And it has to be a solution where you're actually building the answer; and it has to be built faster than the natural gas industry can build their answer. Josh Fox I can always go back to construction. That's great money, but the problem is you can cut off your hand. Benjamin Walker I already am a product. Lady Gaga I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you. Manuel Puig I have a child and I don't want to be at work all the time when he's small. I want to spend time with him. Mary-Louise Parker I'm happy with what I've done but it's a challenge to try to win more. Jennifer Capriati I have always been drawn to child-related causes. I find that people listen to me more when I advocate for children now that I have my own. Jennifer Garner While you're saving your face, you're losing your ass. Lyndon B. Johnson On an exhausted field, only weeds grow. Henryk Sienkiewicz

basis of necessity. Compassion opposes this order and is therefore best thought of as being in some way supernatural. John Berger People may say I developed an iron will, but what really happened is that I made myself much fitter. I think an iron will is always supported by fitness. Ivan Lendl Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see. Paul Klee I'll always be this crazy, fun person, but when it's time to get married, I'm going to be an amazing wife. Nicole Polizzi I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. George McGovern My favorite thing is to go where I've never been. Diane Arbus I'd like to think I'm a serious legislator and trying to get things done. Rob Portman I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer. Neil Armstrong For me, making films is about trying to work something out by myself in quite a lonely way. I f...

that if you write a book of any kind, you're made to be the representative of all the issues that might surround it. Zadie Smith I just look at it, as it's something that I had to do. I had this vision that really, Graceland is suited for a king and it is his castle. And people really should see it, as he loved it. Priscilla Presley When I was 12, I wrote a list of things to do before I died. 'Own a Picasso' was one of those things. Jill Scott Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.' Marilyn Monroe As a child I was taken to the pantomime or the theatre and I would always, always fall in love with somebody on the stage. And want to have sex with them. Ewan McGregor I converse with my dog through ESP. Taylor Caldwell I've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun. Cary Elwes Your aim as a photographer is to get a picture of that person that means something. Portraits ar...

roll history. Maybe not a huge one but enough to be very proud of. Jon Lord I just can't afford to get bored, because if you've been blessed with a generous imagination, which a lot of actors have, to be engaged, to be stimulated, is to liberate your imagination. John C. McGinley I think we have played like a playoff team for some time. We can still do better. The key thing right now is to look forward, not behind you. Teemu Selanne I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but I always learned. Shimon Peres It is tragic that many in America think of us - Christians - as being people who hate others. Anne Rice I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album cover, I buy it if I like the name of the band, anything that sparks my imagination. Bruce Springsteen The conventions of an almighty agency tapping you for greatness and signing you up and telling you this is going to be the next big thing; that has not been my career....

for us, it is not such a traumatic thing, because we have never participated in an election. Mangosuthu Buthelezi Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history. Russell Hoban I love L.A., but you can get into a lot of trouble out here. Matt Kemp When you go to cable, there are no stations and no affiliates and they allow you to do your show. George Lopez I think The Exorcist was the hardest work I've ever done. Mercedes McCambridge Someone once accused me of being like Eliot Ness. I sad no sir, I'm not E.N., but I can promise you that I'm not Al Capone! Robert Stack When you're going bad, sometimes you need to relax more. I've always been intense. I didn't need to be more intense. Brady Anderson Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments. Irwin Redlener I'm actually really shy. Harry Shum, Jr.

there is another kind of cinema, which says that change is possible and necessary and it's up to you. Wim Wenders Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it. George Foreman We need not renounce the use of conventional force. We will be ready to repel any clear and present danger that poses a genuine threat to our national security and survival. Theodore C. Sorensen I'm six foot two. If I need security around me, there's a problem. Ryan Reynolds To remain young one must change. Alexander Chase I find that on most films it's very difficult to have a backlit movie in an exterior. Robert Richardson I was raised as a Calvinist, which is doctrine-driven. And though there are many things wrong with Calvinism, you are at least encouraged to argue about things. Paul Schrader So film music is something I absolutely wanna get involved in. Vanessa Brown We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide. Boutros...

to do. Richard Thompson I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters. Halle Berry At its very heart, Worldchanging is about using the best of people's new ideas, bringing them together and applying them to the massive problems that we all face. Alex Steffen Hackman is able to live in the moment which means there is nothing for him at that split second than what is occurring in the scene. James Lipton If the Resurrection is resurrection from the dead, all hope and freedom are in spite of death. Paul Ricoeur Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something. Mitch Hedberg My reputation is too important to put it aside for purposes of some friendship. We have a job to do. Stephanie Tubbs Jones Ruthless concern with story is what I learned in television. Maria Semple I can paint and draw. I believe this myself and a few other people say that they believe this too. But I'm not certain of whether it's tr...

