Every accepted public quote

“A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.”

“I do believe that we baby-boomers are reinventing ageing as we enter it. We're living longer and expecting more from life; the success of 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,' and other films an...”

“'Revolutionary Road' with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet absolutely destroys me. They were both so wonderful in it.”

“I don't write for a particular audience. I work as an artist, and I think the audience of one, which is the self, and I have to satisfy myself as an artist. So I always say that I write for...”

“I wish I'd known that apologizing is a sign of strength. I had the impression that if you apologize, it's a sign of weakness. I kind of picked up the message from my father, 'Real men don't...”

“Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now growing up all out of shape from toe to top.”

“After the turbulence of death, moral principles and even religious proofs are called into question.”

“Sergio Leone was a big influence on me because of the spaghetti westerns.”

“I can guarantee you this, that more pension and benefit reforms which I will consider arbitration reform to be one of them, are things that when they come to my desk, they will be signed.”

“I was 23 and saw my face on the side of the big T4 bus at V Festival and almost fainted.”

“In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.”

“Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort.”

“The phrase 'fake news' sounds too playful, too much like a schoolchild faking illness to get out of a test.”

“I represented Wall Street, as a senator from New York, and I went to Wall Street in December of 2007 - before the big crash that we had - I basically said, 'Cut it out! Quit foreclosing on h...”

“I'm very outspoken. I will ask a silly question, but I really am deadly serious. I'm like, 'I want to know the answer.'”

“I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say 'dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds...' or 'my 14-year-old is 200 pounds...' or 'I just got divorced, no one wants m...”

“I don't even know if you can blink in a hundredth of a second, and that's what it comes down to in speed skating.”

“When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time.”

“Even when I get on airplanes, very often, as I walk down the aisle, I notice a lot of people staring or whispering. I recognize the fact that yes, to a lot of people, I will always be that 1...”

“In 1962, President Kennedy succeeded in captivating Americans by explaining the advantages of being the first country to reach the moon and the dangers of allowing another nation to beat us...”

“There should be a point to movies. Sure, you're giving people a diversion from the cold world for a bit, but at the same time, you pass on some facts and rules and maybe a little bit of wisd...”

“As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin Williams.”

“Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in doubt and misery, the most in plodding hesitation, doing as well as they can, what practical work lies at hand...”

“I can die a happy man never having been president of the United States of America. But it doesn't mean I won't run.”

“Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!”

“And they came to be included in a culture and community that placed the computer science engineer at the highest level of social status.”

“I was, as a kid, really obsessed with reading... that was about as geeky as you could possibly get.”

“I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood.”

“And I came close to losing a part of my foot on two occasions. I hope I'm consistently lucky and that the next time I develop a blister or step on something sharp, that I don't go as far as...”

“My mother is not a woman of ordinary culture. She knows literature and speaks Spanish better than I do. She even corrected my poems and gave me advice when I was studying rhetoric.”

“The beauty of a Stradivarius is that you can play in Carnegie Hall without any amplification, and it has this - the sound has, inside it, has something that projects, and it has multifaceted...”

“Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.”

“The tragedy of life, Mitchell, happens because you can never have everything and because you will even lose the graces you have once possessed.”

“Some people have loved ones they will not forsake, even though they are a pain in the neck.”

“I suppose, because I've been able to make a very good living writing books, that going out and finding another million dollars under the sea is not the fascination. The fascination is in fin...”

“I'm blessed to have a platform that allows me to speak to many at once. I recognize that I can make consciousness a tangible thing for young people.”

“We must permeate the stores with creativity and offer service when and to the degree the customer wants it. Of course, it means offering all the omni bells and whistles they want, like in-st...”

“In the hands of a passive-aggressive person who wants to abdicate responsibility for things, texting is a great tool. You can really go nuts.”

“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.”

“People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I'm sensitive to that.”

“I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.”

“All told, these profit levels have put the world's five largest publicly traded oil companies on track to earn more than $100 billion before year's end. Yet, at the same time that Big Oil's...”

“However confused the scene of our life appears, however torn we may be who now do face that scene, it can be faced, and we can go on to be whole.”

“On climbs, there is a general way we manage fear. We look at things objectively, separating out perceived risk from real risk. You can really bring down the level of fear by knowing the real...”

“Tame Impala is kind of psych-pop.”

“I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.”

“For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those...”

“By 20, you should be smart. By 30, you should be strong. By 40, you should be rich. By 50, you should be wise. But if you are smart, strong, rich and wise, you don't need any age limits.”