Let each one of us say, ‘I am an American. I intend to stay an American. I will do my best to wipe from my heart hate, rancor and political prejudice. I will sustain my government. And, through good days or bad, I will try to serve my country.’ Stephen Vincent Benet Read Quote
All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems. Richard Morris Read Quote
I’ve found that I snack less and concentrate better when I chew on a plastic stirrer – the kind that you get to stir your to-go coffee. I picked up this habit from my husband, who loves to chew on things. His favorite chew-toy is a plastic pen top, and gnawed pen tops and little bits of plastic litter our apartment. Gretchen Rubin Read Quote
I like New York. I like Philly. I like San Fran. I like when people are stoked. But Chicago’s a real music town, and they’re really good to us there. There’s just something in the air there; people are just really stoked about music. Every time I go there, I have a great time, and the fandom is really heartwarming. Kurt Vile Read Quote
The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. Paul Cook Read Quote
I once said the wrong movie name to Aaron Eckhart, and boy did he tease me about it for years. Ashlan Gorse Cousteau Read Quote
Water is good, but if you have too much, you drown. So is water bad, or is it good? It’s both. Manoj Bhargava Read Quote
Because I write a book a year, I always want to do one other project every year that’s stimulating in a different way. It means you can be working but not using up your prose juice, you know? Denise Mina Read Quote
The year 2006, when I came to Christie’s, was a very euphoric time to be part of the art world. David Linley Read Quote
