My father's political heroes were Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.
Bret Stephens
Recitation: by Male by Female
I grew up watching a lot of stuff, like 'Teen Titans.'
Jeremy Shada
TeenWatchingUpLikeStuffTitans
TV shows and movies are a rare form of atemporality, and in an ever-changing, always-on world, spoilers feel irrefutable - sheer access to them gives the illusion of control.
Jenna Wortham
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Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom he loves.
Robert Southey
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While, in general, life satisfaction goes up with wealth, beyond the safety net more and more wealth brings very radically diminishing returns on life satisfaction.
Steve Jurvetson
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Scientology is probably one of the most misunderstood things, and it's sad that it's so misunderstood.
Stanley Clarke
SadMisunderstoodThingsMost
I'm not a daredevil. I don't fly without a safety net.
Steve Wynn
SafetyFlyWithoutNetSafety Net
I always have to bring back an all-A report card.
Romeo Miller
BackAlwaysBringReportCard
I don't think Luke Cage as a superhero is something that has changed dramatically from the '70s to now. He's a black man going through the same thing as other people of colour - it's just that he has superpowers.
Mike Colter
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The list of fun and easily-fixed brain diseases is very short.
Mike Birbiglia
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Anyone who wants to run has to be a Jimmy Swaggart, minus the default.
Chevy Chase
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Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in 'real' African culture, before it was tainted by the West, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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We feel much happier and more secure when we think we know precisely what to do, no matter what happens, then when we have lost our way and do not know where to turn.
William Kingdon Clifford
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