There is something about growing up in the Midwest that gives a different kind of sensibility. But if I'm feeling insecure, the smiles and politeness get upped a notch, and maybe that isn't totally reflective of how I'm feeling on the inside.
The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.
The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.
If I lose to Frank Mir, I have to find something else to do.
The biggest problem I have in journalism is being quoted or misquoted and then being asked to defend something I haven't said.
When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing. They were all doing something rather different.
I'm concerned with China growing at double or triple the rate of the West, that there will be tensions. One needs to do something to start addressing misunderstandings and frustration.
Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.
I just started to write because I was fed up of not seeing the stories that I wanted, so I was like 'Stop moaning and write something.'
The ideal girl is driven, working on something other than modeling or being a singer.
I never really thought about modelling. It wasn't something I ever wanted to do. I used to always be so angry about modelling.
The danger in having modern music tied to a period piece is that hearing something may take you out of the moment.
Contemporary architects tend to impose modernity on something. There is a certain concern for history, but it's not very deep.
When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation.
In BMX, you need an inner mongrel, something that's a point of difference in the female category.
I think that monogamy is artificial. I do not think it's something that comes naturally to us.
Monogamy is a possibility - and a necessity. Kids have got to have something they can rely on. You have got to have something you rely on.
I think Ferguson is underrated. I think it's an amazing show. They all have something different to offer, but I think Craig Ferguson has one of the most interesting monologues in late-night because he basically does stand-up.
Prisoners around the world have said that reading 'The Count of Monte Cristo' helped them get through their ordeal. That's something to aspire to.
