In Congress, I am focused on the effects of climate change, including ocean acidification and sea-level rise – both of which are threats to healthy oceans that sustain life on- and off-shore. Scott Peters Read Quote
We couldn’t get enough of American rock ‘n’ roll. We’d hear it when we played American air bases in the U.K. Dave Clark Read Quote
It took me a while to figure out the U.S. sense of humor, a lot of trial and error. I would write down jokes to casually tell my American friend over Skype to see which ones he’d laugh at. Rich Brian Read Quote
As our digitally connected world continues to expand, the inherent vulnerabilities in the systems we rely on provide ever greater opportunities for those who want to exploit them. David Lidington Read Quote
I look for material that both interest me and challenges me. If I am drawn to the material and I have to work hard at it, the characters and the plots reflect the hours and hours of research. David Baldacci Read Quote
As a cultural product of both ‘East’ and ‘West’, I do not believe there is a fundamental basis for a clash of civilisations, or that the West is the cause of all problems. Ahmed Zewail Read Quote
Whenever the lion fish in the fish tank in the captain’s ready room died it was always a sad moment. Patrick Stewart Read Quote
Paris is in a tranquil state; the infernal cabal that besieges me appears guided by foreigners. This idea consoles me, for nothing is so painful as being persecuted by one’s own fellow-citizens. Marquis de Lafayette Read Quote
