People everywhere in the world are hungry for economic opportunity. And it’s about a lot more than being able to make money. Joe Biden Read Quote
Throughout the European Middle Ages and Renaissance, Latin was the language of learning and international communication. But in the early modern period, it was gradually displaced by French. By the eighteenth century, all the world – or at least all of Europe – aspired to be Parisian. Michael Dirda Read Quote
I’ve made three studio albums and one live one with my brother. It’s melodic singer-songwriter acoustic-rock music. Kevin Bacon Read Quote
Breaking is when someone starts to laugh in the middle of a scene, which is so fun to watch. Kaitlin Olson Read Quote
All of those broken bones in northern Japan, all of those broken lives and those broken homes prompt us to remember what in calmer times we are invariably minded to forget: the most stern and chilling of mantras, which holds, quite simply, that mankind inhabits this earth subject to geological consent – which can be withdrawn at any time. Simon Winchester Read Quote
The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It’s constantly stimulating, it’s like a slap in the face. Carter Burwell Read Quote
I go to the gym rather early with a workout pal. I get there at 7, or a little before, and do weights and a little cardio for an hour, five days a week. Johnny Mathis Read Quote