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I have always felt comedy and tragedy are roommates. If you look up comedy and

tragedy, you will find a very old picture of two masks. One mask is tragedy. It looks like it's crying. The other mask is comedy. It looks like it's laughing. Nowadays, we would say, 'How tasteless and insensitive. A comedy mask is laughing at a tragedy mask.' Gilbert Gottfried Writing has to support itself. V. S. Naipaul When we got to the hotel, the Hawaiian Village, there were 500 screaming women there. The police were trying to keep the crowd back. It was very dangerous. Minnie Pearl I watch every day when we hit and take ground balls and the way we go about our business. If I saw any lackadaisical approach, that would concern me. Mike Quade It slows down grocery shopping, because so many women at the store watch the show. I always end up talking to two or three people every time I go to Ralphs. It's fun. James Denton I think the play actually became bigger than me. No pun intended. Camryn Manheim You see, my mother was a district nurse until s...

Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially

in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats. Allan Houston Sometimes as an artist you get wrapped up in what you are doing and you can't be objective. Joe Nichols It's such a thrill when an adult comes up to me and says, 'I read your book as a child and really loved it.' That's a tremendous compliment. Katherine Paterson Caring for children is a dance between setting appropriate limits as caretakers and avoiding unnecessary power struggles that result in unhappiness. Charlotte Kasl If anyone can figure out how to balance my celebrity and my dual careers in music and film, it's me. I don't feel frightened; I feel challenged. Jennifer Lopez It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is. Philippe Perrin I...

One of the most effective ways we started our web efforts in the early 2000s

with our first channel Frederator, we basically showcased 1000's of shows on our show over a few years and what that did was introduce us to talented people from all across the world, you name it, we met people all over the place. Fred Seibert Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf You need some insecurity if you're an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven't yet started to think about retiring. I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers. Al Pacino How much would you pay to avoid a second Depression? Ben Bernanke You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be led. Stan Laurel I watch 'The Voice' and 'American Idol,' and I sit in my Brookstone foot massager. It's so exciting at my house. Jennifer Love Hewitt One man's blasphemy doesn't override other people's free-speech rights, their fr...

Now in its third year in office, the Obama Administration has never championed the cause

of human rights. Its slow reaction in June 2009 to the stealing of the election in Iran and the birth of the 'Green Movement' there, and its delay in backing the rebellions in Egypt, Libya, and Syria, are evidence of this problem. Elliott Abrams I'd gotten away from my Buddhism. And I quit meditating. Tiger Woods If you have twenty guys in the room and you just bring in one girl, you change the entire mood and everyone plays different. Jack White Coming from Britain, I was terrified of meeting all these other artists, because artists over there tend to fight with each other a lot, the premise being that there's not enough room for everybody. Thom Yorke It comes down to something really simple: Can I visualize myself playing those scenes? If that happens, then I know that I will probably end up doing it. Jessica Lange I made a movie where I played a girl that just got out of prison and we shot it very very quickly but very intensely-that took me a long tim...

I wish that the circuses that were around now felt like they did then. They're

not quite as elegant or as magical as they used to be. There was something about the old tent shows, the Big Top, the canvas, the lights, the sawdust, the hay and the animals that's just missing now. Now, it's all urbanized and maybe a little garish. Francis Lawrence I don't think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother. Mary-Louise Parker Yes, I was invited to make the sound environment at a booth of a huge electronic company, during the Hanover Industrial Fair in 1973. It was a job. Slightly good paid. But not as much as my producer then told the press. Klaus Schulze A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail. Lewis Mumford If you don't know what makes green, you're going to try every color combination. Alison Krauss The minute you step onstage, you get eight feet taller. Alice Cooper One of the regime's most important tactics is the creation of a third force in the country. Joe Slo...

We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families

and the same kitchen, in two little - my brother and me and my parents. It was hell, but it was a common thing. My father was not general or admiral, but he was colonel. He was teaching in military academy military topography. Mikhail Baryshnikov There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event. Irwin Redlener I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't. Bryan Cranston You can lead a bureaucrat to water, but you can't make him think. Ric Keller I do not take any pleasure whatsoever in being a famous person. Donna Leon I think I get some of my love of adult books that can be fun from Douglas Adams. Erin Morgenstern My days are whatever I want them to be. Anthony Kiedis Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission. Andrew Jackson I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I...

There are half a billion people that listen to music online and the vast majority

are doing so illegally. But if we bring those people over to the legal side and Spotify, what is going to happen is we are going to double the music industry and that will lead to more artists creating great new music. Daniel Ek We don't watch the film anymore because we've seen it so many times, so we'll introduce it, walk out and we'll come back in right about when I wake up in the morning and walk over to the shop and everything's changed. Simon Pegg It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways. Paul Nurse There is no self-portrait of me. Gustav Klimt I love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated. Tom Petty My life has been, I suppose, the most incredible series of highs and lows. Craig Charles Interviews don't go to the core of my life. Everybody knows my life - it's an open book. Michael Moriarty In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone ho...

My mother smokes me out. We'll get these long periods of me thinking I'm too

busy to call her up or e-mail her, and she'll send me something. My mom's a real whiner. I love her to death, but she always sends me these 'woe is me' things. I think she might be Jewish. I'm not sure. She's Baptist-Jewish, which is a double whammy. Ronnie Dunn We have an obligation to live in harmony with creation, with our capital... with God's creation. And we need to administer and work that very carefully. Bruce Babbitt I think these days a lot of the younger generation feels that the world owes them something. But you've got to get off your backside and you've got to do all the crap stuff, too. Jay Kay Now people look at 'The Scream' or Van Gogh's 'Irises' or a Picasso and see its new content: money. Auction houses inherently equate capital with value. Jerry Saltz The art market is global now, and there's becoming more of an international consensus about what constitutes good art. Larry Gagosian I've ...

My fellow Americans, you have to decide what kind of country you want to live

in. If you want a you're on your own, winner take all society you should support the Republican ticket. If you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibilities - a 'we're all in it together' society, you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. William J. Clinton I enjoy doing press for something that I like, and I think the movie is very fun and charming and clever. Thomas Haden Church Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive. Lou Brock When we looked at the life cycle in our 40s, we looked to old people for wisdom. At 80, though, we look at other 80-year-olds to see who got wise and who not. Lots of old people don't get wise, but you don't get wise unless you age. Erik Erikson Men have not stacked the decks against women. Warren Farrell I think music all the time. Roy Ayers Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers ...

