how an audience will ultimately receive it. The first reading of the script is so important because you're experiencing it all for the first time, and it's then that you really know if it's going to work or not. David Tennant The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human. Elizabeth Edwards And I think that, of course, there is some dysfunction of needing to be liked or noticed or to feel part of things, something going on there for most actors. For some there's not and I think they really struggle with it. Hugh Jackman I am quite miserable because I'm never satisfied with what I've got. You're always looking for that next high, and that is what I would define as happiness. Simon Cowell My first influences were superhero artists. Scott McCloud The city of angels? It's the city o...

seen him in five years. Where have you been? So, it's a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I'm in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don't feel like you don't know where I've been. Matthew McConaughey As a kid, I was heavily into martial arts and wanted to be the next Jean-Claude Van Damme. Chris Daughtry It is on the acceptance or rejection of the theory of the Unity of all in Nature, in its ultimate Essence, that mainly rests the belief or unbelief in the existence around us of other conscious beings besides the Spirits of the Dead. Helena Blavatsky Music was massive from an early age. My parents were huge music fans, especially soul, and they played records in our house all the time, and me and my brother and sister would dance and sing about the living room. Bronagh Gallagher Today's Communism can survive only if it abandons the myth of an infallible party, if it continues to think, and if it becomes de...

summer camp when I was 11. I wore shorts, and the nurse said to me, in front of all my friends, that I was anorexic and that she had to monitor me to make sure I was eating. Because of that trauma, I never wore short pants or short skirts until I was 20. Hani Furstenberg I've got one of the best health care teams out there as far as diabetes management. Charlie Kimball I've never understood musicians who don't enjoy doing promotional interviews. I just can't believe it. I always think, 'Your life must have been so brilliant before you were in a band.' Noel Gallagher I want to tell you ladies and gentlemen, the actions that we took were not always easy. The actions that we took were not always popular. But when you get yourself in public office, you must lead, you must do what's necessary. John Kasich So we gravitated to shows and issues and causes that made people care. Norman Lear I spend my happiest hours in reading Vedantic books. They are ...

to the scroll to the codex, the printing press, photography, the computer, the smartphone - that have made it progressively easier and easier for us to externalize our memories, for us to essentially outsource this fundamental human capacity. Joshua Foer I like telling stories, and I tell stories that interest me. It would be boring to have to go to nothing but the best restaurants. That would be a misery to me. Anthony Bourdain There are no words that can describe the euphoria you feel when your baby recognizes you for the first time and smiles. Jared Padalecki Our focus is on outputs rather than inputs. Stephen Cambone When you go onto the internet, if you really rummage around randomly then how do you hope to find something of any of value? Tim Berners-Lee The more the years go by, the more difficult it gets. I'm getting old. Richard Virenque I look at is as one single entity. I dehumanize the audience. This way, I don't get nervous, you know? Kenny Hickey...

taking other paths by their family, their friends, people who should be supportive going, 'What are you talking about?' Even just seemingly regular career paths, but if it's not what people expect for you they kind of react funny. Joan Jett Well, it was kind of accidental that Jim started playing with us, although it wasn't sudden... we hadn't really looked around to think who could be a fifth member. Kim Gordon You're always going to have extremists in every religion. Abdullah II of Jordan When I make movies, I don't ever go out there to please anyone other than myself. I never try to make a film for the masses. I just try to tell my story. Lee Daniels My children have no prejudices at all. My own brother-in-law is Jewish! Dorothy Kilgallen One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead. Joseph Barbera The first time you hold your baby in your arms, I mean, a sense of strength and love washes...

very close to my heart. It's such a personal thing, so I'd want to do my family proud. I'd want to do justice to Brazilian cinema. I think Brazilian cinema is brilliant. I would really love to do something, but I'm just waiting for the right thing. Kaya Scodelario I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs. Elton John The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country. Abdullah II of Jordan I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I want to do with it. Shutting out the voices is difficult but it's been good for me. Veronica Roth Go learn the language. Go take some acting lessons. Start from zero like everybody else. Roselyn Sanchez The current medical records system is this: Room after room after room in a hospital filled with paper files. Timothy Murphy Wild me...

of respect, to respect the memory of those poor people that died there. And how about the families of all those soldiers that died in the two ensuing wars? Aren't they entitled to a little bit of respect - the kids, the wives, the parents? Carl Paladino People have to learn who they are - you can't have somebody else telling you who you are. Hale Irwin My depression at the end of Wham! was because I was beginning to realise I was gay, not bi. George Michael When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting. Sheryl Crow My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years. Alexander McQueen I'm more offended when someone's killed on television than when there's something that's sensuous or sexual. So what? Calvin Klein My life/career is more filled with left-field thrills than I could ever have hoped for. Michael Cerveris There is a percentage of peo...

Colts - where I went to high school, and we took the Cup my senior year. The downside, and somewhat unfortunate piece of information I have to pass on, is there were only two teams in the league because of the limited amount of Americans. Greg Kinnear Just listen to all this sweet, sweet music. I'm working the music. R. Kelly I'm not interested in breaking news. I'm interested in telling the story of what's going on and then trying to figure it out. Glenn Beck I didn't come here and I ain't leavin'. Willie Nelson I finally returned to Iran in 1979, when I got my degree in English and American literature, and stayed for 18 years in the Islamic republic. Azar Nafisi The most rewarding thing is being on Broadway. I went into Cabaret as a replacement and was really challenged beyond anything I could have imagined. Brooke Shields We've mellowed out, man. Debbi Peterson Growing up in a violent home is a terrifying and traumatic experience ...

