coolest thing one could do was stand outside after school and twirl one's car keys like a lifeguard whistle. That jingling sound meant freedom and power. Sloane Crosley I don't think Michael Bloomberg would say that his greatest skill is delivering the speech. He would say he's more of a nuts-and-bolts mayor-picking up the trash, dealing with the school system. Eliot Spitzer It's about storytelling. The story is told through images. So with the cast, I had to make sure that the emotions were readable without sound... I know some great actors, if you turn off the sound, you don't really know what they're saying. Michel Hazanavicius I have never known a more vulgar expression of betrayal and deceit. Lucien Bouchard Who cares about great marks left behind? We have one life... just one. Our life. We have nothing else. Ugo Betti When I work, it can be a 16-hour day. Linda Evangelista Hollywood has lost an enormous amount of quality. Claire Trevor ...

rate of true wealth creation, then you must work longer for your money. Bill Gross Over the last 25 years, since a lot of science writing became accessible to layman, I've become quite a consumer of science. As a child, I wasn't streamed into science, and I regret that now. John Noble We can live frugally. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about. But when I put forward this simple notion, I was greeted with a volley of resentment. Tom Hodgkinson I love 'True Blood!' Elizabeth Reaser People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable. Samuel Butler Ireland. Great for the spirit - very bad for the body. Hugh Dancy I love 'The View,' so when you're living the dream, it's not work. Sherri Shepherd As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot. Barry Sanders If you look at the history of the U.S., we were an emp...

event comes up that I want to do, by all means I will do it, but as far as a structured tour goes, at the last date of 2014 goes, that will be it for touring. George Strait I love Bill Clinton. I think we should make him king. I'm talking the red robe, the turkey leg - everything. Tim McGraw The civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important 'cause there were two boys, so I came of age during a very heated political climate. Al Franken I was a sort of serious little dude - snobby. Joseph Gordon-Levitt Customary though it may be to write about that institutionalized pastime as though it existed apart from the general environment, my story does not lend itself to such treatment. Curt Flood I don't think it's so much of a disadvantage setting up from scratch. David Leslie The word 'Spanx' was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it. Sara Blakely I was always stuck in a musical no man's l...

for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I'd never been in charge of an organization. Dave Grohl With dancing, so much is about sexuality and sensuality and without life experience it becomes much more of a performance, rather than a living, breathing entity from the soul. Nigel Lythgoe As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value. Phylicia Rashad You just go for it and see what works. There are no rules. Joey McIntyre The amount of speculation surrounding my romantic life is astounding. It's strange how involved people get: invested and angry, really disappointed. Sienna Miller I love wearing men's clothing and underwear. Zoe Saldana On a macro level, four billion people on Earth make less than four dollars a day. Jacqueline Novogratz I'm not the neatest person in the kitchen by any means. Amy Brenneman I'm incredibly ...

show started at midnight, then moved to a pre-dawn look, and now we're at dawn and we're warming up the day. Stephen Hopkins People are remarkably bad at remembering long lists of goals. I learned this at a professional level when trying to get my high-performance coaching clients to stay on track; the longer their lists of to-dos and goals, the more overwhelmed and off-track they got. Clarity comes with simplicity. Brendon Burchard I am lucky to have three daughters who are completely different. I look at my daughters and I have different relationships with all three and there are parts of each personality that are very special. Vanessa Williams Most young people have tremendous respect for older people's views. Dennis Prager I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day. Ryne Sandberg I'm hard-pressed to think of a lot of great rock movies. Paul Westerberg I am lucky enough to have Aaron ...

in a film somewhere. It doesn't matter even if it's an action movie. Channing Tatum I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot. Mike Mills The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception. Franz Grillparzer Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture. Ibrahim Babangida I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does. Tom Petty America is not the center of the universe. Felix Dennis I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them. Shelley Berman To every little girl her father is a hero. Alexandra Kerry I'm afraid this man will kill me some day. Nicole Brown Simpson I rarely have time for lunch, so tend to have a big breakfast and big dinner. Carmen Busquets

there still remains the possibility of our being mistaken in all matters of humane Belief and Inquiry. Joseph Glanvill An erratum is a correction inserted into a book after publication. It's a nice thing to collect because you can't go after them, you just come upon them. In 25 years I've only found about 12. Miranda July I've learned in most areas of my life, to bounce heated choices off other people. Co-workers, my agent, my wife, a sponsor, etc. A majority of the time, that keeps me on the right side of things. Kurt Sutter So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life. Dick Van Dyke Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Matthew McConaughey No one really wants to send their kids off to die for oil. Daryl Hannah This is really a difficult time to be in films. Keenen Ivory Wayans It's amazing what sleep does for your looks. Emily Procter I think it's an okay thing to express yourself. Britney ...

terrorism, natural disaster, you can have every wonderful plan in place, but I am a realist. Warren Rudman In no way am I demeaning writing or any other form of art because it's popular. What I'm saying is that anything fed into the industrial machinery to comply with rules of size and length and shelf-life has a hard time surviving as art. Alberto Manguel All novels must be autobiographical because I am the only material that I know. All of the characters are me. But at the same time, a novel is never autobiographical even if it describes the life of the author. Literary writing is a completely different medium. John Banville We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate. Henry Miller I came from a house full of books, so I took reading for granted. I was an outdoorsy little kid, too, so I got the best of both worlds by taking books up trees and reading there. Tana French My biggest hobby is hanging out with my family and kids. Joel Osteen I am just ...

