We Are Not Quotes

We do not see it because we can not afford to-because the truth is too explosive.

Most people are not ready for death, theirs or anybody elses.

The real trouble comes from not knowing what we really want in the first place.

I don't know what's waiting for us when we die--something better, something worse. I only know I'm not ready to find out yet.

Love is not knowing what you're talking about.

Reapportionment is not friendly to a lot of communities and it hasn't been too friendly to mine.

We prefer to find an explanation for why things are not perfect, and these rarely stand up to close scrutiny.

I don't write genre stuff in any form. I'm not interested in it. I always try to do the opposite of that.

Christina Aguilera finally announced her pregnancy. Thanks for waiting until your third trimester to get the word out—why not just wait until you’re crowning?

While I am a capitalist at heart and I have no problems with commercialization as such, I believe that while it's okay if education becomes a profitable business, it's not okay if it becomes corrupt.

My father was the funniest guy I ever met. I'm not sure if I stole his stuff or if I inherited it.

Jenn: Do you love him? Ani: Yeah, I do. Jenn: Then you can forgive him. It's not worth it to let love slip through your hands.

The warrior is not afraid of space

Here's the thing: You rescue us every day in small, quiet ways, so why not in this way? Let us into your mystery, tell us how you would like to be loved, show us how to see you, really see you.

I always want to do something groundbreaking, something different. I think that's what it's always about. If you have the means to do it, why not?

Don't ever think that somebody isn't important or not good enough, because you never know which way the road will take you.

Hillary Clinton, as an awful judge of the character of a dictator and butcher in the Middle East. Is she guilty or not guilty?

Once again, as a flawed evaluator of dictators and failed strategist who has permitted Russia back in as a major player in the Middle East, is Hillary Clinton guilty or not guilty?

Hillary Clinton: putting big government spending financed by the Chinese ahead of good-paying jobs for middle-class Americans. Is she guilty or not guilty?

I'm not happy with just repeating myself.

Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three.

Having an energy conversation without talking about climate is like talking about smoking and not talking about cancer.

I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.

The surest way to get a VC interested is to say that you're not interested in taking VC money.

My hair is too fine to bleach. I get so much breakage, it's not worth it to dye it.

The real beauty - inside, it comes from the heart, where love lives. If not, even the most common facial features can not hide the emptiness, which eventually pushes people.

I guess NBC must have noticed that one of my main staples is social media. So, when they approached me for The Voice, I thought "Why not be the first one to do it?"

All earth's full rivers can not fillThe sea that drinking thirsteth still.

You can be a Polish American, or an Arab American, or a Greek American but you can't be English American. Why not?

To be crazy is not necessarily to writhe in snake pits or converse with imaginary gods. It can sometimes be not knowing what to do in the morning.

It's not fair to use movies that weren't creatively successful as a reason why something won't work.

There is an innate decorum in man, and it is not fair to thrust Truth upon people when they don't expect it. Only the very generous are ready for Truth impromptu.

Osama's dead. Why is the terror alert elevated or imminent? Why not chill? Can't I just fly, keep my shoes on and avoid X-ray-fueled testicular cancer?

I'm not sure I'd write a good cookbook, but I might make a good cooking show.

President-elect Donald Trump is not happy that he lost the popular vote. And this stat is probably not going to make him feel any better.

Go away. I told you, I'm not interested." She looked from his lap to his face. "Your nose is growing too.

All field sports people are doing is turning an inevitable necessity into a pleasure. If the animal is going to be killed anyway, why not take pleasure in it?

Im not sure which is more insulting, being offered in a trade or having it turned down.

I think what is interesting in life is all the cracks and all the flaws and all the moments that are not perfect.

I believe a lot in the relationship between performers. When you're supported by someone's eyes, you're not alone.

I saw great hope in the Sanders campaign - a flawed candidate, not perfect, but pretty damn close. Millions of young people were inspired by him.

At certain points if your life, you like doing more. I'm not sure what causes it or for what reasons; you just do it.

Nobody looks like they did when they were 20, so why not take advantage of the fact that you're changing, emotionally as well as physically?

I have done well out of TV, but not well enough to buy football clubs. I'm not sure it's ever a way to make money.

I'm trying to be really coy, and I'm not sure if I'm doing a good job.

The outsider is not sure who he is. He has found an “I”, but it is not his true “I”.’ His main business is to find his way back to himself.

I don't know if I'm going to do any more acting. It's a great job, you know? Make a movie? Why not?

The fallout from slavery is ongoing. I am not sure the issue of race in America will ever be completely solved.

I am not interested in politics at all. At home, around the dinner table, we never discuss politics.

Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race. When asked what went wrong, Perry said, I guess America is not ready to elect a dumb guy from Texas. But in time.