When I was a student, I had a part time job as a barmaid at a dodgy pub in Kent. Jane Green Read Quote
I just am who I am. And then when people label me eccentric or different, I’m kind of astonished because I think, ‘This is completely normal. This is just how I am, it’s how I’ve always been.’ Daphne Guinness Read Quote
What most surprises me about Brazil is the extent of the difficulties that we create for ourselves. We create a lot of legislation to control the Brazilian state itself, that this ends up meaning that things don’t go with the speed any head of government would like. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Read Quote
It’s a secret, but when I decided to apply to ‘Shonen Magazine,’ it was already past the deadline, so I had no choice but to go with ‘Shonen Jump.’ My motivation for becoming a cartoonist was… to put it bluntly, the ¥100,000 prize money. Akira Toriyama Read Quote
It is so gratifying to hear from people who look up to you and see you in these places that they never thought they could ever dream to be. It’s emotional. You really feel like you’re opening up people’s minds, who otherwise thought that they couldn’t dream big. That’s such a huge opportunity. It’s such a gift. Julia Jones Read Quote
I’ve never found kicks to the groin particularly funny, although recent work in the genre of the buddy movie suggests audience research must prove me wrong. Roger Ebert Read Quote
I don’t know many better training grounds than being mayor of San Francisco – those were pretty intense years in terms of reporting and scrutiny. Gavin Newsom Read Quote
