actor knows that. And because the actor knows that hidden inside himself there's a wizard and a king, he also knows that when he's playing himself in his daily life, he's playing a part, he's performing, just as he's performing when he plays a part on stage. Wallace Shawn What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Marcus Tullius Cicero I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. Muhammad Ali It is always in season for old men to learn. Aeschylus The only real valuable thing is intuition. Albert Einstein I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field. Emmitt Smith From wonder into wonder existence opens. Lao Tzu Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again. Karl Popper Neither blame or praise yourself. Plutarch

infrastructure in my city? How do we put people back to work, lower the unemployment rate, provide for job training programs? How do we make class sizes smaller and make investments in our children from an education standpoint?' Michael Nutter You can tell a lot about a person from his underwear. Rachel Bilson Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals. Bo Bennett No one but a fool is always right. David Hare It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. William Hazlitt The sovereign being is burdened with a servitude that crushes him, and the condition of free men is deliberate servility. Georges Bataille America's doctors, nurses and medical researchers are the best in the world, but our health care system is broken. Mike Ferguson I feel I'll take on the responsibility of showing the world a whole different kind of Latin woman. Eva Mendes When I grew up, peo...

displaying their ridiculous behaviour. I feel it's my job as a serious investigative journalist to witness all kinds of behaviour and then report back to the audience through the prism of my own anger and bitterness. Kathy Griffin Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still. Dale Carnegie Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice. George Jackson If a patron buys from an artist who needs money, the patron then makes himself equal to the artist; he is building art into the world; he creates. Ezra Pound Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. Franz Kafka At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy with preparations for it. Yukio Mishima An aged Christian, with the snow of time upon his head, may remind us that those points of earth are whitest which are nearest to heaven. Edwin Hubbel Chapin I like to do all kinds of films. Pam G...

as people. They're still very much the same kids that I met many years ago. They've grown up and they are funny and wicked and naughty and bright, and I think as actors their work is just getting better and better. They've blossomed. David Heyman Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become. Maxwell Maltz Life is never easy for those who dream. Robert James Waller I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time. Bonnie Raitt Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired. Donald Cram I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense. Harold Kushner The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply. Khalil Gibran There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman? Woody All...

baffles me. It's the nearest we'll ever get to playing God, to suddenly produce these fully formed creatures. It is a bit odd. Other aspects you work out more - you rework sentences, you rework imagery. But not characters. Kate Atkinson Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all. Gilbert K. Chesterton Thou art my single day, God lends to leaven What were all earth else, with a feel of heaven. Robert Browning A human being is a single being. Unique and unrepeatable. Eileen Caddy Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues. Confucius Anyone who thinks there's safety in numbers hasn't looked at the stock market pages. Irene Peter Physical activity can get you going when you are immobilized. Get action in your life, and don't just talk about it. Get into the arena! John Davidson It is a miracle of harmony, of the adaptation of the free inner life to the outward necessity of things. John Crowe Ransom Androgyny is not...

overheard, what is experienced, what is experienced by people close to you, what you are told, what you have read, all mixed together into this kind of soup which, like any good soup, at the end you cannot really distinguish the ingredients. David Leavitt You noticed from last night, we only did two from the 80s. And our set's two hours long. Ann Wilson There is a woman at the beginning of all great things. Alan Bleasdale It's so funny that people specify that year because in a way it was the biggest battle for me health wise. Brady Anderson The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home. William Temple As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate. John McCain You can't undo a deportation. Jonathan Shapiro We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose...

Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party. What we need to do is we need link all of these moderates together and to figure out a way by which this particular coalition can speak to important issues to marginalize the voice of the extremists. Feisal Abdul Rauf The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more work on safety. That shouldn't happen. Damon Hill A pure hand needs no glove to cover it. Nathaniel Hawthorne Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly. Barry Gibb Is it weird in here, or is it just me? Steven Wright Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing. Norman Mailer A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state. Isabel Paterson In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value. Alan Greenspan One is still what one is going to...

fact, that's the worst thing about the new car. It will stay around to disappoint you, whereas a trip to Europe is over. It evaporates. It has the good sense to go away, and you are left with nothing but a wonderful memory. Daniel Gilbert Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health. Carl Jung A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you. Margaret Atwood As for the Devil - that is somebody our religion tried to do without for a long time. Kerry Thornley The sexes were made for each other, and only in the wise and loving union of the two is the fullness of health and duty and happiness to be expected. William Hall And if you don't live, you have nothing to write about. Maynard James Keenan I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink. William Halsey Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. Thornton Wilder History may be divided into three movements: what moves rap...

coach of the Broncos and you always strive for stability at that position. However, with five games left in the 2010 season, we will continue to monitor the progress of the team and evaluate what's in the best interest of this franchise. Pat Bowlen The discipline of desire is the background of character. John Locke The disciplined are free. James Cash Penney O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind. Helen Hunt Jackson You know, Scooter's going to do the first separation burn; I'm going to do the second separation burn. Duane G. Carey For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live. Theodor Adorno I think the tax cut is ridiculous but so am I. Randy Newman Believe me, I'm not going to try to get into testing. John Engler Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye traffics in feelings, not in thou...

very traumatic event. And actually, there is evidence that brain chemistry changes during this event in certain individuals where it's imprinted indelibly forever and there's an emotion associated with this which triggers the condition. Dale Archer I will protect all Colombians regardless of whether the attacks come from guerrillas or paramilitaries. Alvaro Uribe To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion. Thomas Reed I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity. Amy Smart I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy. Wanda Sykes Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings. Sparky Anderson An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea. Edward de Bono I think there's no excuse for the American poetry reader not knowing a good deal about what is going on in the rest o...

