always say, 'You just don't know how you scared me!' These people are grown up. They say, 'When I was a kid, I just couldn't sleep at night.' Sometimes they will have babies with them. And they give me their babies, and they take pictures of me holding their baby. Betsy Palmer It is hard for power to enjoy or incorporate humour and satire in its system of control. Dario Fo I just think that playing bass, like punk rock bass with a pick, wasn't meant to be done for 25 years. Kim Gordon I got an M.F.A. in acting from NYU, and part of our training is to learn how to use swords in combat situations in a performance and Shakespeare plays where you have to fight. Danai Gurira You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher. Tyler Perry My daily schedule is quite hectic, but I have to put my health first in order to be the best mom and wife I can be. Ellen Pompeo We are so reliant on power and technology for eve...

I thought I better find something to do to buy biscuits and stuff. From high school onwards I was earning my way with photography, one way or another, working in darkrooms and taking pictures of weddings, neighbors' children and so on. Elliott Erwitt It seems like a lot of music today is so churned out and simple. Jonathan Davis Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree. Billy Gibbons Metrics are not a device for restraining the mad, any more than 'open form' or free verse is a prairie where a man can do all kinds of manly things in a state of wholesome unrestrictedness. James Fenton I'm not much of a cake person. Daniel Radcliffe I did a lot of short films online, so I come from that background where a lot of people see your stuff. Ben Schwartz Recently though, our State Governments have discussed instigating a carbon trading scheme - the details are still to be decided - and that's an encouraging sign. P...

smoke. She doesn't fold to peer pressure. I think how affectionate my wife and I have been with her over the years all plays into that. She realizes the more people she is exposed to that kids who have both parents around grow up to be much better people. Doug Flutie Being a broadcaster encompasses the business of sport, which is my life today, and it encompasses the skills of being a history student, and the ability of being a performer. Bill Walton Be sure that you speak with unfeigned lips. Marie de France I don't come from a rich family - it's not like we lived in a cardboard box, but we didn't have a ton of money. Jessica Lynch I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism. Harrison Birtwistle To break the mark definitely showed me I'm on the right track. Katie Hoff It's never occurred to me to worry about my health, or that I'll get old, or that people will st...

it completely. And then at about 25 I went to a class. I don't think anybody in my family thought it was an intelligent choice. I don't think anybody thought I'd succeed, which is understandable. I think they were just happy that I was doing something. James Gandolfini Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman. Trent Reznor If you can't fully believe in your ideas, it very quickly communicates to a group of actors who need something to hold onto. They need to believe that whatever criticism, whatever comment is received, is meant. Trevor Nunn If you eat the same cereal every day it's gonna get old. And if I had thought about snowboarding every day, I would have quit a long time ago. Shaun White I was always telling everyone, I want to be a broadcaster. They'd say, What, are you crazy? What, you're going to be Arthur Godfrey? Larry King I plan to be running as long as...

such excellent producers and assistants. I could show up to interview a world leader or a criminal and they would have things so well prepared anyone could have done it. It wasn't about 'me,' it was about 'us.' Mike Wallace A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it. If it's in a funny movie and, as long as they are cast in an appropriate way, humor will come from it. Ivan Reitman I find it tricky to make plans. Isabel Lucas I was well warned about English food, so it did not surprise me, but I do wonder sometimes, how they ever manage to prise it up long enough to get a plate under it. Margaret Halsey Obviously the imagination is fueled by emotions beyond the control of the conscious mind. Joyce Carol Oates I simply don't believe in failure. In itself, it doesn't exist. We create it. We make ourselves fail. Alice Foote MacDougall I can just say exactly what happened...

is, while in some inchoate sense they would like respect for human rights to grow around the world, as all Americans would, they have no actual policy to achieve that goal - and they subordinate it to all their other policy goals. Elliott Abrams Growing up, I would have to watch the other children and learn from my mistakes. I would have to push myself to overcome the things most people don't have to think about. Brushing my teeth was very difficult because of the noise of the brush. Daniel Tammet If you're sitting in front of the TV, you can't have ice cream. But if you're running around all day, then yeah, you can. Alison Sweeney I am just working on staying alive. Frank Bruno I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every city, but it will always have a rebellious/underground edge to it because it is based on individuality. Tony Hawk There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria. Abdullah II of Jordan We create monsters a...

exhaustion nor to provide sound functioning of the organs. All this supraphysical life is built and expanded not because of the demands of the cosmic environment but because of the demands of the social environment. Emile Durkheim I love a bit of political drama; 'The West Wing' is probably my favourite television series of all time. David Tennant I'm still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn't suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today. Jim Davis Don't look back, because someone might be gaining on you. Tom Waits I'm fortunate enough with the surfing to be very much at home at the water - my pulse and heart rate are slower in the water than they are on land. Ryan Kwanten I can't imagine life without singing. Kathleen Battle Always be prepared to start. Joe Montana I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously. Bode Miller Business should never be allowed to justify mean, thug ugly deals for an...

theory, Lawler has spent three decades documenting the secret life of art. Functioning as a kind of one-woman CSI unit, she has photographed pictures and objects in collectors' homes, in galleries, on the walls of auction houses, and off the walls, in museum storage. Jerry Saltz I'm a very fortunate actor. I'm blessed to be the position I'm in right now. Tom Sizemore For tis not in mere death that men die most. Elizabeth Barrett Browning Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions. And what his work showed is that when the answers are simple too, then you can hear God thinking. Jacob Bronowski We cannot really communicate with our fans. Hunter Tylo Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself. Oscar de la Renta Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant. Loretta Lynn My clothes are very pop...

