The trick is: how do you talk about natural selection without implying the rigidity of law? We use it as almost an active participant, almost like a god. In fact, you could substitute the word ‘god’ for ‘natural selection’ in a lot of evolutionary writings and you’d think you were listening to a theologian. Greg Graffin Read Quote
I just want to say that from an early age, my parents instilled in me the values that you work hard for want you want in life; that your word is your bond; that you do what you say you will do and you treat people with respect. That includes Housewives too! Carole Radziwill Read Quote
If I know you, and you want to touch my hair, you should ask me first, and most of the time I’ll say yes. But if I don’t know you, and you just reach out and touch me without asking or touch while simultaneously asking, I’m going to give you a side eye. Franchesca Ramsey Read Quote
I started piano lessons when I was four; I was being classically trained at the Colburn School. Jacqueline Emerson Read Quote
So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read Quote
I have fits of melancholia when I watch the news, but we all do, don’t we? Julian Fellowes Read Quote