Every accepted public quote

“China is a vast, disparate country; there is no alternative to strong central power.”

“In cross-country skiing, athletes propel themselves over distances of ten and twenty miles - a physical challenge that places intense demands on the ability of their red blood cells to deliv...”

“For basically two years, I took acting classes and found my own stride in L.A.”

“I'd definitely be the kind of parent who enabled my child's dreams. I'd just watch and nurture and guide them. I have the blueprints of what not to do... I think I'd be a good parent, actual...”

“Rebuilding our relationship with Cuba would be a win for American business and a win for the Cuban people.”

“Money can't buy everything, but it can buy most of it. Because of money, I could give my parents a comfortable life.”

“Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.”

“When I wrote 'The World Is Flat,' I said the world is flat. Yeah, we're all connected. Facebook didn't exist; Twitter was a sound; the cloud was in the sky; 4G was a parking place; LinkedIn...”

“The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.”

“I think the biggest misconception is that people think deaf people are not able to do things.”

“I had a terrible bout of acne after I turned 30.”

“Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.”

“It's important that people understand who I am and where I come from and not just have it shaped by purely political discourse.”

“Losing my sight had nothing to do with my focus on music. My passion for music was already there, so it would be a mistake to give too much significance to my blindness.”

“I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool.”

“I have never bought into the idea that blood is thicker than water. Love and respect are meant to be earned from our children, our spouses, our families, and our friends.”

“This is an exciting time. I believe we stand at the edge of a new age - a Golden Age - of freedom that will rival any of the great eras of world history because it will be the entire world i...”

“Whenever I think of the high salaries we are paid as film actors, I think it is for the travel, the time away, and any trouble you get into through being well known. It's not for the acting,...”

“I need healthy options around, or else if I get hungry, I'll go straight for a cookie.”

“Small players learn to be intuitive, to anticipate, to protect the ball. A guy who weighs 90 kilos doesn't move like one who weighs 60. In the playground I always played against much bigger...”

“The thing was, if I had a bad game, I was 'the Man United reject.' If I had a good game, it was 'Man United star on loan.' And I just thought, 'I don't need that anymore.' One minute, I was...”

“Therefore, having obtained the opportunity from these sources, I too began to consider the mobility of the earth.”

“Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting.”

“I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.”

“It's stylish to have people over. But unstylish to make them bring food. It's so tacky, making everybody appear at the door with a dish. Better to order in, use a caterer or bring prepared f...”

“I get upset about what is taken as great literature and what is cute and exotic.”

“We are the source of our problems not mysterious sinister foreigners overseas.”

“I'm actually not a huge circus fan in the traditional sense, but I like a lot of the circus trappings of striped tents and caramel. I lean more towards Cirque du Soleil than Barnum and Baile...”

“Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.”

“The biggest food-related risk in pregnancy is listeria. It's a dangerous bacteria, to which pregnant women are especially susceptible, that can lead to miscarriage or stillbirth.”

“One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sou...”

“The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests.”

“No one's validation should be your inspiration! Got my Brooklyn armor on and always living my truth! Today, use whatever empowers you, whether it be a prayer, your favorite quote, an article...”

“Black pepper is necessary to absorb the key antioxidants in most spices and foods, including turmeric, so get a pepper grinder and fill it with Tellicherry peppercorns.”

“We joined a Conservative synagogue. I began learning through engagement, rote and reading. Suddenly, I belonged... well, to the extent that a novelist can ever feel she is part of a group; w...”

“You can say Pizza Hut is terrible pizza, but they also sell more pizzas than anybody else.”

“Why is it when we talk to God we are said to be praying, and when God talks to us we're said to be schizophrenic?”

“What is invaluable about Angela Davis' work is that she does not limit her politics to issues removed from broader social considerations, but connects every aspect of her scholarship and pub...”

“A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly because most singers don't sing many concerts, or at least not while they are in their prime.”

“I enjoy hard golf courses.”

“Business is a useful tool in politics, but it's not enough. You need much more than to be a good businessman, to be a good politician.”

“I am convinced that no one is fully educated without a full grounding in the arts.”

“The good thing about being pregnant is that I don't have to worry about sucking it in or dieting!”

“In the voyeurism of Reality TV, the viewer's passivity is kept intact, pampered and massaged and force-fed Chicken McNuggets of carefully edited snippets that permit him or her to sit in eas...”

“To reduce this claim of slavery to an absurdity, it is only necessary to add that there are only two states in which slaves are a majority, and not one in which the slaveholders are not a ve...”

“My parents homeschooled my sister and me for many years. Why? Because the local school insisted that I, being three, should go to preschool, and my sister, being five, should go to kindergar...”

“You have succeeded even when you think you have failed.”

“I jokingly say that the enemies are children, you know. I always say, if you have young kids, your whole goal from the moment they wake up is to make them tired. It's exhausting. Anybody who...”