Every accepted public quote

“I like 'The Simpsons' quite a lot. I love the irreverent character of the whole show. It's great.”

“If you've ever been to a poetry slam, you know that the highest scoring emotion is self-righteous indignation: how dare you judge me. So in that way, the poem, 'What Teachers Make,' is an ab...”

“It's very hard to transgress; we have the furniture of transgression without the imagery and iconography to actually do it.”

“If I really treated business like a businessman, I wouldn't have done what I have done - opposing China. No businessman in their right mind would do this because you know that there will be...”

“I get recognized in the street really frequently, which is really shocking. I'm excruciatingly wary of any female under the age of 19. Even when some of them come up to me, they're usually v...”

“Bitcoin is valuable as a currency because of the economic efficiencies the bitcoin network is already creating as transactions flow over it. As with the Internet, more applications will flou...”

“The world can be a better place. The problems that plague are manmade. However, the people able to elevate human living, those few with the resources, influence, technology, time, and power,...”

“Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end in a spray of blood, bones and hair.”

“Traditional performance reviews have passed their sell-by date. Big time. There's research showing that roughly two-thirds of performance appraisals have either no effect - or a negative eff...”

“Writing is a very focused form of meditation. Just as good as sitting in a lotus position.”

“Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder.”

“It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams.”

“Everybody faces a blank piece of paper, no matter what they've written or painted or composed before. I can't imagine approaching every single new project with-without doubt.”

“Gret works of literature are always developed and enriched from age to age with the growth of thought.”

“I tell you this: if I was in the house with those people in the Bergman flicks, I'd walk right out, much less pay $5 to see them.”

“Biggie was the King Of New York as a rapper. There's a lot more dangerous guys than Biggie Smalls out there, you know what I'm saying? John Gotti was way closer to King Of New York than him.”

“We are a wealthy country. We also are the global engine of innovation in health care, whether it's the pharmaceutical industry or the creation of medical devices.”

“Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.”

“My collections are a reflection of my personality, and the satisfaction I get from wearing my own designs is indescribable.”

“A lot was happening, plus there were an enormous number of people in the industry that were going to conventions, so it was a pretty fun time. Also there was a lot of controversy and I was a...”

“I've always wanted people to know who they are from the inside. Then they can create the life they desire and deserve. I've always believed that my job was to facilitate the evolution of the...”

“Words gain credibility by deed.”

“New York is a special place; it's a city that I love.”

“I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shal...”

“Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their com...”

“You don't see a lot of black rock stars. The music industry tends to be segregated stylistically. It's hard for a black artist to cross over to rock music.”

“Before a painter puts a brush to his canvas he sees his picture mentally.... If you think of yourself in terms of a painting, what do you see? ... Is the picture one you think worth painting...”

“Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with $10 million are no happier than people with $9 million.”

“I wish anyone in this world could go to his fridge and pick whatever he wants. Because the day you open your fridge and there is nothing in it, it is difficult.”

“My driving and irons are the best part of my game. Growing to be 5-foot-11 has certainly helped.”

“Being a teenager, I would think they were real strict, and I would get upset, but I'm glad they were like that. They didn't let us do whatever we wanted. We weren't allowed to date until we...”

“I have three older brothers. I'm Irish. I'm feisty.”

“Every religious pioneer, including Jesus Christ, was persecuted by his contemporaries. But once people understand me, their turn can be dramatic like Saint Paul's.”

“I really enjoy squeezing out a big lump of paint directly onto the canvas and leaving it; fresh, immediate and sometimes shocking.”

“It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend.”

“True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others.”

“I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it.”

“I was born in 1962, and it seems that throughout my entire life the world has demanded peace but maintained conflict.”

“Why is it you feel like a dope if you laugh alone, but that's usually how you end up crying?”

“There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful.”

“We are all sinners.”

“When I was young, my mother would not let me get my ears pierced because I used to get into too many fights.”

“Players have an in-season playing weight, and we have to be careful not to stray too far from it when we're not under the watchful eye of the nutritionist. This can be a problem when the foo...”

“I don't think you should go around talking trash about people because I think that's how you get your hat handed to you.”

“If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups.”

“The thing I always tell my audiences all the time is that I'm just two steps ahead of you on a good day. And I might be two steps behind you on a bad day.”

“My job at the end of the day is to design timeless, desirable, beautiful products. It's not about just designing a bunch of organic jumpers. I have a balance within the brand. If you try to...”

“I give it (grandfather's watch) to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all your breath trying to conquer it.”