Every accepted public quote

“Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.”

“My brother had a house in Paris. To it came many Western classical musicians. These musicians all made the same point: 'Indian music,' they said, 'is beautiful when we hear it with the dance...”

“A surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengean...”

“I acknowledge the four elements. Water in the North; incense to recognize the air in the East; flowers for the earth in the South; a candle for light from the West. It helps me keep perspect...”

“I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six to five against.”

“Man, wow, there's so many things to do, so many things to write! How to even begin to get it all down and without modified restraints and all hung-up on like literary inhibitions and grammat...”

“Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.”

“The Jews did not go into darkness all at once. It was a gradual work, until they could not discern the gift of God in sending his Son.”

“I love the holidays - any holiday - but Christmas has always been sort of special because I grew up reading Charles Dickens.”

“To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious?”

“Outside of my family, I was always inspired by true heroic stories of leadership and survival. For example, the story of the Shackleton expedition, when their ship became lodged in the Antar...”

“My hair has been this chapter thing for me. In 'Jem,' I have blue hair. 'Insidious,' it's pink. In 'CSI,' I have blonde. I love changing my hair. It's just hair and it grows all the time.”

“My heart was bursting with pride the night I fought Steve Robinson in Wales, and I made the champion look like the challenger.”

“You know, I'll tell who's really embraced football is Austria. Austria's really embraced football.”

“You only think of the best comeback when you leave.”

“Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly.”

“Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in...”

“You don't win elections by telling people what you're against. We're very good at listing things we don't much like about what the Tories are doing. But you win elections by telling them wha...”

“I love experimenting with different hair styles and going clothes shopping.”

“The United States is paradise compared to China, Russia, Ecuador and Cuba, with regard to the press. And with regard to secrecy and transparency.”

“The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of l...”

“African-American women account for 67 percent of all newly diagnosed female AIDS cases.”

“Who is there today who still cares about a well-finished death? No one. Even the rich, who could after all afford this luxury, are beginning to grow lazy and indifferent; the desire to have...”

“In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses.”

“One of the things that we're missing from our political dialogue right now is the idea that the United States is a home. It is more than an accounting sheet. It is more than the sum of its G...”

“Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.”

“Jeanie Buss - I love her with all my heart. I'd take my heart out and give it to her. That's how ill she is. I love that lady.”

“I'm short on celebrations and long on getting to work.”

“Canned chickpeas have terrific range, which is why I make sure I always have at least a can or two lying around at home. They puree easily into a smooth and creamy hummus or crisp into crunc...”

“Plays are getting smaller and smaller, not because playwrights minds are shrinking but because of the economics.”

“Playing Aung San Suu Kyi was a journey in itself. She represents many things for many people and for many reasons. Although I have played many important roles in my life, I can say that this...”

“To me, Microsoft is about empowerment... we are the original democratizing force, putting a PC in every home and every desk.”

“I've never been much of a craftsman, in an educated way. But I think just the experience of writing makes the avenues I follow a little more efficient in some ways. At the same time, when yo...”

“Complete objectivity is not an option. We are all subjective about the way we respond to 'what is,' whether it's the people we encounter, the circumstances in our lives, or ourselves. What w...”

“Systematic theology - be careful how you tie down the Word to fit your set and final creeds, systems, dogmas, and organized theistic philosophies! The Word of God is not bound! It's free to...”

“Cats and books are my universe. Both are infinitely fascinating and full of mystery.”

“I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.”

“My music is straightforward because I want to give people me and let them know they're not alone in going through the things that they go through.”

“Life is simply a labour of love.”

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.”

“Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you.”

“Ministers of God's choosing are engaged in a great work. They are warring not merely against men, but Satan and his angels.”

“I think if you went to a studio and pitched the first 'Insidious,' it never would have gotten made because it was so offbeat.”

“I'm really influenced by '90s hip hop. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were my heroes growing up.”

“When Caroline Kennedy managed to say 'you know' more than 200 times in an interview with the New York 'Daily News,' and on 130 occasions while talking to 'The New York Times' during her unin...”

“Too fair to worship, too divine to love.”

“I take Sudafed to combat my congestion, so I always carry some with me because I like to be prepared and make sure I'm ready whenever symptoms strike. It's also a really good idea to figure...”

“Great men speak to us only so far as we have ears and souls to hear them; only so far as we have in us the roots, at least, of that which flowers out in them.”