I have friends who are movie stars, and I think it’s just as hard a job as being a working actor. But it’s a different job, and it’s not the one I want. Frances McDormand Read Quote
You always have to evolve – the minute you start building a moat around you to keep yourself safe, you’re going to lose. Diplo Read Quote
To Westerners, the students at Tiananmen may have given an impression of a solid and energetic consensus against dictatorship and for democracy, but they were an egotistical and fractious lot, riven by disagreements over tactics and money. Pankaj Mishra Read Quote
Travis Alexander was a good guy. Was he a saint? No. But he was somebody who was really, really invested in helping other people and making this world a better place. Everything he did, even the car he drove, was a sign of him trying to be a force for good in this world. Jane Velez-Mitchell Read Quote
To go from hit-and-miss promotions barely taking women’s fighting seriously to women headlining on a regular basis, high-level fights, it’s an amazing thing to see. And it happened in what I felt was a pretty quick succession – though not fast enough – as far as professional sports go. It’s really exciting. Sharice Davids Read Quote
What interests me is the idea that classics is actually quite democratic. It isn’t only the toff, upper-class subject it’s often thought to be. Every generation enjoys rediscovering it. Mary Beard Read Quote
Hollywood is a land of style, a world where how you present yourself matters. Many of the people working here are so dramatically good-looking – that is their style. That’s not me, and I know that. Brian Grazer Read Quote
Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less. Henrik Ibsen Read Quote
