Oh! Most miserable wretch that I am! Why have I not learnt how to swim?
Alexander the Great
Recitation: by Male by Female
My aunt and uncle are clearly civilians.
Jimmy Kimmel
UncleAuntClearlyCivilians
Finance is not merely about making money. It's about achieving our deep goals and protecting the fruits of our labor. It's about stewardship and, therefore, about achieving the good society.
Robert J. Shiller
GoodGoalsMoneyFinanceSociety
Why should I write a play? I don't have to write a play, do I? But somehow, I think that's what I'm here for, so I'd better do it.
Tom Stoppard
ThinkBetterPlayWhyWriteHere
To me, it remains incomprehensible that a people who can design the Porsche 911 and sleek, white ice trains, who created the Bauhaus and speak at least three languages at birth, want to own twee Christmas figurines painted in gaudy colours, dress up in Bavarian lederhosen, and eat Haribo gummy bears.
Rory MacLean
DressPeopleMeSpeakDesignIce
Big government doesn't work! It just doesn't work!
Lou Barletta
WorkGovernmentBigJust
Everything I learned about women, I learned from the ages of 13-16. Every girl would talk to me about their problems, and none of them wanted to date me. So, I learned all of these things. So, when I finally got to the place where I could hit on girls, I just referenced back to all the things that I learned in high school.
Josh Segarra
WomenGirlSchoolMeHigh School
'Free' is more of that 'familiarity breeds contempt' kind of thing. It's about saying 'Wait, I'm longing for something more than I have and I don't know what it is that I want, but I know I want it.' It has nothing to do with what I'm going through, personally.
Jon Crosby
WaitFreeSayingKnowWantKind
Francis Lawrence is an astonishing filmmaker, an incredibly gifted visual filmmaker. I have great respect for his work.
David Slade
WorkRespectGreatGiftedFilmmaker
Putting on weight is easy all the way through. But after the first couple of weeks, the novelty wears off very quickly, and your body is groaning and starting to really shout at you, saying, 'Why? Why? Why? Why are you doing this?'
Christian Bale
SayingDoingEasyYouBodyWhy
People think of waves as going in an orderly crash - whoosh - crash - whoosh, but in fact there are lots of different crashes and whooshes, all at different stages, and all going off at the same time.
Craig Brown
TimePeopleWavesThinkSameGoing
Learning to face reality, refusing refuge in cliches and lies, fighting to find a way out - that's what 'Rehab' is about.
Antonia Bird
LearningFaceRealityFightingFind
I've always wanted to play a role in inspiring people to be better, to live higher quality lives and to feel good about the way that they look and feel.
Apolo Ohno
GoodLiveQualityPeopleFeel Good
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