“I spent so many years of my life as a stage actor and when you do all these plays, a lot of really great plays are very politically driven. They deal with deep social issues, and that's the kind of stuff that I love, as an audience member.” YearsKindPlayActorsSocialStuffDealsAudienceIssuesStageMembersDrivenReally GreatSocial IssuesStage Actors Author:Danny Strong
“I want to tell you though, I'm having the absolute best birthday ever. Last night -- this was so sweet, it means a great deal to me -- the other cult members got together and they all took me out to see Star Wars.” WantMeanWarTogetherLastsNightStarsDealsSweetMembersAbsolutesCultLast NightBest Birthday Author:David Letterman
“Members of al Qaeda and other affiliated organizations spent a great deal of time blending into the populations of several nations around the world and exploring all aspects of life there.” WorldNationsDealsMembersAspectOrganizationPopulationAround The WorldAlsExploringAl QaedaAspects Of Life Author:Jo Bonner
“Well, Harry Reid and other members of congress, they're just furious over this Olympic uniform deal. He says we should burn the uniforms, and it's an embarrassment and a disgrace. Not as embarrassing as congress constantly borrowing money from the Chinese, but still embarrassing.” ShouldWellsStillsFunnyDealsMembersCongressChineseUniformsOlympicsEmbarrassingDisgraceEmbarrassmentFuriousBorrowingLondon OlympicsBorrowing Money Author:Jay Leno
“When you are a member of an out-group, and you challenge others with whom you share this outsider position to examine some aspect of their lives that distorts differences between you, then there can be a great deal of pain.” PainChallengesDifferencesDealsGroupsSharePositionMembersAspectOutsidersSocial Change Book:Conversations with Audre Lorde Source: Conversations with Audre Lorde
“Millions of Americans are struggling to pay their mortgages. They have a right to know whether members of Congress receive sweetheart deals in order to pay for theirs.” KnowsOrderDealsPayMillionsStruggleMembersCongressMortgageSweetheart Author:Jeb Hensarling
“You have a certain objectivity, as a member of the audience, and you can come away maybe being provoked into a certain discourse or a certain arena of questioning, regarding how you would deal with things that your character has to deal with. Whereas when you're doing a film, once you start asking, "What would I do?," you're getting the distance greater between yourself and the character, or you're bringing the character to you, which I think is self-serving, in the wrong way. The idea is to bring yourself to the character.” ThinkingWayIdeasSelfCharacterFilmCertainDealsAudienceGreaterMembersAskingDistanceServingQuestioningDiscourseArenaObjectivityWrong WaySelf ServingProvoked Author:Colin Farrell
“Few things infuse a member of Congress with more courage than self-imposed term limits or an imminent retirement. The issues they choose to focus on in their final months say a great deal about what are really the most important issues in the country.” ImportantSelfCountryPoliticalPoliticsTermDealsIssuesFocusMonthsLimitsMembersFinalsCongressRetirementImportant IssuesTerm Limits Book:Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders Source: Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders