The essential meaning of perestroika for Gorbachev and his supporters was creating and acting on alternatives to failed and dangerous policies at… — Stephen Cohen Copy Share Image
“That if a thing is defined in contrast that's what life is, the shadow of death. So the mystery of death couldn't… — Brian McGreevy Copy Share Image
I did not find that writing a diary with a lead male character differed in any essential way from writing one with… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
It is essential that the women's preventive coverage benefit, including contraception, be available to all women, regardless of what health plan they… — Gwen Moore Copy Share Image
To recognize that head injuries were as essential a part of football as they are of boxing would be to erase the… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
A contract for the establishment of government, being nothing but a voluntary contract between individuals for their mutual benefit, differs, in nothing… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
In N.Y.C., I auditioned for mostly 'quirky friend' roles. Since casting directors in L.A. lacked a preconceived notion of me, I was… — Becki Newton Copy Share Image
My view is that targets, properly constructed and applied across public services have been fundamental to past successes and will be an… — John Hutton Copy Share Image
Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
One of the qualities essential to writing exciting stories, whether for page or screen, is an ability to abandon one's morality. We… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
As long as I am given the opportunity to keep performing and keep exploring in whatever medium, I'll be happy. As long… — Dan Stevens Copy Share Image
Novelty is adaptive when things are changing and you need to adapt yourself. Tradition is essential to lay down the stability to… — Tim Jackson Copy Share Image
Well, one hopes that if you're really related to the core of your particular culture, you have profound commitments to it, and… — Chaim Potok Copy Share Image
I believe that life-saving, essential drugs should be freely available and the innovator should be paid a suitable royalty payment for his… — Yusuf Hamied Copy Share Image
Because travel has always been such a vital part of myself and so essential to who I am, I have made the… — Amanda Lindhout Copy Share Image
It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in… — Daniel Barenboim Copy Share Image
Being around lots of people drains me, and alone time is essential to my well-being. — Alice Greczyn Copy Share Image
A free economy is as essential to society as democratic political institutions. A strong market-based economy is the fertile ground for democratic… — Lee R. Raymond Copy Share Image
It is essential to understand your fellow actors in order to naturally fit in with them. — Lee Je-hoon Copy Share Image
I think there's this essential human desire to have a unified field theory. Everyone is like, 'I want to unlock the single… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
“We read a good novel not in order to know more people, but in order to know fewer. Instead of the humming… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
