Every accepted public quote

“As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.”

“Once I dated a woman I only liked 43%. So I only listened to 43% of what she said. Only told the truth 43% of the time. And only kissed with 43% of my lips. Some say you can't quantify desir...”

“There have been so many incredible moments since the start of this organization. One that stands out specifically is when an anonymous businessman triple-matched our donation to Memorial Slo...”

“The idea of a rupture between acts occurs in a number of my plays.”

“I'm the perfect kind of personality for making YouTube videos. I deal in short attention span theater. I do wild things.”

“When you are up against a wall, put down roots like a tree, until clarity comes from deeper sources to see over that wall and grow.”

“My family - my mother and father had gone through such a hard time that by the time I graduated from sixth grade, they were separated.”

“A gold book, fastened together in the shape of a book by wires of the same metal, had been dug up in the northern part of the state of New York, and along with the book an enormous pair of g...”

“I feel like fame can get into people's head, and you always hear that child actors are doing this, or parents are making their kids do that. I feel like, since we're kids, we have an imagina...”

“Any important disease whose causality is murky, and for which treatment is ineffectual, tends to be awash in significance.”

“What's special about Miami is the collision of cultures. And the white sand beaches and fantastic restaurants.”

“In one thousand years of Russia's existence, its first popular national election ever to be held occurred in June 1991. Six days later, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed in Moscow!”

“There will be new businesses that will digitally enable the planning and consumption of passenger and goods movement to be more efficient, enjoyable, productive, safer, cleaner, and cheaper....”

“It's not mere extremism that makes folks at the fringes so troubling; it's extremism wedded to false beliefs. Humans have long been dupes, easily gulled by rumors and flat-out lies.”

“We're already in a trade war with China. The problem is we've not been fighting back. Trump, through tariffs, wants to call a truce.”

“It makes you feel good to know that there's other people afflicted like you.”

“I grew up by the Mississippi River, and I would swim in that as a kid.”

“All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.”

“Fear is a state of nervousness only fit for children”

“So, lively brisk old fellow, don't let age get you down. White hairs or not, you can still be a lover.”

“The high point was that the people are really nice - despite the crazy politics - and I loved being there. The hardest part was knowing some of the things I was probably going to write about...”

“A tale is born from an image, and the image extends and creates a network of meanings that are always equivocal.”

“I had a lot of fun working with John Candy. We had a pretty good rapport.”

“It is often stated that of all the theories proposed in this century, the silliest is quantum theory. In fact, some say that the only thing that quantum theory has going for it is that it is...”

“Zachary smiles, and I wonder if he's felling different. Because standing out here waist deep in Gossimer Lake, next to my best friend, I'm feeling different-light and good and maybe even hol...”

“In my concerts, people love when I sing a Latin encore with guitar.”

“Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last, we need to focus on middle-class families. Families who stay up on Sunday nights pacing the floor, like my dad did, while their ch...”

“People say 'Life is a race', but why to participate when by focusing just on yourself you can prove as ace.”

“The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.”

“One fool at least in every married couple.”

“I've been vegan for over 20 years, but I started as a vegetarian and grew into veganism in between.”

“I haven't worn jewelry since one of the front teeth I had made into an earring became no longer necessary because I lost the ear.”

“My mom, who left Iran in 1976, steeped us in the smells, tastes, and traditions of Persian cuisine.”

“'Freaky Ali' may look like an easy role to others, but it is not easy.”

“Koreans are ambitious, man. It means a lot to my parents that I do the work that I do and it has the visibility.”

“The odd thing about comedy is that the more personal you are, the larger the audience.”

“As a child, I loved story books and wanted to be in them so desperately and live the stories.”

“I love a bright lip with a neutral eye. It's an easy, wearable look that gives brightness to your face without looking over-the-top.”

“Trump considers himself such a virile example of masculinity that he's qualified to serve as the ultimate arbiter of femininity. He relishes judging women on the basis of their looks, which...”

“To hear someone talk about their life - you get to know the way their eyes moisten up, how big the smile is or how comfortable their body language is while talking to someone.”

“Children without access to quality early education programs start kindergarten with an 18-month disadvantage, and that gap continues to widen. By the time they are in fourth grade, many cann...”

“I don't want to express alienation. It isn't what I feel. I'm interested in various kinds of passionate engagement. All my work says be serious, be passionate, wake up.”

“I am a fashion designer. I'm not an environmentalist. When I get up in the morning, number one I'm a mother and a wife, and number two I design clothes. So the main thing I need to do is cre...”

“They just brought it up to me and said, 'Hey, this is what we're going to do.' They're going to put out a section and call it Judge's Chambers and give them little judge outfits, and we'll s...”

“Prime Minister Singh is to be commended for beginning the process of transforming India into a global economic power by initiating economic liberalization in the early 1990s.”

“The idea that only a few are meant for success or greatness is nothing but a myth”

“'The Story of Us' is about running into someone I had been in a relationship with at an awards show, and we were seated a few seats away from each other. I just wanted to say to him, 'Is thi...”

“My mum has a cupboard in her house, and you have to fight an avalanche of tea whenever you open it. I go through eight teas a day because I like having something in my hands when I'm working...”