I find it difficult to judge myself, but people say that I have become a bit more socially acceptable over the years in terms of my material; which apparently at the beginning - though I never really intended it to be - was man hating and now is just a bit more cuddly.
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Related The one thing I want to do - and I am doing - is starting my own production company, for me to produ... TONI COLLETTE Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who... ANNIE LENNOX I became more confident within myself and matured as a person and become a little bit more opinionat... KENNY CUNNINGHAM There were a couple of years where I got a bit lost - I went out too much, I was a bit heartbroken, ... JAMES CORDEN What is acceptable in our culture, I think, is really detrimental. I think we ought to have a little... CASEY AFFLECK Sometimes I feel a bit socially disconnected in terms of being a little bit gullible about how peopl... LOUIS THEROUX I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to ... PHIL LOUT I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to ... PHIL LOUT I was doing a bit that stupid people should be slapped. But the more I did it, the more I didn't... BILL ENGVALL Rugby gave me a confidence. I was quite shy and relatively timid, but it gave me the confidence to b... BRIAN O'DRISCOLL I like England more than I did when I left. It's become a bit of a better country in the last te... TEDDY THOMPSON I was at university and it was pretty easy, trundling along towards getting a job after that, I just... ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS I did what I could and never felt ridiculous but it was a bit difficult at the end. BENJAMIN BALLERET I wish I could say that I am better this week than I was last week, but every day seems to be gettin... KIM ADAMS I have great ideas, but the follow through is always really difficult for me. As my kid gets a littl... BUSY PHILIPPS I don't think (skateboarding) will ever be considered a socially acceptable sport. But it has defini... JASON BURTON I never really thought about myself being in really big movies at all. In fact, I always though I... CHRIS PINE My man has to be more intelligent than I am, which is difficult to find. He should definitely be mor... KANGANA RANAUT I'm more prone to his '70s material, which is what I was around for and watched a lot. I listen to a... LISA MARIE PRESLEY I really felt like our kids focused a lot more in the second half. It was trying to get back over th... BILLY BEASLEY Still seems like a dream come true. Never seemed possible at the beginning of this week. It couldn't... JAMES BLAKE I'm more prone to his '70s material, which is what I was around for and watched a lot. I lis... LISA MARIE PRESLEY Man, he could sell. As he liked to say, he lived at the intersection of technology and liberal arts.... WALT MOSSBERG The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become - because He made us. He invent... C.S. LEWIS I really love to drive. It's really hard for me to be a passenger, even though I get to look aro... CATHERINE OPIE I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'l... LOUIS FARRAKHAN Pushing over the altar, I have to say it, was a bit overboard. It's not exactly like I knew what I w... ADAM JOSEPH TURGEON I think I'm a bit less inhibited, and not thinking too much before speaking. It's not about ... KRISTEN STEWART I am going to ask them to put a bit more material in my costumes. JENNIFER HAWKINS I think a lot of retailers were playing it a bit more conservative. If you look at it three years ag... ALAN MARCUS Even as a kid, I would always imagine horrible circumstances in which I would find myself in my head... LAURA FRASER I was always able to get money, but now it's a little bit more money, and I manage the same way.... FETTY WAP Now it's my program. I feel more so that way now than at the beginning of the meet. I was lucky to b... DANA PEIFFER It was just one more push that I needed to go through. Even though we have been struggling a little ... BEN WISSEL Six holes in one? ... I have nine, but I've been playing a lot more years than he has. I'd say the y... HALE IRWIN I don't want to paint myself as some villain - I was never a bad guy doing horrible things, but ... ANDY BIERSACK For over three years during this difficult ordeal, I have held my head high knowing I was innocent a... FRANK QUATTRONE There is a certain ‘niceness’ to a friendship where I can be, as they say, myself. But what I re... VAUGHAN ROBERTS In the beginning, the only benefit it really had was the right to upgrade. But since [Microsoft] has... ALVIN PARK I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser ... LOUIS FARRAKHAN I just tried to be more aggressive. Sometimes it takes a little bit at the beginning of the year to ... JASON JENNINGS You have people partying at different hours. It used to be the joke at the end of the evening, but n... ERIN BREEN We waited for the release which is usually released on Friday night. I never received word so the wa... FELECIA INGLE To me, now being in my 40s and a bit more successful, it makes you feel a little bit more generous t... CANDACE BUSHNELL I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It w... JANET JACKSON I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get... IRWIN THOMAS I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get... JACK JONES If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But th... PETE SAMPRAS My game has become much more consistent, and I have become a lot more powerful and strong around the... JULIAN ILLINGWORTH I never really enjoyed playing acoustic before. But now I really kind of like it. I find myself play... JACK O'SHEA I tend to do things a bit more symmetrically. I find it more balanced and calming. LINDA WALL It's just getting into the ebb and flow of the season. I struggled a little bit at the beginning, bu... CORY SULLIVAN And I hope that five years and 10 years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wis... LOUIS FARRAKHAN I'm shy, but not on a one-to-one basis. Over the years, I have become acclimatised to a bit of p... RAF SIMONS I really comprehend the fact that some of what I have to say sounds a little weird. But the more and... STEPHEN BALDWIN I try never to focus on the radio, just find great songs, find emotion and just write the best songs... GARY ALLAN Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to cat... DALEY THOMPSON Is that really a phone people want to have? For just a little bit more, people can have a lot more. BILL KRENIK It's difficult for me to really temper my personality, but I am trying to be a little more sensi... SONAM KAPOOR It was unfortunate and it does make it a little more difficult but, in a situation like this, you ju... JEFF MORROW Right now, I have to admit, that I'm more interested in giving people a little bit of hope and g... AARON ECKHART I did go on safari in Kenya when I was 17, with my mother, stepfather and little brother, and I kept... JENNIFER EGAN I got the ball up in the fifth inning and they took advantage of it a little bit. Joe said that was ... JASON VARGAS At the beginning of the year, I expected more for myself. I thought I would only be out for two week... BROOKE PRZEKURAT I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. Y... XAVI Before, I was the baby of the team and now, even though I'm not the oldest, I have more experience t... ANGELA RUGGIERO I used to say: there is a God-shaped hole in me. For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. N... SALMAN RUSHDIE Very adverse shooting conditions. But shooting has always been my strength. Like skiers who prefer a... WALT SHEPARD I think with comedy I get very sort of critical of myself and try and do the best I can and it doesn... ELISHA CUTHBERT I thought she sold quite well. That was quite a bit over the reserve. We have one other filly here t... DUNCAN TAYLOR I'm not quite that difficult, even though maybe I'm a little bit bossy. But you know, in ord... HEIDI KLUM I like it a lot. I get to use my speed a little bit more and run around a little bit more. MARK ZALEWSKI At first I thought of myself as an outcast, but that's like my new family. I really enjoy being arou... BRANDON LUCKETT I'm a single parent, and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and do... RICK MORANIS So I was always passionate about it and felt that it was sort of the golden thread inside me in term... BARBARA HERSHEY The photo shoot I always feel a bit embarrassed about because I don't really know what to do wit... SOPHIE OKONEDO I know I'm a little guy, and I can put down quite a bit, too. So, you just have to kind of watch peo... JASON TURNER I've noticed that once you leave London you do kind of become a bit more famous. People in Londo... DAVID WALLIAMS I had to get inside the court more. I was a bit defensive at times so I just tried to play my game. SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA I know it's more five-star now than it was then, but it's still a difficult tour. In the sam... RICHIE BENAUD Here we are about to play, and I'm not going to be able to play, so I'm a little bit disappointed. A... IKE DIOGU It sounds a bit sad, but my new hobby