“I'm an advocate of music in schools. It's important to me that music is in as many schools as possible across this country and across the world. I think that it's a lost art form because kids aren't as exposed to it as maybe they used to be, or should be. I was exposed heavily to jazz and that's why I love it.” ThinkingWorldShouldArtImportantCountryKidsSchoolFormUsedLostMusic IsJazzUsed To BeExposedLost ArtMusic In Schools Author:Chrisette Michele
“I used to be very insecure about my curly hair, because I lived in a country where everybody had blonde straight hair.” CountryUsedHairUsed To BeInsecureBlondeCurly HairStraight Hair Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“I've always felt that my relationship to the United States is analogous to a marriage. I love this country. I hate it. I get angry at it. I feel close to it. I'm charmed by it. I'm repelled by it. And it's a marriage that's gone on for let's say at least 50 years of my writing life, and in the course of that, what's happened? It's gotten worse. It's not what it used to be.” FeelsWritingYearsCountryStatesAmericaUsedHateCoursesFeltUnitedUnited StatesGoneHappenedI HateAngryUsed To BeWriting LifeCharmed Author:Norman Mailer
“It's lovely that the Hollywood stars are crossing over to Broadway.... There used to be such a dividing line in the country between Hollywood and the theatre and that's just melting away. It's just wonderful right now!” CountryUsedStarsLinesWonderfulRight NowHollywoodTheatreLovelyUsed To BeBroadwayMeltingCrossingsDividingCrossing OverHollywood StarsMelting Away Author:Julie Andrews
“The California I knew, old rancho California, is gone. It just doesn't exist, except maybe in little pockets. I lived on the edge of the Mojave Desert, an area that used to be farm country. There were all these fresh-produce stands with avocados and date palms. You could get a dozen artichokes for a buck or something. Totally wiped out now.” LittlesCountryUsedGoneProduceAreasEdgesUsed To BeDesertCaliforniaPocketsFarmsDozenPalmsBucksAvocadosArtichokesMojave Author:Sam Shepard
“The Patriot Act allows Federal agents to look at public and university library patron circulation records, books checked out, magazines consulted, all subject to government scrutiny. There used to be a time in this country when we were worried whether our young people knew how to read. Now some in our government are more worried that government agents be able to find out what people are reading.” PeopleLooksBookCountryGovernmentAbleYoungUsedReadingRecordsSubjectsLibraryUniversityUsed To BeMagazinesAgentsWorriedPatriotScrutinyCirculationPatronPatriot Act Author:Dennis Kucinich