Carlisle Floyd The story of Willie Stark fascinated me because it was tackling the story of a man who outwardly has all the success one could possibly want and who is destroyed by his personal demons. – Carlisle Floyd Demons Quotes Destroyed Quotes Fascinated Quotes Outwardly Quotes Personal Quotes Stark Quotes Story Quotes Success Quotes Tackling Quotes Willie Quotes There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way. The artist is something of an outsider in America. I have always felt that America does not value its artists, certainly not in the sense that the Europeans do.
Neil Turok Scientists cloister themselves away from the rest of society, happy just to receive their next grant. They lose their connection to a purpose. – Neil Turok
Mordechai Vanunu I have no interest in Israeli citizenship… Israel does not want me, nor do I want Israel. – Mordechai Vanunu
David Baddiel I remember watching an episode of ‘Seinfeld’ in which George can’t understand why security guards can’t sit down. He gets obsessed with it and eventually buys a chair for a security guard who sits down and goes to sleep. The shop gets robbed. That’s a brilliant extrapolation of what is essentially observational comedy. – David Baddiel
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Just like our bodies need rest, so does our hair. I put a hair mask on twice a month and walk around with it for a whole day. – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
Jacob Riis When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. – Jacob Riis
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