and so are the technologies based on them. But the belief system that governs conventional scientific thinking is an act of faith. Rupert Sheldrake Well, it is true that they did - the Pentagon did impose rules for governing the handling of the Koran in January of 2003, after there had been complaints about the handling of the Koran from detainees, from the International Red Cross. Michael Isikoff Becoming a solo singer is like going from an eau de toilette to a perfume. It's much more intense. Geri Halliwell The city is the nerve center of our civilization. It is also the storm center. Josiah Strong Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community. Anita Diament Well, as we built the business in the 1990's, as I said, I enjoyed that. Jeffrey Skilling I was just, like, not at all the office type; I was the artist type. Ana Castillo My baby is the joy in my life. Candace Parker If we are intended for great ends, we ar...

try to figure out how people are thinking, I think you can always write something that people will understand. Sam Cooke We cut a few corners and brought the picture in under budget by $25,000, so Paramount let us go back to Boston with a small crew to shoot some additional footage. Arthur Hiller Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention. Nathan Myhrvold I worry all the time that I'm going to run out of ideas, you know? I always tell my mom my fashion ideas, because I know she'll remember them. Alexa Chung Music is my love and to me acting is more mercenary. I don't pound the pavements for roles: if it happens, it happens. I hate that auditioning thing. David Johansen Prevention is a very important part of solving the problem of cancer. Eva Vertes I'm fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment. Lucinda Williams Home ownership ...

principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football. Alan Davies There is a difficult leap between talking about balancing the budget and actually doing it. Kevin Brady You can draw Family Guy when you're 10 years old. You don't have to get any better than that to become a professional cartoonist. The standards are extremely low. John Kricfalusi I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good. Alan Ladd Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction. John M. Ford Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment. Gerry Adams I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written. Irwin Shaw Manhattan is increasingly less available to average-income earners. Janine di Giovanni A good browser, apps, good camera, and fast networking in your smartphone is just expected today. Thorsten Heins

want to get out of bed every morning and get to work. Daniel Clowes Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together. Augustus Hare I found out about Jonathan Winters' death a day after it happened. That seems wrong. A talent like his should be more revered. The world knew about Kim Kardashian's divorce before she did. Gilbert Gottfried It's very easy to confuse Sean Connery with James Bond. Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the cake is more real than the baker. Judd Nelson My dad's half-Lebanese, my mom is full Lebanese. I'm three-quarters Lebanese. Irish-Lebanese. Tom Shadyac It feels good when your hometown supports you, and Macon's always done that with us. Every time we come here, it's an event - which is nice. Jason Aldean I have a group of four or five friends that I consider my friends and best fr...

he begins fulfillment of his dream. Ernie Harwell Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges. Scott Hamilton With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high. Thomas E. Mann It's an honor to see that green jacket in the bedroom closet, but I'm not going to become somebody else because I won the Masters. Bubba Watson Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written for the theatre. Andrzej Wajda I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early. Howard Nemerov I started realizing that I wasn't so dumb; rather, most people simply didn't know the answers to the questions that I was interested in-or they didn't care. Dean Kamen The truth is that I am not a frump... I just enjoy being laid back. Pe...

to the Top program is doing more to 'spur us' to improve our public schools than anything we've ever done as a nation. Jim Hunt The hallmark of my books is the relationships that define women's lives. Kristin Hannah It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing. Clive Owen People judged my work without to have listened to it. Yannick Noah You can trust a Neil Simon script. Every dot. Every dash; that pause means something. He takes all the jokes out, practically. Hector Elizondo When you're 18, 19, you want to live fast and leave a beautiful corpse behind. Shane Smith Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to defendants generally, and none is readily apparent. Ruth Bader Ginsburg I love sports - if I'm not acting, I'm probably doing sports. Gabriel Basso We have this kind of revolving door, we don...

to injure. Plato Quite a few people have to believe something is normal before it becomes normal - a sort of 'voting' situation. But once the threshold is reached, then everyone demands to do whatever it is. Alan Kay Whatever it is you want to do, take a job in that field. You will learn by experience and, slow and steady, you'll get it done! Rachael Ray Parents need all the help they can get. The strongest as well as the most fragile family requires a vital network of social supports. Bernice Weissbourd I'm not from a milieu where high-register language or philosophical ideas were welcome. David Mitchell For some reason and I don't know why, but I don't think that I'm funny in California. So I always want to do my movies east somewhere. Kevin James Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious. Will Rogers The only reason for using another cut is to improve the scene. Edward Dmytryk I grew up sitting beside my grandmother ...

Theron I am much more intelligent than you think. Lord Mountbatten One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life. E. M. Forster I really just like acting. I'm not always aware of what is hip and what is popular and what is zeitgeist. Kevin McKidd I got married when I was 16 so I had to do shift-work to make ends meet. Tom Jones What do you want your business to do? Make money, of course. To pay for people and supplies, to be able to grow. Margaret Heffernan Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy. George Herbert These days, to be seven years in one spot in any pro sport is a pretty long tenure. Andrew Bogut There's no shame in stealing - any actor who says he doesn't is lying. You steal from everything. Benedict Cumberbatch