your green tea extract and you have a melody, you just drop it into your voice memo and save it for later. Ryan Tedder But it so happens, and it will ever happen so, that they who have lived to serve their country - no matter how weak their efforts may have been - are sure to receive the thanks and blessings of its people. Thomas Francis Meagher I bought a lot of rubbish things that kids buy: skateboards and clothes and typical teenage stuff. And, as soon as I could, I wasted a lot of money on cars - BMW's mostly - for myself and my family. Tom Felton I enjoy what I'm able to give my family. Shia LaBeouf Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness. Honore de Balzac Music is how you feel. Young Jeezy I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that came from. Billy Joel I've had some surgery and shoulder problems. Im Dong-Hyun I have a very small public. V. S. Naipaul Moping is an unattractive attribute in...

very hard to organise but yes, I've known Doon for years and John as well but I hadn't met Will before, and he turned out to be a good laugh. Jo Brand Going from 300 pounds to 150 pounds was the biggest change of my whole life. Carnie Wilson It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Constitution. Sandra Day O'Connor We will definitely not burn the Koran, no. Not today, not ever. Terry Jones Most films are written and made with a hero around 35, or even 25. Charles Dance In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate. Pierre Corneille I have no aspiration whatsoever to be the next great leading man. DeForest Kelley I love good sense above all, perhaps because I have none. Gustave Flaubert I am often the brunt of my own humor. Charles R. Swindoll I want to show how strong I am from my root...

leather, which also is the result of the suffering and death of sentient beings. Gary L. Francione I came here when I was almost 22. I'm perfectly bilingual, but I'm never going to sound like Sandra Bullock. Roselyn Sanchez I'm like the Christina Aguilera of the Internet. Sky Ferreira I've gone to a tanning bed. Ryan Seacrest You can't be scared of death. When that time comes, it comes. Sean Taylor An inspiring word for me is to think of myself as limitless. Rachael Taylor Fame has become this obsession for people, which kind of creeps me out. Zoe Kravitz War is grounded in the notion of triumph and defeat. It is zero-sum. Bruce Jackson We've been running a little behind schedule. But only by about 15 years or so. Matt Groening I work twice as hard as everybody else. Yohan Blake

through a country and going to different museums and learning about different cultures. Mila Kunis The French, I think, in general, are strangely prolix in their natural history. Gilbert White We're not perfect, but we want to do the right thing. Charlie Bell I love action films. I don't really like drama. Danny Trejo I do think I'm a character actor. Colin Firth Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment. Emile M. Cioran The business always gets in the way of basketball. Jason Kidd I'd make a terrible practitioner of any religion in any formal setting. David Knopfler To me, acting is acting... I'd be happy working on a street corner in a mime troupe. Kelly McGillis My strength as a TV writer was my total lack of interest in television. Maria Semple

they appeal to a new set of users; every time they get more powerful, old customers upgrade. Nathan Myhrvold Warner Bros offered me the next Batman, and the only reason that I didn't do it was because of The Saint. Val Kilmer For me, I have to love it and feel something for it because you're going to be stuck with it for two years, and if you don't love it it's going to look like that on screen. Charles S. Dutton Zoo animals are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild. Jack Hanna Nobody wants to hear me rap. Joe Mauer You do what you need to if you're serious about playing great golf. David Duval I look at everything in an artistic way. Tony Curtis But the mind travels far - and mysteriously - in sleep. Mary Augusta Ward There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them. Sheryl Swoopes Not everyone can or wants to go straight. Danny Sugerman

can and will be used against you. And take a breath and have some perspective. Liev Schreiber At a certain R.P.M., there's only one way for blood to leave your body, and that's through your eyeballs. That means you're dead. Felix Baumgartner Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama I can put up a blog in 10 seconds. Burton Cummings There is risk everywhere. Being alive carries the risk of death. Heather Brooke The game isn't over till the clock says zero. Paul Pierce I really don't take any interest at all in contemporary comedy. Paul Merton I have more self-confidence than I did when I was in my 20s. Eleanor Mondale I would never let myself knock out a journalist. Gerard Depardieu We need to encourage investors to invest in high-technology startups. James Dyson

future, I definitely want to make an acoustic record. I want to try lots of different things. Katy Perry I think that's where reality TV works - you don't know where it's going. Pete Waterman I removed 'cyberspace' from my vernacular. The idea, which I grew up with, of going into a place separate from the real world, is something my students just don't recognise. Clay Shirky When it comes to making love, I may not be the best, but I'm damn gouda. Ryan Stiles Some people need sequins, others don't. Edith Head Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it. Natalie Imbruglia Because actors don't get to pick movies; movies pick the actors. Benicio Del Toro I think a lot of journal articles should really be blogs. Nate Silver I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music. Dan Hawkins I dig all kinds of competition. Randy Castillo

in movies the way you can with certain actors. It's very difficult for my agents. Sandra Oh In my hand luggage I always have my camera, iPod, make-up bag, tooth brush, cleansing products, clean underwear, socks and a change of clothes in case anything goes missing at the other end - and of course my passport. Lisa Snowdon My agent was ambitious for me. But going out and chasing it? No, I'd rather work in my vegetable garden or play with my kid. I guess I'm kind of boring. Kathleen Quinlan The shell fishing industry represents a major part of Louisiana's economy. Bobby Jindal Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent. Marvin Gaye In real life, wolves will do anything to avoid contact with mankind. Liam Neeson God himself preserved the Bible, and brought it down through the ages. Jerry Falwell I'm a crazy cinephile. Bradley Cooper The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past. George Savile I'm fascinated b...

some point or other in the genetic message and the - class as having one too few. Francis Crick There are certain skills that business people have that are - that are, in fact, helpful in - when it comes to being in political leadership. Rick Santorum I'm under the impression that this notion of decency is disappearing from our society where conflicts are made worse on cinema and on television, where people are nasty and cruel on the Internet and where, in general, everybody seems to be very angry. Helen Mirren It helps me when I help people. Vinny Guadagnino I moved here to California when I was 13 to pursue my acting career. Christina Milian It's important to me to say what I really mean. Christopher Reeve Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies? Sophocles This has been harder for my friends. I know I'm going to die. Dick Sargent My grandma is kind of a rock star. She goes to France and all over. Brandon T. Jackson I run and do a l...

only difference between the writer and the reader is that the writer is able to dramatise that private world. John McGahern The poet craves emotion, and feeds the fire that consumes him, and only under this condition is he baptized with creative power. George Edward Woodberry Any ideas of 'other' are complicated, and otherness is relative to personal ideas of 'normal.' Meshell Ndegeocello I got through college. Daniel Craig I'm always looking over my shoulder, needing to stay ahead of the game. Millard Drexler We don't stop going to school when we graduate. Carol Burnett There is a kind of mysticism to writing. Irvine Welsh It's OK showing yourself some love. Mary J. Blige Defense to me is the key to playing baseball. Willie Mays Sometimes kids used to give me a hard time. But they're on my side. Emmanuel Lewis

time and it is more like sport. Yes, they would love to find a lasting relationship, but it's not likely to happen the way they are going about it. Jennifer Beals I have absolutely no interest in creating depressing images. Ryan McGinley Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself. Ayn Rand Scripts are corny and predictable. Real life is always better. Lauren Conrad Our society is not perfect and this will come as no surprise to many of you. Barbara Amiel I'm more of a window-shopper; if anything catches my eye, I drop in. Leigh Lezark Survival is nothing more than recovery. Dianne Feinstein I need my man to be my homie. Jill Scott When I did sports cartoons, I used to uh, go to fights. Rube Goldberg I'm sure we, the American people, are the butt of jokes by those in power. Alice Walker

drugs, this movie is for gun running. Dark at times, but I think Nic Cage is an incredible person to watch and very entertaining. Jared Leto I used to be such a daredevil but now I'm much more cautious. Jennifer Ellison I'm kind of harsher than most people. Jennifer Coolidge I love my work, I love the people I work with, I do the best I can. Mandy Patinkin My health is good and it's up to me to keep it that way. Charles Kennedy I've discovered I can't make a film about people I dislike. Jehane Noujaim And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels. Spike Lee It's amazing, if you know what you want to say, how fast it is to write. Evan Davis Beauty is subjective: Bette Davis wasn't beautiful, but she was more than beautiful. Jacques Audiard Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion. Junius

