By the dawn of the millennium, the hallways at Microsoft were no longer home to barefoot programmers in Hawaiian shirts working through nights and weekends toward a common goal of excellence; instead, life behind the thick corporate walls had become staid and brutish. Kurt Eichenwald Read Quote
I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way. Sense of humor is definitely important. And sunglasses always hide a multitude of sins. Sunglasses and a great pair of heels can turn most outfits around. Victoria Beckham Read Quote
When I first started VMware, I was very shy and self-conscious about speaking. I grew out of this by giving talks each week in front of the whole company; gradually, as we scaled, I had talked to more and more people, and this is how I conquered my fear of talking to people. Diane Greene Read Quote
I would make a few jabs at myself and go for the audience – they are still as flawed as ever. Lisa Lampanelli Read Quote
I want to prove that you don’t have to come from Oxford University or Rada – and you don’t have to have parents that support you – to succeed. Samantha Morton Read Quote
I think that sometimes, romantic comedies have to be really broad, and that the plot of people falling in and out of love or whatever is not enough. ‘Enough Said’ had that stuff, but I wanted it to be fun and funny while also grounded in reality. Nicole Holofcener Read Quote
Writing is such a good thing to do because you can’t really get bored with it. If you’re bored with writing, you’re bored with life. Irvine Welsh Read Quote
You’re playing a role, but you’re still feeling it. You can walk away from it after ‘Cut,’ but if you’re playing a sad or mixed-up person, it’s hard to stay in that place for these longish period of times. You kind of have to check out. Nick Nolte Read Quote
First of all, radical beliefs are not a predictor of terrorist behavior: most people who hold radical beliefs never become terrorists, and some terrorists don’t hold radical beliefs. Masha Gessen Read Quote