I've worked on films where the budgets are almost limitless and you're in trailers that

are bigger than a hotel room. You're taken care of and the food is amazing, the quality of the job is amazing and then you work on smaller things but it never dictates my happiness or my willingness to go to work. Dominic Monaghan I have always abhorred the word 'racism.' I never use it. Jim Clyburn Work is both my living and my pleasure. Harlan Howard The '80s were fabulous. The '90s sucked, and the '70s were just a sad, sad time in human history. Go 1980s! There's something that's just so cute about that time. And not just yellow nail polish and 'I'm a loner.' Jennifer Sky In 2004, I joined my father, John Kerry, on the trail in his bid for the United States presidency. Alexandra Kerry For me, it's a compliment to be compared with Marilyn, the unforgettable actress, the most beautiful one of all. But, curves aside, we have very little in common. Eva Herzigova The end was surely near. The Nazis killed you only when you ...

I love my city and I feel like the majority of the people that are

in the city are people from other cities. So I think that L.A. sometimes might get a bad rap because it's known to be so Hollywood-oriented and then underneath that you have crime. But that's really the case in pretty much any major city that you go to. Regina King Movies are something people see all over the world because there is a certain need for it. Wim Wenders I love shorts in the colder climates, because you can wear them with chunky sweaters and jackets. It's cute and funky. Rachel Bilson Quite a lot of the girls I get photographed with are just friends and then, according to the papers, I have, like, 7,000 girlfriends. Harry Styles The key fact missed most often by social scientists utilizing documentary films for data, is this: documentary films are not found or reported things; they're made things. Bruce Jackson I'm lucky; people write scripts for me. Catherine Deneuve It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather th...

If you got problems like unemployment, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and there's a guy that's

always been there for you and for your family, then you say 'He's a nice guy. I don't know where he came from or how long he's been here, but Charlie Rangel's the man.' That's what I'm relying on. Charles B. Rangel I think you know that I classify science as British science, American science, and everybody else. Martin Fleischmann Lying about anything is the cruelest thing in the world you could ever do. Be who you are. Don't try to be someone you're not. It never works. Summer Glau Alcohol decimated the working class and so many people. Martin Scorsese To have a statue of you up 100 years from now at the Superdome, I think that's amazing. Steve Gleason It is hard to be an actor on a TV show, because you don't know what's coming and you sort of find out very last minute sort of what's happening. Elizabeth Meriwether I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father...

I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in

the back room, never been able to. I've always played with other musicians. It's how I play, there's no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play. Ringo Starr It's hard to know what to say about somebody like that, except there are people who look for trouble. And trouble is very easy to find when you go looking for it. Patty Hearst Our whole family assembles in Chicago at Christmas and usually in Aspen in the summer. James Cronin I am heartbroken that this movie would cause anyone pain. It should be a source of joy. The story is a metaphor about how we try to stay in our own little bubbles, we don't let life in, we don't take the journey. Swoosie Kurtz I never made movies that had any of my music. I haven't crossed them over that much. Rob Zombie I defy any woman who is pregnant and trying to concentrate really hard not to feel distracted. Jill Scott Women candidates have t...

I guess, in a way, I grew up mixed race: half white, half black. That

question's always been on my mind: 'What are you? Are you this or that? Are you a white dude or are you a black dude?' In a strange way, music and comedy is kind of the same thing. I'm both. They're just different modes of expression. Reggie Watts I work in a medium where I get to be totally invisible and I get great pleasure from that, being a pretty self-conscious person. Terry Gross Gore Vidal has been a friend of mine for years, and he's one of the greatest writers in American history. Cybill Shepherd I invested. I wanted to cushion the future. I'm a financial success! Joanna Kerns I live alone, with cats, books, pictures, fresh vegetables to cook, the garden, the hens to feed. Jeanette Winterson Carrot Top is a nickname that people call me and I thought that it was more marketable. Carrot Top We'd love to do Pirates for the 21st century. People have also asked about Colonization, and a few others. Sid Meier Religion flourishes i...

It's funny because a lot of people that know me as a dancer, don't know

that I'm a singer, and a lot of people that know I can sing don't know I can dance. And so, I feel like at some point I have to show them both and really be able to display it and showcase it, and put that out there. Naima Adedapo Business coaching and the personal development and self-help industry is considered to be one of the booming industries today. Brendon Burchard I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will forgive me. I never meant to hurt them!! Susan Smith To be a part of a championship team, I'm excited... This is the closest I've ever been to a championship. I'm looking forward to the challenge of helping this team repeat. Michael Finley Yeah, I still feel as if I have things to do really. I'm not ready to stop. Peter Hook Information on how to heal autism and how to possibly delay vaccines or prevent autism shouldn't come from me. It should come from the medical establ...

Quite honestly, if I were doing work related to a living being or historical being

where there was visual or audio recordings available, I would find that extremely difficult because I don't know how you would avoid the process of mimicry. And mimicry, to me at any rate, is a very dull prospect. Daniel Day-Lewis Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just can't think of anything cooler than being one of the boys of summer! Garth Brooks Someone once told me that movies are a universal passport. And it's true, wherever you go. Benh Zeitlin Whenever someone dies everyone says, I love that guy, except for Jeffrey Dahmer. Pauly Shore Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always come around to where you started again. Stephen King I know a lot of women who embody what it means to be a feminist but do not want to use that word. The misperceptions about what it's all about have gotten into their heads. J. Courtney Sullivan You know, I've had an incredib...

For diabetes in particular, we know there's a relationship between lack of glucose regulation and

complications like blindness and kidney failure. So if you were diabetic and you knew that you could get your glucose in a tight, normal range just by adjusting your lifestyle, wouldn't that be great? Eric Topol Political debate is of no interest to me. What I want are practical solutions. Carole Bouquet I've never had a chance to go to the Finals, and I don't have a ring - and that would be the only thing that would get me to think about it. Antonio Davis Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you're up in the air and something goes wrong, you pull that parachute, and the whole plane goes down slowly. Cory Lidle I would love to be a role model. Gabby Douglas Like my colleague, I represent a large Assyrian community in central California, one of the largest concentrations of Assyrian Americans anywhere in the United States. Dennis Cardoza I beat Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ...

Few men in their 70s looked as good as my father did. What was his

secret? Genes, maybe, since he didn't exercise or diet, and he kept a candy drawer, drank a pot of black coffee every day, and read in the middle of the night. Still, he took such joy in being a dad - and in life in general - and his happiness showed. Jennifer Grant The Spirit of the Lord is with them that fear him. Joanna Southcott I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. Barry Bonds I mean as long as I have been doing music I know I am only 30% of what I could be and want to be. Tim McGraw I'm happy with the Arena Football League right now. I'm happy in Denver. John Elway If it's a close election, then it's better for the Supreme Court to pick the president, whether or not he won the election. It's just insane on its face. Vincent Bugliosi We tell anybody who asks that we think Apple is making a big mistake by not being compatible. Rob Glaser I like travelling on my own. It means I'm completely free to think about what's around ...