This must be fully acknowledged. Continued challenge does nothing but obstruct and inhibit the peace process. James T. Walsh I think we just need to stick to our knitting on the topics and the subjects the American people care about. Sam Brownback Your first pregnancy you have nothing to do except sleep and take care of yourself and go to prenatal yoga or whatever. Now I have a full-time job, I have a four-year-old, I've got a life that is demanding my attention, so I've gone to prenatal yoga once. It's such a bummer. Busy Philipps Right now I'm happy to be on the ice anywhere, anytime. Eric Lindros We drink one another's health and spoil our own. Jerome K. Jerome I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason I'm successful. Calvin Klein I want a happy life. Michelle Williams It's really a drag to do the same project over and over again. David Johansen I don't think about who the audience is for my books. J. K. Rowlin...

back into the great subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises. Sigmund Freud There are some things that we know are just not as pleasant as the lies that we tell ourselves, and in that sense in order to endure existence everyone endures a certain amount of dishonesty in their everyday lives. Todd Rundgren One of the biggest problems for beginning writers is this need to over-explain. Scarlett Thomas This is my truth, tell me yours. Aneurin Bevan History's a resource. Laura Linney I don't go to clubs. Kesha I'm married to my best friend! Miranda Lambert The great teams find a way to win. Allan Ray The world is divided into people who do things - and people who get the credit. Dwight Morrow It was nothing, just the normal thing to do at the time. Joey Dunlop

home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me. Sanford I. Weill I think of myself as a fairly attractive girl and always have, thanks to my mom. I was brought into this world thinking I was gorgeous because my mother was extremely devoted to this notion. Amy Schumer If you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist. Leon Panetta I love going to the cinema. Whenever I get time off, that's where I go. Paloma Faith To buy happiness is to sell soul. Douglas Horton Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference. William James You can't be chasing 15 rabbits. Otherwise, the public mind cannot follow you. Brian Mulroney I don't mind paying the taxes I pay, which is pretty considerable. Bill Bennett The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam It's a terrible thing wishing that it can be someone else's tragedy. John Dyer

Writing is central to it. Clifford Geertz It was just us lampooning our own peer group, saying, well hey, where did this stuff come from? And where does British guys get to be so good at it suddenly? Neil Innes I didn't go to high school. I think that after you learn to read and write and do your numbers and flush the toilet behind yourself, you don't need no more schoolin'. You need to get out in the water and swim. Wilford Brimley I was not comfortable worshipping another Jew. Lionel Blue There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain. Georges Braque We should be able to go to our government and get clear answers. Wesley Snipes There are a million roles I haven't played yet that I would love to play! Chris Klein I got so I was really just sick of sculpture. Robert Rauschenberg Players are artists who create their own reality within the game. Shigeru Miyamoto I don't consider myself a comic but a performer. A comic ...

take up residence inside his body. Not only am I living with my mother - again! - but I've also got her mini-me to contend with. Melissa Rivers I've seen rock stars agonize over the fact that another artist has far more Facebook 'likes' and Twitter followers than they do. Neil Strauss As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that many times our most powerful tool is prayer. Nick Rahall My first concert was 'Nsync. Victoria Justice It's easy enough to plan jobs, to plan a lot of work. Liam Neeson We should seek the greatest value of our action. Stephen Hawking I feel good, I feel good. Our training staff, they're the best. Mark Sanchez I liked the Beastie Boys and A Tribe Called Quest and Cypress Hill. Rose Byrne I'm deeply ambitious and I always have been. Hayley Atwell I'm more of an exaggerator than a liar. Dita Von Teese

in clouds, I walked entranced to my desk at about 4 A.M. and typed it on to the screen. Hilary Mantel If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move. Ari Fleischer I do think you feel a little bit like you are preying on people's lives. Emily Watson Every unfortunate event does not give rise to lawsuit. Judge Mills Lane I love working with my friends. Martin Starr Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe. Claud Cockburn The Internet will save higher education, but it may kill your alma mater. John Katzman If you have God on your side, everything becomes clear. Ayrton Senna To this day, nothing makes me happier than finding a TV show I really love. Shawn Ryan The United States will not be in Afghanistan forever. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

he knows how to lead, and I think you know which skill we need more. Artur Davis It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail. Lech Walesa I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge. George J. Mitchell He who is contented is rich. Lao Tzu British people are surprised that I'm British! David Harewood I just feel like I know what I bring to the game. Very confident in what I do. Terrell Owens Hard times always lead to something great. Betsey Johnson As early as the autumn of 1862, I was made very happy by being sent to school. John Sergeant Wise Anthony Davis is cool. Deron Williams I'm not the kind of guy who's taking advantage of my position. Paul Walker

life. If somebody wanted to take that away from me, it's personal. Mark Sanchez Some people are naturally thin, and some are heavier. There is a lot of focus on it, and it can be a lot of pressure for people. But honestly, I think as long as someone is healthy, that is most important. Jennifer Lopez I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process. Baz Luhrmann I've always listened to a lot of film music, actually. Marc Newson I love Gibsons, and Nationals, too. There's something magical about them. Mark Knopfler I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission. John Fogerty A man of courage flees forward, in the midst of new things. Jacques Maritain I've lived in New York for a really long time. Famke Janssen He who loves the more is the inferior and must suffer. Thomas Mann God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones. Publilius Syrus

least needs to look at themselves and say, 'I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change.' Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. Joss Whedon I think we all appreciate it now just how lucky we are to be in a band like Judas Priest. Glenn Tipton If we become one of those societies that attack success, why not come as certain there will be a lot less success? And that's not who we are. Mitt Romney Once they ask for a recount, we will provide them with a recount. Kenneth Blackwell It gets tiring, doing the same thing everyday. Ajay Devgan Those who want to divide the workers have resorted to the foulest methods. James Larkin Attitudes toward food have completely changed. Giada De Laurentiis Idleness is an appendix to nobility. Robert Burton I'm just thankful to have a tour and work something I can focus on. Jerry Cantrell My earliest memories are being pinned to a ...

thought that here was an opportunity to do the kinds of things that I was not able to do on Ghostbusters. Ivan Reitman There was a solid year and a half, perhaps two years, after making 'Temple Grandin,' when I didn't do anything. I just didn't have much patience for roles that were silly, or light, or inconsequential. Claire Danes In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights. Samantha Power I feel like have a lot of music left to cut in my life. Ricky Skaggs The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded. Scott Hamilton The Americans are more honest about it and just call it college rock. Malcolm Wilson Blues ain't never going anywhere. It can get slow, but it ain't going nowhere. David Edwards Women won't let me stay single and I won't let me stay married. Errol Flynn Every creature is a word of ...

