provide a medium for self-expression. Chairs are about status, for example. Or signalling something about oneself. That's why the words chair, seat and bench have found themselves used to describe high status professions, from academia to Parliament to the law. Evan Davis For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast! Bear Grylls My goal wasn't to make a ton of money. It was to build good computers. Steve Wozniak They are unique in the simplicity, the diversity, the related harmony of the forms of life that they enclose. Marjory Stoneman Douglas What the mind cannot retain, the body will have to endure. Edwin Louis Cole Singing is like a celebration of oxygen. Bjork Usually when you see females in movies, they feel like they have these metallic structures around them, they are caged in by male energy. Bjork As you lecture, you keep watching the faces, an...

Lafayette, because they had a big Zydeco music festival down there. We spent two days dancing to Zydeco music, eating fried alligator... It was one of the craziest festivals I've ever been to in my life, but I loved it. Alexander Skarsgard I used to know Jennifer Love Hewitt. We lived in the same apartment building when I was about... jeez, I guess it was when I was doing 'Christmas Vacation', so I was about 13 or 14. Johnny Galecki Japan's humid and warm summer climate, as well as frequent earthquakes resulted in lightweight timber buildings raised off the ground that are resistant to earth tremors. Harry Seidler We don't focus as much in schools on educational knowledge which requires thinking and application, as we do on acquiring facts. William Glasser Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work. Sally Schneider I don't drink, I don't take drugs, I don't smoke. Chris Martin And I...

it looks like that. If you call it time, it is time. If you call it existence, it is existence, and so on. After calling it time, you divide it into days and nights, months, years, hours, minutes, etc. Time is immaterial for the Path of Knowledge. Ramana Maharshi We use tools such as email, not just as a way to keep in daily touch with family members who live in other cities, but also as a way to keep in touch with staff and members of the public. Tipper Gore They wrapped her up like a baby burrito to show to Mom. Here were a mother and her daughter and I love them both so much. I couldn't wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together. Al Roker I've been busy and not busy, and busy is better. I've been busy, but I went through a lot of periods where it was lean for a lot of times. Ron Perlman I try to avoid cheese, dairy and a lot of meat, but I do like them. Lynda Carter I know what women look good in. I don't think the ...

idea of being as productive as I can be. I write because I don't just want that time to dissolve, where I'm sitting in a trailer staring blankly at the paintings of moccasins that came with the trailer. Lucas Neff That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future. Francois Hollande Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and the longer the match, the more fun I had. Jimmy Connors One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one's trouble does not make it any better. Cesare Pavese So, like I said, I will visit Jeffersonville more often because I now have a little getaway house up there. Genevieve Gorder The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves. Talib Kweli It was actually my partner, Bernard Edwards, who helped me develop my sort of funky jazz style. Nile Rodgers Shame is an unhappy emotion invented by pietists in order to expl...

of goes up and down with the way they feel about their work. And I, for the most part, am pretty happy person. But, yeah. I go through definite periods of time where I'm not funny. I'm not good. I'm - I don't feel original. Will Ferrell I didn't have to do paper routes. I'd sing for 5 bucks a crack at weddings and church functions; I'd have four or five on some Saturdays. Len Cariou I probably tweet every other day, which I know isn't half as much as some people. Cory Monteith The only real power comes out of a long rifle. Joseph Stalin As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed. Josiah Strong One really beautiful wrist motion, that is synchronised with your head and heart, and you have it. It looks as if it were born in a minute. Helen Frankenthaler I like to make my husband like me more, and he likes it when I'm wearing makeup. Gwen Stefani Everyday people are not very good designers. Donald Norman I'm not one ...

changed since time began. We're still the same. We've obviously made some changes. When we started, it was all about food, clothing and shelter. Now we watch 'Top Chef', 'Project Runway', and 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.' Colin Hay It's important to address young people in the reopening of New Orleans. In rebuilding, let's revisit the potential of American democracy and American glory. Wynton Marsalis The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions. Ellen Glasgow Making your life is ultimately an extraordinarily creative endeavor. Anna Deavere Smith For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing. Carmen Electra I personally really like getting a proper album with artwork and everything. Chris Martin I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay. Jimmy Choo Far ...

transferred to the males. Pansies of both sexes were everywhere, not yet completely homosexual, but confused not knowing what they were. The result was a herd of unhappy sexual misfits... the women wanting to dominate and the men to be nannied. Ian Fleming Anytime you have a difficult encounter with your child, there is a good chance that at least one of these factors is bringing out the worst in him or her: transitions, time pressure, competition for your attention, conflicting objectives. Cathy Rindner Tempelsman Now when I was a teenager, I was angsty as any teenager was, but after 17 years of having a mother who was in and out of my life like a yo-yo and a father who was faceless, I was angry. Jarrett J. Krosoczka I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important. Jon Secada Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated. Samuel Richardson To deaden yourself against any hurt is to deaden yourself also against the hurt of others. Max Lerner ...

They don't see that we are eating the planet. But we are. If you take all the biomass of vertebrates on the planet, 98% are men and their domestic animals. All the wild animals in the world make up only 2%. Yann Arthus-Bertrand I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war. Feist Why not write a book which is as sophisticated as a book for an adult, but is about the concerns that teenagers actually have? Matthew Tobin Anderson I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them. Lara Flynn Boyle I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth. Ben Harper My mother could never understand why I didn't write a thriller, which I've finally done. Harry Mathews I take care to only teach courses about fiction film. I believe that this balances and broadens my documentary work. Arnon Goldfinger...

of words to other human concerns. Semantics is about the relation of words to reality - the way that speakers commit themselves to a shared understanding of the truth, and the way their thoughts are anchored to things and situations in the world. Steven Pinker In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices. Irwin Shaw When I had my daughter, Louisanna, two and a half years ago, I started recording every funny or sweet thing she said or did on my phone. Leelee Sobieski When it comes to energy, cost isn't everything - but it's a lot. Everybody wants cheap power. Jeff Goodell I am attracted to people who make this effort in knowing what suits them - they are individual and stylish. Vivienne Westwood I just want to creatively grow and be inspired. I don't want to do anything generic or dumb. Sienna Miller Everybody in the world has a different reason for wishing they could say things that most people know...

to a banjo, and I found I couldn't play any kind of soft or mournful music with that so I took up the fiddle in my late 20s or early 30s - and that was far too late. But it keeps me off the streets. It has been a love of mine since I was 17 maybe. Brendan Gleeson It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk. Winona Ryder If people are sitting in the barbershop talking about my butt, it's conversational. That's what people are gonna do. Nicki Minaj Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure. John Buchanan Robinson A nation is the same people living in the same place. James Joyce If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone. Lenny Bruce Music's supposed to come from the heart. I felt like that if it ever got mechanical, I was going to back away from it. Kenny Chesney It took a long time to get ...

