“A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking you are, no matter what kind of presence you have, you still have to be able to be a convincing performer to become a star.” KindStillsMatterAbleStarsQualityFrontsCamerasNo Matter WhatAthletePerformersLooking GoodConvincing Author:Richard D. Zanuck
“The idea of some kind of objectively constant, universal literary value is seductive. It feels real. It feels like a stone cold fact that In Search of Lost Time, by Marcel Proust, is better than A Shore Thing, by Snooki. And it may be; Snooki definitely has more one-star reviews on Amazon. But if literary value is real, no one seems to be able to locate it or define it very well. We're increasingly adrift in a grey void of aesthetic relativism.” IfsFeelsWellsKindMayIdeasRealFactsSeemsAbleValuesLostStarsColdStonesUniversalConstantReviewsShoreVoidAestheticGreyAmazonSeductiveRelativismProustLost TimeAdriftStone ColdSnooki Author:Lev Grossman
“Our ideals resemble the stars, which illumintate the night. No one will ever be able to touch them. But the men who, like the sailors on the ocean, take them for guides, will undoubtedly reach their goal.” MenAbleNightStarsGoalHe ManOceanIdealsGuidesSailor Author:Carl Schurz
“I'm kind of glad that I was able to properly grow up before becoming a massive movie star.” KindAbleStarsGrowsGrowing UpBecomingGladMassiveMovie Star Author:Adam Rayner
“What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access opportunity, that we are safe, that we are working with our international partners to try to create more order at a time when there's a lot of chaos? How do we deal with terrorism in a way that's consistent with our values? As long as I stay focused on those north stars, then I tend not to get too rattled.” PeopleWayTryingLongFeelingsAbleYoungValuesOrderOpportunityStarsDealsClassMiddleSafeChaosInternationalTerrorismFocusedAccessPartnersSecureConsistentMiddle ClassStay FocusedMiddle Class FamilyNorth Star Author:Barack Obama
“Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women? The sun, the moon, and the stars have been worshiped. Shall we then pluck them out of the sky? ...see how much he [God] has been able to accomplish through me, though I did no more than pray and preach. The Word did it all. Had I wished I might have started a conflagration at Worms. But while I sat still and drank beer with Philip and Amsdorf, God dealt the papacy a mighty blow.” MenHas BeensStillsMightAbleStarsSunSkyObjectsPrayingMoonAbuseWineBlowAccomplishBeerSatDestroyingWormsDrankAbolishPluckPhilipWomen And Wine Author:Martin Luther
“Maybe in the back of my mind I was kind of wishing that I would become a rock star, kind of wishing that I would reach enough people who would be willing to pay me for the music, that I would actually be able to live off of just writing the songs that I wanted to write. But I don't think I really admitted to myself that that was my goal.” PeopleThinkingWritingMindKindEnoughWould BeAbleWantedSongWishStarsGoalPayRocksWillingRock StarOf My Mind Author:Jonathan Coulton
“Seventeen years after its intial release, The Empire Strikes Back is still as thrilling and involving as ever. Because of the high quality of the original product, it doesn't show a hint of dating. Neither [Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope nor Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi] were able to match the narrative scope of Empire, which today remains one of the finest and most rousing science fiction tales ever committed to the screen.” YearsStillsWarShowsTodayAbleStarsFictionQualityProductsReturnDatingOriginalsRemainsScience FictionCommittedStrikesScreensTalesReleaseNarrativeEmpiresEpisodesFinestScopeThrillingHintsInvolvingSeventeenHigh QualityNew HopeStrike BackEmpire Strikes Back Author:James Berardinelli
“I respect Snoop even aside from the music, just as a man, and especially the way he still represents who he is, after being a pop star and an icon. He's done it successfully and has still been able to balance it.” MenWayStillsDoneAbleStarsBalancePopsIconsPop Stars Author:Nipsey Hussle
“You want to have enough of a profile to be able to do all the work you can, but at the same time you want to have your own space. But there are a lot of actors who achieve it, a lot of movie stars even, people like Emily Watson and Cate Blanchett. They seem to be able to carry on with their lives and still produce wonderful, high-profile work.” PeopleWantStillsEnoughSeemsAbleActorsStarsSpaceWonderfulAchieveProduceMovie StarProfileWatsonEmilyHigh Profile Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“In art we are once again able to do all the things we have forgotten; we are able to walk on water; we speak to the angels who call us; we move, unfettered, among the stars.” ArtAbleMovingSpeakStarsWaterWalksAngelForgotten Author:Madeleine L'Engle
“Every star knows you step on some toes to get where you're going - and some more after you get there. Nobody means to hurt anybody else, it just happens. You always keep saying in the back of your mind that one day you will be able to right all the wrongs. That someday almost never comes.” KnowsMindMeanHappensAbleStarsHurtStepsOne DayHollywoodSomedayToes Author:Jayne Mansfield
“I started off as a Star Trek fan, and to be able to work on the series was a great honor.” AbleStarsFansHonorSeries Author:Manny Coto
“As much as I can, as much as I can afford, I keep ticket prices down. Rock 'n' roll was developed as the people's voice, the people's art, it was grassroots. I don't believe that the people should be estranged from their rock stars. They're not kings and queens - all rock stars are those who are able to give back a bit of culture to other people. It's people's heritage.” PeopleGivingShouldBelieveArtI CanAbleCultureStarsBitsVoiceRocksKingsDon't BelieveQueensHeritageRock N RollTicketsGiving BackRock StarGrassrootsKings And Queens Author:Patti Smith