you bring to bear. There are always limitations on what you can and can't do. But I enjoy that. Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by. And to me, playing within the rules is the fun part. It keeps the brain fresh. J. Michael Straczynski There's nothing like a home-cooked meal - nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, 'Uh, my house.' It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way. Giada De Laurentiis Evolution is the fundamental idea in all of life science - in all of biology. Bill Nye I'm confident - confident in my skin, and I'm cool with my flaws and all that stuff. Minka Kelly I feel like the health industry is getting nothing but stronger every day. Karen Carpenter Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning. Johan Huizinga I love the f...

have got their ponies and can ride. Our foundation mare is special to our hearts. She was one of my first ever horses. She was my first ever winner at Chester, which is also special, and she's just the apple of our eyes, really. Michael Owen New technologies such as solar systems or hybrid cars aren't created overnight. By extending these tax credits we are giving this industry time to grow, branch out and succeed. J. D. Hayworth The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore. H. L. Mencken If someone hits me I consider it a challenge. Johnny Knoxville I promise, before God and my community, to seek reforms so that the powerful and corrupt are no longer above the law. Andrew Thomas The artists I look up to are the ones who push their own limits. Christina Aguilera Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I've managed to grow out of. Tom Holt Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat. Ernes...

very well. The presumptions are usually quite awful. So I tried to establish myself with a couple of movies. After 'Juno' I thought: 'I think I've defined myself enough as my own director that I'd love to work with my father.' Jason Reitman I never wanted to be one of those actors with a political agenda. Ian Somerhalder In the beginning of college I wanted to be an English major, but then I became interested in international relations. Nick McDonell Local government in England is simply too big. Our lowest tier serves an average population of 118,500, while in the U.S. and across continental Europe the figures are more like several thousand. Geoff Mulgan An actor always goes to the safe side. Chloe Grace Moretz Any band that is out there chasing it is doing more destruction to music then someone who is out there playing what they truly feel. Bret Michaels The world is always in movement. V. S. Naipaul All the gold which is under or upon the...

of the European countries do. So we still make it hard on women to go into the work force and feel that they can be good at work but then doing the most important job, which is raising your children in a responsible and positive way. Hillary Clinton No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person's enemies say about him. Napoleon Hill All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers. Chief Joseph My style go with me. It depend how I feel, what is my state of mind. Paz Vega Everything around me inspires and influences me. Mainly love - falling in it, losing it, loving it and hating it. Christina Perri You have to really dive deep back into yourself and get rid of so much modern analytical categorization. It's one of the great things poetry does. Robert Morgan I'm not that big a celebrity. I'm just an ordinary person. Liu Wen Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have ...

earth. She's got all those Oscars, she's made all those amazing films and she could spend her whole life doing that, but what does she also do? She gives birth to three boys and creates her own theatre in Sydney. Sylvester McCoy Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt. Maggie Grace I worked on 'USA Today' as a topic for while. I tried to do something on hand chairs, chairs that look like hands. I really tried. But some topics are not truly universal. Jim Gaffigan Taking the life of another is always a moral crime. Angelo Scola I've never really been one to get what they call stage fright so much. Sean Penn Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence. Jean Anouilh Think of an abstract painting as very, very low relief - a thing, not a picture. Jerry Saltz I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season. Ash...

me to go back recently - they've asked a few times. I am tempted! But my husband Scott says you have to really think about it. Because, towards the end, I was so exhausted and not sleeping at night. I'm not quite ready for it. Barbara Windsor You don't come into this life wanting to be anything other than happy. Demi Moore Broken! Busted! Everybody has something to repair. Before buying new, let Mighty Putty fix it for you. Billy Mays I wanted to dress cool, and get all the ladies. John Singleton I always went to see independent films, they're the movies I'm usually most excited to see. Elizabeth Olsen ' Torn' is hopeful. It's a book that meets you in your pain and shows you how to move forward with life and in your walk with God. Jud Wilhite I envy my daughter's childhood. Rene Russo I know I'm going to blow one day. My life is doomed the way it is. I have no future. Mike Tyson When I was five. That's when I started t...

a way that makes it normal instantly. If any one person prior to the rash of puka shells, for example, was seen wearing puka shells, he would look like an idiot. But when everyone is wearing them, it instantly makes them normal. Steve Albini Our intentions may be very good, but, because the intelligence is limited, the action may turn out to be a mistake - a mistake, but not necessarily a sin, for sin comes out of a wrong intention. E. Stanley Jones At a certain point, you realize you have a responsibility more behind yourself and your need for adrenaline. I'm glad I did things in my 20s that were more reckless. Eddie Vedder Organized labor, if they're doing a responsible job, is going to organize the pooling of small amounts of money to protect the interests of the people who are not rich. Warren Beatty We all dream dreams of unity, of purity; we all dream that there's an authoritative voice out there that will explain things, including ourselves. Junot Diaz ...

have enormous geopolitical consequences. Global economic stability depends on the uninterrupted export of crude oil from the Gulf to markets around the world - a job that historically has been assigned to the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Reading takes solitude and it takes focus. Augusten Burroughs I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching. Nikki Giovanni In school I studied international business and marketing, so I've always been attracted to business. Apolo Ohno Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget. Mark Viduka All my life I had believed that unless I was perfect I would not be loved. Jane Fonda The more natural, the better. Brandy Norwood Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer. Len Deighton Jail is much easier on people who have nothing. Bernhard Goetz The show is different every night, because I never write...

pose kind of eases into the next. If you look at a show like 'The Simpsons' and subsequently a show like 'Family Guy' - the characters will jerk from pose to pose a lot, a bit more snappy. Which sort of goes along with the writing tone of the show. Seth MacFarlane David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph. Tom Brokaw A creative writing program is only as good as its teachers, and I was fortunate in having two great writers as mentors. Jay McInerney Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again. Sarah Ban Breathnach These people are fascinated by me, but I haven't done anything. Frances Bean Cobain I'm blonde and tanned and normal-sized! I'm sweet, shy, funny, have a big heart and I'm nice - and ...

