Every accepted public quote

“From my perspective the idea of resisting a democratically elected president and basically throwing everything at him and, you know, really changing the norms on the grounds that we have to...”

“As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.”

“The Fed has neither the clear statutory authority nor the mandate to anticipate and deal with risks across our entire financial system.”

“I'm a fat kid on the inside. I love food so much, and I fluctuate about 25 to 30 pounds between movies. I feel like I have to do a chess movie that requires very little movement at some poin...”

“It is in middles that extremes clash, where ambiguity restlessly rules.”

“After hearing the evidence, I will record a verdict of natural causes.”

“Never let negativity derail your journey as a writer. Use the energy for your own betterment.”

“At the end of the day, I write down an 'L' or a 'W,' whether or not the day was a 'Loss' or if it was a 'Win.' It really bothers you to have to write down an 'L.' An 'L' looks like a day I a...”

“I'm an old dog; I don't get too excited. I don't get caught up in all the mass hysteria.”

“The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.”

“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”

“There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.”

“Hopefully people see me as a great person, first of all.”

“When I was young, my voice was so strong, and I would annoy people because I had such a loud little voice. And then it changed, and I thought I wouldn't be able to sing again, because I thou...”

“Put me up against Sarah Silverman and I could take her.”

“Facebook is the first class of social networking. If MySpace is Camden Lock then Facebook is Harvey Nichols.”

“George Saunders is the funniest. He makes me laugh in the way I want to laugh - with so much empathy and deep understanding of people. He illuminates things and people I've never thought abo...”

“In 1995, the Clinton Administration reached an agreement with Cuban government that any refugee caught at sea would be sent back to Cuba while any refugee who reaches the United States shore...”

“Three key elements triggered NDA's spectacular 2014 election victory - taking development and prosperity to the lowest rung of society, eradication of corruption, and ensuring transparency a...”

“To breath through the truth is not the same with knowing it.”

“What religion a man holds, to what race he belongs, these things are not important; the really important thing is this knowledge: the knowledge of God's plan for men. For God has a plan, and...”

“All who joy would win Must share it -- Happiness was born a twin.”

“The type of mind of Whitman's, which seldom or never emerges as a mere mentality, an independent thinking and knowing faculty, but always as a personality, always as a complete human entity,...”

“I've always wanted to make records that rock like hell. But also, I've never wanted to compromise that Country place deep inside.”

“If parents could just get their children moving around in the most simple and fun ways - jumping in leaves, dancing to pop music, throwing socks in a laundry basket - they could be sowing th...”

“The studio was very nervous about 'Raging Bull.'”

“Libraries are not made; they grow. Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one.”

“On a personal note, I think it won't be until after I've retired that I'm fully aware of what I've done or what I've gone on to achieve in my career.”

“A Birkin bag is a very good rain hat; just put everything else in a plastic bag.”

“The first human I ever said 'I love you' to was my oldest son.”

“People are always saying it's the end of the Gutenberg era. More to the point, it's a return to an oral era. The Gutenberg galaxy was about the written word. At its best, the digital era is...”

“I made 'True Detective' like it was going to be the only thing I ever made for television. So put in everything and the kitchen sink. Everything.”

“I love Lyon and have only known Lyon, so obviously, it will be a big change if I do go, but a change that I am ready for and one that will be good for me and my career. It would be the end o...”

“My doctor asked me if I smoked, and I said only when I'm working, golfing, or drinking. Then I realized the only time I don't smoke is when I'm home. I didn't even realize I'd become a smoke...”

“Life mixes tones all the time.”

“Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I'm letting the woman inside of me speak...”

“I am interested in things happening around me, and I need to understand what's going on in other artistic sectors like music and literature.”

“Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.”

“I think baseball represents something closer to our experience. There's no clock in baseball; it's not over until it's over. It's like life in that there are prolonged periods of boredom and...”

“British fashion is self confident and fearless. It refuses to bow to commerce, thus generating a constant flow of new ideas whilst drawing in British heritage.”

“My mom was a single parent.”

“The rock n' roll lifestyle did have its perks, but it wasn't all limos and parties in the early days.”

“I find myself at peace with who I am as I realize I am one with the intention that underwrites the universe. This intention is Love. As Love is ultimately the only reality. And as Love is so...”

“I'm a country boy. I hate New York. But that's where things happen, so I use it as a base for stories, I know enough about it. But I have to keep going back there.”

“He had never believed that spirituality had to be anemic or aesthetic.”

“Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.”

“I want to have a good time myself. I don't want to dread going to work no matter what the gig is. I think, selfishly, I will make sure that I have a good time; how about that?”

“Those who have known the quality of my work and the many public statements I have made over the course of my life must know that I am a strong supporter of Women's Rights.”