don't take that into account in schools on those things like required reading lists. 'Cause that was my experience, say, with my son, who had to read 'Little House on the Prairie' when he was in third grade. Jon Scieszka What I wanted more than anything was a long career. Terence Stamp Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life. W. C. Fields Public relations is at best promotion or manipulation, at worst evasion and outright deception. What it is never about is a free flow of information. Heather Brooke I'm absolutely an optimist. It's the only way to get through life. Ricky Schroder For me, how I feel about what I wrote down turns into a song. Geddy Lee A lot of people think I'm stuck up. Pretty much that I'm arrogant. I only do that when I'm on the field. Terrell Owens And if it's a boy, I will be really nervous because I have no idea what to do wi...

danger - soccer moms and regular dads and husbands who might have to rescue their daughters or who are, say, hedge fund managers and have one foot on the sidelines watching their kids and the other in nefarious cover-ups and conspiracies. Andrew Gross Love has no age, no limit; and no death. John Galsworthy Nothing is harder to dramatize than happiness. Julian Fellowes I felt the weight of the past at the beginning of my career of singer. Yannick Noah He'd never seen Seinfeld, so he didn't know who Puddy was or anything. Patrick Warburton My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume - that's how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up. Adepero Oduye I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay. Kate DiCamillo Proud about my father? What am I most proud of? I think I'm proud of the legacy he left I think is what it is. He has left us so much. Ziggy Marley I just ...

them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them in a column, sometimes in a novel, sometimes a play or sometimes in nonfiction. But at the core I always say to myself, 'Is there a story here? Is this something people want to read?' Mitch Albom The frontier between public and private shifts from time to time and culture to culture. Terry Eagleton I've never been a Hollywood dropout. Tom Shadyac You have got to connect your land use decisions with transportation decisions. Tim Kaine Right now I'm working on the back handspring. Ashley Scott Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one. Don Rickles I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself. Orlando Bloom If you will it, it is no dream. Theodor Herzl I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia. Joanne Harris

which will certainly rank among the firm's highlights whatever else they may do. Although this is by any measure a triumph of city planning, the building itself is not quite a masterpiece, though very fine indeed. Martin Filler Certainly, if it had been anything other than an HBO show I'd probably still be in Mexico now with a Mexican wife and kids. Adrian Grenier I'm in a position where whatever I do, I can get my head handed to me. I'm in a position to fail because there is a whole group of people out there who want me to fail. It's a weird vibe. Kevin Costner A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows. George Gurdjieff It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe. Zachary Taylor The doom of a nation can be averted only by a storm of flowing passion, but only those who are passionate themselves can arouse passion in...

from past events, it seems to me that those who want to prophesy the imminent end of America's unique global role have a harder case to make than those who think we will limp on for a while, making a mess of things as usual. Walter Russell Mead L.A. is still such a fascinating place to me, so big and diverse. It's so spread out that you can go from Zuma to downtown and there's really like 10 different towns in between. Dylan McDermott My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me. Gus Van Sant I spent a lot of my childhood in my own head, making up stories. I didn't have a lot of outside influences, so I was able to make my own decisions about what I wanted to do. Dido Armstrong Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog. Deval Patrick No, I haven't asked for a guy's number, but I've always wanted to. Carly Rae Jepsen I am loving being Momma. I really, really am. Barbara Mandrell I've ceased makin...

up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big consequences for saying, 'I'm just going to devote my life to making art,' or 'I'm going to devote my life to writing novels.' You end up with no resources. Dana Spiotta To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races. Valentino Rossi I think in my own country, at the way we've seen through the ordination of women to the priesthood, which I'm delighted about, and that will move on to another level before very long. George Carey Journalists are accused of being lapdogs when they don't ask the hard questions, but then accused of being rude when they do. Good thing we have tough hides. Gwen Ifill Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting. Trent Reznor If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing? Anita Roddick The charms of the passing woman are generally i...

change are largely aesthetic. A Buick radiator grille is as much a political statement as a Rolls Royce radiator grille, one enshrining a machine aesthetic driven by a populist optimism, the other enshrining a hierarchical and exclusive social order. J. G. Ballard The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues. James Dyson A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual. Vladimir Nabokov As a producer, you're pretty much creating a body of work that an artist has to stand behind. DJ Jazzy Jeff I would never turn my back on my fellow citizens. Ben Carson It's because I'm a feminist that I can't stand women limiting other women's imaginations. It really makes me angry. A. S. Byatt I always find people who are unique very attractive. Gina Gershon I had my shortcomings - crazy hair, braces, bad skin and all that stuff. I went through it all...

where they were and into somewhere better - as in the 'Chronicles Of Narnia,' 'The Wizard Of Oz,' 'The Phantom Tollbooth,' the 'Dungeons & Dragons' cartoon on Saturday morning in the '80s. Lev Grossman Beauty is the lover's gift. William Congreve Twitter! It's like being stalked by committee! David Tennant I identified with Pip from 'Great Expectations,' especially when I was younger; I had the same kind of gaucheness and uncertainty. David Nicholls My music is - I don't want to say my main focus, but it's what comes most naturally to me. Gerard Way I never thought that I'd be considered to have a good body. I was bony up top and kind of dumpy on the bottom. Gwyneth Paltrow It's hard to watch something you've done many years ago. William Sanderson Show me the story. I just want to tell a story that pulls me forward. Debra Winger Being green and clean is not just an aspiration but an acti...

able to ensure that money brought in, whether it be from the City of London or from North Sea oil, can be pooled and directed to wherever it is needed most. That is what being in the United Kingdom is all about. Iain Duncan Smith It was a challenge, to work with Oliver Stone. Anthony Hopkins Well I would never say to anybody that Warren Beatty got fired, but uh, I think he and Quentin fell out of love, and I think Warren told Quentin to hire me for the film. David Carradine I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca. Malcolm X I don't want my grandchildren to go through what I went through. Art Modell James Brown became my father. He would talk to me the way a father talked to a son. He became the father I never had. Al Sharpton I also love Dido and Nelly Furtado and people who are really into their music like that. And I love Renee Zellweger. Hilary Duff I love stuff like Mozart. Robin Gibb And if you do all you can, that's all you can ever do....

gets to do many of them. On the table, the anatomy is so different from normal, that you're constantly trying to figure out, 'Can I cut this? Does this wire lead to what?' It's like trying to defuse a bomb. Ben Carson The Clinton tax increase - which was an increase in taxes primarily on upper-income people - not only made the tax code more nearly progressive, it preceded one of the most productive economic periods in American life. Barney Frank When I was growing up, I said I wanted to be a model, but people said I had no chance and when I realized my ambition, people in the business still continued to state negative stuff. Katie Price Men tend to feel threatened; women tend to feel guilty. Edwin Louis Cole I'm a real relationship person - contrary to public perception. I'm either in one or I'm not. Sienna Miller Reagan himself, for much of his life, was devoted against the elites. His antagonism to the Soviet Union is antagonism against oppr...

