Anthropomorphism is such an interesting concept. It means projecting human thoughts and emotions onto an animal. Which implies that thoughts and feelings belong to humans alone. Of course, if you believe in evolution, or if you believe in the Bible, that’s not so. Both evolution and the Bible tell us that we’re part of a family. Sy Montgomery Read Quote
I always thought I’d be good at musicals, and it turns out I make up for my lack of skill with enthusiasm. Leslie Jordan Read Quote
I’m hungry in the ways that every artist is, but I also have this extra layer. I’ve done a lot of things that were consciously not for money, but because I’m so convinced I’m going to die in my mid-30s, I’m like, ‘That’s not what’s important. Doing cool stuff and having that legacy is what’s important.’ Chris Gethard Read Quote
I think everything belongs in a certain place, for kids who feel they don’t belong anywhere. A museum is an institution like a library where everything has a place, everything belongs. Brian Selznick Read Quote
Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation – not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago. Barack Obama Read Quote
When my twin grandchildren, Linda and Lyeke, were born two years ago, it changed me. I felt it was the essence of what life is about, and I cried all day. When my son Pierre, their father, was born I didn’t cry like that. Andre Rieu Read Quote
Philanthropy is never understood by those who don’t have it in their own hearts. Chris de Burgh Read Quote
You know that a lot of people go to emergency rooms when they don’t really need to. Steven Burd Read Quote
I hate being called an ‘icon.’ I just don’t like it. That’s all there is to it. Edmund Hillary Read Quote
It’s not just that government has failed us. It’s not just that we have failed ourselves. It’s government. It’s individuals. It’s sort of everything in between, from families and communities and neighborhoods, churches and so forth. J. D. Vance Read Quote
