When finally I mustered the courage to tell a novelist friend that I was talking to editors about a biography, her reply was, ‘Oh, that’s okay. That’s not a real book.’ Stacy Schiff Read Quote
Argo,’ ‘Lincoln,’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible. Ron Fournier Read Quote
Land and sea, weakness and decline are great separators, but death is the great divorcer for ever. John Keats Read Quote
We’ve actually eliminated Type II polio in the world, at least as far as we can tell. Seth Berkley Read Quote
I think, head up and shoulders back. Not only does it make you look taller and thinner but it gives you confidence and boosts your self-esteem. Shelley Long Read Quote
Margaret Thatcher inherited a country in transition. The British Empire was still a considerable entity well into the 20th century. Nick Harkaway Read Quote
I learned when I started to study piano that I could play by ear. I could hear a song on the radio a couple of times and hear the song and the lyrics and sing it for you after a couple of plays. Ronnie Milsap Read Quote
If you can maintain your standards and your integrity and you fail, it’s OK. It’s when you sell out and you fail that you feel pretty sick inside. Bonnie Hunt Read Quote
