You've got to go after your dreams. If you don't make an effort, nothing's ever going to change.

Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.

There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.

Think first. Think twice. Think again. Respect others. Respect yourself. Respect dreams.

Pie...it fills the cracks of the heart. Go away, pain.

Nobody actually ever does this—escaping through a window.

I had my boy in Boston on Easter Sunday. That kills me, from a sports perspective. He's a Boston baby and I'm a New York guy.

A song can take you to a special time in your life.

Every time you make a decision, you mess with someone's life.

It's always cool to meet people who can do things that you have no capacity to do.

Once a year my back will go out and it'll be... it's like a sciatic thing and it's the smallest thing. Like I could be leaning over the sink to brush my teeth in a weird way and it happens.

Do research. Feed your talent. Research not only wins the war on cliche, it's the key to victory over fear and it's cousin, depression.

Whatever you do today you've got to sleep with tonight.

What's poetry? It's not real but maybe it's more than real. It's dreaming while you're awake.

There are very few chefs both in Britain and the States that really identify the secret of being consistent. And combine consistency with flavor.

A just society is a society that if you knew everything about it, you'd be willing to enter it in a random place.

If we get the donations, I think we're going to raise a significant amount of money; some will be used for some administered costs, but the public portion of that will go directly into grants.

As an American I am not so shocked that Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize without any accomplishments to his name, America gave him the White House based on the same credentials.

There are three answers to prayer: yes, no, and wait a while. It must be recognized that no is an answer.

I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one.

Over the last 15 years we've developed our brand into a global brand and we wanted our giving to follow suit.