lump nature into simplistic categories, such as what we consider beautiful or ugly, important or unimportant. As human a thing as that is to do, I think it often leads us to misunderstand the respective roles of life forms and their interconnectedness. Gary Larson Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America's role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must - and will - lead the future. Mitt Romney I never look at things again once they're done. Brian Michael Bendis On her son Rene: Oh my God, when he's 20 years old what's going to happen to me? I'm gonna marry him. Celine Dion It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did. Peter Jennings Something good comes out of every crisis. Dave Pelzer Some of my most special shooting experiences have been at weekends. ...

the price of higher education rises. It's the dog that never catches its tail. You increase student loans, you increase grants, you increase Pell grants, Stafford loans, and what happens? They raise the price. Bill Bennett It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted. Livy If you're teaching today what you were teaching five years ago, either the field is dead or you are. Noam Chomsky I live more than anything else to produce the Games. Dick Ebersol To know reality is to accept it, and eventually to love it. George Wald Some players are criticised for having no loyalty. Well, I wanted to go back home and play for the club I supported. I don't think that's a crime. Alan Shearer I always think I'm the Tom Cruise of music - a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling. Jon Bon Jovi It's odd that I'm a big name in America and not known in Britain. Marcus Buckingham I can't walk i...

to be able to do that, but there really is nothing like kicking ass whether it's on a major scale, or whether it's in more of a dramatic fashion. Being physical and taking care of business the old-fashioned way is something that I love doing. Dwayne Johnson The New York City Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And it's about listening, it's about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that. John Guare Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get. Frank Carlucci Therefore reinforcing a stereotype, therefore thinking that the entire Indian culture is just made of people that are against their children's decisions. Parminder Nagra I took anatomy classes. I went to medical libraries and talked to doctors and nutritionists. I did the whole thing before using myself as a human guinea pig. Marilu Henner The poetry I grew up on is ...

and I would never have had access to these clothes. I think Janie Bryant is a costume designing genius. They'll call and tell me, 'It will only take an hour,' and I'm like, 'I will try on the whole truck!' Cara Buono The Greeks possessed a knowledge of human nature we seem hardly able to attain to without passing through the strengthening hibernation of a new barbarism. Georg C. Lichtenberg I read Carver. Julio Cortazar. Amis's essays. Baldwin. Lorrie Moore. Capote. Saramago. Larkin. Wodehouse. Anything, anything at all, that doesn't sound like me. Zadie Smith Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system. Lars Ulrich If somebody for some reason, for music or for movie, becomes famous, it's because they have something, something special. Roberto Cavalli I would exchange everything for one child of my own. Henrietta Szold...

Internet, which in turn is connected to any smartphone anywhere. The new devices could put the management of an individual's internal organs in the hands of every hacker, online scammer, and digital vandal on Earth. Charles C. Mann I just want to make stories. They don't have to have a moral or a reason. There might be some mild cautionary notes, but they're not moral. They don't impart any Judeo-Christian ethic of any kind. Neko Case I have such a deep love for traditional country music. Connie Smith Just because you have teenagers in a movie doesn't make it a teen movie. Brendan Fehr I used to think I was a singer; I had my own delusions about it. Randy Jackson I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance. Kristin Chenoweth There were wonderful moments when I was singing for the first time in the Olympia Theatre and I was pregnant with my son, which was very, very strange ...

better at something. Take typing, for example. You might type and type and type all day long, but once you reach a certain level, you just don't get appreciably faster. That's because it's become automatic. You've moved it to the back of your mind's filing cabinet. Joshua Foer Well, I can't live without a woman. I have to have a woman, have to have a wife. Robert Duvall I have one of the most beautiful places in the world in Orange County. That's a great place to live. Thomas Dooley I am not a black artist, I am an artist. Jean-Michel Basquiat Very simply, I was the original conservative. Tommy Thompson Yeah, 'Gossip Girl' is a good show. It's a real New York show, like 'Sex and the City.' Jay McInerney I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand. Katey Sagal I'll tell you what, it doesn't get more beautiful than the west of Ireland. Connemara and County Derry are quite stunnin...

tell their stories is a sort of interpersonal gardening. My work at NBC News was to report the news, but in hindsight, I often tried to look for some insight to share that might spark a moment of recognition in a viewer. Jane Pauley I also was a huge 'Dukes of Hazzard' fan. I used to have T-shirts that said 'Dierks of Hazzard' custom-made. Dierks Bentley Evangelicalism as a movement is rushing headlong toward theological ambiguity, which is another way of saying apostasy. Michael Horton Importantly, in the 1930s, in the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve, despite its mandate, was quite passive and, as a result, financial crisis became very severe, lasted essentially from 1929 to 1933. Ben Bernanke It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false. Blaise Pascal I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at yo...

novels. I don't think the routine is any different, but fiction tends to pull me further away from my life. When I'm deep in a novel, I don't pay bills and I walk around in one shoe, drinking two-day old coffee, and calling my kids by the wrong names. Jess Walter Rights are in the power of the people. Ken Starr I never intended to be a professional writer; as the story developed, the one thing I had in my hopes was that this would be something tangible to separate me from the nameless, numbered masses. R. A. Salvatore As an actor, all you want to do is to work and do good work. Michelle Fairley I love comic book movies, and Marvel Comics obviously are the best. Maria Menounos Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But even then, I try to find something that has a dark or subversive aspect. Ryan Phillippe You can't cancel my stand-up tours. It's impossible. There's too many separate boss...

