Few men have been admired of their familiars.
Michel de Montaigne
Recitation: by Male by Female
It occurred to me that cats were being held back a little bit. I thought, 'I'll give the cat human thoughts and feelings but not be apologetic for it. That would be very catlike.'
Jim Davis
CatsMeThoughtsThoughtFeelings
Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together.
Jewel
WorkYourselfEndYouWantRhythm
People should think about their closets like they think about a stock portfolio. There are things you want to invest in; you make those investments, and those are your blue chips. So you should invest in a great pair of jeans, in a great cashmere sweater.
Jennifer Hyman
GreatBluePeopleThinkYouWant
During every book, I have a nervous breakdown. Usually it's about two thirds of the way through the book - I'm just comatose on the couch for at least a week, and I eventually break through it and have an answer about how to fix the thing.
Andrew Sean Greer
BookWeekNervousWayFixBreak
I've always kind of lived in my own world.
Meg White
WorldKindMy OwnAlwaysOwnLived
The long conflict between Israel and Palestine has, for better or worse, become the world's conflict. It permanently destabilizes the Middle East, blocks the settlement of urgent crises, and intensifies looming threats to the West.
Stephen Kinzer
ConflictWorldBetterLongBecome
Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia.
Trevor Dunn
I AmNowCollectingObsessedAm
I approach an action sequence almost like a mathematical problem. Sometimes you get these action sequences that you read and go, 'Oh my God, this is huge, how do I do it?' and I go, 'Just a step at a time. Sit down and plot each piece of it out.'
Michelle MacLaren
GodTimeStepActionProblemYou
The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
Michael Porter
TeacherBestStrategyKnowTeachers
A spontaneous interview feels differently than anything else you see on television.
David Steinberg
YouTelevisionSpontaneousSeeThan
To go in the water and stare at a shrimp for three minutes and not think about anything else in the world, it's just euphoric.
Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
WaterWorldThinkGoThreeAnything
I have fallen a few times, and each time, I have gotten up and grown as a person and looked at things a little differently.
Ali Krieger
TimePersonUpLittleThingsFew
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