people, but I felt very lonely: my mother thought I was extremely difficult and my grandmother was extremely severe. Marisa Berenson Julia Louis-Dreyfus is just perfect in 'Veep.' She gets to show off the spiky claws beneath her patrician finesse. The obvious way to play 'Veep' would be to make Louis-Dreyfus a folksy heroine, one with more common sense or populist heart than her enemies. But she isn't one. Rob Sheffield My children have become popular, and they show a tremendous love for the public. They're professionals. Julio Iglesias Not everybody's a baseball fan. Derek Jeter History shows us that the songs - the myth, the experience and the emotion - live longer the less you explain. Sondre Lerche You know, I'm just not going to get into American politics. Benjamin Netanyahu But I look at failure as education. In that respect, I am so well-educated. Kathy Ireland If we sit by and become complacent and put our heads in the sand, ...

Mail, and send letters and postcards to people. There is a huge pleasure in writing a letter, putting it in an envelope and sticking the stamp on it. And huge pleasure in receiving real letters, too. Tom Hodgkinson I'm an electronic guy, I'm a freak for electronic music but real instruments, the dynamic range of it, and the emotions, there's no comparison. Armin van Buuren Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes. Arlen Specter I have a remarkably normal life. Michael J. Fox I'm not a natural born performer. Amy Winehouse But I'm not particularly comfortable around guns. Ryan Phillippe Around my own friends, I like to mess around. Robert Duvall I do my very best to avoid shark fin. Anthony Bourdain I'll just say it: I love Sundance; my very first film won Sundance. Ron E...

life's mystery and unpredictability, of life's generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation. Jane Smiley A matter that seems to be very clear in terms of the alternative view, is what do you expect to happen in Africa with regard to immune systems, where people are poor, subject to repeat infections and all of that. Surely you would expect their immune systems to collapse. Thabo Mbeki A female friend who caught me watching Fashion TV reckons its audience is largely made up of slobbering men who are just taking a break from the appalling Men & Motors channel. I don't agree. Arthur Smith Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one. Natalie du Toit Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending. Neil Simon I'm only a human being. Wayne Rooney I'm a people's actor, not a critics' actor, and I always have been. Chuck Norris Before 'Gan...

worst enemy is total efficiency. Aldous Huxley All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization. Gerald Durrell It is up to the public to stop attending these theatrical, and aquatic shows, and circuses with wild animals. The rhetoric about how the animals are happy and well cared for are lies. Don't be swayed by them. The money behind these shows is huge; there is nothing good about them. Tippi Hedren I'm a news junkie. Mikhail Baryshnikov I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt. Sammy Davis, Jr. In the end, you have to protect yourself at all times. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I am an open book, literally. I don't mind if people know way too much about me. Lisa Scottoline Let's face it: Russell Crowe is fat and no one ever talks about it. Nia Vardalos I still haven't...

of designers from Britain and Germany think that you might. Meet BinCam: a 'smart' trash bin that aims to revolutionize the recycling process. Evgeny Morozov A utopian future for the Internet could be secured if the heavy-duty influencers - and the grassroots influencers tweeting along - can create a new global organization peopled with defenders of Internet freedom. Naomi Wolf I don't think life is about a pace, living slow or fast. I think you just live, y'know what I mean? Lil Wayne The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier. Dalai Lama Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer. Charles de Secondat Before you do anything, you need to know if it's right or wrong. Andy Lau This will be my last contract. I wanted it to be a good one. Leonard Little When I was in high school, I earne...

destruction of Hiroshima by the atom bomb. A splendid achievement of science and technology had turned malign. Science became identified with death and destruction. Joseph Rotblat Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I'm in a bus for 22 hours. It's not hard for me to look out the window and tell a joke here and there. Willie Nelson Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. Leonardo da Vinci Women want to drive and they are taking actual steps towards that. Manal al-Sharif As a minister, you shouldn't imagine you know better than the technical experts in your ministry. In the end you're there to apply the political stamp of approval. Jeroen Dijsselbloem Outside of family, writing is essential. To me, it's like breathing. Patricia Reilly Giff I'm very thankful to be doing what I'm doing. I feel very blessed. Justin Timberlake I just always considered myself to be different and able to explore whatever...

country music is the country's music. That doesn't mean that everybody's rural. Randy Houser Wrap fish fillets, sliced veggies, and other quick-cooking items inside foil packets with bundles of fresh herbs and throw them directly on the grill; the steam will release the herb's perfume and flavor anything contained inside the pouch. Emeril Lagasse I think that ultimately over time we really should strive for a place where most information is available online and is searchable. Marissa Mayer There are Tea Parties, and I would say plural, in California. Carly Fiorina If you can work and if you're offered a job and you don't take it, you cannot continue to claim benefits. It will be extremely tough. David Cameron When a man keeps beating me to the draw mentally, he begins to get glamorous. Zora Neale Hurston The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away. Linus Pauling I was an Elvis freak. That's all I listene...