at each other, and any character can say any line, because you don't believe any of these characters care for each other. I used to fight with my friends who wrote on 'Seinfeld,' because they had such great pride in saying it was a show about nothing. Bill Lawrence I'm very much a humanist. I'm very much pro-choice. I'm very much politically correct. Sandra Bernhard I photograph different people all the time. I like to shoot all kinds of people. Nigel Barker The minute the church and pastors start saying what do people want and then giving it to them, we betray our calling. We're called to have people follow Jesus. We're called to have people learn how to forgive their enemies. Eugene H. Peterson Poverty must be reduced not only for reasons of moral and justice, but also of security. Anna Lindh Emerging markets are hugely important. James Dyson We need to get rid of the 16th amendment, and return to the original system that funds gover...

same kind of personal expression, the same kind of personal intimate expression that writing is. Because when you're directing, you're basically managing, basically getting out of people doing their job, except when you see them going astray. Alan Ball I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multicultural world. And maybe once we stop labeling ourselves, then maybe everyone else will. Octavia Spencer I've been very blessed in my personal life and in my career and I have never been ungrateful for what I have. Mandy Patinkin My kids are growing up and it's hard to accept they are their own person and they're independent. Ray Romano Every one of my positions cuts - out half the country. I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-gay rights, I'm pro-immigration, I'm against guns, I believe in Darwin. Michael Bloomberg Thank God my best friend's a therapist. Amanda Palmer Snow and adolescence are th...

lot of things to a lot of people. I don't really talk about it that often, because there's too much talk in the world. Especially with Christians, there's more proselytizing than there is actual living proof of it. That's kind of sad. Zachary Levi If you try to stay young forever, you don't really live. Elizabeth Mitchell There's not much out there that people are fighting for that leaves them with nothing but honor. Jeffrey Donovan I'm from Boston, and I get easily overwhelmed in New York, so I go to Boston and stay with my parents for a few months at a time to write, or edit, or just to cry. Alex Karpovsky Generally speaking, I think that if you do anything with commitment and passion, it will come good. Kevin McCloud In the U.S., too many yogurts are filled with corn syrup, preservatives, artificial this and that. To me, this is poison. Mireille Guiliano I've been writing a lot more, I believe, because of the Internet. I've been ...

Working as executive producer on 'American idol' for its first seven years not only was an inspirational journey into the heart of American pop culture, it opened my eyes to the untapped potential of the incredibly dynamic young people in this world. Nigel Lythgoe It's all about impressing people. Christine Taylor The heavy spacesuits are spectacular to look at but very hot. Putting one on was like going from chilly London winter weather to the Bahamas in just minutes. Kathleen Quinlan I'm going to announce in the very near future, I'm going to lead by example and start paying 20 percent of my health insurance. Terry Branstad I do tend to play characters that have a lot of costume and hair change. I sort of like the change of physicality thing. Katey Sagal I watch cooking change the cook, just as it transforms the food. Laura Esquivel I've done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody's seen. Sam Rockwell To have that ki...

the network where they say 'You guys have 5 episodes to wrap it up.' Then all your long-term story arcs gotta get wrapped up in five episodes because that's how many episodes you got left. I would hate to see that happen to 'Castle'. Nathan Fillion Wisconsin is very proud of the career and technical college system that we have back home. Ron Kind I'm just considering myself extremely lucky. All I wanted is to have 'Paranormal Activity' be released and become successful. And everything that's happened since then is just an enormous bonus. Oren Peli Someday I want to have my own clothing line, perfume and makeup line. Jordan Pruitt I can't do anything in moderation. Ozzy Osbourne I've learned to let things roll off my back. Leighton Meester I love films. If I'd known how to get into or do it from the word go, I would have done that. Christopher Hampton The recovery of the Gulf Coast region will take years to complete. ...

priest or a lawyer. My father had a big linen-supply business and I considered working for him. What dawned on me was: 'If I'm an actor, I get to do the fun parts of every job!' Without having to go to four years of law school. John C. Reilly A month before graduation I got an off-Broadway job. Then I did some commercials, including one for MCI. You can only see half of me, but it paid well. Thank God for commercials. Lee Pace Thinklogical's systems play a key role in the delivery and visualization of mission critical data used every day by military and intelligence communities worldwide. James G. Stavridis Whether you make the most of an opportunity depends on if you are prepared. Learn your craft, every aspect of it. Eat it, drink it, sleep it, then when you are the most prepared, you can make the most of it. Christopher Judge It's my belief that, like every other American, gay and lesbian couples should be able to make a lifetime commitment to the per...

my writing, which leaves me free to create all of this and to enjoy our family life, stepping away from all the fictional traumas and the dramas. If I write about family in crisis, then I won't have to live through it, I guess. Jodi Picoult All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience. Henry Miller Lebanon can choose to be either a partner in ridding the scourge of terrorism or another obstacle that cows to the most radical elements of society. Vito Fossella It is from the womb of art that criticism was born. Charles Baudelaire You don't wanna mess up what you've done. It's like Jordan coming back: You're scared to mess up the legacy. Ice Cube You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen. But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing. Marie Stopes I ad lib. I've gotta bring my own into it. Terrence Howard A grain of poetry suffices to season a century. Jose Marti ...

the time, the U.S. Constitution. I don't know what Constitution that other members of Congress uphold, but it's not this one. I think the only Constitution that Barack Obama upholds is the Soviet constitution, not this one. Paul Broun I like to be dressy casual. I wear jeans and nice sneakers. I wear nice clothes, but not super dressed up. I don't wear too much jewelry. I keep it simple and maybe wear just a little chain. Vinny Guadagnino Palestinian terrorism has to be rejected and condemned, yes. But it should not be translated defacto into a policy of support for a really increasingly brutal repression, colonial settlements and a new wall. Zbigniew Brzezinski For my first acting job I played the role of Ensign Pulver in 'Mr. Roberts' at the Manitoba Theatre Centre. Len Cariou I've come to feel that if I can't make something happen in under an hour and a half, it's not going to happen in a compelling way in a three-hour play. Sam Shepard ...

