Canadians can easily ‘pass for American’ as long as we don’t accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car. Douglas Coupland Read Quote
There are not many A-list directors who get to make the movies they want to make. I know two: Woody Allen and Tim Burton. Two different textures, but both get to do what they want, and that’s rare. Martin Landau Read Quote
The genome could be thought of as a kind of piano with twenty-five thousand keys. In some cases, a few keys may be out of tune, which can cause the music to sound wrong. In others, if one key goes dead the music turns into a cacophony, or the whole piano self-destructs. Richard Preston Read Quote
Nothing concerns me other than my time. That is my only concern. I don’t pay any attention to the rest. I run after time. If that improves, the gold, silver, etc. will follow. Hima Das Read Quote
When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete. Dan O'Brien Read Quote
Planning is like taking on blinders. I think it is a wise thing to be open to whatever shows up on your doorstep. Margrethe Vestager Read Quote
China never had good intentions. Since the late 1980s, its stated aim has been world domination, technologically and militarily. Steve Hilton Read Quote
I think we do have to take off the gloves in some areas, but within balance, and at the right time and the right way, and for the right reason and with full understanding of what the consequences of that might be. John O. Brennan Read Quote
There was a time when ‘Batman’ really kept me from getting some pretty good roles, and I was asked to do what I figured were important features. However, Batman was there, and very few people would take a chance on me walking onto the screen. And they’d be taking people away from the story. Adam West Read Quote
