the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. George Washington The photograph isn't good enough. It's not real enough. David Hockney I can still do clothing, movies, cartoons. I'mma get mine regardless. Whether I put an album out or not, I'm still gonna see a check. Beanie Sigel My personal style is really comfy: flats, tennis shoes, ponytails, no makeup. Kristin Bauer van Straten Most actors on most days don't think they're worthy. Shia LaBeouf It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life. Judd Nelson I like arts and crafts. Penny Marshall Gotta watch out for directors. Stephen Sondheim There is no 'I.' That's an illusion we've got to get beyond. Tom Shadyac My major task was to keep us solvent. Cheryl Crawford

like clay, so everything fits together. Real people don't permit you to do that. Peter Carey Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it. William Shatner Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. William Hazlitt You always get apprehensive before you do shoots. Jenna Morasca Technology favors horrible people. Douglas Coupland Every poll shows that most journalists are Democrats. Sally Quinn I have never had another job and I don't have a mortgage. Alison Moyet It was either therapy or die. Mickey Rourke We shall perish by guile just as we slew. Aeschylus Mum was the matriarch and the patriarch of the family. Tony Scott

I can make with a balloon and my hair? Dennis Miller Guided by nothing but pop culture values, many children no longer learn how to think about morality and virtue, or to think of them at all. They grow up with no shared moral framework, believing that the highest values are diversity, tolerance and non-judgmentalism. Gary Bauer I couldn't handle the rules the Queen has to live by at all, and very few of us could. It's a golden cage, really. You're never alone in that role - you are always surrounded by security. Helen Mirren I don't think about Hollywood at all. Alex Cox She told me I wasn't playing for the coach, I was playing for myself. Eric Dickerson Follow the yellow brick road. E. Y. Harburg I did Hilary Duff's 'With Love' music video-slash-fragrance ad. Kellan Lutz I don't want to be boring. But that's not always easy. John Malkovich Seems you can't outsmart Mother Nature. Mark Hyman Adjust your makeup to th...

face of this earth as long as he has two pieces of bread. Bill Cosby What happened was, my parents after 'Circus Boy' decided to take me out of show business for two years to go back to normal school. It was the smartest thing they ever did. Micky Dolenz Mankind must be positively and constructively wary of mankind, of their fellow man, of their families, of the members of their faith community, of their fellow-citizens. Tariq Ramadan I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person. Hope Solo My kind of director is an actor-director who writes. Orson Welles Why is partying and having a good time bad? Tara Reid Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking. Lars von Trier In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity. Paulo Coelho I don't lead a particularly exciting life away from work. Sienna Miller Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure. Douglas Coupland

my family is there. It's what's inside, it's not what's outside that determines the culture and the feeling. Maria Sharapova Firstly I did it in this huge theatre in Avignon, then to smaller places, then bigger places. You have to change the volume of the voice, give more or less. The way you have to relate to space makes it like sculpture. Isabelle Huppert Women know the financial, social and physical costs of not having access to basic health care. Martha Plimpton I didn't study acting. Ray Walston I think each film should be regarded as its own specific text. Bong Joon-ho At this point in my career, Apollo 13 is a million light years away. Kathleen Quinlan I don't get to sleep when I'm in New York. Really. I'm living on adrenaline. Daniel Libeskind Welcome to the 77th and last Oscars. Chris Rock Being a defense hawk and a budget hawk are not mutually exclusive. Pete Hegseth My mother was always supportive. Adam Lambert

an entire national infrastructure of care, every bit as important as the physical infrastructure of roads, bridges, tunnels, broadband, parks and public works. Anne-Marie Slaughter Cameron and I actually do wear the same size. It made it very easy for the wardrobe department. Toni Collette It hasn't been smooth or delightful every minute, there were lean years and rough years, but it's been exciting and good and I'm thrilled to be an actress and a singer and to have spent my life this way. Sally Kellerman I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know? Vivienne Westwood My mother took my picture to a model agency and the rest is history. Angie Everhart The first time I heard The Beatles, I cried. It was 'Let it Be'. James Durbin I just feel rejuvenated in such a big way because of these race cars I get to drive. Jeff Gordon I find it a great antidote... lipstick and mirrors and hairspray. Joanna Lumley I miss the game - I miss it...

one-man band, and so I don't generally stop and take in other people enough to develop many relationships. I'm starting to regret that a bit. I want to change it. Gillian Anderson Americans think cinema is about storytelling; I don't believe that. I think it's a language and everyone has to find their own way of speaking. It's not so much what you say as the way you say it. Marjane Satrapi Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste. Nikki Giovanni The heart of the People, North and South, is for the Union. Edward Everett I believe you can frighten people without showing their heads caved-in. Donald Pleasence I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade. Adam Jones Since His delights are to be with you, let yours be found in Him. Alphonsus Liguori Trust funds can never be a substitute for a fund of trust. Edwin Louis Cole Much of the real computer talent today is concentrated in the private sector. E...

equally ready to gratify mankind with a torpedo or a toy. Richard Le Gallienne The United Nations did a study just over two years ago, and that blew my mind. I started thinking that if people are vegetarian for one day a week, that makes a huge difference! Emily Deschanel I just spend my life studying the manufacture of sound and picture and my education, if you like, has come from what I've chosen to make sounds and pictures on. Tony Kaye What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude. V. S. Naipaul I knew what normalcy was, and I wasn't having it. Gary Coleman If everything is very important, then nothing is important. Brian Mulroney We take five, one-week vacations a year, and those dates are set in stone. Tom Joyner Men look like pandas when they try and put make-up on. Adam Ant I make a mean peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Jack Black I can easily lose myself emotionally in absolute Hollywood garbage. Ken Livingstone

ever approach. They just give you a 'What's up?' and that's it. Chaske Spencer A school out of Canberra sends me a term's worth of work. I sit on the couch by myself and complete it and send it back. Callan McAuliffe Timothy McVeigh was a coward. Violence is the stupid way out. It'll discredit any real legitmate movement. Glenn Beck I had a lovely time growing up. Michael Kiwanuka Supposedly I haven't changed. Anna Chlumsky D'Angelo could sing the phonebook and it would sound good. Mark Ronson .I think daily life is the most beautiful and wonderful thing that anyone can have. Ana Tijoux I'm the fun dad, I am also the disciplinarian. Johnny Knoxville I became the messenger who had to be killed. Anita Hill I admire artists who are ageing and still retaining their edge. Paul McGann

perfect, and I'm not interested in playing the goody-goody hero at all. Matthew Fox If you like a story that's totally different and won't know which way it's going... where it's go ing to end up and which way it's going to take you, then I think my work fits the bill. Rob Walton When dealing in the technology, it becomes a question of whether you overuse something. I think that's worse than having something technologically available to you and not using it. Al Michaels The way to a woman's heart is through your wallet. Frank Dane Blest is that government where no art thrives. Thomas Nashe Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature. Agnes Repplier With a hundred ways to do a dozen things, why not try it all? Julian Casablancas Vertigo is the conflict between the fear of falling and the desire to fall. Salman Rushdie Ferrari gives you a special feeling. Fernando Alonso It is important to be chic. Roberto Cavalli

and there are already signs as Sandy mentioned that he's moving in the right direction to begin to ascertain that their trade with Iran is not used for the production of nuclear weapons. Frank Carlucci What's the third largest nation in the world after China and India? It's the Facebook nation - 430 million people on Facebook. James G. Stavridis The documented incidences of voter fraud are very rare, yet throughout the country, forces have mobilized in over 30 states to stop it. These efforts are very partisan. John Lewis A real New Yorker likes the sound of a garbage truck in the morning. R. L. Stine We need a day of the dead. That's a perfect celebration. Kristin Hersh I started to act in highschool and became a professional actor at 19. Nick Mancuso Saying nothing... sometimes says the most. Emily Dickinson Being on the road is kind of lonely. Dave Attell You can't die with an unfinished book. Terry Pratchett I'm always pleased when...