missives full of perfect children, exotic holidays, talented pets and endless, tedious detail. The notes that accompanied them revealed they had inspired in the original recipients everything from mild irritation to absolute rage. Simon Hoggart I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If the director's good than the end result will be good. Glenn Ford Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?' Andrew Davies When I grew up there wasn't air-conditioning or anything of that nature, and this old car had a wall thickness of about ten inches. So we had a little warmer house in the winter and a little cooler in the summer. Merle Haggard It's not just for its influence on us, but to know that we can play a part in it, to understand the influence that we have outside our own existence. Siobhan Davi...

tower outside of Europe. Like when you're a hunter, and build towers to watch the animals move. I knew I would never understand the world without that perspective. I came to Africa for that rational reason, although I love Mozambique now. Henning Mankell I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all. Winona Ryder When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear. Portia de Rossi I mean we all played as kids. You play games, you take on different characters, you imitate; the fun and the love of play has never left me. Kevin Spacey I can't swim at the level I used to. I had to retire because of an injury to my shoulder. Scott Speedman The type of work I like is pure and simple and profound. Michael Heizer Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lao Tz...

really well and all that guff before they've achieved anything. It doesn't work like that. You have to spend five or six years being relatively rubbish and put up with it. For that you don't deserve to be getting lottery money. Daley Thompson I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. I just thought, 'This is so not for me. I would rather talk to one of my girlfriends.' Hope Davis I didn't know when I was growing up that this was a very special program, that this wasn't going on in other parts of the country. Now I realize that I was lucky. Benny Green Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it. Sean Lennon So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win. Colin Powell I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt...

diet and following it strictly. I'm terrible on the weekends about getting up at reasonable hours and all of those things. But, when it comes to my work and the discipline it takes to get to work on time - I hate unprofessionalism. Katherine Heigl Not all political prisoners are innocents. David Remnick My children and my husband make me smile. My work makes me smile. Victoria Beckham When I was in school, I was very involved with a lot of things. I was very very active. I couldn't say that I wasn't popular. I was a cheerleader when I was in junior high. I didn't make it in high school so I started a dance line. Faith Ford Create around one at least a small circle where matters are arranged as one wants them to be. Anna Freud I love baseball, and the door remains open. Rafael Palmeiro Professional golfer... what a life. Billy Bush I'm an actor who isn't fond of dialogue and who loves to act silently. Francois Cluzet Pitching... sometimes ...

multiple answers. It's here that I try to imagine patterns or codes to make sense of the unknowns that keep us up at night. I'm also interested in the invisible space between people in communication; the space guided by translation and misinterpretation. Taryn Simon It makes the heart to tremble when you open an undiscovered tomb. Zahi Hawass I am not guilty, I am innocent. Saddam Hussein I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired. Jacky Ickx As Andy says, being in this band in the early 1980s made you feel like you were part of a pizza. We were always one of the band, one of Duran Duran, or one of the Taylors. Roger Andrew Taylor So it is necessary that we should learn to be alone. Anna Neagle And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment. Bodhidharma I love being photographed, I love the ramp. Nafisa Joseph Confidence comes from discipline and ...

I knew I could fight. But I got a big shock. They put me in with this rough, tough veteran called Lionel Byarm. He tested me to the limit. But I fought my heart out and, in the end, I prevailed. The story of my life, in my very first fight. Evander Holyfield And understandably so, that when you're in legal jeopardy, you really cannot put yourself in a position to open yourself up to the media. Monica Lewinsky Any sex outside of the marriage bond between a man and a woman is violating God's law. Jerry Falwell I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time. Jerzy Kosinski Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world. Blaise Pascal Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Samuel Goldwyn I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at least three times a week dream I am back ther...

it upon myself and come to London to visit casting directors which is when things first started taking off for me. I love Sweden but the industry out here is quite small so when I was given the chance to go internationally I took it. Alicia Vikander I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college. Laura Lippman Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes? Joseph Campbell It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. Charles Dickens It doesn't matter what color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, etc., everyone should have the same freedoms and liberties. Lance Bass I don't need the fame right now; I'm not running from the law. Tina Yothers Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny ...

every country pretty much has red it it. It's power, there's no fence sitting with red. Either you love it or you don't. I think its blood and strength and life. I do love red. I love all colors. Great shades of blue, you find them in nature. They're all magic. Bryan Batt I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses. Juliana Hatfield Long before 'American Idol', people used to call me a diva. And I be like, 'Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva.' Jennifer Hudson One of the things I'm always proud of is 'Promises made, promises kept.' I've never ever not done what I've said I'm going to do. Russell Pearce I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry. A. R. Ammons Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little...

to sound ungrateful - but there's something very old-fashioned and traditional about it. You meet kids today whose grandparents were in punk bands. It's very old and traditional, but then, so is an orchestra and so is a string section. Jonny Greenwood I just decided to take some time off. I've been modeling since '93, '92, and that's a pretty long time. I'm a single mother and I chose to focus on her. Carolyn Murphy Playing guitar was one of my childhood hobbies, and I had played a little at school and at camp. My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby - nothing more. Bonnie Raitt But somehow, I felt no inclination to be interested in it in any amateur way, let alone professional, until suddenly I became interested. And the first thing I did was to compose: not play an instrument, but to compose. Gunther Schuller Consistency is very important when you're making films. Ian McDiarmid Every...

and the 'Omega Strategy'; 'Asia Rising' and 'Asia Falling'; 'Free to Choose' and 'Free to Lose'; 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' and 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.' Visitors love the collection. Mark Skousen I grew up in Michigan, so I played hockey, football and basketball. I played a little bit of lacrosse, too. My brother played more lacrosse and ran track. Steven Yeun Most of my ideas just come out funny. Tim Heidecker The depressing thing about battery technology is that it gets better, but it gets better slowly. There are a whole bunch of problems in materials science and chemistry that come in trying to make existing batteries better. Nathan Myhrvold There's something about having a badge that just makes you feel so official. Gloria Reuben People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we put out little ...

