Every accepted public quote

“I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some differe...”

“I'm not a quitter.”

“My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.”

“My mom has beautiful eyes, and I inherited a lot of her rituals, accentuating eyes.”

“The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume.”

“When I first found out that I was an Idol finalist, I cried tears of happiness. I was just so happy, and my family was there and the fact that got to see that moment and share that moment wi...”

“I'm just very amused by five-year-old humor.”

“Social Security, a critically important, great program which does serve as the cornerstone of support for senior citizens, now faces challenges that threaten its long-term stability and well...”

“Rewriting isn't just about dialogue; it's the order of the scenes, how you finish a scene, how you get into a scene.”

“First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.”

“I voted yes for ANWR, and I would support those in other places, environmentally sound.”

“A lot has happened over the years. And while this nation has been tested by war, and it's been tested by recession and all manner of challenges - I stand before you again tonight, after almo...”

“Every time you step onto the field, you have to set goals. My goals are to either score a goal, to have an assist, or to play well.”

“I plan to eliminate the equity cap in investment, and I also plan large-scale deregulation to meet global standards.”

“A moment of silence is not inherently religious.”

“In as much time as it takes to smoke a cigarette, a person's life was changed forever.”

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”

“I think till I reached my mid-30s, I just rebelled and rebelled. But eventually, the one thing I did pick up from mom was paying attention to my hair. We all put eggs, oil, dahi, even beer i...”

“It's disgusting that a Broadway show can't try out anymore, that no matter where they are in the world, there is this massive dialogue going on between people damning or praising it.”

“I try to find the core values that are so fundamental that they transcend ethnic identity. That doesn't mean I run from it. I embrace African-American culture and I love it and embrace it, b...”

“People always think that the worst time of my life must have been after the German Grand Prix crash in 1976, which put me in a coma and left me with severe burns. But it wasn't.”

“'Goodnight Moon' is a staple of any nursery bookshelf. So, too, are 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' and 'Madeline.' These books are just as much a part of mainstream reading culture as 'The C...”

“I think it's extremely important to think of your company as a series of chapters.”

“When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred.”

“It wouldn't be 'True Blood' if somebody didn't die.”

“Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.”

“Almost every move in the market is either a move to align with where Cisco is going or to align to compete against us or to utilize that technology.”

“Nobody with style measures success in money. They measure it on the good impact they have on others.”

“Movie making is such a long process, and they only use that one take, although you do it over and over about 30 times. Live theatre is that one time and one time only.”

“I'd give my right arm to be, like, a random extra on 'Girls,' just to walk past one of the scenarios. I'd love that more than anything.”

“I wanted a library like this...[] A cave of words that I'd made myself.”

“All through high school and college, my parents would ask me over and over again, 'What are you going to do with your life? What do you want to be?' Well, in my heart I wanted to be a singer...”

“Fighting for free enterprise means standing up for free markets. The freedom to succeed includes the freedom to fail. We must defend entrepreneurial capitalism against the onslaught of the A...”

“Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions.”

“Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced to immobility. In life's ledger there is no such thing as frozen assets.”

“This is the city that kind of formulated who I am. And, not only that, but to be black in Atlanta is one of the greatest things because you can go anywhere and feel familiar with anyone who'...”

“One lapse of judgment can cost and talent isn't everything. A huge slice of good fortune in needed to make it to the top, and without that element of luck, you've no chance.”

“Together, the Jenner sisters have left their mark on the jewelry and fashion accessories industry, first with The Kendall & Kylie Collection at PacSun in 2012, the Metal Haven jewelry collec...”

“Of those who die from avoidable, poverty-related causes, nearly 10 million, according to UNICEF, are children under five. They die from diseases such as measles, diarrhoea, and malaria that...”

“Is that your final answer? Here in New York garbage men, bus drivers, taxi cab drivers, bus drivers, whoever, you know, people just yell it out to me. So that was a lot of fun.”

“A lot of film directors are quite scared of actors. They are a bit of a nightmare sometimes, but I like them. It looks like cunning, but you try to get extra things from them all the time, b...”

“The duties of the ruler are like those of the helmsman of a great ship. From his lofty position, he makes slight movements with his hands, and the ship, of itself, follows his desires and mo...”

“The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost.”

“I certainly don't think that the heirs of the American Revolution were a particularly noble class.”

“Humans became the only species to acquire guidance on how to live from the accumulated knowledge of their ancestors, rather than just from their DNA.”

“Music is the soundtrack to the crappy movie that is my life.”

“I hope I'm Jessica Tandy, you know. I hope I'm onstage, and I fall over at 85 or something with everyone applauding thinking that it was a joke, you know, 'There she goes again,' and I'm jus...”

“I love WWE so much. There is no greater love than the WWE Universe. I know we are in a love-hate relationship, but at least they feel passionate about me. They love me one second, then boo m...”