I’m still no good at ball-and-stick games. If I go play golf with the guys, it’s intended to be a joke. Neil Peart Read Quote
I love Robert Fripp. You know what I really appreciate about Robert Fripp? He always dresses appropriately for the occasion. When he’s on stage, he’s a Dapper Dan. St. Vincent Read Quote
Comics are regularly asked to perform for impossible rooms. They’re called ‘hell gigs.’ Adam Conover Read Quote
I knew I wanted to be a scientist. Which kind of scientist was the question. Charles H. Townes Read Quote
Ever since the ’70s, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo were the godfathers of Scandinavian crime. They broke the crime novel in Scandinavia from the kiosks and into the serious bookstores. Jo Nesbo Read Quote
I always knew I wanted to be an actress, but I did not confide in my parents. Richa Chadha Read Quote
Lula’s foreign policy goal was to turn Brazil into a sub-imperial power, with a presence in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. This strategy must be understood as a reaction to his concerns that the extractive sector would threaten Brazil’s industrial tissue. Fernando Haddad Read Quote
How did it happen that an enlightened country like Germany was pulled into Nazism? That question has occupied me since ‘The Tin Drum,’ my first book. The story also shows that we can never know how a person’s life will unfold; there is no guarantee that a person will do what is right and avoid what is not right. Gunter Grass Read Quote
I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker – and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
