Like all writing rules, the injunction to start with the trouble can be broken, and it should be sometimes - if there's good reason. Darin Strauss breakgoodinjunction Change image and share on social
Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened. Lawrence Durrell geniusintervenelaughter Change image and share on social
Like all young reporters - brilliant or hopelessly incompetent - I dreamed of the glamorous life of the foreign correspondent: prowling Vienna in a Burberry trench coat, speaking a dozen languages to dangerous women, narrowly escaping Sardinian bandits - the usual stuff that newspaper dreams are made of. Russell Baker banditbrilliantburberry share on social
Like almost every major infrastructure, the Internet can be abused and its users harmed. We must, however, take great care that the cure for these ills does not do more harm than good. The benefits of the open and accessible Internet are nearly incalculable, and their loss would wreak significant social and economic damage. Vint Cerf abuseaccessiblebenefit share on social
Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren't so exciting. Bill Gates daydebtexcit Change image and share on social
Like almost everything else from the West, the Romantic Revolution arrived late in Russia. Tom Stoppard arrivelaterevolution Change image and share on social
Like Americans, people outside America want fun, want an emotional compensation for the utilitarianism and calculation that mark the rest of their lives. Todd Gitlin americaamericancalculation Change image and share on social
Like an apparently strict musical form it breaks the five minute whole into its structural parts - a descriptive preamble, the action of taking the cards, the development of the cards' manipulation and the revelation of what has been achieved. Gavin Bryars achieveactionapparently share on social
Like an author, a cricketer signs his name on every innings he bats or bowls in; indeed for every cricket ball that challenges him on the field. Harsha Bhogle authorballbat Change image and share on social
Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint. Tony Curtis opuspaintsing Change image and share on social