and he was making 'Frenzy' in London and I was sent along to meet with him. He was very, very unimpressed with me and I have to say, I was rather unimpressed with him - but only because I was an arrogant, ignorant young actress. Helen Mirren Atlanta's my musical home. It really was the place where I really came alive. John Mayer Your body is your temple, it's your home, and you must decorate it. Gabourey Sidibe I remember when I was a private soldier. I remember the days when I was taken care of and when I was not taken care of. Tommy Franks I am an artist, art has no color and no sex. Whoopi Goldberg I've been involved in mixed martial arts since 1997 when I first started working for the UFC. Joe Rogan Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own. Frederick Pollock I wish I could wear 10 dresses to my wedding. It's so sad that you put it in storage and ...

to go to the Emmys, so he's going to be my date, along with my husband, and my dad and his girlfriend. So we're going to have a really fun night and it's going to be really exciting. I'm really excited for him to experience that. Christina Hendricks I don't know if Jim was a major part of that or not. He is one of a small group of real storytellers. He has enormous imagination and ability to write. I'm glad he's coming back. It's going to be good for the show. Matthew Ashford He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. Socrates Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for the rest of our lives. Richard Bach We are now operating a school system in America that's more segregated than at any time since the death of Martin Luther King. Jonathan Kozol Top managers love people and they want to be loved - it turns out being loved is good for your car...

stimulus funds. If you have a two-person economy - let's imagine we have two farms, and that's the whole world, just two farms. If one of those farmers gets unemployment benefits, who do you think pays for him? Am I going way over your heads today? Arthur Laffer The iPod has taken away the whole platinum record sales prospect. Sincerity and specificity are going to be the hot commodities in music. Everybody can have anything that they want, so now it gets into what specifically you have to give. Eric Lewis Remember Judy Garland? She retired 40 times. Willard Scott Psycho-analyses, how disgusting. Thomas Mann Yes, I love white, and I'd wear it all the time if I could. Some people think I have an issue with cleanliness, but to me it's just so pretty. Sandra Lee I've been a long time coming, and I'll be a long time gone. You've got your whole life to do something, and that's not very long. Ani DiFranco The hard thing is to stick to things ...

of crops - where a kernel of corn is a kernel of corn is a kernel of corn - to an ingredient economy where there will be a kernel of corn that will be designed for fuel, there will be a kernel of corn designed for livestock. Tom Vilsack I don't define myself as an actor at all. Nor is that my greatest passion in life by any stretch of the imagination. Shenae Grimes In the 30 years of my career, I have explored all possible mediums, except radio. Kabir Bedi I'm not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy doing is making paintings with lyrics, creating colorful images. I think that's more what entertainment and music should be. Chris Cornell I've always stayed pretty fit. I felt I needed to give myself energy by exercising and things like that. Caroline Corr Balancing our energy portfolio is a real chance to reduce energy bills, revitalize rural America, slow global warming and strengthen our energy security. Tom Udall I've never written anyt...

radio-frequency identification, sensor networks, tiny embedded servers, and energy harvesters - all connected to the next-generation internet using abundant, low-cost, and high-power computing. David Petraeus You can know or not know how a car runs and still enjoy riding in a car. David Byrne In an ideal world, an individual's institutional power would be correlated perfectly with his or her value-add. In practice, this is seldom the case. Gary Hamel Often times, the more power and prestige a person achieves, the more arrogant a person can become. John Ensign I'm crazy about Shakespeare, who was a notorious word inventor. And my wife is an English teacher, and she's hilarious. Rob Delaney I don't write about my life in my column. Dan Savage Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it. Akhenaton I like out, I like the outside world. Martin Freeman I did ...

book of gratitude for the created world, is a recognition that all good things on Earth are God's, every good gift is from above. They are good if we recognize where they came from and if we treat them the way the Designer intended them to be treated. Philip Yancey The celebration... you cannot practice it or anything. It's a moment when the excitement of your goal make you react to the moment. Peter Bondra Fairfax was incredibly important to the shaping of the country. Dougray Scott And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don't want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett. Tea Leoni I liked it when we had ugly politicians who droned on about issues. Ken Livingstone It is essential to link enterprises on the basis of objective laws of a socialist economy and legal system. Samora Machel Wars tend to be very public things, they are visible. There are correspondents traveling with the troops and ...

And I think you probably fear it, in a sense, too. There's a danger to feeling like an adult... like this whimsical kid in you is going to die or something. And then all of a sudden, one day you kind of feel like an adult and it's really nice. Drew Barrymore There are a lot of visual marks that have to be hit, and lines that need to be said in a right way - so there wasn't really any improvisation on the set when it came to the bulk of the script. Simon Pegg Part of Obama's persona is self-reliance. He's calm; he's cool; he's self-possessed. In many ways, he has tried to define himself in opposition to Clinton's sometimes needy, often undisciplined, emotionalism. Dee Dee Myers I think as a young person, you're kind of game for whatever sometimes. Andrew Rannells Iowans do understand the importance of breaking down barriers and increasing international trade. Terry Branstad I surround myself with positive, productive people of good will...

