Character is formed in the stormy billows of the world.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Recitation: by Male by Female
That's what politics is. It's the story of what's happening, what does it mean, what's the conclusion, who are the interesting characters?
John Dickerson
PoliticsStoryInterestingMeanWho
Music was transmitted over the airwaves in the '60s - for free, even - astonishingly enough without Bit Torrent.
Andrew Rosenthal
MusicFreeEnoughOverWithoutEven
What humility does for one is it reminds us that there are people before me. I have already been paid for. And what I need to do is prepare myself so that I can pay for someone else who has yet to come but who may be here and needs me.
Maya Angelou
MyselfHumilityPeopleMeSomeone
I have nothing against her, and in fact I'm very fond of my first wife. But we should have ended that marriage eight or 10 years earlier.
Michael Douglas
MarriageWifeNothingFirstYears
The thing I care about is my weight - I'm as fanatical about it as a member of Girls Aloud. I weigh myself every morning. I know exactly what I want to be - 82kg - and I try to stick to it.
Tony Parsons
MorningMyselfCareKnowWantTry
It's an advantage to have two parents, but to have one parent to stay closely connected and at home during those early years of education can be very very important.
Mitt Romney
EducationHomeParentsParentEarly
People used to be unhappy that files and data of Aramco are undeclared, unclear, and not transparent.
Mohammad bin Salman
PeopleUnhappyDataTransparentUsed
I'm a workaholic. I also go to the gym a lot - it's my new thing. Yes, I am a compulsive person.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
I AmGymPersonGoNewYes
My audience consists mainly of people who already recognize how bad this culture is, and I want to push them to become more radical. It doesn't really matter to me if they are Left or Right.
Derrick Jensen
CulturePeopleMePushBadWant
We are not sent into this world mainly to enjoy the loveliness therein, nor to sit us down in passive ease; no, we were sent here for action. The soul that seeks to do the will of God with a pure heart, fervently, does not yield to the lethargy of ease.
Dorothea Dix
GodHeartSoulWorldActionEnjoy
There is a difference between a consumer - who passively receives the information that they are spoon fed - and a citizen - who engages with society, asks questions, does research, and works towards making a difference in their neighborhood, city, and country.
Chelsea Manning
CityResearchSocietyQuestions
I think women realise that I love women, and very often women seem to love me.
Chuck Close
LoveWomenMeThinkLove MeSeem
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