march; it could be a rally, even a brief one. You're part of something, and you suddenly realize you count. To count is very important. Studs Terkel The physiologist who succeeds in penetrating deeper and deeper into the digestive canal becomes convinced that it consists of a number of chemical laboratories equipped with various mechanical devices. Ivan Pavlov One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my father handled that for me at a very early age. Jeff Bridges Most female actresses will have a very difficult time being made unattractive. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Hollywood's famous for putting you in a box. Mickey Rourke It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say. Laura Dern We'll never see national shows with 45 shares again. Drew Carey Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true. Willie Nelson It wasn't all frustration. I've had a lot of good times with...

logic of market theory. Anthony Lewis We don't suggest that because San Francisco lies on top of an earthquake fault that it should be moved. John Breaux When looking at the brain, it is important to go beyond its structure to its function. This is because often in cognitive disorders, the structure of the brain is intact, but its function is compromised. Aditi Shankardass For small businesses, regulatory burdens can be overwhelming. Michael K. Simpson The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope. Walter Benjamin I know too much to be a sceptic and too little to be a dogmatist. Pierre Bayle You don't want to marry somebody who's just like you. Jessica Simpson Every child grows; everything depends on the teacher. Shinichi Suzuki The American is wholeheartedly for love and romance at any cost. Leslie Caron The bikini waxing, after we go there you can't turn back. Khloe Kardashian

to be a good role model. A lot of kids look up to you, and you are given a God-given talent, so it is your responsibility. It isn't hard to deal with. I never have to think twice about doing anything. Curtis Joseph There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks emerging in this society. Constance Baker Motley I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be. Scott McClellan I am always worried when someone says, 'This is perfect.' Baz Luhrmann I am always anxious to know what has happened while I've been asleep. Christian Lacroix Hubris itself will not let you be an artist. Larry Wall I want to get away from the high school thing and do other types of roles. Shannon Elizabeth I've still never had a dream that I'm disabled. Never. Christopher Reeve We all came to see that site. We all walked around it. It is already sacred. Daniel Libeskind I have only one prejudice in horseflesh - I do not like a whit...

supposed to be together. It was supposed to copy my mother's wall in her house. Annie Leibovitz Madeleine Albright, when you see her, she's not a beautiful woman and she's getting older. But you're saying that woman has gravitas. She knows what she's talking about. Joy Behar The simpler the food, the harder it is to prepare it well. You want to truly taste what it is you're eating. So that goes back to the trend of fine ingredients. It's very Japanese: Preparing good ingredients very simply, without distractions from the flavor of the ingredient itself. Joel Robuchon I'm careful with money. Craig Ferguson You may not like the humor, but that is why every radio has an on-off button. Mel Karmazin For all men would be cowards if they durst. John Wilmot Judy Garland was just so delicious in every way and just so honest and generous. Judy Davis Government is waging war against the people. L. Neil Smith There's no point in worrying ...

of getting a body of work, and that's sad because the work suffers. Today everything is based on money. The older actors, they inspire me. Dylan McDermott What is the natural reaction when told you have a hopeless mental illness? That diagnosis does you in; that, and the humiliation of being there. I mean, the indignity you're subjected to. My God. Kate Millett Research and development needs permanent tax credits to build the technology that spurs our growth. But no government programs alone can get America's students to study more science and math; parents must push and help their children to meet this goal. Ernest Istook The czar always got his dues, no matter if it ruined a family. Mary Antin The only name on my birth certificate was Henley, no first name. Rickey Henderson Some people make a great film and then they can't follow up. Woody Harrelson The difference between winning and losing is always a mental one. Peter Thomson In rare instances y...

to engage people in new and exciting ways. Aaron Koblin My life revolves around music and always will. I need to be a part of music and not an observer. Rick Wakeman Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. Pericles Dreams about the future are always filled with gadgets. Neil deGrasse Tyson MF Doom is like so out-of-the-box and just crazy. Andy Milonakis I stress a lot, sometimes. David Ortiz I'm a character actor so I've jumped around to all kinds of things. Joe Mantegna I love roles where I have to transform myself. Archie Panjabi If I don't get you now, I'll get you later. Marion Motley I want to do what I like and that's play football. Royston Drenthe

can, could or should do still today. Today the world is different so you have to make it differently. There's TV. There's a lot of things. Karl Lagerfeld Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted. Blaise Pascal My background really comes from geekdom and the idea of building a smart machine. If we're going to build a smart machine, let's have it read good books. Brewster Kahle Workers insist that they are not disgruntled. They are very gruntled. Kevin Nealon I'm not worried. I'm in control. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them. Hilaire Belloc I've been around a while. I kinda know these things. Larry Bird It should not be the government running the economy. Quico Canseco I get half a million just to show up at parties. My life is, like, really, really fun. Paris Hilton The habit of re...

They were beautiful. They made you warm and happy to think about. But I didn't believe them. Frances Farmer I kind of dress like a boy from the nineties. I like wearing baseball hats. I just like to be really comfortable. Mae Whitman I was raised a Catholic, so I can even feel a little, you know, embarrassed or guilty if I'm really offending people's sensibilities. To a degree. Stephen Adly Guirgis I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria. Bashar al-Assad I feel like I've been blessed. Michael Mayer A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time. Zoe Saldana I think if there's a great depression there might be some hope. Lawrence Ferlinghetti But Barry, to me, is head and shoulders above everybody. Marcus Allen Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist. Plutarch When exercising, be sure to focus your attention on what you are doing. Lee Haney

the biggest McDonald's junkie and now I don't like it anymore. I used to be the biggest fast-food connoisseur, and now I've really lost my taste for it. Holly Madison I'm a huge comic book collector. When I was a kid, I had both Marvel and DC. I was my own librarian. I made card files. I had origin stories of all the characters, and cross-referenced when they appeared in other comic books. I was full on. James Mangold Should I perchance still feel after my death, I would no longer have any doubt, but I would most certainly give the lie to anyone asserting before me that I was dead. Giacomo Casanova Big government doesn't help the middle class, it buries it. Marco Rubio The least amount of judging we can do, the better off we are. Michael J. Fox John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent. Brenda Lee I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis. Andre Agassi I play piano every day. I enjoy that. Frank Ocean My music is...

life, terribly tragic, and capable of a lot of love. Leslie Easterbrook Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication. James Merrill But it has also enabled me to find my feet as a lecturer and a reader of my own plays to audiences who like to hear them; and that experience of immediate appreciation gives greater pleasure and more stimulus towards further activity than even the most laudatory of reviews. Laurence Housman I despise shopping and department stores. Bethenny Frankel A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage. Chris Rock Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos. Douglas Coupland Ford was warm and friendly. He wouldn't embarrass a Cabinet member. Earl Butz I'm not an austere person. Paul Farmer The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all. Friedrich Durrenmatt The first twenty shows at TV 23 were really a workshop. Joel Hodg...

