Every time we had a hot war going on in Asia, it was difficult for Asian Americans here. George Takei americanasiaasian Change image and share on social
I've been famous for a long, long time. So I don't think of it - I think of it very differently. It's the normal temperature of my room. Sharon Stone differentlyfamoushave Change image and share on social
I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow, I keep myself sane. Jonathan Lethem arrowbeginbook Change image and share on social
We tend to think of our selves as the only wholly unique creations in nature, but it is not so. Uniqueness is so commonplace a property of living things that there is really nothing at all unique about it. A phenomenon can't be unique and universal at the same time. Lewis Thomas commonplacecreationlive share on social
If you have a sense of irony or humour, you're usually cut down, as you're usually distorted or misinterpreted. So it does lead to us being slightly more dour and staid and predictable than would otherwise be the case, which I personally find quite frustrating - because if you don't laugh occasionally in my job, you cry most of the time. David Blunkett casecrycut share on social
Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb. Josh Billings manmiserynumb Change image and share on social
No matter what anybody says, relationships are based on physical attraction. The first time I saw my wife, it was pure animal whatever. Denis Leary animalattractionbase Change image and share on social
There was an age, however, when the transition from savagery to civilization, with all its impressive outward manifestations in art and architecture, took place for the first time. James Henry Breasted agearchitectureart Change image and share on social
The sound of the mandolin is a very curious sound because it's cheerful and melancholy at the same time, and I think it comes from that shadow string, the double strings. Rita Dove cheerfulcuriousdouble Change image and share on social