People only speak to get something.
David Mamet
Recitation: by Male by Female
'Empire of Self' is a loving portrait of a very difficult man. Jay Parini, himself a gifted novelist, poet and biographer, has gone very deep into the 'black energy' of Gore Vidal's relentless narcissism and megalomania. Parini envisions an epic battle between Vidal's angelic and demonic sides, yet there's very little of the angel in Vidal.
Jerome Charyn
ManAngelEnergyDeepSelfBattle
The fact that women are paid 73 cents on the dollar for work equivalent to work being done by men is unacceptable in America.
John Edwards
WorkWomenMenAmericaDoneDollar
Poetry is not easy. Or should I say, real poetry is not easy.
Robert Pinsky
PoetryEasySayRealShould
The dream was to be a prima ballerina.
Stephanie Corneliussen
DreamBallerinaPrima
No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention.
Christopher Morley
ManEatingLonelyAttentionMuch
I would never call Jerusalem beautiful or comfortable or consoling. But there's something about it that you can't turn away from.
Pico Iyer
BeautifulYouComfortableNeverTurn
I applaud President Obama's decision to begin a partial withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. However, I believe that we must go further and have a full withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops.
Susan Bysiewicz
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Markets are unforgiving, and sometimes they move for reasons we can't possibly foresee.
Rick Santelli
SometimesMoveReasonsMarkets
The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.
Noam Chomsky
NatureHistoryHuman NaturePowerful
His eyes so dim, so wasted each limb, that, heedless of grammar, they all cried, that's him!
Richard Harris Barham
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Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.
Jane Addams
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I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.
James Galway
TeacherThinkStudentPlayImportant
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