Obviously I’m delighted I’m a grandfather, but I guess it takes a little while to digest. You start thinking, ‘Oh, I’m half-way over the natural life span. So this is the last bit, and I’d better enjoy it.’ Sean Bean Read Quote
I’ve heard people, usually writers, say that no one wrote a great book after winning the Booker, but I honestly did not feel any big pressure. ‘The Gathering’ did hang over me in that it was darker than I thought at the time. Anne Enright Read Quote
September 11 was a wake-up call to me. I don’t want to contribute to the hate in any shape or form. I now regret in the past being silent about what I have heard in the Islamic discourse and being part of that with my own anger. Hamza Yusuf Read Quote
I always envied them, the owners of the cars with the white plates who can be seen around Jerusalem. I always wanted to be one of them. We call them U.N., even though U.N. are generally foreign correspondents with leased cars and yellow plates. Sayed Kashua Read Quote
It is already clear that, because of advances in technology, drones are going to play an increased role in warfare in the years ahead. It is therefore vital that the legal frameworks governing their use are robust and internationally recognised. Douglas Alexander Read Quote
Your employees come first. And if you treat your employees right, guess what? Your customers come back, and that makes your shareholders happy. Start with employees and the rest follows from that. Herb Kelleher Read Quote
Well, ‘Diablo III’ went from no players to over 10 million in a very short period of time. It’s really difficult to predict that type of response. Michael Morhaime Read Quote
My whole thing is, I collect what I know I want to read, and I have certain bookshelves in my bedroom that contain all the books I haven’t read yet. June Squibb Read Quote
