Seeing guys like Canelo helps me get better because they are already champions and I want to become champion. Having role models like that helps me a lot. Ryan Garcia Read Quote
How can people think that artists seek a name? There is no such thing as an artist – only the world, lit or unlit, as the world allows. Annie Dillard Read Quote
It’s easy to look at South Central and say, ‘That’s a bad place,’ and it’s easy to look at Beverly Hills and say, ‘It will be a cakewalk,’ but it just exposed me to a different set of problems. Both sides relate to each other more than they think. Spencer Paysinger Read Quote
No, as much of an insider as I become, I will still always be an outsider. It’s just the essence of me being who I am and doing what I do. Perez Hilton Read Quote
I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions. Caster Semenya Read Quote
My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn’t gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty. Ian Hislop Read Quote
Doing a good play on the stage is like eating a good meal at home – assuming your wife is a great cook or that she’s hired a great cook. Walter Matthau Read Quote
I think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists; that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad – I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is. Aasif Mandvi Read Quote
When you tell a story, there are imperatives of structure, of style, of pacing and all of this, that are there simply because you want to make it a good story. When do you introduce your characters? When do you put them onstage, when do you take them off the stage? How do you weave the different threads of the narrative together? H. W. Brands Read Quote
