We read to find life, in all its possibilities.
Claire Messud
Recitation: by Male by Female
Our communities have been deeply enhanced by immigration, be it of Irish Catholics across the constituency or of Muslims from Gujarat in India or from Pakistan, principally from Kashmir.
Jo Cox
ImmigrationIndiaIrishBeenKashmir
I'm having a good time watching Shooter. He's a good kid. He's been a good son to me. He has never failed.
Jessi Colter
GoodSonTimeMeHaving A Good Time
Labor, under their current leadership, want to be the Downtown Abbey party when it comes to educational opportunity. They think working class children should stick to the station in life they were born into - they should be happy to be recognized for being good with their hands and not presume to get above themselves.
Michael Gove
LifeLeadershipGoodChildrenHappy
American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure.
John Yoo
FireAmericanMoreSoldiersOutside
I have never had a fear of white people.
Ron Stallworth
FearPeopleWhiteNeverHad
I remember once Robert Taylor invited me to lunch. I asked him, 'What is your ambition?' He said, 'I want to have 10 very good suits.'
Luise Rainer
GoodMeAmbitionLunchSuitsSaid
Frankly, with HBO and Showtime and cable shows, the DVD box sets and all, you can have a product that doesn't make you feel like as soon as it's projected, it's thrown away. It's really a piece of art.
Louis Leterrier
ArtFeelYouProductBoxAway
Of what use are all the codes in the world, if by means of confidential reports, if for trifling reasons, if through anonymous traitors any honest citizen may be exiled or banished without a hearing, without a trial?
Jose Rizal
WorldCitizenHearingWithoutMay
I can remember, after I started doing films, my mum began going to more arthouse films. She went to see 'Edward Scissorhands' and phoned me up and said: 'What was that all about? He had scissors on his hands.' Good question. I think she should review films on Channel 4.
David Thewlis
GoodMeThinkDoingRememberHands
Solidarity is an attitude of resistance, I suppose, or it should be.
Christopher Hitchens
AttitudeSolidarityResistanceShould
My parents were so far from the music world that they couldn't conceive how you could make a living. But for me, it was the only solution for the rest of my life.
Pierre Boulez
LifeMusicParentsMeWorldRest
As an OB-GYN physician, I understand the importance of protecting Americans from sexually transmitted diseases, and I applaud the development of an HPV vaccine. But for states to mandate vaccination for young women is both unprecedented and unacceptable.
Phil Gingrey
WomenPhysicianYoungUnderstand
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