Every accepted public quote

“I remember when you'll be a month old, and I'll stumble out of bed to give you your 2:00 a.m. feeding.”

“When me and Eric did songs back in the day, we didn't go and sit down in front of no A&R. We made our album, and then, when we finished, we handed it in, and then we picked the best song for...”

“Basically, there are two things we know: Everybody has less time, and the general public is demanding better food - better in terms of quality and better in terms of flavor.”

“Mutual funds were created to make investing easy, so consumers wouldn't have to be burdened with picking individual stocks.”

“Believe that life is taking you down a wonderful path!”

“We don't have the necessary laws or powers to deal with failing non-bank institutions. If they're a big bank, the depositor has deposit insurance, and the regulators can wind them down witho...”

“I think there would be no shortage of applicants to the government astronaut corps to be settlers on the planet Mars. And I think this would be very inspiring.”

“Celebrity gets you access to world leaders.”

“Be the ocean of conscience in which others can bathe. Be the sacred river of service, that takes away selfishness from the society. Be the mountain of bravery that absorbs weakness from the...”

“Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.”

“Because Mr. Mandela's early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragical...”

“I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on the hiphop community. I'm looking to elevate through my music, and through my music I educate.”

“Concealing one's true medical condition from the voting public is a time-honored tradition of the American presidency.”

“All you have to go on is the faith of a kiss.”

“But will they make themselves agreeable to me? That's what I like people to do. I don't hesitate to say so, because I always appreciate it.”

“The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons we're teaching - not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values -...”

“There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous.”

“If you can't annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.”

“I'm plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise.”

“Open the book and read it to renew your mind.”

“I just try to do the best job I possibly can - put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can - you've put forth you...”

“So someday in the near future hopefully rather than having a foot or a leg amputated we'll just give you an injection of the cells and restore the blood flow. We've also created entire tubes...”

“I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces.”

“My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we're able to transcend and give a response to desecration.”

“I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interes...”

“Competitors argue that Google rigs its search algorithms to demote listings for competing search engines. Many of the allegations of demotion come generally from sites of pretty questionable...”

“The intense happiness of our union is derived in a high degree from the perfect freedom with which we each follow and declare our own impressions.”

“It's easier to cancel a show if it's expensive.”

“We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. The teaching of the church is clear, and I am a son of the church, but it is not neces...”

“There's a critic that I love, Manohla Dargis of the 'L.A. Weekly.' I like the underground point of view; it's my old radical sympathies. Maybe I like her because she likes my movies.”

“The central task of science is to arrive, stage by stage, at a clearer comprehension of nature, but this does not at all mean, as it is sometimes claimed to mean, a search for mastery over n...”

“What was my truth worth, if I was prepared to defend the entire world, but not those who were close to me? If I subdued hate, but wouldn't give love a chance?”

“The world is not to be put in order, the world is order incarnate. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.”

“Mercury poisoning wrecked my health and career.”

“Nothing is more important to me, and nothing was more important to our founding fathers, than freedom of religion.”

“It is a huge honour to be recognised as the world's best commentator, particularly against so many sporting greats.”

“No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.”

“Ironically, the opportunity to go into space brings you back down to Earth big time! My decision must also take into account my children, my family and my friends. I must be at peace with th...”

“Honestly, I don't know if I'd want to be an educator. I find teachers to have more responsibility, in a way, than being a parent. You're molding hundreds of minds every year.”

“I feel very happy to be living in Berkeley because there are a lot of people who are politically active here.”

“Perfectionists are their own devils.”

“Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.”

“Mars tugs at the human imagination like no other planet. With a force mightier than gravity, it attracts the eye to the shimmering red presence in the clear night sky...”

“We've all been that young love, trying to impress the in-laws or having these crazy cousins that we're related to by blood - we can't choose them as sort of friends, but they're there.”

“In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded.”

“The key to any good comic strip or television sitcom is to reset the board at the end of the episode because people like familiarity.”

“It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all.”

“As a bounty hunter, I have to dress the part. If I came to the door and looked like Carrot Top, you'd laugh.”