Compared to people in Africa, I think we’ve all had privileged upbringings. Julian Casablancas Read Quote
I read academic books on courtesan culture at the turn-of-the century in Shanghai such as Gail Hershatter’s ‘The Gender of Memory’. The diaries were mostly in the form of letters from courtesans to a lover who had disappeared or taken their savings. Amy Tan Read Quote
I didn’t like the idea of changing myself for the industry. I felt to have my teeth straightened and bleached and to starve myself to change my body was not respecting who I was. Laetitia Casta Read Quote
I would study the best, the most flashy, the guys that had that flair, the guys that had that wow. I’d study those fighters, and I made up my mind that I’d be all of those at once. Jon Jones Read Quote
We’re so used to seeing women in movies about a romance where they don’t seem to have any inner fortitude. They’re completely defined by their relationships, and it’s hard to engage with those characters and relate to them. Susanna Fogel Read Quote
I needed a way to have the platter continuously spinning while I’m moving the record back and forth. I went to a fabric store. When I touched this hairy stuff – felt – I found it. I rubbed spray starch on both sides and ironed it until it became a stiff wafer. After that, I was able to stop time. Grandmaster Flash Read Quote
I grew up understanding the pros and cons of what you’re getting into and knowing what comes with your job. I like to keep my private life private, and then work is work. I feel so far I’ve had a really good balance with that. Lily Collins Read Quote
The friends in my real life do tend to be smart and funny and creative. I am lucky! Elizabeth Berg Read Quote
Honestly, I grew up in pretty modest circumstances. We were a middle-class family. Larry Gagosian Read Quote
Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Read Quote