Military is a great place for a jock. That's the first thing they test you,

they test you physically. If you can run, if you can do the pushups, it's not as hard a transition. If you can't do that, you're going to have a problem because they're going to really work it out of you or work it into you. Ice T I'm taking memory power boost tablets to help me every day and doing the puzzles to help me stay focused. Terry Bradshaw As I get older I find myself thinking it all begins with Shakespeare. Ron Rash In some causes silence is dangerous. Saint Ambrose Being a woman in a male-dominated industry, you are so afraid of people thinking you are weak. Erin Andrews For most of my life, I did deliberately lead a private life and inadvertently led a public life. Chelsea Clinton Well, human security is a concept that I am very committed to enshrining in American foreign policy. Hillary Clinton Catch me on a good day, I think half of my books aren't too bad. Catch me on a bad day, I think I've never written a good line. De...

I like learning stuff. The more information you can get about a person or a

subject, the more you can pour into a potential project. I made a decision to do different things. I want to do things that have a better chance of being thought of as original. I do everything I can to disrupt my comfort zone. Brian Grazer I think Chris Weitz is an amazing director, and his sensibility - I wouldn't even know how to articulate it - it's just, he's a very sensitive, interesting guy. Elizabeth Reaser I've always been interested in the economics of reproduction, who gets what they want when it comes to childbearing and how these days, money is a tremendous advantage. Jennifer Weiner Once we were in the studio, we realized we were getting certain effects through the shooting of the dramatic scenes on video, shooting off a screen and then getting wave patterns and stuff like that. Atom Egoyan With the Jews, the questions are always open; we're always questioning. I love that questioning tradition. Hanna Rosin I was born in a mining village...

Whenever I visited China in the past, the relationships always felt superficial; there was no

time where I felt those moments of conflict and delight that make you feel close to another person. But since I started touring there in 2004, I would always collaborate with local musicians, and that opened up a new level of intimacy. Abigail Washburn Every Olympic athlete prepares differently. For me, I am 100 percent into the sport. And if I decide to really make a crucial career decision to say, 'This is something I want to do,' I want to leave no stone unturned in my preparation. Apolo Ohno Actually I never did stand up. I'm not that funny. Maynard James Keenan I have great faith in the future of books - no matter what form they may take - and of science fiction. Connie Willis All the rest of us - you and me and even the thousands of soldiers behind the lines in Africa - we want terribly yet only academically for the war to get over. Ernie Pyle And so my militant philosophy is this: to make with a brush on canvas is a simple direct delight-to make with t...

When I was 17, I went to India for six weeks and had what, at

the time, was a very challenging trip. You walk down the street and you see lepers and beggars, and there were several of us, a group of Americans. I remember we were just trying to park one night somewhere and people were just sleeping in the parking lot. Chris Hughes Basically, particularly in Britain, it's a hegemonic thing that people who write tend to come from the leisure classes. They can afford the time and the books. Irvine Welsh Sure, I've had some bad times, but everybody does. But people don't get to talk about them like I do, unless they do to a therapist. People don't get to put them in the paper like I do. Lynn Johnston Economically, unfair trade will benefit nobody in the long run, as poorer countries will be bled totally dry and will become unable to produce anything. Chris Martin As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone. Quintilian Rather than spend m...

Given the opportunity, under the right conditions, two cells from wildly different sources, a yeast

cell, say, and a chicken erythrocyte, will touch, fuse, and the two nuclei will then fuse as well, and the new hybrid cell will now divide into monstrous progeny. Naked cells, lacking self-respect, do not seem to have any sense of self. Lewis Thomas The fact that I have such a problem that people... that that has to, you know, be on people's mind, what my personal background is. To me, to be very frank with you, is a totally irrelevant thing. Werner Klemperer There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about; that ingredient is power. Paul Wellstone One of my dogs is in the movie Beethoven's 2nd. Greg Louganis Human beings are human beings. They say what they want, don't they? They used to say it across the fence while they were hanging wash. Now they just say it on the Internet. Dennis Miller Broadway is a tough, tough arena for singing. Julie Andrews Kids aren't going to understand single life in New York City. ...

By the end of the 1980s, Seattle had taken on the dangerous lustre of a

promised city. The rumour had gone out that if you had failed in Detroit you might yet succeed in Seattle - and that if you'd succeeded in Seoul, you could succeed even better in Seattle... Seattle was the coming place. So I joined the line of hopefuls. Jonathan Raban Hip-hop is too young to put a definition on it. Saul Williams I don't understand why, in my work, writing is always so dangerous. It's very destructive. People who write books are destroyers. A. S. Byatt I guess what's most surprised me in most of the reviews is that they don't seem to get the noir story in the dream sequence, so they analyze it like a straight noir movie. Brian De Palma The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you. Mary Wilson Little Everything that happens to me in my life, be it good or bad, it's all education, and it's important for that to become part of what you do. It all feeds the beast. Tim Meadows Get up ...

Now, I'm a failed political consultant. But sometimes fiction has a way of capturing people's

imagination in a way that non-fiction doesn't. Conservatives typically haven't written much fiction - specifically political thrillers - over the years to educate, inspire and mobilize people on issues of great import, but we ought to. Joel C. Rosenberg A tuna steak and a salad? Seventy bucks. Welcome to Los Angeles. Mark Zupan To teach one's self is to be forced to learn twice. Ellen Glasgow We have a government that, generally speaking, does not respond to the people. Christopher Reeve Faith is in the eye of the beholder. Tilda Swinton It's a burden trying to keep a secret. It's hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out. Magic Johnson Our stock in trade is raw, flailing sex. Al Goldstein When I'm not working, I'm walking. Joseph Altuzarra The reinvention of daily life means marching off the edge of our maps. Bob Black Curves are the essence of my work because t...

For me, consciousness is the most interesting unsolved problem of science, and, in fact, we

may never know what it is about a particular arrangement of neurons that gives rise to consciousness. Our consciousness, like the air we breathe or like the passage of time, is central to our existence as intelligent beings. Alan Lightman Our inability to relate to one another is very, very, very important. When we don't have it, we get situations like Bosnia. Edward James Olmos I think we have really integrated well around Manchester. This is the place where we feel at home. We like it here, we love the English way of life and we prefer it much, much more than the south of Europe. Ruud van Nistelrooy Having lived through the transition from totalitarianism, I am acutely mindful of the need to never take for granted the basic freedoms of thought, expression and belief that democracy brings. Daisaku Ikeda The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this. Rafael Palmei...

