I write literary biographies, so above all, I have to love…

With literary biographies, you're either shelved with other biographies or next to your subject's fiction.

— Blake Bailey

“To librarians, booksellers, and collectors there is nothing limited in the subject of books about books.”

— Leona Rostenberg

I have found that my fan base is a bit above average when compared to the common horror fan.

— Adam Green

When I discovered acting, I decided that's what I wanted to do above everything else. It was the first time I was passionate about…

— David Morrissey

If the world were an orange with 18 segments meeting at the top (the North Pole), roughly 8 of them would be in Russia,…

— Alex Shoumatoff

The focus in the Western pictorial tradition is on the body of Christ, the bit you can paint, the Nativity and the infancy, but…

— Neil MacGregor

A good deed is not just a duty, but above all, a privilege.

— Shari Arison

We lived above my father's launderette. Both my parents ran the launderette, but my father was also a factory supervisor, and my mum worked…

— Sanjeev Bhaskar

I've been lucky. I don't for a minute take for granted the good fortune I have had. You don't like to get ideas above…

— Tony Curran

If you're going to reach for it, reach all the way for it. Albums like 'Purple Rain' and 'Thriller' and those kind of records,…

— Dave Sitek

We must commit ourselves to an 'all of the above' energy approach, with a major focus on increasing domestic production and expanding alternatives fuels,…

— Peter Roskam

I get up every morning and chop wood, and I pretty much do it seven days a week, and I like to do it.…

— James Patterson

I wasn't going to be an actor. I was going to be a lawyer. I came from a family just above working class, just…

— Gerard Butler

Ronaldo dominates this world, and Messi is above everything else.

— Kevin-Prince Boateng

In Minnesota, we hold our leaders to a higher standard. We demand that the men and women we send to Washington stand above reproach…

— Kurt Bills