I think the brutality is important to convey as part of the story, to see how brutal it is to have these kids in battle with one another. Josh Hutcherson Read Quote
Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibility upon the incongruous. Yasmin Aga Khan Read Quote
Obama was elected in a flourish of promise that many in the African-American community believed would help not only to symbolize African-American progress since the Civil War and Civil Rights Acts but that his presidency would result in doors opening in the halls of power as had never been seen before by black America. Douglas Wilder Read Quote
When people say, ‘There aren’t enough women on panel shows,’ the answer is to make the host a woman. Sandi Toksvig Read Quote
British culture is very cynical sometimes of overt displays of sentimentality, and I think that becomes almost a suspicion of emotion, or a suspicion of someone making a grand statement. It is always easier to be ironic, or ‘meta’, or coolly postmodern. But I think there is such a thing as authentic sentimentality. Matt Haig Read Quote
I think that’s a big trope in pop music: the blaze-of-glory breakup. It’s not one that I particularly identify with, but it’s definitely possible. Caroline Polachek Read Quote
I think, in the eyes of a lot of circles, especially within football, I’m the soft guy. But I’m fine with being the soft, healthy guy. Chris Borland Read Quote
