To want to come to New York, you have to have a sense of wonder about the world and a foolish sense of worth about yourself. And I, too, had both of those things. George C. Wolfe Read Quote
The team was supported by the fans, and the city was committed to a new building. But that wasn’t good enough for Walter O’Malley. He had a better deal, and he passed up a good deal for a better one. I don’t think that was right, because ownership of a ballclub is at least a semi-public trust. Jerry Reinsdorf Read Quote
I had an idea for a story about a young woman who was living with people who were different, not just superficially different – such as hair colour, or eye colour, or skin colour – but different in some significant way. Jean M. Auel Read Quote
If I hadn’t gone to dancing school, I would have married and had children like my mum and had a normal life. Jean Simmons Read Quote
My teacher told me I’d never amount to anything. I left high school at 15, after one year. But my real teachers were all the people around me. And I was a good listener. Curtis Mayfield Read Quote
My parents always told me that if you want something, you can do whatever you have to do to get it. As long as it’s not against someone else. Marion Cotillard Read Quote
Too often, young people who are just bursting with idealism either find themselves playing a game for which they have little heart or are hurling themselves into wasteful protests against the so-called Establishment. George W. Romney Read Quote
Children, I mean, think of your own childhood, how important the bedtime story was. How important these imaginary experiences were for you. They helped shape reality, and I think human beings wouldn’t be human without narrative fiction. Paul Auster Read Quote