best of singers, but he always knew he was a great entertainer, and I always thought that was a good concept to bring along, that ultimately acting is an entertainment art and you have to be aware of the fact that you want people to be excited to be watching you. Dean Norris One could laugh at the world better if it didn't mix tender kindliness with its brutality. D. H. Lawrence My first record I owned was by Les Paul. Bill Wyman In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting. Viggo Mortensen Suspicion is the cancer of friendship. Petrarch I wanted to cut down on the profanity, because I think I'm funnier without sayin' a lot of cuss words. Chris Tucker Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that. Sam Mendes Awareness is empowering. Rita Wilson It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is not much...

you are always coaching to get to. Now you have your team set, you have the match-ups you want, you have your time-outs, your chance to finish the game, and that's my job, to get us to that position during the course of the game. Doug Collins Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. William Penn If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing. Sparky Anderson The movies I usually do are maybe three or four weeks because they don't have a lot of money. Catherine Keener Sundance is just a great place for your work to be seen. Not much more to say about it than that. David Wain Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom. Jean Giraudoux I know that's a secret, for it's whispered everywhere. William Congreve The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling bo...

The biggest thing about taking a punch is your ego reacts and there's no better spiritual lesson than trying to not pay attention to your ego's reaction. That's what takes people out of the fight half the time. David O. Russell My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters. Boris Johnson Well Microsoft really does develop some really interesting technology. Miguel de Icaza Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it. Will Rogers About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. Josh Billings Willingness to be damned for the glory of God. Samuel Hopkins I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you. Alex Winter The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purpose...

the decision's already made the minute you walk in the room because they're like, 'His hair's good or she's got the right skin color' or whatever. It's so random, but it's so physically oriented. Rashida Jones I am very proud of my name. My full name is Richard Treat Williams. Treat Williams Much ingenuity with a little money is vastly more profitable and amusing than much money without ingenuity. Arnold Bennett There are now more teens going into treatment for marijuana dependency than for all other drugs combined. John Walters To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. Will Durant The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star. Piper Laurie The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad. Thomas Dolby Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see. Joichi Ito Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards. Cha...

our time. My first love will always be fiction, and especially novels, but I'm a writer... I write poetry and essays and criticism and I'd love to write a whole play, and sometimes I even write scripts. Jess Walter Air warfare is a shot through the brain, not a hacking to pieces of the enemy's body. J. F. C. Fuller Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe. Alfred North Whitehead But she told me she was never going to drink again. David Gest One man with courage is a majority. Thomas Jefferson The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative. Eugene McCarthy Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not tremble. Vittorio Alfieri Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about. Ralph Waldo Emerson You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them...

to have more books by her, there's something about just one that's kind of mysterious and nice. On the other hand, the New York gossip about me was that I'd never write another book. So I thought, 'Well, I will then.' Charles Frazier In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli. Howard Zinn Often the test of courage is not to die but to live. Vittorio Alfieri Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it. Stendhal That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake. Mahatma Gandhi The suffering caused by the terrorists is the real torture. Jean-Marie Le Pen I don't want to be famous as a movie star and have the whole world love me, I want to be a creative actress. Juliette Lewis I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles. Ted Allen They probably realized our interview would do more damage to th...

find out where an individual goes - all they have to do is place a tracking device on someone's car or ask a cell phone company for that individual's location history and the technology does the work for them. Ron Wyden A friend will tell you she saw your old boyfriend - and he's a priest. Erma Bombeck Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius. Josh Billings I think all phases of one's career are serious if you take it seriously no matter if you are doing high profile dramatic pieces or not. Bill Murray The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end. William J. Brennan, Jr. Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world. Thomas Carlyle I used to think drinking was the only way to be happy. Now I know there is no way to be happy. Laura Kightlinger The history of liberty is a history of resistance. Woodrow Wilson I was freezing in that loincloth. Jim Caviezel

the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. Steve Jobs Where trade unions are most firmly organized, there are the rights of the people most respected. Samuel Gompers Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity. Allan Sloan I don't think you can in any way export culture with guns or tanks. Bernardo Bertolucci Major religions are examples of 'noble lies' aimed at uplifting human stature. Jack Miller I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different. Sam Mendes My life has never been easy. It's like all the major events of my life have always been difficult. Florence Henderson That's what heroic stories do for us. They show us the way. They remind us of ...

when the album went to No. 1 in America. The top four that week was us, Adele, Guns N' Roses and Bruce Springsteen. It was ridiculous seeing those names there. Being the first band from the U.K. and Ireland to go to America and debut at No. 1 is just unbelievable. Niall Horan Music always came first. I never set out to be an actor. David Soul I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry. Matt Dillon One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to terms with was the fact that, hey, we may not be the center of the universe. Kevin J. Anderson The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only hope that keeps up a wife's spirits. John Gay He showed in the last interview, as on the later portions of the chart, a genuine fondness for the rabbit. Mary C. Jones Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton If you aren't playing ...

teenager one of the family, demonstrates that America isn't post-racial. It is thoroughly mired in race - the myths that surround it, the guilt it inspires, the discomfort it causes, the struggle to transcend it. Wesley Morris Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory. Ray Charles Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are. Patricia Velasquez Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly. Amos Bronson Alcott Heaven is what we spend our lives trying to find. Beth Orton Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade. Al Alvarez Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in. James Reston Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men. Walter Lippmann Today we try to identify a gene and ...

figure out for themselves. I'm wary of the self-help literature that suggests there are certain rules. I'm very happy for people to look at my story and say it's possible to achieve many things. Daniel Tammet Faith is not a thing which one 'loses', we merely cease to shape our lives by it. Georges Bernanos The global response to global terrorism must not endanger fundamental human rights and freedoms. Stjepan Mesic I don't make any money. Bill Wyman To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only the track it has passed. Samuel Taylor Coleridge When one has not had a good father, one must create one. Friedrich Nietzsche That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way. Doris Lessing Well, I'm used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals. Jason Statham Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Phillips Brooks

right that people can accuse actors and actresses of being dilettante, but you learn on every job, whatever it is, the process moves you on in some way, and yeah, I want to expand my knowledge of our existence, I suppose. Miranda Richardson I'm your knight in shining armor. I'm here to save you from Linkin Park. Rufus Wainwright There was no reality to pain when it left one, thought while it held one fast all other realities failed. Rachel Field I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place. Steven Wright I think that was a moment of cool panic there. Ron Atkinson Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end. Kris Kristofferson The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the brother of talk after dinner. Mary McCarthy What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first the...

