I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election. David Byrne Read Quote
The spread of civilisation may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power. Nikola Tesla Read Quote
If I hadn’t made it as a footballer I would have been an electrician. I studied to be an electrician even though I was progressing at football because you never know at that stage if you are going to be there for sure. Jaap Stam Read Quote
Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve. Henry David Thoreau Read Quote
I want to create a body of work that is entertaining and speaks to people for a long time. Longer than my life span. Jack O'Connell Read Quote
We had a pretty good life, growing up in Taiwan, and I think my dad really made a concerted effort to say hey, we’re going to take a chance and go halfway around the world so that my kids can have more opportunities. Justin Lin Read Quote
You can’t be perceived as ‘the black actress who doesn’t get the same kind of roles as the white actress.’ You gotta run the same race. You gotta give the same quality of performances. You gotta have the same standard of excellence, even though people know that you’re coming to the race in a deficit. That’s just what life is about. Viola Davis Read Quote
It would be nice to say the rich people, the fancy people, all behaved like bastards and the poor slobs all came through like heroes. But as a matter of fact, sometimes the poor slobs behave like slobs and the great, noble, privileged characters come off very well, indeed. Walter Lord Read Quote
