The discussion of animal rights in jallikattu has been misunderstood. We know that the tails of the bulls are broken, that chilly powder is rubbed into their eyes and they are forcibly fed country liquor. The animal is overwhelmed and does not know what is happening. Amala Akkineni Read Quote
There are days when I literally have to eat 17 plates of food – it’s intense. It’s about moderation. You just need a few bites to get the gist of a dish. Gail Simmons Read Quote
If I am a cup maker, I’m interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it. Denzel Washington Read Quote
Always the danger for me in life and in art is not to be brave. I am not a naturally brave person. I have to will myself not to hole up in my house and read my life away. Jenny Offill Read Quote
I cannot bear to live where there is so much injustice and I cannot do something about it. What kind of a torturous life is that? Asma Jahangir Read Quote
I cling to the hope that with more and more women in the workplace, we can teach younger generations to be respectful and also encourage young women to speak up when they’ve experienced abuse. Gretchen Carlson Read Quote
On buses and trains, I always think about the inexhaustible variety of human genes. We see types, and occasionally twins, but never doubles. All faces are unique, and this is exhilarating, despite the increasingly plastic similarity of TV stars and actors. A. S. Byatt Read Quote
I have a pathological fear of being on my own. When I’m with my own thoughts, I start to unravel myself, and I start to think really dark thoughts, self-destructive thoughts. David Walliams Read Quote