Barack Obama, period. Mitt's speech last night hit all the right notes, but this fight is not about him. He's just the vessel. Now the question is, does this guy at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. who thinks the private sector is doing fine get another four years? Howie Carr I started off as a graffiti artist in the South Bronx. My tag name was 'Loco' because I would go crazy and tag anywhere I wanted, in the weirdest places. Swizz Beatz I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts. Peabo Bryson When I first began, the technicians, camera and makeup men made me feel so self-conscious that I began to have the biggest inferiority complex about my looks. Jessie Matthews But when I do get recognized, I get recognized usually for 'Firefly.' Sean Maher Christ made the bread the sacrament of his body only: wherefore as the bread is no similitude of his blood, so am I not bound or ought to affirm, th...

that are working, but find drama from what's challenging them. That's what I think, certainly, 'Parenthood' is kind of about: the unexpected things that come up in your life that challenge you as a man, as a woman, as a husband and a wife, and as a parent. Jason Katims If you can say the lyrics almost like a poem and they stand up, that's a great thing. Some songs have great lyrics and I don't like the melodies, and vice versa. Harry Connick, Jr. Thresholds of pain, indignity and incapacity are entirely personal. Polly Toynbee My heroes were Eddie Van Halen - especially after Van Halen I, II, III, and IV - Randy Rhoads, Ace Frehley and dudes like that. My brother played drums and we jammed in the garage and started writing our own stuff. Dimebag Darrell We need to win something for the fans because they have been patient and very understanding and we owe them. Jamie Redknapp Looks aren't a big thing to me. I keep reading these articles in fan ...

by Koran-inspired soldiers of Allah around the world. They hated us before George W. Bush was in office. They hated us before Israel existed. And the avengers of the religion of perpetual outrage will keep hating us. Michelle Malkin I've always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I've wanted to share stories with others the way my favorite writers shared their stories with me. Jennifer Chiaverini Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it. Dennis Eckersley I still marvel at how God turns dreams into reality. Martha Reeves When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war. Howard Zinn It's funny how the hippies and the punks tried to get rid of the conservatives, but they always seem to get the upper hand in the end. Bjork But did I think it would last more...

mean they have no nasty side, or that they don't have a bad temper, or that they have never done anything they feel ashamed of. But fiction operates on people waking up trying to be horrible, and I don't think most people are trying to be horrible. Julian Fellowes I feel like some of my baby fat is going away, and that's not just physically, it's psychologically. I think that your body is in tune with your mind and your spirituality and your heart. If things are going better, I just think you look better. Drew Barrymore The ban on sports betting does exactly what Prohibition did. It makes criminals rich. James Surowiecki I've been through so much of my own self-search that I'm not as consumed with who I am as I used to be. Shirley MacLaine My wife happens to be probably the greatest working woman in comedy. I can't think of anyone who even approaches her achievements and her abilities. Nick Offerman If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm ...

moral thing you've ever been taught. And so, generally, in combat it's 'krauts,' the 'gooks,' the 'yanks' - whatever you want to do to try and make it so that it's not a human being. Karl Marlantes When I first started auditioning I would stutter a lot because I was so terribly frightened. Nicholas Brendon By the breaking in of enraged merciless armies, flourishing countries have been laid waste, great numbers of people have perished in a short time, and many more have been pressed with poverty and grief. John Woolman Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly. Arthur Schopenhauer The children of today are the builders of a brave, new world - a world without want. Dada Vaswani An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand. Aiden Wilson Tozer Have you ever lived in the suburbs? It's sterile. It's not...

regards to disarmament of Iraq and why inspectors aren't in Iraq today and detailing the very complex, murky history of interaction between Iraq, the United Nations and the United States. It is most definitely not a pro-Iraq movie. It is a pro-truth movie. Scott Ritter Each job I had wasn't necessarily the perfect job, but I always talk to young women about how you really have to take certain things from each job and learn from that and then move on to something you really want to do. Tory Burch I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat. Russell Crowe Well, I see myself in the same business but a lot more successful and doing more movies maybe behind the camera. I plan to do some growing in this industry and take it as far as I can. Matthew McGrory I found a lot of fairy tales scary. They really didn't sit well with me. Amanda Seyfried My being some kind of celebrity - not a real celebrity, isn't a welcome part of the job. Jimmy Wales I...

has been the embracing of all the tenets of Thatcherism by the party of Keir Hardie: trade union legislation, Europe, the replacement of Trident, 10 per cent tax for people who have made millions from their companies. Robert Harris Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important. Derek Jeter Black Americans, no more than white Americans, they do not want more government programs which perpetuate dependency. They don't want to be a colony in a nation. Richard M. Nixon Shame is something you'll find a lot of - particularly Catholic - girls feel about their bodies, about their sexuality, about their diet, about anything you like. Shame is the way you keep them down. That's the way to crush a girl. Rachel Cusk The first priority of any serious program against poverty is to strengthen the male role in poor families. George Gilder I'm tired of people screaming...

in the first grade and my teacher, Mr. Chad, told the class one day that we were going to do some exercises. He meant math exercises, but I stood up and started doing jumping jacks. To this day, I don't know what possessed me to do that, but all my friends cracked up. Will Ferrell In reality, we are all travelers - even explorers of mortality. Thomas S. Monson I got very cross with the term, kitchen sink. It just meant that you invaded different kinds of houses, where it was very difficult to avoid kitchen sink. Timothy West I don't do plays without jokes anymore. I've retired from those plays. I think it's bad manners to invite people to sit in the dark for two and a half hours and not tell them the joke. Bill Nighy We're not going to dumb down for them. They have to move up. They're the network and we're the show. Alia Shawkat When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it. Dana Torre...

all find that Shakespeare has magically anticipated our precise circumstances. How he was possible, I still don't understand; but there isn't a day I'm not grateful that he speaks to me in my own language. Daniel Hannan Two months later at a party, Bernard pulled me into a closet and proposed. I said yes. Shelley Duvall I mean, I'm lucky because I've slimmed down, but the last thing I was thinking about was losing weight. Denise Van Outen I just come do what I've got to do, play my game. And I don't worry if anybody likes it. David Ortiz The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom. Paramahansa Yogananda Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. Zhuangzi We have some material on spying by a major government on the tech industry. Industrial espionage. Julia...

