Every accepted public quote

“What modern humans need help with is escaping from the despair of politics, commerce and media, escaping from the drabness and oppressiveness of worldly values and seeing through suburban me...”

“If I held you any closer I would be on the other side of you.”

“That's why we love football: it's not about the money or about the hairstyle or the dancing. We want to see beautiful goals, great tackles, fair play, and all this stuff.”

“I don't want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, 'Here comes another Bon Iver album!' I just want it to be my bedroom-y thing. But that'll take a while to figure out.”

“Faced with the choice of enduring a bad toothache or going to the dentist, we generally tried to ride out the bad tooth.”

“We have actors from other films, from 'Baywatch,' and so on, and these people are looking exactly the opposite of what they are. The transformations were so smooth, and so funny to watch, it...”

“President Obama did something that no Democrat's done since Franklin Roosevelt: that is, get a majority vote in Ohio twice. So I don't really buy that his policy is that unpopular.”

“I feel I have a lot to learn from English football and I am completely open to good influences in my way of thinking football. But I also have things to give them.”

“God is like a mirror. The mirror never changes, but everybody who looks at it sees something different.”

“I started to work with cotton fabrics. I used cotton because it's easy to work with, to wash, to take care of, to wear if it's warm or cold. It's great. That was the start.”

“PRETENDING TO DROWN The only regret is that I waited longer than a breath to scatter the sun's reflection with my body. New stars burst upon the water when you pulled me in. On the shore, ou...”

“To make sure that votes are never canceled out by illegal votes, we instituted a photo ID requirement. And don't you think it's fair to apply at least the same standard required to get a lib...”

“Films just happened by chance. I had no interest in films or acting as a heroine, but that's a long story.”

“When I was young, I'd fight everyone who insisted I'd be an actress. I'd say, 'No way. I'm going to be a veterinarian. I'm going to work at Wetzel's Pretzels.'”

“Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.”

“I say this quite deliberately, this is the finest Shakespearean performance I've seen.”

“I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”

“In running, I can internalize that intensity. I can handle it because it's me and I'm coming back in the next race. I'm always ready for the next race.”

“I have a king bed, one of those memory-foam mattresses that doesn't jiggle as you get in or out. Even if you cleaved it down the middle with a pickax, the thing wouldn't tremble. It's practi...”

“Programmers are very creative people. And animators are problem solvers, just as programmers are.”

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”

“You watch some teams these days and you wonder if they just met on the playground and decided to choose up sides.”

“Real love and intimacy can be much more possible when you're older.”

“It's the way I study - to understand something by trying to work it out or, in other words, to understand something by creating it. Not creating it one hundred percent, of course; but taking...”

“My friends tease me about the fact that if someone seems bad or shady or like they have a secret, I find them incredibly interesting.”

“My mom wanted to be a country singer, too, so country was always being played. And my girlfriends and I used to go to concerts, like Brad Paisley, in middle school and high school.”

“I know I'm never going to probably see the Taj Mahal or, you know, climb Mt. Everest, but I can still maybe influence peoples' way of thinking by a story that I do, by something I learn abou...”

“Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do, between word and manner of life, is undermining the Church's credibility.”

“CoverGirl's Girls CAN movement is perfectly aligned with my passion for helping young women overcome life's challenges, and my commitment to highlighting girls' successes. I am thrilled to p...”

“I think I am a very kind person. I think I'm joyful, but I could be kinder and I could be more joyful. I do believe peace is a state of grace, and not the absence of violence.”

“One of the things I don't like about film is its incredible immersive quality. It's kind of bullying - it's very big, it's very flashy, it's got a lot of weight and it throws it around almos...”

“Before 'Schindler's List,' I wouldn't have believed movies had a lot of power for social change.”

“I drink hot water and lemon every morning.”

“As the first member of my immediate family to graduate from college, I understand the importance access to high quality education plays in preparing our children to learn and compete in a co...”

“Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured.”

“In film, I was surprised when I first saw the movie 'Drive.' I said, 'Oh, God. It sounds great - I love it. Wow, this could be the soundtrack from 'American Gigolo' or 'Cat People.' But I'm...”

“The short film project I just finished for W Hotels and Intel, I didn't have my script finished until a few days before we began filming. We edited it very quickly and now it's up online. It...”

“My way of fitting in was through jokes and making people laugh.”

“I think there's something wrong with me - I like to win in everything I do, regardless of what it is. You want to race down the street, I want to beat you. If we're playing checkers, I want...”

“A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.”

“For me, growing up as an activist under an oppressive dictatorship in Uganda, the U.N. was a friend to those of us who fought our way to freedom, as it was for the millions who joined decolo...”

“When somebody has an enormous success in this culture, people start asking two questions, which are 'What are you doing now?' and 'How are you going to beat that?' And I have to say, I love...”

“I knew I was a manic depressive when I was 13 or 14, and I loved it. I always told people what I had, and I was always cresting on a manic wave. I used it, willingly and happily, and it was...”

“I know everyone says attention spans are shorter now, and if you can't get them in the first 20 seconds, you lost them. But I honestly believe if you give someone something worth slowing dow...”

“I need time, but as soon as possible, we are going to try to create team spirit. That is the most important thing. After that, you can create tactics, but we have to create something special...”

“I started from nothing in Lichtenstein. The country is so small, and the only 'celebrity' type people who are from there are skiers.”

“The idea that we humans are good-natured, politically correct, nonjudgmental beings is pure fantasy. We are, at the very least, judgmental.”

“Different religions means different things to different people”