Benny Hill
Benny Hill

I'm single. I don't have a family. I certainly don't have to work. I don't want to be the richest man in the cemetery.

Billy Collins
Billy Collins

The first line is the DNA of the poem; the rest of the poem is constructed out of that first line. A lot of it has to do with tone because tone is the key signature for the poem. The basis of trust for a reader used to be meter and end-rhyme.

Billy Collins
Billy Collins

Emily Dickinson seems rather tame because she pretty much uses the same meter every time. It's called 'common meter.' It's a line of four beats that's followed by a line of three beats.

Bjarke Ingels
Bjarke Ingels

People outside the profession of architecture perhaps often lack the understanding of how their physical environment comes into being. What are the processes, the concerns and considerations? What are the parameters that shape the world around them?

Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay

An instant-read thermometer is your best bet for making sure that meat and fish are cooked to the proper temperature.

Bram Cohen
Bram Cohen

My favorite language for maintainability is Python. It has simple, clean syntax, object encapsulation, good library support, and optional named parameters.

Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin

Because of his military service, Dad was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Carlene Carter
Carlene Carter

I hate parameters. They immediately alienate a bunch of people.

Chuck Close
Chuck Close

Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don't apply to you.

Chuck Klosterman
Chuck Klosterman

When you're writing for newspapers you have all these parameters. You can't swear, you have to use short paragraphs, all that. If you stay within those parameters, you have lots of freedom because you're writing for the next day.