I spent two years in Cairo, and I felt a certain urgency about trying to understand the region and the conflict here, in the modest way that a journalist might be able to try and shed some understanding and enlightenment on a region that is profoundly conflicted, and a conflict that has real consequences for Americans. Lawrence Wright Read Quote
When I worked as a newspaper photo engraver in the only job I ever had, many years ago, I’d get the train home to Pukerua Bay where I was staying with my parents. An hour ride, 16 stops, and almost always, I’d have automatic wake-up, seconds before we pulled into my station. Peter Jackson Read Quote
I always try to lace my work with just a teensy-weensy bit of humour. It’s rather like putting a sprig of feathery stuff in a flower arrangement: I believe humour is a great balancer. Roisin Murphy Read Quote
As a kid, picturing people who grew up in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I walking around in hose and latched shoes in the woods behind my house was an interesting atmospheric thing for me. Robert Eggers Read Quote
I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn’t there before that. Van Morrison Read Quote
I thought Iraq was the wrong war at the wrong time and have been fighting to get the Administration to stop its failed policy and bring our troops home. Jim McGovern Read Quote
Some critics say I spent too much time on politics. I don’t put much stock in the critics. Antonio Villaraigosa Read Quote
If everyone would look for that uniqueness then we would have a very colorful world. Michael Schenker Read Quote
Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music’s sake or solely for entertainment. It’s always a vehicle for social connections, discussions and ideas. Yotam Ottolenghi Read Quote
I think if you’re really good at what you do, you can see outside the box. Edward Enninful Read Quote
