Contrary to the popular misconception, the actor is not necessarily a specialist in imitating or portraying what he knows about other people.… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
One of my key realizations about happiness, and a point oddly under-emphasized by positive psychologists, given its emphasis in popular culture, is… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
The popular story is that America was built by immigrants and that, therefore, everything about immigration is good and leads to a… — James Howard Kunstler Copy Share Image
The Senate was an odd compromise between the founders and the early leaders of the republic who wanted a single house which… — George Packer Copy Share Image
Music was the one thing I could control. It was the one world that offered me freedom. When I played music, my… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
People are much more complicated in real life, but my characters are as subtle and nuanced as I can make them. But… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
A musical, like most religions, provides the audience or followers with a sense of belonging. Religious services, on the other hand, with… — Lisa Randall Copy Share Image
The 'Shawshank Redemption' has nothing to do with China, but that hasn't kept social media censors from blocking the movie's title from… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I don't think I am that tough, actually. Well, tough in the sense that I don't take any rubbish, and that doesn't… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
When I graduated high school, nearly a half-million people subscribed to 'Popular Electronics' magazine. Soldering up some radio or hi-fi amplifier on… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
Before 'American Idol' and all this stuff, I was obsessed with music charts, and I used to go online to find out… — David Archuleta Copy Share Image
Right after 9/11, I mean, every agency can give their own gradation, but a nice, popular rule of thumb is everybody doubled… — Michael Hayden Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, music was music and there were no genres. We didn't look at it as country music. Popular… — Lionel Richie Copy Share Image
For all of its well-deserved reputation for pragmatism, American popular culture frequently nurtures or at least tolerates preposterous views and theories. Witness… — Michael Hayden Copy Share Image
It's not a very popular subject amongst my audience, who are by nature more internationalist, but I don't choose what to write… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
I still think there's a big part of the population that has a lot of misinformation about sharks. But I think it's… — Brian Skerry Copy Share Image
I generally like grey roles. My interpretation of drama is different from the popular perception. Acting, for me, is not about overplaying,… — Emraan Hashmi Copy Share Image
I follow politics in a big way, and always have since I was a kid. I've got opinions, but they're opinions on… — Sir Mix-a-Lot Copy Share Image
The 1960s was a period when writers in the West began to be aware of the extraordinary eloquence and popular attraction of… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
Out of 30 years of Second City I was probably the third African-American with the main stage cast. I was surprised when… — Tim Meadows Copy Share Image
I've always been inspired by Genet, Henry Miller and Hubert Selby, Jr., who taught me that you've got to tell a bigger… — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or… — Joan Cusack Copy Share Image
I've never been a popular person, but it doesn't matter. I have everything in my life that I want. I'm not a… — Vincent Gallo Copy Share Image
Some of the more popular life-centers for teens include Friends, Stuff, Enemies, Self, and Work. They each have their good points, but… — Sean Covey Copy Share Image
I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
In a democracy, in a functioning democracy, what would be happening is that popular organizations, unions, political groupings, others would be developing… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The popular songs that were written in the 1920s and '30s, '40s and early '50s were written by veterans - mostly men… — Rudy Vallee Copy Share Image
We approached Yahoo and Jerry Yang and said that Hadoop is going to continue to be popular, and as it does, more… — Peter Fenton Copy Share Image
There's a horrible fallacy that exists in the popular discussion of fiction these days: the idea that a successful central character need… — Andrew O'Hagan Copy Share Image
If my kids were to make a talking doll of me as a mother, one of my recorded phrases would be 'I… — Justine Bateman Copy Share Image
This is certainly not to excuse the violence that exists on TV and films and on the Internet. But the truth is… — Irwin Winkler Copy Share Image
Like the skyscraper, the automobile, and the motion-picture palace, neon signs once symbolized popular hopes for a new era of technological achievement… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
The way popular music is categorized and formatted cuts down on everyone's options. And although people don't talk about it, there are… — Tracy Chapman Copy Share Image
I was given the task of I.P.L. Chairmanship which I tried to perform to the best of my abilities. The tournament was… — Rajeev Shukla Copy Share Image
I want to tell you ladies and gentlemen, the actions that we took were not always easy. The actions that we took… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
Personally, I don't give a toss about French viewers. I make films for foreigners - it's a bit like Ken Loach, who's… — Bruno Dumont Copy Share Image
As someone who has more than a passing acquaintance with most of the 20th century presidents, I have often thought that their… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
One of the most popular games to watch on eSports is 'League of Legends,' a game that blends role-playing, managing resources and… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
I've never been one of the top five or six most popular guys ever. I think the most popular I've ever been… — Denny Hamlin Copy Share Image
The popular tendency is to listen approvingly to the most extreme statements and claims of politicians and orators who seek popularity by… — Elihu Root Copy Share Image
