I believe that history might be, and ought to be, taught in a new fashion so as to make the meaning of it as a process of evolution intelligible to the young.

This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival.

Penelope Spheeris

The free system of government we have established is so congenial with reason, with common sense, and with a universal feeling, that it must produce approbation and a desire of imitation, as avenues may be found for truth to the knowledge of nations.

James Madison

Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west.

Azar Nafisi

I don't believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money.

Ben Stein

There's a pizza place near where I live that sells only slices. in the back you can see a guy tossing a triangle in the air.

Steven Wright

So what? who cares what others think? It's your life, not their's. So get up, get out, and live your life the way you want to. We only live once.

Kalista Miller

Agitators are a set of interfering, meddling people, who come down to some perfectly contented class of the community and sow the seeds of discontent amongst them. That is the reason why agitators are so absolutely necessary. Without them, in our incomplete state, there would be no advance towards civilization.

Oscar Wilde

It's hard not to be a fighter when you're constantly under siege.

Cassandra Duffy

I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.

Andrew Cuomo

Illegitimis non carborundum.Lat., Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Gen. Joseph Stilwell

I watched, hoping she wouldn't come out too broke. It's all you can do for people sometimes, no matter how much you love them.

Katie Crouch

I think people in general have neglected to learn about history.

Maynard James Keenan