Myself, I'm just a simple country boy who spent time on the streets and developed

a style of writing and rapping and a cool sound that people seem to enjoy.
Big Smo

I'd worn Joe's Jeans since I was young, so it was cool to be able to reinvent the brand and be able to be part of it.
Bella Hadid

I don't see myself beneath Beyonce and Jay Z; I don't see myself above them. I'm in my own world, hungry to grow.
Ciara

Living with my grandmother in Bath, I sort of thought I was living in the 19th century. My grandmother was someone who, in a way, was rather defiantly trying to live a pre-World War I existence.
Charles Palliser

There are good waves not that far from Manhattan - on Long Island, in north Jersey. It's true that the best surf around here tends to happen in winter, so you need a good wetsuit, and the time window of good waves is often pretty short, so you have to stay on top of the forecasts.
William Finnegan

I can't summarize my favorite movie, Jacques Tati's 'Play Time.' You just have to see it.
Rick Perlstein

Saving petrol is saving India's money. This is a sense of patriotism. The country can be energy-independent by energy conservation. I appeal to the other ministers also to do this.
Veerappa Moily

I'm quite confident, but I don't fancy myself. I don't really care about how I look.
Daniel Radcliffe

As I started getting older, I realized, 'I'm so happy!' I didn't expect this! I wasn't happy when I was young.
Jane Fonda

As a species, I think we have no choice but to try and forecast pandemics.
Nathan Wolfe

Many troubled Midwestern towns are grasping for ways to fend off decline and, in some cases, extinction.
Stephen Kinzer

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Real science is the greatest, most exciting springboard I have available to me as

a writer, and I don't feel the least bit constrained by it. Mark Waid I said I reject any form of bigotry, bigotry of all kinds. Steve Scalise I'm trying to enjoy my time at home and be around my kids. Rey Mysterio The thing that I love about 'Scandal' is every character, it's not clear if they're good or bad. Everyone is both good and bad. Nazanin Boniadi Many of the basic lessons of business, such as the critical value of customer service or measuring risk against reward when investing capital, have essential application in government, but not in a vacuum. John Hickenlooper I grew up in London, one of four children. We were a very loud family, not a lot of listening, plenty of talking. My mum was a hearth mother: she loved to gather us all around her - Sunday lunches were a big thing. She was very good at thinking on her feet - people used to say she should go into politics. Damian Lewis When you're an independent artist, you need as much play or promotio...

There is constant talk about the intermarriage crisis: who is a Jew and how

we define a Jew. That doesn't go over well with young Jews trying to figure out whether they want to be a part of this thing or not. Tahl Raz I've been studying voice for quite a while, especially opera, for at least seven or eight years. Shelly Burch Like anything, I remember who I work for. You work for the people who sent you to office. Darryl Glenn For the bourgeoisie, the main danger against which it had to be protected, that which had to be avoided at all costs, was armed uprising, was the armed people, was the workers taking to the streets in an assault against the government. Michel Foucault My grandmother is a huge part of my life. She's just a great woman: a woman of the church. Chance The Rapper I don't think we can fix poverty without fixing housing, and I don't think we can address housing without understanding landlords. Matthew Desmond One of my best friends since I was eleven years old is a gay man, and I knew his struggle. It was a tough life, you ...

I love being in the studio, and I am a huge fan of live music.

Without writing good stuff in the studio, you have nothing to play live. Anthony Hamilton I purposely don't talk about money, because people are already skeptical about TV preachers. But I do say that I want you to be blessed. To me, prosperity is having health, having great children, having peace, good relationships. It's not about the money. Joel Osteen When I was between 2 and 3 years old, I got to know my first non-human being. The non-human was a cocker spaniel named Baba. We weren't friends, Baba and I, nor enemies. He wasn't my dog. He belonged to the people my mother worked for, and he lived in the house with them and us. Octavia E. Butler I was considered the luckiest of all the female gypsies since I landed the job as social secretary to Ambassador and Mrs. David Bruce at the American Embassy. Letitia Baldrige Some musicians like to decorate their walls with discs saying: '1 million records sold in America.' I prefer to put up discs marking...

Persuasiveness is really just about getting your ideas across without being forceful.

