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I became very interested in the Islamic question, and thought I would try to understand it from the roots, ask very simple questions and somehow make a narrative of that discovery.
Written by V. S. Naipaul
My partner, Danny Strong, came to me with this idea of telling a story about my life and merging that with music and the hip-hop world. He wrote 'The Butler' and originally wanted to do 'Empire' also as a movie.
Written by Lee Daniels
Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers.
Written by Alexander McQueen
You know, Californians care about protecting their environment. So do I. But they also care about that in the context of a healthy economy.
Written by Carly Fiorina
I pay almost no attention to the charts.
Written by Darius Rucker
It is an established principle of jurisprudence in all civilized nations that the sovereign cannot be sued in its own courts, or in any other, without its consent and permission; but it may, if it thinks proper, waive this privilege, and permit itself to be made a defendant in a suit by individuals, or by another State.
Written by Roger B. Taney
I like Bill Murray a real lot. I like Andy Kaufman.
Written by Glenn Danzig
On every film, there are producers all over the place, and everyone's got to have an opinion. I think the screenplay is a beautiful form with great potential, but the environment around it is awful for a writer.
Written by Sam Shepard
To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
Written by Alexander Pope
Africa wants the world to acknowledge that through fair partnerships with other members of the global community, we ourselves are capable of unprecedented growth.
Written by Uzodinma Iweala
I'm a trailer junkie. I love watching movie trailers as soon as they go up.
Written by Jonathan Keltz
I'd heard stories about business managers who lost their client's money. My feeling was that if I made any money, I wanted to lose it myself, to be the author of my own demise.
Written by Wayne Rogers
Sadly, I can't avoid being 75. Like many people of my age, we are all heading towards the grim reaper, and I am clinging on. I just to have to sharpen my fingernails a little so that I can hang on for longer!
Written by Terry Wogan
Despite the fact that in America we incarcerate more juveniles for life terms than in any other country in the world, the truth is that the vast majority of youth offenders will one day be released. The question is simple and stark. Do we want to help them change or do we want to help them become even more violent and dangerous?
Written by Ayelet Waldman
We must do everything to ensure that the Euro 2016 is a success.
Written by Francois Hollande
I will always remember this summer day in Paris, when I was to perform a great acrobatic move. I can still see myself stepping on the ring of a packed circus along real performers.
Written by Tony Curtis
'Elixir' means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
Written by Shakira
If I hadn't been in prison, maybe I wouldn't have gotten all those prison roles.
Written by Tony Burton
Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.
Written by Josh Billings
It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore.
Written by Golda Meir
In TV writing, I felt like Gulliver being tied down by the Lilliputians. There's so much more freedom in fiction writing.
Written by Maria Semple
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
Written by Lily Tomlin
Because of my sickle-cell disease, I have a high tolerance for pain.
Written by Tionne Watkins
My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the Western Front. It's just not December without that movie in my house.
Written by Tom Hanks
I got bullied a lot when I was a kid, and because of that I thought for the most part that I didn't really have a childhood - I had to grow up so quick and there was no real enjoyment in that for me.
Written by Shane Koyczan
Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast.
Written by Dolly Parton
I fell in love with hip-hop a little bit late; I grew up on Another Bad Creation and Kris Kross. But my mom got me a TV in my room, and I remember seeing Biggie's 'Give Me One More Chance,' and I was like, 'Oh, this is how a house party looks!' I really, really fell in love with it when Tupac created 'Dear Mama.'
Written by Karen Civil
Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.
Written by Ellen DeGeneres
Don't get too set on becoming an actor at an early age. I think that's where some people get into trouble. Acting becomes their life. I don't want that.
Written by Freddie Highmore
Distribution has really changed. You can make a record with a laptop in the morning and have it up on YouTube in the afternoon and be a star overnight. The talent on YouTube is incredible, and it can spread like wildfire. The downside is that it's very hard to convince the younger generation that they should pay for music.
Written by Bonnie Raitt

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