Television is competitive now, and the great stories live on television right now. I'm finding that I'm enjoying television more than film,… — Jaimie Alexander Copy Share Image
But the key thing is that Iraq, while it's got very large oil reserves, has marginalized itself as an oil exporter and… — Daniel Yergin Copy Share Image
We seem to have lost the wisdom of the indigenous people, which dictated that in any major decision, the first consideration was… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
We are all assumed, these days, to reside at one extreme of the opinion spectrum, or another. We are pro-abortion or anti-abortion.… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
We spend so much time, these days, on forms of literature that don't rise to be literature, and I'm speaking about Twitter… — Ben H. Winters Copy Share Image
It's hard to get a movie made about characters these days. We're in a climate where, unless it's based on a toy… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
All novels are about certain minorities: the individual is a minority. The universal in the novel-and isn't that what we're all clamoring… — Ralph Ellison Copy Share Image
I was happy with the umpiring in India last year, New Zealand is OK these days, and the only real area of… — Allan Border Copy Share Image
You sign for a sequel for everything these days, just in case, options. In the past, you avoided them like the plague… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
The problem I have these days is that women are often cast in a role - as a police officer, for example… — Kathy Bates Copy Share Image
When your eyes are softly focused on the horizon for sustained periods, your brain releases endorphins. It's the same as a runner's… — Maria Semple Copy Share Image
Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into peoples hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
One of the biggest differences between liberalism and conservativism these days, is that conservativism isn't what conservativism should be, and liberalism is… — Derek R. Audette Copy Share Image
I think I look nicer now. It's really weird cause when you're 21 you think, "Oh God, when I'm 36, oh God,… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
You know, I looked at my face in the mirror this morning, and I like being old. My face has more content… — Jean-Claude Van Damme Copy Share Image
There's a lot of talk about self-esteem these days. It seems pretty basic to me. If you eat to feel proud of… — Oseola McCarty Copy Share Image
I would like that all of us, after these days of grace, might have the courage - the courage - to walk… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
These days kids get paid enough that they probably don't need to work too much. The problem is when the person is… — Susan Olsen Copy Share Image
The H-bomb rather favors small nations that doesn't as yet possess it; they feel slightly more free to jostle other nations, having… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
We hear a lot of talk these days about teaching values in higher education. Frankly, I am not sure this can be… — Ernest L. Boyer Copy Share Image
Things have changed so much, with Facebook and Twitter. Everyone is so much more accessible these days: no British athlete has ever… — Jessica Ennis Copy Share Image
I enjoyed having a reputation as being wild, but these days I try not to worry about what people think in the… — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
You don't need candlelight and fireside glow to make Christmas happen. Trees, ornaments, gifts, and all of it are splendid embellishments. Not… — Jack W. Hayford Copy Share Image
The problem is these days people don't watch television together. The husband is downstairs watching The Game and the wife is upstairs… — Warren Leight Copy Share Image
Sadly, a lot of what passes for feminism these days is just moaning about men, congratulating ourselves on nothing in particular, and… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
In the future, artists will get record deals because they have fans-not the other way around...The only memento 'kids these days' want… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
The 'cool' record store. It is where you can talk to people who are like you. They look like you, think like… — Wayne Coyne Copy Share Image
Truth and Truthfulness is an ambitious work, and its journeys into history give it a breadth unusual in these days of increased… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
These days, my subjects are murder and mayhem and other terrible things that happen to people - things that are even worse… — Linwood Barclay Copy Share Image
On any morning these days whole segments of the population wake up to find themselves famous, while, to keep matters shipshape, whole… — Louis Kronenberger Copy Share Image
Everybody has a camera on their phone these days, everybody wants a selfie or a picture, and the moment one person starts… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Now it's virtually impossible to write a game that successfully provides challenge and frustration, and that's a shame. We are going to… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
In these days the invention of printing, and the diffusion of knowledge, render historical calumnies a little less dangerous: truth will always… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
These days we dimly believe that the Second World War was won with Russian blood and American money; and though that is… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
Read, listen to and watch everything you can. Explore the corners of popular culture and the arts. And, of course, these days… — Tom Freston Copy Share Image
These days that wouldn't happen - waiting for the light to be exactly right. Because it takes time and time is money.… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
I look for roles that resonate with me these days. While I love putting out just fabulous entertainment, I think now as… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
The Street is as large as consciousness itself. So, when creating art for the street, be mindful of where the public's head… — Eric Drooker Copy Share Image
This isn't a picture filled with wonder and a sense of fun; it's so jaded and crass that I almost wonder if… — Stephanie Zacharek Copy Share Image
What I do feel the modern child lacks, when compared with the earlier generation, is concentration, and the sheer dogged grit to… — Miss Read Copy Share Image