any nausea. I didn't have side effects. I would be drained for a day and a half. Eric Davis This is part of human nature, the desire to change consciousness. Michael Pollan Today I divide my day between being actor, producer and distributor, and the monotony is broken. Ajay Devgan In the country of pain we are each alone. May Sarton Why would people spend good money to have my pants? Shawn Ashmore If you have a vision, do something with it. Anthony J. D'Angelo I love food and I love living. Ali Landry I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up. Steve Buscemi Well, I'd love to work with Kate Winslet - she's amazing. Elizabeth Olsen Every television show you go on is a choice. Joan Rivers

her recordings - it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadn't had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me. Marlo Thomas Anyone should be able to read comics. Ted Rall In Survivor and Finder's Fee, it is about what you would do if you could get away with it. Survivor is about your own integrity and where you draw your own ethical and moral lines. There are no rules. Jeff Probst To find a man's true character, play golf with him. P. G. Wodehouse You cannot be in pretend for people to like you. Victoria Azarenka Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart. Phyllis McGinley Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period. Felicity Kendal Man is not the lord of beings. Man is the shepherd of Being. Martin Heidegger When I look at my kids, and the ease with which they pick up music, I wish I had that. Edie Brickell ...

they do say in New Jersey is, 'We like him, and we think he's telling us the truth.' I think we need to have that type of politics on the national level. Chris Christie The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present. Alan Watts Cinderella is not only an iconic character when it comes to beauty, grace and fairytale love, but also shoes. Christian Louboutin In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to. Marina Abramovic It is never too early to encourage long-term savings. Ron Lewis It took me a long time to learn how to write a good song. Bob Seger I really get a chance to be a normal kid. Kiernan Shipka I think that making love is the best form of exercise. Cary Grant I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be. Kiri Te Kanawa I wanted to make the soundtrack of people's lives. Big Sean

a beer barrel for days afterwards, but it's very good for the hair. Catherine Zeta-Jones I love Russell Crowe's line to Oliver Reed in 'Gladiator' where he asks him, 'Are you in danger of becoming a good man?' It's one of my favorite lines ever. Jonathan Banks The biggest turn-off for me is people who think the world of themselves. Arrogance is not a sexy quality, and it really gets on my nerves. Pixie Lott I'm one of three brothers. Howard Gordon My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine. Ryne Sandberg I was brought up to be sympathetic toward others. Joyce Carol Oates Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing. Guy Kawasaki If you haven't signed anything, you cant be ripped off. Dave Sim Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century. Lord Mountbatten Any powerful technology can be abused. K. Eric Drexler

fact that there is an unknown, and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That's enough for me. Brad Pitt To cherish others is to cherish ourselves. To cherish ourselves is to cherish others. And in that same way, we relate to the truth. If we support it, if we embrace it, if we uphold it, we will be embraced by it, we will be supported and upheld by it. Sharon Salzberg When I was 13, listening to Choice FM, I would listen to a lot of R&B from America, and whenever a British person tried to do it, it didn't really work, they just sounded like they were trying to copy that whole style. Now the music sounds British, something real rather than an imitation. Katy B Phish has never had anything to do with any trends at all in America. Jon Fishman But there's no point in looking back and saying I was unlucky. Jamie Redknapp I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. Edgar Allan Poe If people want to know who I am, it is all in the wor...

staff for four months out of the season, but I can contribute in a lot of ways. And to me I'm very proud of that. Jamie Moyer I don't think the philosophy really changes between men and women. I think golf courses need to become more distance-friendly overall. I think golf courses almost need to develop a more generic set of tees instead of calling them black, blue, red or whatever. Amy Alcott Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development. Jim Courier Girls pour their insecurities into their looks. Orla Brady When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not. Daisaku Ikeda Drawing must seek interest, not admiration. Because admiration wears quickly. John Howe I don't believe in brands. James Dyson Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day. Henry David Thoreau My biggest fear in life is to be average. M. Night Shyamalan I don't apologize to people who try to intimidate. Kinky Friedman

a story line, you hire the writer, the director, the stars, the set designer. Andre Balazs Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers' rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away. Esther Dyson The Minnesota spirit of compassion and help for people in need has moved countless Minnesotans to step forward to provide relief for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Jim Ramstad Yes, the upper reaches of society are still dominated by men. Hanna Rosin Inequalities of wealth lead to a dispersion in wealth for all. Nassim Nicholas Taleb Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves. David Garrick I'd never taken an SAT prep course. They were for weaker students. John Katzman But Roy Rockwood, it was science fiction for the sake of science fiction. Jack Vance I never count calories, but I eat so well. Alicia Silverstone The son of the victim, you know, has been virtually forgotten until ...

that we fell in love with and the music scene that we were part of. So, in a certain way, music cuts through time like almost nothing else. You know, it makes us feel like we're back in an earlier moment. Jennifer Egan It's a good feeling to come away from a day's work feeling like you've achieved something. Tired brain is good. Dominic Cooper I went to a large consolidated school in Appalachia. And I wrote the story when I was in the second grade and I took it up to the third floor to the school newspaper office that was written and edited by juniors and seniors. Tom Robbins There is no chance of a revolution in Georgia. Vano Merabishvili I've got a great collection of photography. Elton John I believe a calm dog is a happy, obedient dog that won't get into trouble. Cesar Millan I have an American top hat that's collapsible and works as a frisbee. Jackson Rathbone I think compassion is an important quality in people in general. Shannon...

of doing this or that, because they MIGHT be killed. William John Wills Anyone who wants to look at sunlight naturally wipes his eye clear first, in order to make, at any rate, some approximation to the purity of that on which he looks; and a person wishing to see a city or country goes to the place in order to do so. Athanasius It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life. Godfrey Reggio My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks. Constance Baker Motley What sustains me is to be with my family and to write. David Guterson My Vocation is my Vacation. I love what I do. Nick Cannon I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff. Tim Robbins I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I fin...

and out all night and can't believe it hasn't always been in my life. When morning comes I crave it. Gail Simmons It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious. Henry David Thoreau We need somebody to give us a chance. Tony Dungy I have to admit, I do not listen to much rock music. Giorgio Moroder I went out with the same girl throughout all four years of high school. Jesse Metcalfe I say, 'You can never use excuses because they always run out.' RJ Mitte Never in my life would I have expected USDA to be opposed to farmers and ranchers. Jerry Moran I want my music to do the explaining. Demi Lovato You never know what you're going to get as a receiver. Darren Flutie Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure. Mark Strand

is that if I get a big head, my mum said she would take me out of the business instantly - and if you knew my mum, she would do it! Daniel Logan I pay my taxes, but I've never voted and I never will vote as long as the system works the way it does. Even when Obama was running, I wanted to see a woman run! I'd rather see a woman in the White House as opposed to Obama. Lupe Fiasco It's a huge headache - the more money you have, the more hassles. I find money very uncomfortable. Upamanyu Chatterjee You've got to give more than you take. Christopher Reeve The problem with prototypes is they don't always work. Laurie Anderson You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. William J. H. Boetcker Just take each race as it comes and have fun. Juan Pablo Montoya I think most of the dinosaur specimens we find represent subadult sizes. Jack Horner I found leaving Manchester United very, very hard. Eric Cantona I can't stand w...

