What lists and awards don’t measure – and I feel this strongly – is the lasting value of any work of art. They’re a snapshot of a moment, and one should always consider their judgments in that context. Jennifer Egan Read Quote
During my eleven years as a New York City public school teacher, I saw firsthand the impact that poverty has on the classroom. In low-income neighborhoods like Sunset Park, where I taught, students as young as five years old enter school affected by the stresses often created by poverty: domestic violence, drug abuse, gang activity. Sal Albanese Read Quote
I wanted to play this part: the goofy rock and roller who can’t hang up his guitar when it’s clear to everyone else that he should. D. B. Sweeney Read Quote
My family was very Halloween-friendly, for all of the religion and whatever was going on. Bill Moseley Read Quote
I pointed out on the floor last year, after Hurricane Katrina, we were very proud that one of our National Guard engineering battalions was called to Louisiana. And they did a magnificent job. Kit Bond Read Quote
I’m not saying it’s easy, and it’s definitely harder for women. Because there is definitely a double standard about gorgeous older men, and it’s different for older women. Mary Steenburgen Read Quote
Delhi is not just India Gate and Lal Qila, its way beyond that. There are a lot of things that’s Delhi, which only a Dilliwalla can understand. Shoojit Sircar Read Quote
Amelie’ was a very precise, a very composed performance – ultra-defined, down to the tips of her fingernails, the ends of her hair. Audrey Tautou Read Quote
