I grew up in Cleveland, so my heart got attached at a young age to the freight train of sadness that is Cleveland sports. Anthony Doerr Read Quote
The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools. Benjamin Disraeli Read Quote
I am the only player who has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and am the second-best player in my family. Shannon Sharpe Read Quote
When I was very small, maybe 8 years old, we had a big radio that stood on four legs, and it had a cross piece underneath it, and I used to take a pillow and crawl under the radio. Vin Scully Read Quote
I want to put the joy of creativity, of drawing every day, of having a go and being surprised at what one can achieve with just a pencil and an idea at the heart of my term as laureate. I want to make sure people have fun whilst addressing fundamental issues I care about passionately. Chris Riddell Read Quote
For me, the struggle for women’s human rights began the moment I was born in Tehran at the height of the Iranian Revolution, a time when the status of women was quickly deteriorating. Nazanin Boniadi Read Quote
I think ‘Two Towers’ is a completely distinct film from ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ or ‘Return of the King.’ I think that you can watch them as a group and watch how the story evolves, but I think each one was made in its own entirety, and each one has its own palate of sound and music and color and characterization. Howard Shore Read Quote
This was 1978, when flying was still an occasion, a special grand event that took planning and care. I worked as a TWA flight attendant then. I stood in my Ralph Lauren uniform at the boarding door and smiled at the passengers through lips coated with lipstick that perfectly matched the stripe on my jacket. Mostly, the passengers smiled back. Ann Hood Read Quote
I went to the States with that amount of prejudice which seems the birthright of every English person, but I found that, under the knowledge of the Americans which can be attained by a traveller mixing in society in every grade, these prejudices gradually melted away. Isabella Bird Read Quote
