I became vegan because I saw footage of what really goes on in the slaughterhouses and on the dairy farms. – Ellen DeGeneres
People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore. – Nhat Hanh
In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed. – Edgar Allan Poe
I got a lot of flak for having Kirk as the lead because they all claimed it was a much harder sell, but no one else could have done that part for many reasons. – Donal Logue
You have that one basic string, but it can vibrate in many ways. But we’re trying to get a lot of particles because experimental physicists have discovered a lot of particles. – Edward Witten
There has always been a hermeneutic problem in Christianity because Christianity proceeds from a proclamation. – Paul Ricoeur
In order to be Miss Anybody you had to have excellent grades, and I had terrible grades because of my dyslexia. – Fannie Flagg
I’ve always wanted to write about the other side of the tracks, the have-nots, maybe because that’s who I was. – Matt de la Pena
I think the reason I wrote screenplays for nearly a decade was because it was my territory. I could stake that out. – Nick Harkaway
The reviewer is a singularly detested enemy because he is, unlike the hapless artist, invulnerable. – Carroll O’Connor
I opposed Clinton’s budget deal in 1997 because he brought in $115 billion cut in Medicare that created greater pressure for providers not to participate. – Dave Obey
Before I became prime minister, as mayor of Jerusalem, I became world-renowned because of my fight for the unity of Jerusalem. – Ehud Olmert
I changed my name from Gail to Gayle in seventh grade because I liked to make a loopy ‘y.’ – Gayle King
