To protect the right of expression is the central part of an artist’s activity… In China many essential rights are lacking, and I wanted to remind people of this. Ai Weiwei Read Quote
I love to push myself! Stepping outside of my comfort zone is what will make me a better artist. Naturi Naughton Read Quote
If every American automatically has health coverage, the age at which Medicare kicks in becomes a less fraught issue. We could gradually raise the age of Medicare eligibility a bit, according to income, and save money. Joe Klein Read Quote
In places like the U.S. and Germany, women’s professional boxing is already quite big, but I’d like to be the name that makes it bigger and gives it more global appeal. Nicola Adams Read Quote
It took the producers a while to realize I wanted a full-bodied life. I wanted to get out before I felt I’d sacrificed so much to get somewhere that I couldn’t afford to leave. Sherry Stringfield Read Quote
The midpoint of the NBA season comes a little after the turn of the calendar year. As we settle into the new promises we’ve made to ourselves, basketball teams are busy evaluating how the promises they made to themselves over the summer are going. Rowan Ricardo Phillips Read Quote
Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it’s critical to wellbeing. Diane Abbott Read Quote
I know having a social media profile removed is a 21st century privileged problem – but it is the way a lot of us live. These profiles mimic our physical selves and a lot of the time are even more important. They are ways to connect with an audience, to start discussion, and to create change. Petra Collins Read Quote
Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who’s seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they’re being proved guilty of some crime that would drive the parent into a depression, maybe a suicidal depression. Robert Nozick Read Quote