Every accepted public quote

“My varied listening palette is all-inclusive of all walks of life. No one individual is exempt from the human experience, so it is that intangible that is a universal truth. In that regard,...”

“I love meeting 'the Odd Man Out' - like fans of 'Baywatch' who regret, as I do, that Tower 12 Productions didn't put nearly as much energy into writing and directing the show as they put int...”

“I read on my iPad when I travel. I listen to audiobooks in the car. I read books in my bedroom, where I have a comfortable couch, a lamp and two dogs to keep me warm.”

“Missionaries serve to make life better for God's children.”

“The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.”

“During my many years in international business and public life, I have had the good fortune of sitting down for lunch with people with whom I completely disagreed, in practice and principle:...”

“I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.”

“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”

“If you ever get a chance to learn how to scuba dive, go do it.”

“To believe in God is to yearn for His existence, and furthermore, it is to act as if He did exist.”

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.”

“What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.”

“Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they might have been.”

“I'm very much a positive person - I put good energy out there - so I don't feel like anyone would want to do anything nasty to me.”

“When I am going out, I am in ponytail, jeans, tees. I am just like any girl-next-door. Beauty is not external; it's internal. When you are a happy soul, you would be beautiful any time.”

“I did not grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth.”

“Around the world, our cities are not the idealised open, accessible, and cosmopolitan spaces of our dreams. More often than not, they are sectioned and controlled purviews of the radically w...”

“I suppose I'm led to do so by the fact of what happened to my contemporaries - people whom I've admired, people who I thought were ten times better than me when I was in my twenties and earl...”

“I think because my parents died in their early 50s, mid 50s, I always thought I would die young. And that's been both a useful thing and I suspect something that's haunted me a little bit.”

“Time scares me: having enough time to do all the things that I want to do in life, just even in terms of forgetting about the business I'm in.”

“I don't want to be submerged by depression.”

“All my big heroes are literary, writers.”

“If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.”

“Rent-stabilized tenants face harassment. They face illegal evictions. They're confronted with ceaseless 'buy-out' offers that promise a quick buck if they give up their homes.”

“Humor is a powerful tool, and some of these politicians are so far out and easy to lampoon. They just provide such delicious opportunity.”

“Achieving success is difficult, but each time you focus on your goal, you get closer. Believe it, you shall achieve your destiny.”

“I consider wisdom supernatural because it isn't taught by men - it's a gift from God.”

“If you were really a feminist, you'd support housewives. You'd see them as the heroes and women who work as just wasting their time!”

“God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spi...”

“My mama always said that you should hire a young person while they still know everything. The older they get, the less they know. - Lavonia Jackson”

“If we don't believe in moral absolutes and then we get into a cultural-political debate, how are we going to win?”

“A lot of people think teenagers haven't gone through anything in their lives - they're not even 20 years old yet. But a twenty-something can go through the same type of experience or heartbr...”

“The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.”

“I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and watch scenes where martial artists choke each other out. You can hear what noi...”

“On the religious Right and religious people in general have the feeling that the world is not just material, the world is not just there for us to do what we want with. That our bodies, thin...”

“In school, I learned about artists and how they were free to express themselves. I was allergic to conformity, and the lifestyle attracted me. I wanted to express myself in a way that slamme...”

“I love Canadians. They are the coolest, nicest, most patriotic people, and they will support their countrymen no matter what, and I think that's commendable.”

“Hummus has been my saviour. I've used it in every form: on sandwiches, rotis, with veggies and meat.”

“I don't actually subscribe to the view that all power corrupts. But absolute power - when secured on the back of massive parliamentary majorities, which don't reflect the balance of politica...”

“Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go.”

“There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.”

“I've always enjoyed film, but I'm a little afraid of it because I think it is very powerful as a medium. You have the visuals, the sound, the colors, all of these things coming at you, and t...”

“You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.”

“The shame that tormented me was all the more corrosive for having no very clear origin: I didn't know why I felt so tainted, and worthless, and wrong-only that I did, and whenever I looked u...”

“Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom.”

“Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.”

“I was very happy to learn Oliver Stone had decided to make a film about Edward Snowden and believe this is a powerful and inspiring film.”

“If you want to be rich, work hard. If you want to be happy, love hard.”