Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing an instrument or learning to dance. Susan Wiggs attentioncraftdance Change image and share on social
Cleopatra had one great advantage. She lived at a time when female sovereigns were not anomalies. And when women enjoyed rights they would not again enjoy for another 2,000 years. You could call them early feminists, if I may use a dirty word. Stacy Schiff 000advantageanomaly share on social
I was initially assigned to the American Consulate in Aden, not as Principal Officer but as a supernumerary officer to handle Yemen affairs. We had no resident diplomatic mission in Yemen at the time. People from Aden went up to Yemen regularly. Hermann Eilts adenaffairamerican share on social
Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture. Rick Warren actculturedownstream Change image and share on social
The Congo is very wealthy from oil money but is not paying its debts and at the same time is applying for special status at the World Bank. That's shocking and disingenuous. Paul Singer applybankcongo Change image and share on social
We're planning on being married for a long, long time. Nick Lachey longmarryplan Change image and share on social
At the time I was growing up, literature was involved with the so-called confessional poets. And I was not interested in that. I did not think that specific and personal perspective functioned well for the reader at all. Mary Oliver callconfessionalfunction share on social
You can get stuck in the trap of reading your YouTube comments all the time. Sometimes I regret it. Not everyone is going to love you. And for some reason, stand-up has this thing where everyone thinks they can do it. So everyone thinks they're an expert. Kumail Nanjiani commentexpertlove share on social
Personality is less a finished product than a transitive process. While it has some stable features, it is at the same time continually undergoing change. Gordon W. Allport changecontinuallyfeature Change image and share on social
