Every accepted public quote

“We play our Irish songs a bit more loosely.”

“One of the many qualities that separate self-made billionaires from the rest of us is their ability to ask the right questions.”

“The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.”

“I went to parochial grammar school, and I give thanks to the Catholic training because of course, they brought me to the heart of Jesus.”

“According to the Buddha's teaching the beginning of the life-stream of living beings is unthinkable. THe believer in the creation of life by God may be astonished at this reply. But if you w...”

“Once to swim I sought the sea-side, There to sport among the billows; With the stone of many colors Sank poor Aino to the bottom Of the deep and boundless blue-sea, Like a pretty son-bird, p...”

“I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.”

“I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in...”

“Animals see a video of the world. If an animal were only to see still images, how would its vision develop? Neuroscientists have run experiments in cats in a dark environment with a strobe s...”

“I studied writing at NYU. I graduated high school in Nashville and then went to the creative writing program, and in the first year, that's when I wrote 'Kids.'”

“A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interper...”

“There is no memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.”

“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.”

“Ya know what's fun? When Democrats start calling each other sexist.”

“The sand in the hourglass runs from one compartment to the other, marking the passage of moments with something constant and tangible. If you watch the flowing sand, you might see time itsel...”

“The Jam went through a phase of wearing satin jackets. But that was pre-getting signed and making it, when we were still playing the pubs and clubs - around '75. Shocking, really - what woul...”

“To me, nothing ever feels like a sure thing. I cling to that because it's very important you don't ever think anything is a sure thing.”

“1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. 2. The...”

“Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.”

“God can set my destiny, but he can't take my decisions”

“I'm just drawing it now. It's totally revolting. I'm sure you'll love it.”

“For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts; it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cause I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.”

“I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say.”

“You will surely be rewarded for every seed of good deed and godliness.”

“The most beatiful and most profound experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the sower of all true science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer stand rapt in a...”

“Technology is, in many respects, an enabler for an open, transparent society. But it's also an enabler for supervision to a completely unforeseen degree. And for commercialising personal spa...”

“I have the impression that the women around me are like me - smaller, taller, fatter, thinner - but in fact, we are all the same.”

“Foursquare's adoption of a game dynamic when it launched is a particularly clever implementation of a social hook.”

“Just because love don't look the way you think it should, don't mean you don't have it.”

“Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running.”

“Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind.”

“It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really limited to a style and they're locked into it.”

“If there is anything good to be said about my particular line of work, it's that we get to tell people the news they need to hear, and to put it in context. To get to that - for one hour eve...”

“Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time.”

“The terrorist attacks of 9/11 briefly disrupted celebrations of a world globalised by capital and consumption.”

“My fans would love to see Brian Fellow come back. I love my fans. And they like my edge.”

“The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.”

“I've pretty much adjusted to how teams play. Like when I draw two defenders, I want to make the best play possible.”

“I am more interested in the insecure transparency in you than the pretentious character. Naked is surreal, it may make you feel vulnerable for a while yet it will take us on a journey worth...”

“In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem.”

“The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.”

“The key thing about force protection is... if you focus too much on force protection, and you disengage yourself from the community, you're putting yourself at greater risk because you need...”

“In Korea, the director is on top, and the power flows down vertically. On the set, I love to come up with ideas on the spot. But in Hollywood, if I were to come up with a certain idea on set...”

“I really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels.”

“Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are, and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.”

“I feel it's the conscious mind that messes things up. The conscious mind is constantly telling you, this might happen or that might happen, even before it has happened. Your conscious mind t...”

“I'm not a knee-jerk conservative. I passionately believe in free markets and less government, but not to the point of being a libertarian.”

“President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.”