which makes the reader bend in closer to the scene even if that scene, especially if that scene, is painful... Brutal language isn't necessarily the most truthful way of describing a brutal moment. Anne Michaels The function of the novelist... is to comment upon life as he sees it. Frank Norris But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all. Gary Sinise Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature. Samuel Butler If its not done ethically, advertising won't be trusted. If consumers don't trust it, advertising is pointless. Jef I. Richards Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. Alan Perlis There is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you can rally to your cause, the better. Mark Shields If ye despise the human race, and mortal arms, yet remember that there is a God who is mindful of right and wrong. Virgil Had we but world enough, and time, t...

hurt it in many ways, making it more impersonal, expensive and dangerous. The false belief that a safety net of sophisticated drugs and machines stretches below us, permitting risky or lazy lifestyle choices, has undermined our spirit of self-reliance. Andrew Weil Once we destroyed the Saddam regime, we knew there was going to be a civil war. William Odom Educating young people about the harms of drugs is essential. John Walters A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget. Samuel Butler A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader. Daisaku Ikeda All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments. Bill Kristol It so happened that my goals kind of matched my career progression toward becoming an astronaut. John L. Phillips Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed i...

and from there it just blossomed. I have always had to have an outlet for my creativity and when my life became more about raising my family than the bright lights of show business exploring my photo art was a great outlet for me. Angela Cartwright Those who have happy homes seldom turn out badly. Daniel H. Hill A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying. Gilbert K. Chesterton When one must, one can. Charlotte Whitton Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. Buddha I mean being a writer is like being a psychoanalyst, but you don't get any patients. Al Alvarez Most of my mail comes from young people. Richard Wilson The use of methamphetamines has become pervasive in our country, and especially in rural areas. Collin C. Peterson I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more. Jean Paul

get there quicker. And that's to do with flow. As soon as you made it two lanes and brought in the 70 (mph) and 50 (mph), you got there quicker. It meant the flow of the traffic was better, there were less accidents, less deaths, I think that's an important factor. John Prescott Death doesn't affect the living because it has not happened yet. Death doesn't concern the dead because they have ceased to exist. W. Somerset Maugham I did have an offer to direct one of the Alien movies but I wasn't too excited about all the effects work. Walter Hill If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft. Bill Nelson People go out of their way to show the love and respect for me. It is very gratifying. Abdul Qadeer Khan For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. Martin Luther A life without adventure is likely to be unsati...

by its diffusion. Every one familiar with it knows that it is in proportion to its sparseness that it becomes less objectionable. Wherever there is an immediate connexion between the master and slave, whatever there is of harshness in the system is diminished. Jefferson Davis We have a very active testing community which people don't often think about when you have open source. Mitchell Baker All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. Aristotle Secrecy is the chastity of friendship. Jeremy Taylor Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared. Henri Nouwen If people would write exactly what I wanted to read I wouldn't feel so compelled to write myself. Laurell K. Hamilton Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things. Flora Lewis In a blind town, the one-eyed man is king. Ken Harrelson The mere thought hadn't even b...

do anything without me. The way it works is: If the copyright owners instigate a project, like the movie, then I get a fee as creator. If I instigate a project, like the musical, I pay a percentage to the copyright owners. Sherwood Schwartz Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden. Corrie Ten Boom Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe. Dianne Feinstein Fear is excitement without breath. Robert Heller My painting carries with it the message of pain. Frida Kahlo Public housing is more than just a place to live, public housing programs should provide opportunities to residents and their families. Carolyn McCarthy My car and my adding machine understand nothing: they are not in that line of business. John Searle We will welcome them with bullets and shoes. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with y...

at sports and that sort of thing so I became quite comfortable being by myself, exploring. The world was my private playground, and in it, I was supreme. Darwin, Faraday, Huxley and other great scientists were my companions. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going. Brian Tracy Let them show me a cottage where there are not the same vices of which they accuse the courts. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof. Rene Char Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness. Rollo May I am still against any kind of censorship. It's a subject in my life that has been very important. Bernardo Bertolucci If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me. Ted Williams I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats though. Elton John Well, ...

generated in London, the mucky, brassy North or the colonies - buying those houses and restoring them, and doing the three-generation thing, mouldering into the landscape, and the 'community,' identifying with the place in a familiar way. Peter York Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent. Dan Marino Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning. Indira Gandhi No weapon has ever settled a moral problem. It can impose a solution but it cannot guarantee it to be a just one. Ernest Hemingway When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there. Everett Dirksen A novelist is, like all mortals, more fully at home on the surface of the present than in the ooze of the past. Vladimir Nabokov No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. Henry Adams We did not have anyone like a ma...

bought as hard copies; books that are collectible will continue to be collected; people with lots of bookshelves will keep stocking them; and anyone who likes to make notes in books will keep buying books with margins to fill. Susan Orlean Thou has a thousand eyes and yet not one eye; Thou host a thousand forms and yet not one form. Guru Nanak Well of course New Zealand isn't anti-American. Helen Clark Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great. Carlo Goldoni I love playing live now more than ever. I enjoy it, I think it keeps you young. Dave Davies Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church or robbing a bank, but never to being bores. Elsa Maxwell You gotta have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true? Oscar Hammerstein II Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of ...

to be a part of it. I have been a victim of cyber bullying myself and I know firsthand just how hurtful it can be. People think that they can hide behind computers and send nasty and hurtful comments to people, and this is wrong. Katherine Jenkins It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means. Charles Kingsley Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out. Michel de Montaigne It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing - rather than just one or two stars. David Attenborough Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. Martin Luther King, Jr. Actors are able to trick themselves into treating anything as if it's fantastic. It's a kind of madness really. Tom Baker To fall in love you have to be in the state of mind for it to take, like a disease. Nancy Mitford He who puts out...

