“The spirit of religious totalitarianism is abroad in the world; it is in the very air we breathe today in this land. Everywhere are those who claim to have a corner on righteousness, on direct access to God ... The bigots of the world are having a heyday.” WorldTodaySpiritReligionReligiousAirLandDirectClaimsCornersBreatheAccessRighteousnessTotalitarianismBigotsHeyday Author:Sonia Johnson
“You have to constantly recreate yourself in show business, which is a very fast thing, especially now with the tremendous speed of social media. There are so many personalities, so many different kinds of comedy that you can access, so it’s definitely important to stake your claim and say who you are.” KindImportantDifferentShowsSocialComedyMediaPersonalityClaimsWho You AreSocial MediaSpeedAccessStakesDifferent KindsShow BusinessRecreate Yourself Author:Margaret Cho
“Well, the sugar guys have been dealing with NAFTA ever since it passed. Now we've got Mexico dumping sugar that's subsidized by the Mexican government into our market in violation of the World Trade Organization, because NAFTA gave them open access to our sugar market. They claim they're not subsidized, but the government owns half the industry in Mexico.” WorldWellsHas BeensGovernmentGuyHalfIndustryOrganizationClaimsTradeAccessSugarMexicoMexicanViolationWorld TradeNaftaWorld Trade Organization Author:Collin Peterson
“Maybe one thing that has happened is that the claims of non-partisanship of the mainstream media have been a little bit exploded. Mostly I'd say what, if anything has caused the change, are just the obvious technological changes - proliferation of easier access to getting your opinions out and the proliferation of media.” IfsLittlesHas BeensBitsOpinionHappenedOne ThingMediaEasierLittle BitClaimsObviousAccessWhat IfMainstreamTechnologicalProliferationPartisanshipMainstream MediaTechnological Change Author:William Kristol
“Dickens didn't have access to any other epistemologies other than those prevailing in Britain. But a novelist today cannot plausibly claim ignorance of his society's manifold connections with the wider world, the fact that prosperity and security at home, for instance, often depend on extensive violence and exploitation abroad.” WorldFactsHomeTodayViolenceSecurityIgnoranceDependsConnectionsClaimsProsperityAccessInstanceNovelistsBritainExploitationPrevailingDickensEpistemologyManifold Author:Pankaj Mishra
“Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries.” MayCenturyClaimsPrivilegeAccessHinduismAtomic BombNuclear BombAtom BombVedasAtomic Weapons Author:J. Robert Oppenheimer
“I think no artist can claim to have any access to the truth, or an authentic version of an event. But obviously they have slightly better means at their disposal because they have their art to energize whatever it is they're trying to write about. They have music.” ThinkingWritingTryingMeanArtArtistMusicEventsClaimsAccessVersions Author:Thom Yorke