Britain in the 19th century was two things simultaneously; the hub of the largest empire on earth and the greatest manufacturing and trading nation the world had ever seen. Yet the formal empire and the trading empire were not the same thing. David Olusoga Read Quote
Upward mobility across classes peaked in the U.S. in the late 19th century. Most of the gains of the 20th century were achieved en masse; it wasn’t so much a phenomenon of great numbers of people rising from one class to the next as it was standards of living rising sharply for all classes. You didn’t have to be exceptional to rise. Ben Fountain Read Quote
The Democrats want government to do the spending. Senator McCain wants families to do the spending. Phil Gramm Read Quote
I don’t want to scream ‘Immigrant Song’ every night for the rest of my life, and I’m not sure I could. Robert Plant Read Quote
It is easy to get an interesting loop to happen, but it becomes a collage when the song and loop are constantly changing. Washed Out Read Quote
My daughter, Lila, is my style critic. She’ll say, ‘No, Mummy, you can’t wear that.’ She’s very good. I do trust her instinct. Kate Moss Read Quote
I’ve got some horses which, unfortunately due to my job, I don’t spend enough time with them, but they’re my release when I get home. I go down to the stables, muck ’em out and spend a bit of time with them and they love me and it’s great just going home to see them. Chris Kamara Read Quote
