The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking.
Phaedrus
Recitation: by Male by Female
The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with no real pressure or deadlines, was a very attractive one.
John Dyer
FreedomPressureLandscapeArtist
I was brought up in a strong working-class community by working-class parents and relations until I was 18, and that's what I really am. Now all sorts of things have been added, but that's what I am.
Melvyn Bragg
CommunityI AmParentsStrongNow
You have to get an individual who's willing to actually struggle with the system to change it. As long as you have people who - to make substantive changes, to make infrastructure changes.
Amiri Baraka
ChangeStrugglePeopleLongYouGet
When I did 'Jerry Springer: The Opera,' there was a big fuss, largely centered around the misrepresentation of its content. Had Twitter existed then, that would have been over in a week because people who had actually seen it would have been able to get control of the story through social media.
Stewart Lee
Social MediaPeopleControlStory
Kanye and T.I. both engage with what I'm doing.
Travis Scott
DoingEngageBothKanye
As so often happens with Washington scandals, it isn't the original scandal that gets people in the most trouble - it's the attempted cover-up.
Tom Petri
PeopleTroubleWashingtonOriginal
As we look forward to freedom, the shining city on the hill and the best days of America lying ahead, it is the men and women in uniform who protect, defend and make us proud to whom we should look and give thanks every night.
Robin Hayes
WomenThankfulFreedomBestMen
You either have commercial pressure or ideological pressure. I prefer commercial pressure; otherwise, you can be at the mercy of one or two idiots.
Milos Forman
PressureYouMercyTwoIdiots
James Brown died owing me $50,000. But I loved James Brown.
Don King
MeLovedBrownOwingJames Brown
'Linger' was the first song I wrote after joining the Cranberries. I was 18, and the youngest member of the band was 16 at the time. We never imagined it'd be such a big hit.
Dolores O'Riordan
TimeSongNeverBandFirstBig
I want broadband to grow, more mobile devices available, particularly in underprivileged communities. I want STEM education to go ahead and fund the next generation of engineers.
Chris Sacca
EducationGenerationGrowEngineers
Management is the opportunity to help people become better people. Practiced that way, it's a magnificent profession.
Clayton M. Christensen
OpportunityPeopleManagementBetter
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