I don't have kids, which helps. I'm always working on something, whether a book, or a law review article that no one will ever read, or teaching. It pretty much means I work a lot, but it's all stuff I love. Alafair Burke I have more respect for somebody who points at his ideal - in this case, the ideal of the pirate - and then becomes something that's more radical, more exciting, more subversive than a pirate could ever be. Will Oldham Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy. Rainn Wilson I'm retired from the daredevil business. Felix Baumgartner Bums are the well-to-do of this day. They didn't have as far to fall. Jackson Pollock Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain. Douglas Horton We're living in a time when people are struggling to appear perfect. Shirley Manson The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen. Tommy Smothers They must have a feeling of do or die. It is such...

was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors. Ron Fournier I thought marriage was something very quiet and very regular and very bourgeois. Carla Bruni The Supreme Being I would sign up for would not prove his omnipotence by saving one life while ending dozens, or hundreds, or thousands. Nor would he summon an angel to heaven by ending a first grader's life at the hands of a gunman or sadist. Jeff Greenfield I knew it would break his heart if I didn't go into the business. Ida Lupino Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it. Joseph Heller You don't have to give birth to someone to have a family. Sandra Bullock I love the way Pharell is laying down great drum tracks. He is a great drummer. Matt Cameron I can't get too offended when somebody parodies me. Al Yankovic Art hath an enemy called Ignorance. Ben Jonson I am a child of the 21st century. John Shelby Spong

poverty is declining, where the American Dream is alive and well, and where the United States remains the leading force for peace and prosperity in a highly competitive world, you should vote for Barack Obama. William J. Clinton I never feel more confident and comfortable than when I'm wearing a Tom Ford suit. Matt Bomer It would not be foolish to contemplate the possibility of a far greater progress still. John Maynard Keynes Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed. Epicurus My mother thought me being gay was a death sentence. Jai Rodriguez Somewhere there is a map of how it can be done. Ben Stein I like bringing smiles to people's faces. Jai Rodriguez Nothing is so useless as a general maxim. Thomas Babington Macaulay Our mass movement will shatter this communal, fascist and autocratic center. Lalu Prasad Yadav I wish the rock 'n' roll scene to be back in. Brendan Fraser

with people just talking, talking, and talking. The picture can tell, the frame can tell. Mads Mikkelsen In the nineties I was doing those Blues Bureau records, but over the past two years, I have really gone back to my Christian roots and have been born again. Rick Derringer Women gain social influence through their roles as mothers, transmitters of culture, and parents for the next generation. Patricia Hill Collins I feel that all good art is powerful and simple. Aulis Sallinen I believe the question now is: who murdered my mother? Sam Sheppard Hollywood's full of transients. Everybody comes from somewhere else. Poppy Montgomery The worse you are at thinking, the better you are at drinking. Terry Goodkind Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support. Ryan White Men are my bread and butter. It's what I live for! I have no shame about that. Fiona Apple I never considered the move to Washington to be a permanent move. Jeff B...

my big girl panties, deal with it and move on. Halle Berry The music I always liked as a kid was stuff I could bum out to and realize, 'Hey, someone else feels that way, too.' So if someone can do that with my music, it's mission accomplished. Trent Reznor I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as 'nationality.' Bernard Tschumi If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do. Peabo Bryson Anger tears me up inside... My own... or anyone else's. Betty White There's no shortage of material in life. Jonathan Ames God forgives those who invent what they need. Lillian Hellman I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself. Georg Brandes Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth. William R. Alger Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state. Ambrose Bierce

colors. But that was only because I didn't want people to write me off for what I can do. When I got into my 20s, I decided that was stupid. Danica Patrick Liberalism regards life as an adventure in which we must take risks in new situation, in which there is no guarantee that the new will always be the good or the true, in which progress is a precarious achievement rather than inevitability. Morris Raphael Cohen I don't think there's anything that will make me stop doing it. There may be a time when it's not available to anyone. You may have to come listen at my basement window... but I can't stop. Paul Westerberg Every town has become a border town and every State has become a border State. Marsha Blackburn Politics disgusts me. Brigitte Bardot I'd like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie. Bernadette Peters Hopefully, I have a certain amount of what you call musical talent. Leo Ornstein I look on life as a joyous adv...

only thought of rock music, are now looking back towards their grandparents? That is a phenomenon. Compay Segundo God does nothing except in response to believing prayer. John Wesley The biggest obstacle to wealth is fear. People are afraid to think big, but if you think small, you'll only achieve small things. T. Harv Eker I think I think I am Superwoman sometimes but I am not. Kirsty Gallacher I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music. Carter Burwell I'm the best Manning. Peyton Manning No one else in my family works in the fashion industry. Liu Wen It was always part of the plan to move into acting. Aaliyah We live in ugly times. David Byrne I don't think much about whether fans will remember me. Chili Davis

a rock star. And that's really what I wanted to do. And I sang from the time I was very young. Katey Sagal I didn't know it at the time, but Hitch didn't want to talk to me - he hated meeting with people he might have to reject. As it turned out, someone, maybe his agent, insisted that he interview me. Joseph Stefano Just seeing people appreciate what you do, come out and support it, and sing the songs back, there's not a better feeling in the world. Kip Moore I'm about to sing the song for the future. Stephanie Mills I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world. Aung San Suu Kyi I think it really holds you back having to think about your image. Jane Badler Donors need to know what their money is being used for. Michel Martelly When all else fails there's always delusion. Conan O'Brien Commodities tend to zig when the equity markets zag. Jim Rogers Not many get a chance to hit the career re-set button. Jason Ba...

the case of Christ because everyone has their own personal image of Him. It's a role you take on, knowing that no matter how you play it, you are going to disappoint many. Jeffrey Hunter I don't read other science fiction. I don't read any at all. Jack Vance So every creative act strives to attain an absolute status; it longs to create a world of beauty to triumph over chaos and convert it to order. Rowan Williams I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use. Jackson Rathbone I've sown all the oats I want to sow. Stephanie Zimbalist The cast is so big that you really don't work very much. James Denton I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it. Gary Barlow Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur. Manolo Blahnik I love observing people. Liv Tyler I'd love it if American kids were listening to Muslim music. Brian Eno

the body can use. Andrea Dworkin I like to hold a book. When someone sends me a script, I ask for a hard copy or print one out. Mario Cantone Something's happened in our society which I don't think is beneficial, and that's that you see the public being fed box-office news. Newscasts now, every local station - I've been traveling around the country a lot, and you see the local news, and they give box-office reports. Bryan Cranston When you want something bad enough, you work your butt off for it. Kelly Rowland My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics. Alva Myrdal Normally I don't watch myself, because I'm not very objective. Nancy McKeon I hope to continue working in film, television and theatre. Jeremy Bulloch We had a one bedroom, one bathroom, one closet apartment with four girls. Connie Sellecca My kids don't drink and don't smoke. For me, that's a great blessing. Ann Romney Preventing a war is tantamount to winn...

feel like somebody is getting a bad rap or being unfairly picked on, I will stand up for them, absolutely. Christina Ricci Mike Tyson has been given every penny he has coming. Don King The 'wisdom of the crowds' is the most ridiculous statement I've heard in my life. Crowds are dumb. Drew Curtis I punched my mother out once. Charles Manson It sounds kind of strange, but Jail time was almost a good experience for me. Tommy Lee I dance because it makes me want to explode. Bill Evans I like creating images. Kate Moss I have no intention of telling people what I have for breakfast. Princess Margaret I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either. William Hurt I liked Camille Paglia. I liked her even better when I heard her talk. Leslie Fiedler

at the Olympics. We are very proud to be British and if we have done our bit to promote Britain in a historic year for the country that's brilliant. Louis Tomlinson I have to say that it was a thrilling ride to be on 'Terriers.' It was this odd circumstance where it was really loved by the people it was loved by, but it didn't do well. In fairness to FX, they were just so generous in keeping it on the air the whole year. Donal Logue I've been using the same editor, thankfully, she's been sticking with me, but I've been doing it full-on guerilla style... I haven't gotten any public sponsor or anything, because I don't want to seem like I'm trying to sell any particular thing. Daryl Hannah For me as a filmmaker, I do the projects I'm really excited about. Laura Ziskin I think that a good mountaineer is usually a sensible mountaineer. Edmund Hillary My following is straight. I'm so glad. Paul Lynde I think most people know ...

inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day. Sean Lennon There's a line I have that our family was designed more for public than for private. But there are definitely some things that are only mine. I am someone who dreams at night, and you don't know what I'm dreaming. Carrie Fisher For me to think in terms of employing security seems ostentatious. Morrissey Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful. Helen Keller I'm just interested in having a handle on my environment. Raine Maida Autism is part of who I am. Temple Grandin I guess I'm kind of used to it because it's always been that way for me. Carly Patterson Of course I have a personal life. Rudolf Nureyev We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file-sharing networks. Aaron Swartz I have always been an active part of my community. Salma Hayek

the very foundation of character. James Russell Lowell Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want. Famke Janssen I can play characters who sing, but I don't like singing in a nightclub or something. It's not my metier. Kevin Kline Most reputations are not ruined but forgotten. Mason Cooley Lots of colors appear when you're working with other people. Jean Stapleton Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy. Lao Tzu I don't have the will for singing but I must do it. Alfredo Kraus I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS. Little Milton The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory. George Savile My idea of heaven is not writing. Stephen Sondheim

you can learn. I would say that it's important and probably crucial, but I wouldn't say that everyone has to have it. Aida Turturro Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise. George Gershwin As the Internet of things advances, the very notion of a clear dividing line between reality and virtual reality becomes blurred, sometimes in creative ways. Geoff Mulgan I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories. Bobby McFerrin I had to give myself permission to act, then others agreed. Edie McClurg I'm looking forward to the future, and feeling grateful for the past. Mike Rowe I'm not really the sex symbol type. Kaitlin Olson If you're a comedian, you are looking for material in daily life. Rob Brydon I don't think anyone really says anything new. James Taylor I don't like listening to music that isn't real. Joss Stone

my characters very thoroughly before I start writing. Chris Cleave He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave. Sid Waddell Once you decide that it is the art that is important and not how popular and well received you are, you no longer have an albatross. Stephen Stills I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver. Dan Fogler I only get ill when I give up drugs. Keith Richards Things could be worse. You remember that, and you go on with your life. Kevin Bacon Let there be no mistake, Hamas is a ruthless terrorist organization. Lois Capps It's always great to add to your legacy. Chris Jericho I give myself strength by staying away from any music. Alannah Myles I don't like talking to celebrities. Lady Gaga

between Brooklyn and Manhattan, when I saw the skyscrapers. It was like an incredible dream. Diego Della Valle Whenever I catch a chunk of an Adam Sandler comedy on cable, it looks as badly shot and goofily tossed off as a Jerry Lewis gag reel once he hit the late downslide with 'Hardly Working' and 'Cracking Up.' James Wolcott You don't just go to the studio and say, 'I'm going to write a hit.' It becomes a hit when people like your compositions. Chuck Berry I'm not better than anyone else. Clive Owen We especially need imagination in science. Maria Mitchell If I don't see my kids for six days, I start to get withdrawal pains. Ron Silver But I'm a big believer that government does not have a monopoly on good ideas. Jack Markell If you don't score, and you have chances, you are disappointed. Wayne Rooney As you get older what you think was 10 years ago was actually 15 years ago. Simon Fowler You will never solve...

us. Some of my friends on the other side of the aisle often refer to Iraq as a distraction. John Boehner Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses. Daniel Goleman My father was a CPA. He worked hard in the aircraft industry, and would come home more and more infrequently. He was about to leave my mother, which he did when I was 15. Jeremy Irons I don't change. The things around me change. Jeremy Renner Authority must be respected and chosen wisely. Lech Walesa I'm not into politics. David Stern I'd like to collaborate with Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige. Robin Thicke Music to me is life. It's what gets me going. Apolo Ohno Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow. Chief Joseph He only profits from praise who values criticism. Heinrich Heine

something about you, even if what they're saying is about non-choice. And what you wear in a film is crucial. Clemence Poesy Antarctica is a very alien environment, and you can't survive here more than minutes if you're not equipped properly and doing the right thing all the time. Jon Krakauer I'm a pro-capitalist, middle-of-the-road, tepid centrist. Anthony Lewis The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate. Agnes de Mille Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you. John Wooden You know, I always think of myself as sort of ready for every criticism. Lena Dunham I like music and I like ladies. I like to see them dance. Joe Namath Mimicking people was something I did already. Jane Horrocks Sometimes I miss the spirit of London, but it's a very gray place. Claire Forlani We're taking sports too far and starting kids too early. Darell Hammond

to be a disaster then it might as well be because of me, not because of somebody else. Salman Khan Is Europe going to be breaking? I don't think so. I think the euro will stay. I think at the end of the day Europeans will find the solutions in order to hold Europe together. Carlos Ghosn Attending that Convention and talking with those people and many others convinced me that I should become a blogger in my efforts to reform the government and uphold the integrity of the Constitution and the laws made in furtherance thereof. John Jay Hooker I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes. Richard Krajicek I never read reviews at all. I'm proud of the work I did. Nicole Kidman I only understand friendship or scorched earth. Roger Ailes It's a wise thing to hold back. Julian Clary I don't like violence. Katey Sagal I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage. Thia Megia Those early days of come...

know, but we didn't. I joined in '62, and we'd finished touring in '66 to go into the studio where we could hear each other... and create any fantasy that came out of anybody's brain. Ringo Starr You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same. Haile Gebrselassie I was starting to feel really suffocated, using the sequencer. Tom Jenkinson I'm vain enough to want do a movie again. Gwen Stefani Any audience that gets a laugh out of me gets it while I'm facing them. Ethel Merman Kids can still call me Shaq, but adults should call me Dr. O'Neal. Shaquille O'Neal I don't use any makeup if I'm not doing work. Liu Wen Every little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected. Yehuda Berg Geeks are finally having their day. Rashida Jones The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecti...

my life, singing along with the radio became me wanting to be on radio, you know. And writing Langston Hughes replica poems became me wanting to write like Stevie Wonder. Frank Ocean You just keep playing. If someone special comes along and organizes it in a new way, then you'll have another approach and everybody will jump on it to try to learn. Lee Konitz I was a wife and mother, blameless in moral life, with a deep sense of duty and a proud self-respect; it was while I was this that doubt struck me, and while I was in the guarded circle of the home, with no dream of outside work or outside liberty, that I lost all faith in Christianity. Annie Besant You don't want to negotiate the price of simple things you buy every day. Jeff Bezos James Brown is the reason I play guitar. Kevin Eubanks Everybody's youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness. F. Scott Fitzgerald I don't see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do. Benicio Del Toro ...

various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her. Rosalind Wiseman Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness. Percy Bysshe Shelley Fundamental physics is like an art more or less. It's completely non-practical, and you can't use it for anything. But it's about the universe and how the world came into being. It's very remote from your daily life and mine, and yet it defines us as human beings. Yuri Milner Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that. Joan Collins I took individual photographs of Annie Liebovitz, I kept taking her picture. Shirley Knight I am not strong on perfection. Jasper Johns Experience is what you get while looking for something else. Federico Fellini I spend enough time onscreen looking hangdog and depressed. Louis C. K. I find it hard to relax. I live in New York. James Gandolfini If I were like your mother, I would be a woman. Ryan Stiles

of things. Threats will come without fail. It might happen to the most 'innocent' texts. If it gets too much we call the police. Stieg Larsson I can give substantive advice to the administration, the president's campaign, or any campaign that would ask for it. And, of course, when I speak I can talk about my views on policy and I have been supportive of the president's policy on leading foreign-policy issues. Dennis Ross 'White Collar' is a show about the unlikely pairing of an FBI agent and an ex-con solving smart, glamorous, interesting and provocative crimes in a sometimes very funny way. Tim DeKay And I wasn't convinced that I was the most talented person in the world. Debbie Harry The American public historically was really not part of the stock market. Ron Chernow Your God is ever beside you - indeed, He is even within you. Alphonsus Liguori All farewells should be sudden, when forever. Lord Byron I was born in Sweden, and in Swede...

