The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers. Use this quote
The Royal Family are not like you and me. They live in houses so big that you can walk round all day and never need to meet your spouse. The Queen and Prince Philip have never shared a bedroom in their lives. They don't even have breakfast together. Use this quote
I can deal with it now, but 13 is a tough age to be recognized and famous. It's a tough age, period. Use this quote
Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it. Use this quote
It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling. Use this quote
That's double-edged: it's amazing that they're bringing me in and showing people new ideas, and at the same time it's a little hard because seventy percent of the time or even higher I'm not going to get those roles. Use this quote
When I started in the business, there was a thing called adult fantasy, but nobody quite knew what it was, and most publishers didn't have an adult fantasy list. They had science fiction lists, which they stuck a little bit of fantasy into. Use this quote
People don't really understand, but having people stare, and point, and take pictures, even if it is in a positive framework, is quite isolating; there's no two ways about it. You feel a little bit, you know, freakish. Use this quote
Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away. Use this quote
This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession. Use this quote
Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life. Use this quote
Surfing is such an amazing concept. You're taking on Nature with a little stick and saying, 'I'm gonna ride you!' And a lot of times Nature says, 'No you're not!' and crashes you to the bottom. Use this quote
Being a food show and being me, I always kicked it up a notch, which means I would always elevate the spice level or the complexity of a particular dish. So, it was always like we're going to kick this up a little bit. Use this quote
Genteel women suppose that those things do not really exist about which it is impossible to talk in polite company. Use this quote
Economists are coming to acknowledge that measures of national wealth and poverty in terms strictly of average income tell you little that is significant of the health or viability of a society. Use this quote
To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not. Use this quote
Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it has neither the cruelties nor the enchantments. Use this quote
My dad has sometimes felt that I grew up a little lacking in sufficient eccentricity - in the sense that I'm willing to live as an adult in a house with walls that are parallel to each other, that sort of thing. Use this quote
Sculpture is the art of the intelligence. Use this quote
I have a little kitchen office at home, where I do all my kids' stuff. Use this quote