If you've attended the Cordon Bleu, you would know that no woman is supposed to be a chef - only men.

I'm a culture guy. I sort of know all the familiar ingredients to get something going. Once everyone starts to buy in collectively, then that culture can start being built.

I don't like talking about myself. I don't like talking about my personal life.

Even in making objects, as soon as you start to get the feeling that some form of craft is coming into place, you realize that everything is wrong. Because craft is really just a fetish. It is wasted...

The process of rebuilding state operations - including the important work of fueling job growth - began the day I took office.

I've kind of walked into a realm where it's paid off for all the hard work that I've put into it, and I get to bless my family. And that's the one thing I love doing. I love giving.

I like to be a peacekeeper, and I just don't believe in stirring up conflict.

My mom actually would not allow me to watch 'Dawson's Creek!'

I dress up for awards, but only if somebody else is going to pay for the clothes. And shop for them, too!

Art Nouveau drew inspiration from nature. The Bauhaus drew inspiration from engineering.

The Americans invaded a country without understanding what eight years of a war with Iran had meant, how that traumatized Iraq. They didn't appreciate what they support for a decade of sanctions in...

I often quote Ronald Reagan, who is pretty close to my favorite President ever. I will have to say that, but one of my favorite remarks he ever made was that when you look at Federal programs, there...

For example, I noticed that every single kid in the high school in 'The Death-Ray' is based on somebody I went to high school with.

It is a fairly open secret that almost all systems can be hacked, somehow. It is a less spoken of secret that such hacking has actually gone quite mainstream.

I guess coming after 'Country Grammar' and everybody thinking, 'Well maybe, that was it.' To come back with something like 'Nellyville' and to have people accept it and appreciate it the way they did,...

Part of creating is understanding that there is always more to do; nothing is ever completely finished.

The world's oldest Christian populations have been driven from their homes and have become nearly extinct in the Middle East.

Virtually every one of the most far-right neocon Bush officials - including Dick Cheney himself - has spent years now praising Obama for continuing their terrorism policies which Obama the Senator and...

In fact, my uncle did his first full play at the Westin Playhouse because my dad put in a good word for him to the producer.

My high school class was the first one to know, during the college recruiting process, to know there was the option to play professional basketball, to know that the WNBA was there, and to know I...

I really liked insects - all kinds: flies, grasshoppers, weevils.

What's most exciting about the 'Cobra Kai' series is that it pays homage to the legacy; it has the nostalgia sprinkled throughout, the callbacks to all the stuff the fans would want to see. It has a...

It was weird, I saw the Brian Stann vs. Wanderlei fight, I thought, if I don't have another of those in me, there's no point in continuing. I never really cared about winning or losing, then don't put...

The hiatus you spoke about happened in 1998. I was somewhat numb from being out on the road every night. I had to stop because I was emotionally and physically drained.

But you have to be creative on how you sell yourself and market yourself.

I was in my mid 20s when email finally took off. Until then, the phone was my primary way of connecting with the people in my life.

Regarding my attire, I choose whatever I feel is most flattering at the time. That can be jeans dressed up to a nice dinner or a dress at home for a casual night. In other words, thin days and chubby...

I liked a lot of the scenes I did with Ryan Phillippe.

I have amazing love and support that surrounds me.

It is no accident that the place that lends itself to creating conflicts between the dominant order of thought and people who want to speak their minds freely is the college campus, where...