to places and people that I didn't have access to before, so that's a lot of fun for somebody like me, but I'm always trying to keep a secret. I don't want people to know what I'm writing about. Dan Brown Well I am from Annapolis Maryland. I went to High school in Baltimore, but I grew up in Annapolis. It was a cute town. We lived on a waterfront community. It was good, even though I don't really fit the preppy boater kind of style. Christian Siriano I went into college undeclared. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I knew that music was obviously this central big important thing in my life that I was gonna keep doing. Kina Grannis If we remained perpetually infatuated, we couldn't eat, sleep or work. Helen Fisher Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change. Herodotus I think life is sacred, whether it's abortion or the death penalty. Tim Kaine The dirty little secret about adventure writing is that something has to go wrong...

in the euro zone. That can only work in the longer-term. I want euro bonds to be used to finance targeted investments in future-oriented growth projects. It isn't the same thing. Let's call them 'project bonds' instead of euro bonds. Francois Hollande There aren't that many things left that haven't already been done, especially with music. I'm interested in ideas that can shake us all up. Jack White My very good friend, Rahm Emanuel, made it very clear to me on several occasions that I was, quote, unquote, not a team player; that I was not - that I didn't not have a future. Eric Massa When I came to the Food Network, I didn't want to do a cooking show. I told Kathleen Finch for nine months I didn't want to do a cooking show, I wanted to do a home-and-garden show. Sandra Lee Local economies are suffering as people spend more on fuel and less on consumer goods and travel. Dan Lipinski Once you get into something so big, people think ...

at the top to make their contribution, to make an additional contribution. I don't think you can ask people on middle and low incomes, who, after all, are the vast majority of the British population, to bear the brunt of this adjustment. Nick Clegg The best part of touring, still, is touching people's hearts and igniting my band and igniting the people into what you call a spiritual revelation is sound and emotion. Carlos Santana Those carrying a credit card balance should scale back to making the minimum payment each month so they have more money to put into savings. Suze Orman I eat mostly vegetarian. I love meat, but I think it should be enjoyed on occasion - like cheesecake or blackouts. Nadia Giosia You can't go to a negotiating table pointing a gun, but you've got to keep it over your shoulder. Joe Slovo There's a series of children's books called A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is like an incredibly dark version of Roald Dahl. I hope ...

from home for the first time. 'Long Black Train,' the song and the album, are very special to me. It was just one of those things that I felt like God gave to me for a purpose, and I've been out here promoting that purpose. Josh Turner People trust I know what I'm doing. I have lots of credibility. I've had years of learning. I know and understand my business. Lori Greiner I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms and acid. They're certainly not addictive, so I can't rule that out. Evan Dando I have two favorite songs. My first is called 'Dance of The Robe' and it's a very powerful number where she is feeling the pressure from her people to take on the responsibility of leading them. Deborah Cox Too many people asking too many questions in tennis. Golf is better. Ivan Lendl Each of us is a small part of God's plan. I'm a small part. I...

order to 'convey our message' or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide who's been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water. George Saunders I'd never really done comedy before 'Community,' so getting to work day in and day out with all these great people, directors, writers, and actors, I feel like I've learned a lot. Gillian Jacobs I grew up with 'Jane Eyre,' reading it at school, and it's one of those, I think, for a lot of women, a lot of girls, it's the iconic story and so many girls relate to Jane Eyre and her character. Sally Hawkins I've worried more and more as the years have gone on. The more you're seen to be doing well, the more stress there is. You feel you ought to consider things more, and be more fussy - there's further to fall. All these little worries. Matthew Macfadyen Once you lose everything, what's...

That's when the ex-slaves first have surnames. But if you find your great-great-grandfather in 1870 and it says he's 50, that means he was born in 1820 and you're back to 1820 already. For an American that's pretty damned good, you know? Henry Louis Gates I'm pleased to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation. Maeve Binchy The new narrative for Europe should be about the need to have a responsible organisation, the need to be able to defend our interests and promote our values, like human rights. Jose Manuel Barroso New York ladies all look immaculate. Zac Posen You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that. Barry Sanders A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep. Vernon Howard When I was twelve, I started reading Eudora Welty, Thomas Wolfe, Flannery O'Connor, James Agee, an...

the idea of 'parenting experts.' I'm an engaged, imperfect parent and a passionate researcher. I'm an experienced mapmaker and a stumbling traveler. Like many of you, parenting is by far my boldest and most daring adventure. Brene Brown I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds. Mike Tyson Plenty of people who are 38 have run really well in the marathon. Paula Radcliffe Altruism is innate, but it's not instinctual. Everybody's wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped. David Rakoff Show off your own style and uniqueness to stand out. That's the advice I'd give to people getting started online now. Conor Maynard It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed. Farrah Fawcett They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women. Livy I'm a proud fighter for the little guy and the peo...

somebody with an attitude who demands things all the time. Of course there is that type of diva, but my idea of a diva has always been a singer - whether male or female - who gets on that stage and captivates you with their presence and their voice. Jordin Sparks I believe that if a man does a job as well as a woman, he should be paid as much. Celeste Holm The only time I did not know how to be, physically, was when I lost a lot of weight. That was the only time I didn't understand my body. Dawn French I have 3 dogs myself - I actually have a kennel license in order to do so. I love them so much I couldn't imagine my life without them. Margaret Cho The Lib Dems are not just empty. They are a void within a vacuum surrounded by a vast inanition. Boris Johnson I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV. Katee Sackhoff It's disturb...

the greatest nation for people in the history of humanity. Now Obama is dismantling it, because he has no appreciation for our greatness. In fact, he resents it. He blames this country for whatever evils he sees around the world. Rush Limbaugh Geffen was never supportive of the band. Edie Brickell In the industrial revolution Britain led the world in advances that enabled mass production: trade exchanges, transportation, factory technology and new skills needed for the new industrialised world. Lucy Powell If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own. Herodotus I had a relatively tumultuous childhood. Jesse Metcalfe We definitely have a hardcore following. Phil Anselmo Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back. Friedrich Durrenmatt People think I'm totally crackers. Andrea Riseborough The first song that I ever recorded was written ...

