Happiness statistics may be most valuable in smaller, local discussions. Understanding how different sorts of programs affect the well-being of citizens would… — Adam Davidson Copy Share Image
The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent in local affairs only, unless those affairs… — Dick Thornburgh Copy Share Image
After four centuries of Spanish rule, Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States in 1898. Residents were granted U.S. citizenship in… — Pedro Pierluisi Copy Share Image
Prior to working for Fox, I worked for ABC and NBC, spent a lot of time at CNN, and almost ended up… — Susan Estrich Copy Share Image
I remember my dad supporting everyone on the local and national level. I was pretty much born into it. I saw the… — Nicole Avant Copy Share Image
I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's where we have to go in local… — Richard M. Daley Copy Share Image
I think, often with Australian films, if an Australian film has been given the seal of approval by an offshore festival or… — Joel Edgerton Copy Share Image
Y2K hype taps our native discomfort with the realities of a dynamic, evolving social order. It elevates personal, local contact over the… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
I'm a writer who stacks cat food for a living. It's true: I have a master's degree in creative writing, I've published… — Ali Liebegott Copy Share Image
I was traumatised in the medieval Afghan society at Sarana village by the local boys of Omar's Taliban who forced my in-laws… — Sushmita Banerjee Copy Share Image
“All events and experiences are local, somewhere. And all human enhancements of events and experiences -- all the arts -- are regional… — William Stafford Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those girls who can think, 'Right, I'll put a scarf with that and a little brooch there and… — Sophie Winkleman Copy Share Image
From here, it becomes an engineering problem; the engineer considers the ground motion that will occur and evaluates the requirements of the… — Charles Francis Richter Copy Share Image
What you do once you're beyond the confines of your local lift service can be as limitless as the mountains themselves. — Craig Kelly Copy Share Image
As I got older, I'd say probably when I got to, like, seventh or eighth grade, I was living in Atlanta, Georgia… — David Lambert Copy Share Image
A local newspaper where we were filming in Boston called me the Justin Bieber of Canada. I don't think they realized Justin… — Liam James Copy Share Image
A major part of being prepared is having a plan. Local calls don't always work in the immediate vicinity of a disaster,… — Mike Crapo Copy Share Image
My mother is, my father certainly was. They were kind of the local intelligentsia in the town where I grew up. — Alison Bechdel Copy Share Image
My folks made me a Jawa costume for the Halloween after 'Star Wars' opened in '77. In '78, when it was re-released,… — Dee Bradley Baker Copy Share Image
My second husband encouraged me to go to a writing group at our local theatre. It was my 'coming out of the… — Sue Townsend Copy Share Image
Without solid connections between homicides, we may have the reverse problem of believing three local murders are the work of one serial… — Pat Brown Copy Share Image
As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I've always been a firm believer in local news, because it's an opportunity to connect with the community where you live. — David Shuster Copy Share Image