It's a skill that can be learned and is useful for anyone who works in a team environment. Amanda de Cadenet I was an extra in a Tia Carrere music video. Adam Scott When people start to think they're figuring out 'The Vampire Diaries,' it switches on you. Kat Graham It's a huge blessing to know you've done something that has affected people the way 'The Matrix' has. It's like, there's 'Star Wars,' and then there's 'The Matrix.' It's cool to be a part of that. Laurence Fishburne Voters aren't asking to be pandered to and aren't asking to be tricked. Jason Kander I'm a pretty controlled and disciplined person, but my real vice is buying plants and food shopping. Zac Posen Barack Obama was a president who understood not only how technology could transform the way government services worked but also technology itself. He got it. Steven Levy Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up...

Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still

live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men. Quintus Ennius Everyone I know who is successful has issues with their father, regardless of whether it was sports or business or entertainment. Bret Easton Ellis Since we didn't use guns, we wanted to make sure we could earn the ability to win the audience over by making it believable. A lot of what you do when you work out in that mode is use your mental energy. Lucy Liu I was born and raised in New York City, Manhattan, uptown. Ana Ortiz Habit is stronger than reason. George Santayana I've been a minister and I know how cautious you have to be. Thomas Watson, Jr. Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God. Willie Stargell I think writers are very anxious. Helen Garner I'd like to know how to play the guitar. Mario Vazquez I have been coming to Los Angeles since 1975 to perform. Emanuel Ax

Don't hit people; don't let it get you too angry; remember that everything you do

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

Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don't believe that change is possible. But if

you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you're likely to have issues. Larry Page I wish there was something that - I get all those wonderful letters and wonderful acknowledgments, and I wish I could be more appreciative of what I do. But it's hard for me. Harvey Korman I have to laugh when I receive newsletters from major personalities and when you hit reply, you get a 'do-not-reply' address. It's ridiculous! Don't you want your customers to reply to you? Brendon Burchard A dark poem is meant to redeem the dark part. C. K. Williams The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people. Ezra Pound He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise. Quintus Ennius I was born in New Jersey, but it doesn't sound like I'm from a certain region. Wesley Schultz Men don't fall in love with me - only young ones. Kr...

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you see the real

you, or what you have been conditioned to believe is you? The two are so, so different. One is an infinite consciousness capable of being and creating whatever it chooses, the other is an illusion imprisoned by its own perceived and programmed limitations. David Icke I just feel exciting. Li Na Hey, we have obligations. We all work for a living now. Michael Irvin Pain is a beautiful thing. When you feel pain, you know you're alive. Criss Angel There are beautiful examples of art done by chimpanzees in human care. Frans de Waal My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks. Robin Tunney Fighting is dancing. Look at a great boxing match, and it's a dancing. David Lyons If it is a shame to be the second man on Mount Everest, then I will have to live with this shame. Tenzing Norgay I enter my studio at 9 a.m. I have lunch here, I return right away to my work and I go out to dinner at 8 p.m. My daily tasks vary very much. Oscar Ni...

I live in L.A. so I worry my kids aren't that connected to Britain, I

suppose I don't want them to become American kids. We try to get back three or four times a year. When they go to school they speak with a British-American accent but when they come home to us they go back to their British accent. Kevin McKidd I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well. Billie Jean King I didn't start acting until I was in college, which was in the 70's. Ray Liotta Ontario wood prices are among the highest in the world. John Harrison I was never just a 'fill in 16 bars on a beat' rapper. I was making real songs from the jump. Mac Miller I came to Moscow when I was 5 years old from Baku. To walk all night in Moscow will bring back my youth to me. Mstislav Rostropovich The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness. Susan Cain I believe in sex on a first date. Otherwise, how do you know if a second date is worth the effor...

The deceptive, glossy media images of faces, bodies and social lifestyles, make us hate ourselves

so we will buy a solution to love ourselves once again. Bryant H. McGill To me, being popular means I've got more friends. You've got to watch who your friends are, if you want to get close to them, but I've got a lot of acquaintances. And then, you've got to be real careful who your friends are, because you never know why they're your friend. Reba McEntire I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux. Linus Torvalds San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness. Herb Caen Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me. Martin Niemoller Dance is such a stressful environment. Mia Wasikowska I like to have fun, just stay relaxed. Usain Bolt I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion. Jack Kerouac I just want to get my music out and make sure that it's heard in the right way. Dr. Dre Speak less but ...