the estate tax? It's a double tax on death. Economists will tell you that it's really not a tax that soaks the rich, but it's a tax on capital that deprives business investment and therefore job creation. Paul Ryan I definitely move to the beat of my own drummer and man, he's not playing something anyone has heard before. It's pretty cool, though. Pretty cool. Q-Tip There are two types of claims: those based on hard numbers and those based on slippery numbers. Simon Sinek I just was apologizing for maybe being a little goofy. Guy Clark Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from appreciating the importance of imagination. Terry Brooks I don't want to become a diabetic. Carnie Wilson Italy needed structural reforms to become more competitive. Mario Monti I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading. Charles Kuralt For me, if I can design beautiful things that have the price be lower, I...

off. And when I say better off I mean that if people feel they have control over their lives, they call in for fewer sick days from work. They have a lesser probability of having a heart attack or stroke. They live longer. They're happier. Sheena Iyengar Above all, though, children are linked to adults by the simple fact that they are in process of turning into them. For this they may be forgiven much. Children are bound to be inferior to adults, or there is no incentive to grow up. Philip Larkin The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns. Ben Bernanke Music is a huge part of my life, I enjoy every genre of music from jazz to country, and I even get down with a bit of hip hop. Nicole Richie Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are? Martin Luther The room is full of such talent. It's a beautiful thing abo...

than this, I know what they mean, I sympathize with them, I understand them. There should be a name (as poetic as love) for this relationship between loather and loathed; it is of the closest and more full of passion than incest. Laura Riding I loved old black and white movies, especially the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals. I loved everything about them - the songs, the music, the romance and the spectacle. They were real class and I knew that I wanted to be in that world. Sharon Stone But when they offered this little situation for me to do this voice in this special segment, I found it so incredibly humorous that I said yes, and I enjoyed it. It was fun. Werner Klemperer But after that, I was extremely happy with the story and the look of the show at the beginning of season two - everything was working together. I felt like it was finished conceptually. Joel Hodgson Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred. Yous...

of my friends in entertainment, whether they are actors or writers or producers or directors, and they will tell you that they'd love to play a Bond baddie. I can go anywhere in the world and I am known; it put me on the international map. Robert Davi I think I'm an okay parent, but I'd put myself in the category of a musician-who-happened-to-become-a-father. I'm definitely not a father-who-happened-to-be-a-musician. Jack Bruce The value of the minimum wage shouldn't be eroded, and it has been. Robert J. Garagiola Each State has its own health insurance mandates, and some of them are good, but there are about 1,800 of them all across the Nation, including provisions for acupuncturists, massage therapists, and hair replacements. Timothy Murphy To an outsider, I just seem like a list of accomplishments. To me, all there is is how often I fail. Junot Diaz Social networks do best when they tap into one of the seven deadly sins. Facebook is ego. Zynga is s...

like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals. Tamora Pierce It's like your children talking about holidays, you find they have a quite different memory of it from you. Perhaps everything is not how it is, but how it's remembered. Denis Norden Well, today, we are in the struggle brought on to us by the terrorists of Islam. It is a war that we did not choose. It was a war that was declared against us as Americans, against our people, against our Constitution. Todd Tiahrt When I first started doing sketch comedy, I promised myself that if I were ever to have any success in this business, I wouldn't hold back. Why get there and play it safe? Will Ferrell Being vegan is not the key to immortality. We're all going to get sick and die. But to know you're living without harming? That's the loveliest feeli...

they need. One thing that I've been struck by is that the number of violent assaults on teachers increased last year. We need to be clear that teachers have the power they need in order to impose discipline. Michael Gove I have bought a lot of beautiful clothes with my money, but I've also earned it. Dionne Warwick There's only one Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan I will jump into most any role. Cathy Rigby Are you eating it? Or is it eating you? Larry Cohen Because I'm 5'4' and athletically built, if I gain five pounds it looks like a lot. Sophia Bush You can only really judge yourself in comparison to other people. How bad you are, but you're not as bad as someone else. So it's degrees of losing. John Cusack The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line. W. E. B. Du Bois There should be at least one leak like the Pentagon Papers every year. Daniel Ellsberg I made three films with Douglas, two with Charle...

into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one. George W. Bush There's been so many different types of musicals, and it's a funny genre because there's a fine line between clever and stupid. It really takes a genius to know how to do it. Melissa Etheridge Great numbers of Asian Americans do not fit the model minority or 'tiger family' stereotypes, living instead in multigenerational poverty far from the mainstream. Eric Liu There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy. Sally Ride I love ballet. Ballet is its own being. It has its own vocabulary. I feel as if I am in a different world when I am in the ballet studio. Kiernan Shipka All my inspiration comes from life. That's how it never stops, in a way. Ma...

to be in shape. There are great ways to do it that are very economical, it just takes a time commitment, even if it means waking up a half hour a day before the rest of the household gets up because that's the only time you have. Padma Lakshmi Downtown Detroit has more vacant buildings over 10 storeys than any city in the world. Meg White It is our duty to be faithful, not with eye service as men pleasers. Jupiter Hammon It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement. Anthony Trollope People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue. Martin Short It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again. Audre Lorde One thing worse than an America that is too strong, the world will learn, is an America that ...

