When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn't…

My philosophy was always try to look like Whitney Houston at all times. That did not work out so well.

— Shonda Rhimes

I have a gut instinctive feeling that I will be as massive as Madonna, as massive as Michael Jackson... Whitney Houston, sure.

— Terence Trent D'Arby

And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I…

— Nolan Ryan

I think Houston is a city players love to play for, love to play in.

— Daryl Morey

My first encounter with yoga was in 1969 with my older brother Doug. I was thirteen years old, and he was eighteen. He'd learned…

— David F. Swensen

Growing up in Houston, the music scene is super boring.

— Travis Scott

“He skidded to a dead halt and stared hard at Austin. The boy’s chin carried so many nicks from his first shave that it…

— Lorraine Heath

My family lived in West Texas. We went to Houston and Laredo, ended up around Fort Worth - really just made the rounds. And…

— Ryan Bingham

And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got…

— Wilt Chamberlain

I'm massively inspired by Janet Jackson, and I adore Whitney Houston and Madonna.

— Shura

I certainly think that the publishing houses have to learn more about this informal network of literary blogging and get over the idea that…

— Jay McInerney

Over the weekend, former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Rebecca Carter married each other during a huge ceremony in Houston. The happy couple is…

— Conan O'Brien

Ensuring that minority businesses across the Greater Houston area have access to the tools they need to succeed is of paramount importance to me.

— Al N. Green

The whole time I've been an actor, from early in Houston, my goal has been to work - to keep doing it. I feel…

— Jim Parsons

I'm a competitor. I want the ball when it matters. But I came to Houston because I wanted to play with Chris Paul (a…

— P. J. Tucker