If the ’80s were about Christian Lacroix ball gowns, the ’90s give us wealthy women who either go to work or pretend to, and want office suits or slip dresses they can wear to dinner parties – ergo, the minimalism of Prada, Jil Sander, and others. But this is minimalism that comes at maximal prices. Michael Shnayerson Read Quote
Al Jazeera should understand the societies, should understand the culture of the civilisation, should understand the dynamics of the societies, should be part of this understanding; and on the other level, Al Jazeera should concentrate on the margin rather than the centre. It means that Al Jazeera should be close to the public. Wadah Khanfar Read Quote
I am very conscious of the fact I am in people’s living rooms every day, and they feel like they know me. Phillip Schofield Read Quote
Abu Mazen has got to do only one thing: to fight terror. That’s what he needs to do. Ehud Olmert Read Quote
If I really want to be heard, I have that command, but a lot of heavy women don’t. When I see someone heavy working on television, I say, ‘Oh, God, go girl. You do it.’ You know, it shouldn’t stop your life. Liz Torres Read Quote
Every man has his moral backside which he refrains from showing unless he has to and keeps covered as long as possible with the trousers of decorum. Georg C. Lichtenberg Read Quote
Here is the tragedy: when you are the victim of depression, not only do you feel utterly helpless and abandoned by the world, you also know that very few people can understand, or even begin to believe, that life can be this painful. There is nothing I can think of that is quite as isolating as this. Giles Andreae Read Quote
Theatre and opera were always the twin kingdoms that I felt I had to conquer, because they were my parents’ favorites. Diane Paulus Read Quote
Elton John himself never seems pretentious but Bernie Taupin’s lyrics often do – sometimes pretentious in a clever sort of way, but pretentious nonetheless. There is a conflict between Elton’s and Bernie’s personal styles, no doubt about it. Jon Landau Read Quote
Trump is a really complicated story and a difficult candidate to write about. David Fahrenthold Read Quote
