“I cannot be alone in being pretty nauseated by Red Nose Day, or at least its television manifestation. Do I think that wretchedly poor children in Africa should get food and life-saving drugs? Of course. Do I want to be hectored into contributing by celebrities who earn more in a 10-minute slot than many of these families get in a year? Nope.” ThinkingWantShouldYearsChildrenCoursesPoorMinutesTelevisionDrugRedSavingNosesManifestationContributingLife SavingBeing PrettyPoor Children Author:Simon Hoggart
“I'm living in a dream. I really consider myself really lucky. I was born and raised in Guatemala, in a village, where to go to the market you have to take two buses or drive about 20 minutes if you are lucky enough to have a car. I grew up very, very poor and I didn't even know that being an actor could be a career.” IfsKnowsTwoEnoughDreamActorsBornPoorCareersMinutesCarGrewLuckyGrew UpRaisedVillageBusBorn And RaisedGuatemala Author:Erick Chavarria
“The problem with movies and books is they make evil look glamorous, exciting, when it's no such thing. It's boring and it's depressing and it's stupid. Criminals are all after cheap thrills and easy money, and when they get them, all they want is more of the same, over and over. They're shallow, empty, boring people who couldn't give you five minutes of interesting conversation if you had the piss-poor luck to be at a party full of them. Maybe some can be monkey-clever, some of the time, but they aren't hardly ever smart.” PeopleIfsWantGivingLooksBookProblemEvilEasyInterestingPoorPartyFiveMinutesStupidConversationSmartEmptyExcitingLuckBoringCriminalsCleverDepressingShallowMonkeysFive MinutesGlamorousEasy MoneyInteresting ConversationEvil Look Book:From the Corner of His Eye: A Novel Source: From the Corner of His Eye: A Novel