In the Orient they look at life through art. They even drink their tea without sugar, for the same reason that they don't like a lot of frilly decorations on a painting. I can't stand butter on my bread for the same reason. I'm allergic to goo and rococo. Paul Rand I can't explain why one wants to pass a particular sort of pain onto other people, but you do. Alexis Korner I've always considered myself a fairly romantic person. I believe in love and falling in love at a young age. Mandy Moore A soul preoccupied with great ideas best performs small duties. Harriet Martineau Sin, guilt, neurosis; they are one and the same, the fruit of the tree of knowledge. Henry Miller They're really nice kids. Michael is really raising them properly and right. Joseph Jackson I started playing poker in 2003 during my pregnancy, to distract myself from my awful morning sickness. For months all I did was cry and play Texas Hold'em. Cheryl Hines For the worl...

connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the energy of the character, the spirit of the person, to enter you. I've been doing this for 26 years and some of the things I've done are always with me. Forest Whitaker You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each to take alternate days. Charles Tupper Architecture was the last of the major professions to devise a formal 'cursus honorum' before its practice could be undertaken. Martin Filler Right now my favorite TV show - because it's too close to home - is 'My Name Is Earl.' That show kills me. There's some funny stuff in there. Rodney Atkins I don't really care who gets their inspiration from where, it's the end results that count. Robert Lloyd Well, Eminem, you know, I know him longer. Ive been signed to his label since 2001 and he's a good friend. Obie Tric...

my family were truly passionate about their clothes; nothing was more beautiful to me than women dressing with the utmost, meticulous attention to accessories, shoes, handbags, hats, coats, dresses and gloves to attend Sunday church services. Andre Leon Talley The world is getting so reality-driven these days. It seems to be accelerating exponentially. But it's a dangerous game for a lot of people. Keith Urban You know, I think when people fly the nest a little too soon, as far as getting involved in movies, anything beyond the music can make it suffer, I just want to make sure that I'm not that guy. Bubba Sparxxx It ended up being a very good thing, because they finally started writing for the character, and I realized that you have to go to work with a purpose. I learned from the experience and then moved on. Matthew Ashford Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity. Kate Smith In the theatre...

have become a doctor, but if you become a doctor, that's your specialty in life and you are defined by it. One of the attractions of being a writer is that you're never a specialist. Your field is entirely open; your field is the entire human condition. Graham Swift You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end. Len Wein You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul. Swami Vivekananda When I was a kid, I thought I was Wonder Woman. Carolyn Murphy If I don't work for a while, I don't work for a while. China Chow My brother had boxes of comic books. He was really the collector. Michael Shanks Humans are humans because we are able to communicate with each other and to organize to do things together that we can't do individually. Howard Rheingold When I do get t...

genuine. To have people around you trust you, trust in what you stand for and who you are. And I think that if people watch you day in and day out and believe in your motives and they believe that you set a high standard for yourself. Steve Nash We should open our eyes, see what's in front of us, and act. Bill Ayers Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach. Ivan Pavlov In the political world, the only position I have is voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything. Tommy Lee Jones I don't find myself to be the kind of person who is easily swayed. Olivia Munn I studied harmony and composition in a very spontaneous manner. Alejo Carpentier Jobs will come back when the economy recovers, but they will never be the same. Maynard Webb The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's econom...

industry located in Detroit, Michigan? I didn't know I was going to be an economist, but I knew I was going to do something that was involved in answering questions like that one because I thought that was a fascinating question. Mark Zandi When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to. Taslima Nasrin A hungry dog hunts best. Lee Trevino Who I am at the core and what I think represents me is really reflected in my family. Eva Longoria Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness. Billy Corgan There's a reason the Exodus story has inspired so many Americans. It's a narrative of hope. Bruce Feiler The only thing that I was equipped for with my very mediocre college Arts degree was to get a job in teaching. Helen Garner I want to get a vending machin...

to the root cause of the cancer. But it has taken so long to do the sequencing - which also requires time to prepare the samples and interpret the deluge of data that comes out - that the patients are already undergoing therapy by the process if over. Eric Topol The essence of the Hebrew Bible, transmitted by Christianity, is separation: between life and death, nature and God, good and evil, man and woman, and the holy and the profane. Dennis Prager You always want your films to go as far as they can. Sally Hawkins When I go to a concert, I can't help but feel happy and everything else just goes away. I hope everyone feels that way at my concerts. Victoria Justice This sounds horribly pretentious, but I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it. Harrison Birtwistle I didn't intend to become an actor. Anthony Quinn I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part ...

as much as I'm all about I'm my own person, and I'm making my own name for myself, I have grown up in a world where most of these people who are like me are children of famous parents. So it's easy to become the socialite and be famous for that. Dree Hemingway For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did. Sally Ride Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all. Charles B. Rangel For a girl, the wedding is when you're married. For a guy, it's when you get engaged. It takes a real aggressive human being to back out between the ring and the wedding. Max Greenfield As one looks across the barren stretches of the pack, it is sometimes difficult to realise what teeming l...

very sensitive people, and they are all curious to know what the director thinks of them and how they are evaluated, and they try to satisfy the director. And they like it if you listen carefully to their opinions and accept them. Park Chan-wook The difficulty is capturing surprise on film. F. Murray Abraham The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make the final decisions. Christian Bale My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs. Mo Yan I truly have a love-hate thing with the press. Debi Mazar Law is mind without reason. Aristotle There are two things that interest me - and they're both power, ultimately. One is not having it and one is abusing it. Joss Whedon Rand Paul comes off like an academic stiff who wants to give us a lecture on American civics. ...