is knitting. I love it. I find it really relaxing. ELLA HENDERSON I was horribly bookish, to the point of coming right out and saying it, which I knew was not sociall... DAVID LEVITHAN I was horribly bookish, to the point of coming right out and saying it, which I knew was not sociall... RACHEL COHN 38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and wa... JAMES C. DOBSON I just like to have cereal in the morning, but it'll be those cluster things - it's a bit ra... JADE JONES It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER I didn't want to be an accountant; I found myself being a banker, which was a bit different. I w... OWAIN YEOMAN I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don't really make any sense. I try and expl... ASGHAR FARHADI At the age of 16 I was already dreaming of having a baby because I felt myself to be an adult, but m... MILLA JOVOVICH It took me about 10 years to get rid of. I'm all right now, though, lovely, I'm throwing som... ERIC BRISTOW I've been on so many primetime shows that were cancelled - after one episode, after 10 episodes,... MICHAEL EASTON I don't really have a whole lot of tools. I guess I have to have a little bit to be in the big leagu... CODY ROSS I made spasmodic efforts to work, assuring myself that once I began working I would forget her. The ... ALFRED HAYES I went there and helped him shuffle pictures of people, and one of the agents asked me if I was inte... JOSH DUHAMEL I would say that this a minor loss for the industry. I would say this is going to make it more diffi... ALLAN KAPLAN Since becoming a pop star, I've experimented a lot more. I've gotten more creative with what... OLLY MURS I've never really had a waist. Even when I was at my slimmest, my silhouette was very straight u... TWIGGY Sometimes I regret that I don't have a bit more fun with money. I should have spoilt myself a bi... DARCEY BUSSELL I never saw myself as a spokesman for a generation. It was all a bit heavy for me. I saw myself as a... PAUL WELLER
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JO BRAND Jeremy Clarkson is rather charming, but I can't stomach his public persona. I don't like his... JO BRAND Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label. JO BRAND There are problems with nursing - such as the issue of nurses all having to do degrees these days. B... JO BRAND Everything becomes magnified at night. Sounds travel in a different way, it's dark, and everythi... JO BRAND You don't really see ugly people that are old, or a bit grotty and smelly, in the media. If a Ma... JO BRAND There are so many cliches associated with mental health - such as the 'fine line between lunacy ... JO BRAND I'm a Luddite with computers, and I'm slightly worried about being hacked as well. JO BRAND I've no interest in fashion, shoes, handbags, or sweaty shopping. JO BRAND Managers of hospitals over the years have been increasingly recruited from outside the health servic... JO BRAND I was always being called upon to be an honorary boy alongside my brothers. I don't think I'... JO BRAND I believe that if your brain has to get to grips with complicated words, then you won't get Alzh... JO BRAND British ferries have stopped transporting live animals to the Continent. This has made it very diffi... JO BRAND We women continue to swallow this line that it's unladylike or even proof of being a lesbian if ... JO BRAND I think it's difficult, if you're a quite private person like I am, to write about your life... JO BRAND In the end, punk inevitably burned itself out and acted as a bridge across which the New Romantics c... JO BRAND And I also felt that no one in an audience could abuse me worse than the sort of abuse I had had at ... JO BRAND As the Tories know, the problem with setting yourself up as a shining example for others to follow i... JO BRAND My preference is swimming in the sea. I find the sea is more liberating, wild and good fun rather th... JO BRAND I used to do bell ringing in Benenden church. It was really good fun, actually. My best friend's... JO BRAND I have a utilitarian approach to dressing; as long as I quite like it and it covers me up, I don'... JO BRAND It wasn't a conscious effort to have kids later. It was just the way life goes. JO BRAND You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men. JO BRAND I think some people ramp a side of themselves up for performance purposes. JO BRAND Occasionally, some sitcoms still stereotype women - the old dragon or the dolly bird - but on the wh... JO BRAND It's got too much hard work slapping them and telling them to shut up. JO BRAND I never think, 'Where am I