My generation was maybe the last in which you could set up shop as a writer and hope to make a living at it.
For quotes, I have one document for general quotes; the other for happiness-related quotes, which I use for the 'Moment of Happiness,' my daily emails of happiness quotes.
Me and Matt love to argue, but in general our sense of humor is pretty much alike.
Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history.
The French, I think, in general, are strangely prolix in their natural history.
Only a tiny portion of music history involves a singer and a lyric. Songs in music are generally thought to be a minor form.
Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.
Now having said that, I realize that releasing a film in the real world is like trying to get General Motors to release a handmade car.
Yes, my first memory of singing, in general, was of a Christmas song. And then listening to Christmas music was really the first music I was ever connected to.
My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and I wanted to do surgery.
I am not a depressive person at all, but I reflect a lot on my life, and life in general, from the perspective of death.
But the first the general public learned about the discovery was the news of the destruction of Hiroshima by the atom bomb. A splendid achievement of science and technology had turned malign. Science became identified with death and destruction.
The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations.
For my diet, I choose mostly organic. But in general, I am a big believer in trying to strike a balance with everything.
Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?
Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.
There is a growing acceptance and interest in publicly funded school choice as a catalyst for education reform in general and a way to empower parents to be education reformers.
Yes, many immigrants cherish the value of choice and opportunity and the value of education more than 7th or 8th generation Americans.
I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world.
Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming.
Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose?