even be called, in a popular sense, philosophic; Brutus may be called so in a stricter sense. Andrew Coyle Bradley You have to listen to the movie while you're making it. I think that's important. Gary Ross We tend to be more environmental at home than at work, regardless of the industry we're in. Gale Anne Hurd I've always loved the dialogue that Pedro Almodovar writes. Bonnie Wright You make mistakes and you learn from them. Moby My father was all brain and little heart. Stephen Fry Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it. Rabindranath Tagore I learned a lot from Xavier Cugat. Desi Arnaz The past nine years in San Diego have represented such a period of questioning. Brian Ferneyhough Doubt your doubts before you doubt your beliefs. Chace Crawford

law and order to the chaos in the region and it would be shortsighted to lay out a specific timetable to bring U.S. troops home prematurely before their mission is accomplished. James T. Walsh It's not that, you know, when a relationship doesn't work and there are issues, you have to somehow work it out if there are children involved. Priscilla Presley I watched a lot of old television growing up - a lot of Nick at Nite. I watched 'Rhoda', 'Mary Tyler Moore', and 'I Love Lucy.' Growing up, I loved 'My So Called Life' and was devastated when that went off the air. Mamie Gummer Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment. William Glasser Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit. Doris Day I get overwhelmed when I approach things intellectually. Keegan-Michael Key I am not a politician. Erskine Bowles Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around. Catherine De...

to be false to what you believe, even if that belief is correct. Anna Howard Shaw The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me. Ray Bradbury I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started calling me 'Kid' because I was trying to win every sprint. I was trying to hit every pitch out of the park. Gary Carter Reason is a harmonising, controlling force rather than a creative one. Bertrand Russell Music moves my emotions because music loosens me up. Emmanuel Jal I went to university and I was a bit out of my depth, socially. Jason Isaacs It's a place where I could do something on a weekly basis and see if I like it. Macaulay Culkin The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington. Pete Rozelle I didn't get married. I do have a boyfriend. We live together. Melissa Joan Hart...

but you have got to start waxing your eyebrows. They look wild!' So thank you, that kinda changed my life. Angela Kinsey When you have a character to work with, you carry them around in a strange way - they make you look at the world in a different way. Ben Whishaw Choose your corner, pick away at it carefully, intensely and to the best of your ability and that way you might change the world. Charles Eames I would love to do a comedy spoof, like a Spinal Tap kind of thing. Matthew McGrory I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed. Chief Joseph I became a Catholic against my will. Shusaku Endo With my runners now, they get two month-long breaks during the year. Alberto Salazar I feel so, so lucky. Lucky because of many things. Joss Stone Filmmaking for me is always aiming for the imaginary movie and never achieving it. Peter Jackson I usually play disenfranchised youth. Robin Tunney

of the best baseball players of all-time, I mean it is fantastic. I have to say this about them, there are so many of these guys up here that were my role models, people I looked up to, people I wanted to be like. Dave Winfield Unless and until Barack Obama addresses the full depth of Americans' anger with his full arsenal of policy smarts and political gifts, his presidency and, worse, our economy will be paralyzed. Frank Rich There are very few solid family films. A lot of the writing is awful. Chevy Chase As we all know... golf is a puzzle without an answer. Gary Player It's always astounded me to have succeeded at having kids. It's crazy! Carla Bruni Why would anybody not own a gun? Joe Manchin I never had a career before I had the lips, so my lips have had their own career! Lisa Rinna There are these painterly things that happen while I'm working. Marlene Dumas My own view is that every company requires a long-term view. Jeff Bezos Nothin...

new artist, an old one didn't have to be pushed out. Charley Pride I started doing karate at four, my parents were karatekas. I stopped when I was 17 and went to Julliard and had a lot of stage combat there. Lynn Collins My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for every single person in the world. Jimmy Wales Raising funds for my fourth expedition proved to be very difficult. Louis Leakey It's irksome to read about someone I don't recognize. It frightens me. William Shatner It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead. Bertolt Brecht I always wanted to be an actress. I always wanted to be a movie star. Reba McEntire Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man. Oswald Chambers Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom. Jeremy Collier I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties. Eduard Shevardnadze

the idealized and flawed father, her temptation both to retreat to Daddy's lap and protection and to push out of his embrace to that of beau and the world beyond home. Victoria Secunda I don't believe in sampling some Tibetan music just to make it sound groovy, but you do your homework, you understand what you're doing with it. Jessica Hagedorn I think comics in New York are interested in being comics. And there're comics in L.A. who are touring comics, who are certainly more interested in stand-up, but a lot of L.A. stand-ups are really looking to do something else. Lewis Black I saw every single movie when I was a kid. Paul Scheer I remain your servant and I will do as you ask of me. Mangosuthu Buthelezi Fear is really powerful; it's really useful to me. James McAvoy We have no stronger ally anywhere in the world than Israel. John Boehner I just don't know that a TV show demands a movie ending. Lauren Graham Rock music should be gross: ...

what I'm doing! Nathan Myhrvold I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with. John Irving I do honour the very flea of his dog. Ben Jonson People will always make comparisons. Don DeLillo I believe in spirits, not ghosts. Kendra Wilkinson The only thing approaching art in a movie is the script. David Bailey I will open an era of grand national unity. Park Geun-hye Nobody really knows what makes a hit TV show. James MacArthur The poorest people are the sweetest people. Denzel Washington Excessive fear is always powerless. Aeschylus

whose forays into Greenwich Village in the 1960s inspired his bloody revolution against the Mafia. Tom Folsom It's so mental how I looked in the '90s. The fact that I thought my ponytail was a good thing - it was just terrible. Cutting it off was so monumental. Andy Cohen Before I had decided to get into politics, I was laying the groundwork to have a career in the law, but that was really to lay the foundation to teach, either at the college level or law school level after my federal clerkships. Stephanie Herseth I choose to be more prepared than I'm expected to be. Michael Michele I wanted to be a jockey. Davy Jones Give me a highly successful unionized industry. Jack Welch When I was in Taiwan, I was taught in school that Taiwan is part of China. Alex Chiu I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen. Vincente Minnelli I'm always looking for a good role. David Schwimmer I wanted to be a professional singer/actress, though I knew it wou...

same stuff more flexible women get from yoga. J. Courtney Sullivan I don't think I'm a particularly good writer, and I'm not terribly insightful. Moby I am leaving the town to the invaders: increasingly numerous, mediocre, dirty, badly behaved, shameless tourists. Brigitte Bardot I remember watching Jodie Foster in Contact, and that kind of opened my eyes. Joel Gretsch The earth and its resources belong of right to its people. Gifford Pinchot Love is a beautiful feeling. Kabir Bedi If you wait this long to put an album out, you'd better be sure you tried your best. Nelly Furtado I'm sure I have a process, but it mostly takes place in my dreams. William H. Macy Everybody has something they love to do. Do that thing. Michael Ian Black It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright. Laura Wade

say that they saw that movie ten times. There's something they like and identified in that movie, and I don't see it. Oliver Stone Then all this started to pick up because I signed with ForeFront when I was in seventh grade. It got a lot busier and I was traveling a lot and it wasn't making sense. Especially at a private school, you miss two days, and you get so behind. Stacie Orrico Some will criticize me no matter what I do. Benjamin Netanyahu Doctors have an ethical duty to follow the practices and standards of care. Bob McDonnell Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time. Arthur Ashe Fear is a terrible thing. It makes you do awful things. Kirk Douglas There's a tremendous number of the Daytona Prototypes. Bobby Rahal Most of us can't even begin to imagine. Meg Whitman Nature uses as little as possible of anything. Johannes Kepler Perspective is worth 80 IQ points. Alan Kay

reconciled to their past if they are to go forward with confidence to embrace their future. Kevin Rudd Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record that's not gonna do well. Talib Kweli The vast amount of waste and sheer stupidity in government - from the Pentagon to the Food and Drug Administration - could fill committee agendas for years. Tom Coburn In the end, human history is made up of all our decisions. David Miliband I had a very funny family. Zach Braff I have absolutely zero interest in politics. Jerry Hall Amen is not the end of a prayer, it just gets us ready to go to the next level. Gary Busey Life learned early on to recognize itself. Lynn Margulis A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at. Bruce Lee I think Chelsea Handler is the funniest woman. David Alan Grier

them for my one balls-up, of course I would. But you can't choose. You have to make the best of it on the day. Paula Radcliffe According to the papers, I'm miserable, alienated, and on the brink of resignation. But that's simply not where I am. Vince Cable Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself. John Philip Sousa Solving big problems is easier than solving little problems. Sergey Brin My family for several generations have been members of the Unitarian Church. Leverett Saltonstall It's creepy to see fan sites about me. Frances Bean Cobain My girlfriend's a costume designer in the theater. Philip Seymour Hoffman I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp. Sophie Ellis-Bextor Character actors aren't a brand in the same way that high-profile leading men are. Alfred Molina I was a big sci-fi fantasy geek when I w...

