My writing always came out of a very personal place, out of an attempt to stay sane.
Alain de Botton
Recitation: by Male by Female
I had a paint pony called Half-Pint, and I rode her in Madison Square Garden, and that was my first big show. But my first real pony was this red pony called Chantal. He was absolutely amazing. He was a great pony, except he did spin me off a couple of times! I would blink, and then I would be on the floor.
Jessica Springsteen
GreatRedAmazingMeGardenFirst
I'd go dance at talent shows, and because I was young I had the upper hand on a lot of other crews. People thought it was cute. I used that to my advantage.
Jermaine Dupri
CuteDanceTalentPeopleThoughtGo
You take out an injunction against somebody or some organisation and immediately news of that injunction and the people involved and the story behind the injunction is in a legal-free world on Twitter and the Internet. It's pointless.
Jeremy Clarkson
PeopleWorldStoryInternetYouOut
The extraordinary thing about Irving Berlin is that he's like the American Mozart! It seems as if his songs were always there. How do you put together songs like 'Always' or 'Cheek To Cheek'? Songs of his are, frankly, perfect.
Maury Yeston
TogetherAmericanYouPerfectAlways
As artists, we like night more than day sometimes.
Ang Lee
DayNightSometimesMoreArtists
I have a stake in a company called Super Fight League, which is an MMA company in India, and we have a lot of shows in Dubai, too.
Amir Khan
FightDubaiIndiaCompanyMMAShows
No one wants to be lectured at.
Amanda de Cadenet
Wants
In essence, String Theory describes space and time, matter and energy, gravity and light, indeed all of God's creation... as music.
Roy H. Williams
MusicGodTimeLightSpaceEnergy
People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue.
Michael Pollan
FoodPeopleEnvironmentalSlowIssue
Extremists often derive their inspiration from literal interpretations of texts that should rightly be read not as Associated Press reports from the ancient world, but as theological and literary enterprises requiring independent intellectual assessment.
Jon Meacham
WorldIntellectualIndependentPress
Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon.
Diana Ross
TimeLegacyThinkFeelSomeoneYou
In a way, the sense of quality has improved, the status symbol of the small things is gone, and it is acceptable to use stainless steel, even if the neighbour uses silver.
Arne Jacobsen
Small ThingsQualitySmallSilver
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