Every accepted public quote

“Social sharing of photos - landscapes, selfies, latte-foam art - can spark conversations and deeper engagements.”

“Life is difficult.”

“Starting a business is not for everyone. Starting a business - I'd say, number one is have a high pain threshold.”

“Collaboration is a key part of the success of any organization, executed through a clearly defined vision and mission and based on transparency and constant communication.”

“We do a lot of things that kind of annoy people and our fan base. We try not to get overloaded on it. For us, that means we don't do social media stuff - we have an Avenged Sevenfold social...”

“Death is the welcome cessation of idiocy.”

“Trust your inner voice.”

“What is attained by a developed thinking is not visions but spiritual sight of realities; what is attained by a developed will is not ordinary soul-experiences but the discovery of a conscio...”

“Men and women aren't too dissimilar.”

“The humblest things, makes the difference in your own happiness.”

“There's something about America's sweetheart and America's bad boy. That juxtaposition is what everyone desires.”

“I want to make music for everyone. I'm not trying to start a super exclusive group. I don't want a clique of people where you have to wear a certain type of clothes to come to our shows, or...”

“If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.”

“When Peter Jackson made the 'Lord of the Rings' movies, I remember there was a concern that people who didn't read Tolkien wouldn't go see the first one. But the films were so good in their...”

“It is almost impossible to reconcile self expression with the creative act.”

“The Ministry of Civil Aviation should strongly recommend to the cabinet that Jet Airways should be merged with Air India, not only to ensure air services are not restricted but also to enabl...”

“Budgets are moral documents. They reflect the values of any government and when you're compromising clean air, clean water, and lead, you're making a statement about communities you don't ca...”

“What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal - that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will.”

“The poem has a social effect of some kind whether or not the poet wills it to have. It has a kenetic force, it sets in motion...elements in the reader that would otherwise remain stagnant.”

“The danger in having modern music tied to a period piece is that hearing something may take you out of the moment.”

“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.”

“The marginalized did not create identity politics: their identities have been forced on them by dominant groups, and politics is the most effective method of revolt.”

“Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.”

“When my country was born, many people were sceptical about the chances for us to exist, let alone prosper.”

“Actually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let's put it this way. I play what I like to hear. And sometimes I like to hear something popp...”

“I was born to play Hercules. I have loved and honored the mythology over the years - since I was a kid. When I first broke into Hollywood, 'Hercules' was one of the movies that I - not chase...”

“I had always thought of myself as fairly tough and fairly strong and fairly able to cope with anything. And then I had a series of personal losses. My mother died. A relationship that I was...”

“It was difficult to imagine that a full day hadn't yet passed since we boarded the airliner in New York. I paused. Medieval man believed that one was placed beyond the touch of time, and the...”

“God always sees me with no make-ups on because He knew how we started.”

“The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.”

“You can't be afraid to put out a fire if you're a fireman. You can't be afraid to be a police officer and carry a gun if you're afraid to get up and go out there. So you've got to put that f...”

“Television is not like making records. I wanna tell all you kids, do not try this at home, 'cause it's hard. It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of practice, and a lot of different takes.”

“I have problems with a lot of photography, particularly street photography and photojournalism - objectifying the other, finding the contempt and exoticism that you might feel within yoursel...”

“The absence of the will to live is, alas, not sufficient to make one want to die.”

“I don't really know if I'm writing the kind of roles that Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore would play. Jessica Lange on 'American Horror Story' is a little bit more my cup of tea.”

“Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me was probably what made me successful. I've seen some very talented actors go into analysis and rea...”

“Turning a zombie pandemic into a generic disaster movie robs the zombies of their dirty, nasty edginess and robs the disaster of its epic scope.”

“To the Spains will come a very powerful king, by land and sea subjugating the South; This will cause harm, lowering again the crescent, clipping the wings of those of Friday.”

“I owed Lewis one thing, at least. Once you had suffered the experience of presenting a case at one of his Monday morning conferences, no other public appearance, whether on radio, TV or the...”

“Remember to reach for the stars, and they won't be able to resist flying into your hands!”

“My 94-year-old grandmother has always been so inspiring to me. She is kind, smart, brave, and independent. After graduating number one in her medical school class at a time when it was extre...”

“My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that - a stern enforcer.”

“I'm very much an introvert.”

“There is no Baltic identity with a common culture, language group, religious tradition.”

“Members of Congress are less beasts of accumulating burden than computational machines designed to win re-election. Their sense of their own political interests is acute.”

“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”

“If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles!”

“Even when Darwin's teaching first made its appearance, it became clear at once that its scientific, materialist core, its teaching concerning the evolution of living nature, was antagonistic...”