I was attracted to cricket at a very young age. My father’s elder brother Akram Siddiq saw the passion for cricket in me, so he pushed me, and then another uncle – father of Kamran, Umar, and Adnan Akmal – advised my father to work hard on me, as he thought that I will make it big in cricket. Babar Azam Read Quote
I had a brief period of questioning whether I should perhaps adopt a child. And my New Yorker editor, Henry Finder, was horrified by the notion. Jonathan Franzen Read Quote
I think that even at my most anxious, if I have a job to do or a role to fill, I know on some level I can step up and complete it. I mean, I’m probably not going to go bungee jumping anytime soon… but pushing myself to weather some discomfort now and then feels healthy. Lisa Hanawalt Read Quote
I always try to balance the light with the heavy – a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes. Bette Midler Read Quote
The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks – ways of thinking analytically – are tied to nature’s laws. Edward Tufte Read Quote
After studying in Sheffield, I went down to London to do my post-graduate degree at the National Film and Television School, embarking on the movie that would eventually become ‘A Grand Day Out.’ Nick Park Read Quote
Anytime I can get into a situation in which I’m running routes, I love it. I mean, I’d go out in the streets and just run some routes. Amari Cooper Read Quote