My dad could be beyond brilliant but totally introverted. If we’re talking about computers, he’s on. Otherwise, he’s a total recluse – he stays in the house and won’t leave, and I’m like that. If I’m not working, I’m locked up in my room. Alessandra Torresani Read Quote
Writing is a marvelous adventure and very labor-intensive: those words run away and try to escape. They are very difficult to capture. Eduardo Galeano Read Quote
A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer’s need. Pedro Calderon de la Barca Read Quote
I don’t smoke, drink, do drugs or even have affairs. If I don’t even swear, I should be put in a shrine and sanctified. Farah Khan Read Quote
I started off with making personal donations and eventually set up my own foundation, VTCY Foundation, now known as Better Malaysia Foundation. My contributions are also made through companies that I own. Vincent Tan Read Quote
Until I got older, I never dreamed of what a demanding responsibility it is to keep food in the pantry, to keep clothing neat and presentable, to buy all that is needed to keep a home running. Gordon B. Hinckley Read Quote
We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest. Georg C. Lichtenberg Read Quote
I became a connoisseur of that nasty thud a manuscript makes when it comes through the letter box. James Herriot Read Quote
My two sisters and I had a very nice nanny at home in Morocco until I was 13. I remember my parents saying how she had insinuated herself into our family. They knew she would suffer when we broke away from her. Leila Slimani Read Quote
I’m from Minnesota and have always lived there. And my competitive career actually started in the late ’90s racing motocross, which then turned into racing snowmobiles professionally. I turned pro in 2003, racing with the best in the world and living my dream as a professional athlete. Mike Schultz Read Quote
