And in down times it shakes a lot of the bad SF out, a lot the stuff that was bought for literary reasons, which is neither entertaining nor great literature. Jerry Pournelle Read Quote
On the evidence we have, the meritocratic ideal ends up being just as undemocratic as the old emphasis on inheritance and tradition, and it forges an elite that has an aristocracy’s vices (privilege, insularity, arrogance) without the sense of duty, self-restraint and noblesse oblige that WASPs at their best displayed. Ross Douthat Read Quote
The fact is, funnily enough, that the people who seem to be most committed to causes also seem to be least invested in anyone actually talking to each other. Abigail Disney Read Quote
I tend to want to form bands and then create new music within them. Queen was an exception, and we joined forces because it just seemed to work when we played together. Paul Rodgers Read Quote
I had difficulty in grasping how music was made for films. It was a huge learning curve and the toughest phase of my life. Ilaiyaraaja Read Quote
Oscar Niemeyer really inspired me. He’s from South America, where nature has meaning. And his architecture was not expensive or high tech but artistic and spiritual. I like that. Ma Yansong Read Quote
