All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest – never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership. Ann Landers Read Quote
I feel like my career is to speak truth to power, and a lot of times, that sounds like troublemaking. If speaking truth is troublemaking, then yes, I will consider myself a professional at that. Luvvie Ajayi Read Quote
Bahia is the Amazon’s geographical next-of-kin: the same climate, forest canopy, diverse floor. But there is no wild cacao; the tree was introduced, most likely by a Frenchman, Louis Frederick Warneaux, who, in 1746, sowed seeds near one of Bahia’s large rivers. Bill Buford Read Quote
Inevitably, the role of being a backbench Member of Parliament is completely different from being a minister bound by collective responsibility. Nicky Morgan Read Quote
Helping others is the key duty for everyone on this earth who is remotely capable to do so. Joanna Krupa Read Quote
What makes ‘The Marriage of Souls’ such a wonderful book is Collins’s intricate reconstruction of the late eighteenth-century world. Simplicity and philosophy are the hallmarks of eighteenth-century art and architecture. The classically pure lines look deceptively simple and unburdened by heavy symbolism or imagery. Amanda Foreman Read Quote
When I started, the music I would be drawn to would be heavy metal and new wave like Black Sabbath – things that seemed more shocking – and then, of course, eventually I would find bands and writers who were laying things out very clearly and whose words felt very sharp to the touch and sharp to your feelings. Ryan Adams Read Quote
There certainly was a time when I started when people looked at me as the secretary to Dr. Buss. Being the boss’ daughter amongst your peers, you gotta show up every day. Jeanie Buss Read Quote
Music is like my secret garden. It’s where I heal myself from every pain that I feel. It’s like a therapy. Jain Read Quote
Libraries are public treasuries. They’re ways in which well-meaning societies leave the wealth of the past arranged A to Z so that anyone walking past can find it. Francis Spufford Read Quote
