#loc

Both the velodrome and the Commonwealth swimming pool are open to the public and are frequently used by local schools and the local community. Over the last six years young people have been inspired to take up swimming and cycling more seriously; some of them are now coming through as Olympic champions or hopefuls. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#both #champions #coming #commonwealth #community

The U.S. has more broadband subscribers than any country other than China. Americans rank at the top in their use of the web, and numerous studies validate that the U.S. is a global innovation powerhouse. The leading Internet and e-commerce companies are located here. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#broadband #china #companies #country #e-commerce

You serve a greater cause. Your life is not yours to throw away (Magnus Bane) ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-prince #devices #infernal #infernal-devices #life

In 25 years of writing novels, I've never had anything that felt like writer's block. ↗

— Richard Powers

#block #felt #had #i #like

The only difference between your local college and a Christian seminary is that the latter is more honest. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#christian #college #difference #honest #latter

In college, I was a weather anchor for the local news. I would 'borrow' my forecast from The Weather Channel. ↗

— Emily Procter

#borrow #channel #college #forecast #i

George Lucas was casting about and had heard favourable things about my work in Clockwork Orange and asked me to come in, which of course I did even though no one knew what the film was about! ↗

— David Prowse

#asked #casting #clockwork #come #course

I'd worked in Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and since Stanley was such a prestigious director this opened all sorts of doors for me - one of them being Star Wars. ↗

— David Prowse

#clockwork #director #doors #i #kubrick

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's the genesis of all my work. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#genesis #i #locate #problem #special

The site I landed on feels much more isolated than it really is; it's almost magical. Within its limited radius, there was a whole range of the local ecology. ↗

— Martin Puryear

#ecology #feels #i #isolated #landed