Grunge was so self-consciously lowbrow and nonaspirational that it seemed, at first, impervious to the hype and glamour normally applied swiftly to any emerging trend. But sure enough, grunge anthems found their way onto the soundtracks of television commercials, and Dodge Neons were hawked by kids in flannel shirts saying, ‘Whatever.’ Douglas Rushkoff Read Quote
I used to like John McCain, too, but I must admit that was because he was bucking his party to do things I agreed with. I would not have had that reaction if, say, Bernie Sanders decided to rebel out of principle and support privatizing Social Security. Gail Collins Read Quote
I imagine there are things I wouldn’t do, but I haven’t been offered those recently either. M. Emmet Walsh Read Quote
I’m a classically trained painter, and I was an illustrator in New York working with Fortune 500s companies as well as the NBA and the Olympics. I first got into sculpting when I created a sculpture based on a painting I had done for the 1984 Olympics. Richard MacDonald Read Quote
One interviewer asked me: ‘How do you feel that you’ve betrayed your father?’ That wasn’t really very cool. Dhani Harrison Read Quote
Obama learned from Ronald Reagan that it helps to strike an optimistic tone. But genuine optimism deriving from American exceptionalism, it turns out, does not come naturally to him. John Podhoretz Read Quote
English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about other men. Germaine Greer Read Quote
There’s no doubt immigration can put pressure on public services, especially in places like Slough, but I’m not one of those people who think that immigration is always a bad thing. Nicky Morgan Read Quote
