The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment.

The intellectual takes as a starting point his self and relates the world to his own sensibilities; the scientist accepts an existing field of knowledge and seeks to map out the unexplored terrain.

But in action, one defies one's character.

I am too weary to listen, too angry to hear.

Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.

When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.

The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment.

Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism.

Art is the aesthetic ordering of experience to express meanings in symbolic terms.

I am too weary to listen too angry to hear.

I think D.C. has always been very, very vibrant for food. Like Boston in a way. Boston and D.C. were really the two cities that were the most active with their local chefs and their local food scene.

Marketing is not a function, it is the whole business seen from the customer's point of view.

CJ is my nickname. It stands for Cameron, and my middle name is John.

I grew up moving around because my dad was in the Air Force - I think this has carried over into my work in that I like to hop around from one medium to another.

You know what's funny? I don't ever feel the need to escape. I have a strong marriage. I like my life. You hear about these guys having midlife crises - I don't see that happening to me.

An open heart is an open mind.

There is no greater threat to America than Islam.

The wonderful thing about looking at the real world is that it is never the same for each individual.

I was surrounded by women and all I would hear is of them complaining about their shoes. Back then, 'comfort' was a dirty word in fashion footwear. This was before fur loafers or sneakers. So, I wanted to create a shoe that was like slipping your foot into a glove - something beautiful, feminine, and sexy at the same time.

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands and then eat just one of the pieces.

Where men truly wish to go, there their feet will manage to take them.

Fifa cannot sit by and see greed rule the football world. Nor shall we.

Ideas are easy. Its the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.

If coal is going to be used, the only response - because it is the dirtiest of all fuels - is that we have to learn how to do carbon capture and storage and we have to learn how to do it quickly on a commercial scale.

I love taking on other people's words. They are much more interesting to me than my own.

I believe that the 'dark night of the soul' is a common spiritual experience. I believe, too, that the answer is continued seeking and perseverance. It helps to know that others have endured a loss of faith.

There is a crying need today to have this truth heralded throughout the land that youth especially may appreciate and hold the freedom of the individual as sacred as did our revolutionary fathers.

Stretch marks are the real badge of a woman.

This is a universe that does not favor the timid.

For me it's always about first impressions. I trust my instincts. I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much. I enjoy the psychology of the character but I work better from a first impression.

India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.

In a perfect world, I would be 6-foot-3 and have a perfect head of hair and look like Orlando Bloom.

The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.

Onstage, I don't want to be thinking about my outfit, I want to think about what I'm doing, so I'll try to dress as comfortably as possible.