"I've talked to the president about you, and I want to assure you, he told me to tell you this: He does not consider you a pussy." —Conservative columnist William Kristol to The Daily Show's Jon Stewart [Raw Story]

"He's highly opinionated, which is something, you know, you want to stay away from. For me, I listen and I take everything with a grain of salt, and I don't form opinions based on what other people say. From him, I learned you should keep your opinions to yourself." —Model and aspiring news anchor Lauren Jones on Dan Rather, whose career she would rather not emulate [NYO]

"Someone will ask, 'Well, what do you want to say to so-and-so?' I don't want to say anything to them. I want to talk to their mothers." — Former child star Brooke Shields on young celebrities today [Redbook via People]

"We don't speak on a regular basis, but I love her. I've never gotten over the crush I had on her then. She is still the woman of my dreams." —Christian Slater on his Heathers co-star Winona Ryder [PR Inside]

"I do meditate but not necessarily sitting down and chanting. I can be meditating at the same time as having a really boring conversation with someone." —Shirley MacLaine discusses when she finds the time to meditate [PR Inside]