Every accepted public quote

“It's a really unfair world because life is, where I am; all day long we listen to American music. So I don't see why the radios in the U.S. cannot even put aside one hour a day just to play...”

“We've beat up our umpires. They're now allowed to be human.”

“A lot of '20s musicals were a hodgepodge of melodrama, mixed with operetta and romance, and then some sense of modernism and some sense of irreverence.”

“Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.”

“It hasn't been a totally smooth road, but in the whole span of things I feel like a very lucky person.”

“I never can understand how anyone can not smoke - it deprives a man of the best part of life. With a good cigar in his mouth a man is perfectly safe, nothing can touch him, literally.”

“I was very excited to do 'The Witches.' It was with one of my favorite directors, Nick Roeg, and I loved his work from 'Don't Look Now' and 'Eureka.' So I was very excited to work with him....”

“He was too perfect, despite being one of the most imperfect people I knew.”

“In a sense, 'Schmidt' is the most Omaha of my films. But have I gotten it right? I'm not sure. Did Fellini get Rome right? Did Ozu get Tokyo right?”

“Companies in the East put a lot more emphasis on human relationships, while those from the West focus on the product, the bottom line. Westerners appear to have more of a need for achievemen...”

“I tried a robin heart once. It wasn't very good.”

“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.”

“Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opport...”

“Any civilization where the main symbol of religious veneration is a tool of execution is a bad place to have children.”

“Traditionally, our ancestors boiled mushrooms in water to make a soothing tea. Boiling served several purposes: killing contaminants, softening the flesh, and extracting the rich soluble pol...”

“I have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago.”

“When it comes to manifesting our desires it is up to us to be clear on what it is we want. Only then, will it become clear on why we want it!”

“I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.”

“Love your friends' kids, even if you don't want or like children. Just do it.”

“In reality, victims of human trafficking are often left voiceless and completely unseen by society.”

“The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins.”

“When I played for Hannover I had several offers, also - as I have been told - from Hamburg, Bremen and Bayern. Back then I already was a German international and Bayern would have loved to h...”

“The fact of the matter is that the United States faces real threats from criminals, terrorists, spies, and malicious cyber actors.”

“When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very religious, because they have seen the Signs of Allah.”

“Read fiction to open your mind to greater possibilities and read non-fiction to learn the constraints of dreams and the facts that might guide you to attain one.”

“We cannot live in a country where losing an election functions as de facto immunity deal.”

“Spellings are made by people. Dictionaries eventually reflect popular choices. And the Internet is allowing more people to influence spelling than ever before.”

“Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about it, if today be sweet.”

“All art is but dirtying the paper delicately.”

“We call upon all warring parties in the world to lay down their arms and pursue the path of peace, dialogue, and inclusive resolution of disputes.”

“You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.”

“As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue.”

“I was in the final running for the Zac Efron role in 'High School Musical.'”

“Technologists and futurists call the mashup of digital info and physical space 'blended reality.'”

“I'm too young for Medicare and too old for women to care.”

“There is a strange impulse in many to protect Bible characters and to use them as inspiration... as if sanctification happens as a result of emulation.”

“I am making my mark on the world one word at a time.”

“Genetic code is a divine writing.”

“Your beliefs will be the light by which you see, but they will not be what you see and they will not be a substitute for seeing.”

“It is entertainment; we mustn't forget that. Dance is entertainment. You can have the best technicians in the world, but they'll be boring to watch. It has to be about entertainment as well,...”

“I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.”

“I can't say that my disability has helped my work, but it has allowed me to concentrate on research without having to lecture or sit on boring committees.”

“The enemy is not Islam, the great world faith, but a perversion of Islam.”

“In architecture, you arrive so late. I look at doctors, lawyers I know, and they're all buying boats and bailing out at 62. My career is just getting started.”

“The First Amendment means everything to me.”

“When I started, black people were either victims or they were the perpetrators; they were the boogie men who jumped out of the bushes and did terrible things to you.”

“I have to admit, I underestimated Billie Jean and overestimated myself.”

“Once you learn to choose your belongings properly, you will be left with only the amount that fits perfectly in the space you own.”