had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it. Pete Hegseth I think people could justify labeling me if they saw a pattern in what I do, but right now that's impossible. Skeet Ulrich I was one of seven, and we took a lot of road trips - long road trips. And this was before iPhones and iPads and DVD players in cars. I remember how novel it was when I got my own Walkman so I could listen to music. Amy Adams Sun Tzu does not need my praise. His work has lived for over two thousand years, and will surely live for another two thousand without any help from me. Martin Van Creveld I believe that one-product wonders come and go. Kevin Rollins I could start with Mandelstam, who was a huge influence on my early writing. Helen Dunmore There's a victory in letting go of your expectations. Mike White The...

it. The sport brought me, maybe off the streets where we'd be fighting, into putting in a good effort in the rugby field where you're kind of rewarded for that rough behaviour instead of in trouble with the law. Daniel Cudmore I will say this: one of the things that is a pain when you're expecting children is how much advice unsolicited people give you when you're not asking for it. Matthew McConaughey Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait. A. Whitney Brown Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other. Elle Macpherson When I was 14 years old, I decided I could cook. It was either that or puberty. Dom DeLuise People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable. Zac Posen I don't want to find myself designing for the press. Tom Ford The nativism behind the push to repeal or amend the Fourteenth is ugly and obvious. Eric Liu To err is human also in so far as animals seldom o...

the Barack Obama 'Hope' poster previously belonged to a pair of lobbyists. Depressing because Mr. Obama's Washington was not supposed to be the lobbyists' Washington, the place we learned to despise during the last administration. Thomas Frank I went to a school in N.Y. that is conceptual and interdisciplinary and modeled after Cal Arts. It is not just painting or sculpture; it was everything mixed together. Thomas McDonell America has always welcomed anyone willing to assimilate to its national character. But radical Islam rejects assimilation and is bent on the conquest of our national character. Nancy Pearcey My DVR says that I watch a lot of TV my husband likes. Alison Sweeney The day of the press statement has gone. Elizabeth Hurley Beauty is the greatest seducer of man. Paulo Coelho One of the things I think you need to be a good emcee is silliness. And I'm basically a silly guy. Doug Davidson It's my view that children are violent, di...

more survivors, advocates of a Global Warming War might see the United States, Western Europe, or Russia as better able to ride out climate disruption and manipulation than, say, China or the countries of the Middle East. Jamais Cascio I mean I've never been thrown in jail in New York or Los Angeles. Sebastian Bach Unless you've been touched personally, it's difficult to see, but there are millions of people who have no voice whatsoever. Roger Daltrey I was excited that my films would finally see the light of day and people would see them. But I never imagined that such nice things would be said about a lot of my films. Jessica Chastain The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal. Menander George Liquor is really the richest character I have. I'm amazed there aren't 365 episodes about him on TV already. John Kricfalusi The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism. Lajos Kossuth Travelling i...

children, but it's also an interpersonal battlefield, and it's not hard to see why: Take two disparate people, toss them together in often-confined quarters, add the stresses of money and kids - now lather, rinse, repeat for the rest of your natural life. What could go wrong? Jeffrey Kluger I aspired to be extremely sophisticated. Linda Hunt In every movie I do have a dialogue. Jackie Chan My stepson is a caring, considerate, worthy human being. Catherine Zeta-Jones I have been on diets that were supervised by doctors, that were carefully supervised where I lost weight. Roberta Flack I think too many comic book covers are way too busy, crammed with far too much information, both visual and verbal, that just becomes a dull noise. Chip Kidd There is so much I want to do in women's golf, and I'm living my dream. Paula Creamer Rock and roll stars have it much better than writers when they're on a tour. Neil Gaiman Like many Catholics, I was very ...

much! I guess all dogs need to be washed, but maybe blueberry facials aren't essential. It's quite fun, though. You want to give your children everything; I don't have children, so I want my dogs to have a good life. Tamara Ecclestone There's one major difference between James Bond and me. He is able to sort out problems! Sean Connery Also, there are now new laws in Brazil which create incentives for Argentine and Latin American films to be premiered and distributed in Brazil and vice versa. Walter Salles All you can do is make something that you like and feel proud of and then just hope for the best and try to get out of its way. St. Vincent Everyone who comes out does a very foolish thing in bringing such a quantity of clothes that he never wants. William John Wills When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit. Johnny Depp ...

most people in America and make the tax code fair and get rid of loopholes and special treatment. But absent tax reform, the president believes the right way to get our fiscal house in order is ask the wealthy to pay their fair share. David Plouffe I've always connected with music. Life's not always what you see; it's what going on in your head. Music is what comes out of your subconscious. Ed Westwick The history of my state of Oklahoma offers a great example of pursuing the American Dream. It was built and settled by pioneers moving West to seek better lives. Mary Fallin I'm trying to drink more water. Heather Donahue I'm going to outplay you. That's the mentality I have, and you should want to outplay me. Brian Jordan All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft. Steve Earle In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chi...

called it at the time - the 'cubistic' treatment of shooting football. It was the same thing Picasso did except we did it with a football play. It's taking a single image and looking at it from multiple perspectives. Steve Sabol Now that I understand that I'm an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it. Eminem I think that girls are always expected to have opinions about each other, and maybe I don't have an opinion about some things, you know? Robyn An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down. George Eliot I don't see myself as Johnny Football. Johnny Manziel As I have said before, dancing is for anyone, but not for everyone. Mark Morris Though the names karma yoga and sannyasa are different, the truth at the heart of both is the same. Vinoba Bhave People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others. Jeanne Phillips I collect LPs, but only if they're pretty high quality. I don't go back ...

ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California. Rick Perry So people ought to be free to leave here, but there ought to be opportunity for them to come home. Bill Janklow Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation. Ezra Koenig When you really deep down look at it, we go to bed every night, get up every morning, stay here for 70 or 80 years, and then we die. Lee Trevino I find myself for whatever reason unable to live in the apartment I renovate and have to sell. Moby But I'm thrilled to be employed, and to work with all my friends and people that I admire. You're just lucky to work - that's the bottom line. Bonnie Hunt A good day for Barack Obama is anytime the dominant topic of discussion is anything but the economy. Bob Beauprez I was a pretty feisty young kid...

