At first I had some idea that the absence of color made the work more physical. Early on I was very involved with the notion of the painting as an object and tended to attack that idea from different directions. Jasper Johns Read Quote
Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality. Warren Bennis Read Quote
When I first met Antonin Scalia, I was a small child with one brown ponytail atop my head. Which is odd, because I was a full-grown woman, and my hair was short and blond. Still, sitting on the black leather sofa in his chambers, I remember shrinking. Joan Larsen Read Quote
I am glad to have this opportunity of expressing my high appreciation of the honour extended to me many years ago by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science by enrolling me amongst its members. Guglielmo Marconi Read Quote
I suffered a lot when I tried to make sanitary napkins and promote the idea. My family – including my mother and wife – deserted me. Villagers even tied me to a tree and beat me. But after seeing me successful now, they come and say that they all knew that I would become famous one day. Arunachalam Muruganantham Read Quote
I’ve had statements made – ‘Who in the heck wants to hear a 60-year-old singer?’ That statement was made – it’s disheartening, you know, because you say, ‘Well, hey, why should a guy feel like that about it?’ Jimmy Scott Read Quote
I mean, it’s pretty disillusioning for all of us right now, and we feel pretty helpless when Congress, their approval rating is thirteen percent, and across the board, whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, you sort of want to walk in and fire everybody. Christopher Cross Read Quote