going to be in a year's time?' That seems to be a sure way of... JO BRAND Privatisation splits hospital services into increasingly small packages. JO BRAND People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn'... JO BRAND If we aren't supposed to eat animals, then why are they made out of meat? JO BRAND How do you know if it's time to wash the dishes and clean your house? Look inside your pants. If you... JO BRAND There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social ... JO BRAND Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self... JO BRAND They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, ... JO BRAND I never ever take into consideration the consequences of my actions until it's too late. JO BRAND If you're a fat person - and especially if you're a woman - at all stages of your life you... JO BRAND I enjoyed having a reputation as being wild, but these days I try not to worry about what people thi... RUSSELL BRAND Likewise, with solar, especially here in California, we're discovering that the 80 solar farm sc... STEWART BRAND When fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start
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RUSSELL BRAND The fact that they're moving up the timetable is less indicative that it's going so well and more in... ALEX BRAND It's a foregone conclusion there's one carrier too many, ... But even with this, I don't think it's ... ALEX BRAND They've stressed on conference call after conference call the desire to be asset light, ... They fee... ALEX BRAND It blows my mind that a $25 billion dollar company is going public, ... It is truly incredible. That... ALEX BRAND I think FedEx over-engineers solutions in many cases. UPS doesn't see the need to have two separate ... ALEX BRAND [Either way,] someone has to get all that stuff to where it's going, ... It's already mind-boggling ... ALEX BRAND In terms of volume, they clearly have the time-deferred, small-package market cornered. Going public... ALEX BRAND They get the best of both worlds -- they retain the employee owned culture and they inherit a liquid... ALEX BRAND I don't know if this is the kind of retrospective analysis that people are fond of applying to t... RUSSELL BRAND No-one really feels self-confident deep down because it's an artificial idea. Really, people are... RUSSELL BRAND It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. Yo... RUSSELL BRAND People don't throw your bags out of windows because of lies; they throw them out because of the ... RUSSELL BRAND The bad-boy label is just an assumption. RUSSELL BRAND Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud. RUSSELL BRAND It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You ar... RUSSELL BRAND I get fixated when I'm bleeding -- I can see why they went in for blood-letting in the medieval time... RUSSELL BRAND As a person... I'm a little more doubtful, introspective and analytical. RUSSELL BRAND I regret that I didn’t realize that actually they’ve got no power over you at school — it’s ... RUSSELL BRAND March sales definitely exceeded all expectations and for the first time ever, total sales including ... BRAND PRETORIUS One solution is to search world markets for cheaper entry-level vehicles, with China an obvious poss... BRAND PRETORIUS McCarthy Limited has confidence in the future of the South African vehicle industry, and we expect m... BRAND PRETORIUS We believe that these facility developments will enable us to further enhance our service offerings ... BRAND PRETORIUS This new January record augurs well for the rest of the calendar year. BRAND PRETORIUS These results are a great achievement for Call-a-Car, and indicate that the consumer is becoming mor... BRAND PRETORIUS Modest vehicle price increases brought about by rand depreciation, the impact of local inflation, an... BRAND PRETORIUS Call-a-Car is able to cater to the needs and aspirations of emerging first time buyers who are looki... BRAND PRETORIUS There is still a lot of momentum in the market and we see no evidence of demand slowing down in the ... BRAND PRETORIUS South Africa is currently in the longest upward business cycle since 1945, having experienced 28 con... BRAND PRETORIUS To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity. BRAND BLANSHARD When the man who knows all about the fruit fly chromosomes finds himself sitting next to an authorit... BRAND BLANSHARD Once the anchor of reason has been cut, one's craft may go anywhere. One may become a St Francis or ... BRAND BLANSHARD Shakespeare without Othello, Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet would be all too much like