I think if you look at most successful people, if you ask most of them, their biggest influence was their dad.
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Just like the poles of a magnet, some people are drawn to death and others are repulsed by it, but we all have to deal with it.
As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.
The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.
I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.
Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.
All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people and harder - and ultimately impossible to solve - with ever more people.
Some people turn from God because they cannot understand how a good God can permit evil in the world.
For me, it's a great thing to tell people anything is possible. When I was 15, people told me 'You're not going to be a DJ.'
It's great to express yourself and tell other people's stories and get into the minds of people who aren't like you.
The great thing about being a broadcaster is you have this incredible responsibility to the people that make it all happen, the people that turn on the television set.
As corny as it sounds, I'm often pinching myself going, 'What great opportunities and great parts and great people that I've gotten to work with.'
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.
The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.
Recording an album and doing it live are like two different animals. There are some people that are great singers live, horrible in the studio.
When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England.
I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.
People who see no gray tend to convince others to follow them. If someone talks with great conviction and joy, people tend to agree with them.
People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.
It still hasn't sunk in that I'm going to be in Coronation Street. Everything about the role is brilliant and I'm working with some great people.