feel uncomfortable making political opinions - there's consequences to them. I often think I'm wrong, so I really don't like getting in political or religious discussions because of the giant possibility that I might be wrong. Norm MacDonald There's only one life. There's no repeats. You only get one life, and you gotta take advantage of it. Victor Cruz Everyone for the most part is really nice. There have always been jokes, but that's part of being in the spotlight. You can't make everyone completely happy. Tina Yothers What is the thing that Will could do to make me not love him? That would make me abandon him? I can't think of one. I'm sorry. Except if he did something bad to the kids - now we've got a problem. Jada Pinkett Smith I like to not be too involved in the beginning and during the process so as to keep this fresh look and be able to give constructive recommendation on the final production. Guy Laliberte I am the indoct...

recent shocks following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, obviously the risk-management system of any one bank appears, after the fact, to be incomplete. We ended up where banks couldn't liquidate their risk, and the system tended to freeze up. Myron Scholes Life, as I see it, is R-rated. Seth Rogen People were going to geometry class and I was swimming through vats of chili on 'Even Stevens.' It was like a dream! Shia LaBeouf You can never turn the clock back and, since we're talking about mental health, I would stress that. Peter Shilton Acting is my first love, and that's my main career, it really is. Danica McKellar I am fluent in Spanish and I understand French, Italian and Portuguese. Zoe Saldana How shall a man escape from that which is written; How shall he flee from his destiny? Ferdowsi The sex with Mandy was good, but it wasn't like warm apple pie. Wilmer Valderrama The journey is my home. Muriel Rukeyser I must say acting wa...

you let 10 rapists and murderers free rather than put one poor, wrongly accused accountant in prison. And so my only point on that is that it should open up an argument. It should not sort of settle one, because nobody disagrees with it. Jonah Goldberg Boot Camp was great and very interesting. You got to use live rounds of ammunition and got to do a lot of crawling around with live rounds flying around you, so you really had to learn to keep your ass down - everything down for that matter. Mel Gibson I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to write songs; thankfully, I also got to sing them. Natasha Bedingfield We expect our leaders to be godlike. But I feel that when people try to sanctify leadership, it puts it out of the realm of regular people. And that's where the greatest leaders come from - from the people. Katori Hall Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distr...

the re-establishing of these illusions or delusions requires a big effort to keep them from being seen through. But a very old idea is at work behind our current state of affairs: enantiodromia, or the Greek notion of things turning into their opposite. James Hillman Ron Paul's crazy talk about the Federal Reserve makes more sense these days. Right now, every - all this debt issued by the United States people assume the Chinese are buying, no they don't want any more American debt. Ron Paul has a point there. Mark Steyn In Paris they have special wheelchairs that go through every doorway. They don't change the doorways, they change the wheelchairs. To hell with the people! If someone weighs a couple more pounds, that's it! Itzhak Perlman I've worked with a lot of real heavy hitters, and Quentin is maybe heads and shoulders, at least a forehead, above just about anybody I've ever worked with. David Carradine A good stand-up, you lead the audience. You...

right and always make sure my kids have a nutritious breakfast. One in five U.S. children live in homes where food is not always available, which is why I partnered with Kellogg's on their 'Share Your Breakfast' campaign, which provide breakfasts to kids in need. Monica Potter I remember we woke up one morning at Denny's house and John Phillips called. He said, you guys okay? We said, yeah, what's wrong, what's going on? He said, well, everybody's dead over at Sharon's house at Terry Melcher's place. Barry McGuire No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up. Lily Tomlin It's how you prioritize in life. Ruth Wilson I've been fortunate to work with Alfre Woodard and Jeffrey Wright; people who are artists, have careers, longevity and full lives. That looks good to me. Nicole Beharie In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. Dalai Lama I was surprised by the response of yo...

do want to do something else. There is this strange thing that just because chronologically on a Friday night you have reached a certain age... with all that experience, how can it be that on a Monday morning, you are useless? Stuart Rose I'm into a casual-dressing girl: blue jeans and a tank top is super sexy. Jensen Ackles I stood for parliament with the amazing support and help of my ex-husband, but it's not something that was handed to me like a peerage. I worked hard and was elected. So my achievements, such as they are, are my own. Louise Mensch Acting is doing, because everything you say or do is some kind of an action, some kind of a verb. You're always connected to the other person through some kind of action. Mira Sorvino Space only becomes ordinary when the frontier is no longer being breached. Neil deGrasse Tyson I try to stick to a certain diet all the time, and then when I feel like a reward, I have it. I try to stick to no dairy, no sugar, no w...

Chapel on New York's 49th Street, peal the tune of 'There's No Business Like Show Business.' If you walk the streets of the theatre district before a show and see the vast, enthusiastic lines it sounds like a calling: there is certainly no place like Broadway. Dan Stevens The lack of alternatives to an illegal action does not legitimise that action. Zadie Smith Did people think I sounded black? Totally, but that was a marketing tool as well, but also this is how I grew up and these are my influences. Taylor Dayne I pay attention to the actors and stuff, but not even that much. I don't pay attention to who's writing. Jason Mewes I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word. Nora Roberts There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman. Ethel Merman I'll have to say winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta is a...

and '70's rock and roll. In a lot of ways, we're sort of the anatomy of a '70's rock band if you examine what we do: white guys who grew up listening to soul music from the '50's and '60's. Taylor Hanson Europe has found itself confronted with fresh challenges - challenges of a global character, the nature of which is directly connected with changes in the international climate and the difficulties of seeking new models for co-operation. Boris Yeltsin The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very sad - very sad to watch. Marco Rubio Marathons are good training goals. Jason Bateman If I'm crazy, I'm blissfully so! Emmylou Harris I'm not someone who plays hard to get. Heidi Klum My son is racing his first 24-hour this year with Porsche. Bobby Rahal Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth cent...

a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries. Xi Jinping America fell in love with the innocence of a kid who just was honest, saying, I did the best I could, and I had no formal training. Paula Abdul I don't wanna say I have a temper... but I do! I kind of sulk and sit there when I'm bitter. I won't show you, but you can see it. Probably if you bring me Godiva chocolate, I'll be your friend again! Jesse McCartney I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals. Richard Pryor I just had it with the corporate money, money, money label thing. Shelby Lynne It's a terrific privilege to be able to see into somebody else's life. Helen Garner The world defines 'waste' very differently than Jesus ...

