Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.
Robert Frost
Recitation: by Male by Female
Before Hurricane Katrina, I always felt like I could come back home. And home was a real place, and also it had this mythical weight for me. Because of the way that Hurricane Katrina ripped everything away, it cast that idea in doubt.
Jesmyn Ward
HomeMeDoubtBackPlaceWay
As an actor, if I show up late somewhere or I say something that's eccentric, it's totally acceptable - not only that, it's lauded in some perverse way.
Jesse Eisenberg
LateSayActorWayUpSomething
Slavery was not a bad day on the job. It was not your boss yelling at you. It was not hard work for little pay. This was a full system of human subjugation.
John Ridley
WorkHard WorkDayJobBossSlavery
I go back and think of President Kennedy, who had a military service background, but he comes into the presidency, and he's faced with a decision on the Bay of Pigs, with the C.I.A. and the military giving him data, and it turns out very badly.
Stanley A. McChrystal
ServiceDecisionThinkGivingData
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.
Mikhail Bakunin
GodHumanityLibertyMatterChildish
But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style.
Moira Kelly
StyleBluesSingLikeCabaret
We've been very patient over the years but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reset the rules for the River Murray and we're determined not to squander that opportunity.
Jay Weatherill
OpportunityRiverRulesOverPatient
I knew there would be a negative reaction in the press to my divorce, but I am not going to live my life because of something someone might say.
Christina Aguilera
LifeLiveI AmNegativeMy LifeSay
An abusive cop does not equal a bigoted police department.
Bret Stephens
PoliceEqualCopDoesDepartment
We can fight Big Industry.
Bobby Scott
FightBigIndustry
It is still not clear from this study how laughter can directly help the heart but other studies have shown that laughter is beneficial for every system in the body.
Allen Klein
HeartLaughterHelpBodyStudyHow
I will be so happy when 'diversity' is not a word.
Kenya Barris
DiversityHappyWillWord
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