Every accepted public quote

“There is no greater anesthetic than sport.”

“It is a big responsibility to play for Brazil. But I know how to deal with it.”

“The exploration of self is only enhanced by your expeditions & innumerable odysseys that nurture the mind and soul, if finding a purpose is your goal then travelling lies at the heart of it.”

“I think growing an economy is a good way to help with a deficit, but ultimately, it's about fiscal discipline and responsible spending - and smart decisions.”

“All I do is play music and golf - which one do you want me to give up?”

“My actual intake of different substances was far below what people thought it was, no matter how weird or outrageous they think I am.”

“Science is the most reliable guide in life.”

“In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are t...”

“Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and bl...”

“dont aom for success if u want it just do what u love n believe in and it wil come naturaly.”

“My high school job was putting insulation in attics - in Louisiana in the summer. It must have been 95 degrees every day, and the insulation used to get all over me. It was not fun. But I di...”

“When President Kennedy come to West Virginia, he spoke about West Virginia and the people that gave the people here pride. And my family, my father remembers when President Kennedy was in Lo...”

“The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors' pushup bras? No matter what size you are, it still isn't good enough.”

“I've thought about what I could accomplish in football, but when you read about Mike Webster and Dave Duerson and Ray Easterling, you read all these stories, and to be the type of player I w...”

“The country in which reparations actually happen is a very different one than the one we live in.”

“There is no end to the violations committed by children on children, quietly talking alone.”

“Let's detox our cluttered academic brain. That's what the poet does. People call it daydreaming, detoxing our minds and taking care of that clutter. It's being able to let in call letters fr...”

“Farewell! Dearest and most beloved of men_whatever may be my fate_be happiness yours! Once more, my lingering, foreboding heart, repeats farewell!”

“Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.”

“I'm proud to be Secretary of Labor. But I'm even prouder of two more important titles: dad and husband. I've been able to be all three. I want all working people, no matter what their jobs a...”

“It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated our hundredth anniversary, not one in every ten children attending Public schools throughout the colonies is acquainted wit...”

“One possible future for WikiLeaks is to morph into a gigantic media intermediary - perhaps, even something of a clearing house for investigative reporting - where even low-level leaks would...”

“Death not only takes, but gives. It makes you realise what is important.”

“This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty.”

“The way in which you carry yourself, even when seated at a desk, matters.”

“It's not easy working with your husband, I'll be straight up about that. But when we work together, we always get great product. It's not easy in the process and as we go along it gets easie...”

“I work on words quite separately to music. They're both ongoing, and I don't ever feel like I'm working in a cycle in that respect, because it's every day anyway, no matter what I'm doing. T...”

“A lot of people make hay about 'American Idol''s ratings and 'Empire.'”

“The whole thing about writing a play is that it's all about controlling the flow of information traveling from the stage to the audience. It's a stream of information, but you've got your ha...”

“Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.”

“Eating a natural diet with loads of fresh fruit and veg and little processed food helps me manage the symptoms of my illness.”

“My dad put up a basket on my street, and I was practicing every day. It was just nuts. But I miss it. Whenever I see a ball, I get itchy!”

“The best times in Cold Chisel were when we were all in the back of the car together, us against the world.”

“I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours.”

“Once you've achieved success, and you're making decisions that are working, I don't understand why anyone would be second-guessing themselves.”

“I used to go to my kids' soccer games and I was the only parent who wasn't screaming, because I'd have to do a show that night. It was hard. Moms and dads get more emotional at those soccer...”

“In an age when mass pleasures like television are becoming more feeble and homogeneous, the very act of discrimination becomes a form of protest. At a time when mass marketing of food produc...”

“Men are like roses. You have to watch out for the pricks.”

“Because Republicans believe that the federal government is limited in its function-some have concluded that Republicans are somehow inherently insensitive to minority rights. Nothing could b...”

“I went straight from high school to 'Gossip Girl,' and both were very structured, scheduled environments, so I never had freedom to explore and carve my own path.”

“Even socialist dictators have an interest in gorgeous supermodels.”

“Suspicionless surveillance does not become okay simply because it's only victimizing 95% of the world instead of 100%.”

“When I introduced a black soldier, Lt. Flap, in 1971, the Stars and Stripes banned the strip. They were having racial problems and thought it would increase the tensions.”

“History has been my primary intellectual passion ever since, as a boy in Southern California, I began reading books on World War II and the life of Winston Churchill.”

“I am a teacher. It's how I define myself. A good teacher isn't someone who gives the answers out to their kids but is understanding of needs and challenges and gives tools to help other peop...”

“Oh, gosh, first of all, Paula Deen is my idol. I adore that woman. I got to be on her show a few months ago, and I'm telling you that was at the top of my bucket list.”

“Perhaps I've found the secret for an unhappy private life. Every three years, I go and marry a girl who doesn't love me, and then she proceeds to take all my money.”

“You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.”