Bin Laden was 200 miles away from the area where all of these drone strikes were taking out his key leaders, he was able to indulge in his hobbies… and he was making occasional video tapes and audio tapes to the wider world. Peter Bergen Read Quote
To make sense of bossiness, we need to tease apart two fundamental aspects of social hierarchy that are often lumped together: power and status. Power lies in holding a formal position of authority or controlling important resources. Status involves being respected or admired. Adam Grant Read Quote
Organised religion, organised anything, requires commitment and requires an engagement with something. A lot of the time, we don’t want to commit. Martin Freeman Read Quote
I am convinced that policies meant to reduce alleged carbon dioxide-induced global warming will be destructive. Christopher Monckton Read Quote
If a studio is going to offer me the opportunity to invite my mother and grandmother and all my friends to visit me free of charge in Thailand, I’m going to take that opportunity. Leonardo DiCaprio Read Quote
In the end, nature is inexorable: it has no reason to hurry and, sooner or later, it takes what belongs to it. Unconsciously and inflexibly obedient to its own laws, it doesn’t know art, just as it doesn’t know freedom, just as it doesn’t know goodness. Ivan Turgenev Read Quote
I try to play like I did when I was a young boy playing in my garden. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s not so good, but I try to always make sure I give my best to help the team, even if I am not having the best game myself. Eden Hazard Read Quote
Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Read Quote
I’ve never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that’s never been important. Len Wein Read Quote