For me, a great joke is an idea expressed in extremely concentrated form.
Geoff Dyer
Recitation: by Male by Female
As a navigator, I started studying astronomy because sometimes you're not able to use the equipment, so you'd have to do it the old-fashioned way, figuring out what you were seeing in the sky.
Melvin Van Peebles
SkyYouSeeingSometimesWayOut
We're living through the second Industrial Revolution.
John T. Chambers
Industrial RevolutionRevolution
There's no disputing that for pols, the Internet is a great way to connect with people and raise some cash and post 'Sopranos' parodies or play your opponent's macaca moments. But in a 'net root' sense, it's pretty useless for getting someone elected.
John Ridley
GreatPeopleInternetMomentsPlay
I have never really been confident about my career at any stage.
Amitabh Bachchan
ConfidentCareerNeverStageBeen
When I was 17, I studied at RADA in London for the summer. I wanted to live abroad and to pursue drama, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity. I thought I may as well throw myself in at the deep end. My first big role is in 'Starlet.'
Dree Hemingway
LiveOpportunityMyselfDeepThought
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
Swami Sivananda
CharacterYouKnowRightLawsYour
Very early in my career, I thought I had to conform to one style of leadership - lead by being the loudest one in the room, with the sharpest elbows.
Peggy Johnson
LeadershipStyleThoughtEarlyRoom
Disasters happen. We still have no way to eliminate earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, floods or droughts. We cope as best we can by fortifying ourselves against danger with building codes and levees, and by setting aside money to clean up afterwards.
Seth Shostak
BestMoneyBuildingWayCleanUp
Europeans are much more serious than we are in America because they think that a good place to discuss intellectual matters is a beer party.
Richard P. Feynman
GoodBeerThinkAmericaPartyPlace
The call for debt cancellation is welcome, but debt does not just go away.
Noam Chomsky
WelcomeGoDebtCallJustGo Away
It's great to have the chance to play a character before he goes to the dark side, or the yellow side if you will. Normally, you don't get that opportunity. The narrative of a movie usually demands that you are that guy from the start.
Mark Strong
CharacterOpportunityGreatYellow
I've lived in Washington, D.C., for more than 30 years, and the Lasso of Truth would come in so handy. I do think Wonder Woman would be all for the first female president!
Lynda Carter
TruthWomanThinkWonderWashington
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