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One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know.

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

Under Barack Obama, the only 'Change' is that 'Hope' has been hard to find. Now millions of Americans are insecure about their future. But instead of inspiring us by reminding us of what makes us special, he divides us against each other. He tells Americans they're worse off because others are better off. That people got rich by making others poor.

I'm really happy that I got to work with such fresh talent. In a day when record companies are not particularly good at encouraging young, talented songwriters to come forward and get exposure, I think it's important to give tomorrow's songwriters the opportunity.

I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, 'Maybe I'll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too,' which is what happened when we did 'Charlie's Angels.' Starting my production company was a big turning point for me.

Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.

I got married and decided I wanted to do a dance record, and I didn't ever expect for it to be what it was or for the 'No Doubt' thing to be such a long break, but it was one of those things where you just had to sort of follow your inspiration.

The most important thing in acting is honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

There wasn't a moment where I got into cars. It wasn't a conscience decision or something that came later, it was there since I was born. I just love it.

I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason why is I don't think it's good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President Obama's got plenty of critics - and I'm just not gonna be one.

You got to be rigorous in your appraisal system. The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.

It's not my vision when I cover a woman's face with a chador. I got the idea from a 'National Geographic' photo. I'm just showing their plight in the world.

President Bush left for Canada today to attend a trade summit. Reportedly, the trade summit got off to an awkward start when the president pulled out his baseball cards.

The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.

Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.

I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it.

You've got to work things out in the cloakroom, and when you've got them worked out, you can debate a little before you vote.

I know three people who have got better after a brain tumour. I haven't heard of anyone who's got better from Alzheimer's.

The movies have got more corporate, they're making fewer movies in general, and those they are making are all $200-$300m tent-pole releases that eat up all the oxygen.

You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.

When you're playing the best player in the world, you've got to play well.

If we didn't propose these reforms, we would not have proposed a budget that got the debt under control.

I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one.

Art saved me; it got me through my depression and self-loathing, back to a place of innocence.

For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.

I got politics and economics moving and then others took over.

You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.

I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.

The mouthier I got, the more I'd be celebrated.

I loved doing all those costume dramas. I didn't think, 'Ooh I've got to avoid being typecast' - you can't ever be dictated to by what other people think. I just do things because I fancy the parts and the directors.