I used to make up stuff in my bio all the time, that I used to be a professional ice-skater and stuff like that. I found it so inspirational. Why not make myself cooler than I am? Stephen Colbert biocoolfind Change image and share on social
Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history. Suzan-Lori Parks distancehistorylove Change image and share on social
Plato found fault that the poets of his time filled the world with wrong opinions of the gods, making light tales of that unspotted essence, and therefore would not have the youth depraved with such opinions. Philip Sidney depraveessencefault share on social
I'm excited about the opportunities with mobile phones and being able to receive information on the go and relevant to what I'm doing at that moment in time. Susan Wojcicki exciteinformationmobile Change image and share on social
We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, we're not still debating. Rick Wagoner agreeblowdebate Change image and share on social
Time spent researching varies from book to book. Some novels require months, even years of research, others very little. I try to do most of my research before I begin but inevitably questions emerge during the writing. Jonathan Kellerman beginbookemerge share on social
Predation is part of the everyday life of capitalism, in sectors as mainstream as pharmaceuticals, software and oil - where people's money, their data, their time and their attention are routinely taken in fundamentally asymmetrical exchanges. Geoff Mulgan asymmetricalattentioncapitalism share on social
And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star. Vincent Cassel bigclassclothe Change image and share on social
Tumblr culture and the whole reappropriation-without-context thing are a double-edged sword in that they both raise awareness of my work and also kind of devalue it at the same time. Bryan Lee O'Malley awarenesscontextculture Change image and share on social
In the seventies, a group of American artists seized the means not of production but of reproduction. They tore apart visual culture at a time of no money, no market, and no one paying attention except other artists. Vietnam and Watergate had happened; everything in America was being questioned. Jerry Saltz americaamericanartist share on social