I do think that despite my best efforts to resist it, I am now a grown-up. It's due to lots of very difficult decisions that you make over a long period of time - about motherhood, wifehood, and work, and all the things that one has to make decisions about. Emma Thompson decisiondifficultdue share on social
Right at the end of the war I wrote a piano sonata, which was written at a time when Sam Barber used to come down here and we used to have lunch together in a very nice old hotel that's now not there. Elliott Carter barberendhotel Change image and share on social
The economic and social problems would tend to become, like the military situation, more and more difficult as time went on and we became more and more isolated. Eamon de Valera difficulteconomicisolate Change image and share on social
We get older, and we forget that we have to carve a little time out to feel good in your body, in your head, and in your spirit. Estelle bodycarvefeel Change image and share on social
Similarly, many a young man, hearing for the first time of the refraction of stellar light, has thought that doubt was cast on the whole of astronomy, whereas nothing is required but an easily effected and unimportant correction to put everything right again. Ernst Mach astronomycastcorrection share on social
Valentine's Day: Rubbing singles' noses in their lack of a mate and the noses of couples in their lack of time. Emma McLaughlin coupledaylack Change image and share on social
What we expect to find, certainly in our own solar system, are probably simple single or multiple-cell forms of life. To get to intelligent life takes stability of conditions over huge, long periods of time. Ellen Stofan cellconditionexpect share on social
The spring, summer, is quite a hectic time for people in their lives, but then it comes to autumn, and to winter, and you can't but help think back to the year that was, and then hopefully looking forward to the year that is approaching. Enya approachautumnback share on social
I thought, well I can do that. I couldn't be bothered writing a book review, because I'd have to read the book, I haven't got time to read a whole book for a fifty dollar write-up. Eddie Campbell bookbotherdollar Change image and share on social
It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it. Estelle Parsons giveimportantrespect Change image and share on social