You may have a child with a birth defect and be able to get in touch with other parents and support groups, get medical information, the latest experimental drugs. These things can profoundly influence life. I'm not downplaying that. Steve Jobs It takes me a while to come out of myself and get to know people. Leona Lewis People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl. Juliana Hatfield My favorite thing is when cartoon fans show up to my live gigs! They are always the most kick-butt audience members 'cause they're not trying to act all cool like a lot of the music fans do! Grey DeLisle I have no detectable hair style. David Spade Chrysler builds great cars. Lee Iacocca I plan on continuing to explore all the possibilities of technology, and then finally film and television and movies. Embrace it. MC Hammer You know we're going to control the insurance companies. Joe Biden I just appreciate still having ...

never have to change a thing I write. Every book comes to me in a flash of inspiration and takes me about two seconds to finish. The longer books, like the 'Time Warp Trio' novels, take a little longer to write - more like four seconds. Jon Scieszka Going online and asking questions is the best way to learn. Tom Felton The teacher who would be true to his mission and accomplish the most good, must give prominence to moral as well as intellectual instruction. Sheldon Jackson My boys told me they'd rather play than practice. Jimmy Smith I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind. Robert Fulghum Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice. Anita Roddick I'm less comfortable in stilettos than I am in running shoes. Julie Bowen A book is simply the container of an idea like a bottle; what is in...

the script on a Friday, and on Saturday morning I met with David Caspe, Jamie Tarses, and the Russo brothers. I took the role on that Saturday, and on Monday I was doing a table read. It all happened very fast, but it was super exciting. Zachary Knighton I don't like the term 'voice-over.' Lucille Bliss My kitchen looks like the one from my childhood - very homey, with a little bit of Alice in Wonderland! Paris Hilton I think the biggest reason I was able to express myself and not be intimidated was by not having a mother. For example, mothers teach you manners. And I absolutely did not learn any of those rules and regulations. Madonna Ciccone A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything. Gustav Mahler I was a happy kid up until I hit the teen years. Rick Springfield I've been obsessed with this kind of visual storytelling for quite a while, and I try to create material that allows me to explore it. Brian De Palma If you want to giv...

serving as a prime minister on a roller coaster. What is important, I believe, is that I really act on promises that I make and leave results. Leave a track record and show that to the Japanese public, who will, at the end of the day, I hope, appreciate it. Shinzo Abe The last four years have not diluted the memory or weakened the resolve of our citizens. Four years later, our hearts still hurt for the families whose loved ones were murdered that day. John Doolittle My literary career was a fluke. Utterly unexpected. Robert Harris People watch me, waiting for me to slip up, so my privacy has gone - but that's a price you pay. Samantha Mumba Everything that turned out well for me seems like a fluke. I feel like, at any moment, I could lose everything and be working at Dunkin' Donuts. Mary Gordon I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it. Ikue Mori I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment. Everything is in tune: the voice, the type of mus...

loved me or showing physical attention, they would joke that I had a Roman nose - that it was roamin' all over my face. Teasing was their way of showing love, but then you are young, sometimes you can't tell the difference. Neil Strauss The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people. Milan Kundera I'm being told it saves money to shoot in Toronto, because of tax benefits, the crews are cheaper, but what I save in the bottom line, I lose in a million other ways. Griffin Dunne Few would deny that blacks have become very dominant in athletics: football, basketball, track, now dominant in tennis and dominant in golf. Jesse Jackson As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country. Dana Hussein Elizabeth Hurley and I had a lot of fun together. She's a very beautiful, confident woman. Brendan Fraser I don't want to scrounge around and be homeless, and I want...

there. They can't support themselves - and it's not an inhuman thing to say. It's the case. Until humanity manages to sort itself out and get a coordinated view about the planet it's going to get worse and worse. David Attenborough These guys who keep on playing but aren't winning, you've got to sit them down and let them figure it out and perform a little gut-check on themselves. Payne Stewart Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood. Coretta Scott King My 'go to' workout is called the Asylum from Beach Body. It's intense training with lots of intervals, core work. It's hard! I travel a lot, so I can take it on the road with me and do it in a hotel room. Apolo Ohno Last year, the surgery was a tough decision, but I had to make a decision based on my career. It was a decision to get healthy, and st...

Long Walk,' one of his pseudonymous Bachman books. In my early 20s, while trapped on a family vacation, I read 'The Dark Half,' which taught me a word I have never forgotten: psychopomp. Now I have read '11/22/63.' Lev Grossman Who is in charge? Is it taxpayers or is it the special interest groups? Scott Walker I buy 1920s iridescent Scottish glass. I love the way the sun hits it every morning. You touch something and you know. To me, people should buy something they love. Buy something you'd want to come downstairs and stroke. Judith Miller First I made a dress because I was pregnant and I wanted to be the most beautiful pregnant woman. Then I made a sweater because I wanted to have one that wasn't like anyone else's. Sonia Rykiel The thing about it is, all those races we lost, we won this race together. We won it as a team. Dale Earnhardt It's not my fault that people don't know me. I'm going to speak my mind, no matter what ...