Southernness and the Confederate heritage are one and the same, because they're not. On the other hand, there are people who want to extirpate that completely and want folks to spit on the graves of their ancestors. John Shelton Reed Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's really where my training is. As an actor, that's my training. Christopher Walken Personal technology has given us the freedom of being able to do whatever we want - and in the case of celebrities and athletes, whomever they want. But it can also serve as a humiliation jetpack. Sloane Crosley I hate when you see a film and after one scene you know what's going to happen and you can predict the whole story. Noomi Rapace My first endeavor was to save the core of the German system of justice: the independent judiciary. Hans Frank Some cats, Iggy Pop, they're going to always have that hunger. Nikki Sixx From the beginning, I wanted ...

of mass destruction or had the intention or capability of attacking the United States. Here we are. Almost 4,700 troops died, tens of thousands injured, over a million Iraqis dead. It will cost $5 trillion in the end for the war. Dennis Kucinich Each generation of scientists stands upon the shoulders of those who have gone before. Owen Chamberlain Every day is not perfect. Brett Favre I don't do drugs anymore... than, say, the average touring funk band. Bill Hicks My mum is about five foot with her hair done. Without it she's about four foot 10. Ryan Kwanten And just remember, every dollar we spend on outsourcing is spent on U.S. goods or invested back in the U.S. market. That's accounting. Arthur Laffer I was brought up in industrial south Lancashire, down the cobbled road from where LS Lowry (1887 - 1976) lived and painted. Ian Mckellen I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits. Sophie Thompson The wonderf...

that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices. I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream. Lionel Messi My acting range has always been something between the two extremes of 'raises left eyebrow' and 'raises right eyebrow.' Roger Moore We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts. Sigmund Freud To have the opportunity to complete the slam at the Open at St Andrews, the home of golf, is something I will never ever forget. Tiger Woods You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy. Robert Caro I don't feel depressed. I feel elated. Richard Dawkins You have to be comfortable in what you're wearing. Nicole Richie Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job. Judd...

that. It's all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the '70s sounds nothing like the stuff from the '80s, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the '90s. Who's to say what is and isn't a certain type of music? Neil Young When you're caught up in the storm or, you know, just the turmoil of everything that there is another side and you do get through it. And you know, just standing by the truth and doing the right thing. Amber Frey I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists developed cool graphic painting styles to make my bad backgrounds look like they were that way on purpose. John Kricfalusi When I was a kid, I always wanted to live in California because I liked skateboarding. Demetri Martin I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior. Serge Lang With comedians, you have that understanding that we're trying to get laughs. Colin Quinn Rocket scienc...

no time, and even less money - you bring a bottle of glue, chip in twenty bucks, and hope you all make it through the day. If you manage to finish it and it actually turns out to be pretty good, it's thrilling. Eric Stoltz To practice - write each and every day if possible - then try to attend professional writer's conferences where you can learn your craft, get to know fellow writers, and meet editors and agents. James Dashner The aim of open government is to take advantage of the know-how and entrepreneurial spirit of those outside government institutions to work together with those inside government to solve problems. Beth Simone Noveck You can't run a company simply by the numbers. So if you're going to bet on someone, you bet on someone you want to be in business with for a long time. Amy Pascal Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked. Gwen Stefani I'm a genetic optimist. Jeff Bezos You know, my faith is one that admit...

become famous through all sorts of different reasons... some of it through art and some of it through just wanting to be famous. And I think how that all starts tends to reflect how you live your life daily. Keith Urban I love all things Apple and have done since 1996. James Purefoy I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk. Barbara Walters Grace is sufficient even though we huff and puff with all our might to try and find something or someone that it cannot cover. Grace is enough. Brennan Manning But with period clothes, people know less so they accept the pretty drawing that I give them. Julie Harris I don't consider myself a martial-arts star. I'd be offended and disappointed if I got a reputation as a martial-arts star. Steven Seagal Many of my poems are not sexual. Thom Gunn I've been real fortunate to be on a lot of great teams. Ed B...

have heard that before, but I didn't realize how profound it could be until I did the actual testing with continuous glucose monitors. And I tested all different varieties and species of cinnamon from Ceylon to Saigon. Tim Ferriss Christianity has aimed to deliver us from a life determined by nature, from the appetites as actuating us, and so has meant that man should not let himself be determined by appetites. Max Stirner So don't send me up the river yet. Wesley Snipes There's an old saying that God exists in your search for him. I just want you to understand that I ain't looking. Leslie Nielsen It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives. Mario Monti You have to get it in your brain that you don't belong to yourself as an actor, but that you belong to the director who creates the character. Anne Parillaud No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of ...

it, there should be development of art and culture, literature and education, science and technology. We have to see how to harness the many resources of India for achieving common good and for inclusive growth. Pratibha Patil There is no way, believe me, despite my name being Winfield, and loving the game dearly. It wasn't in the cards. I didn't know what it was going to take to get here. Dave Winfield I know I'm never going to be as successful as my dad, but I get bored doing nothing. I couldn't go from vacation to vacation and have no motivation. Tamara Ecclestone I have worked all of my life, so I really don't have any hobbies. Steven Hill Kids flourish if we get them to school every day. Connie Smith No, my profile has leaped over recent years, so has my life experience, and I look forward to the next 30 years being even more rewarding and satisfying than the previous 60! Jonathan King You have to be willing to accept the idea that people may ...

would help not only to symbolize African-American progress since the Civil War and Civil Rights Acts but that his presidency would result in doors opening in the halls of power as had never been seen before by black America. Douglas Wilder Besides music and charity, fashion is one of my interests that has been growing over the past few years. I think it goes so hand in hand, music and fashion. Tiesto The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat. Jules Renard Earlier in my life, I performed a lot of music. Some of it because I felt it was a demonstration, or a representation of certain intellectual concepts that were very exciting and important. Michael Tilson Thomas I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds. Alex Kapranos When Bill Clinton was in town, he sent over a balanced budget. Chaka Fattah I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be. Tim Curry I think that retirement is the first step towards the grave. Hugh Hefner ...

The Bulls staff does a great job with providing me with a weekly workout, and these kept me energized throughout my rookie season. In the off season, I try to increase my strength and add new dimensions to my game. Derrick Rose The number of electrical injuries cared for in hospitals in the US is estimated at as many as 50,000; the cost of these injuries on the US economy is estimated at over one billion dollars per year. Richard Neal We've had American TV shows in Britain for years and that hasn't affected our culture at all. Prince Andrew It's not like I sit around watching my movies again and again, but I've never quite believed actors when they say they don't watch themselves. Kristen Stewart I want to conquer the world and it seems like my own family is putting a stop to that. Kim Wilde After all, the ordinary hero hiding in each of us is often the most powerful catalyst for change. Tate Taylor When I write, my brain moves faster than my hands...

and you're in an editing room with all of your footage. It's like a guitar or a car, you have to fine tune things. You stop doing what's not working, you work on what is working and you add things that do work. Chris Pratt The Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds to the big pharmaceutical companies. Al Franken What's important is self-appreciation. Donnie Wahlberg I'd like to make music for as long as I can; it feels like something I need to do. Laura Marling I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that. Craig Ferguson I really like to experiment. That's the only way I can work. It's instinctive. F. Murray Abraham I think my goal was just to do comedy, honestly. It still is. Whatever form that took or takes, it doesn't matter. Nick Kroll You know, people aren't always the most open-minded. Miguel I ...

