Every accepted public quote

“I think we have to pick up some sectors where we can make India the global hub in the entire value chain, and the most important sector to pick up should be electronics.”

“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”

“I think once 'Empire' hit, there was a lot of bad black TV that followed, because we work in the business of hit-seekers and copycats, so they're like, 'Oh this is a show about black people;...”

“Despite the looming threat to his own life, he still felt the strong drive to protect Jessica in every cell of his body.”

“There are certainly times when baseball is much more than bread and circus, times when baseball resonates deeply and meaningfully with many, many people, and times when a game that is built...”

“A writer can create a more just world in books by shining a light on that injustice.”

“I fell in love with words in all languages, and I read everything I could find, particularly myths and legends and histories and archeology and any novels.”

“If we rely on the Holy Spirit, we shall find that our prayers become more and more inarticulate; and when they are inarticulate, reverence grows deeper and deeper.”

“A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.”

“In truth, government has been good to Wall Street and big business.”

“Came from a song that I made from, like, 2012 - there was some phrase like 'Rap Monster', and I just, I thought it was so cool. But as I grow up, and as I came to America, I think it felt li...”

“Roy Blunt is another white guy in a suit, and I think the public wants change. There's a good old boys' network out there that's hard to penetrate... and it's not always in the best interest...”

“You are beautiful, but you are empty. One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you --- the rose that belongs to me. But in hersel...”

“I just cannot do a boring film. It has to be interesting with a good character.”

“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”

“When you draw something it lives and when you photograph it it dies”

“I think that you have to do everything you can do to empower girls when they are young, from their education, to their successful independence, to their sexual self-knowledge.”

“I may not have a talent, but I am passionate.”

“It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.”

“As far as someone who I would like to work with - this is super out of the box, and I have put this on my Twitter - Pam Grier. I love her. I just love her fierceness, and she's kind of, for...”

“Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.”

“I was a repertory actor, which meant that I did a play every week. I was a different character every week; for a year, I was doing 40 or 50 characters.”

“No one's going to be able to operate without a grounding in the basic sciences. Language would be helpful, although English is becoming increasingly international. And travel. You have to ha...”

“I did 'Lonely Hearts' with John Travolta and James Gandolfini. Talk about getting over your fears. These guys were amazing! Also, Cuba Gooding, Jr. is one of my favorites. We've made 3 films...”

“I'm getting sick and tired of doing anything half-way.”

“The broken consumer credit market had to be repaired by making sure that consumers had the right information and could use it effectively. That meant consolidating the bloated patchwork of i...”

“Pick the one thing that you've really been putting off, that seems too big or too scary or too whatever, and do it this week. You might be very pleasantly surprised.”

“It's nothing to be ashamed of and that there are even beneficial traits associated with the condition. Most importantly, acknowledge yourself for who you are and if you're struggling with an...”

“WWI is a romantic war, in all senses of the word. An entire generation of men and women left the comforts of Edwardian life to travel bravely, and sometimes even jauntily, to almost certain...”

“Oxford, the paradise of dead philosophies.”

“Defense of free markets is where we need to be when establishing a vision for national technology policy.”

“When I heard Donald Trump make that sweeping hysterical statement that all Muslims have to be banned because they are terrorists, I was chilled by that.”

“Deforestation will continue as long as cutting down and burning trees is more economic than preserving them.”

“I don't invest in the stock market. I did it a long, long time ago when I was really young, and I got involved in all the investigations and all the prosecutions, and I felt it was better if...”

“Only with an imagination can you see the magnificent beauty of the distant future and eternity.”

“I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office.”

“If I could, Sister James, I would certainly choose to live in innocence. But innocence can only be wisdom in a world without evil. Situations arise and we are confronted with wrongdoing and...”

“I'm always most comfortable in the studio. It's my comfort zone. I love being there, and I love making records.”

“The main long-run contribution monetary policy can make is to provide a stable macroeconomic and financial environment.”

“We humans are great at creating tools with unforeseen consequences. For instance, when we invented the wheel, we had no way of knowing we were also laying the foundations for the TV show 'To...”

“A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.”

“No great achiever - even those who made it seem easy - ever succeeded without hard work.”

“I think the overwhelming majority of the American people know that we have got to stand together, that we're going to grow together, that we're going to survive together, and that if we star...”

“You can tell the state of civilization by the way people dress. If the people who fought two World Wars came back to 2010 and saw all of us running around in tracksuits, what would they thin...”

“Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.”

“You can't hold a grudge against anybody; you gotta let it go.”

“I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.”

“I swear I'm not bossy in any other aspect of my life - it's just on set.”