“ There's nothing like the peace of the countryside, the quiet and the lack of distraction. It helps you to focus your mind. Jenny Nimmo
“ To look out of a car in Scania, you see a painting on the horizontal - one windmill, one tiny farmhouse, acres of beet or grass. Kenneth Branagh
“ In economics, one of the most important concepts is 'opportunity cost' - the idea that once you spend your money on something, you can't spend it again on something else. Malcolm Turnbull
“ You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you. J. Cole
“ When I don't have a girlfriend, who I am answerable to, I can go out and hang with people. But whether you go for a movie with someone or a meal or a drive, it is assumed that you are dating that pers… Shahid Kapoor
“ First and foremost when you're doing comedy, you gotta be relevant and applicable to the times that you're living in. When you try and just do comedy about who is dating who and lifestyle jokes, it ge… Adam McKay
“ Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking. Clement Attlee
“ Just the idea to have everything you need essentially stored in one piece of portable technology is very exciting. Graham McTavish
“ It's easy to get sidetracked with technology, and that is the danger, but ultimately you have to see what works with the music and what doesn't. In a lot of cases, less is more. In most cases, less is… Herbie Hancock
“ You begin to realize that hypocrisy is not a terrible thing when you see what overt fascism is compared to sort of covert, you know, communal politics which the Congress has never been shy of indulgin… Arundhati Roy
“ If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it. William Morris
“ Writers to some extent are childish, and it's at the childish level that one really engages with any experience. What really moves you is at the very personal, childish level of the imagination. My bu… Christopher Koch
“ Being a humorist is not a voluntary thing. You can tell this because in a situation where saying a funny thing will cause a lot of trouble, a humorist will still say the funny thing. No matter how ina… P. J. O'Rourke
“ In your 20s you can be pretty, but you don't accomplish real beauty until you find wisdom and depth. Evangeline Lilly
“ Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections. Diane von Furstenberg
“ We all have our imperfections. But I'm human, and you know, it's important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty. Beyonce Knowles
