Quotes by American/USA authors (page 36)

"I'm convinced from what I know of Vernon Bundy that his testimony was truthful"

"'Chasing Amy' was an amazing role, but then after that, I went and did 'Big Daddy' and you're the girlfriend or you're the best friend. I wasn't getting the Nicole Kidman roles"

Joey Lauren Adams, Actress

"We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can; for by so doing we have made real at least some part of that finished product in whose fabrication we are most concerned: ourselves"

Learned Hand, Judge

"Thou shalt not ration justice"

Learned Hand, Judge

"The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off"

Abe Lemons, Coach

"It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own"

Herbert Hoover, President

"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom"

Bob Dylan, Musician

"Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it"

John Steinbeck, Author

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game"

Michael Jordan, Athlete

"America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children"

George W. Bush, President

"Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction"

George W. Bush, President

"What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do"

Bob Dylan, Musician

"In many ways, our campaign this year will be the same as last time: We're still going to focus on fixing up basics and cleaning up ethics at City Hall"

Laura Miller, Politician

"I'm addicted. I'm addicted to golf"

Tiger Woods, Athlete

"Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past"

Douglas Horton, Clergyman

"Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?"

J. Paul Getty, Businessman

"I love to entertain an audience"

George Peppard, Actor

"I work three months really hard, nonstop, and then I take a month off. Then I do it all over again. I work hard but I give myself four breaks a year"

Tyler Perry, Actor

"It is an honor to be awarded with such a high rating from an organization as well respected as the NAACP. I am pleased that the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the nation, has recognized my voting record"

Joe Baca, Politician

"You have problems, you think drink helps, then you have two problems"

George Peppard, Actor

"Dallas is a great city, and it's worth fighting for"

Laura Miller, Politician

"Growing old is not growing up"

Douglas Horton, Clergyman

"While there are no easy solutions to this problem, the Deficit Reduction Act gets us started in the right direction by beginning with the most obvious, commonsense reforms to save taxpayer dollars"

Jim Ryun, Athlete

"We're going to develop - what we want to do is to provide the viewers with what they want from CNN and that is the news. So when people tune in, they'll get the latest news, but they'll also get the biggest story of the day in depth, as CNN does so well"

Connie Chung, Journalist

"I had that stubborn streak, the Irish in me I guess"

Gregory Peck, Actor

"Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life"

Gregory Peck, Actor

"Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will"

Dan Millman, Author

"I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is"

Helen Wills Moody, Athlete

"No player can become accustomed to New York's climate in August in a few days. The playing conditions, the courts in New York and France are very different"

Helen Wills Moody, Athlete

"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me"

Hunter S. Thompson, Journalist

"The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason"

Hunter S. Thompson, Journalist