I was in sixth grade at Koko Head Elementary School in Honolulu, and was chosen to pin the 50th star on the American flag in front of my teachers and classmates at a special assembly to celebrate statehood. Mazie Hirono Read Quote
I remember, for my fifth birthday, Chet Baker sat me on the upright piano, and he played just for me for a few minutes. I can still remember the pressure of the air on my chest. It was my first physical contact with sound. Jean-Michel Jarre Read Quote
For better or worse, when I was director of public prosecutions I had to deal with every challenge that came up, and come up with an answer. Being in opposition, you’re not taking the decisions; you’re saying what you would do if you were in power, and that’s deeply frustrating. Keir Starmer Read Quote
I used to watch Manchester United a lot when David Beckham was there, but not any more now he’s gone. Sourav Ganguly Read Quote
In fact, I don’t think I’ll ever make anything that will feel as divinely dropped in my lap as the opening of ‘Wall-E.’ Andrew Stanton Read Quote
People look at the same passage, and one person will say this is the best thing he’s ever read, and another person will say it’s absolutely idiotic. I mean, there’s no way to reconcile those two things. You just have to forget the whole business of what people are saying. Paul Auster Read Quote
Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in. Gustave Flaubert Read Quote
Yeah, I had a good relationship with Coach Blatt. I enjoyed playing for him. But the NBA is, first and foremost, a business, and as much as you may have liked the situation you were at, sometimes it just doesn’t work out your way. Joe Harris Read Quote
When I play ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ I’m such a nerdy little law abider because I’ve always had this active imagination in which I sympathize and empathize with things. Lisa Joy Read Quote
I really don’t remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on. Elizabeth Taylor Read Quote