almost universally derided as the worst ever. It was the most polarized body since the end of Reconstruction, according to one study, and I grew embarrassed by its partisan bickering, inactivity, and refusal to address the vital challenges facing America. Olympia Snowe I would love to do a period movie. I've always wanted to wear the corset, you know. It's a girl thing! Kat Dennings I hope that I'll be hot for a long time so I can make a lot of money, I can retire early, and just travel. Hopefully that will happen. Kristin Cavallari I'm enjoying it, but I still don't know why I'm hooked on acting. Stephen Rea The spiritual reality of the Indian world is very evident, very highly developed. I think it affects the life of every Indian person in one way or another. N. Scott Momaday I do not look at myself every morning and think: 'Oh, my gosh, I am so perfect, so beautiful, so talented.' No, I like to make fun of myself. Marion Bartoli The...

wanted to act. Throughout all the rejections at auditions, and especially when I finally did get something, both my parents have been so supportive and always told me it is all about passion and, if I was doing it because I love it, there's no wrong choice. Lily Collins Baseball is one of the most beautiful games. It is. It is a very Zen-like game. Jim Jarmusch One of the things that separates a good genre movie from a bad genre movie, I always think, ironically, is when you care about the people. The dime a dozen ones are where you don't have any awareness of the character. Ethan Hawke Well, for one thing, in the tradition of Zen that I've practiced, there is no prayerful worship and there is no affirmation of a deity. Leonard Cohen I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid. Patrick Stewart Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause. Plutarch It se...

have to go to the lab. I'm always thinking about maths, even when I'm doing other things. A lot of the time you're going up blind alleys and it's very frustrating, but then you have a sudden rush of ideas. You can live off that for quite some time. Marcus du Sautoy As a young surgeon in training at the University of California San Francisco General Hospital in the early '80s, my colleagues and I were inundated with an epidemic of young men with fevers, rashes, swollen lymph nodes and eventually death. Richard Carmona I draw whatever hits me. Matthew Ashford I don't know why someone else's marriage has anything to do with me. Elizabeth Edwards Well, every movie is an experiment. And the only way you can grow at what you're doing is to take chances. You can't try to stick with what worked last time. Judd Apatow In every book I write, I try to name-check the most prominent influences, or the most prominent conscious influences. China Mie...

old. But sometimes when there's literal chaos, it's like being in a war zone, and that's kind of exciting. You're just running through the crowd of people chasing after you and no one knows what's going on. Robert Pattinson Failure is what we're all running from, we're always running toward success with failure at our back. Natalie Goldberg I'm swimming every day and I'm even trying to get the golf swing working again - but that might take a little bit longer. Sean Connery And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so much from people like that. Little Milton There wasn't an episode of 'Will & Grace' that didn't begin with my voice saying, 'Will & Grace' is taped before a live studio audience. Eric McCormack I started skiing around the same time as I began playing the piano, at around four, before moving to the violin at fi...

shows are not really designed to bring you the news, except to tell you what happened overnight, and the rest of it is a kind of magazine mentality - a little bit of this, a little bit of that. It's harder to be an educated and informed citizen. Harrison Ford God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven. Bill Hybels Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul. Jim Valvano We have no hope of solving our problems without harnessing the diversity, the energy, and the creativity of all our people. Roger Wilkins I'm a kid from New Hampshire who's pretty normal. Eliza Coupe I've been an important star and lived a full life, yet I only hve three close friends. I guess that's all anyone can expect. Hedy Lamarr I'm glad I had kids young because we have a strong bond and listen to the same music. B...

long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together. Jewel The thing about producing is that the pressure is off of being in front of the camera, and being critiqued and judged in that way, but there are other pressures producing. Sean Hayes Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have left- and right-handed versions. Philip Emeagwali I am only about winning and getting better. Daley Thompson In any profession it gets to be a grind. Denzel Washington I always felt like I was born in the wrong time period. I felt like I should've been born in the mid-to-late '40s. Emilie de Ravin Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better. Robert Redford People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of...

our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of our public life and a fundamental transformation of our way of thinking and living that promotes a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens. Cornel West I don't think people want to see me as a regular guy; besides, I'm a regular guy in real life. I guess I just want to be reckless in my work. Willem Dafoe If you hear, day after day, liberals are rooting against armed forces, that is eventually going to have an effect on soldiers and troops who are actually going to believe that and it's wrong. It's just wrong. Al Franken I put a Phrygian cap on the old dictionary. Victor Hugo Informed consent is required for every invasive medical procedure, from getting your ears pierced to having an abortion. Bob McDonnell Well, I like to have fun at work. John Malkovich I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on. Missy Elliott Wel...

a country music star.' Which every dad loves to hear. And he said, 'I want you to go to college.' So we had a discussion. And I'm pretty stubborn. I'm a lot like him. And he said, 'If you go to college and graduate, I'll pay your first six months of rent in Nashville.' So he bribed me. Eric Church People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything. Emily Blunt You learn a whole lot more about a person if they have bad breaks and all those kind of things. Vince Gill I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time with the Muses, and then just keel over and die. Kristin Hersh It's my job, but I think it is too much. Jean Alesi I believe that what we call beautiful is generally a by-product. Dorothea Lange Keep interested in others; keep interested in the wide and wonderful world. Then in a spiritual se...