have to stand up for your interests and if you don't do those things you're not going to get anywhere. Stephen Harper I have two extraordinary daughters, who, I can say proudly, are doing very well in school and in piano. Daughters are a father's joy. James McGreevey I spent my entire childhood in the same town, in Kent. I went to grade school there. There was a boarding school that my mother taught at, called - appropriately enough - Kent School, that I went to. Yeah, pretty much my entire childhood was spent in that town. Seth MacFarlane A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose. Tom Wilson You find me at work; excuse the dust on my blouse. I sculpt my marble myself. Camille Claudel Souderton was a good town to grow up in. Everybody knew each other. Jamie Moyer Apparently, I don't want to take myself too seriously. Creed Bratton My style icons are Leigh Lezark, Gwen Stefani and Shirley Manson. Marina and the Diamonds Chemothera...

is part of their fabric, and so the relation between Russian citizens and their state is complicated. Ryszard Kapuscinski It is to the Riddle of the Sphinx that I have devoted fifty years of professional life as an anthropologist. Gregory Bateson Sex and older women used to be considered an oxymoron, rarely mentioned in the same breath. Gail Sheehy What do we do about climate change bearing down upon us? Ken Livingstone I was prepared for the theatre, but not for the nuts and bolts. Matthew Ashford People who think about art as an investment are pathetic. Walter Annenberg Sometimes the problem is not the people in the band, but the people around the band. Roger Andrew Taylor I'm not trying to conquer Hollywood. I love my day job. Norah Jones Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe To photograph is to confer importance. Susan Sontag

life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that's just not the way life is. Charles Stanley I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest, strongest, wisest person that I can be. Layne Staley People who are short, they're often portrayed as the victim. Warwick Davis To see far is one thing, going there is another. Constantin Brancusi I like a girl who doesn't take life too seriously and is quite easy-going. Louis Tomlinson I am convinced the prophets of doom have to be taken seriously. Maurice Strong The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces. Isaac D'Isr...

have a mix of songs that have a real depth, and that provoke and challenge people, and then songs that are fun and people can enjoy. Marina and the Diamonds Transforming a brand into a socially responsible leader doesn't happen overnight by simply writing new marketing and advertising strategies. It takes effort to identify a vision that your customers will find credible and aligned with their values. Simon Mainwaring Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things at all, they simply have the preference to be in a quieter setting. Susan Cain Winning the peace is harder than winning the war. Xavier Becerra Awaken its powers, and it will respect itself. Frances Wright I had a very rough and tumultuous childhood. Corey Feldman No act can be quite so intimate as the sexual embrace. Havelock Ellis I worry that my dau...

the necessity of reflection. Jerry Pournelle The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases. William Osler When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine. Len Wein After World War II, the major estates really did collapse. Hugh Bonneville Women would rather be right than reasonable. Ogden Nash You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything. Nellie McKay I've recently started composting in my apartment, which is quite an adventure. Shalom Harlow It takes a long time to appreciate one's parents. Kristin Scott Thomas When Howard Dean started saying some honest things, they hung him. Robert Scheer Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Russian, American, Northern from the North of England. All sorts of different accents I've worked in. Ben Barnes I'm not a singer, and I'm not a brilliant dancer. Jeremy Bulloch As anyone who goes into dog-rescue knows, it is not a for-profit business, but the rewards are priceless for me. Emmylou Harris Trick names are so ridiculous! Shaun White To be really honest, I don't love the gym. Anna Torv It took President Obama to make America lead like America again. John F. Kerry The end crowneth the work. Elizabeth I The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life. Arthur Keith Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well. Ralph Waldo Emerson I walk wherever my errands take me. Rebecca Solnit

because I realized that my circumstances, while causing me despair and heartbreak, also held great possibility, if only I could see it. Suzan-Lori Parks The goal of Sunday is to leave my home as little as possible. Mark Morris People are rapidly losing hope and trust. They believe their government has been captured by special interests and no longer cares about them, and they are right. Marcy Kaptur Shrek is not like anything anybody has ever seen before. Jeffrey Katzenberg I wasn't bullied in high school, I was just ignored. Gerard Way I still call Texas home. It is where I spent most of my life growing up. Candace Kita People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them. P. Chidambaram I'm like tax. You're going to pay one way or the other. Shaquille O'Neal Laughter is God's blessing. Joseph Prince Nobody can hide their birthdays anymore, so there's no point in lying. Jessica Walter

always operated in the world without really being with the world, and cyberspace means that the rest of us are more and more living the same way. Donald E. Westlake Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth, they are not playing with the inner character. That is why women are happy to wear painful shoes. Christian Louboutin Frankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed. Leon Panetta I really like the relaxed glamour of the '70s. Rashida Jones The only certain freedom's in departure. Robert Frost I drilled holes in the floor of the club, and it's sinking. Bobby Darin We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. Maria Montessori I'm a big proponent of accountability. Jonathan Klein The only part of an argument that really matters is what we think of the people arguing. Kim Stanley Robinson A lot of art and visual crafts are based on appropriating things. Lazaro Hernandez

human history, and we just need the country to live up to them. But what I worry about are the 1 million black men in the prison system. Henry Louis Gates It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make. K. D. Lang If one is going to change the definition of marriage to be, quote, 'same sex,' then there is absolutely no valid argument constitutionally or rhetorically you can make against multiple people getting married. These are radical social changes. Gary Bauer Without forgiveness, there's no future. Desmond Tutu Wealthy women have rights in every country. And poor women don't. Hillary Clinton I don't want to dress up a picture with just my face. Grace Kelly By Time and Age full many things are taught. Aeschylus I would say I have compassion. Kim Delaney I'm not really very comfortable being hit on at all. Jennifer Sky My tendency is to be very experimental. Sean L...

stimulation which results from the swift and uninterrupted change of outer and inner stimuli. Georg Simmel I wasn't being bullied at school at this point. I had a group of friends, and I was isolated because I wasn't communicating with my parents. I wasn't telling them what I was going through. Randy Harrison I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run. Paul Begala One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations. Q-Tip The science of life is changing hearts and minds. Gary Bauer The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise. Dante Alighieri I have soundtracks for a lot of stuff. Dave Attell I love making up titles. Mark Morris I do some weights and I do a lot of stretching. Mike Ditka I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit. Debi Thomas

player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession. Ian Botham I won't usually make plans with people I don't know on Fridays because all I want to do is stick my hair in a ponytail and put on a big sweater, some tights and a pair of sneakers after a week working in the city. Bobbi Brown I've never graced the cover of a fashion magazine. Vera Farmiga Believe it or not, I want to keep growing my audience. Kenny Chesney In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff. Namie Amuro There is a tremendous range of children with a PDD label. Temple Grandin I'm all over the place. Meryl Streep I definitely think cheerleaders have no fear. Ashley Tisdale I have always been able to rise above the expectations. Kay Bailey Hutchison If dreams are like movies, then memories are films about ghosts. Adam Duritz

it's the love for cooking and food. It's dictated my entire life - every aspect of it. Grant Achatz But I started it when I was going through a transitional time in my life. At the end of it, it really sort of symbolized it. I had made room to change, and room to grow. I recorded it in a little room. Katey Sagal That always seemed to be the most critical test that a child was confronted with - loss of parents, loss of direction, loss of love. Can you live without a mother and a father? Maurice Sendak If you don't respect me you're not gonna get that respect back. David Hasselhoff Forever Young, by Dylan, is one of my favorite songs. Levon Helm I already gave my best. William Hung I need to write to be happy. Nora Roberts A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him. Thomas Fuller God understands more about the financial markets than many who write about them. Jean-Claude Juncker I have a regular, normal private life. Francois-Henri ...

