In the 1950s and ’60s, America’s natural resources were in bad shape. Communities were so polluted that clouds of smog lingered over cities like Los Angeles. Rivers and lakes were filled with chemicals. In my hometown of Boston, the harbor was among the nation’s most polluted waterways. John F. Kerry Read Quote
I love ‘An American in Paris.’ That’s the one for me. Some of the visual ideas in that film are just haunting and very free. Ryan Gosling Read Quote
I learned to canoe at summer camp and thought I’d pursue Olympic whitewater canoeing. In my senior year of high school, I instead decided to attend M.I.T. I like to say I’ve had only two jobs in my life: whitewater canoeing instructor and wilderness guide in college, and C.E.O. of iRobot. Colin Angle Read Quote
I’m not going to sit here and say, ‘Pity me; I came from modeling.’ It’s opened a lot of doors. People will take meetings because they’ve heard the name before. That’s an advantage that I have. Brooklyn Decker Read Quote
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. Henry Van Dyke Read Quote
To be in love with someone and be raising a family with someone and want to make that commitment and not be able to is ludicrous, just ludicrous. Brad Pitt Read Quote
I actually don’t know anyone who wants to be famous for fame’s sake, at least not anyone I respect. But you need to have a certain amount of power in order to be able to do what you want. Michael Ian Black Read Quote
I remember the first pangs of stress arriving at the end of school. Once I graduated I had to get a full-time job, worry about health insurance, saving money, paying rent – things I’d never thought about before. Ezra Koenig Read Quote
Personally, I think getting obsessed with yourself is the most dangerous thing. Park Bo-young Read Quote
In my prime, I was the ruler. Simple as that. I understand there’s a lot of great fighters who’ve followed me already since I was the champ – and I hope there’s another who comes along does even better because want to see that – but I haven’t seen anyone do what I did yet. Roy Jones Jr. Read Quote
