Austin is a big music town, so growing up, I had a lot of local heroes. Toni Price I was very, very into; she was one of the first people I tried to emulate. She’s a local Austin blues artist. Marsha Paul I was also a very big fan of. Lauren Worsham Read Quote
I suppose I just had this Christian idea about how I ought to go about my life. I thought, ‘If I work really hard and have a bit of success, the problems I’d had all my life would leave me.’ But, of course, not a bit of it left me because Asperger’s is not something you just get over or grow out of. Paddy Considine Read Quote
They say I can open movies, and that’s nice in that it puts into people’s minds that women can do it. It’s not just Kevin Costner, not just Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not just the guys. Julia Roberts Read Quote
It’s been a great place to get in touch with what people are really thinking. And to make contact with readers and other writers. Egalitarian, wide open, like the Wild West! Greg Bear Read Quote
I’m a geophysicist and all my earth science books when I was a student, I had to give the wrong answer to get an A. We used to ridicule continental drift. It was something we laughed at. We learned of Marshall Kay’s geosynclinal cycle, which is a bunch of crap. Robert Ballard Read Quote
Kids have no sense of appropriateness. They can ask me whatever they want. You do develop a sense of intimacy with readers, and they tell you things about themselves. During a school year, I’ll get e-mails asking about the books. I’ll give them information, but I won’t do their homework for them. Lois Lowry Read Quote
I’m South American, and growing up in New York, I had the total stereotypical way of thinking of what Texas was about. I’m like, Texas. Big. Cows. Cowboys. Cowboy hats and cowboy boots. And barbeque. Paula Garces Read Quote
Until you win a series, it’s difficult to place yourself in that elite group of great Lions players. It’s not enough to produce one-off performances or be nearly-men. Brian O'Driscoll Read Quote
In law, especially back in ’95 when I was breaking in, it was much more of an old boys’ network. Megyn Kelly Read Quote
The fears you do not face become your walls. Most people in business, and in their personal lives, design everything so they can avoid doing what makes them feel uncomfortable. Yet any good business person knows we are not only paid to work, but also we are paid to be scared. Robin S. Sharma Read Quote
