When a Conservative government is presiding over unfair cuts to tax credits, chaos in the NHS and an unnecessary and ideological attack on trade union rights, it is natural that many in the Labour party should be sceptical of Tory talk on devolution – sceptical, even of government deals with Labour-led local authorities. Chuka Umunna Read Quote
In wintertime I like to wear flannel button down pyjamas, and in summer I prefer to wear, well… nothing. Phoebe Tonkin Read Quote
It sometimes seems that the only plan the Israeli government has for the Palestinians is for them to sit quietly while Israel does whatever takes its fancy, equipped with its army, with laws it promulgated, and with courts it established. Sayed Kashua Read Quote
One thing I learned from the ’88 Olympics: It’s not a question of if they can screw you over: it’s a question of if they will. It’s not the gold medal they took away from me. The medal doesn’t mean anything. It’s that they said I lost. That experience is well and alive in my mind. Roy Jones Jr. Read Quote
It’s important to take time away from the Internet as much as possible. For me, I love working out, and my husband and I do it together in the mornings! And it’s really our time to check in with each other, but it’s also our time to really not think about work or what’s happening on the Internet. Franchesca Ramsey Read Quote
The most advanced minds as well as the least advanced are obliged to use the same words. If we adopt new words, it will be even more difficult – if not impossible – to make ourselves understood. The new man must therefore express himself in conventional language. Piet Mondrian Read Quote
My experience has offered me the sensibility that encourages me to try newer characters. Nawazuddin Siddiqui Read Quote
I have seen humility in many of the finest leaders I have met the world over. And indeed, it is embodied in the warm, engaging and quintessentially successful spirit of Sir Richard Branson. Naveen Jain Read Quote
I played baseball when I was younger, but the idea of the college scholarship enticed me to switch over to softball. Jessica Mendoza Read Quote
As England manager I always felt we needed an extra man in midfield to retain the ball, but that was more as an attacking ploy to help create opportunities. It came from my experience playing international football in a 4-4-2 and spending half my time chasing the ball. Glenn Hoddle Read Quote