one-on-one grassroots campaigning here, even if you have the most money. Kelly Ayotte I was convinced in middle school that I invented tight-rolling your pants, because I would get hand-me-downs from my brothers, and of course they were bell-bottoms from the '70s. So I would fold and fold over the bells. I like to think I started the trend. But I didn't. Patrick Wilson Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it. Garret Dillahunt Video games are ubiquitous now. Eugene Jarvis All I want is a gentleman. I'm sick to bloody death of bastards. Katie Price To me, no one has fully cracked the code on social recruiting yet. Eric Lefkofsky Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death. Blaise Pascal Give luck a chance to happen. Tom Kite Hollywood is a fast-paced, competitive world. Josh Henderson Never invest emergency savings in the stock market. Suze Orman

find the quick Twitter, SEO. Anybody who's obsessed with SEO has lost already, period. I believe that firmly. Gary Vaynerchuk The middle and working classes are paying the debt that the financial markets created. Javier Bardem No couples in Virginia can adopt other than a married couple - that's the right policy. Tim Kaine Chinese people themselves, they really want change. Dalai Lama Women. They are a complete mystery. Stephen Hawking There is no such thing as a lovers' oath. Plato The networks initiated the discussion of live coverage. Ron Ziegler Yes, I do strive to be someone young women can look up to. Chyler Leigh Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested. Oswald Chambers A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't. Bernard Williams

Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To them I'm just me - their granddaughter, niece, etc., and they're older and wiser. I like that because it keeps you grounded. Giada De Laurentiis The Baltic Sea is becoming more and more polluted. Not everybody living near the shore of the Baltic Sea is protecting it. It is the water of life for countries like Finland and Sweden. Harri Holkeri Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you. Les Brown Comedy doesn't always have to come from a dark place. Craig Kilborn I like Joaquin Phoenix. He's an amazing actor and he's so buff. Katie Leung I work hard and I play hard, too. There is nothing wrong with that. Vijay Mallya So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department. James Earl Jones Humour has always been a self-defence mechanism for me. Brooke Shields I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom. Lance ...

to myself to try my very best. That is my commitment. No matter how bad it gets, I will try my hardest. Dean Karnazes So in terms of the global economic footprint, let's just say China within the next decade and a bit is likely to emerge as the world's largest economy. Obviously its foreign policy and security policy footprint increases and that creates both challenges and opportunities for us all. Kevin Rudd I loved the Cure and Bauhaus and the Smiths. The people in my town weren't privy to that kind of music and I got abused. I discovered the microphone to get out some of that angst. Fred Durst I can't crack jokes because I don't have any. Rene Redzepi Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel So many dot-com companies were formulated on air. William Shatner Oklahoma's always been good to me. Alan Jackson The point of vision and desire are the same. Wallace Stevens There is a level of snobbery and...

trilogy; she likes big blockbusters. She loved that I did 'I Am Legend.' My passion for acting came with my passion for movies. Alice Braga There is no cloud above my head - there is not even a mist. Jacob Zuma One of the things I think is important about 'Watchmen' is that it have resonance within cinematic pop culture as well as superhero culture. Zack Snyder I don't take vacations. Naomi Judd I like entertaining people. I really miss it. Elvis Presley Art is so subjective, and people can react however they want. Jennifer Aniston In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country. Diane Abbott I started a second novel seven times and I had to throw them away. Amy Tan If I have nothing to sacrifice, I have nothing to gain. Catherine Ndereba I find it hard to say no to people. Michael Owen

Why do we do what we do? How much is luck the deciding factor? David McCullough The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess. Menander In my opinion, any man who can afford to buy a newspaper should not be allowed to own one. Roy Hattersley I know guys. I know the way they think. Peter Farrelly In a dream it's typical not to be rational. John Forbes Nash, Jr. To my mind, an adventure is something a person willingly undertakes. Nathaniel Philbrick I m up at 5 in the morning and in bed by 10 in the evening. DeForest Kelley I only eat spicy food. Joshua Ledet We've got many different sides of music to us. John Otto Often real life is boring and problematic. I love the edited version of it. Terry Gross

one of those guys who sit in a room 24/7 trying to outwit or outplay another drummer. Dave Lombardo The thing should have plot and character, beginning, middle and end. Arouse pity and then have a catharsis. Those were the best principles I was ever taught. Anne Rice Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main forms of communication. Amy Klobuchar I cook Italian, Thai and Vietnamese, I've always liked to cook. Robert Cray Most men are not that evolved. Rosanna Arquette It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love. Voltaire My father was a tailor, my mother a machinist. David Bailey I want to bring passengers on my airplanes to present to them my product. Niki Lauda I'm willing to be different than other parents and go against the mainstream. Amy Chua When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky. Armand Hammer

of expression, I don't. John M. Ford Not necessarily in one concert, but they're all there to be used if you want to use them. Fred Frith I've seen the people who talk about their love lives in print invariably have doomed relationships with the person they're talking about. John Cusack Life is too large to hang out a sign: 'For Men Only.' Barbara Jordan Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats. Josephus Daniels What is lost in the good or excellent translation is precisely the best. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice. Elizabeth Cady Stanton What you don't know intrigues you more than what you do know. Loretta Young My mother was very protective of her four boys. Maurice Saatchi The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest. Clifton Fadiman

to write songs. I wanted to be able to express myself. Chris Daughtry When I was a little boy in short pants, I dreamed about a miraculous ointment that would make me invisible. Then I became an adult, began to write, and wanted to be successful. Now I'm successful and would like to have the ointment that would make me invisible. Milan Kundera The book is not really the container for the book. The book itself is the narrative. It's the thing that people create. Jeff Bezos The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away. William Cowper What is the Geneva Convention on wars! I have never read it. Yoweri Museveni The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason. David Hume Initially we performed in halls with capacities of 1,000. Neville Marriner No woman needs intercourse; few women escape it. Andrea Dworkin We know the particular poem, not what it says that we can restate. Allen Tate With family dramas, it's hard to keep...

risk and wear stylish things that went out of style 30 years ago. As things go around, they come around. Steven Tyler When you live in a leading lady's body, which I do, you have to constantly prove that you are funny. Elizabeth Banks It's a really cool time for artists who want to strive for a little more depth in what they want to say to come forward. We live in a very fast world right now. We've got all this media and music which is so accessible to us, it's here one minute gone the next. Kimbra I think looks do matter on television. Joy Behar You will put on a dress of guilt and shoes with broken high ideals. Roger McGough I'd like to direct more operas. Simon Callow More and more I understand that it's very fine not to know where you come from. Amelie Nothomb The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. Rita Mae Brown Technology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values. Laura Es...