emotionally barren as a peak commute traffic day on the L.A. freeways. But, thankfully, we live in an era in which neuroscientists are teaching us about the malleability of our brain and the emotionally contagious nature of our workplaces. Chip Conley One does not set fire to a world which is already lost. Friedrich Durrenmatt I think Twitter will be a fundamental part of how people interact with their government. Evan Williams No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't. Marilyn Monroe Even so, sometimes I wish I did have a little bit more flair in my language. Alex Berenson Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party. Ed Gillespie Anybody who makes an outlandish salary obviously attracts attention. Jerry Buss Familial love can find an echo in our own hearts just as it did in that of Charles Dickens. Peter Ackroyd The way my life's structured, I don't stay in a ...

it is essential to the way they make a living. Some want it because they regard being well-informed as a condition of good citizenship. Some want it because they want something to exchange over dinner tables and water coolers. Bill Keller I don't think I picked up the guitar in the first place as a way of getting women. There are probably better ways of doing it. James Blunt I really actually enjoy auditioning. Elizabeth Olsen I mean, I think I'm doing a lot better than other people that have had shoulder surgery in their careers. Some people have never come back. Maria Sharapova I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked. Eminem I like a woman with priorities. Kyan Douglas My poems are political in the deeper sense of the word. Political means to live in your time, to be a man of your time. Yehuda Amichai No one is born hating others. Daisaku Ikeda You're telling the story, creating the se...

on me for some reason. He's keeping me aligned with that generation.' Because I genuinely love people, I love hip-hop, and I love using it as a tool to communicate and to create a better vibration. Life is short. I guess I'm lined up for a reason. Doug E. Fresh The U.S. Forces are winning in Iraq. It is to be hoped that they will win at home also. John Linder Even if humans feel lots of fear, remember God will take care of you. This is a collective message because fear is contagious... This is a message of reassurance. Pope Theodoros II It is not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger. David Hume I like the effect drink has on me. Oliver Reed I think there's really strong social stratification in South Asia. Mohsin Hamid When a man gets his money in bad ways, when he sees the better course and takes the worse, then the devil's in his heart, and that fixes him. Dan Totheroh Our only weapons ...

as an artist, and wearing anything that shows it off will be a distraction from the music. That's how my signature uniform, my tuxedo, came about. It's classic and timeless. You'll see me in black, white, and a pop of color on my lips. That pop adds a little magic. Janelle Monae It's been a rollercoaster life but it hasn't been boring. Cynthia Payne I imagine my children are going to save me from my vanity and be my passion and fill whatever fears I have of the amazing time I'm having right now being gone. Gwen Stefani My father had a heart attack and he has heart disease. He had a full recovery, and I'm very lucky, but it certainly made him look at the way he's living and how he's treating his body. Cheryl Hines I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large. Edwin Moses I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company. Jerry Harrison Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons. Demi Lo...

coach of Lyudmila Turishcheva. He was a powerful coach, internationally. I took him like the major challenge of my life, and pretty soon I'm beating him and we are pushing each other so hard, so fierce. But out of the arena, we are friends. Bela Karolyi My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home. The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention. It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje While many technological measures can be taken to secure safety at nuclear power plants, such measures on their own cannot cover great risks. Naoto Kan All I can do is assess the value from Manchester United perspective. Whatever Chelsea do, they may have a different criteria, and different financial assets. David Gill Those men get along best with women who can get along best without them. Charles Baudelaire I don't like games. You're robbing the prec...

am. They see the party side of me, they see the crazy side of me. But I also have a laid-back side. You know, I'm chill, down to earth. If you want to grab a cup of coffee and just talk about life, I can do that. Nicole Polizzi Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; it does not require a belief in abstract entities. Tom G. Palmer In too many cases, the moms, the dads, the sisters and brothers of children with cancer must stand by a hospital bed and watch helplessly as this horrible disease consumes the life of an innocent child. Michael McCaul As I've got older, and since I cut all my hair off, I've felt a bit more liberated about trying different things out. Emma Watson The man who respects a woman does not know what else to do with her. John Norman We need to stop making wide-body seats on airplanes, stop accommodating that, because it's not healthy. Kevin Plank I never knew motherhoo...

manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I don't really get freaked out. I mean certainly, you read about things people did to each other in the pursuit of some mystical or occult goal, and it's horrifying. But that's just human nature. Alan Ball So we just hope that all of these governors who are grappling will be able to provide the basic services to our citizens and not have to cut things that really are painful. Jennifer Granholm Governments cannot assume or expect that the ECB will always facilitate their funding independently of the achievement of their fiscal and other policy objectives. Lucas Papademos I don't have a specific favorite product, but I deep condition my hair regularly. When I can, I'll avoid heat styling and wear my hair in a bun. Jasmine Tookes I grew up in a house with very few books. Ken Livingstone Lights became so hot they melted mascara on women's faces in early television. Johnny Olson History takes time. Hist...

now, and is never likely to have, a single honest dollar in its treasury. If taxation without consent is not robbery, then any band of robbers have only to declare themselves a government, and all their robberies are legalized. Lysander Spooner I can't hurt any more than I've been hurt, I can't cry any more than I've cried. I've been to the highest of highs and lowest of lows, so one day I'm going to find my middle ground and be happy. Cheryl Cole A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour. George Gurdjieff We said, OK. We'll - as long as you take good care of us. And so it was a lot of fun. There was a lot of ups and downs throughout the whole period of time. And it's a very unique experience. Emmanuel Lewis A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason. William R. Alger You can't define what's middle class, what is wealthy, what is poor. Michael ...

or anything that happens for eternity, even if it's nice, I can't imagine it being nice forever. Even the idea of forever is kind of ridiculous, which is unfortunate because it's kind of a nice thing to say, you know. Conor Oberst Canada was my whole world and my whole reality, and now I meet people who've never been there, and it's like, 'You've never been to my whole world?' Carly Rae Jepsen Throughout my years in From First to Last, I was always dabbling and making electronic music on my own time. The first records I ever owned were crossover electronic rock, like Prodigy, Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails. Skrillex We've all heard these statistics that teachers at times go into their pockets in the tune of several hundred dollars a year to pay for school supplies and materials. It's not normal. Kimora Lee Simmons Don't build a glass house if you're worried about saving money on heating. Philip Johnson In the 21st centu...

many young people in our country are looking up to this new generation of CEO's as their modern day rock stars. Whenever you have that effect, it makes the job of promoting entrepreneurship much easier. Daymond John My last name is originally Irish. I'm not exactly sure whereabouts it's from, but I've got family branches that were traced back there. Matthew McConaughey But I like to think an athlete is an athlete. Oscar Robertson The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing. Leslie Caron I think what I've learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from. Kid Rock Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an 'is,' it is a 'becoming.' Haile Selassie Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table. Marilyn vos Savant I like writing about biology, not doing it. Kary Mullis I have so much lo...

