Fall of the Berlin wall? Being there was fun. Nations that flaked off of the Soviet Union in southeastern Europe, Central Asia,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Debt, we've learned, is the match that lights the fire of every crisis. Every crisis has its own set of villains -… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
I am not sure how much good is done by moralising about fairy tales. This can be unsubtle - telling children that… — A. S. Byatt Copy Share Image
The Gospel of Thomas claims to be the secret sayings of Jesus. There are 114 of them, so it says many things,… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
A seventeenth-century house can be recognized by its steep roof, massive central chimney and utter porchlessness. Some of those houses have a… — John Updike Copy Share Image
Fernanda Andrade and Daphne Zuniga are two beautiful, inspiring women I met and became very close with while living in L.A. Daphne's… — Torrey DeVitto Copy Share Image
Making a movie where the central character is a horse was a challenge. Because I'm scared of riding. I was thrown as… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
I don't force myself to exercise; I find going to gyms really boring. I find it easier to go for a fast… — Sarah Brightman Copy Share Image
Basically, I was always very interested in comedy, but I was much more sort of academic. And then, after college, loaded with… — Jessi Klein Copy Share Image
If I look at the one thorn that is in my side, of all my life, it is my weight. I fret… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
Business cycles lengthened greatly during the 20th century, as central banks learned to manage national economies by raising and lowering interest rates. — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
Just as an individual's ability to delay gratification at a young age is a powerful predictor of future academic and professional achievement,… — Peter Blair Henry Copy Share Image
I was a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when… — Ryne Sandberg Copy Share Image
One reason I've never been a fan of graphic novels is because a central aspect of literature for me has always been… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
Maud Gonne was - excuse me, Maud Gonne was central to the Gaelic literature revival. She wrote plays, and she sang. — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
In some sense, Comedy Central has made their audience into comedy connoisseurs. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs. — Victor Ponta Copy Share Image
To protect the right of expression is the central part of an artist's activity... In China many essential rights are lacking, and… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
There's a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
The most venomous animal that lives in the ocean is the box jellyfish. And every one of those barbs is sending that… — Diana Nyad Copy Share Image
I live in a flat in central London. I do like it there; there's always stuff going on. But I do crave… — Joe Thomas Copy Share Image
Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