I can even take any credit for it, but it's such a huge presence in my life. It is my life. It's my identity, it's everything. And it's given me a great deal of joy and a sense of purpose - I can't imagine my life without it. Emmylou Harris One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton Fast cars are my only vice. Michael Bay Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. Nelson Mandela You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it. Cecil Taylor If anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist. Karl Marx Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. Erica Jong He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery. Samuel Smiles A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. Theodore Roosevelt

separated out from the rest of the population. Of course, it can be useful if you're writing an official letter, like trying to get a visa or something passed through Parliament. They're impressed by these things. Ian Mckellen Prayers not felt by us are seldom heard by God. Philip Henry Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into. Mahatma Gandhi Journalism is not just a cause, it's also a wacky profession. David Talbot I was too dumb to know Opie was going to grow up to be a great Director, if so, boy, I would certainly have become his best friend. George Lindsey Sentimentalism is the working off on yourself of feelings you haven't really got. D. H. Lawrence It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. Muhammad Ali Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. John Engler My dark side, my shadow, my lower companion is now in the back room blowing up balloo...

It's sad and it really hurts. I want to tell people not to use the word. Don't say your friend's retarded when they do something foolish. If you have a disability, keep working hard. Whatever it takes, do it, and don't be mean to people. Lauren Potter The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the call are also blessed. But worthless who call not, heed not, but rest. Hesiod I learned with 'The Beach' that I'm a bit better lower down the radar. Danny Boyle Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent. Napoleon Hill Let me be clear. I support the definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Ben Nelson No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it's easier to get on the subway and not be accosted. Richard Linklater In my blood there is no Jewish blood. In their callous rage, all anti-Semites must hate m...

I probably think and obsess more about the roasts than my own series. Because there's so much attention focused on the roasts. It's like the 'Super Bowl' of comedy. Everybody is going to talk about it. Forever. Jeff Ross Knowledge is the prime need of the hour. Mary McLeod Bethune I've enjoyed being a part of something from the beginning, when we were still finding our footing. Douglas Wilson The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique. Isaac Bashevis Singer I think to be in politics you have to have the taste for blood on that. Moira Kelly My longing for truth was a single prayer. Edith Stein Modesty is the conscience of the body. Honore de Balzac Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero Give a man a free hand and he'll run it all over you. Mae West

average lifespan of two to five years post-diagnosis, and scientists don't know what causes it. ALS prevents your brain from talking to your muscles. As a result, muscles die. As a result, every 90 minutes people die. I am a person. Steve Gleason The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion. Fred Allen In the beginning, there were Real Programmers. Eric S. Raymond It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Now I'm this far up the ladder and I've got so much farther to go with what I want to achieve with it. Karl Urban A man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself - like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks. Jean Kerr If you understand hallucination and illusion, you don't blindly follow any leader. You must know if the person is sane or insane, over the abyss. Marguerite Young I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I a...

I haven't given this election a minute's thought, and it's just not fair for me to cancel out the vote of someone who actually gives a damn.' Indeed, it's not just sound and honest - it's the ethically responsible thing to do. Jeff Greenfield If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else. Laurence J. Peter The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous. Carl Sagan The Endangered Species Act is the strongest and most effective tool we have to repair the environmental harm that is causing a species to decline. Norm Dicks Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach. Arnold Schwarzenegger A lie told often enough becomes the truth. Vladimir Lenin An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties. Pope Benedict XVI Experience is what you have after y...

ineffective stimulus programs, myriad housing programs that went nowhere, and a rush to invest in 'green' companies. As a consequence, uncertainty over policy - particularly over tax and regulatory policy - slowed the recovery. Glenn Hubbard Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty. Lillian Hellman Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing. Warren Buffett If our women are willing to die with us, who is there to say no? Morning Star One man's wage increase is another man's price increase. Harold Wilson War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. Smedley Butler A feeble body weakens the mind. Jean-Jacques Rousseau I think anyone that isn't fired up right now shouldn't probably be out here. Karrie Webb Your emotional life is not written in cement during childhood. You write each chapter as you go along. Harry S...

last,' and she says 'You're free all right, you're free to do the dishes.' So I say, 'You're talking to the former president, baby,' and she said, 'consider this your new domestic policy agenda.' George W. Bush No, but a cello is the perfect string bass for an accordion. Works with it beautifully. Elizabeth Moon All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young Time, you old gypsy man, will you not stay, put up your caravan just for one day? Ralph Hodgson The medium is the message. Marshall McLuhan My first job was for a blue jean company as a sitting model. I posed for 15 minutes and made $50. It was 1976. Janice Dickinson If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars. J. Paul Getty Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Reinhold Niebuhr Being Elvis Presley's daughter is a whole lot o...

adjective 'Darwinian' used to refer to ruthless competition; you used to read that in business journals. But that's not what Darwinian means to a biologist; it's whatever leads to reproductive success. Steven Pinker I just knew how to do the one thing I did, and whether I did it well or not depended on who the director was. Jackie Cooper It's part of the fun of it to work with strong personalities. Kelly Lynch Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility. Errol Morris No part of the human community can live entirely on its own planet, with its own laws of motion and cut off from the rest of humanity. Hugo Chavez Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. Colin Powell Misery, mutilation, destruction, terror, starvation and death characterize the process of war and form a principal part of the product. Lewis Mumford The poetry from the ei...

critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature, and that means you have to push the car a lot to get it into the window - it's about getting everything to work right and getting the car to flow through the corners. Tom Kristensen I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't. Steve Martin I've never, ever in my life enjoyed playing live the way I am now. Richard Marx It's nice to feel the fans are behind you. You shouldn't concern yourself with things like that - but it does matter. Dan Marino Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge. Simone Weil An expert is someone who knows a lot about the past. Tom Hopkins Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance. Charles Henry Parkhurst Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward. Ovid Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion. Martha Graham

a good hand and the chance to race in Formula One. You think the driver can make the difference, can make up for everything else within the team. But that is not the case. You are racing in such a competitive sport so that doesn't happen. Jenson Button I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further. Stephen R. Donaldson There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives. Barbara Kruger I have a few personal ambitions for the band. John Deacon Anything new is always considered the devil's tool. Rip Torn The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst. Winston Churchill Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not. Pierre Corneille Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs. ...

it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It's truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day. Tom Hooper I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other. Terry McMillan The right diet directs sexual energy into the parts that matter. Barbara Cartland Defense is superior to opulence. Adam Smith Freedom can occur only through education. Friedrich Schiller In hatred as in love, we grow like the thing we brood upon. What we loathe, we graft into our very soul. Mary Renault From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. Karl Marx When two drivers curse each other on the road, and one of them happens to be a Jew, you can't define that as anti-Semitism. Jean-Marie Le Pen I'll talk to kids afterward and somebody will...

that it is. I take a deep breath in and I realize that in this moment I am fine and everything is okay. More importantly, I am reminded that my A.P.C. jeans are so perfectly worn in that they are appropriate for any season and I am suddenly at ease. Max Greenfield Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them. Mo Udall A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green. Francis Bacon We all share a common goal - we want our children to succeed. Bob Taft When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up. Lili Taylor Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road. Stewart Brand Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty. Hannah More We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by. Will Roge...

an effect on your skin - the same with plywood or veneer, or solid timber. Wood doesn't steal energy from your body the way glass and concrete steal heat. When it's hot, a wood house feels cooler than a concrete one, and when it's cold, the other way around. Peter Zumthor And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud. Walt Whitman The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different. Mahatma Gandhi Not many men have both good fortune and good sense. Marilyn French I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone. William Weld A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both. Fawn M. Brodie A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. Thomas Paine ...

the fat, slovenly Mayor, who doesn't want the kids to use the Skateboard Park', or 'Stein is a pompous, rotund attorney, imposing to all.' It would be so freeing to get a script where my character is simply described as 'A Man.' Fred Melamed Great loves, to the last, have pulses red; All great loves that have ever died dropped dead. Helen Hunt Jackson I just think that things should be allowed to run their course, and not turned into a Disney ride. Fiona Shaw The irony is, going to work every day became the subject of probably my best poetry. Philip Levine Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune? Elias Canetti I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety. Frederick Douglass There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket. Moliere We are faced with...

of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment. Because there is no way we can look at what's happening in Africa, and if we're honest, conclude that it would ever be allowed to happen anywhere else. Bono I knew your father before you did, and I don't think he'd be too proud of what you're doing right now. Scotty Bowman Eventually we want to do a puppet musical with turntables in the orchestra pit. Eric San Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness. Walter Scott Look, I know he's been married three times before. I accept it, but I don't want it driving up the driveway. Meg Tilly You ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right. Alan Paton No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball. Connie Mack The loss of national identity is the greatest defeat a nation can know, and it is inevitable under the contemporary form of colonization. ...

- they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government. John Major Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature. C. S. Lewis Some movies get rushed out right after you make them and I'm not always happy with that. Aaron Eckhart The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself. Peter Drucker I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the writing of the next book. Frank McCourt For three decades, Democrats and Republicans worked together to make our environment better. Christopher Dodd It was a hard time for me to have a pure moment, to be present, to be here. Stephan Jenkins It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest. Orison Swett Marden It ...

future flooding. The Maldives has been the most utilised target. We have undertaken a careful analysis of actual sea level changes in the Maldives. No rise has been recorded either in the present or the past centuries. Nils-Axel Morner I don't think anyone enjoyed it. Apart from the people who watched it. Alan Hansen But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent. Stephen Breyer The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject. Michael Korda Action without a name, a 'who' attached to it, is meaningless. St. Jerome By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property. Voltaire Scientific research is one of the most exciting and rewarding of occupations. Frederick Sanger Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James It would be a pity if, frustrated by the price of travel, we elected to become a society that never made contact, that ...

showing very cool images of a person or people walking on some ordinary street in slow motion. I wish I could achieve that kind of slow-motion effect in manga, but it's rather difficult to draw; the only things we can play with are tones of black and white. Masashi Kishimoto So little time and so little to do. Oscar Levant I think you do better when you are really up for it, cause passion goes up. Jim Capaldi Our dreams drench us in sense, and sense steeps us again in dreams. Amos Bronson Alcott The grand irony, however, is that Southern segregation was not brought to an end, nor redneck violence dramatically reduced, by violence. Stanley Crouch Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity. Stephen Vincent Benet Cameron Diaz was so cute at the MTV Movie Awards when she pulled her skirt up and wiped her armpits. Pink Being in touch with the natural world is crucial. David Attenborough The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few es...

the end did they finally figure out what they were really looking for; then they have to redo a lot of stuff. If after a day or so you force yourself to put together your tentative conclusions, then you'll have guidance for the rest of your research. Robert Pozen The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves. Charles Reade An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. Ernest Hemingway A book may be compared to your neighbour: if it be good it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early. Henry Brooke Give me a museum and I'll fill it. Pablo Picasso The National Academy of Sciences would be unable to give a unanimous decision if asked whether the sun would rise tomorrow. Paul R. Ehrlich There can be a lot done if you are not so particular about who gets credit for it. John Freeman I see people as they really are from a pure point of view. Sun Ra I like blues but it is music I am too igno...

have no common ground on economics. He doesn't worry about the Federal Reserve. He doesn't worry about foreign policy. He doesn't talk about civil liberties, so I would have a hard time to expect him to ever invite me to campaign with him. Ron Paul We have the capacity to receive messages from the stars and the songs of the night winds. Ruth St. Denis As long as you gave it your best shot, even if in the opinion of others 'you failed,' you didn't fail. Al Lewis I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound. Greg Maddux All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain. Thomas Hobbes The notion of looking on at life has always been hateful to me. What am I if I am not a participant? In order to be, I must participate. Antoine de Saint-Exupery How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that...

