If you establish, or reestablish, local economies on the right scale and with the right standard, then politics would come right as… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
When a story has gone the grand circuit, and travels back to us uncontradicted, we may reasonably begin to relax in our… — Samuel Laman Blanchard Copy Share Image
Often a successful problem-solver is one who creates a new context in which to view the problem. This can often be done… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Citizens of the democratic societies should undertake a course of intellectual self defense to protect themselves from manipulation and control, and to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Of course politics is an interesting and engrossing thing. It offers no immutable laws, nearly always prevaricates, but as far asblather and… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
I don't think he would have had any trouble answering Justice Sonia Sotomayor's excellent challenge in a case involving GPS surveillance. She… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
And there was that letter from the Bramleys—that really made me feel good. You don’t find people like the Bramleys now; radio,… — James Herriot Copy Share Image
In the past even scientists have been led to believe that only human beings have thoughts or emotions. Of course, nothing could… — Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Copy Share Image
Government, like any other organism, refuses to acquiesce in its own extinction. This refusal, of course, involves the resistance to any effort… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I think the WikiLeaks releases furnish us with an opportunity to observe the upper reaches of the American status hierarchy in all… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
I've lost balls in every hazard and on every course I've tried. But when I lose a ball in the ball washer,… — Milt Gross Copy Share Image
Certainly, it includes that. I want the story to be interpreted in as many ways as possible, and of course, the bad… — Park Chan-wook Copy Share Image
Old heads as well as young may sometimes be charged with ignorance and presumption. The natural course of the human mind is… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Other than areas of high-tech, fracking is probably one of the largest areas where concentrated growth in America's economy is taking place.… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The people who ultimately reach their goals are those who don't give up. Instead of wallowing in self-pity or frustration - or… — Lauren Mackler Copy Share Image
I miss working with my friends and the fun we had. Working on the series was the best time I ever had… — Michael Dorn Copy Share Image
Asceticism in most cases is either the result of a sordid imagination or of passion diverted from its natural course, and experience… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
I have a lot of trouble forgiving myself for being so dumb... But yes, of course, the big generous compassionate view that… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The sign for which I forge an image has no value if it doesn't harmonize with other signs, which I must determine… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Of course I believe that I am very approachable, I am friendly, I care about my family, I care about my community,… — Matthew Coon Come Copy Share Image
Photographs are of course about their makers, and are to be read for what they disclose in that regard no less than… — A. D. Coleman Copy Share Image
Talk about impersonating an identity, about locking into a role, about irony; I went to cover the war and the war covered… — Michael Herr Copy Share Image
It changes over the course of life, depending on how you're feeling. There's this incredible catalog of different songs, so it depends… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
You could really belong to a group of people and with other people, you could really make some significant changes - through… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
This president Barack Obama has done more for the LGBT community than any president in history. It's just an objective fact. And… — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image