fun for me. It's like getting to paint a new canvas everyday. Sophia Bush We need to ask ourselves what are we here for and what have we worked so hard to be here for. Jonny Wilkinson To this day I do not believe I'm great at anything. Kathie Lee Gifford If you become a viral star, that is terrific! Al Walser Be kind to people on the way up - you'll meet them again on your way down. Jimmy Durante It always seemed to be a constant that my parents were political. Alexei Sayle In complete darkness, it is only knowledge and wisdom that separates us. Janet Jackson Almost every venerable tradition at a men's club starts out as a joke. Joe Bob Briggs I still got the nasty in me. Christina Aguilera In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing. Barry Bostwick

about whether or not proliferation of things like The Smoking Gun and TMZ and YouTube and the whole celebrity culture is healthy. Stephen King I want to make sure my family's straight. Lil Wayne I was spoiled in a very strange way as a child, because everybody told me, from the moment I was able to hear, that I was absolutely marvelous, and I never heard a discouraging word for years, you see. I didn't know what was ahead of me. Orson Welles There's a long tradition of people from the South living in New York City. Steve Earle I worked as a secretary, a waitress and a dance teacher - all in high school. Jennie Garth But men are men; the best sometimes forget. William Shakespeare If there's an incursion I don't go out of the house. Nader al-Masri All of my pleasures are guilty, but that's just the way I'm wired. Jesse Eisenberg Many excellent cooks are spoilt by going into the arts. Paul Gauguin There are at least two retrospectives...

try to choose recipes that feel like a meal: a chicken thing, a fish or shrimp thing, maybe two vegetable things, and I think it's fun to end the cocktail party with a sweet thing. Ina Garten The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration. Bashar al-Assad If you don't get feedback from your performers and your audience, you're going to be working in a vacuum. Peter Maxwell Davies People are pretty respectful for the most part. Leighton Meester We are all mediators, translators. Jacques Derrida When you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything. Maggie Smith Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked. Warren Buffett Clothes are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music. Michael Kors Some people are just right for you. Floyd Mayweather, Jr....

influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered. Franz Boas What I do is just go over and over and over my lines and learn the script so well that I can just be easy and relaxed. That's the way I always work. Anthony Hopkins Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It's great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I'm not complaining,... Those who find growing old terrible are people who haven't done what they wanted with their lives. Martha Gellhorn I do actually like Los Angeles. Partly because I was told I wouldn't. Hugh Laurie I love my own music. Alicia Keys You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France. Tommy Chong I am geared towards communicating on a female level. Guy Pearce It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world. Mary Wollstonecraft I mean, Scorsese's a genius, and th...

for them as they are, and you will find them. Epictetus If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to be done openly, with accountability, with approval by the president of the United States or by a Supreme Court justice. Alan Dershowitz What was the freedom to which the adult human being rose in the morning, if each act was held back or inspired by the overpowering ghost of a little child? Delmore Schwartz When all of us are forgotten, people will still be remembering Stephen King. Leslie Fiedler Funny, how moms can tell you what to do no matter how old or big you are. Gabrielle Reece I started rejecting the proper way to sing and I started singing. Adam Lambert That was never on my radar, traffic stopping. It was never important to me. Kathy Ireland Take characters that Nicholson or De Niro play: they're not always tough. Tom Berenger There are risks which are not acceptable...

feeling guilty about that because I work. Tori Spelling I started crying the other day just thinking that the baby is going to leave me soon! You have this relationship with this person in your belly and it's really amazing. Emily Procter In Tunisia, where women have long enjoyed greater rights than many of their Arab neighbors, women pushed for and won a new electoral code that guarantees women will make up half of a candidates' list for office. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon I wake up early. At 6:30 A.M., I'm at my most optimistic. Emily Mortimer If you're not scoring the frustrations build up. Wayne Rooney Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music. Jan Hammer When it comes to life and love, why do we believe our worst reviews? Sarah Jessica Parker I don't like shopping, and I like my clothes to be comfortable. Norah Jones To do a really good interview, you have to be truly interested in the person. Daisy Fuentes If everyone played it s...

car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him. Goran Ivanisevic Why don't Jews drink? It interferes with their suffering. Henny Youngman My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was a Protestant from Ireland but wasn't especially religious. Tony Blair And I wasn't crazy about Hollywood in those days. Kitty Carlisle I would like to be a one-man multinational fashion phenomenon. Karl Lagerfeld As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men. Pierre Corneille It's not hard to keep up the image we chose. It's not hard to stay yourselves. Donnie Wahlberg I lost some time once. It's always in the last place you look for it. Neil Gaiman It is as pleasant as it is unusual to see thoroughly good people getting their deserts. Charles Williams I did surveillance a lot, which sound...

is to say, if the Algerian army had not overthrown me, others would have done so. Ahmed Ben Bella I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write. Patricia Reilly Giff If a man loves you... he's willing to profess it. He'll give you a title after a while. You're going to be his lady, his woman, his fiancee, his wife, his baby's mama, something. Steve Harvey 'My Life' is not an autobiography. It's just music. Mary J. Blige Jazz is the art of thinking out loud. Barbara Januszkiewicz People retire to do what I do every day. Mark McCormack My failures have made me look at myself in a way I've never wanted to before. Tiger Woods I miss my horse. He's in Los Angeles. Zosia Mamet Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'. Charlie Chaplin You reclaim your power by loving what you were once taught to hate. Bryant H. McGill

decide what is best for you - the first time around. Oprah Winfrey My parents lived in a poor rural community on the Eastern Shore, and schools were still segregated. And I remember when lawyers came into our community to open up the public schools to black kids. Bryan Stevenson If I had a project that I had auditioned for and I was getting close to getting it, I didn't want to tell anybody because I thought then I wouldn't get it, but in reality that really had no bearing on whether or not I got a part. Amy Adams Maybe I've seen more Hollywood movies than French movies. Michel Hazanavicius I think everyone sings in the shower. Jake T. Austin I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past. Mario Lemieux The way to stay inspired and motivated is by doing what you like, doing what you love. Raphael Saadiq I'd never even seen a play by the time I was 24 years old. John Corbett I don't know who invented high heels, but all women ...

wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Sarah Vowell My ass contemplates those who talk behind my back. Francis Picabia Men are amazing. I love the way they are. They're consistently little boys, and they need to be nurtured and loved. But at the same time, they need to feel like men. Krista Allen Entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine. David Fincher When you cook under pressure you trade perfection. Gordon Ramsay You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F. Quincy Jones There is an inherent tolerance and kindness in the state school teenagers I know. Arabella Weir You are no better than you should be. Francis Beaumont Well, I'm a 14 handicap. Anyone who golfs knows what that means. Ray Romano My dreams are all follies. Taylor Caldwell

of Frank Lloyd Wright's 'An Autobiography' of 1932, a picaresque narrative that captivated many who hadn't the slightest inkling of what architects actually did. Martin Filler Teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes are going to be very, very motivated to go for the titles. Sebastian Vettel My desire to experiment comes from my attention-deficit approach to cosmetics. I just get really bored, really easily. Paloma Faith Last year I think I made more from my Image books than anywhere else. Robert Kirkman I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries. Barack Obama I'm not a conventional guy. I've never been a conventional guy. Dontrelle Willis I really am a woman at peace. Laura Schlessinger You should not consider a man's age but his acts. Sophocles In my opinion, Al Moritz may be the best poet of his generation in Canada. George Murray 'Sexy' is being independent, being confident and having fun. Mol...

