I don’t think anyone expected me to get the BAFTA. The bookies didn’t have me down. It’s definitely made a huge difference in my career, but I don’t dwell on it. Noel Clarke Read Quote
Don’t accept what’s out there because that is all that’s out there. Look for the new and unusual. Seek out what you genuinely want to read and don’t settle. Rob Thurman Read Quote
I used to walk in a bookstore and see all these books on the walls. And I would say, ‘Who wants to hear from me? What do I have to add to all of this?’ John Grisham Read Quote
You notice patterns. White guests often are mortified – that word again – when they learn their ancestors owned slaves. But I’ve never had a black guest who was upset to learn about white ancestry that probably involved forced sexual relations. Henry Louis Gates Read Quote
My mind starts to work creatively past 10 P.M. or 11 P.M. – all of a sudden there’s silence and my head starts going. Rande Gerber Read Quote
To be involved in the subculture of punk rock puts you in a minority. Cedric Bixler-Zavala Read Quote
Fairly or not, Western consumers associate Chinese products primarily with ‘low price.’ Nirmalya Kumar Read Quote
I don’t mind being the voice of the New Oakland to maintain the integrity and edge of it. Old Oakland and New Oakland is one and the same. It’s connected. I aspire to be the bridge between both. Fantastic Negrito Read Quote
