and health; couple that with the fact that I love for people to be healthy, whether it's mentally, physically, or emotionally, and it's just a great opportunity for me to do something I love and have an impact on people's health. Steve Nash We hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and modern man. Richard Leakey You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love. Hal Sparks Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving. William Shakespeare I read all the time. I was reading a book I admire very much by Alice McDermot called Charming Billy. John McGahern I had an opportunity to play baseball in college, but I just didn't want to go to school. I started focusing on my music and it was game over! Jason Aldean We all deal with being unfairly j...

bet. Sure, some entrepreneurs make a lot of money, but if you calculate the amount of stress-inducing work and time it takes and multiply that by the low likelihood of success and eventual payoff, it is not a great way to get rich. Eric Ries Sometimes a movie knows you're watching it. It knows how to hold and keep you, how, when it's over, to make you want it all over again. Wesley Morris Every man is a creative cause of what happens, a primum mobile with an original movement. Friedrich Nietzsche Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning. Dorothy Allison Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better. Edwin Louis Cole When you save book reports, art projects and put them in a scrapbook, it shows a kid you care and you are taking an interest in their lives. Nancy O'Dell There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age. Bill Bryson I had D minuses in chemistry ...

to have a place to take a stand and use my voice to express what I believed in. But I've no longer got any political aspirations. I feel that as a politician, fifty per cent of people would hate you before you even left the house. Jon Bon Jovi I myself love getting cookbooks and novels that some congenial person has already tried and liked. Cheryl Mendelson The great majority of people are calm, resourceful, altruistic or even beyond altruistic, as they risk themselves for others. We improvise the conditions of survival beautifully. Rebecca Solnit The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile. Julie Bishop I suppose any note, no matter how sour, sounds like a song if you hold onto it long enough. Dewitt Bodeen I long to play a judge. I long to play a lesbian woman. I long to play a councilman, someone with some chutzpah. Lupe Ontiveros I had a New Year's kiss once. But it was like, 'Let's start the year off togeth...

autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business. Zachery Ty Bryan I'm a conservative Republican. I have been since I was 15 years old and participated in the 'Goldwater for President' campaign in 1964. John Bolton Just date people you like, then you're guaranteed to have fun. Logan Henderson It was all about wanting to get revenge. Pathetic, really, but it still is the motivation. Julian Clary What people don't realize is that everybody needs support, one way or another. Freeman A. Hrabowski III Creating fantasy is a very personal thing, but you can't take the process too personally. Joseph Barbera Expecting to be wrong about most things most of the time brings, finally, the kind of humility that leads to peace. I think. John Burdett I'd been fired by CBS News in a s...

they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day. Paul Feig Well, pioneers always suffer. I don't care who is the first to embark upon things. For instance, settlers that settled the West, Western Canada and the U.S... they went though hell doing it, but it had to be done. Bobby Hull It took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now. Mira Nair Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself. Joseph Hall Liberals believe that they can't get a fair shake from the media anymore. Eric Alterman The grand jury, composed of 12 eminent New Orleans citizens, heard our evidence and indicted the defendant for participation in a conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy. Jim Garrison...

about to turn 30, and I wasn't active anymore. So I started working with a nutritionist and a trainer. I played basketball twice a week. And soon it all just became a habit for me. I became addicted to something good for a change. Jerry Ferrara Wise it is to comprehend the whole. Edward Young The cheese board is my big treat at Christmas that I have to deny myself during the rest of year. Johnny Vegas I love someone who can make me laugh. And someone who's secure - I think that's sexy. Roselyn Sanchez In terms of the series, we worked separately, getting together in rehearsal to beat out the material. Bruce McCulloch That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb. Kathy Mattea Models need to be unionized. Cobie Smulders America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete e...

beneath the surface of the paint. Many scholars believe his work intentionally provides clues to a powerful secret... a secret that remains protected to this day by a clandestine brotherhood of which Da Vinci was a member. Dan Brown The reason bin Laden staggered the planes going into the towers was so every camera would be focused on the second tower when the plane hit. It was not only the murder, but the perpetual image of the horror that permeated into people's consciousness. John Cusack Comedy does offer an avenue to television and film careers for untelegenic people that great drama does not. John Hodgman Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation. Mo Yan Dinah had all the class. Lorna Luft A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good. Bhumibol Adulyadej Video artists being at the low end of the totem pole economically, one of the ways we survive is to go around...

but with technology like it is these days, it's not. You can film videos and everything with a Canon Mark II, and shoot a movie. They're doing it for next to nothing, by comparison. I can do ten videos for a project for the price of one mainstream video in the past. Ronnie Dunn The greatest public health threat for many American women is the men they live with. Anna Quindlen The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited. Neil Armstrong What I thought at the moment was the worst thing that could happen was absolutely the biggest gift I've received. Trey Anastasio I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind up going back to Gibsons. Tommy Shaw Life is tough - and you have to be tougher than life to change the world. Sebastian Pinera Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of ...

is a director, and I understand what it takes to direct. It's a skill set where you have to be able to talk to actors and understand them, and I don't. It's a very different way of being in the world, and I much prefer writing and producing. Melissa Rosenberg If you have easy self-contentment, you might have a very, very cheap source of happiness. Leon Kass I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet. Chris Martin A closet full of wire hangers can be the most dangerous place in the world. Paul Lynde I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved. Vernon Jordan The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we're going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it. Tom Peters Music is your guide. Billy Corgan Nobody told me how to talk...

