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“We believe strongly that the road to peace and two states living side by side does not go through New York, it goes through Jerusalem and Ramallah.”
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“In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.”
Source : Gertrude Jekyll (1913). “Wall and Water Gardens: With Chapters on the Rock-garden and the Heath-garden”
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“I go through the text making sure I haven't used any big words. If I find any fancy adjectives have crept in, I replace them with small words like 'nice' and 'big'. I've liked these words ever since I was told not to use them in English class at school. After that, I check that the sentences are short so as people won't get confused and I shorten all the chapters so they won't get bored. I can't read anything complicated these days, my attention span is too short. Everyone else probably feels the same.”
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“New York is the only real city-city.”
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“My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer.”
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“True teachers not only impart knowledge and method but awaken the love of learning by their own reflected love.”
Source : Robert Grudin (1990). “The Grace of Great Things: Creativity and Innovation”, Ticknor & Fields
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“I began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never short-changed our audience, but it became something that you had to work at rather than something that was a pleasure.”
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“I don't think it's a matter of, do you win the game or not, it's how gracefully do you play it.”