Here is my prescription to heal all wounds. Watch the film 'Funny Girl' at least

five times, eat at least 45 chocolate bars, and hang out with all those friends you blew off to hang out with your ex. I truly believe that, through a combination of Nutella, old pals and Barbra Streisand, we can achieve happiness and, very probably, world peace. Beth Ditto With unemployment still abysmally high, the Obama economy is crushing Hispanics' dreams for their children to live a better life. Marco Rubio Luckily, my husband is my business partner as well as my life partner, so I never had to do the heavy lifting alone, literally or figuratively. Josie Maran We will not support returning Fannie and Freddie to the role they played before conservatorship, where they fought to take market share from private competitors while enjoying the privilege of government support. Timothy Geithner We're not very dangerous animals; we don't have a horn like a rhino or quills like a porcupine. Helen Fisher I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn...

I grew up in Chicago, so I've always been a Bears fan. Dad used to

take me to Bears games and Cubs games. My brother used to ride me over to Lake Forest College on his Honda Supersport and we'd watch the Bears practice. I remember those guys out there as monsters - they were the biggest things I've ever seen! Kyle Chandler Now I meditate twice a day for half an hour. In meditation, I can let go of everything. I'm not Hugh Jackman. I'm not a dad. I'm not a husband. I'm just dipping into that powerful source that creates everything. I take a little bath in it. Hugh Jackman No one's calling me for lawyer roles. I still have a lot to do to prove myself. Channing Tatum Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened. Jack Kornfield If we think about the obvious long enough, it dissolves. Mason Cooley It's a disappointment to lose key players. On the other han...

The notions of going to work, putting in set hours, and getting 'face time' are

increasingly antiquated ideas. Because of technology we have entered a modern era of work where we can work from wherever we want, whenever we want and we can be more productive and make greater contributions than ever before. Maynard Webb Anything can become a musical sound. The wind on telegraph wires is a great sound; get it into your machine and play it and it becomes interesting. Hans Zimmer The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. George Washington Your generous part in my liberation is taken by the world for the revelation of the fact, that the United States are resolved not to allow the despots of the world to trample on oppressed humanity. Lajos Kossuth I'm pretty much going to say what I feel. Emayatzy Corinealdi Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake. E. O. Wilson Look, some people talk about their personal lives a lot; I try not to, unless it's more of a generality. Kate Bosworth Being...

As an actor, you want to be able to move your character forward into new

ground, but also it's really interesting to go backwards and unpeel those layers and the interesting elements of what your character is and what informs the decisions that you make so that you can have as much meat to work with. Jesse Williams I'm just someone who marvels at God. Vera Farmiga Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights. Thomas Sowell I started to work up in my old bedroom, playing, writing songs, and it somehow came to me that I could introduce soul music. Nobody seemed to be doing that. Graham Parker Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons! Christine Lahti I'm surrounded by great guitar players. Rick Springfield My problems aren't so different from anybody else. Mariel Hemingway We did...

Growing up in a group home, and with an undiagnosed learning disability to boot, the

odds of success were not on my side. But when I joined the high school football team, I learned the value of discipline, focus, persistence, and teamwork - all skills that have proven vital to my career as a C.E.O. and social entrepreneur. Darell Hammond It's clear enough that there was substantial fraud in Ohio, thus delivering the Electoral College vote for President Bush. George Galloway Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. Hippocrates Also, in my acting, I feel very much like a storyteller, exploring the flaws of the characters that I interpret. I look for the imperfections, and I love a character that is just so flawed. Danny Huston When I was younger - it might be a romantic idea - I always thought I might go crazy. Diane Kruger Physics is based on the assumption that certain fundamental features of nature are constant. Rupert Sheldrake And if I can take part in it by transforming my own consciousness, then someone else's, I'm happy to ...

Some of these actresses or public personas who are very public about their disciplined diets,

more power to them. I just don't see the point. I'm just not going to be one of those people photographed in a bikini where people are like, 'OMG, look at Amy!' I mean, it might be OMG, but not for the reasons I want. Amy Adams I am the sworn, eternal and uncompromising enemy of the liquor traffic. Billy Sunday Straw purchasing is illegal. Jason Chaffetz It's unbelievable, there's a book out attacking Gore, when he's the most unfortunate loser in political history. Vincent Bugliosi Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip. Russell Crowe Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference. Meryl Streep Maybe some people have written us off, but I think the new music today has also invigorated us. Lou Gramm I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blessed with that, so really, I'v...

My mother, a teacher, encouraged me to use my creativity as an actual way to

make a living, and my father, a Mississippi physician, did two things. First, he taught me that all human beings should be treated equally because no one is better than anyone else, and he never pressured me to become a doctor. Greg Iles He's really sort of the devil. He's completely emotionally detached. He has no empathy. You find that in psychopaths. It's about power with Voldemort. It's an aphrodisiac for him. Power makes him feel alive. Ralph Fiennes Women are more likely to have sex and fall in love, which can be tough because that's not the way men work. Rachel Perry I had done Shrek as a Canadian and I'm very proud to be Canadian, but I knew I could give more to it. Mike Myers I think that when the world feels safe and secure, we probably feel more that way in our personal lives. What goes on in the world affects us, unequivocally. Jennifer Gilmore There's nothing wrong with doing sequels, they're just easier to sell. J. J. Abrams...

Unlike many graduate fellowships, the Rhodes seeks leaders who will 'fight the world's fight.' They

must be more than mere bookworms. We are looking for students who wonder, students who are reading widely, students of passion who are driven to make a difference in the lives of those around them and in the broader world. Heather Wilson I want to show people there's more to me than they think. Rebecca Black The Australia to 2050 report highlights something that is well understood by South Australians, that infrastructure plays a key role in long-term economic expansion. Kevin Rudd I am a morning writer; I am writing at eight-thirty in longhand and I keep at it until twelve-thirty, when I go for a swim. Then I come back, have lunch, and read in the afternoon until I take my walk for the next day's writing. Carlos Fuentes I've made a lot of mistakes. I've bonded with some people who use you, and some people that take advantage of you. Larry King The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their per...

