My youngest sister, Cindy, has Down syndrome, and I remember my mother spending hours and hours with her, teaching her to tie her shoelaces on her own, drilling multiplication tables with Cindy, practicing piano every day with her. No one expected Cindy to get a Ph.D.! But my mom wanted her to be the best she could be, within her limits. Amy Chua Read Quote
I always wanted to grow up in a house full of books, English books, and I wanted the sort of fireplaces that worked, overstuffed chairs, that whole kind of fantasy of a bookish New England life. So the library gave me that; for the hours that I was there, I was surrounded by that atmosphere that I craved in my life. Jhumpa Lahiri Read Quote
The difference in being a good soldier and actor is that in the Air Force, you see results, and our worth is defined by numbers. As an actor, your results are based on other people’s opinions. Spencer Stone Read Quote
For most of the people who have a lot of success, it’s because they were the ones who didn’t quit. It’s not necessarily because it was just laid out for them. It won’t apply to all cases, but I think it’s pretty good advice. Perry Chen Read Quote
A lot of electronic musicians probably wouldn’t be bothered making an album, which strategically makes total sense. Mura Masa Read Quote
I ran a lot of quick-strike concepts in high school just because from the University of Hawaii, a lot of guys that were in my high school coached that way. Marcus Mariota Read Quote
Find a poet whose style you like, emulate that style, then deal with things that you know about – don’t waste your time looking for your own style.’ I wish I could remember who told me that, because I’d like to congraulate him. I’ve emulated all the old guys – Tennyson, Alexander Pope. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
There’s no magazine you open, unless its AARP, that shows a woman over the age of 45 in any other light, other than having to buy Depends or Viagra. Doris Roberts Read Quote
