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
It's a question of spreading the available energy, aerobic and anaerobic, evenly over four minutes. If you run one part too fast, you pay a price. If you run another part more slowly your overall time is slower. Roger Bannister aerobicanaerobicenergy share on social
I guess I'm struck all the time by how outrageously wrong life is. There are times I can't stand to read the newspapers. It makes me insane. Robert Boswell guessinsanelife Change image and share on social
The first time someone tried to share the Gospel with me, I naively explained that I was Jewish and born in Israel, thank you... This was a big mistake. In certain parts of Christian America, admitting I was an Israeli-born Jew turned me into walking catnip. Hanna Rosin admitamericabear share on social
I would be horrible at Twitter. I wouldn't know the answer to fans' questions half the time - and the patience involved! I couldn't imagine. I did have a Twitter account that I tried for a couple days, but found I had nothing to say. Jim Parsons accountanswercouple share on social
I like really sharp flavors, and I like contrasts. Something sweet and sour at the same time is a big win. Marcus Sakey bigcontrastflavor Change image and share on social
Red Dust was about the late 1980s; it was a time of burgeoning hopes and opening up and people searching for new ways. Ma Jian 1980sburgeondust Change image and share on social
I was a fat kid who didn't discover the joys of active play at the time of life when we're supposed to be imprinted with a love of movement. That means that I'd rather be called for jury duty than go to the gym, but I go anyway. Victoria Moran activecalldiscover share on social