Stanley Hauerwas is correct that Judaism insists on the bearing of children because it is essential to Jewish continuity. But to end the matter there is to miss an essential point: if we are to learn to love others, Judaism says, we must begin by loving those who are closest to us. Meir Soloveichik Read Quote
My belief, for what it is worth, is that city dwellers cannot understand the world. Insulated from reality by complex and expert systems of provision and police, baffled by fashion and spectacle, city dwellers can distinguish neither the sources of their existence nor the consequences. James Buchan Read Quote
Steve Jobs’ ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things as revolutionary are amazing things. Bill Gates Read Quote
Writing has always been an interest of mine, and ‘The Language of Flowers’ combined my experience with foster care with something I’ve always wanted to do. Vanessa Diffenbaugh Read Quote
Almost every customer that I talk to is talking about how they’re using APIs, and what a step function they are for their business. Diane Greene Read Quote
Every time I’ve had to do journalistic investigations, I’ve cursed, but later I discovered that it had helped me enormously with writing fiction. It’s the one thing that can save me from becoming an academic writer. Italo Calvino Read Quote
Little things like that when you go to another country is so welcoming. You meet someone, they’re so jolly, they speak the language, it really helps. Oliver Burke Read Quote
I think that building any product that has a lot of user loyalty is a bit like making a sequel to a great movie or video game – people generally want ‘more of the same thing, except better and different.’ Yehuda Berg Read Quote
Let the machine take care of the machines, and I’ll go spend more time with my family, or golf. Mark Goddard Read Quote