Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.

Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy.

My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.

Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.

You know, God, the power that makes life, whatever it is, had just to make two things, masculine and feminine, for all this mischief. And made them so there is this entirely different point of view about love and sex.

You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.

And then a great thing in my life was going to India.

Well, I don't go out much socially. I don't enjoy going out.

A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic.

But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.

And several galleries - two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't want to leave things on consignment.

But you can't realize, you can't know what another person goes through.

Over and over I'm on the point of giving it up.

I don't like to sell my finest pieces.

Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.

There's so much more to life than that, though I think that acting is fascinating because you can forget your own sorrow as you act and become somebody else.

And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.

I'm not too interested in books about India.

The second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for each other. Which doesn't mean a thing because I think anybody who met Marcel fell for him.

But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.

You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were.

And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.

I was in a convent for a year.

Sex is energy.

First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.

And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.

I happen to believe that there is an afterlife.

A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind except the aesthetic.

My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.

A culinary triumph the ingenious use of food as an offensive weapon.

If you tell me I can't have something then that just makes me want it more.

A long-lasting and sustained recovery will never be achieved through massive government spending programs.

Even my family laughed at me because they thought this young guy who's always stuttering in front of other people should be in front of 100 musicians and talk to them and leading them.

I will never write a sequel to anything that I will ever write.

Turing was very strong and driven and, at the same, so awkward and fragile.

Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.

Pay little attention to discouragement as possible. Plough ahead as a steamer does rough or smooth rain or shine. To carry your cargo and make your port is the point.

I was thinking of going to college or staying in L.A. to act, and I stayed to give it a chance. I'm glad I did. I've had a lot of wonderful experiences - some horrible ones, but mostly really beautiful ones.

I think there's not much patience for organized labour, period, public or private sector.

Everything for me has happened so quickly. I finished shooting 'The Blind Side' not this past June, but the June before, and all of sudden up to now, it seems like it's gone from zero to 60 for me. I feel so fortunate to be able to say that.

I try not to eat too many raw vegetables. I only have one raw meal a day. At night I eat warm, cooked foods. I like to drink lots of tea, but no coffee. Not drinking coffee has changed my game for the better.

Who could be more desperate than filmmakers?

I'm not rigid about directorial changes: I judge them on a case-by-case basis. In the case of a play whose text is widely familiar, I'm open to drastic changes that may alter the author's meaning, perhaps even considerably. If the results don't work, then I say so.

Journalists are supposed to be skeptical, that's what keeps them digging rather than simply accepting the official line, whether it comes from government or corporate bureaucrats.

I enjoy fashion.

It's heavy, but I am able to carry it. Why? Because I'm an African woman. An African woman carries heavy loads anyway. That's how we are trained; we are brought up that nothing is unbearable. I use that now, positively. I use that now to have the thick skin that I have, and not fear, and move forward, and push; and push forward.

Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features close to Ramses II. The statue needs some restoration and weighs between four and five tons.

You cannot tell an audience a lie. They know it before you do; before it's out of your mouth, they know it's a lie.

My resume is lean enough that I don't have the added baggage that is not necessary to be able to be successful in government.