It's a business. If I could make more money down in the zinc mines I'd be mining zinc.
My original business model - I actually wrote this down - was 'interesting work for interesting people.'
It takes courage to stay young, to make your enthusiasms work for you. Don't let anyone drag you down.
With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until they were reading on their own.
I don't think I'm going to become Brad Pitt overnight, but I presume if walk down Oxford Street, there is a chance someone might clock me.
What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash.
In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down.
You don't want to be down 2-0 in a series. It's always important to try and get one on the opponent's home court. It makes your job at home easier.
Ah, the pleasure, the joy - a big news story that runs and runs, that is played down by some of our journalistic colleagues, saying 'it'll never happen', only to be confirmed by the Home Secretary.
I moved from Philadelphia to California when I was 25, after traveling abroad for a year. I thought I'd come home eventually and settle down, but I didn't.
Turning the thermostat down is something that I do pretty reluctantly. I like to be able to walk around in whatever I fancy at home.
I couldn't care less about walking down the red carpet in a pair of heels and a posh frock. I'd rather be in my pyjamas at home.
There's no hope of me becoming completely relaxed on stage. If I did, I'd sit down and doze off.
Guys usually like my sense of humor, and I am pretty down to earth. And I'm a driven person.
A continuing narrative throughout Australia's history that says it is better to build up than to tear down - this is the continuing mission of Labor.
Iraq is going to go down as one of the greatest blunders in American history.
I never put down a bad script and I never walk out of a bad movie because I'm always hopeful things will change.
A bad sermon is like a car wreck - everyone slows down to see what happened.
I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well.
My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.
