Every accepted public quote

“We are beings only in the extent of Our Life's Illusion.”

“With every song I have a person in mind who, in a perfect world, would perform with me. Usually I end up not getting that person, and I'm forced to settle for someone else.”

“On a mild day in January 2011, Republicans in the House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It was the first of more than 80 attempts to dismantle the landmark law.”

“It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian...”

“I did a brief stint with set design and stage design. And I tried playwriting, too.”

“Love is a lifestyle. You have to become a representation of love. You have to become a pro-active contributor to love. I don't think it's something that you just sit back and wait on.”

“Fast cars like Porsches and Ferraris - they are things of beauty.”

“There are a lot of things going on with my life right now that don't just have to do with career. So I have a hard time making decisions about work. That's really a luxury problem.”

“What we should be trying to do is to encourage people to establish private retirement accounts and help them take pressure off the Social Security system.”

“I don't call myself a Buddhist. I'm a free spirit. I believe I'm here on earth to admire and enjoy it; that's my religion.”

“Ordinary men are given the authority of the priesthood. Worthiness and willingness - not experience, expertise, or education - are the qualifications for priesthood ordination.”

“But It doesn't make sense for us to have a continued reliance on a supply of oil where whenever there is unrest in another part of the world, gasoline prices jump up. We need a renewable fue...”

“I am so blessed to do what I love to do, but becoming a solo artist terrified me!”

“Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person in the arts with lots of brains and drive but little taste or talent.”

“It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let cr...”

“I feel partly American, but I have an ambiguous relation with both America and India, the only two countries I really know. I never feel fully one way or the other.”

“Happiness ... leads none of us by the same route.”

“The Internet has been a blessing and a curse. The curse we know: A lot of people appropriating your intellectual property without paying for it. But I think it's important to realize the ble...”

“You can't build the road without walking it.”

“Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss!”

“I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob.”

“The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power and liked to inspire fear.”

“It was a secular cathedral, dedicated to the rites of travel.”

“Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only a...”

“We believe that either our own teams or teams that we direct are best capable of creating 'Mario' games that will live up to the franchise. The same is true for 'Metroid' and 'Zelda' and all...”

“I don't devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.”

“In the developed world, hundreds of millions of us now face the bizarre problem of surfeit. Yet our brains, instincts, and socialized behavior are still geared to an environment of lack. The...”

“Because let's be clear about this: birthdays are for children. It's the one day of the year where they get properly spoilt and are the centre of attention, and they get the presents they rea...”

“For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.”

“Religion is induced insanity.”

“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of l...”

“Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else.”

“Ben kissed me like he could kiss me forever, like he had to kiss me forever and he wanted to, he wanted me, and when he felt my surprise at that, I could feel again how beautiful I was to hi...”

“Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane.”

“Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.”

“We remain a highly unequal society in which poverty and prosperity are still defined by race as well as gender.”

“Beauty is the purest feeling of the soul. Beauty arises when soul is satisfied.”

“In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite.”

“When I talk to young people, I always tell them the biggest lesson I learned was that you shouldn't care about the outcome. If it fails, it fails. Every failure will groom you for your next...”

“You can say things a million times, but if you can't sing it, then it really isn't much of a song.”

“Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.”

“It is not a liberty of circumstance, conceded to us alone, that we wish; it is the adoption absolute of the principle that no man, born red, black or white, can be the property of his fellow...”

“Under natural conditions, the soil does not lose its fixed nitrogen.”

“When you're a kid, 'Star Trek' is a slower burn. It's funny, it's entertaining, but it also has a maturity about it - which is its universal appeal, I think.”

“Aku berbohong supaya kamu marah! karena aku tak ingin kamu bersedih jika tahu yang sebenarnya”

“I'm actually not an exhibitionist at all. When you get onstage and you get under the lights playing music, I feel more hidden and more alone than anywhere else. You hide behind your music an...”

“When your heart speaks to you about what you need to do to sustain life on this planet, listen to it, make a difference, and be an inspiration for generations to come. Be inspired by people...”

“The 'EU in a Nutshell' is a miscellany of facts and anecdotes about the system which rules us. It's a book you can delve into in pursuit of a particular fact, or crack open for entertainment...”