3 December 2020 Robert Irvine I travel 330 days a year and eat every two and a half hours – I’m a big guy. I always carry a fork, little bottles of spices, and Sriracha. I eat what I feel like eating.
3 December 2020 John Irving I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you’re going to be in this business, if you’re going to be an actor or a writer, you better have a thick skin.
3 December 2020 Rose Kennedy Birds sing after a storm why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?
3 December 2020 Alexander Pope Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.
3 December 2020 Gregory Bateson In the transmission of human culture, people always attempt to replicate, to pass on to the next generation the skills and values of the parents, but the attempt always fails because cultural transmission is geared to learning, not DNA.
3 December 2020 Heath Ledger I’m just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.
3 December 2020 Samuel L. Jackson My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter’s life, and she deserved two parents, which is part of the rationale behind us staying married for 30 years.
3 December 2020 Quincy Jones It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
3 December 2020 Kelly Clarkson I have a big fear of change, or negative change, anyway. I’m basically the same person I was when I won ‘Idol,’ or when I was 10.
3 December 2020 Mitt Romney When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, ‘Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?’
3 December 2020 Isabel Allende What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.
3 December 2020 George Lucas Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.
3 December 2020 Kal Penn The water cooler conversation in every job I’ve had is sports, it’s what did you do this weekend, it’s ‘How are your parents doing?’
3 December 2020 Carson Kressley I think ultimately I make people happy: Whether I’m doing the stage show, giving somebody a makeover, or designing clothing, the end goal is to make people smile.
3 December 2020 Dan Farmer Breaking into a system or exposing its weaknesses is a good thing because truth and knowledge must win out.
3 December 2020 Amy Grant I was taught a lot of Bible at home and had a voracious appetite for reading the Bible.
3 December 2020 Jeremy Rifkin What I’m suggesting to you is that this could be a renaissance. We may be on the cusp of a future which could provide a tremendous leap forward for humanity.
3 December 2020 Thomas Moore Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves all day, but when the sunlight dies away let the delicious secret out to every breeze that roams about.
3 December 2020 Neale Donald Walsch The sad part about our past is that religions, ironically enough, are responsible for creating the most destructive idea that has ever been visited upon the human race: the idea that there is such a thing as ‘better.’
3 December 2020 Suze Orman Who would you want to be giving you advice? Somebody who doesn’t have any money?
3 December 2020 Lion Feuchtwanger Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission.
3 December 2020 Sienna Miller I’m a real relationship person – contrary to public perception. I’m either in one or I’m not.
3 December 2020 Madonna Ciccone Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn’t care about anything but boyfriends.
3 December 2020 George Eads Many forms, sizes and colors, I think there are heroes in sports, in life… It would be cliche to say my dad, my granddad. I think I’m a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes.
3 December 2020 Portia de Rossi You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don’t think you are gay. It’s enough to drive you crazy.