By the time I sat down to write ‘Family Pictures,’ I hadn’t written anything in almost two years, and writing, I have discovered, is a muscle: if it isn’t exercised, it will atrophy. Jane Green Read Quote
In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and competition. But all this is just in a day’s work for a writer. You can’t put stuff out there without someone calling you a complete fool. Oh, well. Alain de Botton Read Quote
They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you’re given in general a 10-year period when what you do touches the zeitgeist – when you’re relevant. And I’m aware of that, and I don’t want my time to go by. Alexander Payne Read Quote
I remember going on carriage rides with Dad when we’d visit. I think quiet L.A. suited him better, but he loved to see shows here, he loved to visit his friends in the Hamptons. Jennifer Grant Read Quote
The problems we face aren’t Democratic problems or Republican problems. These are Maryland’s problems. Larry Hogan Read Quote
People think that, somehow, size makes you uncoordinated or incompetent. There is a lot of size discrimination out there, and I see the difference in the way people treated me when I was 360 pounds versus how they treat me when I’m 290 – from the industry to day-to-day people on the street. Omar Benson Miller Read Quote
Terror must be attacked from where it originates. Otherwise, you will only be defending yourself against terror. Arun Jaitley Read Quote