I thought I was going to have to get a real job on a sitcom or something, and have my zombie books to remind myself I was still a writer at heart. I never thought I could actually pay my bills and write what I wanted. Max Brooks Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith. Alexis de Tocqueville I'm glad I was a teacher. John Wooden I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China. Jung Chang Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other misses the point. Nick Clegg In other countries, it's a common thing to have outcast children running around the streets in packs, and I don't think we're so far away from it here. Penelope Spheeris It...

strictly civilian had ties to the Pentagon. Companies like Apple, Starbucks, Oakley the sunglasses manufacturer. Even Google, and a lot of big corporations like PepsiCo, Colgate-Palmolive, and Nestle, that you don't normally think of as defense contractors. Nick Turse I just have more fun when I get to try new things - and the action film genre has kind of painted itself into a corner, copied itself so many times and it has basically run out of bad buys. Bruce Willis Strange bonds of trust and self-deception tend to grow between journalists and their subjects. Sam Harris The manic end of is a lot of fun. Carrie Fisher I want a family someday and I know that I have to let love in to create that and I think there is someone out there for me, but I'm not on some crazy hunt for that right now. Leighton Meester I lost 30 pounds to play my character in 'The Mexican', but people don't take to skinny mafia men, and I don't feel right when I'm thin. J...

is really silly and I probably shouldn't say it, but, I didn't think anything was funny. So I used to go home and literally cry to my mom and my step-dad at the time and I didn't think anything was funny. I couldn't laugh. Courteney Cox I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote. Clint Eastwood If someone wants to employ me, whoever wants to employ me, I'll go and do that. I just want to work. Matthew Lewis People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans. Rachel Weisz I felt like I was in the best photography school in the world - I had Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon and Irving Penn teach me. Helena Christensen It was really hard to find another project after my first film. Guillaume Canet It's like our relationship is always about the other side that isn't the obvious side. Rosario Dawson Define what your brand stands for, its core values and...

inspired by James Taylor. I spied his 'Gorilla' album laying on my floor and in some altered state, instantly started singing the chorus. It was fun to write. There's an old notebook with at least three more verses in it somewhere. Caitlin Rose My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when I'm not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty - I read a lot, I try to learn. Bar Refaeli Denzel's quality, I think, is his faith. You have all the action in your head and you have to believe in it and just do it. That's what he does and that's what he taught me to do. Derek Luke My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way that you question, or re-examine, what is the truth. Anna Deavere Smith Once I have children, the kids come first. One thing at a time for me. Fergie I put myself on the line with my truth and my sexuality. That is my choice. My choice. Anne Heche I'm excited to se...

so much. My theory is that this difference is genetic and dates back to the hunter-gatherer societies, when the men had to be quiet as they hunted, lest they scare away the bison and then everyone starved to death and it was all their fault. Jenna McCarthy To have a public life, you still have the right to a private life. Catherine Deneuve I like day dates. On night dates, you just go somewhere and start drinking. But if you really want to see if a girl is worth your time, go to a museum or for coffee. Leslie Bibb To pursue a goal which is by definition unattainable is to condemn oneself to a state of perpetual unhappiness. Emile Durkheim I am happy to receive any items of jewelry. Katie Price I do have that mindset - that most good art comes from some turmoil, from someone trying to come to some equilibrium, or come up and get a breath. Ben Folds Acting was the only place that I ever felt like I belonged so went for it with everything I had. Joe Manganiello Back i...

light and you are disgraced, you want to make a comeback, and normally that begins with somebody saying, 'I want to do something to help people. I want to do something to help the lepers in the Third World. I want to do something to help abandoned wives in India.' Gail Collins Faith has a role to play in life. It is not related to success. It is the other way round. Success is related to faith. Faith comes first. Andrea Bocelli I was going to go to school to become a neurological surgeon. Angel Haze Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof? Aristophanes When you create a show, and create characters, these people are like children to you. David E. Kelley How great in number are the little minded men. Plautus I always keep a ball in the car. You never know. Hakeem Olajuwon Every week you have to play well to be the champion. Ruud Gullit Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fir...

do - that hybrids are material to climate change. They're fashionable, everybody loves them, the Prius is selling well, but so are Gucci bags. But they don't impact the way the world carries stuff. You know it's a fashion statement. Vinod Khosla New forms of media - first movies, then television, talk radio and now the Internet - tend to challenge traditional codes of conduct. They flout convention, shake up the status quo and sometimes provoke outrage. Willow Bay My favorite actress is Marilyn Monroe. Elle Fanning Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature; which one would think, might dispose us to modesty. Jeremy Collier I'm not a war photographer. I've always dealt with the consequences of conflict. Giles Duley I have done songs here and there. But I have never scored a film. That is something I would like to do at some point. Harry Connick, Jr. The biggest lessons I've learned in life have probably come from a...

the defenseless. In the context of lost causes, Mother Teresa took on battles she knew she could win. Taken together, it seems to me, the criticisms of her work do not undermine or topple her overall achievement. Bharati Mukherjee My father was raised with brothers, he was a football player and a boxer, he was a chief petty officer in the Navy, he was a man of his times. Hillary Clinton I find my characters and stories in many varied places; sometimes they pop out of newspaper articles, obscure historical texts, lively dinner party conversations and some even crawl out of the dusty remote recesses of my imagination. Lynn Nottage Vegas is everything that's right with America. You can do whatever you want, 24 hours a day. They've effectively legalized everything there. Drew Carey However the Southern man may have been master of the negro, there were compensatory processes whereby certain negroes were masters of their masters' children. John Sergeant Wise I can...

that movie,' but they make the movie. They just spend their time not liking being on a set and I just think it's absurd, because we are so lucky to do this job. When you accept to make a movie, just make the movie. And then it's more easy for relationships. Melanie Laurent I live in Dublin, God knows why. There are greatly more congenial places I could have settled in - Italy, France, Manhattan - but I like the climate here, and Irish light seems to be essential for me and for my writing. John Banville Autism and seizures are the least known areas of illnesses. John Travolta Lady Gaga said to me, 'You showed me how it's done.' I have no idea what she meant by 'it.' Morrissey Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war. Bernard Baruch Paris is a beautiful city. Bubba Watson I want every girl in the world to pick up a guitar and start screaming. Courtney Love The best solution would be for the federal government to s...