Hamlet without the ... BRAND BLANSHARD In terms of weapons, the best disarmament tool so far is nuclear energy. We have been taking down th... STEWART BRAND I really enjoyed it. I had a good time - every single day was fun and different. It has truly been a... CAROL BRAND Our roots are here and I love New England. CAROL BRAND They were all extraordinary people and they all really cared about the kids. CAROL BRAND Recent evidence suggests that chronic emotions and stress can predispose people to heart disease. Th... CAROL BRAND When I came to Harvard I had a specific plan which included overhauling the system here. PETER BRAND The government doesn't accept pleas from people without getting information against others. I don't ... STAN BRAND I am looking forward to further building the Getty's renowned collection and to further expanding th... MICHAEL BRAND I recognize that I have the ability to be selfish, but I also recognize that you can't be happy ... RUSSELL BRAND I used to fence and I really didn't care where I fenced. I fenced in basements. PETER BRAND For Jefferson and Liberty, OSCAR BRAND A personality for the incredibly beautiful can be a pointless cargo... RUSSELL BRAND Everyone has their own mantra. RUSSELL BRAND I couldn't possibly have sex with someone with such a slender grasp on grammar! RUSSELL BRAND I didn't see the game, but I saw the highlights. It's still kind of incomprehensible to me. Eighty-o... ELTON BRAND and told him that this is the issue on the table; I don't know which way the vote's going to go. MYLES BRAND I missed him, of course, but sometimes close friendships have a tidal beat that pulls you towards di... RUSSELL BRAND I like threesomes with two women, not because I'm a cynical sexual predator. Oh no! But because I'm ... RUSSELL BRAND This is absolutely satisfying. It's like vindication because we worked so hard and this organization... ELTON BRAND People do this a lot. They don't seem to realise that the future is just like now, but in a little w... RUSSELL BRAND I don't see any funding on the horizon for a good number of years here. There's different ways to pi... JOE BRAND The light. The light is so bright that all that remains is you and the darkness. You can feel the au... RUSSELL BRAND It was like a reunion. ELTON BRAND What's important from our point of view is that those who participate in intercollegiate athletics, ... MYLES BRAND When they were refurbishing buildings, they had no compunction about taking statues of a predecessor... PETER BRAND Life is how we perceive it...thus our philosophy is based on our humane perceptions of life. Sadly t... JOSHUA BRAND Life would become easier in a simple realization that everything works out in the end. JOSHUA BRAND The fall of relationships draws from assumptions, what is not known, and acceptance of what is not s... JOSHUA BRAND A night of solitude gives insight to a human mind surrounded in naivity and self infliction. Gives m... JOSHUA BRAND True happiness generates from suffering, as suffering gives away to the unnoticed and simple. Eyes o... JOSHUA BRAND Men share the characteristics of the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, as we are born and ... JOSHUA BRAND No one can be told to 'move on' when the one they love is gone, but instead to 'carry forward. JOSHUA BRAND When we smell blood, we need to just keep going and extend it. We let them stay in the game and scre... TYLER BRAND Be led by your talent, not by your self-loathing; those other things you just have to manage. RUSSELL BRAND Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of ... STEWART BRAND Companies' motives to make profit means they neglect inherent social or moral values. RUSSELL BRAND Spurred by Amy’s death I’ve tried to salvage unwilling victims from the mayhem of the internal s... RUSSELL BRAND It is difficult to feel sympathy for these people. It is difficult to regard some bawdy drunk and se... RUSSELL BRAND The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand ... RUSSELL BRAND I have read the articles, ... During the selection process, I talked about a whole range of issues w... MICHAEL BRAND I do have a regard for the musicality of language that came from BBC sitcoms like 'Fawlty Towers... RUSSELL BRAND If you on't like bacteria, you're on the wrong planet. STEWART BRAND If you don't like bacteria, you're on the wrong planet. STEWART BRAND The priority of any addict is to anaesthetise the pain of living to ease the passage of day with som... RUSSELL BRAND Once she knew my feelings about this issue, given my criminal justice background, then the e-mails s... LEE BRAND To say that a person