Every accepted public quote

“As a GM Goodwrench Service Plus dealer, I understand how good service makes a difference to our customers.”

“I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself.”

“In the public eye, being a victim of past injustices does not win the right to propagate current and future ones, and that's intolerable to those in charge of the race industry today, whose...”

“The longest letter you write in your life is between your heart and your soul.”

“American wars in Muslim countries created some extremists and inflamed many more while producing a security vacuum that allowed them to wreak mayhem.”

“When I was a kid, I'd wake up extraordinarily early every morning and turn on the television, scanning for episodes of 'The Jetsons.' For some reason, I loved the notion of a future where th...”

“My new favourite smell is new baby smell. It makes me so happy. If someone could bottle that, I'd love to have it.”

“Actors are hard to photograph because they never want to reveal who they are. You don't know if you're getting a character from a Chekhov play or a Polanski film. It depends what mood they'r...”

“We, the American people, owe the nation's police officers our deepest gratitude, our best efforts, and our strong support, for they have done so much for us against such great odds.”

“Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees.”

“If I could give my younger self some advice at that time, I'd tell her to enjoy the ride and don't be afraid to ask questions. I was quite responsible, uptight, and worried - I'd tell myself...”

“A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school.”

“Smartass Disciple: Please teach me about the truth, master. Master of Stupidity: Hmmm...tell me about your sexperience!”

“The idea that an independent Scotland - having separated assets and liabilities from the rest of the U.K. - would expect the rest of the U.K. to be a lender of last resort, and of course be...”

“Some great players, like Ted Williams and Stan Musial, had one more great hitting season left around the age of 40.”

“I am not going to second-guess my old battlefield comrades from Iraq and Afghanistan; each has his own reason for what he has done.”

“I don't Tweet a lot because I've Tweeted things that I thought were really innocuous about subjects that are inflammatory, and the response is so insane sometimes from people.”

“The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate action of some sort, any sort rather than no sort.”

“When ambition ends, happiness begins.”

“Millennials regularly draw ire for their cell phone usage. They're mobile natives, having come of age when landlines were well on their way out and payphones had gone the way of dinosaurs. B...”

“I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time.”

“Britney Spears is a big influence. Huge. I think people thought I was joking about that for a long time. But when I was a teenager, there was a genuine connection with this sweet girl who al...”

“President Obama has tried to spin the paltry new job creation numbers as 'a step in the right direction.' But, clearly, the small growth in jobs isn't even keeping up with population growth,...”

“I taught high school students Spanish.”

“I'm so impressed with the quality of the 'Evening News.'”

“Joan of Arc had style. Jesus had style.”

“If you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry... thus much curse I must send you, in the behalf of all poets, that while you live, you live...”

“I can't stand the kind of paralysis that some people fall into because they're not happy with the choices they've made.”

“Alas, the world has never known a sound social fabric, a fabric sound and clean to the core and kindly. For it has ever turned its back on Man.”

“I have heard some stuff that might be influenced by my records, but it's usually pretty wacky and off-the-wall, which is kind of annoying, to be frank.”

“I worked through cancer twice. I probably worked through it too much the last time. This time, I found myself saying, 'Well, I don't feel well. I think I'll take the day off.' I think I did...”

“There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant.”

“I love the ath-leisure look, but I'm also super inspired by anime, and I love Japanese culture so much.”

“With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species may literally collapse.”

“Civil disobedience's main goal typically is to try to arouse and inspire others to join and do something. Well, sometimes that is a good tactic, sometimes not.”

“I'm obsessed with frozen yogurt because you don't feel totally guilty eating it. It's not as bad as ice cream, and during the hot summer months, it's a great way to just refresh.”

“When I write sad songs, I feel like I'm sewing up a scar in me, and the outcome always feels so much better than when I write happy ones.”

“I'm an honorary old Jewish lady of the West Village.”

“I relate to happiness as an ecstatic moment - something you don't create, you encounter.”

“You know, it's a big version of an episode, which I think is necessary at this point because we're drawing in people who not only people who have seen the show before and are devoted to it,...”

“We are spiritual beings - indestructible, immaterial and safe.”

“I actually met The Game in my hood on Crenshaw and Slauson. I was outside on the block with 20 of my homies. I see the Range Rover, and we all walked up to his car. I handed him my CD.”

“Wyoming - God bless you in Wyoming - it's very boring, and it's the most isolated place on Earth.”

“I'm fortunate: I can play as long as I want to play. There's no coach or trainer who is going to say to me that I'm dropped or sacked, it's time to move on. I can play as long as I want to p...”

“The first weekend after the attacks of September 11, George W. Bush had a meeting at Camp David with his top advisors, including Colin Powell, the secretary of state. And there was a lively...”

“I would say that IQ is the strongest predictor of which field you can get into and hold a job in, whether you can be an accountant, lawyer or nurse, for example.”

“A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more expensive and more difficult to access.”

“If you are an industry kid, the first film is given to you on a platter. However, the pressure and expectations are immense.”