Skip to main content

Posts

If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If

I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my emotions. Nana Mouskouri Where's Eminem, when is Em coming out, Em this, Em that, 50 this, 50 that... What about Obie? Obie Trice We are incredibly heedless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with an illicit passion for them when anyone proposed to rob us of their companionship. James Harvey Robinson I don't think I'm boring. Tony Parker I've always been a tech-head. Nolan Bushnell Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them. Antonio Banderas We're running the company to serve more people. Mark Zuckerberg The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and have a good time. C. Z. Guest Companies don't get rich hurting their customers. John Stossel It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present. Franklin D. Roosevelt

I've been asked to do 'American Idol' and 'X Factor.' I'm an Ed McMahon kind

of girl. 'Star Search?' I'm in, all day long. It felt more authentic, and the market wasn't oversaturated with karaoke contests. Pink Movies are visual, aural, they involve people, and life, and ideas and art, they are so elastic. They can hold anything, withstand everything, and make you feel anything. Other arts can do that, but movies are the only ones that can incorporate other media into cinema. Wesley Morris Myself, Eric Wareheim, and Jason Woliner decided to start a Food Club where the three of us go to restaurants with a couple of other people. The three of us are the captains of the Food Club, so we have to wear the captains' hats. Aziz Ansari I do dance music, and I can be pretty camp myself from time to time. Kylie Minogue I'm so not a financial person. Cynthia Nixon Women have been interesting forever. Rashida Jones Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity. Samuel Beckett Twitter is a very easy way to keep i...

Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes

to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security. William F. Buckley, Jr. I'm raising a child, and it's public. The media creates these dramas, and that's not what's happening in my life. Bridget Moynahan If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do. Richard Pryor The interpretation of dreams is a great art. Paracelsus Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band. Jerry Cantrell Also, when I didn't like something, I could keep my opinion to myself. Robert MacNeil Women's Wear Daily can do more than any other publication to establish a designer. Calvin Klein I'll not be changing, but America will. Russell Brand When George Bush used the Willie Horton ad, he knew what he was doing. Paul Tsongas Love is the poetry of the senses. Ho...

Autobiographies are only useful as the lives you read about and analyze may suggest to

you something that you may find useful in your own journey through life. Eleanor Roosevelt Music is my way out. I keep things locked up and never say anything. I guess in order to say something to one person, I have to sing it to a couple of thousand. It doesn't make for healthy relationships. Florence Welch I don't care for horror and fantasy films. I never go to see them in the theater. I know I've played in many of them, but I didn't do them because of their genre - I did them just because I loved their scripts. Peter Weller They say women and music should never be dated. Oliver Goldsmith I did a lot of hiking and I loved it. Ashley Judd God buries His workmen but carries on His work. Charles Wesley I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes. Matt Cameron I can't wish I weren't something that I am. Jenna Bush In some countries, no one knows who Idris Elba is. Idris Elba Don't call me, I'll...

It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments.

For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself. Charles Kuralt I have a lot of girl friends who are very adept at making friends, and guys are just not. Rashida Jones Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want a reaction. Yeah, it's nicer when the reaction is to throw flowers than it is to throw brickbats, but you have to accept both equally. J. Michael Straczynski I just have work to do; I just do it. Ian MacKaye I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights. Ralph Fiennes Nothing cannot exist forever. Stephen Hawking I don't need to try so hard to be someone else. Heather Graham I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record. Beck The first play I saw was a Samuel Beckett play which was great. Val Kilmer I am the luckiest actress on the planet. Susan Lucci

As I like to say, the entire collective memory of the species - that means

all known and recorded information - is going to be just a few keystrokes away in a matter of years. Dee Hock At one point in college I was so shy that I'd drop out of a class if asked to speak in front of other people. Joe Flanigan 'Obamacare,' as it's been called, is far too reaching. It's overreaching. It needs to have a lot of it repealed. Joe Manchin The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion. Talib Kweli I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to know. William Safire I travel all the time. Guy Kawasaki The stock market is overpriced. Everything is overpriced. Junk is king. Jeremy Grantham The future is no more uncertain than the present. Walt Whitman Practice every time you get a chance. Bill Monroe An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

The problem of the food price is structural. The growth of demand cannot be checked

in that it is coming from middle income countries demanding more quality and more quantity of food. High demand is here to stay. Sri Mulyani Indrawati You can browse to your heart's content but it's hard work and not easy on the feet unless you do it through catalogs or the Internet, and I like to touch and try on the things I buy. Judith Krantz I've been working on my autobiography, just pecking away in longhand. The more you write, the more you remember. The more you remember, the more detail you recall. It's not all pleasant! Pat Morita I like L.A., but I shouldn't live there. Bryan Ferry I never have an opinion about clothes and know nothing about fashion. Dylan O'Brien I still haven't made a film that defines who I am. Jennifer Tilly A day without an argument is like an egg without salt. Angela Carter It was like I had a baby and I suddenly started to feel I could play anything. Selma Blair Emotions serve characters' purposes...