a Snowman,' from which no practical snowperson-crafting techniques could be gleaned. The story was an assignment for class and it featured a series of careful but meaningless instructions. Of course, the building of the snowman was a red herring. Sloane Crosley Because I work with so many people on the east coast, I get some work done before I get the kids up. Marilu Henner I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. Jackson Pollock The sum total of all my stop-starts have made me less concerned about the future. I'm just aware now that I'll always land on my feet somehow. Joel Edgerton Absolutely eat dessert first. The thing that you want to do the most, do that. Joss Whedon Certainly I'm angry at the way Indians have been treated and continue to be treated. But I don't think it's a helpless emotion. Sherman Alexie I'm not trying to climb a ladder - I'm casting a bit of a ne...

outrageous things because it made people happy and she thought it made her more approachable. When you wear a brightly colored shirt or pants, it shows you don't take yourself too seriously and it puts everyone around you at ease. Blake Mycoskie I think men look best when they're dressed in something that makes them feel comfortable. Lara Stone I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other. John Legend If you look at the Bible almost everything that was predicted, maybe everything, has come to pass. Evel Knievel I was a very, very serious child... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class. Christine Lavin Big companies are looking closer term, and even the most technological companies spend less than 1% of sales on research. Startups have suffered the burst bubble. Nicholas Negroponte I am dominated by one thing, an irresistible, burning attraction towards the abstract. Gustave Moreau I learned years ago to co...

influence. I've been influenced by nature and science, and I've been influenced by people like Ernst and Rauschenberg, Cornell and Bosch and Bruegel, by writers like Haruki Murakami to Pablo Neruda to Artaud. Dustin Yellin I wake up every morning singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' Terry McAuliffe What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities. Augustus Hare There is a time when even justice brings harm. Sophocles I still have the same friends I've had for the last 15 or 20 years. Amanda Hocking If there's one thing I really want for my birthday, that is for the mining company not to mine my daddy's reserve. Bindi Irwin The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. Audrey Hepburn Most people presume my mustache is not real because it's much darker than my regular hair. John Hodgman Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly...

I'd have said, 'No way'. But it's changed. It's much more vibrant, bohemian. But I'm 35 and I've become a bit of a homebody, I don't really go out much. Same in New York. My home could be anywhere but I love Glasgow. Kelly Macdonald 'Othello' is the most domestic of Shakespeare's tragedies and the one that's likely to strike a personal note with a lot of people watching it. Andrew Davies Celebrity life and media culture are probably the most overbearing pop-cultural conditions that we as young people have to deal with, because it forces us to judge ourselves. Lady Gaga Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys. Agnes Smedley Long as I was riding in a big Cadillac and dressed nice and had plenty of food, that's all I cared about. Etta James The addiction to sports, therefore, in a peculiar degree marks an ...

singing accident, after that, you know, all my stuff kind of, like, really got even more full blown and, you know, I got stage fright and, you know, I couldn't do stand-up anymore and let alone sing and all the other things. Roseanne Barr I'm not a real makeup girl - you see me in lots of makeup on 'Housewives,' but I'm really all about skin. Take it from me: Wash, moisturize, and never neglect the neck. NeNe Leakes I work really well under pressure but I really hate doing things on a timeframe. Beth Ditto The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions. Henry Kissinger I can't stand the club scene. It's all about impressing people. Christine Taylor I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense. Teddy Thompson From heav'nly thoughts all true delight doth spring. Thomas Campion O...

though the fruit which produced it grew thousands of miles away, and perished years ago. So the object of many a tender thought may be spiritually present, in defiance of space - and fond recollections cherished in defiance of time. Samuel Lover A mate of mine told me recently, 'It's the first time I've seen you work, Worthington.' I thought that was quite funny, but he was right. Sam Worthington I was making films about American society, and it is true that I never felt at home there, except perhaps when my wife and I lived on a farm in the San Fernando Valley. Douglas Sirk I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with a somewhat precocious capacity for involvement. Rene Cassin I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school... I wasn't a popular kid. I was an outcast. Barry Zito I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself. Michael Bolton ...

the food there. We used to do our shopping in Southall, where you can find cheap but wonderful fruit like mangoes, vegetables and spices. I didn't do much of the cooking, as Olympia did a lot - I was the under-chef and did some of the chopping. Vince Cable Lightning is something which, again, we would rather avoid. Richard Branson Almost all the ideas we have about being a man or being a woman are so burdened with pain, anxiety, fear and self-doubt. For many of us, the confusion around this question is excruciating. Andrew Cohen Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time. Malcolm Muggeridge The film industry is a lovely family and I respect it. Sanjay Dutt I've been dancing my entire life. Jazz, hip hop, ballet. And then there's tap dancing. I love to tap. Emily VanCamp Movies tie things up in an arbitrary length of time, but I have always liked things that aren't fully realised. Peter Weir Rarely have elected le...

into such a short period, so we can see them go from puppyhood to adolescence to strong adulthood and then into their sunset years in 10 to 12 years. It really drives home the point of how finite all our lives are. John Grogan I don't think there's a back lot here in Hollywood anymore that has those streets, like a French Quarter. Glenn Danzig I have always been very comfortable in little clothing; its part of my job. Candice Swanepoel I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.' Diane Kruger All I care about, to be honest, is surfing. I love surfing more than anything. To me, there's nothing like that. Brody Jenner I have realized after all these years that a city that has a good quality of life attracts jobs. People don't want to invest in places if there is no quality of life. Jaime Lerner I think there's an enormous value to being negative. The world we live in today, negativity is not permitted. Go...

state of Israel and alongside a independent Palestinian state. Unilateral measures are not helping at all to bring about this cause, and we agree that we wish to cooperate very closely on this, because as we both say, time is of the essence. Angela Merkel Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music's sake or solely for entertainment. It's always a vehicle for social connections, discussions and ideas. Youssou N'Dour When I was 34, people would say, What's going to happen to you when you're 40? What are you going to do? You don't have much time left. And I was like, what are you talking about? Melanie Griffith Motherhood changes everything. Adriana Trigiani There's just me and my wife and a dog and we feed him Healthy Choice also. Mike Ditka I'm proud of my life. Minnie Driver The Gnostics were rapidly driven out of business by the hierarchical orthodox Christians. Robert Shea All fi...

just the most unbelievable experience. Lots of sword fighting, mud in hair and lots of weeping! It's very different from 'Downton' because I was going to work and having mud put in my hair - it's the other extreme of the look! Jessica Brown Findlay I don't have any regrets. Brett Ratner You have to be someone. Bob Marley In Denmark lots of people come up to me for autographs. Caroline Wozniacki I don't care how small the game. I want to win. Brian McKnight Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. Nikita Khrushchev You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit. Stacy London Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically. Gary Oldman No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I l...

the sea I ain't dead but I'm just supposed to be' blues. You can take that same blues, make it uptempo, a shuffle blues, that's what rock n' roll did with it. So blues ain't going nowhere. Ain't goin' nowhere. David Edwards It is not at all clear how much the media influences public opinion and how much public opinion influences the media. Bruce Jackson I've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time. Frank Black Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence. Pearl Bailey Anyway, Cat Stevens is never going to make much money out of us. Wayne Coyne There is nothing special about Tim Scott. I'm an ordinary guy serving an extraordinary God and that makes the difference. Tim Scott Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education. Marcus Tullius Cicero I'm not of this generation. Charles Manson People have to understand ...

