We, as a country, have not seen a significant change in immigration policy in nearly two decades, even though all Americans agree that current immigration policy is outdated and malfunctioning.
There may be something to the suggestion about the pace of technological change intimidating writers, though - it's been awfully hard to keep ahead of real developments.
I missed my dad a lot growing up, even though we were together as a family. My dad was really a workaholic. And he was always working.
Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.
Form is, in a way, death. A novelist's obligation is to break free from the form, even though he knows that this will also be seen as artificial and distanced from life.
Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
Video games and YouTube.com are creatively booming, even though Web design, as demonstrated by the ugly clutter of most major news sites, is in the pits.
Take air quality in the United States today: It's about 30 percent better than it was 25 years ago, even though there are now more people driving more cars.
Tennis is such an individual and competitive sport, but it is great being part of a team and getting to know the girls outside of tennis - even though we are all competing for the same thing!
I have no doubt that there are great people about though... the thing of it is, nothing to this day moves me like classical music (Debussy, Vaughn Williams).
To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it.
I remember when Victoria Wood started to come through, and I thought she was great, though she and I are very different in our approach.
That's the great thing about music. You can find some '60s pop record and feel completely invigorated by it, even though it's so old.
Eventually though, I'd like to have my own production company. Then I could create great opportunities not only for myself, but for other actors as well.
A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be.
The great sin was adopting the 21st Century's Socialism, something that not even its founder, Ditrich knows exactly what it is, though he says it is under construction.
I really loved when I started doing '70s Show,' though I had never acted before, so it was a great training ground being on a sitcom.
Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse.
Nothing good ever happens by itself - it is achieved through striving, though this sometimes bears a high price.
I don't really rate press conferences. It's not as though I leave the room fist-pumping my way down the corridor after a good one.
In '73 I photographed the cannibals in New Guinea. They treated me OK but they didn't make you feel relaxed... I managed to escape unscathed though, I'm pretty good at that.
