I grew up on stages. Not standing outside the ‘Royal Court Theatre’ wistfully, but with enthusiastic people from the community. Jack Lowden Read Quote
The wedding ring on my left hand was bought by my grandfather, Samuel Miliband, in Brussels in 1920. I never knew him, as he died when I was one. But his ring was kept by my aunt until it was placed on my finger by my wife Louise 32 years later. David Miliband Read Quote
I’d never been one for leaving the comforts of home. That person wasn’t me; I didn’t spend my formative years youth-hostelling round Rwanda or climbing Everest in a tie-dye playsuit to raise awareness of something or other. Sue Perkins Read Quote
I only really fake it anymore with sommeliers who are being really snotty to me and I don’t want to take their grief and so I try to do something to kind of throw them off or put them on the defensive, even if I don’t know what I’m talking about. Alton Brown Read Quote
My parents had some problems of their own that put me in a position of having to deal with very grown-up stuff at a very young age. I needed some help with that, therapy-wise. Dakota Johnson Read Quote
Having an enthusiasm to move doesn’t necessarily mean that the Lord has blessed you with the feet to do so. Natasia Demetriou Read Quote
The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being. Lech Walesa Read Quote
I see happiness as a by-product. I don’t think you can pursue happiness. I think that phrase is one of the very few mistakes the Founding Fathers made. James Hillman Read Quote
What irritates me about sci-fi is that it got hijacked by video games and also became so high-concept it was all about ideas and gadgets and technology and nothing about the human experience. John Hillcoat Read Quote
People said that way back in the early days I was probably one of the first rappers; the reason is that I couldn’t sing, so I had to talk! Lou Reed was probably the one who started it all. Alan Vega Read Quote
