A high-quality public education can build much-needed skills and knowledge. It can help children reach their God-given potential. It can stabilize communities and democracies. It can strengthen economies. It can combat the kind of fear and despair that evolves into hatred. Randi Weingarten Read Quote
London chose to come out in record numbers, the highest turnout there’s ever been in a mayoral election, and – I say this not with arrogance; it is what others have said – the single biggest mandate a British politician has ever received. That shows what a wonderful city we are. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
When I was a teenager, the actors I was really into were Mickey Rourke and Sean Penn. I saw ‘Rumble Fish’ on my 16th birthday, and around the same time, it was ‘Falcon and the Snowman’ and ‘Bad Boys’ from Sean Penn. Aidan Gillen Read Quote
Koreans are worried about the Japanese right-wing people, who tend to be against foreigners. But the Koreans in Japan aren’t even foreigners. They are essentially culturally Japanese. If a family has lived in Japan for three generations, it’s absurd to see them as foreigners. Min Jin Lee Read Quote
You don’t have to like me, but I’m going to tell you the truth. If you don’t like what I’m saying, then go out and prove it. Gary Payton Read Quote
Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death. Billy Graham Read Quote
When ‘Tracks’ first came out, I was courted by Sydney Pollack. I had lunch with him, and he opened the conversation with, ‘Honey, you ain’t gonna like what I’m gonna do to your book.’ I really liked him, but I turned him down, because – well, I was stupid. I also turned down a great deal of money. Robyn Davidson Read Quote
When I am made fun of in the press I just remember those days when I’d come home to find that the water had been turned off because my mother couldn’t afford the bill. Suddenly, everything feels easier. Beth Ditto Read Quote
I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win. Mariska Hargitay Read Quote
