It's far too much to say that effective hoping is the only - or even the biggest - part of what it takes to succeed. If 14% of business productivity can be attributed to hope that means 86% is dependent on raw talent fickle business cycles the quality of the product you're selling and often pure dumb luck.

Dad almost died of a heart attack in the middle of making Apocalypse Now the biggest movie of his life. It doesn't make you want to jump into that business.

My biggest hero Gregory Peck was my birthday present on April 14 1973. I just sat and stared at him.

The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.

The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.

Our goal is to make the best devices in the world not to be the biggest.

If it's your job to eat a frog it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs it's best to eat the biggest one first.

I think that the biggest beauty essential is as simple as a good full night's sleep.

The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

The biggest challenge is how to affect public attitudes and make people care.

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.

Jeffrey Deitch is the Jeff Koons of art dealers. Not because he's the biggest best or the richest of his kind. But because in some ways he's the weirdest (which is saying a lot when you're talking about the wonderful wicked lovable and annoying creatures known as art dealers).

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality.

I think this is the biggest win in my career. To beat Venus in Wimbledon is just something amazing.

We watch a lot of Discovery Channel shows like 'The Biggest Loser' and even 'Amazing Race.' You learn a lot about the world it's fun and nobody's interested in beating anybody down. And then the opposite: I'm a huge fan of 'Survivor.'

I started running outside when I was at 'Biggest Loser.' Then I got runner's knee and thought I was never going to be able to shake it. When I overcame that and ran the L.A. Marathon it was such an amazing thing and now running is such a part of my routine.

Amazingly when you add life and consciousness to the equation you can actually explain some of the biggest puzzles of science.

The biggest opportunity in 2013 is in Africa. It has seven out of the ten fastest-growing economies in the world. In Nigeria alone there are 100 million people with mobile phones. In total 300 million Africans - five times the population of Britain - are in the middle class.

We talk a lot on 'Biggest Loser' about how fitness is a natural antidepressant how it burns off stress. What I like about running is that it gives me time alone. I'm always busy with people at work with my kids. I love getting out for a run by myself and just listening to my music.

I've spent as much as 30 grand on a watch but it's not about flaunting my wealth. I don't have many extravagances but watches are my biggest one. I must have 30 of them now. I've been collecting since the age of nine when I won a black TAG in a karting event.

Second to agriculture humbug is the biggest industry of our age.

The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved.

I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute for half an hour for a day for a month but I can give. I am very happy to do that I want to do that.