I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make. Emmitt Smith We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence. Edward Snowden Americans are very patriotic and they want someone to support. In order to entice more fans, and to allow F1 to compete with Nascar and IndyCar, there needs to be an American driver. Alexander Rossi Things were so bad we ate rabbits that neighbours had run over and gave to us because they knew we were broke. Al Purdy I built private sector jobs all my life. Rick Scott I didn't want to wear a checked shirt and grow a mustache - that's what you had to do, and everyone did. Neil Tennant There are few more powerful tools for promoting stabi...

'similar' to our own, and meet the action-adventure-drama which become our stories. Their transportation is the cruiser 'S.S. Yorktown,' performing a well-defined and long-range Exploration-Science-Security mission which helps create our format. Gene Roddenberry The scary thing is when I did my set in Texas everyone was excited. The show was great. I was done and the next DJ put something on vinyl and the difference! The quality!! Peter Hook I'm never sure who I'm writing for, or who's reading me, but I definitely see myself in conspiracy with my readers. Carol Anshaw There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius Leonardo DiCaprio is a very serious young actor. Robert De Niro Making money is certainly the one addiction I cannot shake. Felix Dennis The view of Earth is spectacular. Sally Ride...

revenues coming from developing countries, and about a third of Japan's exports are also to the emerging countries, so in a strange way, Japan, which has very little internal growth, its big companies are a good way to play the emerging markets. Wilbur Ross In our pledge every day, we pledge one Nation under God with liberty and justice for all. Patrick J. Kennedy The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe I am probably the last of a generation able to gain an education in country music by osmosis, by sitting in a '64 Ford banging the buttons on the radio. Dwight Yoakam Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity. Tom Paulin American writers ought to stand and live in the margins, and be more dangerous. Don DeLillo I always find it much easier when there's one person whose vision you're following, ...

reach a point where small businesses can't afford it and families can't afford it. We're going to see people turned down from pre-existing conditions. We're going to find the Medicare doughnut hole - a gap in coverage that's going to hurt a lot of seniors. Dick Durbin It's a bit cliche, but you can't go wrong by writing what you know. Even if you're a horrible writer, your own knowledge and experience is unrivaled. Nobody knows what you know like you know what you know. The way you see things is pretty unique. Issa Rae Writing is still my main career, but I would love, for instance, to serve in the New York State Assembly. Mark Helprin It's clear that the medium and long-run fiscal challenges facing the country have to do with the rise of entitlement spending, they have to do with the longer run imbalances that we've created in the structure of the system. Austan Goolsbee I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly. Pat Me...

of the line is stressed: 'lane' rhymes with 'pain,' but it also rhymes with 'urbane' since the last syllable of 'urbane' is stressed. 'Lane' does not rhyme with 'methane.' James Fenton Careless shepherd make excellent dinner for wolf. Earl Derr Biggers The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts. Miranda Cosgrove I really enjoy the iPad because you can multi-task: I can watch a movie, read, look at pictures that I shot - because I'm into photography. It serves a lot of purposes for me. Tyson Chandler If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever. Rosie Perez The weather plays a very big role. I have run very few races in the raining and the cold. David Rudisha In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house. Aesch...

my personal life... and that's gotten stronger as I've gotten older. I've always felt if I don't just have a natural knack for it, I will just out-discipline the competition if I have to - work harder than anybody else. Ryan Reynolds I love the fact that, one time, my face was on the back of a cereal box - probably 3-CPO's - and it was a mask where you cut out the eye holes and put a string through the side. It makes me feel like I'm 11 years old all over again. Mark Hamill Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's why I like playing Shakespeare better than anything else. Vivien Leigh The idea that so many kids eat rubbish and sit on computers all day long appals me and getting them into sport is a major way of getting them off computers and leading healthier lives. Kirsty Gallacher My background is in theoretical physics, and it's something very close to my heart. Yuri Milner I guess I am ...

faith that believe that you have an equal right to justice - that is the essence. And if it's not the essence, then we've been sold a pack of lies. The essence is everyone deserves a shot - the content of character, not the color of skin. Glenn Beck I'm not saying I want a film career because I think I'm too good for television. I'm simply saying I want more control over my life. Matthew Fox Howard Phillips of the Constitution Party asked me to consider seriously running for president in 2008 and I am doing so. Jerome Corsi The 1990 'Goodwill Games' can be another indication that the television world is not divided between commercial and cable. If the viewer thinks highly of our efforts... they will have a higher opinion of cable television and TBS. Tony Verna I thought that I'd always just do Broadway, my original plan, but that was derailed. Toni Trucks Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background. Paul G...