A vital step for the technology sector is to signpost legitimate search options far more

clearly and to delete links to sites that promote illegally sourced content. David Puttnam I have a hard time waiting for things to happen. Zoe Lister-Jones I think that sometimes people are frightened to take the risk of entrepreneurship. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon I've been acting since 2002, around about there. Isaiah Mustafa This current round of gigs, I'm just doing it using pure electronics. Tom Jenkinson The only way to be punk rock in L.A. is to be a Republican. Trey Parker I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in. Joey Lauren Adams I want my teammates to know I have their backs. Bryce Harper The life of a good man is a continual warfare with his passions. Samuel Richardson Human sexuality has been regulated and shaped by men to serve men's needs. Ana Castillo

I'm not a big texter anyway. I'm really slow at it and so I try

to avoid it to avoid embarrassment, you know what I mean? Callan McAuliffe It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government. James Bovard Tobey's a mellow, cool guy. He's just a good guy. I know that's not the answer you want, and I don't mean that as the political thing to say, but he's a nice guy. Neil Patrick Harris Attitude determines the altitude of life. Edwin Louis Cole I'm way too disorganized. Hope Davis I'd never had so much pleasure with another human being. Anne Bancroft You never know about life. Eileen Davidson With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of. Viggo Mortensen A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends. Betty White It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got. Sheryl Crow

I believe that any type of education can be great, but an education about ourselves

can create something wonderful. I am a comedian, but people have called me a motivational speaker. I don't really consider myself that at all. Andy Andrews It used to be 65 when you went into retirement. Before that, when you got into your 50s, you were getting older. Davy Jones If there was ever any truth to the trickle-down theory, the only evidence of it I've ever seen was in that period of 1960 to 1965. All of sudden they were handing out major label recording contracts like they were coming in Cracker Jack boxes. Dave Van Ronk An urban novelist never minds a little decay. Jane Smiley The NCAA has to establish their own rules and enforce their own rules. Roger Goodell The dearest things I know are what you are. Oscar Hammerstein II True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance. Henry David Thoreau I am a babe for a living. Gabrielle Reece I am as far from a hypochondriac as you could ever be. Britt Ekland ...

No matter who becomes chancellor, Poland and Germany will remain neighbours, strategic partners, not only

within the European Union, but also world partners, and I don't believe anything could change in our relations. Marek Belka Golf has become so manicured, so perfect. The greens, the fairways. I don't like golf carts. I like walking. Some clubs won't let you in unless you have a caddy and a cart. Robert Redford And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to the store if I felt like it, walk home, take my time, kick the can. We were on our own schedule after school, so that was cool. Stone Gossard My profession is called record production. Tony Visconti We are visual creatures. Visual things stay put, whereas sounds fade. Steven Pinker I really am a feminist, though I never used to call myself that. Jackee Harry Give a man a beer, waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and waste a lifetime! Bill Owen I had no ambition to become an actor at all. Danny Huston Even if I tried to be my dad, it would be a mediocre, slightly embarrassi...

Did you know that they introduced the 15 percent flat tax on individual and corporate

income in Iraq? Something that some politicians very much wanted to push in the United States without success but in Iraq they do it. Juan Cole Companies are bought for their revenue, customer base, technology, or people. A few great companies offer all of these, but any valuable business offers one. Margaret Heffernan I was raised with a huge Armenian influence, always hearing stories of Armenia, celebrating Armenian holidays. Kim Kardashian To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there. Richard Bach The room is the most important thing about recording. Adrian Smith I'm the basketball version of a gravedigger. Dennis Rodman People have different emotional levels. Especially when you're young. Bob Dylan This is not what I would have chosen. But I have a heart to be obedient. Willie Aames Underneath this tired, middle-aged exterior, I'm an 11 year old kid. Henry Selick I never said I was a genius. Orson Welles

Horror is so often a 'thinkless' genre, sort of considered popcorn movies, but you really

put a lot of, not just heart and soul, but a lot of physical energy into it. Fran Kranz A dog that has rabies probably will do things it wouldn't do if it didn't have rabies. But that doesn't change the fact that it has rabies. John Malkovich If I see a great performance on television, onstage, in the movies, I go to work the next day with a renewed energy and less fear. These great artists take me out of my life and make me want to go there. Elaine Stritch I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised. Kate Smith Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big. Peter Diamandis If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you. Steve Coogan I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging. George W. Bush If I were a man with gills, I would be a fish! Ryan Stiles I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated. Rick Springfield You learn ...

