Having grown up in a military family, I know that politics should have no role in determining who is best qualified to lead our armed forces. Ron Barber Read Quote
I have quite a different background from a lot of people in the Labour party – I’m of mixed heritage. Chuka Umunna Read Quote
The Huashan project is a clear example of how an urban element, key to the successful growth of the city, can at the same time improve the quality of life for its citizens, thanks to an integration of all three bridges and the creation of boulevards on the banks of the canal. Santiago Calatrava Read Quote
Muscat itself is a mixture of impersonal modern buildings, shopping malls, mosques, traditional souks, tarmac and sand. Fiona Bruce Read Quote
A fanatic commits to an ideal to whatever end. A fanatic throws everything aside to pursue their idea. Take something which it would be good to be committed to, like basic human rights. You might campaign for such a thing. You might spend every day of your life pursuing such a thing. But once you become fanatical about it, anything can happen. Douglas Murray Read Quote
I have a particular love of an actor that I did work with, oddly, in ‘Donnie Brasco,’ who has since become a wonderful talent: Paul Giamatti. I would love to do a whole movie with Paul Giamatti. Mike Newell Read Quote
I was asked by an NPR reporter once why don’t I talk about race that often. I said, ‘It’s because I’m a neurosurgeon.’ And she thought that was a strange response… I said, ‘You see, when I take someone to the operating room, I’m actually operating on the thing that makes them who they are. The skin doesn’t make them who they are.’ Ben Carson Read Quote
We have a real role in how our own collective lives, our nation, and our world and society turn out. Seizing those opportunities is important, and disasters are sometimes one of those opportunities. Rebecca Solnit Read Quote
If we are not careful, we will convey the message that investigators have to be perfect. Not true! Richard G. Scott Read Quote