I wish all of us could have the power and pride to benefit from what is rightfully ours. Why isn't there an enormous building in Washington called the 'National Association of Lesbian and Gay Concerns' to lobby for us? Larry Kramer But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story? Jimmy Connors I thought that 'Twilight' would be a kind of girl movie, but it was cool. Kodi Smit-McPhee I think my work has become more interesting, well to me anyway. John Byrne I love all reality TV - Strictly, 'The X Factor.' I really don't see why people are so snobby about it. Alexandra Roach I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past. Gene Tierney Roger became a part of me, and when he went off the deep end and became a mad snake, I felt sorry for him. Michael Zaslow You have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact on the lives of the people with whom you work and live. Ma...

still the most powerful economy in the world. It is an incredible engine for creativity and innovation. And it has the most - smartest, most effective workforce in the world. So we have a lot going for us, in spite of the fractiousness of our politics. Jay Carney I know most people always thank people for believing in them - I actually want to thank people that didn't believe in me. Tori Spelling If you understand the independent worker, the self-employed professional, the freelancer, the e-lancer, the temp, you understand how work and business in the U.S. operate today. Daniel H. Pink As most people know, I am a vampire, so I have no reflection. Every day, I paste a picture of someone else on the mirror. Meat Loaf And the more profoundly the science of biology reveals the laws of the life and development of living bodies, the more effective is the science of agronomy. Trofim Lysenko I've always been so apathetic. I figured, OK, maybe the world is going to fall d...

Shakespeare wrote about kings. That's where the action is. And it's the classic, cathartic thing. You get to indulge in a lifestyle you're not part of, a tragic error leads to a downfall, and you get to say, 'Thank God I'm not him.' Nicholas Jarecki You can't run a business based on sympathies; otherwise our business would be hampered. Marc Rich An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa. Desi Arnaz I wish that Iraq had not happened - and that we had not lost touch with so many of our natural supporters. But this should have provided an opportunity for the Liberal Democrats as a party. Yet their protest gains are now diminishing. Lucy Powell I always thought filet mignon was the steak to beat, but the fat content in a rib eye is fantastic. Neil Patrick Harris This is America - you're allowed to say and do what you want and what you say and do defines who you are as a person. Lee DeWyze ...

but I'm a woman,' just like didn't think about like, well, 'I'm Chinese' or that 'I'm in Michigan.' You know, none of those things were obstacles to me. I just had this idea that this is what I had to do. Anna Sui I see this fella built like a barn door... and there's all these fox hunters, who didn't like me, screaming and shouting and as I walked past him I looked at him and he hit me with something. John Prescott We need to understand that we as citizens and as a government in any community throughout this country have no more important obligation than to educate those who are going to replace us. Colin Powell I can remember soundtracks that you just can't separate from the film - It's just so intertwined, so important. Like the Hitchcock ones where they kind of inform each other and become this larger thing as a result. Jonny Greenwood Remember all those references to Macedonia as the oasis of peace in the Balkans. You...

of obesity. Instead we must be positive - positive about the fun and benefits to be had from healthy living, trying to get rid of people's excuses for being obese by tackling the issue in a positive way. Andrew Lansley Let me explain my job very simply: My job is to line up five, seven, 10 yards in front of a man and run into him at full speed. Ray Lewis There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see in particular human experience some significant symbolism of man's general destiny. Lascelles Abercrombie I came from a lower-middle-class postwar family in a time of austerity and retrenchment, with no one in the family who was in any way artistic or a potential mentor to a budding writer, and yet this is what I became. Graham Swift My cousin Simon Bor, the champion of Los Angeles, convinced me to concentrate on running. Martin Lel New York is like a vacation - no beach required. Seann Willia...

difficult part of any decision like that because you don't want to throw the 'R' word out there. I've mentioned it a couple times, but not in the sense that I'm doing it. That word is very fragile. We'll see. Jim Thome I was suited for fame, and I mean that in the most non-egocentric way. I don't mind gearing my life towards privacy. It's my nature. John Travolta I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists. Nelson Mandela I remember running up to my dad and saying, 'I want to be an actor when I grow up!' And him saying, 'Yeah, well we'll talk about it.' Allen Leech Family and God - that is what's important. Money, cars, those are things that come and go. Fabrice Muamba 'Green' does not have to mean the sort of hair-sh...

earned an immortality in the doing; but we have had not many of them, and they make but a poor figure on our shelves. It is a pity that things should be thus with us, for a good essayist is the pleasantest companion imaginable. William Ernest Henley An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. Valentino Garavani I wasn't in any way a kind of soothsayer or not surprised when Sept. 11 happened. I was absolutely shocked. Jon Ronson I'm intrigued by the dark. Out of darkness comes creation. Famke Janssen There are three things we cry about in life, things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent. Douglas Coupland Life is a very emotional experience. Tony Goldwyn I don't think it is worth trying to look 10 years younger through surgery. Debra Winger I've always got into stunts; even at drama school, I was falling down trap doors, and swinging in on ropes. Tho...

a video, he gets hundreds of pieces of feedback. Maybe he doesn't have time to read them all or respond to them all, but he's getting good feedback and getting a good sense of how people are thinking about that and maybe can respond to some of it. Mark Zuckerberg It's fun to do a comedy and hook people in and then hoodwink them into watching a serious movie. I like to lead in with the comedy and then hit them over the head with a drama. Reese Witherspoon A capitalist economy hums when leading businessmen are bubbling with animal spirits and are prepared to sink their money into risky ventures. Paul Johnson For a while, I think in 1994, it got to where I didn't want to practice. Payne Stewart And because his Spirit was wholly God, he is called God, and he is called man on account of his flesh. Michael Servetus I have no sense of patriotism, but I do have a sense of community. Chrissie Hynde When I'm in the classical world, I really treat it as exact...

and I see these people looking at me and kind of whispering and pointing. Finally, I went, 'Is everything okay? Did I do something wrong? Do I have a booger on my face and no one's telling me?' I'm just not used to it. Atticus Shaffer The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count. Holly Near I always imagined I could be what I wanted to be. Chris Brown Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use. Reed Hastings I am not at all a chocoholic. I would rather eat anchovy toast. Joanne Harris I'm a gentleman. Rod Stewart You're in a movie because you're appealing and because you represent the aspiration, the fantasy, the ideal. Rachel Ward Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of musical instruments. David Del Tredici You only think of the best comeback when you leave. Jimm...

