I think most short story writers, at one time or another, over the course of several books, naturally skirt near the edge of one genre or another. David Means Read Quote
People don’t have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies. Diablo Cody Read Quote
People may have said that without symptoms, you can’t transmit Ebola. I’m not sure about that being 100 percent true. There’s a lot of variation with viruses. Bruce Beutler Read Quote
The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we’re non-judgmental. Herbie Hancock Read Quote
In India, knowledge has always been considered more valuable than power, fame or riches. In our tradition, educational institutions are respected as temples of learning. Ram Nath Kovind Read Quote
I didn’t know anybody who was a filmmaker – there was no film industry where I grew up. I never knew what a director really did until I was in high school and I started reading up about it. I’ve always loved films, and I always felt like a storyteller. Morten Tyldum Read Quote
Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves. Lion Feuchtwanger Read Quote
Everyone’s values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others. William Greider Read Quote
Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders. Friedrich Nietzsche Read Quote
