I'm overwhelmed by the pain in the world; I'm affected by…

“I am the sum total of everything that went before me, of all I have been seen done, of everything done-to-me. I am everyone…

— Kiran Desai Salman Rushdie Vikram Seth Siddhartha Deb William Dalrymple Amit Chaudhuri Sunil G

The great war that broke so suddenly upon the world two years ago, and which has swept up within its flame so great a…

— Woodrow Wilson

Who what am I? My answer: I am everyone everything whose being-in-the-world affected was affected by mine. I am anything that happens after I’ve…

— Salman Rushdie

“Let us suppose that the great empire of China, with all its myriads of inhabitants, was suddenly swallowed up by an earthquake, and let…

— Adam Smith

We don't realise how much the world has affected us. We put God in the background.

— Henry Blackaby

We live in a small world, and we all are affected by everything that happens everywhere. And to look at it less selfishly, we…

— Natalie Portman

The songs I write and the way I see the world have been affected a certain amount since I became a father.

— Gregory Porter

Actually, when I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

My stuff was more of a folk coffeehouse thing, with more acoustic guitar, just me doing a single, and then adding on instruments and…

— Dan Hicks

I'm really proud of all the stuff we've built with Green Lantern - from Larfleeze to the different corps. The universe has expanded and…

— Geoff Johns

Comic-strip artists generally have very modest ambitions. Day to day, we labor to fit together all these little moving parts - a character or…

— Garry Trudeau

One of the most beautiful things that recruited me to join the LaRouche movement is its emphasis on Classical singing and composition, especially with…

— Kesha Rogers

The film opens up the world beyond Katniss' point of view, allowing the audience access to the happenings of places like the Hunger Games…

— Suzanne Collins

I like Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream, as it's great for soothing dry skin and adding shine. I use it instead of balm, too.

— Ashley Madekwe

Many American TV actors employ agents, managers, business managers, publicists and stylists, and are now adding digital media manager to the list. Their job…

— Gina Bellman