is more valuable: MTV or the cable system that you use to get MTV? Howard Stern or the radio station you use to listen to him? Ultimately, technology becomes a commodity, and content - real, true branded content - becomes more valuable. Fred Wilson First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others. Thomas a Kempis Because I live in the countryside, I want a building which encourages me to have a fully formed relationship with the environment. It gives me an opportunity to not just be inside or outside, but in a range of contexts. Kevin McCloud When you don't have much money, you worry that they'll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won't know where you are. B. B. King There's always kids who become stop motion animators. I get stuff all the time. They put it on YouTube. It's exciting to see. Henry Selick Who has sent you against me? Who has told you to do this thing? Roberto Calvi I feel like, in some way...

is the realization of all that you have dreamed of Oriental splendor; the world has no picture more dazzling. It is Beauty carried to the Sublime, as I have felt when overlooking some boundless forest of palms within the tropics. Bayard Taylor Cindy Sheehan is a clown. There is no real antiwar movement. No serious politician, with anything to do with anything, would show his face at an antiwar rally. Karl Rove Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one. Bobby Knight I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Peter Jennings 'The Great Gatsby' ticked so many boxes for me. Joel Edgerton I have enough energy to insist on saying what I think. Tatyana Tolstaya The Internet is a powerful way to make lots of money... But we are not going to buy Yahoo! Sumner Redstone To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. John Ruskin I'm a boxer-briefs guy. Michael Trevin...

one hand and abstruse French forms on the other. The choice is between the nullity and vanity of our first efforts, and the developing of a sense of idiom, form, structure, metre, rhythm, line - all the fundamental characteristics of this verbal art. James Fenton When I was young I was one of the second generation of black people in Holland. My father was the first. My mother was white, and living with a black man at that time and having a how-you-say half-caste boy is not easy. Ruud Gullit Comedy is very hard, but you have to learn the art and science of it. Marlon Wayans Every Christmas should begin with the sound of bells, and when I was a child mine always did. But they were sleigh bells, not church bells, for we lived in a part of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where there were no churches. Paul Engle I've made a few albums in such an autonomous way; it often has been exhausting. It's almost difficult to enjoy the process when you take on so much. Grant-Lee Phillips Wh...

and other parts of the auto sector. Both subscribed firmly to the longstanding American principle that government should resolutely avoid these kinds of interventions, particularly in the industrial sector. Steven Rattner As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my people's struggle for liberation, and with the fight of oppressed people all over the world against American imperialism. Angela Davis I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring. Chuck Daly I've worked myself to exhaustion before. I was so young, and I thought I could do everything; it was just too much for my body and my mind. Penelope Cruz I haven't had any problems with my back since I got the foot surgery. Merle Haggard For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach t...

to speak your mind unless you're black, or unless you're a terrorist, or unless you're an Arab or a minority people. Then you can say what you like. But if you are like a lot of us you are not supposed to say certain things. Wilbur Smith I went through a wood-chopping phase when I was nine or 10. Jennifer Lawrence Do all things without grumbling. Why? You have a sovereign God who is on your side, who works everything together for your good. John Piper My hobbies are cooking and gardening, especially growing orchids. I love soccer, my husband and I support a British team called Chelsea, and I also enjoy tennis. We have 3 cats. Juliet Mills Movies are too literal. E. L. Doctorow I hope that Requiem is better than Pi. I hope that Pi is better than my student films, and I'm hoping that I'm getting better as I get older. Darren Aronofsky Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do i...

has to be lucky, right? When I got to Dallas, I was struggling - sleeping on the floor with six guys in a three-bedroom apartment. I used to drive around, look at the big houses, and imagine what it would be like to live there and use that as motivation. Mark Cuban Acting is sort of an extension of childhood. You get to play all of these roles and have so much fun. Playing an athlete would be so cool. Or where you get to shoot guns, ride horses. I wouldn't turn down any of that. Jon Hamm I love having critics for breakfast. Carlos Fuentes After that I won a prize, I was with a group of ancient music of Spain that they helped me a lot with a grant, you see, during three years. And so I made my debut in 1944 and I found myself helping my family, it was a very poor family. Victoria de los Angeles I have two speeds, nothing and full pelt. Andre Rieu I was raised as a tomboy with boys, and I never really feel like myself when I am really dolled up at premieres and showbiz...

product before you've built it or before you've finished it. The customer puts up the money to build the product or finish the product and becomes your first customer. Usually the customer simply wants the product and nothing more. Fred Wilson The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one. Larry Holmes What happens when good people are put into an evil place? Do they triumph or does the situation dominate their past history and morality? Philip Zimbardo The legislature are a little more difficult to educate than the governor is. Judy Martz The guitar is something you kind of embrace, and the piano is something you kind of - when you play it, you sort of push it away. It feels very different. Nick Cave The skyscraper establishes the block, the block creates the street, the street offers itself to man. Roland Barthes I feel like when I was an adolescent, and felt so unworthy of love and so empty, I moved outside o...

a master and then there's two singles. And the great thing about soaps, and soap actors will tell you, is that when you get your line wrong, they don't re-shoot it. They just cut to the person listening. John C. McGinley There's the idea that people should be able to control how the information that they're giving to websites is used and monetized in a more clear and powerful way. That's something that probably will need government action. Eli Pariser The beginning of 1856 found me teaching in the family of a planter named Bryan, residing in Prince George County, Md., some fifteen or twenty miles from Washington. Simon Newcomb I did 'The Karate Kid,' then I just went back to college. I didn't know how much money it made and I didn't have a publicist. I didn't have any sense of the business part of it. Elisabeth Shue I would love to not date someone in the same industry as me. Otherwise it becomes what it means to everyone else. Emma ...