"The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you"

"The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines"

"Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence"

"I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love"

"Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after"

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things"

"If the Police could do a reunion... One of the biggest jerks I ever met was Sting. If he can do it, then anyone can do it. It's not that big a deal. And the Eagles! They did it! They severely hated each other. It's just rock and roll"

"Amongst Women concentrated on the family, and the new book concentrates on a small community. The dominant units in Irish society are the family and the locality. The idea was that the whole world would grow out from that small space"

"I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy"

"That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity's small change in general society"

"That's the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit?"