I need a close contact to the client, whoever it is, and a commitment of

the client to go out and do a process together. I want to do the best for him. I need his respect and his patience. I want to work with a sophisticated person who's interested in a good building and not in my name.
Peter Zumthor

I knew nothing about film at all. I suppose the biggest surprise is all these things. In the theatre we sort of do, I might do two or three key interviews and that would be it.
Andrew Lloyd Webber

I'm not the kind of guy a girl would take home to her mother. She'd kick the girl out and probably call the cops on me.
Steve Jones

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to do if I had no limitations whatsoever?
Laurie Anderson

I think I'm a very religious person. I think I believe in God as much as any man does. I don't only believe in God, I know there's God.
Ernest Gaines

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come.
Gertrude Stein

As a child, I had lived many years in Southampton and sang in the choir of the Dune Church.
Rachel Lambert Mellon

I'm very open about the fact that it's nice when someone says you're pretty. Especially for someone like me.
Olivia Munn

Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined, discreet, and they've got grit.
Wade Davis

I think it's really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it.
Christina Aguilera

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When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve

the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I only make movies that are interesting to me. Brian Grazer I wouldn't say I was organised at all. I just have to prioritise. Is it more important for them to be organised, or to have their dinner, do you know what I mean? Jo Brand The courage in journalism is sticking up for the unpopular, not the popular. Geraldo Rivera A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live. Bertrand Russell I think Mick Jagger would be astounded and amazed if he realized that to many people he is not a sex symbol, but a mother image. David Bowie I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring. Jav

That's what I think our jobs as parents are, to educate as much as possible...

I tell them to follow their bliss. The people who follow their bliss in this world tend to be the more happier people. Art Alexakis The only time I waste is time I spend doing something that, in my gut, I know I shouldn't. If I choose to spend time playing video games or sleeping in, then it's time well spent, because I chose to do it. I did it for a reason - to relax, to decompress or to feel good, and that was what I wanted to do. Simon Sinek Meat workers may have been looked down upon socially, but at least they were well-paid and were a fit and lively bunch as a result of hard, honest physical work. Michael Leunig I decided that I wanted a farm back in 1940 when I was with the Dodgers. I tried to find one within commuting distance of New York. Larry MacPhail Oh God, are you supposed to collect things? I don't collect things. I like throwing things away. Caitlin Moran My first phone was two tin cans tied together with string, and it worked pretty good. Do

It had to happen to me sometime: sooner or later, I would have to lose

sight of the cutting edge. That moment every technical person fears - the fall into knowledge exhaustion, obsolescence, techno-fuddy-duddyism - there was no reason to think I could escape it forever. Ellen Ullman Innovation and its allure can be dangerous. It can draw you away from the user, from the intended outcome, and may be the ultimate demise of otherwise great intentions. Mark Brand My voice is different, but I don't think I'm the only one with a different take on pop music. Charli XCX In South Africa, we drive on the left-hand side, and most of the cars are standard, so I learned with a full-gear transmission with a clutch and hill starts. I've never driven an automatic until I came to Canada. Jodi Balfour Mexico has 44 treaties with other countries that make it very advantageous to do international shipping from Mexico rather than from the United States. Wilbur Ross Winning HOYS set me up for the future and prepared me for riding in front of lots of

Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without

any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world. Augustine Birrell Everyone should know that most cancer research is largely a fraud, and that the major cancer research organizations are derelict in their duties to the people who support them. Linus Pauling A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real challenges in getting along with the Congress. Richard V. Allen I once thought that I was the only man that persevered to be the friend of the white man, but since they have come and cleaned out our lodges, horses, and everything else, it is hard for to believe the white man any more. Black Kettle When you finish a poem, it clicks shut like the top of a jewel box, but prose is endless. I haven't experienced an awful lot of clicking shut! Kenneth Koch I thin

As a Midlander and a big walker, I'd always loved ridge and furrow

fields, the plough-marked land as it was when it was enclosed. It is the landscape giving you a story of lives that ended with the arrival of sheep. Jim Crace I think it's really rare to see women on television who are brilliant, selfish, vain, fallible - and I feel like I have all those capacities in myself, so it's good to see people in the media representing all of those things. Kerry Bishe I never went after fame. It fell into my lap. Caitlyn Jenner My mom and dad were actors when they were younger and had a horrible experience of it. My dad became a literary agent and my mom a casting director. Daniel Radcliffe I have this idea of trying to catalog all the genes on the planet. Craig Venter The wind from the Kingdom of Heaven has blown all over the world, and shall blow for centuries yet. George William Russell I always said if I played a drag queen, I'd want to create a template with the realness they talk about in 'Paris Is Burning.' Billy P

