Every accepted public quote

“A great sense of morality was instilled in me through my upbringing in the Catholic faith - particularly because my father is a moral theologian. And morality is something I believe exists s...”

“I started with jewelry when I was probably 24 years old. It was really just in response to a feeling that most of the fine jewelers were men appealing to men and selling pieces in a very unm...”

“Because wherever I am today, I still owe it to God and I owe it to two men - the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X and of course, two very special women, my mother and my wife.”

“'9/11' came out of a swamp of hatred created by us.”

“Why, in our 'free' country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?”

“I think all art - even one as lowly as making jokes about celebrities - is there to make a connection.”

“The ultimate connection is when you are connected to the creator of the universe.”

“As it happened, all three of us turned out to be real writers--a coincidence almost too large to be termed mere coincidence in a society where literally tens of thousands (maybe hundreds of...”

“I love tattoos. And mine symbolise who I really am. I have a Samurai on my left arm. At a subconscious level, I connect to this warrior and model myself on his discipline, skills and honour....”

“Jangan pernah menjaminkan rasa kepada waktu. Ia punya masa kedaluwarsanya.”

“I don't define myself by my successes. I define myself by adversity and how I've persevered.”

“'Attack The Block' is an alien invasion film set in South London. It's about a group of kids who are some petty thugs, who have to find the hero in themselves, when they attack.”

“All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn't left an imprint through the generations.”

“Autocracy is a government of the few from above; Bolshevism is a government of the few from below.”

“I came from a crew, and to me, all the guys I rapped with were better than me, so I was surprised when I was the breakout one. It was definitely a cool thing.”

“So, I understand when they make a mistake and everyone at home is throwing their shoe at the television set.”

“I liked masculine fabrics: Prince of Wales checks, city pinstripes, and flannels - worn with black tights, flattish shoes.”

“My first acting class was taught by a little known playwright, David Mamet, who then cast me in my first play, opposite John Malkovich.”

“I am not I; pity the tale of me.”

“Everyone has talent at twenty-five. The difficulty is to have it at fifty.”

“Being born as mediocre is fate, but to die as one is FAILURE.”

“Designing was always something I was interested in. I studied fashion design in high school as well as how to sew.”

“For business, government, and education, the lesson is clear: People ought to be relying far more on objective information and far less on interviews. They might even want to think about sca...”

“There's something uniquely unsettling about the unhinged woman on a single-minded mission. Especially when she's the last person you ever imagined to harbour a dark and seething soul.”

“I think the inner strength that I have helps me stay calm.”

“You look like a talent scout for a cemetery.”

“Stop trying to 'fix' yourself; you're NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.”

“When someone bestows something on you, no matter how true it is, when someone says, 'Sexiest Man Alive,' I'm honestly going, 'Thank you. Right on.' For me, it's never canceled out anything,...”

“The unbearableness of the future is easier to face than that of the present if only because human foresight is much more destructive than anything that the future can bring about.”

“Because we put ourselves in a movie or on TV, then it must mean we want to be completely open to the world. Sometimes, people will run up to you as if this is Disneyland and I'm a character....”

“Once you get an offer from Steven Soderbergh, you just do anything you can to make it fit.”

“Since change is constant, you wonder if people crave death because it's the only way they can get anything really finished.”

“I like Rob Morgan in 'Mudbound.' Most of the attention being paid to this movie has focused on Rachel Morrison's cinematography and Mary J. Blige's stiff but intensely stoical performance.”

“Presidents going live from the Oval Office have used that platform to inform the American public, and also to do one of the most important parts of their job: to inspire the best in us.”

“Nobody reads poetry, we are told at every inopportune moment. I read poetry. I am somebody. I am the people, too. It can be allowed that an industrious quantity of contemporary American poet...”

“There is nothing more distressing or tiresome than a writer standing in front of an audience and reading his work.”

“Halfway down the aisle, Jamie suddenly seemed to tire, and they stopped while she caught her breath...It was, I remembered thinking, the most difficult walk anyone ever had to make. In every...”

“My personal style is a big mix. A lot of it's pretty vintage. I love vintage looks. I'm obsessed with the mid '60s era, even '70s, it was a good era for clothes, hair, music, and cars.”

“I like the way Frank Lampard articulates, like the fact Jamie Carragher really does his homework and the way Rio Ferdinand has been able to show his personality while giving those insights.”

“I think I should learn French and be a better cook - basic, really good life stuff.”

“At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.”

“I don't mind a repetitive chorus; I mind repetitive verse. I mean, it's the same amount of space. Why would you have only three diamonds if you can have six?”

“Today, the smartphone in your pocket has a high-quality digital camera. Everyone - not just artists - is a photographer, and the explosion of photos taken annually proves it.”

“The Syrian rebels, weakened by infighting, have also been victims of the growing rift between the U.S. and its closest Arab allies.”

“Leadership is a mindset that shifts from being a victim to creating results. Any one of us can demonstrate leadership in our work and within our lives.”

“These people that watch our MTV shows, they're not music fans. They're people that are lazy on their couch and want to watch funny videos or whatever.”

“Well, I'm trained as a classicist, so I like to read the Greeks and Romans.”

“Creation is a sustained period of bliss, even though the subject can still be very sad. Because there's the triumph of coming through and understanding that you have, and that you did it the...”