While I was doing 'Mystery Team,' I started practicing stand-up. While I was doing stand up, I got 'Community.' It's like I planted trees six years ago, and now they have fruit. Donald Glover A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares. Elbert Hubbard In the divine Scriptures, there are shallows and there are deeps; shallows where the lamb may wade, and deeps where the elephant may swim. John Owen Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything. Katharine Hepburn I always wear flat shoes, because I can't walk in anything else. Sadie Frost Go for Dr. Bowen as soon as you can. I think father is hurt. Lizzie Andrew Borden There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country. George W. Bush And I've had vocal training on and off for years. Julia Barr I don't count on the boy who waits till October, when it's cool and ...

come from my own memories of growing up. I can remember how romantic I was, not just about love, but romance in the classic sense - the romantic ideals: of honor and truth, of loyalty, sacrifice and fairness. Those were the elements that made a story satisfying to me. Francine Pascal Nobody's free until everybody's free. Fannie Lou Hamer Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that. James Brown No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. Barbara Ehrenreich More young people believe they'll see a U.F.O. than that they'll see their own Social Security benefits. Mitch McConnell So many people bare their midriffs, I don't know why mine is such an issue. Shania Twain Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old...

actor who happened to be a kid. I was never really in a hit show until I was a teenager with West Wing playing First Daughter Zoey Bartlet. In a way, that was my saving grace - not being a star on a hit show. It kept me working and kept me grounded. Elisabeth Moss We must believe in free will, we have no choice. Isaac Bashevis Singer Start wide, expand further, and never look back. Arnold Schwarzenegger There was three or four years of my life where I hated myself and you know, would have quite happily ended it. Daniel Johns I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400. Ted Williams There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Erma Bombeck It was a hole in one contest and I had a three. Abe Lemons It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry. Nikolai Gogol No business in the world has ever made more money with poorer management....

to it but adopting it for their own and making a separate thing for it, that's beautiful. It just shows you how much you can affect other people... the butterfly effect of everything you put out into the world. Marketa Irglova The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them. Jackie Collins Life is a zoo in a jungle. Peter De Vries Prolonged endurance tames the bold. Lord Byron If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music. Thomas Carlyle It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. Thomas Hardy Before beginning, plan carefully. Marcus Tullius Cicero These newspaper reporters... ever since Sullivan versus New York Times... have got a license to lie. Edward Bennett Williams The true purpose of education is to teach a man to carry himself triumphant to the sunset. Liberty Hyde Bailey

any issue. If it's your issue, there are now new ways of mobilising knowledge that weren't there before. There are real bodies of significant knowledge on the web that are valuable that we haven't done nearly enough with. Charles Leadbeater First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people. Leo Rosten Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I'm very pro presenting the best music I can to the widest audience possible. Lesley Garrett The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect. Robert Louis Stevenson Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects. Herodotus I don't think it's sacrilegious to remake any movie, including a good or even great movie. Jonathan Demme A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a re...

During the 1970s, in the aftermath of the Nixon abdication and the Ford and Carter presidencies, the whole nation peered into the abyss, was horrified by what it saw and elected Ronald Reagan as president, which began a national resurgence. Paul Johnson Retiring is just practicing up to be dead. That doesn't take any practice. Will Harvey I have a fine lot of telescopes. I have one with which I can see the Mountains in the Moon. Ezra Cornell Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion. Kevin Mitnick Ageing means a loss of a number of skills over time. Julie Bishop Facts are counterrevolutionary. Eric Hoffer The first couple of days on the detox diet aren't pleasant. Carol Vorderman I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings. Bill Wyman Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth. Blaise Pascal

When you're driving a 750hp machine at 200mph, the noise and the vibrations are incredible. The G-force when you take big corners is like someone trying to rip your head off. You hit the brakes, and it feels as if the skin is being pulled off your body. Jenson Button I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count my student years. Terri Windling Sometimes you move publicly, sometimes privately. Sometimes quietly, sometimes at the top of your voice. James Baker It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input. Barry Mann True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing. Jean Cocteau The best thing we can do is to make wherever we're lost in look as much like home as we can. Christopher Fry We must ensure our system of higher education offers world-class quality for a world-class economy. Bob Taft I am all for the short and merry lif...

the TV show, came down. They were the first entertainment entity that put people up on the Internet, so they put my picture up, and America Online called the next day and said I got a zillion or whatever downloads. I didn't know what a download was! Cindy Margolis You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell. Publilius Syrus Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended. George W. Bush The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs. Malcolm de Chazal No film should try to follow a trend, and do what film people think the public wants. There's no such thing as knowing what the public wants. Alan Bates Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide. Tom Robbins The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history. Kim Il-sung Business today consists in persuading crowds. T. S. Eliot I...

it's just different English, and that what you want to do is add an additional dialect to black students' repertoire rather than teaching them out of what's thought of as a bad habit, like sloppy posture or chewing with your mouth open. John McWhorter Along the beach I never collected shells from my father's shore. Corey Hart This morning's scene is good and fine, Long rain has not harmed the land. Du Fu If God had intended us to fly, he'd have never given us railways. Michael Flanders I have a lot of friends and fans in Orlando, and I'd love to see them again. Bobby Sherman In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical solution will not be adopted. William Ralph Inge A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. You must act as you breathe. Georges Clemenceau How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception. Alfred de Musset Th...

