I’d rather fiddle with my phone for precious seconds than neglect an apostrophe; I’d rather insert a word laboriously keyed out than resort to predictive texting for a – acceptable to some – synonym. Will Self Read Quote
Early on, I tried to sing, but sustaining a note was something I wasn’t comfortable with. So I tried to get off of the note as soon as I could. Dion DiMucci Read Quote
A sudden silence in the middle of a conversation suddenly brings us back to essentials: it reveals how dearly we must pay for the invention of speech. Emil Cioran Read Quote
When I was in school, I got there on the first day and everyone had long, blonde, straight hair, and I had short, dark, curly hair. I immediately felt I didn’t fit in and started growing my hair. But I’ve learned that I’m only happy when I am truly me and feel comfortable and confident in myself. Emmy Rossum 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
My life off the court has changed. I’m feeling good inside, so I guess it shows on the outside too. Mary Pierce Read Quote
I don’t think I know a single person who’s a minority who hasn’t experienced some form of discrimination at one time or another. Celeste Ng Read Quote
At 18, I stood in the Louvre in front of the paintings that TV had first shown me. David Olusoga Read Quote
How do we stop violence, looting, and riots? The way that we stop that is by making sure that people have the things that they need to thrive. Alicia Garza Read Quote
