Garry Wills I have been an outsider in journalism and in the academy, because I never fully belonged to any of them. – Garry Wills Academy Quotes Belonged Quotes Journalism Quotes Outsider Quotes I’m hardly macho. I present myself as very unnoticeable. There’s an interesting contrast between born Catholics and converts. Converts are often much more rule-directed. Catholicism isn’t something that they breathed in from their childhood, so they think that if you don’t toe the line on abstract doctrine you can’t be part of the Church.
MomTaylor Swift My mom and I have always been really close. She’s always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn’t have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always. – Taylor Swift
Maxine Hong Kingston There can’t be a pure myth, especially when the myth has been handed down in the oral tradition. As the stories are told, they change. If the stories don’t change they just die. – Maxine Hong Kingston
MF Doom The song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘Hmm, should I stay on the underground when everybody else is selling out?’ Nowadays, you can just do it – have your name-brand clothes, do songs with rock n’ rollers – and it’s not considered selling out. – MF Doom
Mats Wilander Some tournaments wouldn’t work as men’s and women’s event but others would. – Mats Wilander
Alia Bhatt Our films are changing so people across the world can see them – when ‘Highway’ premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, a Polish lady said to me, ‘It has a strong message for women.’ So it’s good to know our films are connecting universally. – Alia Bhatt
Malik Bendjelloul I don’t like music docs, usually. There’s nothing to really say. What can you say about music? Normally, you can’t say too much. There are a few really good ones, but the majorities are boring, I think. – Malik Bendjelloul
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