Every accepted public quote

“They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.”

“Real artists free of the tedium of money can use, now, all of society as an idea factory.”

“In the past I've been very into the falling part, very into the swimming in the dark, deep emotional water. 'Rampart' I really went into it and it took me three times as long to get out of t...”

“I think everyone knows that I'm always the one that's the busiest in Maiden. When we're not touring or recording, I'm still doing loads of Maiden stuff - video editing and god knows what els...”

“What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy?”

“The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be... The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.”

“The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.”

“Ringo is one of the world's true humans. The only one out those four guys, who did not have an agenda. Ringo was just into the music.”

“I feel vulnerable because my mind - because of the stroke, my mind doesn't focus. And then I feel vulnerable because I don't understand the world around me.”

“I'm very keen on having true freedom of expression. True freedom of faith. And free practice of religious faith.”

“The trickster's function is to break taboos, create mischief, stir things up. In the end, the trickster gives people what they really want, some sort of freedom.”

“What's great in the modern world is that it's becoming easier and easier for people to create without having access to large sums of money. They need access to certain technologies, but the...”

“I went to a Catholic school, and I just rebelled.”

“The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test tube.”

“Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.”

“Jess is not only a successful actress but also has a line of eco-friendly products called Honest that's become a million-dollar business. Jessica Alba an undercover businesswoman? That's my...”

“The thing with physical comedy is that you have to actually try to do the thing you're trying to do - you can't fake it.”

“Glamour to me is about remaining graceful and understated.”

“Toughest job in baseball is the general manager. Second toughest is the hitting coach.”

“Books are a narcotic.”

“Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.”

“When you look at a Congress that has an 84 percent disapproval rating, that means that for the most part, the people of this country, and certainly California, are looking for new leadership...”

“There was a line call that didn't look so great. I went ballistic. Called the umpire a jerk. Whacked a ball into the stands. Then smacked a soda can with my racket, and got soda all over the...”

“Decades of record immigration have produced lower wages and higher unemployment for our citizens, especially for African-American and Latino workers. We are going to have an immigration syst...”

“In fact, Parkinson's has made me a better person. A better husband, father and overall human being.”

“This is my saddest story: In grade school, they would have us open our Valentine's cards and read them out loud. I always sent cards to myself because nobody else did.”

“CEOs can talk and blab each day about culture, but the employees all know who the jerks are. They could name the jerks for you. It's just cultural. People just don't want to do it.”

“I loved being Secretary of State, that's probably evident to everyone who watched me.”

“Innovation is like looking for pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. You have to find a lot of pieces that don't match to find the one or two pieces that match.”

“Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time. Each day is a new opportunity to live your life to the fullest. In each waking day, you will find scores of blessi...”

“I'm a comedian. Comedians are supposed to be jaded, cynical, angry people. But I'm not: I'm a silly, silly fun boy.”

“Music is my life.”

“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.”

“Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.”

“Hearing a crow with no mouth Cry in the deep Darkness of the night, I feel a longing for My father before he was born.”

“I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have...”

“One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.”

“What is Self-realization? It is giving up the pretension that you are not the Self, that you are a mere body. People say to me, 'You are God Himself.' I reply, 'You are also He.' 'We are not...”

“I'm a married gay man, so you might think that I appreciate the government forcing a Christian baker or photographer or florist to act against their religion in order to cater, photograph, o...”

“Grandfather was an old-fashioned pharmacist who never ceased venting his resentment at the growing number of retail items the drugstore had to carry, and he would go into periods of fearful...”

“Hearts Live By Being Wounded”

“I've never believed it's a fiction writer's job to create an exact replica of the past, a diorama the reader can step right into. But it is my responsibility to learn everything of the world...”

“The World Bank, anxious that the last vestiges of Zimbabwe's former inclination toward socialism be abandoned, successfully urged the imposition of a token tuition charge for all grade level...”

“That's the thing with dementia. If you're with somebody who has a serious illness, you can usually talk to them, have a laugh every now and then - the person is still with you. With dementia...”

“By pursuing his own interest (the individual) frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those w...”

“Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world.”

“I was going to be a storybook illustrator or an editorial illustrator. I ended up in a comics class by mistake because all the others were full, so I was like 'I'll stay for one class, and t...”

“For me, it's a purity thing about the joke itself. It's a test of a joke whether or not you do it completely clean and it works. If it does, then that's a legitimate item you have there. For...”