that this life is not a rehearsal, there is no safety net and no assurance of any final closure. It is also quite appalling to realize how catatonic the imagination can become when we hedge our bets, opt for the safer direction at every fork in the path. John Burdett Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire. Wanda Sykes Our works decay and disappear but God gentlest works stay looking down on the ruins we toil to rear. Walter Smith Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. Marcus Tullius Cicero It doesn't much concern me if Tiger plays in the tournament or no. Vijay Singh What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for the most part incommunicable. Adlai E. Stevenson That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life. David Hackworth...

barriers to reduce the number of deer on the highways, the other side will probably just ignore him, because they're not going to know what to say about it. But there is a chance that the issue will resonate with voters in an unexpected way. Bill James One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. Groucho Marx The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical. Murray Walker I'll get mine in a few years, when I get up there and when the time comes. Nick Johnson I can let the team do the talking for me. Bob Paisley Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about. Sam Ewing The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare. Bobby Knight There is risk and truth to yourselves and the world before you. Seamus Heaney Experience isn't interesting until it begins to repeat itself. In fact, till it does that, it har...

or brush some flies away. That's great if they can bring that issue to public attention. But that's not what I wanted to do. I was interested in committing to something that I could function in whether I was Debra Winger or not. Because nobody might care about that next week. Debra Winger There's no one thing that is true. They're all true. Ernest Hemingway I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man. Sam Houston I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion. Mia Hamm Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due. Eldridge Cleaver Who's on the case when it comes to the flat tax? Joshua Micah Marshall You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you. Martin...

hours I keep or how little I eat. I wake up so late that it would be inappropriate to have breakfast. At most, I will have a snack in the day and dinner. I realize that it's not the healthiest way to live, but it's all I really have time for. Aaron Levie Thelonious Sphere Monk: there's not a more perfect name to fit his compositions than that name. Matthew Shipp Enemies are so stimulating. Katharine Hepburn Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind. Ogden Nash Iranians defend and present their Islamic and Iranian identity to other people worldwide. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees. Marcus Aurelius The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. Carl Jung Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect. Steven Wright Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life. Celia Cruz

clearly realise that they don't have to obey their own laws. In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want - not only you, your whole family and all people like you. Ai Weiwei We come. We go. And in between we try to understand. Rod Steiger Sometimes I miss hamburgers, I should say that. I miss the tuna pizzas at Mercer Kitchen. Marc Jacobs Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted. Deepak Chopra Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history. Pierre de Coubertin In actuality, there was casting for the show and it was pretty difficult. Ted Allen Quality, affordable housing is a key element of a strong and secure Iowa. Thomas Vilsack Members will hear me say repeatedly words are important; deeds are a reality. Jon Corzine I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast. Viktor E. Frankl

to me when I was 16, though. I made a tape with my friends and I put it onstage right near his mic stand by the pedal board and he pulled it out with his foot, kicked it to the center of the stage, looked me in the eye and stomped it to pieces. Patrick Carney In every author let us distinguish the man from his works. Voltaire They are part of lots of sessions that makeup a hazy part of my session life. Jim Sullivan We didn't do anything wrong... Some are frustrated that we did it this way. Rodney Alexander The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine. Alexander Pope Where's my food? When is it coming? What did I order, anyway? Lawrence Tierney Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders. Ted Williams He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin. Horace Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue. George W. Bush

seeing and I relish in that reaction. In real life, though, I play golf, I shop and I walk around with no makeup on and my hair in a ponytail. I may not be the typical middle-aged Joe, but I'm closer to normal than you think. Alice Cooper Old and young, we are all on our last cruise. Robert Louis Stevenson There are two kinds of women, those who want power in the world and those who want power in bed. Jackie Kennedy Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses. Maggie Kuhn The only thing an artist has to remember is to never lose faith in his vision. James Lee Burke To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice. Ambrose Bierce I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player. Imran Khan Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw. Ron Atkinson Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational...

time... and God bless him - I love Lionel and should be able to do what he wants to do, like Madonna should, too. Both are having success and I applaud them. If you don't like it, don't buy it. The ageism criticism is getting old. Guy Oseary Republicans let this happen over and over, and there is never anyone to stick up for them. They spend too much time defending themselves. Johnny Ramone To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. Samuel Butler You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach. Jim Steinman To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Alfred Lord Tennyson We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination. Muammar al-Gaddafi A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me. Dave Matthews Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return. James Russell Lowell National armies fight nations, r...

I would say that my job is to invent these forms and to put them together in a way that keeps your interest, to give the forms a quirky identity so you can engage with them, so you realize there's an inner intelligence or logic. Caio Fonseca It is not white hair that engenders wisdom. Menander Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time. Bo Bennett A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string. George Dennison Prentice In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth. Yasser Arafat Let each become all that he was created capable of being. Thomas Carlyle Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job. Jim Lovell Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like somethi...

that now. We're not just parochial, we're not just chauvinistic, we're not just provincial. We stand for something.' I mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above - above the world. He's sort of God. He's going to bring all different sides together. Chris Matthews When you fail by your own standards, it's a form of success. Bonnie Hunt World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race. Herman Kahn In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. George Eliot All Americans have a sacred duty to guarantee Social Security benefits to our nation's senior citizens. Steve King If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting. Horatio Nelson The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses. Pindar With acting, it was really m...

play it, then to that extent their conduct in play - their ability to deal with loss or victory, their ability to meld strategic thinking and brute force - can be taken as a small-scale model of how they, or others like them, might behave in life. Will Self Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away. Tommy Lasorda We've recorded over our voices once and double the harmonies, make them thick. The Four Freshmen do that. Bruce Johnston Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble. Samuel Johnson Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul. William Hazlitt As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man. Ernst Fischer To have a man who can flirt is next thing to indispensable to a leader of society. Margaret Oliphant It is not more vacation...

