I'm over-industrious, so I don't feel quite such a deviant in America as I did in England.
Niall Ferguson
As a financial historian, I was quite isolated in Oxford - British historians are supposed to write about kings - so the quality of intellectual life... →
The rise of the West is, quite simply, the pre-eminent historical phenomenon of the second half of the second millennium after Christ.
This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and digestion.
Brian Ferneyhough
In my own recent String Trio I attempt to superimpose two quite different sets of formal strategies, both of which, ultimately, refer back to... →
I would not say that I was, these days, a 'student' of philosophy, although in my youth I was quite deeply involved with certain aspects of... →
I'd say I'm quite powerful so I'm not afraid of jumps or acrobatic elements. The hardest part is... get on the beam and stay there on top... →
Vanessa Ferrari
Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.
Bryan Ferry
I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.
If you give children the freedom to do very little, quite a lot will do very little.
Jasper Fforde