The bosses of our mass media, press, radio, film and television, succeed in their aim of taking our minds off disaster. Thus, the distraction they offer demands the antidote of maximum concentration on disaster. Ernst Fischer Read Quote
We had put our son into a little preschool in Los Angeles, and it was just not going well, so we brought him back home. We had every intention of putting him back into a traditional school setting, but we just really couldn’t find the right match for him. And then we moved to Georgia and again couldn’t find the right match. Jodi Benson Read Quote
It really matters whether people are working on generating clean energy or improving transportation or making the Internet work better and all those things. And small groups of people can have a really huge impact. Larry Page Read Quote
Walking down the red carpet, suddenly I felt very special and different. All the flashlights from cameras and requesting voices from the media, the scene, it was just like what I remembered seeing on TV or a movie when I was a little girl – the scene only when movie stars appeared. Yair Lapid Read Quote
Ending educational inequality is going to require systemic change and a long-term, sustained effort. There are no shortcuts and no silver bullets. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Autonomy was shopped to us. We looked at the price and thought it was absurdly high. Larry Ellison Read Quote
I just sing and write songs and wear what I want. It’s quite a good job really. If I wanted to I suppose I could become more of a fashion icon, but singing is my thing. Ellie Goulding Read Quote
All my relatives and friends have been pretty aware of my brand of humor for a while, so none of them have been shocked. Nikki Glaser Read Quote
Rather than saying, ‘My checking account is a wreck,’ change it to ‘I will learn how to track my spending and balance my checkbook.’ Suze Orman Read Quote
