3 December 2020 Henry Miller An artist is always alone – if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.
3 December 2020 St. Vincent My dad used to love Steely Dan, the Stones, Jethro Tull and all that. There was always Steely Dan going in my dad’s car, but I remember The Royal Scam in particular because it has ‘Kid Charlemagne’ on it.
3 December 2020 Zbigniew Brzezinski We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in the history of the United States.
3 December 2020 Elizabeth Gilbert I used to say, ‘Man, I think I’d be a really good dad. I’ll be a great provider. I’m funny I’ll go on trips with them – I’ll do all sorts of stuff.’ But the momming? I’m not made for that. I have a really good mom I know what she put into it.
3 December 2020 John Mayer There’s a constantly applicable nature to soul music, whereas sometimes pop music can be a periodical.
3 December 2020 Robert Atkins I have had cardiomyopathy, which is a non-coronary condition and is in no way related to diet.
3 December 2020 Kofi Annan Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.
3 December 2020 Tyler Florence It doesn’t take money to have style, it just takes a really good eye. Sometimes you can find amazing culinary antiques that will make it feel like an old French kitchen.
3 December 2020 Bobby Orr The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons we’re teaching – not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values – are sinking in.
3 December 2020 Arabella Weir My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo.
3 December 2020 Flannery O'Connor When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over God’s business.
3 December 2020 Robert Bork Modernity, the child of the Enlightenment, failed when it became apparent that the good society cannot be achieved by unaided reason.
3 December 2020 Nicholas Brendon Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me, but patience and persistence have paid off.
3 December 2020 Julia Louis-Dreyfus If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you’re active in your community, there’s nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.
3 December 2020 Henry A. Wallace If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and ‘with malice toward none and charity for all’ go forward on the great adventure of making political, economic and social democracy a practical reality, we shall not fail.
3 December 2020 Paul Prudhomme We trust something in a grocery store and assume it’s good. We don’t learn about the most precious thing in life-the food we put in our body. Educate yourself!
3 December 2020 Plato Justice means minding one’s own business and not meddling with other men’s concerns.
3 December 2020 Adam Sandler I’m 31 now. I think I’m beginning to understand what life is, what romance is, and what a relationship means.
3 December 2020 Tyra Banks I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don’t overeat.
3 December 2020 Ralph Merkle Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight, which is very important if you are launching things into space, and you have to pay by the pound to put things there.
3 December 2020 Daniel Patrick Moynihan The great corporations of this country were not founded by ordinary people. They were founded by people with extraordinary intelligence, ambition, and aggressiveness.
3 December 2020 Elia Kazan I value peace when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.