The English language started out as a distortion in my life, but nothing remains the same, and so the distortion is now just normal. That is one of the things that will happen to all distortions: They become normal and turn into something else. Jamaica Kincaid Read Quote
The two things I’ve been told most often since my career took off – by taxi drivers, lifelong friends and everyone in between – have been, ‘Don’t ever change, Margot’ and ‘You can’t do that anymore, Margot.’ Margot Robbie Read Quote
Clearly if a hypnotist could make someone to steal £100k just by telling them to, the world would be a different place, and I suspect that hypnotists wouldn’t bother doing shows in pubs or dodgy Spanish holiday resorts. Derren Brown Read Quote
The incomparable greatness of the religions of the East lies in their having been second to none in vibrating with the passion for unity. This note, which is essential to every form of mysticism, has even penetrated them so deeply that we find ourselves falling under a spell simply by uttering the names of their Gods. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Read Quote
After leaving Queen, I decided to stop doing those mega-four-month tours. I go out for a month, and my dog recognizes me when I come home. Paul Rodgers Read Quote
The West Wing’ was an incredible, inspiring show – and one of the reasons I wanted to be a speechwriter. Jon Lovett Read Quote
Any therapist can give you the expertise of their education, but we all know there’s that person in our lives that’s been like, ‘Hey, one time I did this thing,’ and that will stay with you for so much longer than the stuff that probably should, because it’s from direct experience. Karen Kilgariff Read Quote
Liberals have invented whole college majors – psychology, sociology and women’s studies – to prove that nothing is anybody’s fault. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote