The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. Simone Weil annihilationdwellextreme Change image and share on social
I get such joy out of performing for people, and you can tell whether they like you or they don't like you the minute you walk out on the stage. And they don't even have to tell me that they had a good time. I know they had a good time. Darlene Love goodjoyminute share on social
Every time I got 'Amazing Spider-Man' or 'Fantastic Four' or another book firmly on the rails, we got pulled into some big event book or crossover and it cost momentum and messed badly with the pacing and structure of the book. J. Michael Straczynski amazebadlybig share on social
May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping. J. Reuben Clark bestowchargecommit share on social
Actually, it seems like every time I'm about to pack it in, that's when I get a job. Jon Gries jobpacktime Change image and share on social
The work that lasts over time is the work which still speaks to us when all contemporary interest in that work is extinct. Jeanette Winterson contemporaryextinctinterest Change image and share on social
It takes time to be who you really want to be. It doesn't happen overnight. Chanel Iman happenovernighttake Change image and share on social
If you love helping people, and you love trying to bring comfort and peace to their life at a very, very difficult time, you're going to have to look pretty hard to find a profession that gives you more opportunities than the funeral business. Steve Southerland bringbusinesscomfort share on social
I live in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. and spend time in the West Village, where my wife Elizabeth Cotnoir, a writer-producer and documentary filmmaker, has an office. Howard Shore cotnoirdocumentaryelizabeth Change image and share on social
Having been in the newspaper business for a long, long time, I often wonder, Why do we actually need to know about something like a bus crash in Bangladesh that has no effect on us at all? That can be nothing other than voyeurism. Simon Winchester bangladeshbusbusiness share on social
