When I hear somebody say ‘Life is hard’, I am always tempted to ask ‘Compared to what?’ Sydney J. Harris Read Quote
The execution of strategy is over to the captain and coach, as it always has been. It’s the right way to go. We need clear role allocations, the coach and the captain go and execute and my job is to plan for the future. Andrew Strauss Read Quote
It’s very tough for me to focus. I’m like: ‘Look, something shiny! No, focus. Oh, there goes a butterfly!’ Gabby Douglas Read Quote
The big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place. W. Edwards Deming Read Quote
King would certainly be overjoyed by Barack Obama’s inauguration, but we must avoid, and indeed reject, any careless claims that Obama’s swearing in marks the fulfillment of King’s dream. David Garrow Read Quote
I joined the staff of EMI in Middlesex in 1951, where I worked for a while on radar and guided weapons and later ran a small design laboratory. During this time, I became particularly interested in computers, which were then in their infancy. It was interesting, pioneering work at that time: drums and tape decks had to be designed from scratch. Godfrey Hounsfield Read Quote
A few years back I was asked if I would go and meet a director and his various acolytes, and it occurred to me halfway through the meeting that what I was doing was auditioning. And I thought, ‘Well, hang on buddy. I’ve done half a century of this.’ Peter O'Toole Read Quote
If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to California. But if you like college football, move to Texas. Ricky Williams Read Quote
I do not fear the pressure to win because I spent 14 years in England always fighting for a starting spot, and that’s what I want to continue doing. Ashley Cole Read Quote
