Mum was born in 1938 in Guyana and came to Britain at the end of the 60s. She settled in Tottenham, north London, and worked for London Transport and then as a home help, a care assistant and finally a local authority officer. Bringing up five children singlehandedly with little money can’t have been easy, but she did it with tremendous style. David Lammy Read Quote
I hate greens. I hate vegetables, but greens – especially in a smoothie – are a great way for a big kid like me to hide my vegetables into the meal. Harley Pasternak Read Quote
Heaven have mercy on us all – Presbyterians and Pagans alike – for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending. Herman Melville Read Quote
It’s tough, but you can still find joy in the struggle. Going through a season with a lot of struggles, I got a lot of practice. You have to set yourself up for joy, give yourself the best opportunity to have that going on inside. Maya Moore Read Quote
I love watching my brothers raise their kids and not have to do it for myself and have the responsibility. Liam Hemsworth Read Quote
I’m easy driving, But I’m not a person who loves living pleasantly above all else. I’m not that way at all. I might think I’m that, but I’m not really that. Ray Davies Read Quote
To be honest, I joined Facebook as an experiment. I accepted all invitations just to see how many people would ask to be ‘friends’ – it quickly overwhelmed my time to process even the invitations and requests, let alone to actually go there and do anything. Vint Cerf Read Quote
In the mid-1970s, I was teaching design at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest. Erno Rubik Read Quote
A play is not a tweet. It can’t be compressed and embedded, and it definitely can’t be delivered apologetically. Corey Stoll Read Quote