It's been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You can't do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how. Holly Near activistdelicateentertainer Change image and share on social
I have encountered on this long road an enthusiasm for an Irishness which will be built on recognising again those sources from which spring the best of our reason and curiosity. Michael D. Higgins buildcuriosityencounter Change image and share on social
Women are about the best lovers of nature, after all; at least of nature in her milder and more familiar forms. The feminine character, the feminine perceptions, intuitions, delicacy, sympathy, quickness, are more responsive to natural forms and influences than is the masculine mind. John Burroughs characterdelicacyfamiliar share on social
I took part in what was actually the last eruption of Marxist internationalism. Christopher Hitchens eruptioninternationalismmarxist Change image and share on social
Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've grown older and thought that one could approach something with a little more subtlety. John Schlesinger approachbitecontrol Change image and share on social
I think that everybody's worked on shows where you feel like maybe a divide has happened between the talent and the crew. Those are the hardest jobs to do your best in, because as you're performing, you're aware that the people around you, because they haven't been afforded the respect that they deserve, they're not as invested. Jessalyn Gilsig affordawarecrow share on social
When you're doing a job, you go out there and do it to the best of your ability and you don't think about awards and things like that. Michelle Fairley abilityawardjob Change image and share on social
What I can say is that all my characters are searching for their souls, because they are my mirrors. I'm someone who is constantly trying to understand my place in the world, and literature is the best way that I found in order to see myself. Paulo Coelho characterconstantlyfind share on social
I like the best of the British press. The best of the British press is very good. John Major britishgoodpress Change image and share on social
I'm aware that many of my friends will be saddened and shocked, or shock-saddened, over some of the chapters in 'The Catcher in the Rye.' Some of my best friends are children. In fact, all my best friends are children. It's almost unbearable for me to realize that my book will be kept on a shelf, out of their reach. J. D. Salinger awarebookcatcher share on social