Mitt Romney would be the most experienced executive to be nominated since 1952. The fundamental task for the next president is going to be fixing things, cleaning things up, being a turnaround artist, if you will. Artur Davis I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it. Alex Flinn There are a lot of bottlenecks to getting published. Publishers are only one of them. Having the time is another one. Feeling entitled is another one. Denise Mina Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure. Sylvester Stallone It's a never ending battle of making your cars better and also trying to be better yourself. Dale Earnhardt I'm so blessed to have such enlightened parents. It must have been very hard to watch their able-bodied son lock himself up in his old room for most of his 20s. A. Scott Berg I...

your folks were the best? They were completely omniscient and you took their word for everything. And then you got older and you went through this hideous age when suddenly they were the devil, they were bullies, and they didn't know anything. Chuck Palahniuk Prince Charles is definitely my hero; he uses his position to do only good in this world. Vivienne Westwood Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation - especially in the suburbs. Melissa Bean If I want to party, I'll party at my house. Shia LaBeouf We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say. Pico Iyer He uses his good powers for evil, and that's when it gets to the dangerous side of it. Rosario Dawson The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes. Randy Owen We must stop the trend of closing schools and building prisons. Gale Sayers He who closes his ears to the views of others show...

It is 50 per cent plus 1.5 per cent national insurance paid by employees plus 13.3 per cent paid by employers. That's not 50 per cent. Two years from now, Britain will have the highest tax rate on earned income of any developed country. Andrew Lloyd Webber In 1998, I founded the American Center for Law and Justice, probably the premier public interest law firm in America defending the rights of believers. Pat Robertson Every five years, I decide to learn something new. Jean Pigozzi If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight. Jimmy Wales If you do things out of time you're weird. Robyn Hitchcock Nobody has time to keep trying on a load of things in the morning like a teenager. Claudia Schiffer Fans always ask, 'What did the bedroom look like?' All they ever saw was Alice or Ralph going in and out. Audrey Meadows A human being is only breath and shadow. Sophocles Neapolitans have always had their fa...

went electric? I know I wouldn't. Or are you the person that left The Beatles after 'She Loves You,' or 'Drive My Car?' You weren't on board for 'Revolution 9' or 'Day In The Life,' were you?' Regina Spektor Individually, people are finding that a simpler lifestyle provides greater satisfaction than relentless pursuit of materialism. Laurance Rockefeller If you're playing any real person, live or dead, you certainly have a responsibility to produce that reputation in some way. Jim Broadbent Even now I can't trust life. It did too many awful things to me as a kid. Clara Bow Working with other artists and sharing your passions is great. Leona Lewis I get along very well with animals and children. I dig them, I get them. Zoe Saldana I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author. John Hodgman Having a child, that's always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child. M...

so you can actually trace my lineage back to, like, those guys who had, like, a hand in the Bible and have since become very famous from that. So I come from very famous lineage. Granted, they didn't have cameras back then, so none of them had TV shows. Josh Gad It is peculiar to mankind to transcend mankind. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel My stepdad provided me with an amazing childhood. I played outside like a normal kid, I rode my bike, I walked to school, but the happiest times were when I was acting. Demi Lovato But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of some sort did not vary over the years. Amartya Sen I only dunked maybe twice a game on average. Dominique Wilkins I love a really good storyline. Jim Broadbent I'm bored. I'm not unprofessional. I'm just bored. Josh Hopkins To think, and to feel, constitute the two grand divisions of men of genius - the men of reasoning and the men of imagination. Isaac D'Israeli There ...

to find water and food, not knowing when they'll get that. And her feet are slashed up from the dry, hard earth... Even when I'm uncomfortable, sometimes in pain, or just cold... I think, 'Thank God for what I've got.' Sue Townsend I hate going out in Brighton now. It's different in London. People respect you more there. Katie Price Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals. Abdolkarim Soroush Our brain starts a long degenerative arc beginning around age 40. Eric Topol I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States. Richard Ernst As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change. John Legend When you have kids, you start thinking about their future and you forget about yours. Bob Seger The thing you do is escape from them by ...

into football. Then I heard Don McLean's 'Vincent' come on at the end of an episode of 'The Simpsons.' You know when you hear something and you don't understand why you like it, you just do? That's how I felt. I just thought, 'I want to be able to write songs like that.' Jake Bugg I already feel a bit annoyed at myself for writing screenplays. It's a bit, I don't know, model-singer-dancer-actress that went to a posh school. There's something too weirdly predictable about it. Emily Mortimer In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important. Dean Kamen I started performing in high school. There was a pretty great drama department at my school, and that's when I started doing plays and musicals. Missi Pyle Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place. Lance Armstrong Anyth...

they get enough exercise, make sure they're getting fed at the same time every day and getting the nutrition they need. And make sure they get a lot of love and attention you both need. That's why you have them! Alison Sweeney Everyone has talent at twenty-five. The difficulty is to have it at fifty. Edgar Degas I do not innovate. I transmit. Andre Derain The wonderful thing about Apple technology is just how intuitive it is. James Dyson Never look backwards or you'll fall down the stairs. Rudyard Kipling I get painted quite a bit as a tragic figure because of some of the stuff that's happened in my life. Tori Amos I would also argue... that we are, by inclination and in terms of our history, we are small 'l' liberals, we Canadians. Dalton McGuinty I definitely think anything I'd be in now is a permanent relationship. Kim Kardashian I'll watch golf while I work out. I'm your average golf fan. Terry O'Quinn

people in the capital are brainwashed and such a disconnect with what's actually happening. They don't realize what if it was their kids that were being put into the games? They just don't have the mindset to have that kind of compassion for people. Josh Hutcherson I was hit by a car once on my bike, but I still rode home. Amy Winehouse These days people wallow in enormous masses of sound. Aulis Sallinen If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything. Claude McKay I grew up in front of a television. I guess I'll grow old inside of one. Gilda Radner First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest power and chance of artistic success. Anne Rice It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all. Moliere Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball. Barry Bonds Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it ...