When Edward Gibbon was writing about the fall of the Roman Empire in the late

18th century, he could argue that transportation hadn't changed since ancient times. An imperial messenger on the Roman roads could get from Rome to London even faster in A.D. 100 than in 1750. But by 1850, and even more obviously today, all of that has changed. Walter Russell Mead I don't have friends, and it's hard for me to make new friends. Right now, the people that are in my life are the people that I work with. Questlove Revenge is a particularly interesting concept, especially the notion of whether or not it exists outside of just an abstract idea. Christopher Nolan When I'm doing theatre, I feel like my life's on hold. Even though you might go out for a coffee, or go and see a film, your brain is still there, pulling you back to it. Shirley Henderson The Staten Island Ferry remains a potential terrorist target. Vito Fossella I am really looking forward to driving another of my father's car at the show in Rotterdam. Nelson Piquet The Ru...

When you're a kid, I think you want to be a film star. And I'm

not as enamoured with that any more. The reality of that life is a lot of travel, and a lot of being away, which is impractical because I have four children, so I don't want to be away that much, not the other side of the world away. Rob Brydon We are the products of editing, rather than of authorship. George Wald The filth and noise of the crowded streets soon destroy the elasticity of health which belongs to the country boy. Rutherford B. Hayes I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music. Katey Sagal The dichotomy between art and industry is totally dysfunctional in terms of film. Ann Macbeth We will not stop resisting the occupation until liberation or martyrdom. Muqtada al Sadr I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive. Tim Allen Not only must the message be correctly delivered, but the messenger himself must be such as to recommend it to acceptance. Joseph Barber Lightfoot I don't know if you...

No, and in fact I get a bit frustrated, because I'm actually quite good at

one-liners, and I've had hundreds of them over the years, and they sink without trace, and I get very frustrated. Every party conference I really work on the speeches, and I always have two or three things I'm quite proud of, and no one ever remembers them. Vince Cable What I do when speaking in public is trying to do it as best as possible and trying to make everybody comfortable with my words. Sometimes getting this is very difficult, but I try my best. Andres Iniesta Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere... You don't have to dress up, for instance, and you can't hear them boo you right away. Anne Lamott I'm a lousy predictor of the future. Guy Kawasaki I am stopping so I can be a full-time father to my two young sons on a daily basis. Phil Collins Football is all I know. Brian McDermott Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controve...

We cannot win the future, expand the economy and spur job creation if we are

saddled with increasingly growing deficits. That is why the president's budget is a comprehensive and responsible plan that will put us on a path toward fiscal sustainability in the next few years - a down payment toward tackling our challenges in the long term. Jacob Lew I got heavily into the drum-and-bass scene, which is really wicked. Ajay Naidu I like to use my hands. When I was in theatre in college, that was one of my biggest notes: 'You use your hands too much.' Susan Sullivan Every time I got close, somebody seemed to play a little better. Fuzzy Zoeller Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows. Imelda Marcos Looking down the road, space exploration and the benefits it yields - in medicine and information technology - should not be overlooked. Bob Barr Art must not serve might. Karel Capek Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusio...

I could suddenly see the pressures all around; these endless magazines and cheap reality TV

programmes poking at women, humiliating us for every flaw. It makes me so angry. I really wonder what it is we are doing to ourselves, because I do think women can be the worst ones for picking each other apart. Amanda Burton It's while writing that suddenly a point of view appears: 'So, that's what I really thought about this thing'. Then it feels part of me. Amelie Nothomb I worked on three independent movies in close succession and... I really learned from those directors how to stay on budget, make your days, get it done, keep everyone happy, which is a huge thing in a movie, and to steer the ship. Michael Urie Let's be honest. Physicality is going to have a bearing on the parts you get. And if you think differently, you're in the wrong business. Jonathan Rhys Meyers I eat well, but I don't believe in diets. Bruno Tonioli Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected. Eartha Kitt Television reporters aren...

When I was prosecutor we had truancy and curfew issues and we made a refrigerator

magnet, and that was hot with parents. They loved putting it up on the wall and saying, you know, if you don't follow these rules, you could get prosecuted. Whether or not it actually happens, it changes a culture, and that's part of what we're trying to do here. Amy Klobuchar The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out. Irwin Shaw When I raced with Mercedes, I thought I'd learn German. But my wife didn't want to live in Germany. Juan Manuel Fangio Hitchcock had a very strange mind. Tippi Hedren Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it. Rabindranath Tagore Everyone I've worked with on any film will say I'm the hardest worker. Sienna Miller In football, time and space are the same thing. Graham Taylor Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable. Abu Bakar Bashir Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard...

If you read a lot of Chinese literature, there has always been very strong women

figures - warriors, swordswomen - who defended honor and loyalty with the men. So, it's not new to our culture - it's always been very much a part of it. It's good that now the Western audience would have a different image of the Chinese women. Michelle Yeoh I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known. Abraham Lincoln White House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home. Ron Fournier I prefer career artists that have spent time honing their craft, as opposed to, 'I won a karaoke contest on a reality show and now I have a record.' That's such a drag. The music that comes out of it is so poor. Conor Oberst In a film, you have to externalize things that are internal and of course it becomes a debate about to what extent you do that. Chris Terrio The best relationships are when you both w...

Once you explore life outside of work, it becomes addictive. The less you work, the

less you want to work. At first, the odd afternoon off seems like a fantastic luxury. Before long, you are opting for a four-day week. Then a four-day week becomes an intolerable demand on your time, so you find a way of moving to a three-day week. Tom Hodgkinson I just try to live my life and do my thing. Robert Mapplethorpe Sometimes my life opened its eyes in the dark. A feeling as if crowds drew through the streets in blindness and anxiety on the way towards a miracle, while I invisibly remain standing. Tomas Transtromer I tend to wake up in the middle of the night with ideas crying to be documented. Bryan Batt The only time a wife listens to her husband is when he's asleep. Chuck Jones I don't pare down much. I write the beginning of a story in a notebook and it comes out very close to what it will be in the end. There is not much deliberateness about it. Lydia Davis Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's fac...

