You paint what you know best; what you went through as a teenager and child. My world is the one I got to know in Medellin; I never paint anything else other than that. Fernando Botero childmedellinpaint Change image and share on social
Chet Atkins... is probably the best guitar player who ever lived. Charley Pride atkinschetguitar Change image and share on social
All I really want is a beat from Kanye West. I've met him, and I think he's real cool with us. If I get that beat, I'm going to rap the best verse I ever dropped - even if it's his worst beat. Domo Genesis badbeatcool Change image and share on social
'Star Wars' is very black and white, and honestly, I like it that way. But fantastical settings like that work best when the characters within them feel real. Real people have conflicts and make mistakes and get it wrong sometimes. Claudia Gray blackcharacterconflict share on social
To be sure, administrations since Ronald Reagan had gone out of their way to massage and 'spin' news to the president's advantage, while the media did its best to un-spin it. Nigel Hamilton administrationadvantagemassage Change image and share on social
I never studied, but I had the best teachers. Mstislav Rostropovich studyteacher Change image and share on social
I was born in the '60s and grew up in the '70s - not exactly the best decade for food in British history. It was horrendous. It was a time when, as a nation, we excelled in art and music and acting and photography and fashion - all creative skills... all apart from cooking. Heston Blumenthal 60s70sact share on social
Work creates an enormous sense of self and I saw that in my mother. She was an enormous, towering figure to me in the best possible way. I picked up a lot of things from her in the way that I work... I also picked up a lot of the failings of when your father doesn't have those things and that results in a house that turns into a minefield. Bruce Springsteen createenormousfailing share on social
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. James Branch Cabell fearliveoptimist Change image and share on social
I don't think God said we should all be soft. My job is to compete, and the best prevails. I will continue to play, and that's the way I'm succeeding in my life. If I hit you by mistake, all I can say is 'I'm sorry,' and I keep moving on. Dikembe Mutombo competecontinuegod share on social