me singing some songs. I didn't know Music Row, I didn't know anything! So after six or seven months, I went back home and went to college. David Nail The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. Ralph Waldo Emerson And I, uh, I wonder how anybody can think his personality changes with his success. I've had quite a bit of success but I feel that I'm just the same person as I always was. Rube Goldberg And I took a long time to appreciate Lynch. Jacques Rivette In all kinds of ways, I used to be really, really hard on myself. Sara Ramirez Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact. Mark Spitz I can't stand the club scene. Christine Taylor I hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible. Katarina Witt In polite society one laughs at all the jokes, including the ones one has heard before. Frank Dane What language are you talking in now? It appears to be bol...

from trusting solely to the intelligence. Lewis Mumford I play Rock Band, which is Guitar Hero times ten. You can play with four people, so when you have parties, you have a real band. Nobody ever wants to sing, so I'm always the one throwing down on the mic. Elizabeth Banks It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career. Caroline Kennedy I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott People laugh at me. Sometimes I know why, and sometimes I don't. Jennifer Aniston Who wants those gleaming white cosmetically enhanced American teeth? Georgia Jagger You either are or you're not. Harrison Birtwistle It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails. Romain Rolland I want to b...

gonna be bona fide real. There is no substitution for happiness. Period. Suge Knight A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. Daniel Webster I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team. Isaiah Thomas My life is better with every year of living it. Rachel Maddow I love to act. I need to act. It's the big itch I need to scratch. Christopher Meloni Now, more than ever, we need nature as a balancing agent. Richard Louv I never listened to country music growing up. Deana Carter I'm not a big dancer! Kristin Cavallari Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic. Peter Senge I mean I would still love to be in Mel Brooks' movies; he's great. Armie Hammer

towns - the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition. Bob Cousy My anger with the US was not at first, that they had used that weapon - although that anger came later. Wilfred Burchett We don't care really about children as a society and television reflects that indifference to children as human beings. Bill Moyers I've never seen a woman half as beautiful as Jennifer Love Hewitt. Robert Iler I respond to the sound of London being spoken - to the sound of London. Graham Swift Baseball is not what I love. It's my job. Eric Davis I been in this game a long time. Trick Daddy You can't live your life through your children. Carl Lewis Throughout my ministry, I have sought to build bridges between Jews and Christians. Billy Graham Golf has probably kept more people sane than psychiatrists have. Harvey Penick

to listen to people like Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and I used to be really into that. Conor Maynard No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself. Allen Klein The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles. Barry Commoner I have a broad range of interests, so I'll always be working on something. Ben Casnocha Ragtime was my lullaby. Hoagy Carmichael Women are still second-class citizens. Joan Jett Have you seen the roses? There's a whole lot of colours. Syd Barrett I don't need any nicknames. Victor Cruz The Internet knows no national borders. Alan Dershowitz I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress. Barbra Streisand

runs its course and people aren't interested anymore. Boris Kodjoe The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to me, and I knew right away that, in spite of what others were saying, it was dead wrong. Madeleine Stowe I really haven't been cognitive of gas prices. It wasn't until I filled up my husband's Toyota Prius Hybrid that I had a moment of understanding of how people who drive gas cars feel. Alexandra Paul Health care should be affordable for everyone. Ed Pastor My father was a very contradictory man. John Malkovich It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow. Aesop The actor has a constant problem of personal identity. Cyril Cusack Wherever you've got a state church, you have empty churches. Rodney Stark I've tried body surfing. It's nice. Ziggy Marley It takes a lot of selfish time to make music. Gwen Stefani

singer and putting the rest in the foreground. It was the background that interested me. Brian Eno Some people harbour an awkward clash of feelings - homosexual attraction on the one hand and shame or embarrassment about that attraction on the other. It is well known that the mind struggles to sustain conflicting views. Evan Davis When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. Louis Pasteur During my first month in Italy I lived a nomadic life. Hugh Dalton I never did smoke that much pot; never was a big pothead. Tommy Chong One must choose in life between boredom and suffering. Madame de Stael The one thing I never questioned about my mother was whether she loved me. Lorna Luft Have I been wiretapped? Yes. But who they said wiretapped me was incorrect. Farrah Fawcett I had a fear that I'd be typecast, but I don't really have that fear anymore. David Duchovny There are all kind...

fundamentally restructures the industry. It needs to get done. The only way it's really going to get done is in bankruptcy court. They should have done it six months ago they should do it now. Tim Pawlenty I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Capt. Peter Townsend. Mindful of the church's teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before any others. Princess Margaret Candidate Obama promised to fundamentally transform America and that's one promise he has kept. Turning a shining city on a hill into a sinking ship. Sarah Palin It takes me 10 minutes to get ready to go out, and that includes the shower. Josh Brolin I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare. Alan Cumming There is sort of a small town mentality on the east coast of Canada. Martha MacIsaac Stand-up has the best writers, because it's the hardest...

of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the rediscovery of an ancient kind of leadership that has rarely been given the prominence it deserves. I mean the leader as teacher. Jonathan Sacks The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals. Jay Griffiths Think back to yourself at age 18. I know I was mighty different than the Patti I am today. As we grow up, we grow out of our haircuts, our apartments and - often times - our romantic decisions. Patti Stanger Ambition, in a private man is a vice, is in a prince the virtue. Philip Massinger We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine. Eduardo Galeano One sees a blatant disregard for the precious souls of mankind. Thomas S. Monson You can't buy love, but you can pay heavily for it. Henny Youngman Trust dies but...

that's helped me to combat the minority mentality people can have here, which can stop them scaling the heights. David Oyelowo If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic. Johann Kaspar Lavater I never liked apples. In fact, when I was a little girl, my mom wanted to give me apples in my lunch box and I would ask for green peppers. So bizarre... It's funny - I don't have an apple a day, but I can say that I have a few a week. Lana Parrilla I am a sound freak. I could play around with sound forever. Sam Phillips The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus. Jessica Savitch Other women looked on me as a rival. And it pained me a great deal. Grace Kelly I think life is easier if you're straight. Rosie O'Donnell I'm not the most positive person. Penny Marshall I'm not fancy. I'm what I appear to be. Janet Reno I dream about running all the time. Mark Zupan

affecting the same amino acid are extremely near together on the genetic map. Francis Crick Sometimes I want to have a mental book burning that would scour my mind clean of all the filthy visions literature has conjured there. But how to do without 'The Illiad?' How to do without 'Macbeth?' Geraldine Brooks There are technologies you couldn't predict at all when I started. John Ratzenberger I played saxophone and trumpet. Pretty nerdy. Kesha I invented 'It's a good thing' before you were even born. Martha Stewart Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. Jim Carrey Many other movies, but for me The Professionals is the best I did in Hollywood. Claudia Cardinale I have had to come to terms with wearing glasses. Lucinda Williams You can't work all your life. Marion Cotillard Nice is the worst word. Keira Knightley

give it more attention than it deserves. Michael Ian Black Litigation solves everything. Jon Cryer I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years. Herbie Mann I am happy and I'm single. Rihanna And after four years, I thoroughly enjoy Hawaii and the success of the show. James MacArthur I like music. Country, hip-hop, R&B, sometimes classical. Zaha Hadid Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it. Gustave Flaubert A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning. Benjamin Disraeli The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control. Ogden Nash France will insist on the need for updated and responsive institutions. Jacques Chirac

that everything feels special - in a way. Guy Pearce It is perfectly clear, in the first place, that the constitution of the United States did not, of itself, create or establish slavery as a new institution; or even give any authority to the state governments to establish it as a new institution. The greatest sticklers for slavery do not claim this. Lysander Spooner We all obviously need others to look up to, and be inspirational to us. Ford did a great job as far as putting the presidency back where it belonged, getting the trust back after Nixon. And President Reagan has been one of the most influential presidents. Steve Garvey Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned. Dick Gregory You can only do the work to the very best of your ability. Christine Baranski There is a world of communication which is not dependent on words. Mary Martin Success can create more madness than happiness. Billy Ocean I'm a good listener. Retief Goosen Much of contemporary scien...

