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Many of my works fall into the category of 'Zeitgeist novels'. Yet

I hope that they aren't only reportage, but also attempts to convey the sense of the present to the future. Will Self It's always been my formula to get the next picture set up before anyone's seen the last one. Alan Rudolph From a personal standpoint, playing someone judged negatively by her friends is not difficult. Darby Stanchfield My parents regarded school teachers as higher beings, as did many immigrants. Martin Lewis Perl All of my characters have a glint of madness. Nicolas Cage Office politics are bloody-minded, but weak on content. Mason Cooley I'm just a simple country girl. Dolly Parton My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. Ben Harper No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud. Bernard Ebbers I like writing historical fiction. Philippa Gregory
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I just put myself in a hotel and was smoking coke for a while. Then

I met up with the wrong people. I ended up getting in a hassle. I had to call the police and get myself arrested or get attacked, ripped off and got to jail. So I called the cops on them and myself. Marc Wallice I've always been afraid of saying no to people because I don't want them to be disappointed and dislike me. Elizabeth Gilbert I have very simple ambitions. If I can just not be boring, I'm ahead of the game. It's hard in television. I think you get enormous reward from the audience. Just give them something they didn't see coming, and you get enormous points. David Nevins Do all you can to make your dreams come true. Joel Osteen I just planted the family vegetables yesterday. You name it, I grow it. Steve Zahn Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry. Georges Braque Stay small and control it yourself. Bruce Oldfield I don't go see big, silly movies. I like small things about regular folks, you know? Bobb...
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Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck

for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school. Marilyn vos Savant I always tell my kids that as soon as you have a secret, something about you that you are ashamed to have others find out, you have given other people the power to hurt you by exposing you. Ayelet Waldman KISS is Las Vegas entertainment. A musician doesn't need the mask. Carlos Santana Great necessities call out great virtues. Abigail Adams Critics called me 'egregious' - I had to look that one up - and 'creepy', but now I don't read them, I weigh them. Craig Charles I prepared for the part by drinking, but I was sober when I was performing. Nora Dunn My cell phone is my best friend. It's my lifeline to the outside world. Carrie Underwood We recognize the need to adapt to a changing competitive environment. Sumner Redstone For me, novels coalesce into being, rather than arrive fully formed. David Mitchell What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas,...
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I can't get very far away from Christianity, I can't get very far away from

the angels and the saints. I work them in always, in some way. Anne Rice I was always handsome under all the fat. Robert Iler But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice all the joys and sorrows, the hopes and ambitions, of the American Negro, in classic musical form. James Weldon Johnson I'm a human being before anything else. Freida Pinto You don't make solo albums to have hits. Ron Wood We are all naturally xenophobic. Jim Harrison How can you stop writing? Tony Hillerman Love is not in our choice but in our fate. John Dryden Harvard makes mistakes too, you know. Kissinger taught there. Woody Allen I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one. David LaChapelle
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What I like about the 'Underworld' thing is that it's a mix of cool genres,

as well as creating its own message. Theo James To do so, we are creating a Fairness for Switzerland Committee that will not only disseminate some of the facts, but also protect a relationship that is important to all of us in North America. Peter Munk My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me. Venus Williams I sometimes feel that we are losing an intuitive sense of our own bodies. Toyo Ito When a man fails to see the truth of certain generally accepted views, there is no law compelling him to provoke animosity by announcing his dissent. George Henry Lewes I like to stay in the moment. Shaun White It would be disrespectful to take my stardom and bully my way into the fashion industry. ASAP Rocky The fact is that war films, by their very nature, are pitched at a high dramatic range. Mark Boal Do noble things, not dream them all day long. Charles Kingsl...
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Sometimes I feel like there are people just waiting for me to fall. The funny

