Aaliyah

"I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them. "

Zach Braff

"The way I write is that I'll actually have a conversation out loud with myself. In a weird way, I just kind of get schizophrenic and play two characters."

Missy Elliot

"Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music. "

Jet Li

"Love is more powerful than kicking ass."

Martina Sprague & Keith Livingston, Black Belt, February 2001

"Fighting is like playing chess. To win, you must have a strategy and an arsenal of weapons. In chess, your strategy helps you deploy your men in a logical manner. In fighting, your strategy enables you to evaluate your position relative to your opponent's and calculate your strength relative to his."

Carl Lewis

"The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge. "

Charlotte Hall, managing editor Newsday , Mellville, NY

"Don't underestimate Americans' endless curiosity about the world."