but few realise just what hard work it is, getting up early, and so on. Helen Mirren Why did the Soviet Union disintegrate? Why did the Soviet Communist Party collapse? An important reason was that their ideals and beliefs had been shaken. Xi Jinping How do I know why Miles walks off the stage? Why don't you ask him? And besides, maybe we'd all like to be like Miles, and just haven't got the guts. Dizzy Gillespie I'm a pushover. I make allowances for people if I like them. Zaha Hadid On the tour we get a case of beer on the bus every day from Ozzfest. Zakk Wylde Comedy is second nature for me. Anthony Anderson I have a longing for fiction - to try to believe in it and to disappear into it. Karl Ove Knausgard I wish I had more confidence. Seann William Scott Football is the No. 1 sport in America. Michael Ovitz I learn my songs by ear. Kate Smith

having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly. K. D. Lang To ignore one's spiritual self is unsettling, to say the least. That's a very profound outlook on it. Linda Blair Everyone knows how much Australia means to me. I try to get back here as much as I can, but normally it's for work, so I'm in and out and jetlagged and stressed. Kylie Minogue With my writing, what I want to do is humanize the young people I write about. Walter Dean Myers I'm the type of player I am. Caroline Wozniacki Me a TV star? I've got to be the luckiest guy in the world. John Ritter I try to do my best. Garth Brooks Sometimes I think I'm the craziest person on the planet. Lynda Barry I'm too busy playing to worry about the movement or the fingerboard. Terry Kath I'm a woman, so I'm going to be woman as much as I can. Tila Tequila

a lot of TV. I've never had television in my home. Alexandra Paul Editors and their authors seldom form deep friendships for the same reason that psychiatrists and their patients keep their distance: The relationship requires candor that mixes poorly with intimacy. Jason Epstein It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge. Friedrich Nietzsche Actors should never give interviews. Daniel Day-Lewis I'm not interested in fad songs. Ryan Tedder Basically, I'm more confident in my whole game. Reggie Lewis I am a former sabre fencer and fenced as part of the Uzbek republic team. Alisher Usmanov You can't second-guess baseball. You can't second-guess yourself. Mariano Rivera We're trying to reinvent Bond. He's 28 - no Q, no gadgets. Paul Haggis The French cook; we open tins. John Galsworthy

was a child I was terribly ambitious, but I didn't know at all what this great thing would become. Amelie Nothomb I've been singing for a really long time and I love a lot of genres, but country just seemed like the best fit. The people in that genre are just so nice and welcoming. And that seemed so appealing. Also my voice fit it and seemed like the way to go. Sasha Pieterse He that travels much knows much. Thomas Fuller It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace. Anna Akhmatova Winter is not a season, it's an occupation. Sinclair Lewis I wasn't good at school. Celine Dion I took a long time off to have my baby and spend time with my family. Kelly Preston Dad sometimes patted me on the knee and called me his Little Schmuck. Michael Reagan To be a Jew is a destiny. Vicki Baum Life is just a short period of time in which you are alive. Philip Roth

them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended. Ferdowsi Salads was a big indicator of that - there was a huge market out there for it. And why not tap it? Some of the things we are doing now around the globe are responding to customers. It's not because some guy sued you. Jim Cantalupo I would run into the corner store, the bodega, and just grab a paper bag or buy juice - anything just to get a paper bag. And I'd write the words on the paper bag and stuff these ideas in my pocket until I got back. Then I would transfer them into the notebook. Jay-Z I don't like the fact that there are so few women in rap. Cheryl James I don't cook, but I would love to learn. Hoda Kotb How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening. Alexander Smith Everything changes but change. Israel Zangwill My attention span is very short. will.i.am They say in the grave there is peace, and ...

number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves. David Hume We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated from the Divine Nature; for that which is foreign by nature does not share in the same honors. Saint Basil I do sometimes play characters that are a bit ambiguous. You've got to be brave about that sort of stuff. I like the sense of people not feeling too secure, not immediately knowing what they have in front of them. Andrew Scott Technology is my native tongue. I'm online six hours a day. Howard Rheingold Macrame is effortless. Catherine Malandrino But if you are going to wear blinders then you do not know the world. Miriam Makeba Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. Vince Lombardi There are far more talented people doing voice work than I. Bryan Cranston I will always...

in the chance to use power to do great things. John Boehner President Obama and Secretary Duncan have made stronger teacher evaluation a key part of their education reform efforts. Under their signature plan, called 'Race to the Top,' states can win federal support for schools by improving teacher evaluations. Juan Williams My hope is that if I take good care of my skin and use Botox, I won't have to use anything else. Courtney Thorne-Smith When you are very little tennis should be fun, it should be a game. Guy Forget If you're not Prince, you're never going to sound like Prince. Gwen Stefani War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed. William McKinley A lot of people didn't realize that I acted before I did anything else. Maria Menounos In the best cases, Twitter makes people smarter and faster and more efficient. Evan Williams I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do. John Turturro Fight the...

and that's it for you? Well, TOMS is the business equivalent of a soul mate for me. Blake Mycoskie I have a strong constitution. Jennie Garth I find it almost comforting to count calories, because it makes me conscious of what I'm eating. But on Super Bowl Sunday, I thought, 'Surrender to it. It's nacho time.' Then I ate nothing but Doritos all day. Kristen Bell I'm too scared to perform onstage. I'm not very good with big crowds. Alex Pettyfer Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. Alfred Whitney Griswold I'm coming from a place of total strength and humility now. Robert Downey, Jr. I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being. Confucius They could have been nice to me instead of treating me like an idiot. Norma McCorvey I'm not a reporter but the 'New Yorker' treats everyone like a reporter. David Sedaris I can draw really well. And I like to p...

and my younger brother is a mixing engineer. Lisa Loeb When a battle for suffrage is conducted, it should only be conducted according to socialist principles, and therefore with the demand of universal suffrage for women and men. Clara Zetkin When I was a girl, the West was still young, and the law of force, of physical force, was dominant. Agnes Smedley I mean, I'm not going to play the hero of something. Paul Giamatti The heart, like the stomach, wants a varied diet. Gustave Flaubert I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies. Damon Lindelof The most important things in life aren't things. Anthony J. D'Angelo My life mission is to spread peace to the world. Mattie Stepanek No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere. Sheryl Crow I love soccer; I want to be on the field. Brandi Chastain

is that you end up in that pigeonhole and you're doing that the rest of your life. Colm Meaney When you're C.E.O., you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the job. And today, they are reunited. Carlos Ghosn The 70's hair with the long on the sides, just doesn't look good coming down the sides of the helmet. Steve Yzerman Sci-fi nerds are respectful, honorable. You can trust them. Claudia Christian I know I'm not perfect. Carmen Electra I'm an actor and my job is to interpret. Richard Madden I love to be surprised. Vera Farmiga In my songs, the sex is all subliminal. It's subliminal, spiritual. Ziggy Marley I'm interested in reaching the masses with my work. It's one of my goals. Ryan McGinley I believe in cooperating for the common good. Ers...

