People have the problem of denial. This is one of the things I learned in Lebanon. Everybody who left Beirut when the war started, including my parents, said, ‘Oh, its temporary.’ It lasted 17 years! People tend to underestimate the gravity of these situations. That’s how they work. Nassim Nicholas Taleb Read Quote
The first time Kyuss was about to get signed, they’re like, ‘We’d like to sign you!’ and we just said, ‘No! Forget it!’ because we thought people were always trying to invade everything. Josh Homme Read Quote
We should remember that there was once a discipline called natural philosophy. Unfortunately, this discipline seems not to exist today. It has been renamed science, but science of today is in danger of losing much of the natural philosophy aspect. Hannes Alfven Read Quote
Readers have always read high and low, and to fight that urge is to fight the freedom inherent in the act of reading itself. The only arguments that have any traction, as best as I can see it, are about whether the genre classification of ‘young adult’ should exist at all. Eliot Schrefer Read Quote
To have a heavyweight world champion from Manchester is something you can only dream of. Ricky Hatton Read Quote
A mall was something that I just used to hang out in as a kid. And then you go there, and there’s 4,000 people waiting for you to perform. It’s a big difference. Cody Simpson Read Quote
I’ve enjoyed my time in the game, whether it be managing Luton in the top flight, taking Spurs to Wembley or, as director of football, pinpointing players such as Jermain Defoe, Paul Robinson and Robbie Keane with real sell-on value. David Pleat Read Quote
I think that a woman wears so many hats, we have so many aspects to us that we’re not just one thing. We represent so much within us and that kind of comes across for me as a designer through mixing prints and colors. Rachel Roy Read Quote
Athletes from rural areas are getting a chance to showcase their talent through the Khelo India Games. Dutee Chand Read Quote