I haven't got any kids yet and it is something I need to address. I'm

sure that, God willing, that'll be the next and most fabulous episode of my little life. Nick Moran You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson - she's probably the top - Mozart, Shakespeare, Keats. These are wonderful gods who have gotten me through the narrow straits of life. Maurice Sendak I shop at thrift stores a lot. I have a lot of silver pitchers and I put my flowers in those. I collect antiques, so there are a lot of old rocking chairs... My friends call my home the vortex because nobody wants to leave. Monica Potter I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to his door he is entitled to the courtesy of a visit. Hedy Lamarr All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic. Josh Radnor I keep a lighter in my back pocket all the time. I'm not a smoker, I just really like certain songs. Demetri

If you can capture the humanity of a family struggling in an economic crisis you

can make a difference. You can raise awareness just of the simple humanity. Emily Blunt When I was on Broadway, I got really sick with walking pneumonia. I decided not to take my health for granted anymore and make it a priority. The great thing is, the pounds just started to fall off. Jordin Sparks I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one. Bear Grylls Minority art, vernacular art, is marginal art. Only on the margins does growth occur. Joanna Russ I am hopeful for the American people that we can actually improve the outlook for bringing down costs in health care. Eric Cantor The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business. Larry King I used to go to Saks, I would go to Bergdorf, I would go to Barneys, I would go to thrift stores in SoHo. ASAP Rocky The men are much alarmed by certain speculations about women; and well they

In 'Love Story,' Oliver Barrett IV comes from generations of wealth and privilege,

but when he meets working-class Jennifer Cavilleri, he can't resist. When they marry, his father disowns him, but they struggle on in love, until she's diagnosed with cancer and they can't afford the costly treatments. Susan Straight Getting on a plane is hard for me, but I do it, because travel is vital to me. Amanda Lindhout I learned early in my writing career that if I try to tailor a song for someone else, I'm usually off base. They're usually looking for something from you with your character. Brenda Russell My actual statement during the campaign was I want to be the sheriff of Wall Street, Albany and Main Street. I'm going to go after crime and corruption, wherever it is. Eric Schneiderman I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless. Sarah McLachlan I am international. When I put out my second mixtape, we did four tours and a tour overseas. Theophilus Lon

We haven't played that many of them because all our gear was over here waiting

for us when we could get here. So we didn't get to rehearse any of the new stuff, so we have planned to play 3 or 4 new ones. Kerry King Most American media outlets that are controlled by Jews seem to be reflexively, or at least habitually, anti-Israel. Conrad Black I used to have a pony but I outgrew it and I do dream that one day I will live in the country and have lots of horses and be like a proper English lady who goes hunting and everything. Georgia Jagger My memory is not even what most people's is, much less what it oughta be for a discussion like this. Warren Zevon We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so. Thor Heyerdahl Whether you are a twelve-year-old princess or a twelve-year-old regular kid, you need to know you are loved and respected. Kathryn Lasky My favorite Aspen memory is saving an upside-down cake that had exploded from the high altitud

I'd say people recognize me, but having children recognize me is the best. It is

a very special thing. Suddenly you feel like you have the power to make the children's dreams come true, and it's better than anything else. Ludivine Sagnier The compassion of Christlike friends deeply touches and changes our lives. Joseph B. Wirthlin Bora Bora is peaceful and quiet, but fun, so full of cool activities and more; spiritual to the core, and you leave with fully recharged batteries. Gilles Marini Dolce & Gabbana is like our child. The editing of a collection before a show is a tough call, as we would like to show everything! Stefano Gabbana If I wasn't the head of a studio, who would talk to me? Harry Cohn If you're not careful, you can fall into a destructive cycle of self-pity. Victoria Osteen Writing a book is as difficult or as easy as any other job. Everyone's job is difficult. So to fetishize difficulties in writing as something extra-difficult or something very privileged - I don't buy that at all. Neel Mukherjee I&#