to be different. Racism and all the other 'isms' grow from primitive tribalism, the instinctive hostility against those of another tribe, race, religion, nationality, class or whatever. You are a lucky child if your parents taught you to accept diversity. Roger Ebert Jazz is letting everybody do his or her thing with the music. Percy Heath Be yourself. Follow your instincts. Success depends, at least in part, on the ability to 'carry it off.' Donald Rumsfeld Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy. Stephen Harper Pink is the navy blue of India. Diana Vreeland I soon discovered, after I became chairman of the NEH, that, for a number of academics, the truth was not merely irrelevant - it no longer existed. Lynne Cheney Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. Ann Landers And as you said, everyone contributed; certain areas of material came...

a split second it's so great, because for a little bit I'm out of my brain, and it's got nothing to do with me. I'm not trying to figure it out, you know what I mean? And I wonder if I can somehow find a way to maintain that mind stillness. Chris Evans Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches. Will Rogers April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees. E. Y. Harburg Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes. Cole Porter The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man. Leigh Hunt It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence. Alex Trebek My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists. John Cameron We really put together a great band, and have a great time. Steve Brown The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings. Malcolm de...

very simply: on Twitter, hashtags - those little checkerboard marks that look like this # - were used to mark phrases or names, in order to make it easier to search for them among the zillions and zillions of tweets. Susan Orlean The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already. Charles Spurgeon You cannot work with men who won't work with you. John Harvey Kellogg Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes. Antisthenes When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' Theodore Roosevelt You usually have to wait for that which is worth waiting for. Craig Bruce Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. Orson Welles You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality. Walt Disn...

one idea to go and photograph the factories that were polluting, and to see all the deposits of garbage. But, in the end, I thought the only way to give us an incentive, to bring hope, is to show the pictures of the pristine planet - to see the innocence. Sebastiao Salgado Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most complicated thing we all face. Bill Condon I reached for sleep and drew it round me like a blanket muffling pain and thought together in the merciful dark. Mary Stewart An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make. Elton John I believe in a zone of privacy. Hillary Clinton I can make more generals, but horses cost money. Abraham Lincoln One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it. Mae West I think the Macintosh proves that everyone can have a bitmapped display. Bill Joy The only defense is offense, which m...

professional world in contrast to the journey that a man of similar ambition, of similar intelligence makes. What sort of concessions does a woman have to make? Does she have to work 20 percent harder than a man? Charles Cumming Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. James J. Corbett I hope to be around past the 90's. I don't want to just be categorized as one of this era. My goal is to have a career that stands. Mariah Carey It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull. William Congreve It's like deja-vu, all over again. Yogi Berra He wasn't Bugs without the gags we gave him. Tex Avery The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture. Mahavishnu John McLaughlin Learning too soon our limitations, we ...

Rush, then you'd be pretty depressed right now because the last nugget of gold would be gone. But the good thing is, with innovation, there isn't a last nugget. Every new thing creates two new questions and two new opportunities. Jeff Bezos To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking. Agnes de Mille I have to say that I got off very easy. There were incidents. Maurice Ashley They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays. Ted Williams I'm an adaptable nomad. I love Paris, I've been living in Los Angeles and New York since 1990. I love London, too. My roots are inside of me. Julie Delpy He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two. Charles Dickens This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world and terrorism. Tony Blair Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on ...

in there. I've never taken that as criticism. It's the way I naturally communicate. But I'm not faux-angry, like Lewis Black, or angry like a gun-toting crazy person. I'm just angry in a mild way - it's not like I'm going to do anything about it. David Cross They talk like angels but they live like men. St. Jerome A minority may be right, and a majority is always wrong. Henrik Ibsen Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do. Eric Hoffer You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan. Maude Adams Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Lucius Annaeus Seneca We've got to play better basketball. Tim Buckley My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day. Johnny Carson I am never afraid of what I know. Anna Sewell

John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson all of whom will be telling me everything I got wrong about them. I know that Johnson's out there saying, 'Why is it that what you wrote about the Kennedys is twice as long as the book you wrote about me?' Doris Kearns Goodwin I don't just want to be successful I want to have fun. Julie Brown True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. Wilhelm von Humboldt I'm a fast writer. Terry McMillan I don't drink. I don't do drugs. Casper Van Dien The world is real. Consciousness is the illusion. Craig Bruce Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit. Frank Borman Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason. John Harington Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things. Marcus Tullius Cicero

one day someone suddenly told me that he was in a club doing standup comedy. I went down to his club and he was great. Another friend of mine, who was pretty much a thief by trade, was hosting the show. So I thought, 'If these guys can do it, then so can I.' Denis Leary What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk? Ricki Lake Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing. John Erskine Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness. Jose Marti Food simply isn't important to me. Alice Paul This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector. Plato Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton. George III of the United Kingdom Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face. Lydia M. Child Do everything yours...

documentaries - on Head Start, on poverty. But I was struck by the children, and the damage that poverty was doing to them. I didn't think filming them was helping much, so I wondered how we could use TV for them, to teach them. Joan Ganz Cooney The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. Horace Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all. Emily Dickinson I was very shy. I'm still shy. Patti LaBelle An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger. Dan Rather You can't work on 15 problems at the same time. Fred L. Turner Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience. Denis Waitley I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart. Shakira I later spent... five ...

actor!' - I was really interested in the theory of what acting can be and what it's about. It's all about living in the moment and kind of being present, which is something that at that time in my life I really wanted to explore. Caity Lotz If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid. John Maynard Keynes You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful - and neglected - secret to success and happiness. Percy Ross Well I was out in the garden moving rocks on the day of the Emmys. I was just playing in the dirt. Charles Keating When you're dead, you're dead. That's it. Marlene Dietrich No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor. Thomas Carlyle Any experience can be transformed into something of value. Vash Young The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative age...