Maria Edgeworth Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business. – Maria Edgeworth Aversion Quotes Business Quotes Pleasure Quotes The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds who hurt only themselves. How success changes the opinion of men!
Emily Chang There is an often-told story that Silicon Valley is filled with women looking to cash in by marrying wealthy tech moguls. Whether there really is a significant number of such women is debatable. – Emily Chang
Esperanza Spalding For what I can imagine and feel and think and hear, I can hardly do anything on the acoustic bass. It used to be just pure frustration of imagining so much more and being able to get to a certain level of execution. – Esperanza Spalding
Sally Rooney Being shortlisted for the Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize is, of course, a real honour for me and my work. When I wrote ‘Conversations with Friends,’ it was hard for me to imagine the book even finding readers – so it’s a huge privilege to find it judged alongside such exciting and innovative new writing. I’m very grateful. – Sally Rooney
Baruch SpinozaBeautyImaginationNature I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused. – Baruch Spinoza
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