You don’t want to be ungenerous toward people who give you prizes, but it is never the social or political message that interests me in a novel. I begin with an interest in a relationship, a situation, a character. John Irving Read Quote
I’m proud of my thighs because they’ve gotten me to where I am today and give me the power that I have to play my best. Ali Krieger Read Quote
The future of the world, dependent as it is upon atomic energy, requires more understanding and knowledge about the atom. Willard Libby Read Quote
You don’t want the fight to stop on a cut or something like that. You want to finish the fight. You always have the idea that you have the chance to stay in a fight, because one blow can end it all. Cain Velasquez Read Quote
I’m so proud of my Chinese ancestry, but I was born and raised in America, and I really believe in American values, our American system, our freedom, our liberties. Gary Locke Read Quote
I just try to do things that make me excited. If I can find a way to surprise myself, then that’s when I’m really excited to share something and really can stand behind it. Jaboukie Young-White Read Quote
The essential truth is that sometimes you’re worried that they’ll find out it’s a fluke, that you don’t really have it. You’ve lost the muse or – the worst dread – you never had it at all. I went through all that madness early on. Robin Williams Read Quote
Britain still has the most reliably beautiful countryside of anywhere in the world. I would hate to be part of the generation that allowed that to be lost. Bill Bryson Read Quote
I have to share my story. Not for me, but for the people who might go through the same thing and for juveniles who have gotten in trouble. Brian Banks Read Quote
