actor knows that. And because the actor knows that hidden inside himself there's a wizard and a king, he also knows that when he's playing himself in his daily life, he's playing a part, he's performing, just as he's performing when he plays a part on stage. Wallace Shawn What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? Marcus Tullius Cicero I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. Muhammad Ali It is always in season for old men to learn. Aeschylus The only real valuable thing is intuition. Albert Einstein I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field. Emmitt Smith From wonder into wonder existence opens. Lao Tzu Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again. Karl Popper Neither blame or praise yourself. Plutarch

infrastructure in my city? How do we put people back to work, lower the unemployment rate, provide for job training programs? How do we make class sizes smaller and make investments in our children from an education standpoint?' Michael Nutter You can tell a lot about a person from his underwear. Rachel Bilson Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals. Bo Bennett No one but a fool is always right. David Hare It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. William Hazlitt The sovereign being is burdened with a servitude that crushes him, and the condition of free men is deliberate servility. Georges Bataille America's doctors, nurses and medical researchers are the best in the world, but our health care system is broken. Mike Ferguson I feel I'll take on the responsibility of showing the world a whole different kind of Latin woman. Eva Mendes When I grew up, peo...

displaying their ridiculous behaviour. I feel it's my job as a serious investigative journalist to witness all kinds of behaviour and then report back to the audience through the prism of my own anger and bitterness. Kathy Griffin Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still. Dale Carnegie Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice. George Jackson If a patron buys from an artist who needs money, the patron then makes himself equal to the artist; he is building art into the world; he creates. Ezra Pound Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. Franz Kafka At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy with preparations for it. Yukio Mishima An aged Christian, with the snow of time upon his head, may remind us that those points of earth are whitest which are nearest to heaven. Edwin Hubbel Chapin I like to do all kinds of films. Pam G...

as people. They're still very much the same kids that I met many years ago. They've grown up and they are funny and wicked and naughty and bright, and I think as actors their work is just getting better and better. They've blossomed. David Heyman Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become. Maxwell Maltz Life is never easy for those who dream. Robert James Waller I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time. Bonnie Raitt Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired. Donald Cram I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense. Harold Kushner The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply. Khalil Gibran There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman? Woody All...

baffles me. It's the nearest we'll ever get to playing God, to suddenly produce these fully formed creatures. It is a bit odd. Other aspects you work out more - you rework sentences, you rework imagery. But not characters. Kate Atkinson Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all. Gilbert K. Chesterton Thou art my single day, God lends to leaven What were all earth else, with a feel of heaven. Robert Browning A human being is a single being. Unique and unrepeatable. Eileen Caddy Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues. Confucius Anyone who thinks there's safety in numbers hasn't looked at the stock market pages. Irene Peter Physical activity can get you going when you are immobilized. Get action in your life, and don't just talk about it. Get into the arena! John Davidson It is a miracle of harmony, of the adaptation of the free inner life to the outward necessity of things. John Crowe Ransom Androgyny is not...

overheard, what is experienced, what is experienced by people close to you, what you are told, what you have read, all mixed together into this kind of soup which, like any good soup, at the end you cannot really distinguish the ingredients. David Leavitt You noticed from last night, we only did two from the 80s. And our set's two hours long. Ann Wilson There is a woman at the beginning of all great things. Alan Bleasdale It's so funny that people specify that year because in a way it was the biggest battle for me health wise. Brady Anderson The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home. William Temple As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate. John McCain You can't undo a deportation. Jonathan Shapiro We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose...

Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party. What we need to do is we need link all of these moderates together and to figure out a way by which this particular coalition can speak to important issues to marginalize the voice of the extremists. Feisal Abdul Rauf The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more work on safety. That shouldn't happen. Damon Hill A pure hand needs no glove to cover it. Nathaniel Hawthorne Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly. Barry Gibb Is it weird in here, or is it just me? Steven Wright Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing. Norman Mailer A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state. Isabel Paterson In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value. Alan Greenspan One is still what one is going to...

