Quickly you learn it's way better to have fans talking and caring about you than not.
I would rather be right than President.
There aren't too many things that make you feel better than a little kid seeing you, yelling your name, and running to you.
It was far more fun than work doing those shows for all those years, we all loved each other and loved going to work, we all understood how fortunate we were to be in that place, to have achieved that success worldwide.
The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.
When you're talking about an authority figure oppressing against people, it's the people that hold that authority figure up. If you want to get free of this bondage, then we need to think about ways to free ourselves rather than looking to the oppressors to free us.
I believe that politics takes a much different set of skills than science. Science is about getting to the truth. Politics is about what people think and how they react.
I have the libido of a 15-year-old boy. My sex drive is so high. I'd rather have sex with Brian all the time than leave the house. He doesn't mind.
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
I don't think you could get anything worse than losing a child. I think if my child died, I would prefer it if I were dead.
I told her it was a bigger than life musical, that all the actors were going to be about the same age, late twenties into thirties. It would be a style; a kind of surreal high school.
As long as I can sing halfway decent, I'd rather sing than act. There's nothing like being in good voice, feeling good, having good numbers to do and having a fine orchestra.
Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment were being shifted from Afghanistan to prepare for the war in Iraq - a war more than a year away.
I wouldn't argue that anyone living can play the trumpet better than Wynton Marsalis.
Smaller portions of good foods are more satisfying than larger portions of junk foods, especially if you pay attention to what you're eating.
I'd rather be dead than dying.
Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death does.
I think I would say 'The King's Speech' is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented there's more laughter in this film than in most comedies, while it is also a moving tear-jerker with an uplifting ending.
The best board members aren't elected by default. CEOs that set themselves up with their choice of board member - which means getting more than one term sheet and doing extensive reference checking - are better off.
Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.
I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry, and the great difficulty of the work; for more stormy billows vex the soul of the priest than the gales which disturb the sea.
I can honestly say that my abortion was one of the least difficult decisions of my life. I'm not being flippant when I say it took me longer to decide what worktops to have in the kitchen than whether I was prepared to spend the rest of my life being responsible for a further human being.
Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It's about hanging on during a very bumpy ride.
I have to understand what my strengths and limitations are, and work from a true place. I try to do this as best I can while still protecting my writer self, which more than ever needs privacy.
You need to recognize that the copyright date on a book reflects when it came out, not when it was written - assume that the information in the book is at least a year older than the copyright date, and possibly two.
From the director's point of view, it's infinitely easier to do violence than to do a good dramatic scene.
People saw me as being heroic, but I was no more heroic than I was with other injuries I had, like the lacerated kidney I suffered during the 1990 World Series. It's just that people haven't known anyone with a lacerated kidney, but everyone can relate to someone with cancer.
Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.
When I was in film school, I was learning more theory than practice.
A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect.
I'm more enthusiastic and excited about work than ever. I know now what I'm about.
I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.
The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two.
In societies no less than individuals, acknowledging our limitations may ultimately be more humane than denying them.
I prefer to see a good exhibit sponsored by a brand than a bad exhibit due to lack of funds.
Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.
