Every accepted public quote

“You will always worry - a wee lad from Edinburgh going up on stage in Glasgow.”

“I don't think there's any serious discussion inside the Chinese government about liberalising. I don't think anything's going to change in China until enough Chinese say, 'We're not going to...”

“When I need guidance or just to kvetch or to bounce ideas off of people, I go to Gail Simone, who is very much kind of the den mother of all of us who are working comics.”

“I believe in allowing your child to be who they want to be - as long as they want to be something great.”

“My hope is that we revive 'monopoly' as a core piece of political rhetoric that broadly denotes dominant firms with pernicious powers.”

“Pinochet and Barack Obama both have the same primary goal, and that's to be president and stay president as long as allowed.”

“What does the doctrine of American exceptionalism empower the United States to do? Nothing more than to act better than traditional empires - committed to looting and conquest - have done. S...”

“I push myself to the limit.”

“Poverty should be one of the top concerns for any elected leader. It has a negative effect on almost everything we as society entrust our government to do, but it seems that those in the Rep...”

“That's also why comedy and horror are my two favorite genres of film to write, because you get these outbursts of emotion from people, laughter and shock, and it's really thrilling, and I li...”

“I remember those nights when I used to count the stars and keep thinking of being with you”

“I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.”

“I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid.”

“My fans don't feel like I hold anything back from them. They know whatever I'm going through now, they'll hear about it on a record someday. They'll hear the real story. There's a little bit...”

“I can understand countries don't want to join the euro, but they cannot impede the consolidation and strengthening of the eurozone.”

“The way I sing my songs leads the listener into a place of introspection, a state of mind that can trigger self-healing and the kind of profound rest you cannot get from sleep alone.”

“Music - you need the give and take from the audience, the feeling of attention. It's not about me: it's about the music itself.”

“Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.”

“Being Iraqi taught me to be very cautious.”

“I've been interested in writing and storytelling since I learned to read, but it wasn't until I read Dylan Thomas, when I was 14, that I became interested in language itself, and saw it as m...”

“I'm pretty deep into '80s nostalgia, specifically children's entertainment, so a lot of California Raisins, Garfield, Alf - that's kind of a lot of the clothes I have and cherish the most.”

“I think one of the biggest things that affects young women is when they hear their mothers using fat talk.”

“Even today, people tell me that the slapstick humour in 'Friends' is the most viewed comedy track on television. Siddique knows the art of mixing slapstick with genuine humour.”

“We have to rediscover the eternal values and then live them out.”

“In the '60s, I used to love rock magazines; I'd cut out pictures of Bob Dylan and John Lennon.”

“Some people care too much. I think it's called love.”

“I sort of enjoy the fact that I'm misunderstood most of the time. That's fine.”

“Careers are funny things. They begin mysteriously and, just as mysteriously, they can end; and I am at just the very beginning of what I hope will be a long and satisfying life in the theate...”

“When I speak, I ask the people, particularly since there are many of us, 'Where will you spend your hard-earned money? Why spend it where it is not gay-friendly? Why should you spend your mo...”

“Mel Blanc is a hero because of what he could do with his voice for all the Looney Tunes, the Warner Brothers cartoons, to be the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig.”

“Mildred Pierce was capable of great acts of love as a mother.”

“Eighteenth-century matrons would have never have dreamed of appointing a redhaired wet nurse for their precious offspring - redheads passed on their horrible characters through their milk.”

“It is not my belief that we need greater government regulation of hedge funds with respect to the systemic risk they create.”

“We Americans love original ideas. But truly, there are already plenty of good ones out there, ours for the taking. If I were too proud to copy the ideas of others, I likely wouldn't have eve...”

“We are Americans. We - we - we are - we are doctors. We are investment bankers. We are taxi drivers. We are store keepers. We are lawyers. We are - we are part of the fabric of America. And...”

“Amusement is a way of boredom-avoidance through external stimulation that fails to exercise our minds. It's mere diversion.”

“Give me the Love that leads the way The Faith that nothing can dismay The Hope no disappointments tire The Passion that'll burn like fire Let me not sink to be a clod Make me Thy fuel, Flame...”

“We have to ask if it is once again the summer of 1914. Small acts of terror in the Middle East, in South Asia, could lead to cataclysm as they did in Sarajevo.”

“I understand and accept criticisms of my work, provided they are done with professional criteria and arguments.”

“I am intrigued by different religions and respect them all, but to be honest, I feel the most spiritual when I am doing yoga or looking at an ocean. Being spiritual is feeling a connection w...”

“Okay, I like the Clash. I like Tears for Fears. I like A-ha.”

“I wasn't into sports when I was younger. I was one of those kids who always tried to get a note from the doctor to say I had a cold so I didn't have to go play hockey in bad weather and be m...”

“I want to be self-made and leave a mark.”

“I doubt that most people with short-term thinking love the natural world enough to save it.”

“I say that in the most humble way: I always knew that I could perform with the best of 'em and I could deliver with the best of 'em.”

“I love soup 'cause I don't like to cook. It's so easy to prepare, and it fills you up and gives you all the nutrients you need. It's a well-balanced meal, but you don't have to do a lot of p...”

“I'm too busy acting like I'm not Naive. I've seen it all, I was here first.”

“It's more egalitarian on the Internet - anyone can put anything up. But in terms of the money it takes to allow a band to get good, there's less of it to invest.”