I grew up in Texas, and people love their American-made muscle cars there. I grew

up around people who loved cars and took care of cars and my dad's a big car nut, so I learned a little bit about cars - how to love them, most importantly. I think that from the time I could remember, I've always envisioned myself in a vintage muscle car. Amber Heard All businesses tend to pass costs onto customers. Jamie Dimon I didn't set out to be famous; if I'd wanted that, I would have gone on 'Big Brother.' Sam Worthington Some digital natives are extraordinarily savvy. Howard Rheingold That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus. Sid Waddell I love drag queens and they love me. Tori Spelling I love Kelly Clarkson. Ashley Tisdale What I have is a bunch of really hungry, amazingly talented guys that can kick anybody's rear end. Neal Schon It was actually 3 years between albums. That seems like a long time to me. Todd Barry God wants to bless us where we are. Joel Osteen

'The Watch' is first and foremost a comedy, but since I got to shoot the

film using elements from the sci-fi genre, I wanted to make sure the alien didn't look goofy. I got to make a real alien that looks dangerous. That was a big plus for me because I got to do something really fun and cool. Akiva Schaffer I've thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain't even close. Dick Gephardt It can be a long gap between the emergence of fully researched historical biographies. Antonia Fraser I'm horrible at remembering names, embarrassingly bad. Sam Trammell If it's me and yer granny on bongos, it's the Fall. Mark E. Smith Terrorism can go anywhere where there is not strong government, or government that cannot control its hinterlands. Robert D. Kaplan I hardly said a word to my wife until I said 'yes' to divorce. John Milius I'm naturally a mousy blonde, so I dye my hair, and my eyebrows would disappear if I didn't get through at least a pencil a month. Beth Ditto I like...

For thousands of years, long before there was such a thing as a science of

chemistry, people were fascinated by plants, because they knew that plants contained substances that could affect people. Coffee will keep you awake. Tobacco contains something that will calm your nerves. Foxglove contains an extract that'll affect your heart. Gregory Petsko Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction. Joel Osteen Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. Erich Fromm I try to be very modest with what I do. I'm not a frivolous spender. Nancy Lopez Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love at all. Ken Kesey I have never understood the Iowa caucus. Larry King As a Republican, I never expected to be working with Hillary Clinton. Mark McKinnon I am not a robot. I have a heart and I bleed. Serena Williams We had to be parents by long distance, which is far from satisfactory. Jeffrey Hunter My home is at the WWE. I ...

Major power and telephone grids have long been controlled by computer networks, but now similar

systems are embedded in such mundane objects as electric meters, alarm clocks, home refrigerators and thermostats, video cameras, bathroom scales, and Christmas-tree lights - all of which are, or soon will be, accessible remotely. Charles C. Mann What makes us human, I think, is an ability to ask questions, a consequence of our sophisticated spoken language. Jane Goodall Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true. Dean Inge I get very uncomfortable with people watching me. Lauren Conrad The Obama administration is an affront to every freedom-loving American, and a threat to every private sector job in this country. Rick Perry There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports. J. C. Watts Because Washington state now votes by mail, elections here tend to play out, at an agonizingly slow speed, over many days and...

I was always telling myself I could handle a more complex role, I could handle

something bigger and more interesting than the work I was doing. But I wasn't demanding that of myself. At a certain point, I realized it was never going to come my way unless I started taking more control of it. That's what I realized I had to do. Mary Elizabeth Winstead Weight Watchers is not intimidating. It's not a diet. It's a lifestyle. Jessica Simpson I took piano lessons when I was like 5 or 6 but that was a long time ago. I stopped when I was 13. Marion Cotillard Simultaneously with the establishment of the Constitution, Virginia ceded to the United States her domain, which then extended to the Mississippi, and was even claimed to extend to the Pacific Ocean. William H. Seward I worked on my voice for Sweet Dreams, but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character. Jessica Lange I had travelled pretty widely around the world even before then, so I knew where to go to film wildlife. Jim F...

I'm way bigger than people think I am. I'm way bigger. I've been underrated all

my life, and that's fine. I have privacy. I can walk the street without being hassled. I can be a regular guy. The price to give that up is so horrible. When you become a part of the hysteria - it's not completely in my hands - you have to hide. Rutger Hauer When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to - which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage. Queen Victoria In high school, there are so many cliques. You're never safe. Blake Lively The Princess's so-called 'time and space speech' at the end of '93 about a year after the formal separation, looking back on it it's called her retirement from public life but we've seen in fact it's nothing of the kind. Anthony Holden There are very few people who do what I do. Richard MacDonald I wouldn't be where I am today without the amazing public arts education that I had. Matthew Morrison When I pass...

I don't eat animals. I rescue strays and take injured pigeons to the wildlife rehab.

I carry spiders and wasps outside in a cup covered with a 3x5 card. It would only follow that I'd take pause when contemplating the abrupt and apparently brutal ending of a tiny human being's life, or even a potential human being's life. Victoria Moran For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. Aristotle I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out. Park Chan-wook The ego is as little absolutely permanent as are bodies. Ernst Mach I am not an anti-Semite! I have a great respect for the Jewish people. David Icke I think it's a mistake to rely too much on any one economic factor. It's why investors try to spread their portfolio round. Paul Wolfowitz I'm a big believer in personal responsibility. My life wasn't always peaches and roses. Where I am today is through a belief in hard work and never saying no. Steve Wilkos I think an interview, properly considered, should be...

Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them

the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance. Douglas Conant The charts are only relevant when you're top of them! Noel Gallagher If al Qaeda or any other enemy of our country manages to create a situation or explode a bomb or murder or incapacitate large numbers of our people, we cannot wait for 7 weeks of a special election in order to deal with that. Dana Rohrabacher I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There's no tricks. It's honesty with big melodies. Bruno Mars Unlike curing cancer or heart disease, we already know how to beat hunger: food. Mario Batali In my day-to-day, I do a bit of yoga, I go biking, I read, I watch shows, I go to music concerts. Lizzie Brochere You don't have to live the blues to play t...

And that's what I really love, is finding a script and fantasizing and going to

a different world and kind of portraying a character that is interesting. Because other lives interest us, that's why we read magazines like 'People' and try and fascinate and drool over what other people are doing. Alex Pettyfer I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez. Erik Estrada I want to run with the best, that's how I've always lived. Tyson Gay This ability to have reliable sources of energy and a reliable transmission of energy here in North America is critical for both of us and for Mexico as we want to keep our economies growing. Paul Cellucci You ever try to leave New York? I did once. I lasted about a year. Stacy Schiff I feel like there's a witch hunt by some film sites and people that immediately disregard something if it shows any sort of influence. Max Winkler Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever. Tupac Shakur People will not l...

Comedians work great as actors because they're good under pressure. With a lot of actors,

you have to make them feel like everything's going really well to get a good performance out of them. But, if you have a comedian on the set, you can tell them, 'Hey, you really are screwing this up,' and then they just get better. Louis C. K. I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin, to which I have dedicated and I shall continue to dedicate my work. Chen-Ning Yang We wanted a supporting cast that would appeal to Baby Boomers who grew up in the fifties. Randal Kleiser Twitter helps me connect to the people who help make my music, or the cycle of an album, complete. Without them experiencing the music, it doesn't really exist, so it doesn't make sense to not involve them. Imogen Heap I knew I really made it when my dad saw me in London and after the performance he had no notes to me and just said 'You are doing your own thing and I a...

