To lose a brother is to lose someone with whom you can share the experience of growing old, who is supposed to bring you a sister-in-law and nieces and nephews, creatures who people the tree of your life and give it new branches. To lose your father ...
The Constitution. . . illustrates the complexity of the American system: that it serves the interests of a wealthy elite, but also does enough for small property owners, for middle-income mechanics and farmers, to build a broad base of support. The s...
What sets science and the law apart from religion is that nothing is expected to be taken on faith. We're encouraged to ask whether the evidence actually supports what we're being told - or what we grew up believing - and we're allowed to ask whether...
But blaming Islam is a simple answer, easier and less controversial than re-examining the core political issues and grievances that resonate in much of the Muslim world: the failures of many Muslim governments and societies, some aspects of U.S. fore...
You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay suppor...
I don't like publicity, being in the limelight.
Morals are private. Decency is public.
The public always picks quality.
The public is a bad guesser.
Everyone has a private self and a public self.
I'm not sure the public knows what it wants.
The public has become my fairy godmother.
The publicity and hoopla was never important to me.
The 'public' scares me, but people I trust.
Being honest with the public is how they respect you.
I'm the worst person about publicizing myself.
The public seldom forgive twice.
Poor health was not just the result of random acts, bad luck, bad behavior or unfortunate genetics. Deliberate public policy decision about housing, education, parks and streets were the key drivers of racial differences in mortality. Crime kept peop...
One must ease the public into it - that's an art in itself.
Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.
The first mistake in public business is the going into it.