thing is, I can't give them anything. I have just never been a partier, even in school. Jordin Sparks Freedom of the press is not questioned when investigative journalism unearths scandals, But that does not mean that every classified state document should be made available to journalists. Otto Schily I really want to adopt a child... I want to be called 'Mom.' It really is the most beautiful word in the English language. Patti Stanger Usually I spend my holidays with my family. Mike Shinoda I loved going surfing down on Venice Beach. I'd go out with a board under my arm and think, 'I can't do that in Cranhill.' Billy Boyd Working with special needs children is hard. Laura Linney I pitched and I played the outfield. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Try everything, because you're never sure what you're going to be great at. Dan O'Brien I came from a communist country where there are no luxury cars. Robert Herjavec Folks, this is perf...
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The blues style - moody or rollicking or boastful or bashful - developed in the

Delta around 1900 and was, for a time, exclusively African-American. That isn't the case anymore. Tim Cahill You get to be famous or have some notoriety and there are so many people who want a piece of you. Oscar De La Hoya I don't spend much time listening to the records when they're done. Usually I let go of it. Especially in the Eighties and Nineties - they were like product, almost. Joe Perry The word 'no' is a very good word in a singer's repertoire. Kiri Te Kanawa The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces. Howard Staunton Push-ups, sit-ups, and a strict diet of raisins. That's my plan. Jack Black I like being misunderstood. Lil Wayne Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. William James There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability. Jose Manuel Barroso What you had at the time was a dictatorship with ...
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As companies move to web-based computing they get a lot more servers, which are difficult

to manage and control. All kinds of problems can arise - security, quality and worms. Ben Horowitz We worked personally with a lot of great VCs. They just work incredibly hard at supporting entrepreneurs and their companies. Marc Andreessen I had studied violin from age 7 to 14. Amar Bose The joke or the pratfall is easy for me to do. Sandra Bullock I don't think I'm particularly sexual, no more than anyone else, though I am very creative. Rhona Mitra I've found great solace in finally taking care of myself and others. Nile Rodgers I really like children to watch my movies. Jackie Chan I felt better being in the background. That's the way I like it. Stefan Edberg America does not like people being not nice to dogs. Rob James-Collier I feel like every project I've ever done has had music involved in it somehow. Ashley Tisdale
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When political and business leaders tell the public - any public - 'We don't trust

you to make the right decision' - they prejudice that electorate against the very proposals they want it to accept and undermine public confidence in themselves. Preston Manning You know in 1982, the year we came in tied for 3rd, we probably had a better team - I mean as far as talent. When we came back the following year and won it, our pitching staff was a little more experienced and it was such a thrill. Roger Clemens All my roots are Broadway. I got my Equity Card doing a Broadway show, and my first love is theater. Jesse Tyler Ferguson We remember Kurt for what he was: caring, generous and sweet. Krist Novoselic I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done. Mick Jagger I am not a father who wants to give his kids everything. They have to earn it. Mariano Rivera There are two languages: one as things seem to us and the other of knowledge. Yehuda Amichai People always seem to see echoes of their ow...
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Somebody says, 'Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing,' and it sounds like

something out of 'Hee Haw,' very insulting. They turn wry humor into disparaging sarcasm, and you get what amounts to insulting advertising. Tom Bodett Before I was known, I would go on stage and pretend I was other people. Once I pretended I was mentally handicapped. It was really wrong. One time I was a bad magician. And one time I pretended I was a Christian comic. Andy Dick I think when it comes to pop I'm past the point of curiosity. I admit to a full-on obsession with it, and I think it's getting worse, actually. Carly Rae Jepsen Nothing outside of my child is important. Sarah McLachlan I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything. Elizabeth I I feel the most pulled together when I'm going for the tomboyish thing. Julie Bowen Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing. Carrie Fisher I take pride in having something to say, which people actually want to hear. Bibhu Mohapatra...
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The vast majority of debt that Anglo maintains is owed is strenuously disputed. However, I

