Why is there an end of the year? Because the calendar imposes numerical order on time. There is a natural fitness in the celebration of the New Year, a holiday of numbers imposed on things, with lists, as well as with Advent calendars and songs like ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas.’ Elif Batuman Read Quote
I don’t think it’s changed that much when you go on the principle if Garth introduced more rock into country music, then Florida Georgia Line’s gonna introduce more dance and more beat-driven stuff into country music. That’s just how it’s gonna go. So whatever influences you as a kid, you’re gonna put in your music. Garth Brooks Read Quote
People recognize the size and scope of NASCAR but at the same time we are constantly underserved by the media coverage. Brian France Read Quote
I’m fine with being thought of as a guitar player, and if I can get any recognition or respect for doing that, that’s a pretty good thing for me. Paul Weller Read Quote
Oakland Technical High School. Like any high-school experience, it was ambiguous. I was shy with girls; I had friends, but there were times I didn’t feel I had the right friends. My grades were only so-so. Frank Oz Read Quote
I began writing ‘Outlander’ in 1988, so the Internet as we now know it didn’t exist. Diana Gabaldon Read Quote
More than 150 heads of state attended the UN Summit, giving New Yorkers a chance to get in touch with prejudices they didn’t even know they had. Jon Stewart Read Quote
You go into the Lions camp with preconceived ideas about players and teams and then find guys are actually very different, and the beauty of the Lions is that all those characters are moulded into it. I find that exciting. Brian O'Driscoll Read Quote
If an actor only comes alive when he has lines to say, it doesn’t work, and the same goes for illustrated characters. Helen Craig Read Quote