There's people who live life authentically and there's people who live a life of fabrication.

And it begins with the question of how you're gonna do your time. And these are observations I made about Folsom when I was there with Dustin Hoffman when he was directing 'Straight Time.' Michael Mann What motivates me in art is the ugly and beautiful nature of the truth. It has to be truthful and honest, even if it is ugly and grotesque. Corin Nemec The reason we shot it was that the script was geared to Las Vegas and it was something commercial that we wanted to have in the can in case Butterfly was a success and we needed a follow-up. Pia Zadora Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation. Wislawa Szymborska My mother still sends a cake to the office for my birthday. David Ulevitch Stubborn people get themselves in a lot of trouble, but they also get things done. Anna Paquin I owe a lot to Nickelodeon. Kenan Thompson I know it's very 'old m...

My first celeb crush was Hanson. I loved all three of them. My sister and

I would always fight, and whenever they would come on the TV, we would always give them a kiss on the TV. And I also had a crush on Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Every time he would come on the screen, he was like my boyfriend. I was such a nerd like that. Ashley Benson I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. Michelle Hunziker I just don't believe that when people are being unjustly oppressed that they should let someone else set rules for them by which they can come out from under that oppression. Malcolm X Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else. Mae West If you lived the doubles, as I did, which was very stressful, you are sitting down in a chair experiencing a match without being able to hold a racquet in your hands. Guy Forget To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the l...

We need to have a modicum of faith in people's common sense, creativity and will

to survive and prosper even in the face of great difficulties and obstacles. If people could keep society running in the aftermath of the Black Death, they could keep it running after the U.S. government defaulted on its debt. Robert Higgs I was trying to do too many things at the same time, which is my nature. But I was enjoying it, and I still do enjoy it. Jimi Hendrix I like working with kids because I enjoy seeing the looks on their faces and, it's kind of selfish, I want a future audience. Joshua Bell I didn't have a role model when I was younger. Andy Cohen I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series. Victor Garber Meat reared on land matures relatively quickly, and it takes only a few pounds of plants to produce a pound of meat. Sylvia Earle If you're getting ready to do a really emotional scene then, right before it, you're probably not going to be outside playing basketball. Emilie de Rav...

Traditionally, people have been adapting novels and short stories forever. Now, they're doing it simultaneously,

with an eye towards writing the movie before the novel has even come out or been finished. It's a function of this hyper-accelerated society we live in, where everyone is trying to short circuit the process. Howard Gordon Incidentally, our railroad facilities are under video surveillance by the federal police. However, the federal and state governments will have to determine whether video surveillance shouldn't be significantly expanded to a certain degree. Otto Schily Scotland forms a crucial part of our Armed Forces which should not be jeopardised by rushed cuts or a rush to the exit from the U.K. Defence jobs are vital to the Scottish economy and yet independence puts thousands of jobs at risk. Philip Hammond So that ends my first experience of matrimony, which I always thought a highly over-rated performance. Isadora Duncan I was born in a suburb of Paris, and I grew up there until I was 16, so there were always a lot of barbecues, a garden, friends. Vanessa Pa...

Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself

in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it? Chuck Palahniuk I had my first 'Survivor Series' in 1991 and I was fortunate enough to be an instrumental part of the shows I was on. Ric Flair History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images. Anselm Kiefer My favorite song is 'No Air,' a duet I did with Chris Brown. I don't want to sound weird or anything, but I listen to it a lot - it's always on my iPod! Jordin Sparks Respect and fear are two different things. Jane Smiley Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution. Sophocles If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to ...

Growing up in D.C. there are so many different types of educational and professional levels.

They call D.C. 'Chocolate City' but just because we're all chocolate doesn't mean we're all the same. In D.C., everyone co-exists harmoniously but the lines are still drawn. And people don't really step over those lines. Laz Alonso If you don't know one thing about Kid Rock it's that he's loyal. His band has been together for a long time, he stands by his friends, and the guy still lives in his home state of Michigan. Gabrielle Reece Students do everything on laptops these days, so I definitely think electronic books are a trend that's going to expand. Steven Pinker On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there. Placido Domingo Since Mashable's inception, some of our most popular articles have focused on the science behind the world's coolest innovations. Adam Ostrow You do the policy, I'll do the politics. Dan Quayle I don't really say much about review...

Richard Branson once said: 'Tony's very good at selling bands and he's very good at

making television programmes. But he'll never be great at either, until he decides which one he wants to do.' I entirely accept that. That doesn't matter to me very much. I like the irony of the two lives. Tony Wilson I'd just like to carry on acting. Nicholas Hoult I don't miss my pin-up days. I'm far too old for that malarkey. Gail Porter I came face-to-face with a gorilla which was quite good, but it was a 10-hour trek in bad weather, up hills, covered in mud, with mosquitoes everywhere and when we got there the gorilla's just sat there doing nowt. Karl Pilkington Of course, rivals do affect athletes mentally, but if you are competing with top-notch athletes, you will push each other, you will encourage each other. Liu Xiang If you look at, you know, the limitations of creating new products, you're only limited by the technology that you have to work with. Homaro Cantu Adolescents are still children in that they can't yet tell th...

I collect art. I just recently bought two gorgeous photographs of Marilyn Monroe by international

photographer Eve Arnold and I know it sounds horrible but when she dies all her pictures are going to be worth triple. But I won't tell you how much I got them for - let's just say it was a lot. Melanie Brown You can't plan anything, right? You can try. Gwen Stefani The most that one of Jewish faith can do - and some have gladly done it - is to say that Jesus was the greatest in the long succession of Jewish prophets. None can acknowledge that Jesus was the Messiah without becoming a Christian. Kenneth Scott Latourette Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right. Ernest Borgnine I think how pay gets determined is pretty broad - experience, how people look, what they bring to the job. But there's no question women are paid less. Women don't ask. Dee Dee Myers They managed to find time... to tell me th...

