One of my lifelong hobbies has been to collect 'aptronyms' - the newspaper columnist Franklin P. Adams's term for people whose names… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
I haven't pursued it as a senator because I know it's like spitting in the wind. But I still believe it's the… — Wendy Davis Copy Share Image
A largely unregulated Internet has created knowledge and wealth, but it's also long provided a medium for predatory, abusive and bullying behavior. — Adam Ostrow Copy Share Image
Because some of my at-home life was rough and lonely, I often looked to escape into my imagination. Science fiction provided a… — Keahu Kahuanui Copy Share Image
I'm an all-or-nothing guy. When I'm working, I work, work, work, work, work, and when I'm not, I'm the laziest sloth this… — Al Jourgensen Copy Share Image
There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided.… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
When there wasn't a lot of work, I wrote a screenplay, 'What Lies Beneath,' which got noticed and got me more acting… — Clark Gregg Copy Share Image
We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is provided not only to our foreign ministers… — Gijs de Vries Copy Share Image
In fact, the bandits steal the drinks and assistance provided along the course. Worse, they cross the finish line and mess up… — Joe Henderson Copy Share Image
We actors have it pretty easy and pretty hard. Easy 'cause we have a meal provided to us every 6 hours every… — T. J. Thyne Copy Share Image
Look, obviously that was - created quite a firestorm, but Newsweek editors have made clear that this was a situation where, you… — Michael Isikoff Copy Share Image
Evidence from mobile devices has provided critical help in solving crimes ranging from homicides to drug trafficking. — Del Quentin Wilber Copy Share Image
In villages across the developing world, governments have provided reasonable enough latrines that have again and again been turned into storage spaces… — Rose George Copy Share Image
You will not be able to meet the Millennium Development goals in health without e-health, in education without e-education, and government services… — Hamadoun Toure Copy Share Image
I wish that Iraq had not happened - and that we had not lost touch with so many of our natural supporters.… — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
From 'The Sandman' and 'Black Orchid' to 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?,' Neil Gaiman has provided some of the most memorable… — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
I could see that it was God's forgiveness and His mercy that I needed, and that was provided through Christ on the… — Kirk Cameron Copy Share Image
For this reason, it is essential that our Nation's rural transportation professionals be provided with the necessary tools and support to promote… — Kit Bond Copy Share Image
Financial assistance from Peripheral Development Fund has been provided by Nalco to many educational institutions, trusts, etc, over the years. Financial assistance… — Dinsha Patel Copy Share Image
The car provided Americans with an enviable standard of living. You could not get a steady job with high wages and health… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
In some instances, alimony has become akin to a social-welfare program provided by working women to their ex-husbands. — Diane Garnick Copy Share Image
Luckily, I discovered ice skating when I was eight and a half years old. There were two wonderful ponds within walking distance… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
When I went to high school, I wanted to be a designer of airplanes. But flunking out of the science high school… — Avi Copy Share Image
Most people are squeamish about saying how much they earn, but in medicine the situation seems especially fraught. Doctors aren't supposed to… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
I've been at this for 40 years. And, as an academic, I've been content with relatively small audiences, with the thought that… — Stephen Greenblatt Copy Share Image
