Every accepted public quote

“With the launch of Big Machine Premium Vodka, we are now offering a superior product that perfectly complements the music we take such great pride in.”

“It was Dell who came out with their build-on-demand process, where they are able to keep a zero balance inventory. That means they don't purchase parts until an order is received. That is a...”

“Never lose faith in yourself, and never lose hope; remember, even when this world throws its worst and then turns its back, there is still always hope.”

“I am fed up with career politicians. I am tired of going into the voting booth and holding my nose to pick the least worst candidate on the ballot.”

“I wanted to become a better songwriter, so it seemed like a no-brainer to move to Nashville, where some of the best writers in the world live.”

“Building a set is like building a place, but it's a temporary place, because sets usually get torn down. Kind of unfortunate.”

“Fans will express themselves. We will always have the best security possible, as we always do. And I hope that Cleveland and the fans, you would hope that everybody keeps it to a certain lev...”

“I have always believed in God.”

“The... provisional government unwaveringly believes that it can solve all the present problems together with the broad masses of Ethiopia. However, we can do this only if all the people come...”

“A deadline is, simply put, optimism in its most kick-ass form. It's a potent force that, when wielded with respect, will level any obstacle in its path. This is especially true when it comes...”

“Maybe Elvis was inhibited by inbred religious prohibitions or an Oedipal complex, or maybe he simply preferred the thrill of a denied release. Whatever put the brakes on the famous pelvis, i...”

“We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us.”

“Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce.”

“Wherever I go, the club is never to stay on the same square on the board: they have to move up. I don't know if it's coincidence, some calling, or destiny - but whatever it is, it's the stor...”

“If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.”

“We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution.”

“I felt like a woman reading a mystery novel with every fourth line missing. There's really only one thing a person can do when they're hip-deep in a mystery novel: keep reading.”

“Great customer service does not come by chance. It is the result of training and ensuring there are enough assistants to serve the customers.”

“I can hit baritone notes, and I can sing in the soprano range if I wanted to. I did this thing a long time ago where I did a duet with myself. I sound like two different people.”

“People are pretty because they're nice, and they care about other people, and they have a good heart. That's what makes you pretty, and I didn't know that at one point in my life.”

“If you hang around people from L.A., they're, like, used to having their city being maligned.”

“Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.”

“I was tagged early as the prototypical white player, the guy with the intangibles - the smart player, the guy who did all the right things.”

“Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed.”

“To be a clergyman, and all that is compassionate and virtuous, ought to be the same thing.”

“I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, anything with an 'errie' in it!”

“Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.”

“Me personally, I will always be a fan at the end of the day. No matter how big this gets, I still look up to other artists and people I respect creatively.”

“Poetry is meant to inspire readers and listeners, to connect them more deeply to themselves even as it links them more fully to others. But many people feel put off by the terms of poetry, i...”

“I'm not a great one for classic horror or cheap thrills.”

“The absence of a plan B is intimidating at times, but it worries me more how much time you waste creating a plan B in the first place.”

“Fear is a powerful weapon. It can excite and motivate, and it can get people to yell and to scream. But fear has never created a job.”

“Some of these biggest financial institutions are out there trading in commodities. They're buying oil tankers. This is not a financial system that has calmed down and is there to serve the A...”

“We lose everything because everything remains except us. And therefore any form of posterity may be an affront, and perhaps any memory, as well.”

“I really look up to Will Smith. He's internationally known, and people know him from everything. I don't know any kid who hasn't seen and liked Fresh Prince, or you'll like one of his movies...”

“I've always been a scorer. So when I went to Arizona, I led the team in scoring both years.”

“Women are the strong people in this world, not men. I think TV is finally catching up with that reality, and thank God.”

“I can feel it in my bones that no matter what we do, even if we do not do anything, the revolutionary government of Madame Cory Aquino will collapse.”

“Even academic elites are drawn to the figure of the murderer, which has long been a focus of attention for psychiatrists, sociologists, and criminologists.”

“We all have a right to know, and if the government has been suppressing information about other life forms, that's the cruelest hoax of all.”

“The American War of Independence is the expulsion of the intrusive elements, alien to the American essence. If American reality is the reinvention of itself, whatever is found in any way irr...”

“The Games were created for the glorification of the individual champion.”

“There are millions of ways to make millions of dollars legally.”

“If you stay true to your ideas, film-making becomes an inside-out, honest kind of process.”

“The goal of a just society should be to provide satisfying work with a living wage to all its citizens.”

“My work is not about paint. It's about paint at the service of something else. It is not about gooey, chest-beating, macho '50s abstraction that allows paint to sit up on the surface as subj...”

“The first am fight I had, I was 10 yrs. old. I didn't count, but as far as I remember, it was approximately 350 fights. It was a lot of fights.”

“We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.”