“Sports biography at its best. Rich in period detail, anecdote, and fresh perspective, Strong Boy paints both the good and the bad sides of success, as America's growing celebrity culture turned a simple Irish American gladiator into a national, in fact international hero. A very human story with profound parallels for our sports-obsessed culture today!” HumansFactsStoriesTodayAmericaCultureStrongSportsSidesSimpleBoysRichGrowingPerspectiveHeroPeriodsProfoundPaintInternationalDetailsObsessedBiographiesParallelsAnecdotesCelebrity Culture Author:Nigel Hamilton
“Of course, the simple explanation of the fact is that marriage is the most important act of man's life in Europe or America, and that everything depends upon it.” MenImportantFactsAmericaCoursesLiteratureSimpleDependsEuropeExplanation Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn
“The legacy of [Martin Luther] King is the very thing that must be expanded if America is to be free and democratic in the 21st century. It's just as simple as that.” IfsAmericaSimpleCenturyKingsDemocraticLegacy21st CenturyLuther Author:Cornel West
“In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. For when we have faced down impossible odds; when we've been told that we're not ready, or that we shouldn't try, or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes we can.” PeopleTryingStoriesAmericaSpiritSimpleImpossibleGenerationsReadyCreedsOddsUnlikelyNot ReadyYes We CanImpossible Odds Book:Change We Can Believe In Source: Change We Can Believe In
“America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress that the world has ever known. We were born out of revolution against an empire. We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal. And we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words, within our borders and around the world. We are shaped by every culture. Drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept, E pluribus unum: Out of many, one.” WorldGivingHas BeensEndsSelfStatesEarthAmericaCultureBornSimpleUnitedKnownUnited StatesProgressBloodCenturySourceRevolutionEqualConceptsIdealsAround The WorldBordersEmpiresDedicatedShedStereotypeCrude Author:Barack Obama
“From the day I took office, I've been told that addressing our larger challenges is too ambitious; such an effort would be too contentious. I've been told that our political system is too gridlocked, and that we should just put things on hold for a while. For those who make these claims, I have one simple question: How long should we wait? How long should America put its future on hold?” ShouldLongWould BeAmericaPoliticalWaitingChallengesSimpleEffortOfficeClaimsAmbitiousPolitical SystemsContentious Author:Barack Obama
“I'm sorry, but any police department in America that tries to function without some form of 'stop and frisk,' or whatever terminology they use, is doomed to failure. It's that simple.” TryingUseAmericaFormSimpleFunctionPoliceSorryDepartmentDoomedI'm SorryTerminologyPolice DepartmentStop And Frisk Author:William Bratton
“What's the Christian-bashing all about? Simple- a struggle for the soul of America is under way, a struggle to determine whose views, values, beliefs and standards will serve as the basis of law.” WaySoulChristianAmericaLawReligionValuesBeliefSimpleViewsStruggleStandardsBasesDetermine Author:Pat Buchanan
“Did I end up finding a little blue pill to cure America's electoral dysfunction? Unfortunately, it's not that simple.” LittlesEndsAmericaSimpleFindingsBlueCuresPillsDysfunction Author:Mo Rocca