fact, that's the worst thing about the new car. It will stay around to disappoint you, whereas a trip to Europe is over. It evaporates. It has the good sense to go away, and you are left with nothing but a wonderful memory. Daniel Gilbert Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health. Carl Jung A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you. Margaret Atwood As for the Devil - that is somebody our religion tried to do without for a long time. Kerry Thornley The sexes were made for each other, and only in the wise and loving union of the two is the fullness of health and duty and happiness to be expected. William Hall And if you don't live, you have nothing to write about. Maynard James Keenan I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink. William Halsey Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. Thornton Wilder History may be divided into three movements: what moves rap...

coach of the Broncos and you always strive for stability at that position. However, with five games left in the 2010 season, we will continue to monitor the progress of the team and evaluate what's in the best interest of this franchise. Pat Bowlen The discipline of desire is the background of character. John Locke The disciplined are free. James Cash Penney O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind. Helen Hunt Jackson You know, Scooter's going to do the first separation burn; I'm going to do the second separation burn. Duane G. Carey For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live. Theodor Adorno I think the tax cut is ridiculous but so am I. Randy Newman Believe me, I'm not going to try to get into testing. John Engler Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye traffics in feelings, not in thou...

very traumatic event. And actually, there is evidence that brain chemistry changes during this event in certain individuals where it's imprinted indelibly forever and there's an emotion associated with this which triggers the condition. Dale Archer I will protect all Colombians regardless of whether the attacks come from guerrillas or paramilitaries. Alvaro Uribe To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion. Thomas Reed I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity. Amy Smart I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy. Wanda Sykes Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings. Sparky Anderson An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea. Edward de Bono I think there's no excuse for the American poetry reader not knowing a good deal about what is going on in the rest o...

best of singers, but he always knew he was a great entertainer, and I always thought that was a good concept to bring along, that ultimately acting is an entertainment art and you have to be aware of the fact that you want people to be excited to be watching you. Dean Norris One could laugh at the world better if it didn't mix tender kindliness with its brutality. D. H. Lawrence My first record I owned was by Les Paul. Bill Wyman In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting. Viggo Mortensen Suspicion is the cancer of friendship. Petrarch I wanted to cut down on the profanity, because I think I'm funnier without sayin' a lot of cuss words. Chris Tucker Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that. Sam Mendes Awareness is empowering. Rita Wilson It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is not much...

you are always coaching to get to. Now you have your team set, you have the match-ups you want, you have your time-outs, your chance to finish the game, and that's my job, to get us to that position during the course of the game. Doug Collins Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. William Penn If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing. Sparky Anderson The movies I usually do are maybe three or four weeks because they don't have a lot of money. Catherine Keener Sundance is just a great place for your work to be seen. Not much more to say about it than that. David Wain Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom. Jean Giraudoux I know that's a secret, for it's whispered everywhere. William Congreve The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling bo...

The biggest thing about taking a punch is your ego reacts and there's no better spiritual lesson than trying to not pay attention to your ego's reaction. That's what takes people out of the fight half the time. David O. Russell My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters. Boris Johnson Well Microsoft really does develop some really interesting technology. Miguel de Icaza Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it. Will Rogers About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. Josh Billings Willingness to be damned for the glory of God. Samuel Hopkins I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you. Alex Winter The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purpose...

the decision's already made the minute you walk in the room because they're like, 'His hair's good or she's got the right skin color' or whatever. It's so random, but it's so physically oriented. Rashida Jones I am very proud of my name. My full name is Richard Treat Williams. Treat Williams Much ingenuity with a little money is vastly more profitable and amusing than much money without ingenuity. Arnold Bennett There are now more teens going into treatment for marijuana dependency than for all other drugs combined. John Walters To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. Will Durant The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star. Piper Laurie The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad. Thomas Dolby Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see. Joichi Ito Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards. Cha...

our time. My first love will always be fiction, and especially novels, but I'm a writer... I write poetry and essays and criticism and I'd love to write a whole play, and sometimes I even write scripts. Jess Walter Air warfare is a shot through the brain, not a hacking to pieces of the enemy's body. J. F. C. Fuller Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe. Alfred North Whitehead But she told me she was never going to drink again. David Gest One man with courage is a majority. Thomas Jefferson The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative. Eugene McCarthy Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not tremble. Vittorio Alfieri Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about. Ralph Waldo Emerson You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them...