I'm really connected to people, and my relationships with people are paramount, so I write about relationships, particularly strong female ones. In my family, there were six girls born in five years. We were best friends. And my parents raised all of us as first-class citizens. Alane Ferguson bearcitizenclass share on social
I spent, as you know, a year and a half in a clergyman's family and heard almost every Tuesday the very best, most earnest and most impressive preacher it has ever been my fortune to meet with, but it produced no effect whatever on my mind. Alfred Russel Wallace clergymanearnesteffect share on social
There is no country that has the best men. Alicia Machado countryman Change image and share on social
For one who has an interest in the body as text, airports are treasure troves of information. It seems almost un-American to enjoy delays, and perhaps enjoy is not the best word, but certainly a delayed flight, if it does nothing else, allows one the opportunity to make prolonged observations about one's fellow travelers. Abraham Verghese airportamericanbody share on social
I think there's a lot of interesting stuff on TV. I feel much more optimistic about TV than I do about movies. There will always be good movies but I think, for the most part, it's always going to be a huge fight to get those movies made. TV is the best place to be as a writer, I think. Alan Ball feelfightgood share on social
I've been around the track a lot. I've had the best of the years, and I don't want a single year back. Abraham A. Ribicoff backhavelot Change image and share on social
I like Barrington Leavey; he's the best, and Toots and The Maytals are also the best. Adam Lamberg barringtonleaveymaytals Change image and share on social
America is the best half-educated country in the world. Nicholas M. Butler americacountryeducate Change image and share on social
The road to success, and by that I mean... the possibility of giving the best one has to the cause that one loves most, is not easy. Louis Finkelstein easygivelove Change image and share on social
I'm named after a horse. My mom's best friend had a horse named Brooke, so my dad suggested 'Brooklyn' as a more formal version, and it just stuck - and now I live in Brooklyn part-time, so go figure. Brooklyn Decker brookebrooklyndad Change image and share on social