The present practice is to impress one’s own discoveries, opinions and principles on the child by constantly directing his actions. The last thing to be realised by the educator is that he really has before him an entirely new soul, a real self whose first and chief right is to think over the things with which he comes in contact. Ellen Key Read Quote
People think it’s suspect and self-indulgent to make art, and I don’t think that’s true. Some people think you should be busy making something that you can sell in the marketplace, and if nobody wants to buy it, it must be crap. And that’s not true. Dana Spiotta Read Quote
I’m actually a very private person. Sometimes I’m in denial that I’m really famous. Britney Spears Read Quote
Whenever I’m offered something, I always read the script and meet the director. I still appreciate just being considered. Steve Carell Read Quote
Everyone has an internal age, a time in life when one is, if not one’s best, then at very least one’s most authentic self. I always felt that my internal clock was calibrated somewhere between 47 and 53 years old. David Rakoff Read Quote
If you go out on the Appalachian Trail, you have to bring so much more equipment – a tent, sleeping bag – but if you go hiking in England, or Europe, generally, towns and villages are near enough together at the end of the day you can always go to a nice little inn and have a hot bath and something to drink. Bill Bryson Read Quote
Advertising isn’t just the disruption of aesthetics, the insults to your intelligence and the interruption of your train of thought. At every company that sells ads, a significant portion of their engineering team spends their day tuning data mining, writing better code to collect all your personal data. Jan Koum Read Quote
But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example. Gerry Adams Read Quote