“You'll never see me at the launch of the new PlayStation or some club. For me, the fun stuff is being able to get my mom tickets to 'Dancing With the Stars' - she loves Mario Lopez.” AbleFunStarsStuffMomDancingClubsMy MomTicketsMarioPlaystationDancing With The StarsFun Stuff Author:America Ferrera
“I've been watching basketball for a long time, I'm a historian of the game. I don't know any other team that's gotten to the Finals without two All-Stars... I cannot remember thinking of it. I don't even know if it's ever happened, for a team to lose two All-Stars and still be able to make it to the Finals.” IfsThinkingKnowsLongStillsTwoAbleRememberGamesStarsLosesHappenedTeamBasketballLong TimeFinalsHistorianChampionshipNba ChampionshipsAll Stars Author:LeBron James
“I'm going to say this tonight because 20 years from now, 30 years from now, 40 years from now, I might not be able to say it, but I can say it tonight….You are now watching the greatest living rock star on the planet.” YearsI CanMightAbleStarsRocksPlanetsTonightRock Star Author:Kanye West
“Well of all things in the world, I don't suppose anything can be so dreadful as a public wedding--my stars!--I should never be able to support it!” WorldShouldWellsAbleStarsSupportAll ThingsWedding Author:Fanny Burney
“You have to be able to feel like you can play way outside of the box. If you're with a great filmmaker and someone you can trust, that's encouraged, and Seth was that kind of filmmaker and co-star.” IfsWayFeelsKindPlayAbleStarsLike YouBoxesFilmmakerGreat Film Author:Charlize Theron
“The secret to longevity in the music business is to change, and to be able to change. [...] An actor has to assume other people's identities. A rock star doesn't need to do that. [...] But change is important.” PeopleNeedsImportantAbleActorsStarsSecretRocksIdentityAssumingLongevityRock StarMusic Business Author:Nick Cave
“In feature film world I'm very much...a hired hand. It's a world of Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson - they're able to produce and to star and it's, that's not my world.” WorldHandsAbleFilmStarsProduceFeaturesTomsCruiseJulia Author:Angela Bassett
“And yet, within her anxiety, secured there like a gemstone, she carries the cool and curious power of occasionally being able to see the world vividly. Clarity bursts upon her a spray of little stars. She understands this, and thinks of it as one of the tricks of consciousness; there is something almost luxurious about it.. The narrative maze opens and permits her to pass through. She may be crowded out of her own life - she knows this for a fact and has always know it - but she possesses, as a compensatory gift, the startling ability to draft alternative versions.” ThinkingKnowsWorldMayLittlesFactsAbleStarsAbilityConsciousnessAnxietyTricksVersionsClarityCuriousAlternativesNarrativeCarriePermitCrowdedSpraySecuredMazesLuxurious Author:Carol Shields
“That's the reason you want to become a star as an actor, to be able to have more control of your destiny.” WantReasonAbleActorsStarsDestinyOur DestinyYour Destiny Author:Bryan Cranston
“One of the best gifts you can give a poet is to present them with field guides - to rocks, to stars, to birds, to wildflowers, to trees and bushes, to butterflies, to reptiles and amphibians. Because when you look at anything long enough to be able to identify it, you see far more clearly and you make a tiny beginning at understanding the life, the place, the history of that bird or rock or mammal.” GivingLooksLongEnoughAbleStarsUnderstandingTreeRocksFieldsPoetBirdGuidesTinyButterflyMammalsBest GiftWildflowersReptilesAmphibians Author:Marge Piercy
“Psycho-babble is that language spoken by sailors who have become so interested in navigating their way around their boat that they have forgotten to read the stars and sea. They may be able to get from the galley to the head but will be lost in their journey from point to port.” WayMayAbleLostLanguageStarsJourneySeaForgottenBoatSailorPortPsycho Author:Rich Mullins
“Dane Cook is one of the most exciting comedy stars to emerge on the scene in many years, and his ability to connect with audiences is truly remarkable. HBO will be able to give this gifted performer the broadest, most unrestricted showcase for his talent, and we're delighted to welcome him to the network.” GivingYearsAbleStarsAbilityAudienceComedyTalentSceneExcitingWelcomeCooksRemarkablePerformersGiftedDelightedHboShowcase Author:Chris Albrecht
“The truth is, the older you get, the less variety of parts you are offered. If you're a star and you've spent most of your career being able to take your pick of the litter, you notice when the offers start to diminish. You're too old to play leads, so you're offered the supporting role - but many stars don't want to make that transition. They see it as a sign of symbolic impotence. And that the audience will no longer regard them as a star. I love acting, and I'm not going to determine what I do based on what I fear other people might think. I do what I want to do.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantPlayMightAbleStarsActingCareersRolesAudienceTruth IsOffersPicksRegardDetermineVarietyTransitionDiminishSymbolicImpotenceSupporting Roles Author:Dustin Hoffman
“It's rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn't find that was true of my top super stars either.” WellsRealAbleStarsDealsCasesWorstEstatesSuper Star Author:Barbara Corcoran
“God is able to place stars in their sockets & suspend sky like a curtain; surely He is mighty enough to light your path.” EnoughLightAbleStarsPathSkyTrust In GodCurtainsConfidence In GodGreatness Of GodMighty GodGod Is AbleInstruments Of God Author:Max Lucado