Our notions of self-determination are, on the whole, something of a myth. We are governed almost exclusively by our own peculiar habits,… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
In Sufi terms, there are two very interesting notions of transcendence. One is to gaze out at the universe and to comprehend… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
When I write for 'n+1,' I begin by doing a lot of reading, to try to convince myself I'm not stupid. Then… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
'Rhye' clearly plays with notions of sexual identity, and it has made a concerted effort to keep its own identity mysterious. Its… — Will Hermes Copy Share Image
“I don't put my ideas in a meeting for acceptance or rejection, I put them in the market for success or failure.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
We are people, individuals comprising a variety of sexes, races, shifting sexualities and all the rest of it. Every convention that tries… — Robert Webb Copy Share Image
When I used to say I wanted to play at Wimbledon, they used to laugh in my face and say, 'What are… — Sania Mirza Copy Share Image
I don't like to pretend I was guided in any way by the supernatural world, but the more you talk about that,… — Hannah Kent Copy Share Image
I am always revolted when Islamic leaders, from Afghanistan or elsewhere, deny the very existence of female oppression, avoid the issue by… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
It's undeniable that what we are taught as a culture to believe about disability is at odds with traditional notions of masculinity. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
When I wrote 'The Rozabal Line,' I had no preconceived notions of what a commercial bestseller should be. I have always viewed… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I don't know about you, but I find it exhilarating to see how vague psychological notions evaporate and give rise to a… — Gero Miesenbock Copy Share Image
A possible link between 'madness' and genius is one of the oldest and most persistent of cultural notions. — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
It is odd what notions men seem to have of the scantiness of a woman's resources. They do not find it anything… — Jane Welsh Carlyle Copy Share Image
Everywhere, people are beginning to question masculine notions of control, aggression and black-and-white thinking - and instead are favoring more empathetic, nurturing… — John Gerzema Copy Share Image
People think a watch must weigh a lot to be a luxury. But there's no reason why we should add weight to… — Richard Mille Copy Share Image
There's a lot of romanticisation of the intuitive actor and method acting and all kinds of notions about getting inside a character… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
It's the word 'artful'; it's such a great word, with its dark and its light side, its art and its cunning, the… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
I feel drawn to experiment with ways that technology can interact with notions of intimacy, because so much of technology is done… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
When I left Toronto and entered journalism in the late 1990s, I had many notions about the news business, nearly all of… — Tom Rachman Copy Share Image
