Billy Campbell I sailed a bit as a child, but it wasn’t until I was around 40, when I was halfway through Patrick O’Brian’s ‘Master and Commander’ novels, that I had the sudden epiphany that I had to go sail on a square-rig ship. – Billy Campbell Bit Quotes Child Quotes Commander Quotes Epiphany Quotes Halfway Quotes Master Quotes Novels Quotes Obrians Quotes Patrick Quotes Sail Quotes Sailed Quotes Ship Quotes Squarerig Quotes Sudden Quotes When I first came to Hollywood, I used to dream of doing films and escaping television. I would make a horrible politician, because I wouldn’t enjoy my work.
Robert C Merton My principal contribution to the Black-Scholes option-pricing theory was to show that the dynamic trading strategy prescribed by Black and Scholes to offset the risk exposure of an option would provide a perfect hedge in the limit of continuous trading. – Robert C Merton
Sigrid Nunez I try to write every day, preferably first thing in the morning. Of course, there are days when something happens to interfere with this ideal schedule. Then I try to find time later in the day. I usually work at home, but sometimes, for a change I’ll go to a library or a cafe. And I like to read poetry before I sit down to write. – Sigrid Nunez
Randall Cunningham I was actually grateful to even be considered worthy to play in the NFL. – Randall Cunningham
Barbara Walters I don’t know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman. – Barbara Walters
Deborah Moggach I have four Rhode Island Red hens. I get two eggs from them a day. They’re feathered dustbins that eat leftover food and weeds, and they’re easy to look after – I throw some grain at them in the morning, take the eggs and that’s it. I love the sound of clucking. – Deborah Moggach
Rosalind Wiseman In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her. – Rosalind Wiseman
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