My intention here is to make it clear that not a single cell of my composition, here in regard to The Raven, is found by chance or intuition, that the composition moved towards perfection with the precision and inevitability of a mathematical equation. Maurice Ravel Read Quote
We need to increase the transparency of shadow banking markets so that authorities can monitor for signs of excessive leverage and unstable maturity transformation outside regulated banks. Janet Yellen Read Quote
People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another person’s habitual misery. Graham Greene Read Quote
In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is. That is what makes America what it is. Gertrude Stein Read Quote
I like my life. I like competing, but it’s not just because of the money. Rafael dos Anjos Read Quote
I think I land somewhere between Scorsese and Capra in what I’m drawn to emotionally; I’m drawn to very intense emotion. Capra freaked people out when they saw Jimmy Stewart lose it in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ David O. Russell Read Quote
I wanted to be a cricketer. But I was not skilled enough to be a national-level cricketer. Sushant Singh Rajput Read Quote
Football can give everyone who loves the game their great moments and most dreadful disappointments. All it takes is a couple of bad injuries or decisions to turn a season and that’s just the unforgiving nature of sport. Glenn Murray Read Quote
By isolating ourselves from those with whose opinions we disagree, we lose the ability to defend our beliefs. Alexandra Petri Read Quote