To show a ‘well-founded fear of persecution’, an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or she will be persecuted in his or her home country. – John Paul Stevens
I think, first and foremost, Marie Antoinette was intellectually impoverished. She really had never been introduced to the notion of abstract thinking – of thinking at all in any profound way. – Kathryn Lasky
Hillary Clinton essentially offers a third Obama term. And the role is perfect for her. She championed ‘Obamacare’ because years earlier she had all but invented it. – Mike Pence
I used to have quite long hair, and I decided that I wanted to get it cut. I’d never met the person who did it, and she cut it into some kind of dreadful mullet. It looked like a triangle on my head. The other kids were merciless. – Jonathan Stroud
In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where she wants and gets up and goes. – John Erskine
Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae. – Kurt Vonnegut
She comes from the Midwest. She had me at a very young age and raised me on her own. She’s a very hard worker. – Lara Flynn Boyle
My mother told me that when I was born a wave of feeling came over her. She just knew that I was destined to be an actress. – Kirsten Dunst
The procedure was that an artist got a mural and then he would have anywhere from two to ten assistants depending on the size of the mural and how many assistants he needed, or she needed. – Lee Krasner
Anne is very forgiving. She doesn’t care about money, being rich, or clothes. We never argued about finances. – Jerry Stiller
Perhaps it should only be added that the Gorean master, though often strict, is seldom cruel. The girl knows, if she pleases him, her lot will be an easy one. – John Norman
Nastia Liukin, I was obsessed with her. And I say was, but really am obsessed with her. She’s just so amazing. – Kacy Catanzaro
So all the system was running down and collapsing. Mrs. Thatcher became the leader of the Conservative Party in February 1975, and she clearly wanted to strike out and do something different. – Kenneth Baker
My mum especially listens to music in a way that is incredibly feelings-based. There’s virtually no snobbery about what sounds are in it, she just wants to hear a song and that is quite refreshing. – James Blake
Beauty is subjective: Bette Davis wasn’t beautiful, but she was more than beautiful. – Jacques Audiard
You look at someone like Beyonce singing ‘Single Ladies,’ when we all know she’s married. Some of it is just for entertainment. – Katy Perry
The cast called her Lucy, but everyone else called her Mrs. Ball. She was honest with people. If she liked you, you knew it. If she didn’t, you knew it, also. – Keith Thibodeaux
Vanessa Williams in person is like… the camera cannot capture how gorgeous this woman is! She is just so breathtaking. – Jurnee Smollett
I have the highest regard for Meryl Streep as an actress and think she’s a fabulous person as well. – Lindsay Duncan
I love Tom Wilkinson and Tommy Lee Jones as well as Jessica Chastain. But the person I look up to most, not because I identify with her roles but because of who she is as a person, is Sissy Spacek. – Jordan Gavaris
My grandmother was a psychiatrist and possibly the ultimate of all skeptics. But even she couldn’t explain the strange noises we so often heard in the attic. – Jennifer McMahon
A novelist’s sense that he or she is ‘above’ a certain genre mainly comes out of the notion that the genre is somehow a debased version of his or her preferred form. – Lynn Coady
I think my comparison with Shane would be a loner. I always got the impression that she wasn’t scared to be alone. She enjoys it. I can relate to that. – Katherine Moennig
When I’m an old lady, I’m going to have my pick of the young men. They’ll be like, ‘She’s Miss Mary Jane!’ The young boys will think I’m a hot old lady. – Kirsten Dunst
If you have Julia Roberts in a movie you’re never really afraid for her because you know she’s not going to die. – Jennifer Tilly
When I was 9, I asked my mom if I could be on TV. She was like, ‘Well, okay. You can try.’ – Liana Liberato
