We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted. Napoleon Hill Read Quote
Science fiction is the ugly stepchild of mainstream literature, and fantasy is the ugly stepchild of science fiction, and tie-in novels are the ugly stepchild of fantasy… and on and on and on. R. A. Salvatore Read Quote
As someone who is on the more liberal side of things, I personally think this side needs to be a little less open. I know that’s part of what it means to be on the more liberal side of things, but that trait can no longer really be a part of our makeup. The simple reason for this is that the opposing side uses our openness to their full advantage. Brett Gelman Read Quote
If we get outside the EU, if we leave the EU system, we will be relieved of a huge amount of unnecessary regulation that is holding this country back. We will be able to set our own priorities, make our own laws and set our own tax policies to suit the needs of this country. We have a huge opportunity also to make people’s votes count for more. Boris Johnson Read Quote
Las Palmas, Lugo, Betis… if you followed them, you know we had an identity. You saw it, we played good football. Quique Setien Read Quote
Writing can be taken up at any point. But you need to remember that the arts are fundamentally unfair. Hard work and diligence won’t necessarily take you all the way. Talent, nepotism, influence, and pure luck play a huge part. David Brin Read Quote
I loved cutting together simple commercials about margarine or soft drinks – all kinds of silly products – but I tried to make the commercials different. Renny Harlin Read Quote
The cool thing about Kyle Killen, he writes really defined characters. I was a big fan of ‘Awake’ and also ‘Lone Star.’ I just think that he’s a really, really special writer, and complex and deep, and a really smart dude. Jaime Ray Newman Read Quote
By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home, you’ve blown seven hours. There are better things you can do with your time. Richard M. Nixon Read Quote
There have been moments when I was on a modeling job, and it was the most fantastic thing in the world. And there have been moments where I’ve realized, ‘Okay, I’m ten years old, and I’ve spent the past six hours outside in the rain.’ It taught me how to be specific about what kinds of projects I wanted to do and what kind of work I wanted to do. Yance Ford Read Quote