The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries. Barack Obama Read Quote
All coffee shops now have WiFi. Why bring a book when you could be wittily attacking some idiot columnist on Twitter, or responding to your date requests, or posting a picture of your foot? All of that is more gripping and immediate and social than books. Russell Smith Read Quote
On teams that have won championships and got to the big game, there’s a certain vibe and feel in that locker room. Everyone talks about how there’s a brotherhood in that locker room, there’s not a lot of dissent, there’s not guys that go off on their own. It’s a team atmosphere. Adam Vinatieri Read Quote
We want to have a conversation about what does it mean to be liberal in the 21st century and how do we go about creating that kind of a society. Zanny Minton Beddoes Read Quote
I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as eternal dirt. George Orwell Read Quote
If you play a role, you want to familiarize yourself with that person’s world. If I were playing an airline pilot or a doctor, I’d probably want to hang out with a doctor or an airplane pilot for a while, ask some questions. You don’t get to hang out the kings. They don’t help consult on movies. So your resources are, by necessity, secondary. Colin Firth Read Quote
I didn’t work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from me. No language can be perfect for everyone. I tried to make Ruby perfect for me, but maybe it’s not perfect for you. The perfect language for Guido van Rossum is probably Python. Young Jeezy Read Quote
I am able to follow my own death step by step. Now I move softly towards the end. Pope John XXIII Read Quote
The death penalty and the arguments it inspires don’t only involve ethics, morals, and justice. There are bureaucratic and economic aspects to it as well. All these different aspects commingle in ways that convince me we should take whatever steps we can to abolish the death penalty. Reid Hoffman Read Quote
Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings. Eli Broad Read Quote
