From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings. Helen Hayes Read Quote
The biggest kick is reading something new and exciting and then getting other people to share your enthusiasm. Beyond all the cant and hypocrisy in publishing, that’s what it’s all about. Sonny Mehta Read Quote
I write the occasional poem. I think my dabbling in poetry makes me better at screenplays. Poetry teaches the value of condensing, the importance of talking in a few words. Kamal Haasan Read Quote
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Read Quote
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in. Aesop Read Quote
I like smart rappers who aren’t necessarily trying to be deeper than you, like Danny Brown. Kelela Read Quote
To understand the motivations behind Chinese government policy decisions, look no further than their impact on State-Owned Enterprises. Anthony Scaramucci Read Quote
Desert Storm was seen by the military establishment and by some politicians as avenging Vietnam, but it left behind dangerous illusions. The victory was so decisive, and information about it so carefully managed, that the American public was never clearly informed that it was purchased at the price of approximately 100,000 Iraqi lives. Michael Ignatieff Read Quote
Washington is a place where people have always been suspect of style and overt sexuality. Too much preening signals that you’re not up late studying cap-and-trade agreements. Maureen Dowd Read Quote
