I had a very ordinary background in Sheffield; I went to a secondary modern, but I saw something on TV in 1968 that inspired me to join an athletics club, and 12 years later, with great coaching and the support of people who loved me a lot, I ended up at an Olympic Games. Sebastian Coe Read Quote
The thing about music is that it gives voice and names to anguish and also addresses how to comfort it. Julien Baker Read Quote
I’m always looking to learn and am never happy with how I am going. I think once you get comfortable with what you are offering it is dangerous territory to be in. Ben Stokes Read Quote
We have to rise above bad fortune. We have to be in the good and enjoy the good, study and work and adventure and friendship and community and love. Joshua Prager Read Quote
With all my bats I like them to be bottom-heavy, so they help me to hold the line through the shot. Nasser Hussain Read Quote
It took us years to get into the mess that we got ourselves in at the end of 2008, and it’s going to take a while to get us out. We lost eight million jobs, we saw a financial system near collapse, we have a continuing housing crisis that we’re making progress on dealing with. Robert Gibbs Read Quote
I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if freedom comes to the Middle East, there can be peace. Natan Sharansky Read Quote
My face frowns by default, so when I’m most calm is when I appear the least approachable. Ken Leung Read Quote
Sept. 11, 2001, still feels like a blur to me. I wish it were simply a bad, re-occurring dream, but unfortunately it isn’t. Jim Ross Read Quote
