My father worked for Bell Labs. Hence, I knew very much about the place. I knew it because also he was involved with telephony. Dennis Ritchie Read Quote
Write a story a great writer would write. Because part of becoming an artist is pushing through all the disbelief of those around you, deciding that you are a writer when you have no idea what a plot is or whether what you’ve written is any good, or anything. Karen Bender Read Quote
Suddenly, stories of abuse and harassment are being believed; abusers and harassers are being toppled. Yet, at the same time, one of the top movies in the country right now is ‘Daddy’s Home 2,’ which has a biggish, comedic part for Mel Gibson. He’s the man whose anti-Semitism and racist rants became part of the cultural lore. Wesley Morris Read Quote
I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching – but that won’t pay the Bergdorf’s bill. I think I’ll move to somewhere life is cheaper. Erica Jong Read Quote
I didn’t tell anyone I had lupus for many, many years, and I didn’t tell anyone I had cancer. I was afraid no one would hire me, and I also felt it was deeply personal. It was nobody’s business. Now, of course, my feelings have changed. Lauren Shuler Donner Read Quote
With Boris Johnson, you don’t think of him as a politician, oddly. You think of him as a media personality because he’s a comic character. He’s basically Homer Simpson. That makes him strangely bullet-proof. Charlie Brooker Read Quote
I’m honored that I’m in history, but I don’t think it would mean anything if it doesn’t change anything. Raha Moharrak Read Quote