You must make women count as much as men; you must have an equal standard

of morals; and the only way to enforce that is through giving women political power so that you can get that equal moral standard registered in the laws of the country. It is the only way. Emmeline Pankhurst The fight against international terrorism isn't just a fight against a bunch of misguided extremists; it is a fight to defend the values that we hold dear. Vikas Swarup Let me tell you about those convents. All that crap about extending the pinkie finger while sipping tea is a myth. Convent schools are breeding grounds for great broads and occasionally one-of-the-boys. Convent schools teach you to play against everything, which is what I'm still doing. Elaine Stritch The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness. Georg Brandes Everybody should pay some tax, just as everybody should vote. Amity Shlaes The thing is, I'm happiest when I'm on stage. Joan Rivers If a scene is longer than three pages, it better be for a good reason. Alan Ball ...

I learned so much from other actors and they definitely didn't

treat me like some sex bomb or bimbo. I felt fully accepted in the regular movie world. I didn't feel categorised. Sylvia Kristel But I like being nasty. I like being cranky. Especially if it's a cold day in Chicago, it's nice to just take it out on Kyle, because he's so easy to scream at, you know? Fisher Stevens I love to eat and I don't believe in denying myself, so I have to work out. I'm not obsessed with it, I don't have a trainer or do any of the fancy classes, but I usually put on my iPod and run on the treadmill for an hour a few days a week. Amber Rose The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function. Stokely Carmichael Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy. Denis Diderot My Christmases have always just been very simple and about family. Julie Roberts I only finished first grade. Amnat Ruenroeng I burned down our house, and that put a strain on our family. Reese Hoffa I believe that ...

Gemeoss

In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain

in Chile, filming a segment for 'Scientific American Frontiers.' Alan Alda But I feel truly wowed by the architecture and the meaning of the architecture if you get lost in it and think about the man hours in the smallest little chapel, and the love involved. God it's fantastic. Paul Bettany If only Coca-Cola had had the kind of message to accompany its addictive deliciousness that Fox News has, we'd all be speaking Cokelish today. Steven Weber I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first. Peter Ustinov I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to. God gave me a mind, and a wrist that turns things off. Jack Paar Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of science is blind. Imre Lakatos My advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro. Brandi Carlile Every em...

I repeat that the distance between the earth and her satellite is a mere trifle,

and undeserving of serious consideration. I am convinced that before twenty years are over, one-half of our earth will have paid a visit to the moon. Jules Verne What I love about 'The Chew' is that we have these celebrities come on, and you get to see them in a different light, cooking or enjoying food, when we usually don't see them in that setting. So it's a lot of fun for their fans to see them be normal people and having that commonality of food. Carla Hall I don't want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, 'Here comes another Bon Iver album!' I just want it to be my bedroom-y thing. But that'll take a while to figure out. Justin Vernon The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture. Alvar Aalto I came to architecture from building. Because my father was a builder, everybody was - and is - a builder in my family. Renzo Piano ...

My brother was a great audience, and if he liked the picture, he would laugh

and laugh and laugh, and he would want to keep the picture. Making people laugh with an image I had created... what power that was! Lynn Johnston Mies van der Rohe's architecture and modern architecture in general suffered from not only being repetitive, but not explaining to the populous what the different rooms were for. Charles Jencks I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution. Paul Lynde At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart. Ben E. King The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to the regard of the great Parent of the universe for his creatures. John Woolman My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever. Lee Child My grandmother gave birth to 13 children and I come...

The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy,

territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight terror and make peace with Israel. Natan Sharansky The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will. Michel de Montaigne You can give some kind of spark of life to a comic that a photograph doesn't really have. A photograph, even if it's connecting with you, it seems very dead on the page sometimes. Daniel Clowes In my opinion, if we have not achieved peace, it is because people forget its most fundamental aspect. Before we talk about peace among nations, we must settle our peace with God. Sun Myung Moon So I rang up a local building firm, I said 'I want a skip outside my house.' He said 'I'm not stopping you.' Tommy Cooper If somebody plans to carry out a series of murders... then this is obviously an evil and pre-meditated attack and in that case, there coul...

