The Israeli people are skeptical about the chances of a long-term peace, but if they saw it, they’d grab it. Any Israeli government that wants to be reelected should be interested in a lasting peace. Jonathan Powell Read Quote
A poem I write is not just about me; it is about national identity, not just regional but national, the history of people in relation to other people. I reach for these outward stories to make sense of my own life, and how my story intersects with a larger public history. Natasha Trethewey Read Quote
I have all the patience in the world about Sirens. For me it’s not a Grateful Dead project, it’s a Me project. Jerry Garcia Read Quote
Couch surfing’ refers to the practice of temporarily lodging with a stranger – free of charge, unless you count being incessantly sociable as payment. Patricia Marx Read Quote
The severity of punishments ought to be relative to the state of the nation itself. Stronger and more easily felt impressions have to be made on a people only just out of the savage state. A lightning strike is needed to stop a fierce lion who is provoked by a gunshot. Cesare Beccaria Read Quote
When you work as a humanitarian, you are conscious that politics have to be considered. Because if you really want to make an extreme change, then you have a responsibility. Angelina Jolie Read Quote
The difference between ‘Watchmen’ and a normal comic book is this: With ‘Batman’s Gotham City,’ you are transported to another world where that superhero makes sense; ‘Watchmen’ comes at it in a different way, it almost superimposes its heroes on your world, which then changes how you view your world through its prism. Zack Snyder Read Quote
Arnold Layne’ just happens to dig dressing up in women’s clothing. A lot of people do – so let’s face up to reality. Syd Barrett Read Quote
