There’s a pride in representing your country on a stage like the sport of wrestling, which I’ve done since I was five years old. There’s nothing that can deter me other than my own decision to leave the sport. Jordan Burroughs Read Quote
In reply, I can only plead that a discovery which seems to contradict the general tenor of previous investigations is naturally received with much hesitation. Charles Lyell Read Quote
Early on, I knew I had ideas, but I wasn’t sure when it was appropriate to bring them to the table, and I was so intimidated by these titans that I was working for. But it started around the time of ‘Tron,’ when I was really excited by the creative process and the prep that went into that. I spoke up often at those writing sessions. Olivia Wilde Read Quote
It’s really hard for me to sometimes put myself out there, like ‘Hey, how do you feel about making music together?’ because maybe I’m afraid of rejection or I don’t want to put anybody out. It’s the Southerner in me, like, ‘I don’t mean to bother you but do you mind making a song?’ Beth Ditto Read Quote
It’s quite hard not to cringe at your own music; you’re always a bit annoyed at some parts of it. Michael Kiwanuka Read Quote
I wrote a play once called ‘Lobby Hero,’ which I thought turned out very well, but there’s no final version of it. I published the one we produced, but there are seven other versions with different variations sitting in my desk at home. Kenneth Lonergan Read Quote
When I hear people who love my music and are trying to copy it, it sounds strange to me because it sounds so simple, made by other people. It took me a lot of years to find the balance, to find a way to be on the edge of being accessible but at the same time having the echo of a deep, more complex world. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
I missed out on my childhood. I had to work hard, but I was immediately given a place in playback. Lata Mangeshkar Read Quote
I think money is essential to happiness and right now I wouldn’t want to be anyone other than Wilbur Smith – I’ve had a fantastic life, rewarded far more heavily than I deserve. Maybe I’d like to be J. K. Rowling, but I’ll settle for second best. Wilbur Smith Read Quote
