One of the general considerations about new buildings is that people tend to say that anything new is a monstrosity. And then… — Joseph Rykwert Copy Share Image
From my very first movie, what was my concentration, my inspiration, was I didn't want to narrate something, I didn't want to… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Shakespeare is absolutely big in Africa. I guess he's big everywhere. Growing up, Shakespeare was the thing. You'd learn monologues and you'd… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
Having done film, TV and theatre, the nicest final bit of the jigsaw is to do live comedy, because you can talk… — Jessie Cave Copy Share Image
The biggest lesson I've learned from my children is to look in the mirror at myself, not at them. I've realized that… — Jamie Lee Curtis Copy Share Image
It's easy to look at the vampires as a metaphor for any feared or misunderstood group. It's also easy to look at… — Alan Ball Copy Share Image
You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them.… — Rafael Palmeiro Copy Share Image
The mere suggestion that not speaking for a day can give you an appreciation of the social isolation that comes with the… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
One must never assume that a character is sympathetic because of either the actor playing them or the fact that they're a… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I've attended many concerts where I felt let down and I was wishing it would be something else. Not that it's their… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
Bruce Springsteen really got any creative person's dream career, and his good-heartedness and good-spiritedness are part of it: both because it made… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
I think it's fun to look at people with big diamonds. I see them in my audience all the time, with the… — Eartha Kitt Copy Share Image
In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
When it all started, record companies - and there were many of them, and this was a good thing - were run… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
I'm a warrior if you try to hurt my family. And anybody I see getting it in the neck out there, I'm… — Paul Sorvino Copy Share Image
On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. I give them whatever time they… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I think the Winter Olympics are definitely on a smaller scale than the summer games, but with the inclusion of cool new… — Nick Goepper Copy Share Image
America still has the right stuff to thrive. We still have the most creative, diverse, innovative culture and open society - in… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
When you act, you're being asked to pretend in a very rigid, controlled environment. It's very un-childlike. So a lot of times,… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
Most restaurants in most cities, including Washington, are at a sort of mid-level. They're somewhat trendy, or they have some sort of… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
I want to thank the fans so much for their support through the years. Even as undeserving as I was, they were… — Lex Luger Copy Share Image
Early on I saw the plastic quality in colored people and had friends among them; and later was to work from colored… — Jacob Epstein Copy Share Image
I like my messiness on stage, though I watch comics who come at a joke from every angle and I think, 'Yeah!… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
I believe that an artist working for and representing the Kingdom of God should do the best of their ability to show… — Daniel Smith Copy Share Image
I've noticed that the few times I've traveled first class myself, you've already got your drink, and your coat has been taken… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
I love sports. When I'm not playing, I'm watching, reading, or otherwise obsessing about them. This probably stems from growing up in… — Mark Waters Copy Share Image
Because of my New Line upbringing, half my heart goes to scrappy independents, and half goes to mainstream, down-the-middle pop culture events.… — Michael De Luca Copy Share Image
When I got out of coaching, I had taught a class at the University of California, an extension class on football for… — John Madden Copy Share Image
I have a lot of stands on a lot of political issues. I'm very big on campaign finance reform. I still think… — Morgan Fairchild Copy Share Image
If you start writing to an audience you're talking down to them. I've never written for any age group, I just write… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
We live in a modest system, a galaxy called the Milky Way. If we named every star in the Milky Way and… — John Rhys-Davies Copy Share Image
Most of the time, the lyrics are kind of like my secret messages to my friends or my boyfriend or my mom… — Imogen Heap Copy Share Image
In community, we discover who we really are and how much transformation we still require. This is why I am irrevocably committed… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Since we replaced the compulsory military draft with an all-volunteer force in 1973, our nation has been making decisions about wars without… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
Shellfish is better to buy live. In the U.S., because we eat oysters and clams raw, it is very important that they… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
I do a lot of collaborations and productions, whether it's Switch or Steve Aoki or No ID or Will Smith or No… — Diplo Copy Share Image
The kinds of truth that art gives us many, many times are small truths. They don't have the resonance of an encyclical… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
As soon as I started acting in England, I got unusual roles. Although I'm 6 foot six, and agents might standardly cast… — Nonso Anozie Copy Share Image
What I intended to accomplish was to rouse the student body, not by means of an organization, but solely by my simple… — Kurt Huber Copy Share Image
Unquestionably, it is the duty of every master to watch over the religious and moral culture of his slaves, and to give… — Roger B. Taney Copy Share Image
