If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.
Even when people abroad see me, I'm often asked about a 'Zone of the Enders' sequel.
Normally, when people compose for film, you give them the film, and they look at it, and they compose it.
When I was small, I was always thinking about different worlds in my head.
Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying, and trying now. Gamers don't sit around.
The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress.
In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing.
Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.
I believe the scripture says that being gay is a sin.
A lot of preachers' kids are some of the most rebellious kids in the world. I never was like that.
Don't waste your time trying to win people over that can never be won over.
I think making a pretense of civility toward Eric Alterman is like making a pretense of civility to a scorpion.
I don't feel alienated from American culture, but I understand people who do.
Obama's presidency hasn't been dedicated to achieving economic growth in the short term, or about creating jobs.
For Obama to save himself, he should be thinking about the example of an unlikely Republican predecessor: Richard Nixon.
Whatever Romney's failings, he certainly doesn't suggest that the United States is teetering on the brink of a moral cesspool.
Obama's explanation for the slowdown in economic growth is that the public sector is hurting, and that's where Washington must step in and act.
Comedians and impressionists used to be two different showbiz animals entirely, but now there's no such thing as a comedian who doesn't do impressions.
I can't rave enough about Eloisa James. I'm simply in awe of her talent.
The north-south line of 'the mountains,' meaning the Cascade Range, forty miles east of Seattle, is a rigid political frontier.
Among living artists, George Condo may be the most embraced by the powers that be.
