My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.

My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.

No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.

In the 1920s, big names in the Arab world spoke of Scheherazade as an example for intellectuals fighting for their rights. She was a fighter for the right of free expression.

When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist.

We would be there for Canada, part of our family. That is why so many in the United States are disappointed and upset that Canada is not fully supporting us now.

Use your voice on the local level where it has the potential to be more widely heard.

My dad, like many Southern men, is this very emotionally expressive person who isn't as articulate in words about his feelings as he is with breaking a chair or something like that.

The grasshopper which is always near its mother eats the best food.

I don't have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.

In Washington, particularly, the loyal opposition has a job to be the opposition. But you can't stop there.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist.

You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker.

Although the shooting war is over we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.

Every video I do is over budget by the time I walk on set. I am massively extravagant in my personal habits.

One killer exercise that's really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That's my favourite. It's such functional core strength, and that's why I can climb up trees and down vines.

I don't like kissing on camera. It's bad enough to be caught kissing by your parents. But when you have a whole crew watching you, it's a little weird.

On YouTube you can tell what countries are watching and I've definitely noted a strong Australian following. You can plan your tours around where the love is on Twitter and YouTube - before, you couldn't tell.

When homeless people go camping how do they know

Nothingness is not nothing at all, so it is physical, but not in the sense of constant presence. Nothingness is disturbing. It is there in a mind-independent sense; it is part of what is given.

Being a Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea but the encounter with an event a person which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction

Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way.

I love songs that tell stories. They make you feel something, something real.

On 'Glee,' the director can be like, 'Hey, your face is looking a little too intense here.' And they can show me the screen, and I can be like, 'I know exactly what to do here.'