“If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divine madness in Rumi’s poetry is really remarkable.” IfsTodayAmericaDivinePoetEarsMadnessResponsibleRemarkablePoetry IsBarkAmerica Today Author:Huston Smith
“It may be that the most avid readers of new fiction in America today are film producers, an indication of the trouble were in.” MayTodayAmericaFilmFictionTroubleReaderProducersIndicationAvidAmerica Today Book:Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution:: Selected Essays, 1977-1992 Source: Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution:: Selected Essays, 1977-1992
“If you are prepared to accept the consequences of your dreams then you must still regard America today with the same naive enthusiasm as the generations that discovered the New World.” IfsWorldStillsDreamTodayAmericaAcceptingGenerationsDiscoveryConsequenceRegardPreparedEnthusiasmYour DreamsNew WorldNaiveAmerica Today Book:America Source: America
“If you don't get trained for your SATs in America today, you are at a disadvantage. Training is expensive and a lot of kids don't get trained, perhaps. So I also identify with the kid or the person who has grown up in environments like I've grown up in.” IfsPersonsKidsTodayAmericaEnvironmentTrainingSatExpensiveDisadvantagesAmerica Today Author:Millard Drexler
“Spiritually, we have marginalized the Bible. We've trivialized marriage, and we've neutralized the church. America today is in great turmoil. It feels like the soul of our nation has been taken from us.” FeelsHas BeensSoulTodayAmericaNationsChurchTakenTurmoilMarginalizedAmerica Today Author:David Jeremiah