John Mason Brown How prophetic L’Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around in circles! – John Mason Brown Circles Quotes City Quotes Laid Quotes Lenfant Quotes Prophetic Quotes Washington Quotes A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember. So often we rob tomorrow’s memories by today’s economies.
Merry Clayton Oh boy, I grew up hearing Sam Cooke, The Soul Stirrers, Mahalia Jackson, sitting on Mahalia Jackson’s lap in my dad’s church. – Merry Clayton
Ismail Kadare For me as a writer, Albanian is simply an extraordinary means of expression – rich, malleable, adaptable. As I have said in my latest novel, ‘Spiritus,’ it has modalities that exist only in classical Greek, which puts one in touch with the mentality of antiquity. – Ismail Kadare
Natasha Lyonne I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or ragamuffin. Or just been one. I certainly liked entertaining people and making jokes, but I don’t know necessarily if that’s what your child is prone to that you should necessarily put them in a real working industry at six years old. – Natasha Lyonne
Martin Jacques Our ascendancy of the past two centuries – first Europe and then the U.S. – has bred a western-centric mentality: the West is the fount of all wisdom. We think of ourselves as open-minded, but our sense of superiority has closed our minds. We never entertained the idea that China could surpass the U.S. – Martin Jacques
Claressa ShieldsTrust Boxing gave me self-confidence that I didn’t have growing up. When I was young, I was super quiet and I didn’t trust anybody. I didn’t like having friends. – Claressa Shields
Add comment