When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.
There are certain parts of the home that I think embellishment feels cozy and inviting. Then there are other environments, for example, the living room, where I don't have a ton of items on the table.
If there's one thing I hope people are certain of it's this: I'm looking out for YOU - the taxpayer.
The history of fossil-fuel development has always been that certain people are expendable. What's changed is that new, larger populations are now considered expendable.
I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try to hone in on that.
It was just very interesting to me that certain types of women inspire people's imagination, and all of them were very difficult women.
I'm a catalyst for change. You can't be an outsider and be successful over 30 years without leaving a certain amount of scar tissue around the place.
What's certain is that a totalitarian enclave like Cuba's can't continue to exist, so change will definitely come there, eventually.
Apart from death and taxes, the one thing that's certain in this life is that I'll never be a fashion icon.
America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.
The question of religion was a matter for each individual's conscience, and in a great many cases was the outcome of birth or residence in a certain geographical area.
After a certain point, most people, including editors, will tell you everything you do is great.
I have no doubt that 'On the Road' is a Great American Novel. But I'm also certain my students will do fine without it.
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.
The first thing that attracts me to any script is the writing. If I find myself becoming lost in a good yarn, then I feel certain that others will, too.
One of the things that makes any good entertainment, whether it's a play, drama, comedy, television, film, whatever, is that you feel a certain amount of spontaneity.
Commercial banks are very good for certain businesses, like loans and guarding other people's money. They're not great investors or entrepreneurs.
I'm not particularly good at running things when once they get to a certain level. Once it gets routine, get me out of the way.
You learn, just as you learn good manners, how to approach things with a certain amount of diplomacy.
Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.
You want to be skinny and have a good body? You have to work out every day and say no to certain foods.
