I have mothers with small children come to me and say, ‘You found that I had early breast cancer – because of you, I don’t have cancer.’ You’ve just prevented that person from dying early, and to prevent an early, unnecessary death is incredibly meaningful. Anne Wojcicki Read Quote
I would say that New Labour come closer to institutionalising neoliberalism as a social and political form than Thatcher did. Stuart Hall Read Quote
I’m practicing the oboe. But I don’t play. Just single notes, not an entire piece of music. Lola Kirke Read Quote
I have been thinking a lot about what we see in villains, how we relate to villains, and what it is about certain villains that we actually empathize with. Like Macbeth. We’re not supposed to like a guy who kills the king and takes over, but there’s something about him we’re really fascinated by. Finn Wittrock Read Quote
My finding of myself as an artist, which I think in itself helped me to find just who I am and how I want to express myself, is entirely – in conjunction, of course, with my family, particularly my mom – founded on teachers. Uzo Aduba Read Quote
Every opinion must be suffered. One must listen to what may be rousing, annoying, even shocking, but it must be done honestly, fairly and with equanimity, respecting the rights of every Member of the Knesset and each faction, guarding the minority in the face of the predatory majority. Reuven Rivlin Read Quote
I don’t plan the books ahead of time. It’s not like Harry Potter. I don’t work in a straight line. I don’t write with an outline. Diana Gabaldon Read Quote
We need to have a culture that says ‘the less energy you can use to be comfortable, the better off you are and the better you should feel about yourself’. Roscoe Bartlett Read Quote