States and it will have to be like other countries that are a bit concerned about their currency, and then have to ratchet back in order to - right, in order to sustain. We just haven't reached that point yet. Amity Shlaes A lot of power-pop comes out of LA, a lot of speed metal comes out of New York. Layne Staley Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always. Always. Jean-Bertrand Aristide Conservatives, please. Let's not duplicate the manias of the Left as we figure out how to deal with Mr. Obama. He is not exactly the anti-Christ, although a disturbing number of people on the Right are convinced he is. David Horowitz I'll back up anything my dad says. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. We grew out of the superhero comics, but we still liked comics, so we started putting our own experiences in the stories we were doing for our own amusement. Gilbert Hernandez When I was about 16, I got my ball taken off me ...

back to the way that I naturally was as a child growing up way in the country, rarely seeing people. I was in that state of oneness with creation and it was as if I didn't exist except as a part of everything. Alice Walker I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part. O. J. Simpson Security is something that serves Israeli interests and Palestinian interests. You have a common threat and you have a common enemy and it's important to deal with that as partners. Dennis Ross I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting. Nelson DeMille There is no such thing as Something for nothing. Napoleon Hill My work sometimes can be abstract and appear not to have a direct relationship to Afro-American concerns, but, in fact, it is based on that. Donald Byrd The measure of a man is what he does with power. ...

my mom of cancer and my dad in a car accident. Through the next two or three years and a series of bad decisions - all my own, I might add - I ended up literally homeless, before that was even a word. I even slept occasionally under a pier on the Gulf Coast. Andy Andrews I'm mildly obsessed with skin care. I do a lot of masks at home, like Elisha Coy's Korean Collagen masks. I also use an embarrassingly wide variety of facial creams. Nina Arianda It has been a wonderful five years. I'm excited about the many projects we're working on as we move into year six, and I want to thank everyone for tuning in. We couldn't do it without you! Catherine Crier I've almost never played the 'Smiths' records, once they've gone out. I was always like that and probably always will be. Johnny Marr With bombs and fires, you get only one mistake. Red Adair Today, the people are governing the governments. And when they begin to talk to each other, they are...

a movie 100 times than to watch a TV show, just to find another nuance. I can't tell you how many times I've watched 'On the Waterfront', just to find a flaw so that I can learn and try to improve my thing. Vin Diesel The technology that threatens to kill off books as we know them - the 'physical book,' a new phrase in our language - is also making the physical book capable of being more beautiful than books have been since the middle ages. Art Spiegelman In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice. Bobby Rahal I didn't think that college math was for me. I didn't think I'd be able to hack it. And that perception of math not being for girls, not being for girls who see themselves as socially well adjusted has got to change. Danica McKellar My dear Miss Glory, Robots are not people. They are mechanically more perfect than we are, they have an astounding intellectual capacity, but they have...

when I got to the States. I thought, 'No, I'll go to school and then I'll be an English teacher; that'll be fun.' But I was horrible as a teacher. As hard as I tried, I just couldn't inspire those kids to take an interest in Milton and Shakespeare and Donne. John Mahoney If you're going to commit to that, you're going to have to find some way to make it bearable and enjoyable. Ryan Reynolds I was just watching baby videos of me and I was obviously an exhibitionist. Joseph Gordon-Levitt This was the most important discovery I had ever made in my life. It was a discovery which has irrevocably changed my whole life's direction. It immediately elevated me to the status of one of the world's leading anthropologists. Donald Johanson It's the story that counts. Vincente Minnelli If my life were a song it would be called 'Don't Stop Believing'. Yeah. James Durbin Well, if they are trying to kill you, on the whole they...

in Los Angeles, my business is run out of London, and most evenings I'm cuddled up in front of Skype, in my dressing gown, speaking with my studio in London. I travel a lot, my team travel a lot, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Victoria Beckham I think the Lord gives us everything we can handle, nothing more. Joe Nichols I'm pretty simple, I don't use a hairbrush or a certain kind of hair product. Josh Hutcherson I think the perception of wealth and power is that things just become easier and easier when in reality as you raise the stakes things become more stressful. Sean Parker As an alcoholic, you have no appreciation for your wife or your children's feelings, but I'm making up for that now. I'm winning my children's trust back. Maurice Gibb Today, music is visual. Archie Shepp I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol. Eva Mendes The international community should treat ...

test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000ft above the war zone to avoid getting hit. I don't think there is any point in having wars if that's how you're going to behave. It's pathetic. All this whining! Rupert Everett I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie. Kim Cattrall How about that? You can hear NFL Films music on everything from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' to 'Deep Throat.' Steve Sabol I think what happened there was just the budget would be too big to build these sets because nothing really exists here in New York of that period; you have to build it all. Martin Scorsese You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right? Barack Obama This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense: the pain of not being able to return to one's home and family. John Thorn I can't get suck...

at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't change anything. I find that a bit disturbing, to be honest. Damien Hirst Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear. Jerome K. Jerome You have to really work with someone who you think is going to be a collaborator, who you think understands what you want to do with this movie and how you want to do it. John Frankenheimer Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack. Timothy Murphy Subsidies are hugely important; they represent America's de facto energy policy. Jeff Goodell The aims of anarchists and true communists are identical. Johann Most Don't make your journey through life harder by placing rules on yourself like, 'I can't get married till I get promoted to your dream job.' Mika Brzezinski If I do something, it'...

would have to account by general accepted accounting principles. But actually they encourage government spending, reckless government spending, because the government can issue Treasury bills at extremely low interest rates. Marc Faber If I get rejected for a part, I pick myself up and say, 'OK, not today, maybe tomorrow I'll get this other part or something.' Liam Neeson Most people are fortunate enough to stay two, three years in this game. I've been in it for seven years, and I feel like now, I'm just beginning. Sean Paul One thing I really hate is experience. Experience for me doesn't work. Everybody's talking about experience this, experience that. Yohan Blake Every woman inspires me. Roberto Cavalli Players are ready to play, We're not on strike. It's a lockout. Dwyane Wade I love song writing, so I'm always happy to write for other musicians. Sean Kingston Life isn't easy, and leadership is harder still. Walter Ru...

Internet and being able to directly respond to the fan base is exciting. You can cut out the middle man like the fan club... before a recent appearance in Tyler, Texas, I had fans reaching out on MySpace offering their lake house, Mavericks tickets. It was amazing. Josh Henderson When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! Gisele Bundchen We use work to numb out. We can't turn off our machines because we're afraid we're going to miss something. Brene Brown If I was just a fan of music, I would think that I was the number one artist in the world. Kanye West What we're going to do is try to get TSA out of the human resources and personnel business and into the security business to connect the dots. John Mica I've been completely fascinated with history because it tel...

