SpongeBob is an innocent, and people respond to an innocent. I don't think it matters if you're young or old.

When I moved back to Cumbria, one of the first things I did was locate a decent bookshop.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want to give 100 percent to everything.

I've always wanted to be the center of attention.

The Syrian regime is helping the insurgency in Iraq and allowing all kinds of militants to come in and out, and go to Iraq to attack random soldiers and innocent people.

I had to always decide - am I playing Will in the scene, or is it the monster, or is it a little bit of both? I had to show two different sides of one person in a scene. They were definitely very opposites, because Will is this sweet little innocent sort of kid, and the monster is fierce; he's intense. You really have to show both sides.

I grew up in Roehampton in the south-west - it's decent!

A Tory government with a decent mandate seems the only hope of tackling the fiscal catastrophe responsibly.

When I was younger, I liked guys who had a good personality and decent looks.

In this league, it's all about being close to 100 percent on game day.

Fifty percent of what I've worked on is never going to get heard, but I think the important thing is just working.

I'm a novelist, that's how I make my livelihood, and I concentrate on the novels.

It's a lot like life. I think 99 percent of what goes on in life, we have very little control over.

Class clowns are never allowed to date anybody decent, but you don't get beaten up, you're invited to parties, and everybody likes you.

40 percent of North Korean children suffer from stunted growth. 20 percent are underweight.

I was a shy kid but also very mischievous. Because I looked super innocent, no one could really call me out on my pranks.

Wellington Webb was one of the most significant mayors of the latter half of the 20th century. His natural political instincts are almost unrivaled.

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

I just try to concentrate on concentrating.

I would never be 100 percent in stocks or 100 percent in bonds or cash.