East, and the Santa Ana of Southern California, are all believed to have a decided effect on human behavior and are associated with such health problems as migraines, depression, lethargy, and moodiness. Some scientists say that this is a myth. Tim Cahill I have a hard time listening to things I've recorded. I don't necessarily go back and enjoy it. Occasionally I'll have the iPod on shuffle and something will come on. Nine times out of ten I'll wince and go on to the next one. Brian d'Arcy James We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary. Uta Hagen We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence. Paul Ryan I go the way that Providence dictates with the assurance of a sleepwalker. Adolf Hitler TV presenting isn't the hardest job in the world, and I've done...

to keep track of the guns that they're purchasing and supplying to drug dealers and murderers. I mean, wow. Come on, let's get the government under control before we start restricting the rights of - innocent citizens. John Mica There was a time when I was 19 when I really, really, really thought I was going crazy. I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression. Winona Ryder On gay adoption I have changed my mind. Theresa May I like black and white films. I don't exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film. Norman McLaren I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life. Marlo Thomas I decided I wanted to be a physician when I was seven years old. Samuel Wilson If I had my own Neverland it would probably be the coolest place in the world. You could do anything you want there. There would be trees everywhere. Jeremy Sumpter The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start. Zane ...

far from it, but there is no free lunch, as a former colleague of mine used to say. There is no public tooth fairy. Father Christmas does not work on the Treasury staff this year. You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting someone else into trouble. Arthur Laffer I don't like losing money. I don't go gamble. Because I don't want to lose any money. I didn't grow up with any money and I'm not going to go gamble and lose money. Rick Scott Local companies don't have to internalize their costs, and few actually do, but they tend to more often because the owners live there and they have to show their face in town, and their kids play with other kids. Paul Hawken Ghost stories always creep me out and weird me out. Those are always interesting to watch. Jessica Szohr I don't want to be ignorant in my daughter's eyes. Gretchen Wilson I don't want to have that thing where I make an album and then I'm super-constantly present i...

enabling gay couples married in states where gay marriage is legal to enjoy the same economic advantages that federal laws now grant to straight couples? Or is it a 'conservative' ruling, limiting the federal government's ability to override state power? Jeff Greenfield I've always wanted to play a spy, because it is the ultimate acting exercise. You are never what you seem. Benedict Cumberbatch I think 'Pan's Labyrinth' is genius. Joe Dante We've all had those moments where we take a person for granted. Laura San Giacomo Infrastructure creates the form of a city and enables life to go on in a city, in a certain way. Paul Goldberger Running clears my mind, and gives me a reason to get out of bed in the morning. Ronnie O'Sullivan If someone says to you, 'Go to an old-folks' home,' that's kind of ridiculous, because a lot of old people are doing terrific things for society. Myron Scholes Today I join the greatest pl...

seem to find the freedom I desired. A terrible sadness rested on my heart. I could not think of anything I had done to cause me to feel sad; but it seemed to me that I was not good enough to enter Heaven, that such a thing would be altogether too much for me to expect. Ellen G. White Those outside of autism need to understand this is an epidemic and we need more government funding, insurance coverage and education reform. Jenny McCarthy I do a so-called trip into myself: I sit down at the piano and the melody might start to evolve from my playing or then I might start to sing it. Enya The greatest thing that we can do for the world is be America. Marco Rubio I am just one of many thousands called to be an evangelist. Billy Graham Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable. Jodie Foster My family background has always been very supportive. They're goi...

interesting, because this morning, when I woke up and brushed my teeth, I looked in the mirror and I did not see a tall, African-American, skinny man. So let's make it clear that my priorities are North Dakota priorities. Heidi Heitkamp Audiences in every medium are becoming far more savvy. No one goes to watch a Tom Cruise movie any more just because it's starring Tom Cruise. Joe Dempsie I've been very fortunate. Dolly Parton The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating. John Lewis Editing is where movies are made or broken. Many a film has been saved and many a film has been ruined in the editing room. Joe Dante I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness. Carrie Fisher 2004 was a great year for Boston! The Patriots won the Super Bowl! Boston hosted its first national political convention! And - the R...