Someone did once bow to me, and my mother immediately told them off. Although whether she was prompted by the breach of protocol or the fact I enjoyed it a little too much, I really couldn’t say. David Linley Read Quote
What I want to do is tell stories about normal people in the American suburbs. I don’t write the book where it’s a conspiracy reaching the prime minister; I don’t write the book with the big serial killer who lops off heads. My setting is a very placid pool of suburbia, family life. And within that I can make pretty big splashes. Harlan Coben Read Quote
I think behavioral economists don’t have any more of an explanation about the rise of Trump than anyone else. Richard Thaler Read Quote
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child’s board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted. Walter Scott Read Quote
What kind of woman am I attracted to? Really? Can I just say I like what most human beings want? Chris Pine Read Quote
They’ve made it a felon to drive from Florida to Louisiana with any fighting birds, so I’ve had to get rid of most of my chickens. I only got about a hundred left now, which I just keep for colour and breeding. I love those birds as much as anything. Roy Jones Jr. Read Quote
My mother had been an English teacher in India before she came to the U.K., and she taught me to read early on – not only in English, but in Hindi, too. My teachers didn’t like the fact that I was reading more quickly than they were teaching, and as a consequence, I would sometimes get bored in class. Sanjeev Bhaskar Read Quote
Let’s stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent. Marco Rubio Read Quote
