I feel pressure every day. It is only pressure that I put on myself, but I would expect all professional sportspeople to feel pressure to perform their best whenever they are at work. Tony McCoy dayexpectfeel Change image and share on social
I am fortunate that I have two older brothers, and they have definitely helped me with being competitive just to keep up with them. We were always encouraged to try what we wanted to do. As long as we tried our hardest and did the best we could, it didn't matter what we did. Simone Manuel brothercompetitiveencourage share on social
Open shelving may be fashionable, but a closed cabinet door is the best way to stop grease and dust collecting in the first place. Sheherazade Goldsmith cabinetclosecollect Change image and share on social
I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work. John Frankenheimer atmospherecreatecreative Change image and share on social
If you want to make information stick, it's best to learn it, go away from it for a while, come back to it later, leave it behind again, and once again return to it - to engage with it deeply across time. Our memories naturally degrade, but each time you return to a memory, you reactivate its neural network and help to lock it in. Joshua Foer backdeeplydegrade share on social
I have never pretended to be the best Scientologist, but I openly and vigorously defended the church whenever it was criticized, as I railed against the kind of intolerance that I believed was directed against it. I had my disagreements, but I dealt with them internally. Paul Haggis believechurchcriticize share on social
We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extremely good, but a very significant proportion of the British population that comes out of compulsory schooling with very low standards of education. Nigel Short britainbritishcompulsory share on social
Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons. Garrett Hardin believecommondestination Change image and share on social
'Awake' was just the most beautiful show. For most of the shooting, we didn't know if they were going to air. You never knew. We were just trying to make it the best it could. Daniela Bobadilla airawakebeautiful Change image and share on social
The seeds of success in every nation on Earth are best planted in women and children. Joyce Banda childearthnation Change image and share on social