Jim Jinkins
“I’m happy to have been a pre-computer kid…There was a whole lot of down time when we had to entertain ourselves, and I think that’s what helped me think of these stories.” An awkward edge around love interests. A wild imagination. A desire to fit in. A penchant for adventure. There is something we...
Tosh Gitonga
“What people love about (the film) is that’s it’s so real and authentic…People who have never seen that life now understand it.” Nairobi really is a tale of two cities. On one hand, it’s an economic power house and a business hub for the region. It boasts super highways, pristine shopping centres, and...
Cory Doctorow
“L. Ron Hubbard does not have the neurological excuse for the declining quality of his work. I think it can only be attributed to the fact that he was a colossal asshole.” Cory Doctorow attended four universities but never completed a degree. Today, the Toronto native is a wildly successful sci-fi writer, journalist, and...
Sheila E.
“I used to play until my hands would bleed… It got to the point where I had to warm up on a concrete wall, or a surface that was very strong, so that I could numb my hands before I went on stage because it was that painful.” Her hands are...
James Randi
”They don’t have any scruples on that, just like any other thief or burglar. A thief doesn’t look at a house and think to pass it up because the family has just suffered a recent tragedy. No, he goes in and robs it anyway.” James Randi is a magician by trade, but let’s get...
Waris Dirie
“I believe that it is my responsibility to use the attention I get to fight against the continuing practice of FGM. I don’t know if you can call that spirituality, but I feel physically connected to every single girl on this planet that still has to suffer because of this cruel practice.” Waris...
Henry Rollins
“My prolific and deeply flawed utterances over the decades may have perhaps found a resonance with others who can sift through the run-on sentences, and tense inconsistencies to dig where I am coming from. Perhaps they can see that they are not the only one who feels frequently out of step with the rest of...
Bruce Buffer
“There’s no difference between us and the golden arches of McDonald’s. This is what America was built on: private enterprise, and people that want to be the two percent out there, not just the ninety-eight percent that think about it, but the two percent that get it done, and make the most money in the...
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