that. They think, 'Oh, a wheelchair, something's wrong with their heads, something's just not right.' Well yeah, we may be a little twisted, but no more than anyone else. Mark Zupan You can control and censor a child's reading, but you can't control her interpretations; no one can guess how a message that to adults seems banal or ridiculous or outmoded will alter itself and evolve inside the darkness of a child's heart. Hilary Mantel Shapewear is the canvas and the clothes are the art. Sara Blakely God has blessed me with the capacity to meditate even while I am talking. Sri Chinmoy Lawyers don't run sales forces. Jeff Raikes I just have faith. It's just there. It's not any big deal. Ernie Harwell It's a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment. Daniel Libeskind In heaven, after antipasti, the first course will be pasta. Steve Albini Dying is easy; comedy is hard. Donald Wolfit I did an episode of 'Frasie...

authentic Italians, and honestly they're the most open-minded, nicest people in the world and nothing can really offend them. That's the way I think true Sicilians are. Vinny Guadagnino Actors fall into this trap if they missed being loved for who they really were and not for what they could do - sing, dance, joke about - then they take that as love. Gene Wilder I'm impressed with how professional they are and what they can get an animal to do. I mean, dogs and cats - that's one thing. But when you get into the larger animals, that's a different thing all together. M. Emmet Walsh Christ died for the truth. Jim Caviezel Basically, people are never happy enough because they want more money. Suge Knight The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual. Friedrich Durrenmatt Left to my own devices I'd get up at midday every day of my life. Catherine McCormack Black reporters are as capable of racism as anyone else. Julian ...

It's the only thing I find interesting. Paul Simon This sounds like my autobiography, but I thought this would be a good time to sound off about myself, as I think that I have been silent too long about my views and opinions. Bob Kane Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running. Bill Watterson I'm sure 50 percent of television ads use rhyme. Paul Muldoon When I was younger, I used to say, One day I'll be famous. Katie Price I have to chose my words carefully. Bubba Watson Mozart is sweet sunshine. Antonin Dvorak Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words. Tahar Ben Jelloun I grew up on a farm where we had one radio station and it was all country. Garrett Hedlund There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk. Charles Dickens

strong. Reince Priebus It's such a long mission and we get to spend so much time in space... we're doing such exciting research. And I don't want to overemphasize the life science research, but as a physician the life science research that we're doing is extremely exciting. Laurel Clark Working-class Americans have waited too long, close to a decade in fact, for an increase in the minimum wage. This has been the second longest period without a pay raise since the Federal minimum wage law was first enacted in 1938. Bill Pascrell I go to movies, go out with friends, go to car shows. I have a zoo. Axl Rose For a person who is dying only eternity counts. Friedrich Durrenmatt Society is like the air, necessary to breathe but insufficient to live on. George Santayana I'm a Pisces, so I'm a very closed-book kind of person. Erykah Badu There's one thing everyone should understand: I like my character. Dennis Rodman Listen, anybody who has a f...

was eight years ago. I'm going to have to go out at age 62 and kind of readdress some of that. Bruce Babbitt You don't have the judgment after you've had the drink. If something truly catastrophic had happened that evening, I don't know how I could have lived with myself. I feel like I've gotten a second chance. Tracey Gold I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned. Elvis Presley And I have a couple swimsuit calendars I did that are coming out. Trishelle Cannatella Don't take 'no' for an answer. Abdullah II of Jordan I'm ridiculous, I'm ludicrous. Ludacris Of the great entrepreneurs of this era, people will have forgotten Steve Jobs. Malcolm Gladwell I didn't have to undergo reconstructive surgery. Eva Herzigova Having lots of siblings is like having built-in best friends. Kim Kardashian A lot of people have to deal with the feeling that their worlds...

just a little sense of how people in different countries seem to respond differently to certain lines in a song. Gotye Spend enough time around success and failure, and you learn a reverence for possibility. Dale Dauten I have to have energy because I have a lot of expenses. A couple of cars, couple of dogs and a big estate. Don Rickles The imagination is the golden pathway to everywhere. Terence McKenna I don't want to just entertain people. I want to touch them. John Denver Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of social change. John Podhoretz I love heels, I'm telling you. When I walk in flats, I get knee pain. Sofia Vergara Do something, do something to that, and then do something to that. Jasper Johns My dream job would be sitting in a room, cranking out hits for Rihanna. Grimes I very much believe the Internet is indeed all it is cracked up to be. Jeff Bezos

that, too. But after a while, you have to look at something else. Thylias Moss I'll declare my own interest right here at the start and admit that, like the vast majority of people, I find youthful looks appealing. Julie Burchill Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter. Ivor Novello Talking, it seemed to me, was the point of adult existence. Christopher Hitchens I love trainwrecks on live TV. Giuliana Rancic My kids act all the time and it's exactly what I used to do. Stephen Rea If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster. Gustav Mahler Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire. Bob Iger I suppose we're not supposed to judge people. Rush Limbaugh No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes. William E. Gladstone

an interview for television to talk about his work, so that was quite valuable for me. Liam Neeson Nowadays I actually cook Italian-style food more than French heavy sauces. I make a good salad, some great roasted vegetables, grilled fish. I'm crazy about L.A. because at the farmers' market you find all kinds of wild mushrooms. Benjamin Millepied I have this threadbare caftan from the '60s that I got at a vintage store years ago - it's basically a muumuu. My friends are astonished that I wear it, but I love it. It's this light fabric that just moves with me. Gabrielle Anwar I'm just trying to age as ungracefully as I can in front of the nation. Mike O'Malley It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom. David Hume Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders. Steve Ballmer I've been just like any other working actor, out there looking for stuff. Gedde Watanabe We are on a very rich emotional and physical ...

the UFA studios, of Fritz Lang, Lubitsch and Erich Pommer. The Berlin of the architects Gropius, Mendelsohn and Mies van der Rohe. The Berlin of the painters Max Libermann, Grosz, Otto Dix, Klee and Kandinsky. Ken Adam Yeah, see, my view of Jordan is that he doesn't belong to Washington. Michael Wilbon I don't like talking about myself. I don't like talking about my personal life. Kevin Kline My family is my priority. Jason McCoy I've written plenty of scripts that sucked. Nicholas Jarecki No, I've never played baseball in my life. Jay Hernandez Not too many people can afford for the wife to stay home and raise the kids. Eric Braeden I act and perform in hopes of getting attention and admiration. Tia Carrere Theater has always been terrifying to me. Merritt Wever You get more insight as you get older, on everything. Taylor Momsen

age of four and I've been a guitar junkie ever since. Johnny Marr For me nature is not landscape, but the dynamism of visual forces. Bridget Riley If passed by the U.N. and ratified by the U.S. Senate, the U.N. Small Arms Treaty would almost certainly force the United States to... create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation. Paul Broun A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn. Friedrich Durrenmatt I've never really had a TV career. I've been a soldier and a climber. Bear Grylls I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period. Kesha There's not too many teams that can succeed on and off the field together. Johnny Damon It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go. Stephen Root Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff. Bob Keeshan Men must know their limitations. Clint Eastwood

a mother (Joan Crawford) makes for her spoiled, greedy daughter (Ann Blythe). Manny Farber I had always loved comedy, and acted out Steve Martin and Bill Cosby albums with my sister for my parents on road trips and stuff, and I loved to laugh and make people laugh. Rob Delaney The AEC scientists were so narrowly focused on arming the United States for nuclear war that they failed to perceive facts - even widely known ones - that were outside their limited field of vision. Barry Commoner I wasn't Barbie-obsessed. I think my mother might have been my Barbie. Michael Kors It's just six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. Frederick Marryat True artistic expression lies in conveying emotion. Angel Haze The public makes a hit. Dee Wallace My mom did costumes for the Pointer Sisters. Slash The NBA needs more of that 'it's-about-us-against-them' mentality. Scott Brooks I'm an old-fashioned girl. Chita Rivera

little bit mysterious because you couldn't grasp what they're really thinking. I mean, Grace Kelly always looked impossibly glamorous, yet you could always see there was something behind her eyes. Diane Kruger I've seen a study in the last year that digital sound actually induces stress in the listener. T Bone Burnett Even though the neighborhood I grew up in had some unhealthy elements, there was a caring there where you knew that you didn't want to get caught doing something wrong. There were bright spots in the neighborhood where I felt nurtured on a community level. Sonja Sohn Life is good. Or at least, it's always interesting. Joss Stone The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back. Sarah Orne Jewett I never really did a western western. John Malkovich I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school. Carl Hiaasen I should remember more, and I have a pretty good memory. Cesar Romero In my life ...