- the one with the vision. No matter how many people you hire, nobody is going to get is as much as yourself does. So it's really important to be your own leader at all times and not hand it all off, otherwise the whole empire will fall apart. Skylar Grey I like a girl who laughs a lot. That's my main thing. Cody Linley We all do better when we all do better. Paul Wellstone And hence he must be invisible; for a spirit cannot be seen by the eye of man: nor is there any thing in this principle contradictory to reason or experience. Adam Clarke You go into the disease as one person and come out of it as a different person. It has changed my perspective on everything. Things that used to upset me no longer do. Grete Waitz I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history. Kate Mosse I've reached the age of self-knowledge, so I don't know anything. People who claim that they know something are respons...

- even to close family, friends or co-workers - because there's still a great deal of stigma and mystery surrounding the disease that plagued such historical figures as Julius Caesar, Edgar Allan Poe and Lewis Carroll. Lynda Resnick For me, disability is a way of getting some extremity, some kind of very difficult situation, that throws an interesting light on people. Mark Haddon It's such a thrilling part about being in a relationship at a young age, and all your feelings are apocalyptic, all your emotions are so huge. Marc Webb I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap. R. Lee Ermey If you're asking me where my heart and where I'm happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick. Randy Moss Medicine's good for some people. Not for me. Shaun Alexander I daresay I was the worst bed partner in five continents. Martha Gellhorn We got some devastating reviews on Animal House at the start. Ivan R...

What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. Candace Bushnell Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations. J. William Fulbright Traditionally, the sample is always better than the stock you deliver to the store. Calvin Klein My family, you know, are all still, you know, very close. We're all still very close. Mom and Daddy are still alive. So, what more can you ask for? Your kids are healthy. Reba McEntire Yes, I am a good singer. Peter Tork Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone. Paul Tillich And my daddy could play a harmonica and also the guitar, so I guess I got a little bit from both of 'em, but I think mostly from my mother...

has given us. She is like a vast outspread handkerchief, embroidered with God's eternal name, on which we may dry alike our tears of sorrow and of joy; she turns weeping into ecstasy, and fills our hearts with speechless, quiet reverence and resignation. Robert Schumann It is such a cut throat industry where you get knocked down so much and get rejected so much. If you do not back yourself up, no one else is going to so you really need to learn to get up, shake the sand off your chest and keep going. Alex O'Loughlin I'd worked so hard that by the time I was 20, I wanted to play hard. And I did that really well. Jason Bateman My children - in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod. Steve Ballmer When I read Andrew Motion's biography, I wept. It's something about the purity of the story and how fresh it was...

entered the automobile industry around the same time as Henry Ford; there were something like 500 automotive companies that got funded, had the internal combustion engine, had the technology, and had the vision. Sixty percent of them folded within a couple of years. Eric Ries In spite of reports about playing with various teams, I'm enjoying retirement with my family and have no plans to play football. Brett Favre That's like asking a cobbler if he's made too many pairs of shoes. Harvey Keitel My writing comes not from the happy moments, but from struggle and grief. Isabel Allende I've come more to terms with the fact that I sound like myself. No matter what I do, I sound like myself. Sondre Lerche Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states. Jose Manuel Barroso Painting puts me into an alpha state. It's a private event. I make all the decisions in the process and never have to deal with ...

training, then I found it to be just great exercise. Also I like to be fit, so I've continued on with fight training. Right before I got to do 'Conan,' I was fighting off four guys. Its great fun. And strange. Rose McGowan Now I'm instantly nervous about the demands of doing a weekly column. Rory Bremner Rather than waiting for future trials to determine rules that will impact every citizen, Congress should step in and write a law that takes every American's rights into consideration. Ron Wyden Here's the thing; I'm not in shape. Angela Kinsey I teach at Harvard that the world and the heavens, and the stars are all real, but not so damned real, you see. Josiah Royce Some people love being onstage and really open up, and I'm sort of the opposite of that. I don't crave the spotlight. I'm still not comfortable even talking onstage. Dan Auerbach Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change. Peace Pilgrim To apprecia...

the use of terror on the rest of civilization, who have got a program. It's not blind violence. It's with a purpose. They want to destroy the state of Israel. They want every westerner out of the Arab countries, Middle East and elsewhere. John Reid I am slightly shocked to have gone as far as I have. Morrissey When Fashion Week ends, I miss the shows and the shot of adrenaline that comes with them. Each day is a new show, a new fitting, and you make new friends. Every season you get to know the other girls a little better. Magdalena Frackowiak And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things. Martin Scorsese The crime novel has always been my favourite genre. Sara Paretsky When your parent is a public idol, you never really have a chance to lay that parent to rest. Lorna Luft I don't want anyone to feel they can't achieve their ambitions if t...

aims for the funny parts, and the other way around. Because in a comedy you look for what's serious. I think that's true. Sometimes things are really funny if you're absolutely earnest. If you're really serious, it's hilarious. Christopher Walken Yeah, I mean the material, directors, the other cast, and if you think you can do something with the character then you do it and go from there. I am looking forward to doing some smaller movies. Orlando Bloom All I ever thought was, 'I'm going to do this as long as I can, and if I can't get paid at it, I'll be a bum doing it.' And so, here I am. Bruce Cockburn I don't ever use my name for anything in terms of getting the music heard. Dhani Harrison And that's why, you know, it's players like Randy Moss that unfortunately put a stain on the entire league. Boomer Esiason Man, that record came out and was real big in Memphis. They started playing it, and it got real big. Don'...

economic ties between our two countries, and while I knew of the two bonds between our two people, until I came here, I didn't really appreciate how deep the people-to-people connections are between the American people and the Japanese people. John Roos Inspiration is God making contact with itself. Ram Dass But I don't distinguish between being laughed with, and laughed at. I'll take either. David Sedaris I have never done a package tour in my life. It appeals in a way, but then I remind myself that you can't control the other people with you, which could turn out to be ghastly. Arabella Weir I couldn't get any of the ingenue roles when younger because at 5 feet 9 inches with a deep voice I was always too... genue. My career has completely happened since I was 29. Olivia Williams In New York, I'll walk down the street and someone will say, 'Nice show,' and that's it. If I'm at a food festival, it's open season. Tom Colicchio ...

