I'm a long distance runner, and I get my best ideas when I'm out running. It also helps that I can't write it down immediately - if you hold onto an idea, other things will stick on it. Patrick Ness distancehelphold Change image and share on social
Personal relationships are usually my biggest inspirations for writing my songs. The best way for me to write a song is to visualise the story in my head, and I start humming a melody, and before you know it, a song is born. Nadia Ali bearbighead share on social
A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories. Stefan Banach analogyfindmathematician share on social
I like to think that the best poetry is or involves a contest between ordinary conversation and ritual. Miller Williams contestconversationinvolve Change image and share on social
A thing may fail as a poem because it tries to do what a poem cannot do: it tries to become a treatise on cosmic truth... We can best be exact about the cosmic things - God and truth, beauty, eternity and love - by not talking directly about them. Miller Williams beautycosmicdirectly share on social
I felt that it's best just to be as transparent as possible. Rupert Murdoch felttransparent Change image and share on social
I learned not to be so bitterly defeated when my fiction took a beating from editors. I learned in advertising to color in the lines and have my work done on time and to make it the very best it could be. Jan Karon advertisebeatbitterly share on social
I've known Al Gore since he was born. He has been the best little boy, he was a boring child, and he has never done anything wrong. Cokie Roberts bearboreboy Change image and share on social
Growing up, my next door neighbor was my best friend and an only child too. Miranda Cosgrove childdoorfriend Change image and share on social
Use each interaction to be the best, most powerful version of yourself. Marianne Williamson interactionpowerfulversion Change image and share on social