To an outsider, I just seem like a list of accomplishments. To me, all there is is how often I fail. Junot Diaz accomplishmentfaillist Change image and share on social
To ancient Chinese fancy, the Milky Way was a luminous river, - the River of Heaven, - the Silver Stream. Lafcadio Hearn ancientchinesefancy Change image and share on social
To anger female voters in America is to tread on the tiger's tail. Women turn out in huge numbers, and they are well aware of how their bodies work and what they need. Henry Rollins americaangeraware Change image and share on social
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public. Theodore Roosevelt americanannouncecriticism Change image and share on social
To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the most exciting roller coaster ride of a suspense story I can possibly think of. Jeffery Deaver answercoasterdescribe Change image and share on social
To answer the question, though: I didn't always want to direct. I just liked the idea of it. If a friend was making a short and needed someone who knew screen direction, I would jump in. It would be horrible, but it led to a short, then another, and another. It was like student films. Ben Affleck answerdirectdirection share on social
To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth. Auguste Rodin acceptartistbeautiful Change image and share on social
To anybody who says to me, 'I'm in character,' I say, 'You should be in an asylum.' If you don't know that you're pretending, then you should really seek medical help. I don't have patience for that stuff. D. B. Sweeney asylumcharactermedical share on social
To anyone in the position to hire women directors: Make the commitment. Lesli Linka Glatter commitmentdirectorhire Change image and share on social
To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable. Sebastian Coe believecampaigndestine Change image and share on social
