Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner

And my parents live down in West Virginia, and I have to drive through the Shenandoah Valley pretty often to go visit them. You actually drive right by Gettysburg and some other spots where there were huge battles.

Aaron Donald
Aaron Donald

Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time spots. That's who I want to be.

Aasif Mandvi
Aasif Mandvi

The longer I spent time on 'The Daily Show,' standing in front of a green screen pretending to report from war zones and hot spots around the world - most often from somewhere in the Middle East - the more I began to realize that 'The Daily Show' was radicalizing me.

Adam Lashinsky
Adam Lashinsky

As China's retailing champion, Alibaba makes Amazon look like a company that carefully picks its spots. Sure, Amazon does e-tailing. So does Alibaba.

Adam Scott
Adam Scott

For years and years, I was doing extra work and guest spots and anything I could cobble together.

Aerin Lauder
Aerin Lauder

In terms of pots and pans, I just use the basics - I'm not a snob like that.

Al Gore
Al Gore

A zebra does not change its spots.

Al Jourgensen
Al Jourgensen

I'm a very firm believer in karma, and put it this way: I get a lot of good parking spots.

Alan King
Alan King

I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.

Albert Hammond, Jr.
Albert Hammond, Jr.

That's the purpose of creative stuff: when you really love what you do, you have to know at some point, or points, you're not going to be good at it. That's just the process of learning. I can edit it and try to be as perfect as I can, but I'm still going to have my vulnerable spots and my weaknesses.