One of the maddening ironies of writing books is that it leaves so little time for reading others'. My bedside is piled with books, but it's duty reading: books for book research, books for review. The ones I pine for are off on a shelf downstairs. Mary Roach bedsidebookdownstairs share on social
I have a nice little office, with a nice little window in it, but I do basically spend huge amounts of time in what you could consider solitary confinement. Mary Roach amountbasicallyconfinement Change image and share on social
I'm a big believer of work/life balance. You need a little down time to recharge to make sure that when you're here, you're really all here. I still have a child in high school, so I go to her sporting events, even if it means leaving work and working again when I get home. I probably should work out a little more than I do. Mary Barra balancebelieverbig share on social
I can tell you that from the director's chair, young actors love to be challenged, to be given killer lines that take time to wrap their mind around. Mark Waters actorchairchallenge Change image and share on social
My whole life growing up, both my parents told me not to swear like a sailor. After college, I recall there was finally a time where I swore, and neither one of them was correcting me, and I felt so relieved. I thought, finally; I can finally be myself and not get yelled at. Rory Freedman collegecorrectfelt share on social
We can have technology, prosperity, nice homes and cars, but at the same time we must be conscious of what we are dumping into the water, the air and our food. Kevin Richardson aircarconscious Change image and share on social
I'm pretty much living my dream job, but one day I would love to dedicate more time to writing and performing my own music. Kendall Schmidt daydedicatedream Change image and share on social
The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger. Nigel Mansell angercarcommitment Change image and share on social
In my grandfather's time, the FN was founded largely as an anti-Communist party. Marion Marechal-Le Pen anticommunistfound Change image and share on social
I was a big Mickey Rourke fan in his first incarnation. I thought that at the time he was America's greatest screen actor. Jamie Sives actoramericabig Change image and share on social