I have been underestimated for decades. I have done very well that way.

Russia is Germany's most important neighbor in the East, and it will remain so.

Peace must be more than the absence of war.

George Bush was for me the most important ally on the road to German unity.

We were united not only by political respect for each other, but also by deep mutual sympathy as people.

The Christian Democrats always made you feel like the poor relation.

For me it is completely clear that our air bases in Germany would be available to the Americans.

The army is under orders to defend every place.

You didn't just pay lip service to the goal of overcoming the division of Europe and Germany... Rather, you put yourself at the forefront of those who encouraged us on the way to unity.

I have been underestimated for decades. I have done very well that way.

Solitary decisions, no matter how well-founded they may appear to individuals, must belong to the past along with national, unilateralist action.

I think, British food, it's had a bad rap.

I think male roles are generally much better written. So for actresses, we're always dealing with trying to inject a role with more truth than the writer possibly had in mind.

I feel far more connected to the whole band if I can somehow physically respond... with my body.

Whatever I was doing, even when I was at school, I never repressed anything that I felt. I wasn't flamboyant; I was actually quite reticent most of the time. But if I felt I had to do something, I did it.

The first tenet is that you should report corruption regardless of loyalty to incumbent or party.

That's what I love about my faith and Christianity. It's the polar opposite of darn near everything I experienced in the wrestling business. I still love the business, and I'm thankful for everything that it's provided, but the idea that it deals in the truth is the furthest thing from reality.

Instead of taking environmentalism away from the left, conservatives condemn it as a counsel of doom.

To avoid criticism say nothing do nothing be nothing.

I'm always soul searching on a spiritual level.

Souderton was a good town to grow up in. Everybody knew each other.

I definitely think 'Minecraft' is a freak thing. There's no way you could replicate it intentionally.

Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our 'beauty' so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air.

Outside of being an actress, I feel like being out is the biggest way that gay people can change perception. There are people that give millions of dollars to gay organizations but are closeted to their own families.

Imitation is a caricature. Any imitation. Find out for yourself.

We rely more on enthusiasm than actual skill. Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically and people will like it more.

In the end, I think part of my problem was that I was a better legislator than I was a politician.

I love dogs. I absolutely adore them. When I'm teaching in Mexico, I rescue dogs from the streets and make my students adopt them.

Flying helicopters is what I do for fun.

Being an insomniac only slows me down. I try not to write at night, as I'm concerned that this will affect the quality. I might have a Scotch to keep me going, but I like to be as awake and as alert as possible.

When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.

Obsession with conventional ideas of 'success' can be harmful enough, but compound that stress with relationships, family, financial woes and health concerns, and you find yourself in a constant state of fight or flight. This causes people to be more reactionary, which further perpetuates the cycle of stress.

I have always loved food, and for me, even if I was on a beach, I would be cooking food every day.

I go out with my friends as often as I can on the weekends, and I'm always drawn to girls with rhythm.

As a writer, or as a filmmaker, you have to present yourself, and part of what yourself is is what you're interested in, or what you think is funny, or what you think is sad, or what you think is horrible.