Pico Iyer I’m very happy to be a foreigner in Japan, and I can’t think of a more wonderful place to live, but at the same time, I would never want to be Japanese, because they are subject to stresses that I am not. – Pico Iyer Foreigner Quotes Happy Quotes Japan Quotes Japanese Quotes Live Quotes Stresses Quotes Subject Quotes Time Quotes Wonderful Quotes It takes 25 minutes to recover from a phone call or an e-mail, researchers have found, and yet the average person receives such an interruption every 11 minutes. Which means that we’re never caught up; we’re always out of breath, running behind. I remember how, in the corporate world, I always knew there was some higher position I could attain, which meant that, like Zeno’s arrow, I was guaranteed never to arrive and always to remain dissatisfied.
Alexander Graham Bell Such a chimerical idea as telegraphing vocal sounds would indeed, to most minds, seem scarcely feasible enough to spend time in working over. I believe, however, that it is feasible and that I have got the cue to the solution of the problem. – Alexander Graham Bell
Alethea Kontis Enchanted’ illustrates how impractical fairy-tale ideals are in the World As We Know It, and yet, Giselle’s unabashed optimism always seems to magically find its time and place. – Alethea Kontis
Bob Baffert To me, it gets harder because it’s expected of you. We expect Bill Belichick to win the Super Bowl every year – and expect Bob Baffert to win. It’s difficult. – Bob Baffert
SpaceSusanna Reid Shutting people away, cooped up in cramped accommodation, is a recipe for frustration and despair. It is impossible for families in one-bedroom flats to get space from each other. No garden, no balcony, no patio means little activity for children. – Susanna Reid
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