For me, the ages between 9 and 12 were great because it was before you wore any masks, and you had some autonomy in the world. You had some freedom, and you felt you had unlimited ambition. It’s when you thought, ‘I’m going to write plays. I’m going to be president. I’m going to do this; I’m going to do that.’ And then it all falls apart. Claire Messud Read Quote
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. Alexander Hamilton Read Quote
The risk of relying on a handful of customers is not just financial. Your product also is at risk when you’re at the mercy of a few big spenders. When any one customer pays you significantly more than the others, your product inevitably ends up catering mostly to that customer’s specific needs. Jason Fried Read Quote
My original perception of wrestling was not a very positive one. I didn’t understand it at all, and I thought it was kind of silly and ridiculous. But as I got to know it, it was sort of like how people used to talk about musicals, to me, when I was younger. Betty Gilpin Read Quote
I’d been politically active ever since my parents wheeled me in a stroller in a ‘ban the bomb’ march in Boston in 1963. David Grinspoon Read Quote
My family makes these vinegars – out of everything from grapes to peaches and cherries. We go through the whole process with the giant vat and drainer, label them, and give them as Christmas presents. Mario Batali Read Quote
Soviet expansionism in Europe, the battle for control of China, and the 1950 invasion of South Korea would shatter once-euphoric dreams of post-war cooperation with the Kremlin. M. Stanton Evans Read Quote
