be saved. But the argument has been made that the crisis might have been less severe if it had been saved, because Lehman's failure created remarkable uncertainty in the market as investors became confused about the role of the government and whether it was picking winners and losers. Andrew Ross Sorkin This adoration of an artist as a lone genius is quite misled, I think, because they are very much part of their time and their community. Hannah Gadsby In the dream life, you don't deliberately set out to dream about a house night after night; the dream itself insists you look at whatever is trying to come into visibility. Jane Hirshfield Wintertime for me is a time when I do a lot of my writing in the studio. It's a time I enjoy. And it's very reflective and a very calming time of the year. Throughout the year I gather a lot of musical inspiration...

I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey,

when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt and tie! Similarly, I believe that to keep movie theaters in existence, they're gonna have to make 'em an event, have a couch, a table and drinks or something. Otherwise, there's no reason to get out of your bed! James Caan The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play. Jeffrey Dean Morgan Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience. Hillary Clinton If I wasn't performing, I wasn't alive. That's the truth. My parents had absolutely no interest in the business, but they knew it made me happy, so they said 'Go for it, girl!' Samantha Barks When approved, the SAFE Port Act will make progress toward protecting the physical infrastructure of our seaports as well as our national economy which is so clearly dependent on the com...