Tom Hiddleston Coriolanus Quotes & Sayings

If all the music written since Bach's time should be lost, it could be reconstructed on the foundation which Bach laid. — Charles Gounod

I think US/UK genre has become more open to "diverse" writers and writing; there's a genuine interest in reading work from countries outside the US/UK and hearing voices that have been historically shut out, but at the same time, people are quite lazy. That sounds harsh, but I include myself in it - your tastes are shaped by what you've read and watched before, and it takes a little effort to understand stories that use a different voice, that follow different storytelling conventions, that are trying to subvert the dominant paradigm. There's a quite large group of people who are "yay diversity" in theory, but I think the number of people who have then said to themselves, "OK, if I'm committed to this, I need to start reading outside my comfort zone and making an effort" is maybe a little smaller. — Zen Cho

Negative thoughts are an obstacle to happiness;
positive thoughts are a bridge to greatness. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God,
But only he who sees takes off his shoes;
The rest sit round and pluck blackberries. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning

India has lot of talent. What I am happy with is that the talent keeps on coming. Certainly it could be nice, though I am not terribly keen on seeing my successor yet. — Viswanathan Anand

What good would politics be, if it didn't give everyone the opportunity to make moral compromises. — Thomas Mann

Boy, it's a tough planet if you want it to be. But a great planet if you let it. — Gary Busey