worried about my ranking. I think I can hit the ball. It's just about my body cooperating. It's about being able to play matches in a row. Right now, I'm not sure how much I can do with that, but we'll see. Venus Williams There is a lot of noise and conflict in our political discourse, which is fun to cover, but I'm convinced from my travels that people also thirst for more details as well as insight and context. John King The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin All punk is is attitude. That's what makes it. The attitude. Joey Ramone I'm one of the cliches that has grown up. Charles Olson We rely more on enthusiasm than actual skill. Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically and people will like it more. Chris Martin This nation is really ready for a woman president. It's taken time, but we're ready. Ellen Malcolm It's about the journey and the process. I do things ...

political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others. Tony Campolo How many married couples do you know who met over accounting books in a Starbucks? David Schweikert I think of my shows as family reunions. I give 100% every time. I just do. It's a huge therapeutic release. Also I love my touring family. And I love my audiences very much. Paula Cole I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be. Douglas Adams One of the high points of my career was winning the Grammy for 'I Will Survive.' Gloria Gaynor People are adamant learning is not just looking at a Google page. But it is. Learning is looking at Google pages. What is wrong with that? Sugata Mitra Sometimes I've looked at a plate of food and wondered if it wouldn't look better a...

our president. He really went out and did it!' If you look at stories like that, and other stories that I'm sure you could compare to, it's just about freeing your mind and taking those guards down. Jamie Foxx I think only of objects: of a leg or an arm, of the wonderful sense of foreshortening, breaking through the plane, of the division of space, of the combination of straight lines in relation to curved ones. Max Beckmann Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man. Thomas Jefferson We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction. Aesop I get unreasonably nervous before talk shows. Amanda Seyfried I see poetry as spiritual medicine. Mahmoud Darwish My work has also motivated me to put a lot of time into seeking out good food and to spend more money on it. Michael Pollan A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him. William Lyon Phelps I have an innate instinct for knowing what...

don't understand the software parts of it. And so you really can't make the products that you can make at Apple anywhere else right now. Apple's the only company that has everything under one roof. Steve Jobs The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones. John Maynard Keynes The gay male is always going to be at the bottom. Scott Thompson What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance. Theodore Roethke I do still get intimidated by certain things. Ray Romano I prefer stories about people who are, in a sense, trying to find better versions of themselves. Curtis Hanson What I love best in life is new starts. Karl Lagerfeld I got to have a TV show that really was the talk of the nation for a while there. So I'm a very lucky guy. Marc Cherry Americans also don't need to be taught how to give. We don't need to be taught how to take care of each other or how to be charitable. Glenn Beck

it. The counterintuitive truth is that have an abundance of options does not make you feel privileged and indulged; too many options make you feel like all of them are wrong, and that you are wrong if you choose any of them. Susan Orlean Any time they try to describe the tsunami to us, I am so touched by how high they look in the air, when they explain it with their hands-they go so high. Connie Sellecca I play a Fender Jazzmaster and three stacks and a combo, two old Marshall Plexis and a Hiwatt combo and a Hiwatt combo with Marshall cabs. J Mascis Film is a very, very powerful medium. It can either confirm the idea that things are wonderful the way they are, or it can reinforce the conception that things can be changed. Wim Wenders I suppose it's amazing when you think how many things people get involved in that don't work. Tim Berners-Lee I love anything that gets me outside of my own head. Lewis Black It's important to set challenges that you're not ...

I'm also investigating the possibilities of cloning. Because nothing would be more useful than having multiples of me, and that way, I could do all of the things I'd like to do in the short amount of time we all have here. Ezra Miller For us to think we can enjoy, understand and practice the Christian religion with just Matthew to Revelation is foolishness. Randall Terry As we abide in sleep, intuitively resonating with the sum of all our experiences - this life and beyond - we gain refreshing perspective on our efforts and have an opportunity to remember what we know. Henry Reed Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing. Dougray Scott I believe in a uniform for work, but why, because we're men, do we have to be ghettoised into grey suits? Stuart Rose To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future. Philip Hammond I think the neoat...

this recently with the first Australians - the oldest continuing culture in human history. On behalf of the Australian Parliament, this year I offered an apology to indigenous Australians for the wrongs they had suffered in the past. Kevin Rudd I'm so glad this worked out for me, I do think I know how to be a good model. Linda Evangelista Guys have to look up to somebody. Everybody needs to have their own role and somebody has to be the star. Earl Monroe You can win a talent show and be so famous that you can't walk down the street, but no-one knows you next Monday. J. J. Field Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to. Toni Collette I'm starting to think my narrators' sentences are getting too big for them, and they are getting to sound a bit samey and, more disturbingly, a bit too much like me. Anne Enright A director should cast a person who fits into their script. Christina Ricci The unconscious min...

for that, but I never really saw where I would fit in. That's called art. And then something happened to pop music, which is that it became art under the hand of the Beatles, the Stones, and Bob Dylan and some other people. David Chase I prefer writing in the mornings, so to that extent I have a routine. I do reading and other things in the afternoon. James Fenton When my time ends, I want people to say, 'Man her music made me smile; it just enlightened my life; it inspired me; it made me feel good every time.' Ledisi I came from a family where I felt great pressure to be financially successful, and I felt that staying in Chicago and doing theater, I was, in all likelihood, not going to find financial success. David Schwimmer The externals are important but I'm not interested in superficiality. Kyan Douglas Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking. Alexander Smith The universe is governed by science. But science tells...

of the Clan members, we're always going to involve everybody. When I look at 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Part II,' I look at that as a Wu album. You feel me? Even though it was my brand and my thing that I done, I had my dudes on it. Raekwon I look really odd in jeans and a hoodie - it doesn't feel or seem right. Florence Welch The Department of Cell Biology at Johns Hopkins was founded and directed by Tom Pollard, an engaging young scientist with remarkable energy and enthusiasm. Peter Agre I don't let myself get upset about the little nitpicky things anymore. Eric Shanteau You can't beat the beehive for glam punkette attitude. Rob Sheffield A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely. Thomas Sowell It's the same thing now. When I go onstage the young people scream and holler as much as the older generation. Etta James A concert is always l...

dirt-poor, and all her kids got an education. And my mom grew up poor. And they both worked so hard and cultivated so much of their own happiness. I wanted to have that like an amulet. Not like armor, but like a magic feather. Like Dumbo's magic feather. Lucy Alibar It is not living that matters, but living rightly. Socrates I must not say what I truly think, or you will tell me I flatter you-but I can only speak what I feel-and very often I cannot even do that when the feeling is very deep. Marie Corelli That odd idea that one person can go to a foreign part and in this rather odd voice describe it to the folks back home doesn't make much sense in the post-colonial world. Robyn Davidson I do think women generally are more humble. Kay Bailey Hutchison It's extraordinary how inventive one can be with ethanol right now. Daniel Yergin I've never really fit in anywhere. Taylor Momsen The casting directors that were aware of 'The Real World' look...