Raised by an irresponsible mother during the Great Depression in the Jim Crow south, my father was on his own from the age of 13. Larry Elder Read Quote
To become one of the best stone lifters in the world, you have to have a good trainer. Hafthor Bjornsson Read Quote
What I love about the TED is that it’s not, ‘Hey, take this check and enjoy.’ It’s, ‘Do something with this, and we’ll help you.’ I think that’s the most beautiful prize I’ve ever heard of. JR Read Quote
In tennis ball cricket, even it’s hit from the toe of the bat, the ball still travels a lot, but in normal cricket, it has to be the middle part of the bat, so it requires a lot of work. MS Dhoni Read Quote
Dog-fooding is using your own products so that you understand from inside out what it is you’re providing the customers. It’s another way to gain insights and to gain intelligence. You use it yourself; you eat your own dog food. Every time we do that, we discover something that we can improve. Joe Gebbia Read Quote
One of the wonderful things about ‘Jason Bourne’ and that franchise is getting to work the same people sporadically and over the course of many years. I’m not so keen on having to get to know a whole group of people. Julia Stiles Read Quote
When I started ‘Case Histories,’ the characters were all going to Antarctica on a cruise. The first part was called ‘Embarkation.’ It was supposed to be about everyone preparing to embark on the cruise, but it mushroomed into an entire book. Kate Atkinson Read Quote
I actually built my own dining table back home in Australia. It’s a secret hobby of mine that I weirdly find transfixing. Benedict Samuel Read Quote
