Biographical data, even those recorded in the public registers, are the most private things one has, and to declare them openly is rather like facing a psychoanalyst. – Italo Calvino
Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation – from the writers of the world’s religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists. – Jack Herer
Because I’m a walker, natural history is my subject; I’ve always been obsessed with landscape, and I have an elegiac tone in most of my books. – Jim Crace
What the beautiful-writing writers are most attached to is almost always superfluous. – Jonathan Galassi
‘Barney Miller’ was a lot of fun. I’m very fond of Abe Vigoda. Most – a lot of people on that cast – I really liked. – James Cromwell
Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence. – John Kenneth Galbraith
I liked the people at Brown, while I really disliked most of the fellow students I had met at Northwestern. – Ira Glass
There are a lot of actors – I’m probably one – who are most at home when they’re on stage. – Ian Mckellen
The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy. – Joseph Stiglitz
Among the disciples of Jesus, it seems most likely that at least Philip was bilingual in Aramaic and Greek. – Jay Parini
There is an Islamic population in France, most of which comes from the North African countries. – Jean-Marie Le Pen
I won’t mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with. – James Caan
Beethoven’s symphonies are not ‘relaxing.’ They are the most exciting things that have ever been created by a human being. – Joshua Bell
Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in a sense, against actuality. – James Joyce
Poor air quality, which can be influenced by a variety of fumes, chemicals and allergens, is arguably the leading cause of triggers for most asthmatics in urban areas. – Ian Smith
For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them. – Ice Cube
Most of the great directors I’ve worked with – De Palma, Spike Lee – like rehearsals. – John Leguizamo
