When I turned fifty, I decided to quit the mill and go to graduate school. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
I’ve trained since I started walking, I’ve played sports, I’ve competed. I’ve learned how to win, even if I haven’t done it as much as I’d like. Gary Woodland Read Quote
I was sad and in a dark place, and I turned to a hobby to sort of take me out of that. Cole Sprouse Read Quote
My education in the public schools of New York City between 1932 and 1944 was an excellent preparation for a life in science. Because of the Depression, these schools were able to attract a remarkably talented and dedicated collection of teachers who encouraged their students to strive for the highest levels of accomplishment. Robert Fogel Read Quote
I’m the product of the classical, old-fashioned European education that is broad-based. You want to get your degree in the world, you have to study all sorts of things. Vaclav Smil Read Quote
The world is not going into concentric blocs of power. It is actually going into a diffusion of power with more centres of decision-making than ever in human civilisation. That requires you to place yourself in far more hubs of power than ever before. William Hague Read Quote
Antiabortion rules disproportionately harm women of color and low-income women of every ethnicity, affecting their economic capacity and threatening their very lives. Stacey Abrams Read Quote
I’m always in the kitchen, cooking and experimenting – I love it. And every now and then I think, ‘I should write a cookbook’ or, ‘I should write for food magazines.’ And then I get drawn back to writing fiction again. Kiran Desai Read Quote
Don’t lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. Ralph Marston Read Quote
Barton Fink’ owed something to Roman Polanski. As a director, he always goes beyond the obvious narrative drift. Ethan Coen Read Quote
