I was a child, and in 1942, I was evacuated to the Cotswolds with my mother, who was a teacher – she went with her school. I lived in one house in the village, and my mother was in the vicarage. Ruth Rendell Read Quote
Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture. Marty Meehan Read Quote
You’ve got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion. Mike Rowe Read Quote
When my brother came home from NDA (National Defence Academy), I felt, ‘Wow, I should like to wear that uniform.’ But I didn’t want to join the army. Naseeruddin Shah Read Quote
I never did very well in math – I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn’t meant my answers literally. Calvin Trillin Read Quote
The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science. Sam Harris Read Quote
A child’s spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back. Arthur Miller Read Quote
Baseball is a universe as large as life itself, and therefore all things in life, whether good or bad, whether tragic or comic, fall within its domain. Paul Auster Read Quote
There is always that thing when you step up a level and you worry, am I going to be good enough? There’s always doubt in my mind. Ben Stokes Read Quote