Now you've got a two- or three-week shelf life so you need to have that awareness right off the bat. And in order to make a lot of people know about your movie, you need to be out there banging the drum and showing your stuff. Joseph Kosinski Every great culture has cared a lot, one way or another, about the fate of its girls. Caitlin Flanagan This perfection is the restoration of man to the state of holiness from which he fell, by creating him anew in Christ Jesus, and restoring to him that image and likeness of God which he has lost. Adam Clarke Ecosystems are holy. The word "environmental" is a deadly compromise itself. It's a policy word that lives only in the head, and barely there. David James Duncan I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted and can have a laugh. Teresa Palmer Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragg...

the critical eye of their cameras and their omnipresent digital recorders, wary of the critique implicit in every captured moment. But I also grew to respect and understand their passion for their work, their love for the journey we were sharing. Alexandra Kerry I think once we started directing separately - we each have different kinds of interests now, and the kinds of movies we want to do. I wouldn't hold your breath for that one. David Zucker I believe the government of the United States should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause. Al-Waleed bin Talal I'm not against gay people. Manny Pacquiao You can't find any true closeness in Hollywood, because everybody does the fake closeness so well. Carrie Fisher Nobody is thinking they're going to come out here and put a team here and become a multimillionaire. I don't know anybody that comes into the NFL like that. Jerry Jones Of the ...

the road to record every night and I thought it was a great idea. I felt like it would be good to record over a certain period of time and then take the best performances of that collection of recordings. It appealed to me that it wasn't going to be from just one location. Josh Turner You can have all the riches and success in the world, but if you don't have your health, you have nothing. Steven Adler I think that in the end, a talk show is a very different animal. Dan Abrams I'm not gonna waste your time, so I wouldn't expect you to waste my time. Terrell Owens I'm really tired of virtue. P. J. O'Rourke My siblings are my best friends. America Ferrera It's more about going to a place inside of me as a woman who knows that I'm never going to have perfection. And that I deserve to be healthy and feel healthy. Carnie Wilson In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country. Feisal...

Opsware, I never once felt brave. In fact, I often felt scared to death. I never lost those feelings, but after much practice, I learned to ignore them. That learning process might also be called the courage development process. Ben Horowitz I hate these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s, but that was a bad experience. Manolo Blahnik I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This unfortunate art is made for long beards and ugly faces rather than for a relatively well-endowed woman. Camille Claudel A movie can and should have some real dissonance throughout - rage, heartache, tears, conflict, catharsis and all the other elements Aristotle demanded of a good story - but the chord has to be resolved. Josh Radnor Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United St...

kids need direction. If I didn't have that direction growing up, who knows what I could be doing, because I've been lost many times in my life, and I've had to have someone guide me back on the right path. Jeremy Lin Power is not sufficient evidence of truth. Samuel Johnson You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do. Loretta Lynn You owe it to yourself to be the best person possible. Because if you are, others will want to be with you, want to provide you with the things you want in exchange for what you're giving to them. Harry Browne Part of it is living in Tennessee. I'm so out of the loop. And as a person, I'm out of the loop. I'm oblivious by nature. Ann Patchett I mean, George Bush is a man of prayer. He talks to the lord. He tries to get his direction from the lord. Pat Robertson Guys need to know when to take charge. Lyndsy Fonseca I had to learn to sew when ...

- often as simple as a piece of Tupperware hidden in the woods. You go to a website, you get the latitude and longitude to get the specific location of a certain specific hiding space, and then you go there and see if you can find it. Ken Jennings Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest. Hillary Clinton I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement. Idris Elba I think, honestly, that a lot of people think I'm sad and dark all the time, because of the music I have made. But there's a huge part of my personality that's really energetic, outgoing and goofy. Skylar Grey My photographs don't do me justice - they just look like me. Phyllis Diller Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love. Brian Selznick I wanted to be a ballerina so badly. You can be seen and take over the spotlight without spea...

cash flow generated by the asset itself - a rental property, office building, condo - does not cover the debt incurred to buy the asset. So you depend on a greater fool, if you will, to come in and buy at a higher price. James Chanos My personal style is kind of tomboy-boho chic! Sort of funky but simple. Jessica Szohr You know, Rolling Stones songs all sound kind of the same. Brian Wilson I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him. Etta James I love bad movies, whereas going to the theater for me is a painful experience. I think it's really hard to sit and watch actors do something live and have it not go well. Zoe Kazan I'm not particularly political. I'm not particularly denominational. I'm not worried about any of that. T. D. Jakes I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them. Lou Holtz We know that we are not collectively guilty, so...

people enjoyed a sort of freedom to communicate with each other in privacy, without it being monitored, without it being measured or analyzed or sort of judged by these shadowy figures or systems, any time they mention anything that travels across public lines. Edward Snowden I swear and it comes off a little angry, no matter how funny I'm trying to do it. If I use certain words with a certain intensity, it's like 'Whoa whoa whoa, buddy buddy!' John C. Reilly I think I need the demons in order to write, but the demons have gone. It bothers me a lot. I've tried and tried, but I just can't seem to find a melody. Brian Wilson My dad keeps joking about sneaking into my grandparents' house and switching out their HBO for PBS so they think I'm on 'Downton Abbey.' Allison Williams The first video I ever made, announcing 'Crash the Super Bowl,' I did about fifty takes and I wanted to die. It was awful. Kina Grannis The Irish are th...

the reason why is he has an amazing range, amazing emotional power in his voice. And the music he put around it also just had this passion and this soul to it and this spirit to it that very few artists have, and he passed at a very young age. John Legend Adventure without risk is Disneyland. Douglas Coupland Our clothes are going to pieces fast. Send provisions as soon as possible. William John Wills Because there is a larger awareness that transcends time and space, an awareness is available after death. Henry Reed Well, I don't think of myself as a feminist at all. As soon as we start labeling and categorizing ourselves and others, that's going to shut down the world. Melissa Leo I've always been fascinated by the human body, but you can become quite morbid and paranoid if you think too much. Ellie Goulding Some of my fans have said that because I've been able to speak about my issues, that they're not afraid to speak about theirs, which is an a...

