A thought on finding the truth
“People assume actors are born liars but I’d argue the actor’s job is to tell the truth. And I’ve realized I’m not a good liar.”— Cate Blanchett Cate Blanchett — who gave this answer to… Read More
Tag: Quotations
A thought on why you should always but always have a notebook
“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea forever.”— Will Self A quote like this… Read More
A thought on how it takes all kinds
“There has been, is, and always will be every conceivable type of person.”— E.M. Forster The British novelist’s astute observation was published decades after he wrote it, in the posthumous novel Maurice, arguably his most… Read More
A thought on the benefits of laughing more as you age
“I read some excellent scientific research that said that as men and women get older, we get happier. I’ve noticed that in myself: sometimes I’ll be reading something, and I’ll be smiling like an idiot…. Read More
A thought on the limits of not updating your musical tastes
“We can’t just stay with the old. We need to acknowledge and still refer to and still play and be connected to older artists. But you can’t just do that because we’re all dying… Even… Read More
A thought on presidents and journalists
“In America the president reigns for four years, and journalism governs forever and ever.”— Oscar Wilde Today’s quote comes from a posthumously published lecture Wilde gave called Decorative Art in America. It appeared in print… Read More
A thought for when you’re in a miserable, repetitive rut
“How extraordinary people are, that they get themselves into such situations where they go on doing what they dislike doing, and have no need or obligation to do, simply because it seems to be expected.”—… Read More
A thought on not overdoing it with the adjectives
“Adjective salad is delicious, with each element contributing its individual and unique flavor; but a puree of adjective soup tastes yecchy.”— William Safire The American pundit William Safire was born in the same year as… Read More
A thought on what goes clear to the bone
“Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.”— Redd Foxx Redd Foxx is best-known for playing Fred Sanford in the show Sanford and Son, although many people didn’t know that Sanford… Read More
A thought on AIDS, the Eighties and what was lost
“In the ’80s, there was a certain freedom, and a sense of immortality, that ended with that decade. AIDS cracked the earth. With everyone dying, everything shifted. Our history got cut off. We lost a… Read More
A thought on what makes failure actually succeed
“This thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford Today’s quote o’ the day is from the Toronto-born actor and producer who became one of America’s… Read More
A thought on making your own luck
“I’ve always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.”— Bob Hope This quote, taken from comedian Bob Hope’s memoir Don’t Shoot, It’s Always Me, speaks to working hard and… Read More
A thought about magazines, the gateway to something heavier
“Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded as the heavy petting of literature.”— Fran Lebowitz The quote of today comes from Fran Lebowitz’s debut book Metropolitan Life, which established her in… Read More
A thought on passing the torch
“Science is a co-operative enterprise, spanning the generations. It’s the passing of a torch from teacher, to student, to teacher. A community of minds reaching back to antiquity and forward to the stars.”— Neil deGrasse… Read More
A thought on psychological safety and leadership
“You shouldn’t blindly accept a leader’s advice. You’ve got to question leaders on occasion.”— Richard Branson The above, which comes from the Virgin founder’s 2011 book, Business Stripped Bare, speaks to something I think many… Read More