“My concern about Barack Obama is he ran a campaign in 2008 where he said we're going to bring people together and solve big problems. And he specifically talked about the need to reach across the aisle and deal with issues like the economy, which was obviously the top issue in 2008. It has not happened.” PeopleNeedsSaidProblemBigsTogetherDealsEconomyIssuesHappenedConcernSolveCampaignsBarackRanBig ProblemsAisle Author:Rob Portman
“How terribly hard and almost impossible it is to tell the truth. More than anything else, the artist in us prevents us from telling aught as it really happened. We deal with the truth as the cook deals with meat and vegetables.” HardArtistDealsImpossibleHappenedCooksMeatTelling The TruthVegetables Author:Eric Hoffer
“What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now.” NeedsLittlesTodayPastDealsHappenedPainfulPainful Past Author:William Glasser
“The greatest sci-fis, in my mind, are two things: They're what-ifs - what if this happened, and you get to see it - but they're also these philosophical cautionary tales. They deal with the underlying themes beneath the what-if.” IfsMindTwoDealsHappenedPhilosophicalTalesThemeTwo ThingsWhat IfCautionary Tales Author:Bryce Dallas Howard
“Documentaries deal with people who live real, everyday lives. But if these people trusted us and told us the truth about their lives, it could be used against them - which sometimes happened.” PeopleIfsRealSometimesUsedDealsHappenedEverydayTrustedEveryday LifeDocumentaries Author:Krzysztof Kieslowski
“You have to be able to say, OK, that happened back then. Now let's take it from here and see what happens. It would be very easy to hate people for the rest of your life, and some people have done that. You've got to deal with what's happening now and try to make things better.” PeopleTryingDoneHappensWould BeAbleHateEasyDealsHappenedHappeningsRest Of Your LifeHate People Author:Michael Jordan
“I never understood exactly why people get engaged--The only time I ever did the most disastrous things happened--but I feel that there's a great deal to be said for immediate matrimony always. If I once got started I'd probably have to become a mormon to cover my confusion. What I mean is that if he and she are crazy about each other it is sheer tempting God to stay apart, come what may. And if people arent crazy about each other being engaged wont help them.” PeopleIfsMenFeelsMayMeanSaidHelpingDealsMarriageHappenedCrazyUnderstoodMen And WomenThings HappenConfusionEngagedSheerOnly TimeMatrimonyTemptingCourtship Book:The Fourteenth Chronicle: Letters and Diaries of John Dos Passos Source: The Fourteenth Chronicle: Letters and Diaries of John Dos Passos
“In terms of what happened over that hiatus that I took, I just rested. I spent that time with my family, during their really formative years, and enjoyed that, and I messed with pills and new medications that help me to deal with dyskinesia and some other things I was struggling with, that I don't have as much now because of medication to counter the side effects. So, it just seemed like the right time to do it.” YearsHelpingSidesTermDealsStruggleHappenedEffectsMy FamilyEnjoyedHelp MeRight TimePillsMedicationSide EffectsFormative YearsHiatus Author:Michael J. Fox
“History is wonderful. We have so much we can learn if we would quit making ideology out of history, and just deal with what happened.” IfsDealsWonderfulHappenedQuittingIdeology Author:Nikki Giovanni
“My mom, for most of her life, was a Holocaust denier. And it was terrible for the entire family to have to deal with until, finally, a couple years ago, we had an intervention. And we had a rabbi come into the home, had him walk her through the history of the Jewish people, and then he made her watch "Schindler's List." And after that, my mom did a complete 180. Now she can't believe it only happened once.” PeopleYearsBelieveMadeHomeHumorFunnyWalksDealsWatchesHappenedMomCoupleTerribleYears AgoMy MomListsHolocaustInterventionRabbiHolocaust DeniersSchindlerSchindler's List Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“If your child dies, or you witness a terrible natural disaster, yes, you certainly want a scientific explanation as to what's happened. But science can't help you to find meaning, help you deal with that turbulence of your grief, rage, and dismay.” IfsWantChildrenHelpingDiesNaturalDealsGriefHappenedTerribleOur ChildrenRageDisasterWitnessYour ChildrenExplanationFind MeNatural DisasterTurbulenceDismay Author:Karen Armstrong