In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself. Chris Stein Read Quote
Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on one’s share in the world’s work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done. Jacques Barzun Read Quote
I’ve never felt like I’ve exactly traded on my looks. When I was a teenager, I was an ultra late bloomer, and my mom would say it was a blessing because it means you never have to wonder if guys are only interested in you because you’ve got boobs. Anna Kendrick Read Quote
When writing, I split my time between my chambers and my satellite office: my neighborhood Chick-fil-A. It offers the word-nerd trifecta: I bring Bose headphones; they provide Wi-Fi and waffle fries. Don Willett Read Quote
Mumbai was magical, which I was really surprised by, and I got an insight into the world of Bollywood while hanging out with some Bollywood film stars while there. Russell Howard Read Quote
Hopefully, after ‘Victorious’ has lived a long and beautiful life, I would like to go into movies. And I’d like to have a very successful movie career. Ultimately I’d love to win an Oscar; that’s my big goal in life, so that’s what I’m going for. Elizabeth Gillies Read Quote
In a union of equals, there can be no second-class consumers. I will not accept that in some parts of Europe, people are sold food of lower quality than in other countries, despite the packaging and branding being identical. Jean-Claude Juncker Read Quote
I don’t think anyone’s career is so big that they can’t know where their major synchs are or where their publishing is going. Deadmau5 Read Quote
Looking up to girls for inspo is a beautiful thing, but comparing yourself is what creates the anxiety and self-hatred. It’s really important that young girls know the difference. Alexis Ren Read Quote
Amazing things happen when you pull individual pieces of information together into larger linked datasets: meaning emerges, as you produce facts from figures. Ben Goldacre Read Quote
