Becoming Richard Pryor is a compulsively readable book that sets a new gold standard for American biography. Scott Scaul’s research is extraordinary;… — Debby Applegate Copy Share Image
“ Soigne: Pronounced swan-yay, it is French for "elegant." It is/was used to describe an exceptionally sexy, well-presented dish, but quickly devolved… — Terri-Lynne DeFino Copy Share Image
The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
In Nonviolent Communication you will find an amazingly effective language for saying what's on your mind and in your heart. Like so… — Vicki Robin Copy Share Image
Many a woman will pass for elegant in a ballroom, or even at a court drawing room, whose want of true breeding… — Julia Ward Howe Copy Share Image
Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt… — Christian Dior Copy Share Image
How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, “This is better than we thought! The Universe… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
I really like the risk takers. I like people who make those different choices on the carpet. I really like Charlize Theron.… — Genesis Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I am a design chauvinist. I believe that good design is magical and not to be lightly tinkered with. The difference between… — Ted Nelson Copy Share Image
I admire David Hare as much as I admire certainly any writer ever. What I like about his writing is it is… — Bill Nighy Copy Share Image
Every man speaks and writes with intent to be understood; and it can seldom happen but he that understands himself, might convey… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Every style seems completely appropriate to its epoch. We cannot imagine Madame de Pompadour, or the Empress Josephine, or the early Victorian… — James Laver Copy Share Image
Life consists not of a series of illustrious actions or elegant enjoyments. The greater part of our time passes in compliance with… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I do think that metaphysical exploration is like scientific exploration, in the sense that philosophers and scientists are both developing models of… — L.A. Paul Copy Share Image
Steiner has here transformed the vaporous conceptions of his life, the vapors of what never was and never will be, from their… — Nick Tosches Copy Share Image
But for me, dinner at a fine restaurant was the ultimate luxury. It was the very height of civilization. For what was… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
The Body of B. Franklin, Printer Like the Cover of an old Book Its Contents turn out And Stript of its Lettering… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
It's easy in a novel to be completely unambiguous about the relationship between animal and daemon simply by stating it outright; whereas… — Chris Weitz Copy Share Image
When times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
Queen Victoria did not regard art, letters, or music as in any way springing from national character: they were something quite apart,… — E. F. Benson Copy Share Image
All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. That's why I travel the… — Wale Copy Share Image
“What's poetry?" I've never heard the word before, but I like the sound of it. It sounds elegant and easy, somehow, like… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
“And indeed she did not. I thought she had a tired, dragged appearance, but I would not say so. I knew her… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
If you listen to the great Beatle records, the earliest ones where the lyrics are incredibly simple. Why are they still beautiful?… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
If you have ever been accused of being rude when you were merely stating the truth, or called a gossip because you… — Mark Kingwell Copy Share Image
I was deeply moved by Richard Blanco's reading of his inaugural poem-a timely and elegant tribute to the great diversity of American… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
My other hobby, because I just love any job with a gavel, is auctioneer. And I so often have presided over charity… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