It is up to us, to this present generation of Americans, to take a stand

for freedom, to send a message to Washington that we're taking our future back from the grips of central planners who would control our healthcare, who would spend our treasure, who downgrade our future and micro-manage our lives. Rick Perry As a quarterback, there's no better way to finish your year, in winning a Super Bowl, than with a touchdown pass. The chances of that happening, by the looks of most of the Super Bowls, is a very rare chance. Fortunately for me, I had an opportunity. Joe Montana What's beautiful about the actual acting class environment is that you can use it to push through everything: push your voice, push your inhibitions, push your fears, push your confidence, push your vulnerability, push your silences. Dawn Olivieri In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line. Tom Clancy The public health of five million children should not be left to luck or chance. Jamie Olive...

Don't underestimate the importance of having enough room to work. Grilling is much more relaxing

when you are not trying to juggle a whole collection of plates and bowls as you do it. If your grill doesn't have enough workspace - and they almost never do - set up a table right next to your grill. Bobby Flay I think it's this congenital problem with journalism that we oversell the difference we make. We make small differences. Katherine Boo My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world. Andreas Gursky That's the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else's worst. Michael Connelly I like TV. It all depends what it is. Courteney Cox I love to eat an apple after a meal, just to cleanse my teeth - they always look polished afterwards. Catherine Zeta-Jones It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance. Baruch...

Hmm... my bedroom's really messy. It's probably the messiest bedroom you could ever think of.

Like, you think it's messy, but when you go there, you can't see one bit of floor anywhere. Clothes, makeup... I'm getting sent loads of clothes and stuff, so it's just piling up everywhere. I've to jump over it in order to get into my bed. Pixie Lott I used to be and I still am into psychology. I would like to be able to pursue something like that, but I don't know. The older I've gotten, the more endearing this business has become and I can't really imagine leaving it. Lindsey Shaw I just don't want to live like I used to. And at some point, I'm going to put a gag order on myself in terms of talking about the past. I've got to slam the door and deal with the present and the future. Charlie Sheen But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back to the world of the living. Alex Lifeson We shouldn't need riot police at schools. N...

If we were to use the success of 'Need You Now' as the barometer for

every other song, then we'll probably be highly disappointed. That song will probably undoubtedly be the biggest song of our career. We can hopefully have success for 20 years, but we may not ever have the success of that one particular song again. Charles Kelley It is difficult to separate oneself from one's design moralities. David Chipperfield My grandmother, grandfather, my mom - we've always been driven by laughter. It's what held us together. Thanksgivings, any kind of family get-together, we usually end up in tears. Yelawolf Rebecca Black might sing like a robot, but that's just proof she has evolved beyond us. Her vocal is just a slightly exaggerated version of the robot glitch-twitch stutter that's been mainstream pop vocalese for the past 10 years or so. Rob Sheffield To survive, the GOP needs to invite people in, not shut them out. Eliot Spitzer 7 Mile is like an Ave. Back in the days it was poppin' in the summer time. Obie Trice ...

Twenty years ago my parents wouldn't know who the X-Men were, and now everybody knows

that stuff. It means that deconstruction of the superhero is something you can do. All those movies have led to a point where we can finally have 'Watchmen' with a Superman character who doesn't want to save the world and a Batman who has trouble in bed. Zack Snyder Sometimes I think my purpose is as a saboteur when I'm working with other people, derailing what they're trying to do or taking things to a ludicrous extremity. Mark Leyner I currently live in the Plaza in New York and I love it - all that history, all those interesting stories. Tommy Hilfiger There comes a point, in any kind of, whether it's in your family discussions or business or whatever, where you finally have to get over the making of the points and now let's see if we can find common ground. Jon Kyl I've always had a 'Work hard, play hard' attitude to life - I still do - but sometimes you get involved in something that needs a calm, methodical approach. Damian Lew...

I've dreamed landscapes for years, and my dreams play an enormous role in my work.

In fact, when I first started doing landscapes I felt insecure about painting in this style, and the dreams were like positive omens for me, and I've done a few paintings that were exact replicas of images that came to me in dreams. April Gornik Life's complicated and people do things for a lot of reasons. Bradley Cooper My father was criticized as a dictator, but that should not overshadow his accomplishments in restructuring the country. He brought Korea out of 5,000 years of poverty. What he left unaccomplished was democratization of the system. Park Geun-hye In a world of democracies, the most deserving basis of national differences is that the different states of the world should represent a form of moral specialisation within humanity. Roberto Unger Respect talent. Get respect where respect is due, but don't be caught up in yourself where you do things obliviously and not pay attention to what is going on. Robert Griffin III I believe that in the long r...

In the past when a country became as powerful as the United States, other countries

would band together to clip its wings. But that isn't happening now and I don't think it's not going to happen, because other countries are not threatened by us, and they secretly appreciate the services that we provide, even if they don't usually say so. Michael Mandelbaum I'm trying to be me and embrace all the parts of me that have grown up, listened to more music and soaked up more influences. John Legend I'm just always grateful when I meet fans. Alex Meraz I have a microphone on one ankle and an ankle bracelet on the other, so I'm well balanced today. Martha Stewart The feeling of support I got was pretty overwhelming. That energy and optimism was something I had been missing and didn't even know it. Matt Sharp The deficit is the symptom, but spending is the disease. Jeb Hensarling Only by living absurdly is it possible to break out of this infinite absurdity. Julio Cortazar I would really love to work with Paul McCartney. Isn...

Television viewing has become for me a completely different experience, because I don't watch shows

on a weekly basis. I wait until the DVD or I TiVo everything and wait until the end of a season and watch it all over a weekend. For me that's a really satisfying experience, like reading a book. Alan Ball My poems - I don't even like the sound of that, in a way. Not that anyone else wrote them. But we know that only people who are really close to us care about our personal experience. Sharon Olds By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses more nonsense than sense. Horace Walpole Websites are kind of useless. There's so much great web content and design out there, but the ways in which they are being experienced are not being maximized. Dhani Harrison Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness. Sacha Guitry The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves. Aung San Suu Kyi Knowledge is never too dear. ...

When I decided to be a musician I reckoned that that was going to be

the way of less profit, less money. I was sort of giving up the idea of making a lot of money. It was what I loved to do. I would have done it anyway. If I'd had to work at Taco Bell I'd have still been out at night trying to play music. Tom Petty My parents weren't artistic, but I was always surrounded by beautiful things. And Mexico is a country which has experienced thousands of years of art and culture. Carlos Slim I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn't practice. Maybe a little longer than two weeks, but I didn't practice and I was faking it. Wendell Pierce When I was a child, life felt so slow because all I wanted to do was get into show business. Each day seemed like a year, but when you get older, years pass like minutes. I wish there was a tape recorder where we could just slow our lives down. Bruce Forsyth Punk rock has become another viable art form. It always was. But now it's like everyone's doing it. Tre Coo...

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