#we

Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#capacity #empathize #enables #envision #experiences

However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#backgrounds #been #both #came #college

Whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#back #big #big screen #come #home

But I was the most unashamed lone parent you were ever going to meet. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#going #i #lone #meet #most

I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#journal #keep #longer #managed #never

You know, we were worried that in the UK, there's no anarchy on kids TV. When we grew up kids TV was very anarchic and it was about stuff that your parents would probably object to, if they got to object. And it's gotten very safe. ↗

— Dave Rowntree

#anarchic #anarchy #got #gotten #grew

The fact is that America's weapons systems have made it impossible for anybody to confront it militarily. So, all you have is your wits and your cunning, and your ability to fight in the way the Iraqis are fighting. ↗

— Arundhati Roy

#america #anybody #confront #cunning #fact

I think many people were surprised by the victory of the Congress, because it was really hard to see beyond the sort of haze of hatred that the Hindu nationalists had been spreading. ↗

— Arundhati Roy

#been #beyond #congress #had #hard

Condoms aren't completely safe. A friend of mine was wearing one and got hit by a bus. ↗

— Bob Rubin

#completely #condoms #friend #got #hit

I can't design anything unless I'm excited by it, meaning I have an urge to wear it. ↗

— Rachel Roy

#design #excited #i #meaning #unless