A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want to just never, ever think about that moral issue. Azar Nafisi Read Quote
Holiday hiring is only useful if you get the right people, and the consensus among HR professionals is that the most consistent and efficient means of finding good people is to use word of mouth. Namely, this is because focusing on referrals means that only people who are already within your network will apply. Fabrizio Moreira Read Quote
For me, geopolitical issues are becoming more important, because how can you understand economy if you don’t understand geopolitics? People think economists just deal with spreadsheets and charts. That’s a narrow-minded caricature. Nouriel Roubini Read Quote
My parents were both in the army for 20 years and then worked in government departments; but they had gone through the Great Depression and known lean times. They always remained extremely frugal and lived far below their means. Veronica Webb Read Quote
I get on all right with my parents. But I don’t see them very much. They split up when I was eight. I stayed with my mum, but I felt it was a bit soft with her. I could do whatever I liked, and I wasn’t getting nowhere, so I went to stay with my dad. Joe Strummer Read Quote
Families survive the Terrible Twos because toddlers aren’t strong enough to kill with their hands and aren’t capable of using lethal weapons. A 2-year-old with the physical capacities of an adult would be terrifying. Paul Bloom Read Quote
Let me be the first to say I can’t remember ever having a conversation about the definition of consent when I was a kid. I knew that ‘no’ meant ‘no,’ but that’s it. Nate Parker Read Quote
