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LAURIE GRAHAM As far as how I create games, I'm just reflecting what I feel, the things I have in my mind. I p... HIDEO KOJIMA I've been told that I have a lot of energy. The secret is that I use renewable resources. Some d... BILL RICHARDSON When I'm not writing, I do a lot of research reading on the shape of civilization. Fiction can b... CAROLYN CHUTE I'm not shy about wearing a lot of makeup! But when I don't have to be done up, I just use a... KHLOE KARDASHIAN I identify as an agent when I'm agenting, and I identify as an author when I'm writing. I ex... BILL CLEGG I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. ... JAVIER BARDEM I'm totally into Taylor Swift. I think she has super-clever lyrics, and I love that she writes h... KATHLEEN HANNA I think that we have to do our job well, investigate thoroughly and then describe very honestly what... HANS BLIX Some of the lyrics come from stream-of-consciousness, and I used to spend a long time honing them in... LAURA VEIRS Actually, that's one of the things I was thinking about writing a story about me, loosely based ... MATTHEW MCGRORY I just love storytelling. I write music to tell stories. So when I'm done writing a song, I take... HAYLEY KIYOKO I'm always writing something. There's always some structure sitting around someplace. There&... J. D. SOUTHER I'm a journalist and author. I make my living by finding things out and writing about them. BARTON GELLMAN I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ... JACK KEROUAC I try not to agonize over my lyrics, though, because that can come across in them. Some lyrics come ... JANE SIBERRY In a way, I'm always trying to do something I'm not qualified to do. So I feel that lack of ... JENNIFER EGAN I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that... SHELBY LYNNE I'm very enthused about everything. I have a lot to say and a lot of things I'm interested i... DARYL HALL Although I have guitars all around, and I pick them up occasionally and write a tune and make a reco... GEORGE HARRISON I think there are some songwriters who are just brilliant who can write and then I think there are s... CHARLES KING I think what he's - what he believes, and he may be correct, I don't know, that we have some... LAWRENCE EAGLEBURGER Some people think I'm a mycological heretic, some people think I'm a mycological revolutiona... PAUL STAMETS I think I 'turn off' women. I've a kind of a weird personality. Women may think that I... ED O'NEILL I'm just this committed dilettante. I think what I've found is that I've tried to do a l... GRAHAM MOORE I'm not sure I'm quite ready to have someone be a prospector of jobs for me, because I belie... AUDREY TAUTOU You know, I'm a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I've diagnosed some pre... BEN CARSON I have seen some crazy people do some crazy things on my variety show. I have to stop and ask them a... STEVE HARVEY Sometimes, when I have a lot of ideas and I want to do a lot of things, or when I'm traveling, I... BJORK I think it's a legitimate concern (to elect someone who may not be qualified). At least when I was f... VERN BORTH I'm really an inner spirit that only makes itself known through the music. A lot of people think... FAITH EVANS When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.... LINDA SUE PARK I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'... FEISAL ABDUL RAUF People may have said that without symptoms, you can't transmit Ebola. I'm not sure about tha... BRUCE BEUTLER I think if we can get past Mount Vernon, we have a chance at Breese. I think we can cause them some ... KRIS KLEEMAN I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some s... DAVID BRAINERD As a novelist, I suppose I can say that I'm highly articulate. But I know, as a person, in other... GRAHAM SWIFT When I'm writing, I'm in an isolation chamber. I'm not one to think about that outside w... ADAM MANSBACH Because over and over again, the times that I've done really good things is because I've had... LAWRENCE HALPRIN A lot of times, I'm singing things that are observational and am definitely including myself. KACEY MUSGRAVES I don't think we're in a position to talk about the location right now. There still may be some thin... DEBRA GALLOWAY A lot of people just think I'm a stand-up shooter, but I do have some things under wraps, and I cont... CHANNING FRYE I'm a 'bound book' kind of girl. I have a Kindle, and I enjoy it for some things, like c... LISA UNGER Between you and me, I think that may be one of the things that will help with the collaboration, bec... ROBERT ASPRIN The course really helps spark some interest in a lot of things the kids may not have considered befo... JENNY KOCIAN With my human rights advocacy, that's always been through my writing. I've always tried to w... RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Som... BENICIO DEL TORO I'm not sure that I want to be without some lack of confidence. If you are too sure of yourself,... LUCILLE BALL I've certainly thought a lot more about things like tyranny and patriotism and violence. I think... PHIL KLAY I love writing but hate starting. The page is awfully white, and it says, 'You may have fooled s... AARON SORKIN I went through periods where you're just sort of writing things that are supposed to be funny and th... CARTER BAYS People writing about me have said that I've influenced a lot of people, and there are some artis... HARVEY PEKAR Even if the songs are at times painful - 'cause some of the songs are not all roses and balloons... RACHEL PLATTEN Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have d... SAMUEL GOLDWYN, JR. I don't know what people who I've never met think about me. Some have written horrible thing... BEN ELTON My feeling is, when you are writing an essay, you don't make anything up. This may be a very Pro... SIRI HUSTVEDT In some ways. I always feel between worlds, between cultures, and I think that's not necessarily... PATRICK NESS This is mainly because I spend a lot of time writing and so don't have much time to read; I hate... JOHN SLADEK The auditing