suburban existence and then I went to college at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. And there were all these, kind of, hipster New York kids who were so-called 'cultured' and had so much, you know, like knew all the references and, like, already had their look down. Mike White Chris Martin's a good friend of mine. I'm actually Apple's godfather. He's an old friend and we've been mates for quite a few years now. Simon Pegg Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset. Leonard Maltin I've lived for 10 years in Switzerland, so I speak German. Martina Hingis It's weird... people say they're not like apes. Now how do you explain football then? Mitch Hedberg The sad thing about artificial intelligence is that it lacks artifice and therefore intelligence. Jean Baudrillard In ...

industry: on its back. The banks: frozen up. More than three million Americans had already lost their jobs. And America's bravest, our men and women in uniform, were fighting what would soon be the longest wars in our history. Rahm Emanuel For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, surviving in between by waiting tables, painting houses, serving coffee, and temping. Kate Walsh I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then. Oliver Reed Jesus is absolutely at the centre of Western civilisation and part of my fascination with him is, why? What is it about this particular man and his story? Simon Callow I was living in Woodstock for a long time, and I thought, I got to get out of here, man. Jules Shear I became a dancer late and an actor late. Mads Mikkelsen People with high blood pressure, diabetes - those are conditions brought about by life style. If you change the life style, those conditions will leave....

each special occasion. The girls would bring the fact to my attention, not always too delicately. The boys, however, never bothered with the subject. They were my friends, not because of the size of my wardrobe but because they liked me. Marilyn Monroe Spring and summer 1942 was probably the worst period of internal terror in Slovakia. It was also the time of mass deportation of Slovak Jews to the extermination camps in Poland. Alexander Dubcek I've played a lot of mothers in my movies. Vera Farmiga Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. Mary Wilson Little It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how to use it, learn to work in it and express new values in it. Tahar Ben Jelloun I don't represent corporations. Charlie Melancon No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person. Bernadette Peters I make decisions quickly. Norbert Leo But...

- that people can be suckers on a grand scale. To their fanatical followers they are a substitute for religion. Global warming, in particular, is a creed, a faith, a dogma that has little to do with science. Paul Johnson As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others. Marianne Williamson I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best possible reasons but end up being hijacked. Kevin Whately The stirrings of morality emerge early in childhood. Toddlers spontaneously offer toys and help to others and try to comfort people they see in distress. Steven Pinker You have to fight for your dream, but you also have to feel fortunate for what you have. Cesc Fabregas I haven't had a problem with being typecast, but if I was only getting one type of role, I wouldn't mind. What I'm...

misnomer immensely. While there are many differences between me and my distant predecessors in L'Occitane, I do believe there is a lineage that connects us of the last 70 years with those romantic singers of the High Middle Ages. Frank Black The L.A. weather is a lot like Taiwan's, where you don't observe four seasons, so the years can pass and you don't feel a thing. Ang Lee I'm always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something's dark, I'll do it. Tig Notaro At Yahoo, we were one of the early proponents of the power of content showcased through new media. SnagFilms, with its large library and breadth of digital distribution, can help shape this next phase, bringing great stories to broad new audiences. Terry Semel In my life, I've had estates in Russia, houses in Spain, in Norway, in the deep south of America. Penelope Wilton I got involved in music because I love everything about it, but now I'm in it you see the other si...

opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death, unless they so imminently threaten immediate interference with the lawful and pressing purposes of the law that an immediate check is required to save the country. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. During the last war when there was a market for everything that could be produced, the production capacity of Canada and the United States, which were outside the battle area, increased one hundred percent. John Boyd Orr The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion to think much about it. Richard Whately Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to play guitar, but I told my dad if he wanted me to keep studying something, I'd like to study piano. Jackson Browne I never really considered myself attractive. I was always kind of gangly in school. Robert Pattinson 'Arbitrary' and 'odd' are the wo...

be like, it's a musical instrument: a device where you can explore a huge range of possibilities through an interface that connects your mind and your body, allowing you to be emotionally authentic and expressive. Jaron Lanier Now the fact that people are saying, 'Oh my God, he's finally come out' - I was never in. Johnny Weir Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open. Tahar Ben Jelloun Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery. Bertrand Russell There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give. Robert Mondavi This country is just that great that the opportunities are there for a Hispanic president, a black president or any other race for a president, yes. Chris Tucker My duties are wider than those of the Pope. The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welf...

and others. For example, people look at a famine and wonder where God is, but the world produces enough food for each person to have 3,000 calories a day. It's our own irresponsibility and self-centeredness that prevents people from getting fed. Lee Strobel I prefer to be alive, so I'm cautious about taking risks. Werner Herzog As an expert, I can deal with complex problems. As a mother it is much, much harder. Rosalind Wiseman My father was a newspaper editor, so I was surrounded by journalists my entire life. I think the fact that he was so well known may be why I chose to go into magazines and move to the States at a young age. Anna Wintour My nickname is The Fonz. My sister Lori nicknamed me it when I was younger and it stuck. Nicole Appleton The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. Jane Austen I grew up poor and used to look at people in big houses and thought they had everything. Then later on...

whether it's an extreme, or minor complex in eating disorders. So the first thing I would say to girls who are feeling that way is you're not alone. You're far from alone. You're the majority. There's absolutely nothing wrong with what you're feeling. Amanda Schull Now is the only thing that exists. Dan Fogelberg The hardest thing to do is something that is close to nothing. Marina Abramovic I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really become to mean less. They mean nothing. Sheryl Crow I think there's an instinct to make grotesque horror films that are purely carnal, like the 'Saw' movies. Amber Heard I am involved in a lot of nonprofits. And when I reached the ripe old age of 60, I wanted to provide leadership to some I had been involved in. David Rubenstein I want people to feel happy when they wear my shoes. Diego Della Valle I'm a...