of our ultimate relationship to everything in the universe. Adrienne Rich Medicine is still all about treating populations, not people - one-size-fits all treatments and diagnoses. Eric Topol It will sometimes strike a scientific man that the philosophers have been less intent on finding out what the facts are, than on inquiring what belief is most in harmony with their system. Charles Sanders Peirce I never learned to read music. Norman Spinrad To describe and explain my ideas is to lose them. Marino Marini The dividing line between wish and need was never clear. James Buchan I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life. Lou Holtz Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old. Christie Hefner We keep passing unseen through little moments of other people's lives. Robert M. Pirsig I am actually able to do other things. I'm not just this writer. Diablo Cody

a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground. Dominic West Photographers and reporters are mostly after me. They want to know what I read and what I'm like and I don't really know myself, so how can I tell them? James Taylor The people who have recently come to this country to work and better their lives should be given the same opportunities that our parents, grandparents, and ancestors were given. Jose Serrano The past isn't going to get you to your goal. Junior Seau I'm not trying to make friends, I'm trying to make money. Kevin O'Leary The foundation of family - that's where it all begins for me. Faith Hill If you're playing the bad guy, you have to find what you like about them. Mads Mikkelsen I'll take any story if it's good. Bela Lugosi I tend to love actors. I was ...

in the grocery store or the mall. They look and point, and when they get the courage, they ask 'Are you Susana?' and they run up and give me a hug. Susana Martinez You have to be okay with wins and losses. You can't just be looking for the wins and, when the losses happen, you can't buy more and more because you're sure it's going to bounce. We call that revenge trading. Josh Brolin I think retirement's for old people. I'm still in the business, thank you. I have a young child of nine years old, and I want to live as long as I can to see him grow up. I'm enjoying my life and I want to stick around for as long as I can. Harrison Ford We decided to focus on women because no one was singling them out. Judy Woodruff Don't get me wrong. I want people to know who I am. Breaux Greer We make such terrible mistakes with visual choices about beauty. Marina Abramovic I want to have it all. Jennifer Aniston Business is in itself a power....

was put on so many antibiotics that my teeth rotted. They had to cut them out. So I never had milk teeth. That was tough, you know, being in school having photos taken while I was pretending I had teeth. It was hideous. Charlize Theron My twin in the show is Molly Stanton who is so sweet and great and she is totally different from me. Sara Gilbert I am not opposed to doing a side project, like Death Cab for Cutie, where it's completely different from my own band. Ryan Tedder I'm a great believer in people and their untapped potential. Alfred Bester No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference. George Eliot I don't find the life in Hollywood all that meaningful or inspiring. Michael Sheen Art is more engaging that propaganda. Larry Norman I've been in the movies for 50 years, I've made 130 some-odd movies. Tony Curtis New York is a city where people are ambitious. They want things. Candace Bushnell Linux has defini...

when I travel, but in general I still prefer holding an old-fashioned book in my hands. There's a special, tactile experience. Rick Riordan Starting early and getting girls on computers, tinkering and playing with technology, games and new tools, is extremely important for bridging the gender divide that exists now in computer science and in technology. Beth Simone Noveck There's a difference between a free market and free-for-all market. Bob Menendez You protect your being when you love yourself better. That's the secret. Isabelle Adjani Mr. Brad Delp. J'ai une ame solitaire. I am a lonely soul. Brad Delp Usually I don't comment on comments of others. Jose Manuel Barroso I absolutely love London; it is one of my favourite cities in the world. Freida Pinto I like to look like a tomboy during the day and then a pin-up girl at night. Josephine de La Baume Exercise is one of the best ways in preventing the rapid growth of obesity in America. Le...

life and the traveling part are hard to get around. You never get to see each other, especially if you're both musicians. Kelly Clarkson For the Kremlin, it is more feasible to preserve its great-power status in cooperation with the United States than in confrontation. Ivan Krastev I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I've been to Canada to hunt caribou. George Strait I show up ready to play, so I normally try and fit the situation. Matt Cameron Self-preservation is the first responsibility. Margaret Anderson I've always been comfortable with my size. Amber Riley We don't want bookstores to die. Authors need them, and so do neighborhoods. Roy Blount, Jr. Nobody lives forever and I've had a blessed life. Bob Feller You don't need to follow trends to be stylish. Naomie Harris I've always ...

to our small blue life-sustaining jewel from a distance, gives me the greatest sense of anticipation. Sarah Brightman He may not enter anywhere at the first, unless there be some one of the household who bid him to come, though afterwards he can come as he please. Bram Stoker These same people seem to forget that mother also took a lot of chances with the type of roles she played. Isabella Rossellini I know how hard it is to be a woman, especially a black woman. Mike Tyson We need to restore the confidence in the country, first of all. Rafik Hariri I guess I look like a rock quarry that someone has dynamited. Charles Bronson When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. Ernest Hemingway I feel I'm entitled to make my own decision. Jamie Moyer Celtic music will always be around, even if with the mainstream crowds it dies out. Natalie MacMaster You face racism in small and large ways. Jayson Blair

of the Earth, upon which the race depends for food, clothing and shelter, should be owned collectively by the race instead of being the private property of a few social parasites. Ralph Chaplin To see those babies with no food for three of four days, old people sitting in the hot sun, when you see these poor people, you cannot help but being compassionate or affected. Geraldo Rivera I describe myself as someone who was always putting on a show, even when I was a little girl. I wanted to be an actress but I liked organizing everybody and putting on plays. I was a producer. Laura Ziskin You can ruin your life wanting to be an actor. Bill Nighy I want to take advantage of any popularity I have. Ben Barnes I don't want little kids reading my comics. Jhonen Vasquez On television, everyone talks and they don't care about the mechanics. Paul Winchell I have a lot that I intend to do in this life. Elizabeth Edwards I have a good sense of humor. I think everythin...

Jimmy Carter, when Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush, and when Barack Obama defeated John McCain by running against George W. Bush. Mark McKinnon When you're used to playing with people, when you're in a band, then you're used to playing with each other. People nowadays aren't used to playing with each other because they don't have to. Bootsy Collins I never go on Facebook! I like, haven't confirmed anybody to be my friend on Facebook. I have lots of friends; I'm just really bad at Facebook. Hope Solo My first show was 'The King and I' when I was five. Chandra Wilson Funniness is genetic. Angela Kinsey I have always been into music. That's my number one passion. Audrina Patridge Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work. Jerry Rice I want to be able to play trailer-bound fatties in a Judd Apatow comedy. Benedict Cumberbatch A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces. Anthony Trollope Bore...

is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence. Jeff Hawkins Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically. Robert Mugabe Tree roots hold river banks together and stop the wind blowing soil away, there are many creatures that live in woods and they provide a sense of well-being and look nice. Clive Anderson God loves us all, wants us all to share his kingdom, has a role for us all. George Carey As a child, the paddy field was my playground. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi I'd love to be a pop star - at heart. Candice Swanepoel Yes, Socialists should defend their country in great historical crises. Karl Liebknecht He will bring us all, rich and poor, white and black, to his judgment seat. Jupiter Hammon I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal. Gavin DeGraw I've always been a proud man. ...