The chords are the foundation of everything. Some of Yes' stuff is very linear, albeit complex, but it's single-line melodic stuff. So I kind of had to wear a different cap working with Yes. It's not so much chord-based. Geoff Downes My theory is, if you can do comedy and you can be in a scene with someone like Brad Garrett and hold your own, you've really got a future in this business. Faith Ford Being an actor in L.A. is like being in prison: you go, you serve your time, you try to replicate Johnny Depp's career - and then you move to Paris. Alex Pettyfer Do you know what would hold me together on a battlefield? The sense that I was perpetuating the language in which Keats and the rest of them wrote! Wilfred Owen I'd like to know about some of the things that they teach down there, like building a lake. If I ever wanted to build a lake, I'd like to know how to do it. Tom Felton For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right li...

put myself through school working odd jobs and night shifts. I poured my heart and soul into a small business. And when I saw how out-of-touch Washington had become with the core values of this great nation, I put my name forward and ran for office. John Boehner You will never see President Bachmann step one toe out of the United States and apologize for this country. Michele Bachmann I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian. Drew Carey If you can be anything else but a writer, be it. Kate Braverman The intelligence of the lower forms of animal life, like a great deal of human intelligence, does not involve a self. George Herbert Mead Not enough people in this world are happy. Karen Carpenter When I was in the seventh grade I did a report about the environment and the loss of species. It was supposed to be only a few pages, but ended up being nearly 50. Woody Harrelson It was my dream playing for the Montreal Canadi...

natural resources in their own backyards. It is time to end the injustice where ordinary people are silent witnesses, left to suffer without basic services, as the profits from their countries' assets are hidden and plundered by corrupt regimes. Nick Clegg As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more. David Hockney I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the Government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of Property. James Madison In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law. Naoto Kan A world without war is not in the cards. Martin Van Creveld I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me. Andrew Cuomo Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing...

of hurricanes. This is something that is very, very scary to all of us. The island states in the world represent - I remember this number - one-half of 1 percent of the carbon emissions in the world. And they will - some of them will disappear. Steven Chu I do not trust technology. I mean, I don't think we're in any danger of kids, you know, doing without video games in the future, but I am saying that their lives are largely out of balance. Richard Louv Most music that you hear is in synch with itself. We were experimenting with the music falling out of synch with itself and even though it is out of synch you mind can still understand what it is meant to be doing. Wayne Coyne Mr. Steven Bochco is a very wise man. After a many-monthed nationwide search to find a precocious teenage doctor, he hired me. Neil Patrick Harris Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility. I do not like to be unkind. David Rockefeller Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel ...

to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign policy were astonished when in 1985 he met alone at Geneva - alone, not a single strategic thinker at his elbow! - with the Soviet Communist master Gorbachev. Russell Baker I think that one thing I have learned as a freshman is that it is really important to collaborate. Terri Sewell I'm always cautious about overstepping any boundaries. At the end of the day, it's a director's medium, and if they don't want to hear from me I just step back. Matt Damon The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth. Henry David Thoreau I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour. Georg Brandes Antitrust law isn't about protecting competing businesses from each other, it's about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public. Al Franken A work will only have deep resonance if the kind of darkness I can generate is something that is resident in me already. Ani...

for in play a child says things without uttering a word. You can see how he solves his problems. You can also see what's wrong. Young children, especially, have enormous creativity, and whatever's in them rises to the surface in free play. Erik Erikson I'd rather win than be a showman. John Higgins Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical. Bear Grylls Going to the movies still remains, arguably, amongst the best communal experiences that human beings can share. Mark Canton People were hurt, and because they were hurt, they were angry and quarreled and were jealous of one another. Emanuel Celler Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays. Gerry Mulligan No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point. Jean-Paul Sartre Gotta take my puppy on the road with me, K...

players were drafted into the major leagues once Branch Rickey broke the color line by hiring Jackie Robinson. It was clear that all of the major league owners already knew the talents of the black ballplayers that they had refused to let into their league. Walter Dean Myers They say the death of a parent puts you in time because that means there's now no generation standing between you and ordinary death: you're next. I don't buy it. Bruce Jackson Reality: What a concept! Robin Williams I make it a point to go home every weekend so I can meet with Georgians and hear from them directly. Johnny Isakson I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly. Oscar Wilde It is such a relief to be told the truth. Katherine Anne Porter I think there's a misconception that I'm opposed to social media. Bill Keller It is not unusual to send someone to conduct an interview you don't have time to conduct. It's what we do. Rick Bragg ...

to get back into cricket again. It's not so much the different shape of the swings, more the fact that you are stationary when you hit a golf ball. In cricket you have to move forward or back, which is an instinctive timing thing. Ricky Ponting Obviously there's something very seductive about movies, which can be attractive in a bad way if you're doing them for the wrong reasons - for money, or for fame. Andrew Garfield When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa. Sargent Shriver I'm a kid from Boston. Rob Mariano Some people take certain things and they try to forget what that pain felt like. I don't. I take that same pain and I chase it every time I walk in a weight room. Ray Lewis I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy. Ben Barnes I suppose I am one: an activist - for animals and a vegan life...