Beijing is trying to split the baby between simultaneously liberalizing the economy and maintaining economic stability, but those two factors are increasingly mutually exclusive.
The '80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of being successful with lots of what I think is appropriate for that age.
I can just remember being broke, wondering if I had any talent - really wondering whether this was all a fantasy - but I had to get out there and keep trying.
I'm just trying to say that it should reassure us that the inevitable traumas of being human do end up producing some good. Otherwise, the human condition is overwhelmingly depressing.
I'm trying to be entertaining without being mean.
Working through experience is best for me, just being there and trying to get into the mode.
I mean, I'm a big believer in talking to people when you can and trying to solve problems when you can.
I am trying to build the biggest callus possible on my first finger so I can do one-finger bends and vibrato like B.B. King.
More people die on a yearly basis crossing the Florida Straits than ever died trying to cross the Berlin Wall.
I'm a big perfectionist! I'm trying to channel super-confident women like Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey and Beyonce, because I realized that if you want something, you really have to go for it, just like they do.
Trying to lead an interesting life, a fruitful life, is a big challenge.
We're trying to build the largest start-up ever without becoming a big company.
A big company is like trying to steer a luxury liner.
There are nine million servers sold annually. Of those, just one million are sourced by the big guys. What we're trying to predict is: in the future, is that all going into the one million category? Or will there be some balance?
I feel like trying to write a song in order to be a big hit is just not something I'm interested in because it's not going to come from an authentic place of expression.
I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as far as my career pendulum is concerned.
I'm not joking around when I've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a D chord properly has been a very big thing for me.
Gas is almost a give-away in the U.S. at the moment. They've gone for fracking in a big way. This is what makes me very cross with the greens for trying to knock it... Let's be pragmatic and sensible and get Britain to switch everything to methane. We should be going mad on it.
I am not interested in trying to convince and change the mind of a bigot.
Trying to conceal the fact that I was a gay, effeminate, hyperactive, adopted child with a serious lisp in southern Louisiana would have been like trying to hide Dolly Parton in a string bikini!