I think when people mean that Discworld books have become darker they really mean the

series is growing up. In 'The Colour of Magic' most of the city is set alight. It's a joke, in much the same way that the Earth is destroyed almost at the start of Douglas Adams's 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.' Terry Pratchett So much of what makes a room great is how you enter and circulate through it, how it addresses the body. Annabelle Selldorf The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn to make thir lives useful to the community. Julia Ward Howe I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me. Lawrence Welk Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money; they don't give some value to friendships and it can be depressing. Adriana Lima As much as you put into it is as much as you get out of it. Nuno Bettencourt I'd just rather have a really sharp, interesting, smart gay son than some big d...

The calls that I have received from President Bush and Vice President

Cheney, the fact that there are other people that are suffering every bit as much as I am, and that our whole nation is going through a tragedy together, I think we have to think about those things. Ted Olson In the beginning, it wasn't even a question of deciding I'm going to do independent film and not commercial films - I wasn't being offered any commercial films, and there wasn't an independent scene. Steve Buscemi Thousands across America are glued to their web cast to hear this. And actually, I've never met one human being who said that they had seen one of those. Spencer Abraham When I left HEEP I didn't know what I wanted! It took me a long time to adjust to life away from the band and the only thing I knew was that I didn't want to repeat my mistakes! Ken Hensley I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later. Susan George Someti...

In the lexicon of the political class, the word 'sacrifice' means that the citizens are

supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it. George Will Whether or not we can save Lake Michigan, whether or not we can avoid a breakdown in our criminal justice system are more important than whether or not I'm going to be governor. Bill Scott You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas. Shirley Chisholm Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling it knows what he is doing. Dick Cavett If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals. Lou Holtz I feel that my whole life is a contribution. Pete Seeger Then the war became a real problem and along with other shortages, they started to have paper problems. Gil Kane

I just try to keep the same people I've had around me from Day One.

Keep it a real small circle because if you do that, not too much is going to go bad for you. Kevin Love I may not be as visible as I used to be, and by that I mean being in the clubhouse or on the field. But I'm just as invested as I've always been. Billy Beane I was a dancer for many years. I was a premier dancer with 'Porgy and Bess,' the opera. And I taught dance some, in different places. Maya Angelou I steal things from people, characteristics, and I just stock them in my head like a library to use for characters in the future. Luke Mably To the extent that we have a better understanding of the brain, we will have a richer appreciation of ourselves, of our fellow men and of society and, in fact, of the whole world and its problems. John Eccles I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is. Rachel Zoe Write that novel. Start that business you've always wanted to. The ultimate high of life is the commitment to...

I am totally, completely, 100% in love with fashion. I would wear Chanel gowns to

the grocery store if I could. I'm a huge fan of Chanel and Versace, and I actually have always dreamed of designing my own line one day. Ksenia Solo History is hereditary only in this way: we, all of us, inherit everything, and then we choose what to cherish, what to disavow, and what to do next, which is why it's worth trying to know where things come from. Jill Lepore Men know something that women don't know. Never ask directions of a stranger. Craig Brown It would be unthinkable to have a top-ten list of multiple narrative novels that doesn't include David Mitchell. 'Cloud Atlas' is the most obvious choice, but I have opted for Mitchell's slightly lesser known debut, 'Ghostwritten.' Susan Barker I think there's a culture in Rajasthan Royals that has been there before I got here, so I've come into it. I've enjoyed being part of it and embraced it. They are quite clear about the fact that bottom lines are important, and there...

The types of melodies I tend to write kind of have this bittersweet quality; they're meant to be

  uplifting but kind of have this melancholy vibe to it. Washed Out I would be concerned if one of my children were constantly watching nothing but horror films or indulging in gothic literature without the balance of other types of art and entertainment. I do think that's a danger. Scott Derrickson In recent years, Republicans have argued that Congress is a more responsible policymaker than the executive branch. But when it comes to regulation, Congress is often much worse, and for just one reason: Executive agencies almost always focus on both costs and benefits, and Congress usually doesn't. Cass Sunstein I've done acupuncture, and I believe in it. That's the first place I go if I'm having any particular pain anywhere. Renee Elise Goldsberry People just can't wrap their heads around two young black women in a major production. Laura Harrier Confidence and belief in yourself and your vision is absolutely paramount. The fashion industry is tough - be prepared t...