Aimee Mullins
Aimee Mullins

Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.

Alan Dundes
Alan Dundes

Americans do believe in progress and there is almost certainly a kernel of truth in the joke.

Belinda Johnson
Belinda Johnson

I like cutting through complexity and trying to get to the kernel of an idea.

Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Christopher Paolini
Christopher Paolini

I find inspiration in many places. Sometimes music gives me the kernel of a story. Sometimes it's dissatisfaction with the plot of a movie or a book that gets me thinking. Sometimes it's love of a movie or book.

Dave Finkel
Dave Finkel

A standard sitcom... is a very standard idea, like these people falling in love and living with each other, and all these people living with each other. It's like, okay, we hooked them up in episode 15, how do we bust that, how do we find a new kernel in it?

Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry

Music does not carry you along. You have to carry it along strictly by your ability to really just focus on that little small kernel of emotion or story.

Edward P. Jones
Edward P. Jones

Those of us with this ancient compulsion to tell stories sometimes start with a single kernel of something.

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker

I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point of connection. If I can find that kernel, audiences will relate to me.

Graeme Base
Graeme Base

It's not even my job to educate, but what I do is try to facilitate by creating a book that works on different levels. I do want to entertain and bring some joy to the reading experience. If it holds a little kernel of knowledge that readers choose to explore, well, that's great.