us where he went to school, or how much time was spent in his education, and knows nothing about letters at all. Saint Basil The school made it very clear that women were entitled to positions of authority. That sense of entitlement allowed us to feel that we have a natural place in leadership in the world. That gave me a mental and emotional confidence. Linda Vester This is Earth. Isn't it hot? Paris Hilton People who can't kiss had everything given to them. Kenny Chesney The longer I go on, the more I am aware of the power of finance. Justin Welby One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it. Mahalia Jackson It would be spiteful to put a Jellyfish in a trifle. Karl Pilkington I have so many friends who don't know how to cook. Robert Rodriguez A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format. Branford Marsalis There is always the need to carry on. Marjory Stoneman Douglas

could into this part of Australia, but also the most valuable plants of every description. George Grey I've worked with leading men so worried about losing their charm that they were always winking to the audience. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio The major reason why Instagram works is that you can follow anyone out there and start following their photos immediately. Kevin Systrom New York is rich in culture, cuisine, and commerce. Patricia Marx CBS is the largest out-of-home advertising company in the U.S. Leslie Moonves I also quite like to be recognized by children; I find it sweet. Russell Brand My sunglasses are like my guitar. Patti Smith The girl with a future avoids a man with a past. Evan Esar Before I became a suspense novelist, I wrote romantic suspense as Alicia Scott. Lisa Gardner I've dated jerks, so why not geeks? Kelly LeBrock

self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The Larger. Hu Shih And it's a crime because the great plays of history, going all the way back to the Greeks, are part of everybody's heritage. It's just like in music, Beethoven or Mozart, that's everybody's heritage. Tony Randall I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendment, which we as governors always had to deal with. Jon Huntsman, Jr. I've always wanted to be like the Hollywood Golden Age actors. Julianne Hough Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. Helen Keller People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal. Magnus Carlsen Voters don't have to love him, Romney advisers say, but they will respect him. Ron Fournier A lot of movies treat kids like idiots....

about craft. I just wanted to become good at the art of something. And writing was very private. Amy Tan Unless I'm really uneasy with what I'm writing, I lose interest very quickly. Paul Haggis I don't miss being a reporter as a job, but I do miss the everyday interaction with the front line of law enforcement. I still have a cadre of cops who keep me up to date, but I don't have the access I used to. Michael Connelly Packing is my pet hate. Seal Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it. Jack Valenti Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s. Parker Stevenson The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years. Stendhal My ideal travel companions are my surfboard, wetsuit, and guitar. Alexander Ludwig I want to travel. Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes. Eva Green The Americans are optimistic by their nature. And they are hopeful. Chaka Fattah

Australia must find its security in Asia; it cannot find its security from Asia. Paul Keating When the initial effort of political and business leaders to influence public opinion on an issue is to threaten rather than to engage and persuade, they further arouse public opposition rather than win support. Preston Manning That's what makes writer's block so painful. You think the well has run dry, maybe somewhere in the heavens the tap has been turned off. That's beyond frightening. Taiye Selasi I'm a pretty loyal person. Alec Baldwin I love a good Dorothy L. Sayers. J. K. Rowling Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better. John Stossel I have never worn a watch. I did at 17 and it annoyed me. Eve Best Whenever someone says the word community, I want to reach for an oxygen mask. Fareed Zakaria Reading serves as a good escape when you're in the middle of doing crazy things. Carly Rae Jepsen This is the stran...

depressed, but it couldn't be further from the truth! Zola Jesus When I was a young boy, I used to gaze through the microscope of my father at the insects in amber that he kept in the house. And they were remarkably well preserved, morphologically just phenomenal. Hendrik Poinar The airport paparazzi kind of wigs me out a little bit. Carly Rae Jepsen If I fall, pick up the flag, kiss it, and keep on going. Omar Torrijos Herrera It's not difficult for me to stay healthy. I like healthy food. Heidi Klum Western films don't do very well in India. Baz Luhrmann I didn't know much about video games. Anna Torv That is my major concern: writers who are in prison for writing. Antonia Fraser A lot of movies you do because they're fun, they make people forget about their day. James Van Der Beek I wasn't ready to say, I can't play anymore. And I'm still not. Jamie Moyer

in the studio. So while I had all these ornate arrangements, I didn't have any songs. St. Vincent I'm an American. I'm for prosperity. I've discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government. John Stossel That's one of the things I hope that the book can do, is to restore some dignity to Joe Cinque. Helen Garner I was brought up in a very small town in upstate New York. Bill Pullman It always matters whether or not you can trust your government. Trey Gowdy I always feel like I want to do my career my own way. Famke Janssen You're not allowed to be an eccentric in the world, you have to fit it. Rupert Everett The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense. Dean Inge In every parting there is an image of death. George Eliot Special effects movies have taken over the universe. That and scary movies. Jami Gertz

you're casting politicians, you can't put up posters and have politicians come down. Gus Van Sant It is certain that if you would have the whole secret of a people, you must enter into the intimacy of their religion. Edgar Quinet Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition. N. Scott Momaday I started off as a studio pianist in Hollywood. Skitch Henderson Peter remained very quiet and shy, but when he spoke it made sense. Jonathan King Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time. Doris Lessing Goals help you channel your energy into action. Les Brown I think one thing that does cause unhappiness is protracted anxiety and worry. Derek Bok A BMW can't take you as far as a diploma. Joyce Meyer I never lost my appetite for acting. Eli Wallach

something you think is based on your religious beliefs. Jane Wiedlin In his 4 years in the White House, President Carter worked to make the Federal Government more competent and compassionate and more responsive to the American people. Nathan Deal It's impossible, I think, however much I'd become disillusioned politically or evolve into a post-political person, I don't think I'd ever change my view that socialism is the best political moment humans have ever come up with. Christopher Hitchens Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries. A. B. Yehoshua I'm putting out this free music, constantly putting it out. Kendrick Lamar People don't live in Austin to work, they work to live there. Robert Rodriguez I wanted to make a lot of good pitches. Paul Quantrill It is glorious to become a learner again at my time of life. Bruno Walter My favorite movie of all time is probably 'Apocalypse Now.' Dominic Monaghan Peopl...

a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent. Sue Wicks I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting. Lily Tomlin I was never a big fan of horror. I got into it making these films, but I don't ever see myself doing slasher movies. The kind of horror film I like is 'The Shining.' I don't really like slashers, but I love thrillers with tension. Caity Lotz People have to evolve. Caprice Bourret But I majored in Drama, modified with Psychology. Rachel Dratch You know everyone loves to be the villain. Hugh Grant A Tea Party tidal wave is coming. Rand Paul I'm married, so I tend not to hit on every girl. Simon Helberg I generally circuit train and do Pilates. Emmanuelle Chriqui Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball. Jacques Barzun

I'm doing, I just mess up and I have to stop and so I find that for me, you really need to trust your instinct. Saoirse Ronan Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others. Daisaku Ikeda The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed. Adora Svitak I see things completely differently now. Mary Pierce I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader. Adam Lambert Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film. Ralph Fiennes A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing. Travis Barker Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games. Babe Ruth I get along fine with the press. Kevin Pietersen I don't own anything designer. Grimes