Every accepted public quote

“All I really want is a three-room house. The home I have designed at my new farm in Bedford, New York, is a three-room house: bedroom on top, living room in the middle, and kitchen on the gr...”

“I pray for you, that all your misgivings will be melted to thanksgivings. Remember that the shadow a thing casts often far exceeds the size of the thing itself (especially if the light be lo...”

“A lot of things and a lot of money is involved in a movie. It is very upsetting when a movie doesn't fare well at the box-office.”

“Blushing is the color of virtue.”

“It's easier to sit there and say you don't like feminists because they don't have a sense of humor.”

“Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish.”

“You see the music videos and the bling and the cars, but all of that goes home at the end of the shoot. They make nothing because there's less and less money in the music industry.”

“I used to think men were these idiots who just yelled at you on the street. But, part of my maturing was realizing that not all men are evil or monsters.”

“It's very difficult to raise money, especially in the United States, for independent movies.”

“As the novelty of wearable tech gives way to necessity - and, later, as wearable tech becomes embedded tech - will we be deprived of the chance to pause, reflect, and engage in meaningful, s...”

“In a world where everyone struggles to survive whatever the cost, how could one judge those who decide to die?”

“We must have the audacity to turn up the frequency of our truths.”

“People like Spencer Tracy held up because they had the background originally, but to this day they never have changed Mr. Gable's role, or most of them.”

“Love simply is.”

“In the Fifties, there were certain places we couldn't ride on the bus, and now there is a possibility of a black man being in the White House. You have to feel good about it.”

“It is curious that the two best-known British historians in the United States are Andrew Roberts and Niall Ferguson, each of whom represents, in fact, a different school of serious historica...”

“When Mubarak does die, he will be remembered as the most bland of those military men turned dictators: compare him with Gamal Abdel-Nasser and Anwar Sadat. The legacies most associated with...”

“I always loved smokestack industry, and I love towns or cities that have grown up around factories.”

“I lived in Park Slope, which is probably one of the most homogenized areas of Brooklyn. No offense to Park Slope.”

“There is a lot of talk now about metal detectors and gun control. Both are good things. But they are no more a solution than forks and spoons are a solution to world hunger.”

“There's tons of dudes - like David O'Doherty, Tim Key, and Alex Horne - I made a lot of friends with people who are really incredible comics.”

“Technology has allowed us to have more drought-resistant crops. The spotty nature of drought, the spotty nature of rains can sometimes result in better yields than anticipated.”

“I took a test in Existentialism. I left all the answers blank and got 100.”

“I'm very much into the Gypsy Kings. It's rumba and very festive, very passionate music, rhythmic guitar, passionate singing about love from happy people.”

“I had the perfect job for a gamer. From February to October, I'd get up at 7 in the morning with nothing to do but play games until I had to be at the park around 1 or 2 o'clock. When I got...”

“Many of the original New Deal programs required heavy manual labor. WPA workers built hundreds of schools, health clinics, roads, park facilities, and community centers. Much of what we now...”

“It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.”

“A sudden realization flashed in her mind. No one else's opinion mattered. It was so simple, one of those things a consoling parent might say, and yet it contained a fundamental truth. The en...”

“Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.”

“Interventions are really emotionally exhausting and I would never ever want to have one. In the same way, I would never want to have a surprise birthday party. That would be horrible.”

“Death is a part of Life, they are dancing together the dance of infinity in front of the gates of Time. We can live our dreams as we are dreaming our future. Time is the Endless Consciousnes...”

“I was born dirt-poor with barely a stitch on my back, and no name or prestige attached to me, and no real clout or connections.”

“Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential.”

“In the same period, Polish literature also underwent some significant changes. From social-political literature, which had a great tradition and strong motivation to be that way, Polish lite...”

“I burned out my drawing hand by using it too much. The common word for it is writer's cramp. The fancy words for it are focal dystonia. The symptom in my case was a pinky finger that went sp...”

“Use of a mentally ill person's involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental fairness embodied in the due process clause.”

“I'd just hit the Billboard thing, and I had a good feeling. About a month ago, I received a call that said I was in the running, that I'd made the final 25. So I just wanted to place.”

“I have a spasm of envy for the person that was killed by a falling bookcase, as long as it doesn't happen prematurely.”

“When our hope is delayed, it is not cancelled.”

“Respect is the most essential thing about captaincy. Respect between the captain and players is important. It is give and take.”

“I'm not backed by the super PACs and the big corporations.”

“We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in the lottery for about four or five years and expect your fans to be patie...”

“Learn from your dreams what you lack.”

“It's hard to know which made me more aware of the impossibility of protecting children - having a child die or having had two live.”

“Mature roles full of substance the kind played by Robert De Niro and Al Pacino - my favourite actors - is what I want to do.”

“The only thing I know is I ain't changing my brand. I know what I believe. I'm confident in what I know. And I'm gonna say it. And if folks like it, wonderful. If they don't like it, I under...”

“Organized religion preaches Order and Love but spawns Chaos and Fury. Why?”

“Your basic physical makeup does influence the parts you're offered. If you're big, they cast you either dumb or tough, although there are exceptions. Clint Eastwood and James Arness carved o...”