I was always the kid down the street who got the other kids to put on a show. But it was only when I was 19, and discovered ballet and contemporary dance, that I got interested in the fact that you could have a whole evening of dance – rather than just waiting for the dancers in a musical. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
All-in-one dishes are among my favourites. I’m very much in favour of using the oven as much as possible – for casseroles, roasts and other one-pot meals – rather than the hob, where dishes need much more attention. Mary Berry Read Quote
The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it. David Chipperfield Read Quote
I compliment people when I see something I really like and tell them, ‘That was good. Keep doing what you’re doing.’ That’s as much as advice as you will get out of me. Jeff Hardy Read Quote
If I’m the champion, the whole UFC division should be ashamed of themselves for a guy that had no damn skills being the champion. They should all just go relocate somewhere. Derrick Lewis Read Quote
The first proper mystery novel that I read was ‘Murder On the Orient Express’ with a gaunt David Niven and a cherubic Peter Ustinov on the cover. ‘Orient Express,’ you’ll recall, is the one where everyone did it, which delighted me no end, and I was immediately hooked. Adrian McKinty Read Quote
An important reason that we’re in the trouble we are in with climate change is that we don’t have a handle on our environment. We form public policy based on information that is wrong. Jeff Vandermeer Read Quote
I play a Monk song, it’s like you get possessed. And then you have to break that spell. You have to remind yourself that you are an individual, or that you aren’t Thelonious Monk. Jason Moran Read Quote
There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation. W. C. Fields Read Quote
