I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different. Mos Def ambitioncontrolexperience share on social
I spent some time at a university for traditional Chinese medicine. There's a resurgence of people eating according to traditional Chinese medicine. So our challenge is, How do you marry traditional Chinese medicine with PepsiCo's products? Indra Nooyi challengechineseeat share on social
I started writing because I found I could spend more time in my own imagination by doing that than I could by reading. Geraldine McCaughrean findimaginationread Change image and share on social
The collapse of the Tower of Babel is perhaps the central urban myth. It is certainly the most disquieting. In Babylon, the great city that fascinated and horrified the Biblical writers, people of different races and languages, drawn together in pursuit of wealth, tried for the first time to live together - and failed. Neil MacGregor babelbabylonbiblical share on social
Reading with my children is incredibly important to me and a wonderful way to spend time together as a family, exploring magical worlds through books and stories. Frank Lampard bookchildexplore Change image and share on social
New flood maps in many states have raised the estimation of flood risks along rivers, streams and oceans, adding many properties to flood zones for the first time. Bill Dedman addestimationflood Change image and share on social
I try new stuff every time I perform. I have steps I do that I know are definite, and stuff I can make up right then and there and then forget. Savion Glover definiteforgetmake Change image and share on social
One of the reasons my name is Rushdie is that my father was an admirer of Ibn Rush'd, the 12th century Arab philosopher known as Averroes in the West. In his time, he was making the non-literalist case for interpreting the Koran. Salman Rushdie 12thadmirerarab share on social
The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the Charter of Human Rights which the San Francisco Conference had not had the time or the courage to draw up. Rene Cassin assemblybroadcharter share on social
It's difficult to keep in touch with someone when you're moving around all the time. I've decided that you can have it all, but you can't have it all, all of the time. Miranda Richardson decidedifficulthave Change image and share on social