We learn best to listen to our own voices if we are listening at the same time to other women - whose stories, for all our differences, turn out, if we listen well, to be our stories also. Barbara Deming differencelearnlisten Change image and share on social
I support GMOs. And we should label them. We should label them because that is the very best thing we can do for public acceptance of agricultural biotech. And we should label them because there's absolutely nothing to hide. Ramez Naam absolutelyacceptanceagricultural share on social
Keeping the pen out of your hand as much as possible is the best way to write a song, in my estimation. But the pen must come in to tighten it up. Glen Hansard estimationhandkeep Change image and share on social
Researching real people and doing them, I think, is harder than anything else. You don't want to do a caricature of them and you don't want to do an impression. You just want to do the best you can, in terms of presenting their views and a general impression of the guy. That's the hardest thing to do, real people. Stephen Root caricaturegeneralguy share on social
I was good at swimming until everyone started to grow. The best swimmers are really tall with great big shoulders, and that just isn't us. But then a big, powerful swimmer isn't going to be so good on the bike and the run. Jonathan Brownlee bigbikegood share on social
When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature. And acting, of course. Joan Collins actalgebraarithmetic Change image and share on social
The best thing about golf is ultimately what it teaches you about yourself. And the worst thing is how freakin' nervous it can make you feel. Gabrielle Reece badfeelfreakin Change image and share on social
My mom died of cancer when I was really young. I'm not someone who tries to work out their own stuff with a role, but I think that happened despite my best efforts to keep myself separate from it. Sarah Polley cancerdieeffort Change image and share on social
As writers, we do our best to conjure a world so vivid that the reader can practically walk through it - but we're still only using words and relying on readers to do a lot of work of imagining. Providing pictures as well as words offers a whole new dimension to the experience of consuming a story. Sharon Shinn conjureconsumedimension share on social