firm is looking under every stone right now, and the SEC is going to do the same type o... DEAN RANDY DEATTY In a serious relationship, I will definitely write music about a guy. I'm totally into mix tapes... ALY MICHALKA There is a lot of preparation to be done. Some are just trying to get better for the conference meet... BOB KITCHENS It's rare that I'm not at work on some sort of craft project. I've often enthused about ... DAVID RAKOFF There have been times when I'm writing about things that are personally embarrassing. Like any h... WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN One of the first things that helped me to understand certain things about writing was seeing 'Th... PETE HAMILL Then again, a lot of times if that were to happen to someone that person may not even know abo... MATT DECAMPLE I'm not a person who writes really abstract things with oblique references. I look at abstractio... WYNTON MARSALIS SIXX: A.M. is a passion project. I think when you do things like that and put your heart into them a... NIKKI SIXX I must have a God-given talent, which is the ability to multitask, plus I have great retention. I... TILMAN J. FERTITTA I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics. ADAM JONES I'm not into things that feel like a sequel. There's just something magical about when somet... NATHAN FIELDER I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs. JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE I'm much better at things if I believe in them, and a lot of those little teenage starlet roles,... SARAH STEELE You can't create a movie as you think about it. And what's in the scene is not what's be... BRUNO DUMONT We played hard and we partied hard. I'm not ashamed of that. I was no angel - I did some things ... DAVID CONE If I'm extremely bored and I don't have a book with me and I'm being an obnoxious teenag... TAVI GEVINSON One of the beautiful things about podcasting is that I'm not beholding to some public entity. BRYAN CALLEN I always wondered if I was supposed to be excellent at something or not. I think, because of that, I... CHRISTOPHER ATKINS Some activities may look attractive, but you don’t have any business dating them, else they break ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR I think the thing that I get most excited about is the fact that I know I'm gonna have a great m... A.J. STYLES A lot of people have told me, 'You're not this and so can't play that,' and I can... ANNE HATHAWAY I am curious about a lot of things. I'm perplexed and engaged. THERESA REBECK I'm a visual thinker, thrill seeker, and I'm easily distracted. I see everything I'm wri... PATRICK CARMAN When it was not very comfortable, politically, for me, I said things which lots of people didn't... EHUD OLMERT Just because you're passionately interested in something doesn't mean it has to be your care... LARRY SMITH I'd have to be superman to do some of the things I'm supposed to have done, I've been at... GEORGE BEST When I'm writing, I'm trying to access my subconscious and turn off my conscious brain. I us... DAN GILROY This production may alienate some people, ... But I do think we're a bit afraid to question things t... LONNY PRICE When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Som... BENICIO TORO When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Som... BENICIO DEL TORO I've read in a couple stories that I was raised Episcopalian, but that's not true. I think t... SUFJAN STEVENS I'm a good legislator. I'm a bad some other things. BARNEY FRANK It's been a long haul. It may seem to some people that have never heard of me, 'Oh she just ... LONI LOVE
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NATE BERKUS Everywhere your eye travels in your home, it should land on something that resonates with you. NATE BERKUS One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants... NATE BERKUS If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you th... NATE BERKUS About 90 percent of the pieces in my home are vintage, and I'm a ruthless editor. I only live wi... NATE BERKUS I do shop online! But I'm shopping online mostly in the home categories - One Kings Lane and Gil... NATE BERKUS Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memorie... NATE BERKUS Mixing in some rusty oranges is a warm way to update your place for fall. NATE BERKUS Design, to me, is part psychology, part sociology, and part magic. A good decorator should know what... NATE BERKUS I see it every day: People trying to create a home that somebody else tells them they should have. I... NATE BERKUS Go outside! I mean, even leaves from a park are beautiful in a clear glass vase. I'd rather see ... NATE BERKUS My favorite thing about decorating is mixing different periods and styles. If you have something tha... NATE BERKUS I was a boy with one dream and one dream only: I wanted - no, strike that, I was desperate for - a r... NATE BERKUS In a minimal interior, what you don't do is as important as what you do. NATE BERKUS You can find a lot of reasonable buys at Wal-Mart. But one key to making it on a budget is by donati... NATE BERKUS We're not handling things anymore before they arrive on our doorstep. I like to feel how thin po... NATE BERKUS In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect. NATE BERKUS In design-speak, 'a library' means a room lined with books, floor-to ceiling, but it all dep... NATE BERKUS When you have a bunch of comfortable upholstered pieces, a single bronze or brass chair really turns... NATE BERKUS Whenever you have dynamic interactions between 300 million people and the American economy acting in... NATE SILVER You can change the feel of your sofa by adding a thick, cozy throw and playing a couple of classic p... NATE BERKUS My dad said, 'Stay humble, and you gotta work harder than everybody else.' My mom said, '... NATE ROBINSON First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political vi... NATE SILVER Basically, books were a luxury item before the printing press. NATE SILVER I had never heard of Cingular, but they needed people to jump on trampolines. Well, when I was 13, I... NATE TORRENCE