“[In high school] my interests outside my academic work were debating, tennis, and to a lesser extent, acting. I became intensely interested… — Allan McLeod Cormack Copy Share Image
As to whether the people who were supposedly to put up the money and did put it up or whether it was… — Peter Porter Copy Share Image
Houdini, the magician who debunked magic, could not bear to see the great rationalist [Arthur Conan] Doyle enchanted by ghosts and frauds.… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
Both Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King used these phrases ("playing out of one's mind," or "over one's head") to describe their… — Timothy Gallwey Copy Share Image
Contemporary fantasists all bow politely to Lord Tennyson and Papa Tolkien, then step around them to go back to the original texts… — David Eddings Copy Share Image
I remember when I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I thought Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the greatest writers,… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
It's when you give something that you have very little of, that you truly give. - Arthur — Marc Levy Copy Share Image
I think we have different value systems." —Arthur "Well mine's better." —Ford — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
How much he was shaped by being in the hospital so much as a kid. Because he was sick, he was a… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
“Only a child expects life to be just; it's a man's part to stand by the consequences of his deeds.” — Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
You may think I'm doing this without taking the time to really think it through, and you're absolutely right. It would take… — Marc Levy Copy Share Image
John Kerry wants to be the hero in his own drama. He likes King Arthur and the Round Table. He likes the… — Douglas Brinkley Copy Share Image
In 1944 James Arthur and Minnie Susan were added to the Marx household. — Harpo Marx Copy Share Image
Hey, this is terrific!" he said. "Someone down there is trying to kill us!" "Terrific," said Arthur. "But don't you see what… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
When Arthur Ashe plays tennis, his purpose each day is to play the game in a way he has never played it… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
My first, big, silly role at school was as Arthur Crocker-Harris in Rattigan's 'The Browning Version,' where my job was to make… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
The story is also about the battle between Arthur and the Saxons. The Saxons were destroying everything they came across and Arthur… — Antoine Fuqua Copy Share Image
I have a strong and strange character, and I've rarely met directors who knew what to do with this character. One of… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
My dear Arthur, I never talk scandal. I only talk gossip. What is the difference between scandal and gossip? Oh! Gossip is… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
You cannot see what I see because you see what you see. You cannot know what I know because you know what… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
The only person for whom the house was in any way special was Arthur Dent, and that was only because it happened… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
All of my role models, whether it was the disciples, or John the Baptist or Arthur Rimbaud, slept under the stars. — Patti Smith Copy Share Image