Activity Quote by J. G. Ballard

Forcing modern speakers of English to not - whoops, not to split an infinitive because it isn't done in Latin makes about as much…

— Steven Pinker

I live in Brick Towers, a public housing project in Newark's Central Ward. I moved in when the projects were privately owned by a…

— Cory Booker

Lost in much of the national debate about immigration reform is how Democrats ultimately stand to gain electorally with any legislation or executive action…

— Aaron Klein

Security is still the most important issue facing Washington state residents and millions of Americans - the security of having a job, of access…

— Patty Murray

I think it is right for Canadians to be asked to show their faces when they're taking the oath. On revocation of citizenship, we…

— Chris Alexander

I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident to submit themselves for compulsory fingerprinting or some other…

— Patricia Hewitt

I don't think the folks in the low-tax states really want to go into a fairness discussion. Residents of Connecticut and New York would…

— Gail Collins

I was spending a lot of time in Mumbai after I met my husband, who is Indian, and while parts of the city were…

— Katherine Boo

My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were…

— Kim Edwards

In the 10 cities with the nation's highest obesity rates, the direct costs connected with obesity and obesity-related diseases are roughly $50 million per…

— Michelle Obama

Compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedes and trade stocks, and less likely to…

— John Leo

I think America is really in denial about the degree to which residents, particularly foreign medical graduates, man the county hospitals of this country,…

— Abraham Verghese