I think some authors suffer from a need to try to prove that they’re clever and educated. I try not to suffer from that. I would rather sacrifice my own narrative in the exercise of writing a biography. So I’m not worried about whether I’m clever. Amity Shlaes Read Quote
Truly, we do live on a ‘water planet.’ For us, water is that critical issue that we need. It’s the most precious substance on the planet, and it links us to pretty much every environmental issue, including climate change, that we’re facing. Philippe Cousteau, Jr. Read Quote
My dedication to my music has driven everyone away. I’ve had girlfriends, but I always end up on my own. I don’t particularly like it, but I don’t see a way ’round it. Eric Clapton Read Quote
You coach at a have-not school, and you have to have a competitiveness and a resolve and resiliency about you that’s different, or you’ll never make it. You’ve got to find a way to do more with less. Kelvin Sampson Read Quote
The instant the Government was organized, at the very first Congress, the Northern States evinced a general desire and purpose to use it for their own benefit, and to pervert its powers for sectional advantage, and they have steadily pursued that policy to this day. Robert Toombs Read Quote
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. Johnny Cash Read Quote
I’ve spent my whole life being told I have a face like a horse. You are just what you are, aren’t you? Jeremy Paxman Read Quote
My professional life shouldn’t be an influence on whether I spend time at home. My career is my whole life’s blood. It’s my calling. Danielle de Niese Read Quote
Illinois is home to a disproportionate share of Dreamers and would suffer a significant economic blow should they be compelled to leave. Raja Krishnamoorthi Read Quote
