“In some ways she was far more acute than Winston, and far less susceptible to Party propaganda. Once when he happened in some connection to mention the war against Eurasia, she startled him by saying casually that in her opinion the war was not happening. The rocket bombs which fell daily on London were probably fired by the Government of Oceania itself, "just to keep the people frightened."” PeopleWayWarGovernmentPartyOpinionHappenedHappeningsConnectionsLondonPropagandaBombsFrightenedRocketsSusceptibleOceania Book:1984 Source: 1984
“I'm not attached to a certain scene. There was certain music - and techno was a part of it - that really formulated something for me, that really was a direct connection to what I experienced in my life. Going to parties and listening to techno at home helped form my musical identity. And that changed throughout my life.” HomeFormCertainPartyIdentityChangedListeningSceneDirectConnectionsMusicalTechno Author:Pantha du Prince
“The retirement of Athanasius, which ended only with the life of Constantius, was spent, for the most part, in the society of the monks, who faithfully served him as guards, as secretaries, and as messengers; but the importance of maintaining a more intimate connection with the catholic party tempted him, whenever the diligence of the pursuit was abated, to emerge from the desert, to introduce himself into Alexandria, and to trust his person to the discretion of his friends and adherents.” PersonsPartyHistoryConnectionsImportanceCatholicPursuitDesertIntimateRetirementIntroducingSecretaryTemptedMonkMaintainingDiligenceDiscretionMessengersRoman EmpireAlexandria Book:Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Source: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
“A foreign minister, I will maintain it, can never be a good man of business if he is not an agreeable man of pleasure too. Half his business is done by the help of his pleasures: his views are carried on, and perhaps best, and most unsuspectedly, at balls, suppers, assemblies, and parties of pleasure; by intrigues with women, and connections insensibly formed with men, at those unguarded hours of amusement.” IfsMenDoneHelpingGovernmentHoursPleasureViewsPartyHalfConnectionsBallsMinistersGood ManIntrigueAmusementAssemblySupper Author:Lord Chesterfield
“A lot of my father's generation were thinking about communism and had deep liberal and progressive connections. He never admitted whether he was a card-carrying communist party member but I think its possible.” ThinkingFatherPartyGenerationsMembersConnectionsCardsCommunismProgressiveCommunistCommunist Party Author:Anne Waldman
“Maybe I'm too close to the two Democrats to be against either one. I went to law school with Barack Obama and worked in the Clinton White House, so I have connections and allegiances to both candidates. [...] But I cannot remain silent any longer while my own senator destroys the Democratic Party, and her own reputation, in a desperate and degrading effort to appeal to the lowest common denominator. It's time for Senator Clinton to act like a leader that I know she can be. Hillary Clinton not only needs to defend Barack Obama, she needs to apologize to him.” KnowsNeedsTwoSchoolLawHouseMy OwnWhitePartyCommonEffortLeaderConnectionsDemocraticSilentClintonDemocratReputationBarackAppealsCandidatesDesperateWhite HouseApologizingSenatorsLowestDemocratic PartyAllegianceLaw SchoolDegradingCommon DenominatorLowest Common Denominator Author:Keith Boykin
“And again, this connection that you get: I meet Joe at church. Joe's connected to a whole network of people I don't know. Joe likes me. He invites me over to his son's birthday party, and I meet his whole family. I meet his friends. I get to know his neighborhood. That happens all the time.” PeopleKnowsWholeHappensChurchPartySonConnectionsConnectedLikesNeighborhoodInvitesWhole FamilyBirthday Party Author:Michael Emerson
“In rock 'n' roll, as we all know, the image is that it's one big party. But many times the reality is that it's the furthest thing from the party. There's the alcoholism and drug abuse that come because you're looking for that elusive 'thing,' and you don't know what it is or where it is. But you've got the money and the connections, and the choices are not always the healthiest.” KnowsBigsRealityChoicesPartyRocksDrugConnectionsAbuseRock N RollAlcoholismElusiveDrug Abuse Author:Nathan East