airplanes of today, but there was no intelligent design really designing those early airplanes. There were probably at least 30,000 different things tried, and when they crash and kill the pilot, don't try that again. Burt Rutan I hope that somewhere in Small Town, U.S.A., a 15-year-old kid looks to me as a role model the way I looked at the Indigo Girls and Elton John as role models. Brandi Carlile It's not that I don't see myself as hot and sexy. Don't get me wrong. No, it's not that. Kyra Sedgwick I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers. And I thank God that President Bush has stated, we need a Constitutional amendment that states that marriage is between a man and a woman. Jimmy Swaggart Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind. Mason Cooley Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf; to fight for your rights and to report back to you personally and to the leadership of the IFP. Mangosuthu Buthelezi I read a lot of res...

what our tax rates are going to be. We don't know what our interest rates are going to be. We don't know what our energy costs are going to be. All these uncertainties are being driven by the Government's agenda. What we really need to do is get Government to step back. Jim Renacci Now the big question is if you are going to go to all the trouble of setting an opera and making all that music and so on, there's got to be some aspect that you can do in an opera that really makes it worth while. William Bolcom Small business is the backbone of our economy. I'm for big business, too. But small business is where the jobs are generated. Michele Bachmann I don't believe we own our children, they're their own souls who make their own choices, we just guide and support them. Elle Macpherson On Saturday afternoons, there was a film, of course, and then we did about four shows between the films. And I would do a tap dance, a little military tap. Barbara Co...

alive. We get to experiences the splendor of nature, the beauty of art, the balm of love and the sheer joy of existence, always with the knowledge that illness, injury, natural disaster, or pure evil can end it in an instant for ourselves or someone we love. Jeff Greenfield Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals. T. E. Lawrence The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never ever, ever, ever be ashamed about trying to earn as much as possible for yourself, if the person you're working with is also making money. That's life! Simon Cowell Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life? Alfred de Vigny My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I led the team in hitting and was third or fifth in the league. Kurt R...

Radar had more in common than they wanted to admit. Each was the other's future. Radar served up the exclusives I always envied. Gawker was actually comfortable on the web, in the medium Radar should have made its own. Nick Denton In fact, my courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of 'Who do you think you are?' Lady Gaga My years of living the jet-set life were fun, but they weren't fulfilling. The perks and benefits were lovely, but all of the fabulous furs, fancy jewelry and fun fetes simply weren't enough to fill my soul. Sandra Lee Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. Thank you for the rain. And for the chance to wake up in three hours and go fishing: I thank you for that now, because I won't feel so thankful then. Garrison Keillor I don't think any of us can compete with Cowell. He is the best at what he does. Gary Barlow I have done well out of TV, but ...

being the lowest level of Buddhist hell, and it just sort of got stuck in my head. Later on when I went to setup a MySpace, I tried a bunch of names and they were all taken so I just kind of ended up with Avicii and then I got really attached to it. Avicii A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive and surprising. Robert Morgan I'm not sure my books would translate into movies very easily. So rather than have someone do a terrible job, I haven't been willing to sell them. Jasper Fforde Yes, but with the Cube there are many flashes, there are many aha's. Erno Rubik I enjoy a four-seasonal climate and wide-open spaces, so being on an island 2,500 miles into the South Pacific made me feel a little claustrophobic. Matthew Fox In high school, I definitely fancied myself an intense guy, which is so lame. Rob Delaney I try to eat in a way that makes me feel good. If that mean...

I did a house that had the most exquisite marble applications. That sounds ostentatious, but it wasn't, given the context. The color white I subscribe to extensively. I love thinking about color, but I often go with white. Annabelle Selldorf When we classify an issue as a 'shield issue' it is usually because we feel that someone else occupies the high ground on that issue. We feel we can't win on that issue and so we adopt a defensive posture. Preston Manning I'm not a party animal; I took my job as Miss USA very seriously... Sometimes, of course, I want to let it all go. Even though I'm a beauty queen, you're also an unofficial ambassador, and there's a lot of pressure. Rima Fakih When we did concerts, we wanted them to be theatrical events - collaborations with designers, choreographers, and directors - because we thought traditional rock concerts were boring. Neil Tennant I'm trying to find new ways to make this game more attractive. ...

of those movies. I was kind of scared. You know, if one of those doesn't work, it's a huge hit on your career. People are like, 'Well he couldn't make a $170 million movie work. I don't want him in my film.' Channing Tatum I hope my organization will not be around in 10 years, because at a national, state, and community level, we will have evolved into a society that cares about children and the need for play. Darell Hammond I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do. Lily Allen I can't think of a subject that is taboo for me, unless it's one I simply don't know anything about. Chris Crutcher I want to prove that if you write in strict meter and rhyme about subjects people care about, they will buy poetry. Felix Dennis I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say. Justin Timberlake With two books a year, I...

'Let's explore because it's fun.' It was, 'Let's explore so that we can claim lands for our country, so that we can open up new trade routes; let's explore so we can become more powerful.' Neil deGrasse Tyson Once you discover that you can, then you must. And it's not easy. You have to take direct steps. You really have to count your blessings and you have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the blues. Al Jarreau I started out as a writer. Poetry and prose and also kind of satirical David Sedaris-esque stuff. Pauley Perrette No, I've only ever done one film at a time. Christopher Nolan But, then again, I wouldn't call myself an indie-rock supporter even if there are some really good bands out there and there will always be some real good new bands. Stephen Malkmus What's interesting is the show allows for the awkward pauses to be captured, which makes it stylistically unique, especially for American audiences. R...

help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options. Sharon Salzberg The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed. Ryszard Kapuscinski The differences between the sexes are the single most important fact of human society. George Gilder We pledge to fight the dark forces high in the counsels of the Republican Party which have made political capital out of the techniques of character assassination by innuendo. Emanuel Celler Because hypocrisy stinks in the nostrils one is likely to rate it as a more powerful agent for destruction than it is. Rebecca West The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the world. Sasha Cohen I have seen more bad songs ma...