When you know you haven’t been connecting with, persuading, or getting through to someone, consciously pause before meeting them and say to yourself, ‘During this conversation, I am committing to being present and to connecting.’ Mark Goulston Read Quote
I’ve always enjoyed playing the shortest form of the game and I relish the opportunity to develop my leadership skills as England’s Twenty20 captain. Stuart Broad Read Quote
I feel like I want to keep moving toward idiosyncracy. Personal, personal, personal. Charlie Kaufman Read Quote
I’m big into fashion, so after swimming, when I hang up the Speedo, I definitely want to get into fashion and start designing my own clothing line. Ryan Lochte Read Quote
I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that. Brian McKnight Read Quote
It’s great fun being an academic because you have a certain licence to be a bit of a joker. Mary Beard Read Quote
I can remember being home from school with tonsillitis and writing stories in bed to pass the time. Stephen King Read Quote
I don’t hold myself dictated to by what everyone is saying, by the tabloids or popular opinion. I don’t like bourgeois values. I say you find your own way to live. James Salter Read Quote
When you become a public figure, you still think, ‘That’s really not me; there’s more to me than that.’ Edward Said Read Quote
