Textbooks are no longer given to schoolchildren; they're too expensive. So they're given to the teachers, who probably need them more.
I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.
In architecture the pride of man, his triumph over gravitation, his will to power, assume a visible form. Architecture is a sort of oratory of power by means of forms.
The state should say that there is place to maintain the Jewish majority even if it violates rights.
When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it.
Calling Batman 'the Dark Knight' is like calling Papa Smurf 'the Blue Patriarch'you're not fooling anyone.
The brains of humans contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news.
The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.
I fail every once in a while, but failing is your first attempt at learning. I'm not worried about it.
The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
I am only interested in the ideas that become obsessive and make me feel uneasy. The ideas that I'm afraid of.
When I was a young kid at art school, I loved the sensual geometry of Poliakoff, which, of course, is inherent in my own work.
I'd love a racing career, but as I didn't start until I was 28 I missed years of experience.
This is not the ending that any of us hoped for but it is also not the ending of the case.
To be a great player and a great scorer, you have to find ways to get yourself open and get shots off. It's a dog fight.
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.