cannot now pay those loans which are due, following Anglo taking control of the Quinn Group of companies, which I and a loyal team spent a lifetime building. Sean Quinn For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable cares which yet are better than any joys outside our love. George Eliot I'm forming a charitable institution for education. Amar Bose I'm happy with what I've achieved. Sofia Vergara I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did. Nolan Ryan I got everybody on my side through comedy. Ruth Buzzi I wore dresses all the time. I like to wear dresses. Willard Scott All I can say is that I'm getting married in the future. I've narrowed it down to that. Tiger Woods Making clever speeches takes a lot of work and a lot of time. Elaine Stritch Prom was awesome. I had such a great time at prom. AnnaSophia Robb
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For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best

route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family. Iain Duncan Smith I like making songs up. Whether or not they're great songs or good songs, whatever. It's something I've always done, and I definitely feel like I've gotten better at it. Jeff Tweedy It's interesting that so many books now are published as the first in a series. It never occurred to me. Although 'The Giver' does have an ambiguous ending. I've heard about that from readers over the years. Lois Lowry I no longer buy papers or tabloids or magazines or read blogs. I used to. But it was just filling up my day with hatred. Adele When I get dolled up to go out, men turn their heads and I'm used to it. But I think all women are sexy and should embrace that side of themselves. Malin Akerman With fitness, I do Bikrams hot yoga. The gym that I have in my building is amazing. I love...
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While women certainly have made great strides toward pay parity in the past 30 years,

there is still a gap in earnings between men and women in equivalent professions. Ginny Brown-Waite I suddenly saw that all the time it was not I who had been seeking God, but God who had been seeking me. I had made myself the centre of my own existence and had my back turned to God. Bede Griffiths I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book, and I wouldn't give my lyrics, and it's all wrong in the book, and I giggle. It's funny. Jonathan Davis The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment. Leo Kottke Put your nose into the Bible everyday. It is your spiritual food. And then share it. Make a vow not to be a lukewarm Christian. Kirk Cameron When I left school I was full of angst, like any teenager, and I channeled it all into comedy. Matt Lucas Some people obtain fame, others deserve ...
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One of the things I try to do with my writing is try to evoke

the spirit of the place. I think these things imprint on the landscape and the culture. Sarah Hall I'm not the kind of filmmaker who's going to go from one thing to the next. I often wish I was that filmmaker, but I'm just not. Jonathan Glazer Once I'm on stage, there's just no time for a sip of water - I've always got my hands in puppets! My voice is raw by the time I finish. Nina Conti When the Mets were on their run in the 1980s, Gary Carter was often seen hugging somebody. It was easy to joke about that. The best hug of all was with Jesse Orosco at the end of the 1986 World Series. George Vecsey I do love the evolution of people in general. I think it's a beautiful thing when someone progresses and evolves in life. Khloe Kardashian There are over 50 brilliant scientists working at my lab, and being sensitive to their needs is among the top skill sets that scientists like me have to learn. Peter Agre I am well aware that there are prison...
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a

thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people. Nathan Fillion The book is a dialogue between The Dalai Lama and a group of scientists about how we can better handle our destructive emotions and how to overcome them. Daniel Goleman Third, we could, while denouncing them both as illegal, have acquiesced in them both and thus remained neutral with both sides, although not agreeing with either as to the righteousness of their respective orders. George William Norris If a D.C. event doesn't have crab cakes, it's low-rent and you need to flee. Tony Hale As someone who has lived the nightmare of losing a child, I know that the enormous hole left behind remains forever. Ann Hood What is the system? It revolves around the banks, the system is built on the power of the banks, so it can be destroyed through the banks. Eric Cantona It's interesting as one grows older to keep in touch with the cutting edge. Faye...
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When a crime is committed, only the victim and the victim's close circle experience the

event as pain, terror, death. To people hearing or reading about it, crime is a metaphor, a symbol of the ancient battles fought every day: evil versus good, chaos versus order. S. J. Rozan All art stems from a place of alienation. Intimate and alone. Most people are oppressed by the opinion of others, but I was not that way. I was afraid of the repercussions of not doing what I was told to do, what I was called to do by a creator. CeeLo Green I've had the school of hard knocks, and I've worked my way up to be the governor of this great state of Connecticut. William O'Neill Under Armour is new, aggressive, slick, classic but athletic - kind of how I always wanted to be perceived. Jordan Spieth I'm always interested in the spooky repurposing of everyday things. William Gibson Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job. Irwin ...
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Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental

wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe. Herbert Hoover Parents with meager means have the same aspirations for their children as other parents. Children from poor families have the same needs as other children. Mark Sanford People don't realize you're blowing over changes, time changes, harmony, different keys. I mark a point in my solo where it's got to peak at point D I go to A, B, C D then I'm home. James McBride In today's knowledge-based economy, what you earn depends on what you learn. Jobs in the information technology sector, for example, pay 85 percent more than the private sector average. William J. Clinton It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego. bell hooks None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see. Matthew Henry Well, you know, if you get in...
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If you wish to draw off the people from a bad or wicked custom, you

must beat up for a march; you must make an excitement, do something that everybody will notice. Lewis Tappan The lawlessness of frontier life in America has been pictured as a remarkable phenomenon. In reality, it was the natural consequence of indiscriminate mixing of volatile substances. Paul Harris Cursed be he above all others Who's enslaved by love of money. Money takes the place of brothers, Money takes the place of parents, Money brings us war and slaughter. Anacreon I can't get my head around the fact that the technology of the first two movies, which are forty years prior to Star Wars, is so much better than any technology they had in Star Wars! David Prowse Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. Denis Waitley The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty. Sophia Loren Experience ...
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In his second Inaugural Address, on March 5, 1821, Monroe admitted at last to a

general depression of prices, but only as a means of explaining the great decline in the federal revenue. Despite this, he asserted that the situation of America presented a 'gratifying spectacle.' Murray Rothbard My mission is to support our service members. They're volunteers, and if they're going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan, I think we owe it to them to back them up and try to help them get through it. Gary Sinise I lived in Cuba - I was there for one year in the 1950s. We built the famous nightclub, which is still there, Tropicana, and a restaurant, Montecatini, that I opened is still there. I was there when the U.S. ambassador said everyone must leave because Castro was arriving the next morning. Sirio Maccioni Facebook is looking to help you distribute content to who you want to distribute to. Facebook gets a lot better if you put each of your friends into either your 'close friend' or 'acquaintance' list. Robert Scoble I ...
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Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his

background in commercial art. To be honest, I didn't think about him a hell of a lot. Barbara Kruger I visited the Chinese side last year. The Chinese are in a constant state of military readiness. They have all their nuclear weapons in the area, presumably trained on targets across the border. Harrison Salisbury The fundamental sense of freedom is freedom from chains, from imprisonment, from enslavement by others. The rest is extension of this sense, or else metaphor. Isaiah Berlin The upside to smoking is that you get to be social. I was looking for a light when I bumped into Ben Harper's manager. A couple of days later, Ben and I were in the studio. Beth Orton Today it is becoming harder to speak out, with the inception of the Patriot Act, the president has legislated free speech to be a crime. Frank Serpico I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal! Horatio Nelson Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, an...
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I'm very fond of an old map of London that used to belong to my

father. I'm a big London fan, and the evolution of the city is astonishing, when you look back to Pepys and how small it was - everyone knew each other. Ben Schott Hip hop classes and ballet are what I've been keeping up with, and of course my usual abdominal workout, which consists of 500 sit-ups a session. Or I take a 30-minute abs class at my gym. But dance classes are a full-body cardio workout, which always brings me success and keeps me feeling great. Briana Evigan I became fascinated by the then-blossoming science of molecular biology when, in my senior year, I happened to read the papers by Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod on the operon theory. Susumu Tonegawa I take so much pleasure at seeing customers who are happy: happy with what they eat, but happy with their friends and sharing a great moment together, and I think that is more important in life than the endless pursuit of perfection. Daniel Boulud It would be lovely if it was all Right vs. Wrong, Good ...
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