When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs. Curtis Sittenfeld Read Quote
I don’t want to give advice to people about their religious beliefs, but I do think that it’s not smart to bet against the power of science to figure out the natural world. It used to be, a thousand years ago, that if you wanted to explain why the moon moved through the sky, you needed to invoke God. Sean M. Carroll Read Quote
I make a habit of asking myself, ‘Is there purpose to this meeting or conversation? Do I want to build a relationship with this person or company? Is there purpose behind this meeting that aligns with my life and business strategy?’ If the answer is ‘No,’ then I pass every time. Brandon Webb Read Quote
I honestly didn’t always want kids – for a very long time, it just wasn’t a path I saw myself on. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to get married! Jedediah Bila Read Quote
I don’t feel that as human beings we have an obligation to dislike someone based on their beliefs, and it’s OK to have a human reaction to someone even if you feel what they do is hideous and objectionable. You can still enjoy their company and find them interesting to be around. Louis Theroux Read Quote
I’ve been saying for almost 20 years that I need to do a jazz project and it ought to be either big band or I should do some jazz songs with a trio or quartet. Al Jarreau Read Quote
To me, the main and most exciting thing about photography is to meet people. The picture is the result of what happened between me and them on the set. Francesco Carrozzini Read Quote
When you get up into the crown of a redwood tree, you lose sight of the ground entirely. You also lose sight of the sky. And you’re in a lost world. You’re in an undiscovered, unexplored ecosystem, somewhere between Heaven and Earth, filled with forms of life, not all of which have been given names by scientists yet. Richard Preston Read Quote
