The difficulty with big cities does not lie in skyscrapers or high-rises per se; rather, it is the values concealed within those buildings which lead to the loss of our humanity and our sense of spiritual emptiness. Ma Yansong Read Quote
I think it is something that is so important, to be very aware of the direction in which the 21st century is going with all this blind faith in democracy. And by the way, I am not against democracy – I am against the blind faith that is being put in democracy. Alfonso Cuaron Read Quote
A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear. Christian Bale Read Quote
My primary thing is to make a painting, not necessarily to make a painting to sell for gazillions of dollars, but just to make a painting. Eric Fischl Read Quote
With the removal of questions about gayness and transgender status in the Census, we really stand to lose a lot of the progress that has been made, and certainly not to make further progress. In order to have a fair system, you need a system you can measure. Andrew Solomon Read Quote
My daughter wasn’t into that type of rock music and kind of played it off. But then these teenage boys started coming around, and Led Zeppelin, I don’t know, it became reinvented. Now she’s very proud of her grandfather. Jason Bonham Read Quote
The last time I did a movie that needed a horse, I said: ‘If it moves, I’m out of here.’ The worst thing is, they know when you’re afraid and act up accordingly. I’ve had them run off on me. Horses I do not like. Christopher Walken Read Quote
One day, I’d like to get a quadruple double, points, assists, rebounds and blocks. Kristaps Porzingis Read Quote