I am, incidentally, the only writer to have received the Somerset Maugham award twice - the first time for my first novel, the second time for my second first novel. Martin Amis awardincidentallymaugham Change image and share on social
The man who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it. Bill Copeland boatmanrock Change image and share on social
I'm a portrait photographer that's used to shooting celebrities, and I usually need time and all kinds of lights and a studio to set up my shots. Platon celebritykindlight Change image and share on social
As a kid, I thought of myself as stupid because I needed remedial help. It was not until much later that I figured out that I was dyslexic and that my trouble with spelling and sounding out words did not mean I was stupid, but early impressions stuck with me and colored my world for a time. Carol W. Greider coloredyslexicearly share on social
I think the speaker of the House in Congress should be like the Massachusetts speaker: all-powerful. He should appoint committee chairmen and remove them if they stray from the party line. He should be answerable only to the caucus, which can remove him at any time. I'd throw the seniority system out on its ear in Congress. Thomas P. O'Neill answerableappointcaucus share on social
Email is the lowest common denominator. It's the way you get communications from one person to another. There isn't really an alternative. Sometimes people will have Facebook messenger turned on, but 99 percent of the time, if you're sending a message to a human you don't know well, you're using email. Stewart Butterfield alternativecommoncommunication share on social
I got colored mechanics in the United States Navy Yard for the first time. Hiram Rhodes Revels coloremechanicnavy Change image and share on social
There's something I love about how stark the contrast is between January and June in Sweden. In a way, I feel that time doesn't exist in LA. Sometimes I don't know if it's February or April or October, because you're always sitting outside on the same patio, and it's 70 degrees. Alexander Skarsgard aprilcontrastdegree share on social
The Obama administration took rapid and decisive action to restructure GM and Chrysler. Within a fairly short period of time these companies were working effectively again. Austin Ligon actionadministrationchrysler Change image and share on social
I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing. Angelina Jolie characterfamehard Change image and share on social