I grew up in a kibbutz in the Galilee, but we were surrounded by Arabic villages, so I heard all these sounds and all this music. My father was very close friends with one of the Bedouin tribes, so I would always go there, to weddings, and I was always very fascinated by that music. Maya Beiser Read Quote
I think chess players are not always what you think them to be. Or maybe it’s our job to appear serious. Anish Giri Read Quote
But I know newspapers. They have the first amendment and they can tell any lie knowing it’s a lie and they’re protected if the person’s famous or it’s a company. Steve Wozniak Read Quote
Ambition has become a dirty word, and I believe it is a great evolutionary force for the positive. If people fail or go astray in their ambition I can live with it but not with people lowering their expectations, wasting time, slacking off and glorifying failure and stupidity. Robert Greene Read Quote
Professional sportspersons are role models, recognized and they have a responsibility. Having said that, everyone makes mistakes and one needs to move on and learn from them. Michael Clarke Read Quote
The people I am most interested in are the ones on the edge of losing everything and falling into the last bit of despair. I’m trying to write about how people exist on that edge and how they can come back. Victor LaValle Read Quote
While other kids played with cars and toys, I listened to music all day. I wanted to sing it and learn it. Robin Thicke Read Quote
If I had to start over, I’d pursue photography – probably to the exclusion of acting. Jessica Lange Read Quote
I wouldn’t suppose for one moment that there’s a single one of Trump’s voters that would be anything but confirmed in their beliefs. Howard Jacobson Read Quote
There are many families that want to raise kids on one income, or one income and some part-time work, and instead find themselves pressured, financially and culturally, to keep up with the dual-earning Smith-Joneses next door. Ross Douthat Read Quote
