People are at their best when they are challenged. If we don't challenge ourselves, nature has a way of giving us challenges anyway. There is great value in our struggles, and human nature has shown us that we only value the things we struggle to achieve. Thomas Frey achievechallengegive share on social
I've made records that everyone has hated and I've loved, and made records that everyone has loved and I've deemed, at best, mediocre. Moby deemhatehave Change image and share on social
As for advice for aspiring authors, the best I can give is to be brave. It sounds like a simple enough thing, but it's not. Rejection is such an integral part of this journey, and it never goes away. V. E. Schwab adviceaspireauthor Change image and share on social
I think any List of Best X creates arguments and people saying 'You listed that rubbish?' That's what lists like this are for. Scott Westerfeld argumentcreatelist Change image and share on social
Tennis and golf are best played, not watched. Roger Kahn golfplaytennis Change image and share on social
Reared in rural southern Alabama, we enjoyed an idyllic Huck Finn boyhood. But education there was casual at best. Our mother and father were high school teachers and challenged the pervasive easy-going ignorance. Gregory Benford alabamaboyhoodcasual share on social
As a writer, you're always trying to say the best thing. You're always thinking about what's the best thing to say, and what's the hardest way to say it, and what's the best line? Sometimes the best line is the simplest line. Sometimes the best line is the line that evokes more feeling than actual wordsmithing. Pusha T actualevokefelt share on social
Gambling is part of the human condition. I love it. I have the best time gambling. I've been winning fortunes, and I've been losing them. Jerry Lewis conditionfortunegamble Change image and share on social
The mark of a writer is to make a story as likely as possible, and I've done my best to deliver authentic atmosphere. Philip Kerr atmosphereauthenticdeliver Change image and share on social