I don't want to be famous as a movie star and have the whole world love me, I want to be a creative actress.

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

Ninon De L'Enclos

Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

Finley Peter Dunne

The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.

Howard Aiken

If you're under 26, you can stay on your parents' plan. You can go back to school or get extra training without fear of a health catastrophe bankrupting your family. Over three million previously uninsured young adults are now on their parents' plans.

Kathleen Sebelius

It's the federal government's job to secure the border.

Carly Fiorina

The truth is, if anyone saw my home life, I'm pretty sure it would look like other families' around the world. There's a lot of juggling to be done.

Brooke Burke

Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor.

Friedrich von Schiller

But I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybody just got here. And, except for the Garden of Eden, there were already all these games going on that could make you act crazy, even if you weren't crazy to begin with. Some of the crazymaking games going on today are love and hate, liberalism and conservatism, automobiles and credit cards, golf, and girls' basketball.

Kurt Vonnegut

Man, at least when educated, is a pessimist. He believes it safer not to reflect on his achievements; Jove is known to strike such people down.

John Kenneth Galbraith

I am constantly amazed by Tina Fey. And I am Tina Fey.

Tina Fey

Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait.

Robert De Niro

I hope to attend it as Japan needs to tell the world the lessons, knowledge and reflections learned from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

Yoshihiko Noda