I WOULD RATHER SIT on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be CROWDED on a velvet cushion.

The AFRICAN American's relationship to Africa has long been ambivalent, at least SINCE the early nineteenth century, when 3,000 BLACK MEN crowded into Bishop Richard Allen's African Methodist Episcopal CHURCH in Philadelphia to protest noisily a plan to recolonize free blacks in Africa.

Holiday shopping is a challenge. STORES are CROWDED; people are stressed and rude... not EXACTLY the spirit of the season.

I THOUGHT the MARKETING was really smart and really clever and unique at the time. It positioned 'Saw' as a horror film that was different from the other horror films that were in the crowded MARKETPLACE.

R.E.M.'s 'Automatic for the People' - that's probably one of my favourite RECORDS - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' - that's some record - CROWDED House's 'Together Alone' - that's brilliant, FANTASTIC record.

This career is a relentless hustle because Hollywood is crowded with too many smart, TALENTED people pursuing the same dream and the same pool of entertainment INVESTMENT dollars. And unlike in LAW or MEDICINE, there are no college degrees REQUIRED - no barriers to entry.

I GAVE up FISHING in ENGLAND. It GOT too CROWDED.

I don't miss London MUCH. I find it CROWDED, vast and difficult to GET around. Cabs are INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE.

I remember, the first few years here, I didn't LIKE London much: too big, too CROWDED, the physical difficulty of GETTING AROUND.

Heretofore there has ALWAYS been in the history of the WORLD a comparatively unoccupied land westward, into which the CROWDED countries of the EAST have poured their SURPLUS populations.

I read books more than I GO out. As a matter of FACT, I GET a little concerned about some of my anti-social habits. I will choose a night with Somerset Maugham or Russell Banks over a crowded bar any DAY.

I USED to buy into a former SUPREME COURT justice's argument that you can't SCREAM fire in a crowded theater. Well, I think you can.

Mumbai is home, so there's no COMPARISON. But then again, New York's a lot like Mumbai, which is why I choose to LIVE there. It's fast, CROWDED (in a good way), the PEOPLE are friendly and it's full of color and race, like Mumbai. Unfortunately, the traffic's also just as BAD.

When a hospital is very CROWDED, there will be a real push to make SURE people get their X-rays, get their tests and, you know, 'Let's get them out in FOUR DAYS'.

I don't LIKE GOING out where it's REALLY, really CROWDED.