A lot of what I was wanting to do in my work and what I have been doing has been about the unexpected... that unexpected situation of wanting to be the heroine and yet wanting to kill the heroine at the same time. Kara Walker heroinekilllot share on social
You never know how much time you have left. Martin Scorsese leavetime Change image and share on social
From a neighbour, I got a one-day-old duckling and found, to my intense joy, that it transferred its following response to my person. At the same time, my interest became irreversibly fixated on water fowl, and I became an expert on their behaviour even as a child. Konrad Lorenz behaviourchildday share on social
I suppose even when I was growing up, I noticed I was most happy when I was absorbed in something, lost in the moment and forgot the time, whether was conversation, movie, or a game I was playing. That was my definition of happiness. And I was least happy when I was all over the place, distracted and restless. Pico Iyer absorbconversationdefinition share on social
I'm embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little. Phil McGraw embarrasseyeteacher Change image and share on social
There was a period which I refer to as the 'Golden Age of Jazz,' which sort of encompasses the middle Thirties through the Sixties, we had a lot of great innovators, all creating things which will last the world for a long, long time. Sonny Rollins agecreateencompass share on social
I've never been willing to lie about my age. Why on earth would I want to tell people I'm 35, which I'm not, and have them say, 'Oh that's nice,' when I could tell them I'm 47, which I am, and have them look at me and go, 'Whoa!'. I'm not afraid of aging. I stopped being afraid of life a long time ago. Sharon Stone afraidageaging share on social
If you are the kind of person who is waiting for the 'right' thing to happen, you might wait for a long time. It's like waiting for all the traffic lights to be green for five miles before starting the trip. Robert Kiyosaki greenhappenkind share on social
The Thriller album is still the biggest album of all time. That is still returning huge royalty cheques. Martin Bashir albumbigcheque Change image and share on social
I think time management as a label encourages people to view each 24-hour period as a slot in which they should pack as much as possible. Tim Ferriss encouragehourlabel Change image and share on social