The forefathers of the United States were children of religious bigotry and persecution, and, as a result, fled Britain to create a new approach to life and government. They valued intellect and education. In fact, they outlined the principles of the United States’ democracy to establish intellectual freedom from the Church. Mike Medavoy Read Quote
Obama did inherit a deficit when he came into office. Why this fact justifies racking up vastly more debt and bigger deficits is a logical mystery. Jonah Goldberg Read Quote
Pelleas et Melisande’ is one of the saddest and most upsetting operas ever written. If you love the opera as I do, then you love it to pieces, obsessively. Simon Rattle Read Quote
The X Factor’ seems to be more about building up personalities and people in tears. And it’s not a new idea. The pre-Beatles pop world was full of manufactured pop stars. The thing is that you can’t imagine any of the artists you look back at and admire ever going on ‘The X Factor.’ Jools Holland Read Quote
Individualism is rather like innocence; there must be something unconscious about it. Louis Kronenberger Read Quote
I love the make-up trailer. It’s a great way to start the day, drinking coffee and singing along to Elvis with the make-up artists. They work wonders on a very sleepy face. Emily Berrington Read Quote
When millions of kids are missing out on school, delivering educational services becomes an issue that concerns the humanitarian system. Peter Maurer Read Quote
Once I tune in to the fact that my family receives my cooking for them as an act of love – that it’s actually something that makes them feel cared for – it shifts my entire perspective. Joanna Gaines Read Quote
