We Are Not Quotes

I'm not interested in breaking news. I'm interested in telling the story of what's going on and then trying to figure it out.

Once you know the Romance languages, singing in those languages is so sexy and sensual. I do have a global audience, so why not?

I dreamed of becoming a writer. And this dream is about to become a reality with the publication of my first, and hopefully not my last, children's book.

Share your stories of your worst moments as well as your best. Let your sisters know their problems are not unique and they are not alone.

When you say something in a wrong group - it will never be right, so you can not say anything wrong, when you don't belong to a group.

It's not okay for a woman to be in control of her own body, her own reproductive system, much less of her life. There's opposition even to that. So passivity is rewarded as feminine.

I'm not sure that it's up to me to sum up what I've done with it in the past. I'm not sure there's a way of knowing what we have done that is useful or important.

The X-Games - I watch that; I'm not impressed. That's white dudes' desperation. They're running out of sports. They gotta find something that black dudes won't touch.

Life's two most important questions are Why? and Why not? The trick is knowing which one to ask.

I just think it's growth when you pursue something you're not sure you can do.

God is all over the place. And even if He isn't, if it makes me feel good, why not?

An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship.

I'm just not interested in daytime television, which is something you should remember the next time somebody offers you a daytime talk show.

I'm not sure how healthy bacon is in general, but I know it's incredibly delicious.

Don't beat yourself up for not being perfect. But you might want to kick your own a## if you're not trying to get better.

More and more, even with a measure of success, I'm not sure what it is people are seeing when they see a movie I've made.

First of all, I'm not pretty. I'm not a world class beauty, ladies and gentlemen. I'm just a guy. I was slow going and stuff like that. I was just never that brand of news.

Diplomacy is the only clear answer to the current situation. There is no legal basis for referring Iran to the Security Council. But if that were to happen Iran is not afraid.

Anyone who can not write should.

Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie.

The instruction furnished is not good enough for the youth of such a country ... There is not even any systematic instruction given on political morals: an enormous deficiency in a republic.

I think there's a lot that the larger society could have been taught or can be taught, but I'm not sure - given how unyielding the larger society has been - that much has been learned.

I'm not sure that there's anybody else that's as psychologically complex and who's given us this window into his soul that Nixon gave us. That's what I find absolutely addictive and seductive.

Like Rodgers and Hammerstein, I'm not afraid to deal with themes about the ups and downs of life, yet which are still entertaining, and you still feel these stories.

I've got a bit of an independent streak. I'm not afraid of bipartisan compromise on issues that are important to the nation.

I don't make films about celebrities, are not interested in celebrities. I don't make biographies at all.

I'm not strong-willed actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do.

So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work.

Community life is not easy for somebody like me, who is used to living by himself and doing what he wants. It's a demanding life, and you quickly get in touch with your own handicaps and weaknesses.

As a comedian, I have the gift of looking at something a bit differently and making it funny. I'm not sure why I can do that, but that's as simple as I can put it.

It is not when I am going to meet him, but when I am just turning away and leaving him alone, that I discover what God is. I say, God. I am not sure that that is the name. You will know what I mean.

I am not afraid that I shall exaggerate the value and significance of life, but that I shall not be up to the occasion which it is.

There are people who say they can , others they can not . In general, they are all right .

I mean, we're not talking about simply racism, we're taking about white supremacy.

Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me.

Desperation is the secret to my steady employment. I am not interested in downtime. I really like to keep working all the time and I always feel like I'm in the mail room of life; working up.

I'm not interested in censorship. I like the First Amendment very much.

When you have to work with and exist amongst cynical, burned-out personnel on a set, it doesn't matter what you're shooting or how much you're being paid - it's not worth it.

"Do not fear! Heaven is as near," He said, "by water as by land!"

My poor fellow, why not carry a watch?

The gods being always close to men perceive those who afflict others with unjust devices and do not fear the wrath of heaven.

The more facts I can have, the better. I can operate very nicely between them, but I am not very good at making things up. I am not sure how ethical it is.

O ruthless, perilous, imperious hate, you can not thwart the promptings of my soul.

If the people of the Middle East are not sure what democracy means, let them look to Israel.

I can't stand the kind of paralysis that some people fall into because they're not happy with the choices they've made.

While I may not be the youngest candidate in this race, but I will be the youngest woman president in the history of the United States.

I like the feeling of keeping people off-balance and having the audience not knowing where I'm coming from or keeping that mysterious.

Life's not perfect. Some loose ends may never get trimmed up and tidied.

You want me to say something? Okay. Sometimes I think I am what you made me. And sometimes I don’t know who I am at all. And either way I’m not happy.

I can't trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I'm not sure I can trust myself not to hurt them, either.