Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.
Even as a young child, I was a lover of books and of the spaces in which, as indeed in a sacred temple, books might safely reside.
A good, sympathetic review is always a wonderful surprise.
If my favorite, most comfortable place is by our fireplace in cold weather, expedient places are on an airplane, in a waiting room or even waiting in line; frequently these days, while on the phone having been 'put on hold.'
Yes, 'Black Girl/White Girl' might be described as a 'coming-of-age' novel, at least for the survivor Genna. It is also intended as a comment on race relations in America more generally: we are 'roommates' with one another, but how well do we know one another?
Ich bin ein großer Unterstützer der Europäischen Union. Ich habe den Eintritt in den Euro nicht unterstützt, weil ich es wirtschaftlich für Großbritannien nicht für richtig gehalten habe. Das macht mich aber nicht weniger Pro-Europa.
It is thanks to men and women who were totally committed to fighting fascism, people like Alan Turing, that the horrors of the Holocaust and of total war are part of Europe's history and not Europe's present.
I hate prejudice, discrimination, and snobbishness of any kind - it always reflects on the person judging and not the person being judged. Everyone should be treated equally.
When something really matters, you should never give up or give in.
I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more.
Es ist ein ewiger Kampf zwischen diesen beiden Prinzipien - richtig und falsch - auf der ganzen Welt.
Feminismus hat nichts mit Männerhass zu tun. Er hinterfragt die absurden Geschlechterunterscheidungen, die Jungen und Mädchen vom Kindesalter an beigebracht werden.
In life, so many things are taken for granted, but one thing I can honestly say is that I took every day, enjoyed the game of putting on that uniform and playing the great game of baseball.
Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but how we react to what happens, not by what life brings us but the attitude we bring to life.
I played the game one way. I gave it everything I had. It doesn't take any ability to hustle.
A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.
Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right.
American people simply will not countenance being lied to by their own President.
I had been in so many towns and cities in America with John Kennedy, but I was not with him in Dallas, Texas, on November 21, 1963.
Whole generations have forgotten history.
To outlive one's child is a terrible thing, but to do so because your child has taken his or her life is horrible.
The Gulf War is responsible for the huge and horrifying rise in Islamic terrorism.
I want to find the candidates who understand the principles of American exceptionalism and have the character, the courage, and the confidence to actually lead the greatest nation in the world.
Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.
What we need is some people to stand up with the courage of their convictions, to do what they promised when they ran for election, and fight to stop Obamacare.
The message is pretty clear: Americans are sick and tired of the doubletalk coming out of Washington, of us going home and saying we're conservative and then coming up here and voting for 10,000 earmarks. We can't fool America anymore; the media is too good. They're reporting what we're really doing.
One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.
When the Mac ad campaign was in full swing, I quickened my pace as I went past certain bus stops. My wife told me that she loyally took a piece of chewing gum off my nose once.
I suppose if I went to Turkey - I mean, I can't imagine going that far away, but if I did go to Turkey, yes, I would probably try to know 'please' and 'sorry' and 'thank you', and 'a beer please', and all the useful words.
Feminism is an attack on social practices and habits of thought that keep women and men boxed into gender roles that are harmful.
I'm the guy who spends 15 minutes staring out of the window wondering what to have for lunch.
But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to destroy us.
I didn't aim at anything except good music.
Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.
Honesty is something you can't wear out.
I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.
Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster - children into strength and athletic proportion.
The Parisian has his amus*ments as regularly as his meals, the theatre, music, the dance, a walk in the Tuilleries, a refection in the cafe, to which ladies resort as commonly as the other sex. Perpetual business, perpetual labor, is a thing of which he seems to have no idea.
A sculptor wields the chisel, and the stricken marble grows to beauty.
Loveliest of lovely things are they on earth that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour is prized beyond the sculptured flower.
There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by.
If you go back to the '80s, you had a whole plethora of artists, everyone from Madonna and Cyndi Lauper to Prince. God bless Lady Gaga for doing her thing, but she's kind of a lone peacock now. If anything, we have a much more conservative kind of pop world. It's not necessarily about individuality.
When I was 19 or 20 and doing my thing, I can't sit here and say I had this strong political agenda - I was literally just being myself.
I think there's something really powerful about being yourself.
I always think that change is like a daisy chain.
I'm of the opinion that as a DJ you must always play what you love and ignore what's 'trendy' because true passion always eclipses what's fashionable. Quality is always fashionable.
We shall not find life by refusing to let go of our precious, protected selves.
What can we say about a marketing culture that so openly feeds and colludes with obsession? The Disney empire has developed this to an unprecedented degree of professionalism.
The Church is the new creation, it is life and joy, it is the sacramental fellowship in which we share the ultimate purpose of God, made real for us now in our hearing the Word and sharing the Sacrament.
Marriage has a unique place because it speaks of an absolute faithfulness, a covenant between radically different persons, male and female; and so it echoes the absolute covenant of God with his chosen, a covenant between radically different partners.
