Every accepted public quote

“The path of social advancement is, and must be, strewn with broken friendships.”

“Sean Penn, for his acting as well as his writing and directing. There are so many actors I respect, but his reach is so wide.”

“I was a very bad accountant; I didn't care about money, golf or discovering fraud. After about a year I was sacked; then I went into teacher training.”

“The images of Earth's delicate biosphere, contrasting with the sterile moonscape where the astronauts left their footsteps, have become iconic for environmentalists: these may indeed be the...”

“I am a very conscientious golfer. I count every stroke. I learned to play that way. That is the only way I can play. It taught me to be honest. There is no greater virtue than honesty.”

“The Germanic invasions in the West could not and did not in any way alter this state of affairs.”

“This is going to sound really crude, but I lost my fingers in a meat grinder.”

“Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.”

“I felt there was a need for us to build a new programming language. I also had come to see that Microsoft functions best when it controls its own destiny.”

“We must remember that this nation was founded by people fleeing religious persecution, risking everything to find a place to be free to worship as they chose or not to worship at all.”

“Having a second chance makes you want to work even harder.”

“In 2000, just before the first dot-com bubble burst, it cost a whopping $5 million to launch a tech startup.”

“I no longer buy papers or tabloids or magazines or read blogs. I used to. But it was just filling up my day with hatred.”

“If it has more than three chords, it's jazz.”

“I really love momos, dahi-vada, and, of course, golgappas. I make sure not to miss these snacks when visiting Malviya Nagar, Delhi.”

“All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.”

“Albums are chapters. They're part of a story.”

“Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.”

“There's nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over. When you do, the words get inside you, become a part of you, in a way that words in a book you've read only once can't.”

“I spent so many years in terror of 'making it legal' because the expression rang all too true - the wedding ritual struck me as nothing but a flowery front for the fulfilment of countless, t...”

“I have been maligned as taking advantage of others' hardship in order to make a buck. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

“Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy shared more than just being leaders during critical times and the misfortune of lives cut short. They shared a power of will to drive the nation, sometimes sin...”

“I just hope that as I get older, I calm down and enjoy the moment, enjoy the great gifts that God has given me.”

“When people look at Bermuda, they see the beautiful beaches, the golf courses, the fishing, and that's what they should see. That's Bermuda. What they don't see is the almost predominant bla...”

“Monsters are the patron saints of imperfection.”

“I tend to admire dead people more than the living. All too often, human reality diminishes the glowing reputation.”

“[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are heavy cannot look at the light.”

“A proud and healthy society does not equivocate when it comes to stating clearly and unequivocally what it expects of its prospective immigrants. It is for immigrants to adapt to the host na...”

“It is a blind goose that cometh to the fox's sermon.”

“Two words guided the making of 'Babel' for me: 'dignity' and 'compassion.' These things are normally forgotten in the making of a lot of films. Normally there is not dignity because the poor...”

“I was born nine months premature.”

“The World Bank adjusts its poverty estimates for differences in prices across countries, but it ignores differences in needs.”

“The vast majority of Pittsburghers don't come from any kind of serious dough.”

“But that's life. That's what you learn from; when things happen. Especially at your age. You just have to take it in and remember to think afterwards and not forget and never grow bitter.”

“Art seduces, but does not exploit.”

“I have seen doctors, in good faith, leave patients on steroids for years, thinking they are doing right. A friend of mine was on steroids for so long, she has severe osteoporosis.”

“This 'Making Mirrors' album is far more personal, even if there's a character element to the sounds I'm working with. Every song on this album I stand behind; I feel like I have a close rela...”

“I've been identified with James Bond or Thomas Crown for so long; suave, elegant, sophisticated men in suits. it's like you've been giving the same performance for 20 years.”

“Nest Thermostat owners like the carbon monoxide link. If Nest Protect's carbon monoxide alarm goes off, the Nest Thermostat automatically turns off the gas furnace.”

“I entered the University of Natal as a preliminary-year student in 1966 and stayed on to June 1972, when I was expelled from the university. I was then doing third-year medicine.”

“I've known Hillary Clinton for a long time. She's trustworthy. She's ready from Day One to assume the office of presidency in the United States. She's qualified and she's ready as compared t...”

“No matter what argument you make against evolution, the response is Well, you know, it's possible to believe in evolution and believe in God. Yes, and it's possible to believe in Spiderman a...”

“I used to dress up and impersonate our next-door neighbor, Miss Cox. She wore rubber boots, a wool hat, and her nose always dripped.”

“I guess my comfort zone as a writer is diametrically opposed to my comfort zone as a human being.”

“Donald Trump is the physical embodiment of what David Duke wanted to achieve and failed.”

“With Pablo, I lose my reason, and with me, he loses his head; and then all that's left is a man pursued by justice and a woman pursued by the media who know and take care of and need each ot...”

“Arlen Specter is a scoundrel.”

“No matter how much a man can do, no matter how engaging his personality may be, he will not advance far in business if he cannot work through others.”