Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events. John Berger artistaskevent Change image and share on social
It's fun doing 'McLeod's,' but at the same time the show doesn't go very deep, so there is only so far you can go with a part like that. Gillian Alexy deepfunmcleod Change image and share on social
I remember, for the first time, sitting down and consuming books in a matter of hours. This was such a new experience for me because reading, up until that point, had been such a struggle and source of stress. I think I just needed to find the right kind of stories with which I could identify. John Corey Whaley bookconsumeexperience share on social
I have a very active social life. It may look glamorous, and it is, but it also takes an enormous amount of time. Ivana Trump activeamountenormous Change image and share on social
My first show was called 'I Know I've Been Changed' in '92. I tried to do this show for years and years. It kept failing over and over and over again. Every time I went out to do the show, nobody showed up. I was like, 'What is this about?' Tyler Perry callchangefail share on social
One of the fears of having too much work is not having time to observe. And once you get recognised, there is nowhere for you to look any more. You can't sit on a night bus and watch it all happen. Benedict Cumberbatch busfearhappen Change image and share on social
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women. Louisa May Alcott ambitiousdifferencegenius Change image and share on social
The Millennium Development Goals were a pledge to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity, and free the world from extreme poverty. The MDGs, with eight goals and a set of measurable time-bound targets, established a blueprint for tackling the most pressing development challenges of our time. Ban Ki-moon bindblueprintchallenge share on social
Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior. Georg Brandes brothergoodgreat share on social
It's like everything in your life is wonderful, but you have so much wonderful - this is all going to sound horrible - but when you have so much wonderful, it isn't wonderful because you don't actually have time to enjoy it. Tom Ford enjoyhorriblelife share on social