People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn’t be doing what we’re doing, so if anyone tells you that they don’t like the sound of the applause and the ego gratification, I don’t think they’re being straight with you. Evan Bayh Read Quote
I didn’t start thinking about what I wanted to do professionally until I was 17. I was a hippie, but I did write. Mary Gaitskill Read Quote
The reason I went ahead with making the music for ‘Bombay Velvet’ was because I loved the script. Amit Trivedi Read Quote
The misgovernment of the American people is misgovernment by the American people. Lincoln Steffens Read Quote
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. Douglas MacArthur Read Quote
My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well. Abdullah II of Jordan Read Quote
With rock and metal, I think a lot of people connect with the lyrics because they feel like they don’t fit in. Oliver Sykes Read Quote
News is something that happens that matters to you, which is not most of what we watch on television. Val Kilmer Read Quote
I have actor friends, but they’re not famous. I feel like if you’re an actor or – famous, you have to overly prove that you’re a normal, cool person. Amanda Bynes Read Quote
I was raised in Kenya, and I always wanted to be an actor from when I was really, really little, but the first time I thought it was something that I could make a career of was when I watched ‘The Color Purple.’ I think I was nine, maybe, and I saw people that looked like me – Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah. Lupita Nyong'o Read Quote
