If you could build a house on a trampoline, that would suit me fine.
Alan Rickman
Recitation: by Male by Female
Ever since John Kennedy, Democrats have had a weakness for dashing younger men like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and, I suppose, Jimmy Carter. They balance their tickets with senior statesmen - Lyndon Johnson, Joe Biden, Walter Mondale. (Al Gore was young but played ancient).
Joe Klein
MenBalanceWeaknessYoungSenior
The mers were also designed to reproduce only at long intervals, in order to maintain the natural balance of the environment in which they were placed.
Joan D. Vinge
BalanceEnvironmentLongOrderOnly
Among living artists, George Condo may be the most embraced by the powers that be.
Jerry Saltz
LivingMayArtistsMostCondoAmong
I said, wouldn't it be nice, instead of having these women fight with each other over men, which seems to be more of a cliche, wouldn't it be wonderful if they were the true comrades and it took these men much more time to infiltrate their friendships.
Jennifer Beals
WomenTimeMenFightBe NiceNice
I'm a U.K. size 8, so not skinny.
Maye Musk
SizeSkinny
Dennis Hopper is one of the great American lives.
Jeffrey Deitch
GreatAmericanGreat AmericanLives
Now it is time to turn to an older wisdom that, while respecting material comfort and security as a basic right of all, also recognises that many of the most valuable things in life cannot be measured.
Michael D. Higgins
LifeWisdomTimeSecurityComfort
Sunday, there's not a lot of structure. I might spend an hour thinking about why I don't exercise, and feeling very guilty about not exercising. I tried running, over 10 years ago. It didn't really take.
Roz Chast
ThinkingExerciseGuiltySundayWhy
I love Tom Waits because he's an artist who makes me not afraid to get old, and that's rare. I think it's a rare kind of thing to have that level of wisdom. And his lyrics are just astounding; everything in life is inside his lyrics.
Matt Bellamy
LifeLoveWisdomMeThinkArtist
King Arthur was one of my heroes - I played with a trash can lid for a knightly shield and my uncle's cane for the sword Excalibur.
Lloyd Alexander
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I'm really anxious not to repeat what I've done before, to keep pushing and learning.
Doug Liman
LearningDoneRepeatKeepPushing
I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education. I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens.
Christine Lagarde
EducationTimeDaySchoolMindHelp
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