would be allowed to barbecue two different dogs, two different occasions and no... LEE BRAND I can tell you stories, horrendous stories especially with sex offenders and the things they have do... LEE BRAND The first time that a person commits certain crimes against animals, it will automatically be consid... LEE BRAND There's no felony provision in Kansas. I assumed like many other people do that because Missouri and... LEE BRAND I can still see that dog. I still have nightmares about that night. LEE BRAND Mike Miller brings a lot. He can shoot the ball, rebound well. The intangibles are there for Memphis... ELTON BRAND It's been tough over the years, so to be here in this position feels good, but we have a lot more to... ELTON BRAND We have a winning record and that is a big thing for us. It feels good, but we still have a lot more... ELTON BRAND We tried to take them out early. This was a must-win for us. ELTON BRAND Without a doubt, the swagger level goes up, ... Sam Cassell has been talking trash as soon as he cam... ELTON BRAND Being at .500 on the road is a big deal for us. ELTON BRAND We were last in three-point field goals, and that makes a big difference in wins and losses, ELTON BRAND He really knows [Argentina], and he's brought it up two or three times. He brings it up in the conte... ELTON BRAND It was our getaway game, so we wanted to get this victory. ELTON BRAND To have Corey back ? that's exactly what I'm talking about, ELTON BRAND We're 5-1 but we're not happy. We didn't play to the best of our ability. ELTON BRAND It helped them that they had a lot of fresh bodies. ELTON BRAND We definitely kept him in check. ELTON BRAND Whoever we get in the next round, we'll be ready, definitely. ELTON BRAND Somebody said he did it in college. They had tape. ELTON BRAND It's just a great feeling. ELTON BRAND There's a feeling of excitement, and a little bit of the unknown. ELTON BRAND It was pretty, and then it got ugly. It was a long time coming, and it was an important win for the ... ELTON BRAND It means a lot, from our management all the way down to the ball boys. Even though it's just one gam... ELTON BRAND That's something they have to deal with. My focus is on our team right now. ELTON BRAND Our goal was to clinch a playoff spot. To be up four points with less than two minutes is disappoint... ELTON BRAND It's disappointing, but we'll bounce back. I'm very optimistic. As a team, we didn't shoot well. Per... ELTON BRAND There's some players out there who are very deserving, with more wins. And that plays into it. If we... ELTON BRAND I expect a hard-fought series from Denver. We got home-court advantage, and that should help. The Nu... ELTON BRAND They're a good team. We're expecting a battle. We're going to try to limit them with their fast-brea... ELTON BRAND We all need something to help us unwind at the end of the day. You might have a glass of wine, or a ... RUSSELL BRAND This could be bigger than anything we've dealt with before. CHRISTOPHER BRAND Most men live like raisins in a cake of custom. BRAND BLANSHARD Over the road there was a church: a modern gray building, which constantly played a recording of chu... RUSSELL BRAND The referees blew the whistle a lot. Anthony got to the line a lot. Our guys on our team got to the ... ELTON BRAND I'm sure she's hugely proud. She made a huge contribution to the project. It's a sad situation for M... MICHAEL BRAND The patterns (of the virus) in Asia right now would not suggest that it would come over to North Ame... CHRISTOPHER BRAND Let me call that athletic looting, to be provocative, ... and we won't stand for that. MYLES BRAND I don't like that, either, MYLES BRAND [What he said to his audience about poaching on Tuesday was this:] Let me call that athletic looting... MYLES BRAND I'm really surprised there's any objection, MYLES BRAND North Carolina will have an APR above 925. MYLES BRAND The first priority of those schools caught in Katrina's path is the students, staff and families who... MYLES BRAND We have resolved all differences. We found a way to go forward. This is a significant agreement. MYLES BRAND That rule is due to be considered by the NCAA through its normal governance process over the next th... MYLES BRAND It's not about an effort to be politically correct. It is about doing the right thing. MYLES BRAND It probably will be spread by one that isn't killed very easily by it. CHRISTOPHER BRAND I have sometimes wondered why Jesus so frequently touched the people he healed, many of whom must ha... PAUL BRAND There are certain boundaries you do not cross, and I saw her crossing those boundaries. LEE BRAND