Good conductors know when to push and when to lay back. I’ve known so many great conductors that I’m still doing what I can to learn the craft of this role. Joshua Bell Read Quote
It is time to celebrate the New Black Americans – those who have sealed the Deal, who aren’t beholden to liberal indulgence any more than they are to the disdain of the hard Right. It is time to praise blacks who are merely undeniable in their individuality and exemplary in their levels of achievement. John Ridley Read Quote
I want to take initiative; I know my game and I know what I need to do to win. Frances Tiafoe Read Quote
The reality is that Trump’s focus on immigrants is to misconceive of the terrorist problem that exists in the United States. Peter Bergen Read Quote
The truth is, the game industry is a really incredibly difficult place for women to work. Brianna Wu Read Quote
I’ve never thought of myself as a professional. I very rarely do something I don’t enjoy. Stellan Skarsgard Read Quote
There was a great complexity to my father. He was a devoted family man. But, in the same breath, he simply was not suited to an anchored life. He should have been somebody who had a backpack, an old map, a bit of change in his pocket and that was it – roaming the world. Christian Bale Read Quote
One of the hard truths about the new digital world is that we have to be prepared to acknowledge when an experiment is not going to work, and to take action. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
There’s something so naked about being on stage as a musician. I think about that even with standup comedy or something – like, ‘This is it, this is what I got.’ Chris Pine Read Quote