“Is it appropriate still for a German to have a gun? I only use that as an example of a country that's still deeply involved and engaged in the conversations about how to come to terms with the past. Certainly for that country, it's not forgotten.” StillsCountryUsePastTermExampleInvolvedConversationGunForgottenEngagedAppropriate Author:Stephen Daldry
“There are no barriers to entries. Think of this as Linux in terms of software. Anyone can have part of the operating system so long as you pledge allegiance to the ideas. Previously, if you wanted to join al Qaeda, you had to travel to an al Qaeda safe haven, probably in northern Pakistan or Afghanistan. Now all you have to do is get a gun, choose a target, and carry out an attack.” IfsThinkingLongIdeasWantedTermHavensSafeGunBarriersTargetAlsSoftwareAfghanistanPakistanPledgeAllegianceEntryAl QaedaLinuxSafe HavenOperating Systems Author:Paul Gigot
“There aren't many male stars - that's a loose term - like Kirk [Douglas] around. Most of those virile personalities have to keep working, continue the image because they can't do anything else. They don't even read. Their real identity is in making those pictures. They have to keep jumping on horses and hitting somebody on the head with a gun.” RealStarsTermIdentityPersonalityGunHorseMalesHittingJumpingKirk Author:Elia Kazan
“When the term "machine gun" enters common parlance, the word "machine" becomes much more sinister.” TermCommonGunMachinesSinisterMachine Guns Author:Scott Westerfeld
“There's no more personal issue than gun violence; every one of these stories is a life lost, i'm hoping that over the long term, as I tell these stories, that it will help to open people's eyes.” PeopleLifeLongHelpingStoriesEyeLostTermIssuesViolenceGunLong TermGun ViolencePersonal Issues Author:Chris Murphy
“It is true that the vast majority of gun deaths in America are not the consequence of the use of an 'assault weapon.' But that begs the question of whether assault weapons have any real utility either in terms of any sporting or self protection needs.” NeedsRealSelfUseAmericaTermWeaponsGunConsequenceMajorityProtectionAssaultUtilitySelf ProtectionAssault Weapons Author:Joe Biden
“Pressure to produce over the short term - a gun to the head of everyone - encourages excessive risk taking which manifests itself in several ways - fully invested posture at all times, the use of leverage, and a market centric orientation that makes it difficult to stand apart from the crowd and take a long term perspective.” WayLongUseDifficultTermRiskProducePerspectiveGunPressureCrowdsAll TimeLong TermShort TermOrientationPostureRisk-taking Author:Seth Klarman
“Hillary Clinton has really strong plans, in terms of the economy, extending health care even further, making education more affordable, making smart gun law changes to prevent the kind of disasters we've been seeing on a daily basis.” KindCareLawStrongTermEconomyPlansSeeingSmartGunBasesClintonDisasterHealth CareAffordableExtendingGun Law Author:Natalie Portman
“We are going to trace more effectively, how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who often times are selling to straw purchasers. And cracking down on the various loopholes that exist in terms of background checks for children, the mentally ill.” ChildrenTermStreetsGunIllVariousBackgroundsChecksSellingDealerStrawsMentally IllLoopholesBackground ChecksPurchasers Author:Barack Obama
“The voice of God does not pander, offers no five-year plan, no long-term solution, nary an edict. It is small & fond & local. Don't look for your initials in the geese honking overhead or to see thru the glass even darkly. It says the most obvious crap - put down that gun, you need a sandwich.” NeedsYearsLooksLongDoeVoiceTermFivePlansOffersSolutionsGunGlassesObviousLocalsLong TermFive YearsCrapInitialsSandwichesGeeseOverheadVoice Of GodFive Year PlansHonking Author:Mary Karr
“Seriously, our nation is never going to be on the same page on issues like gun control, welfare, the economy, the environment, etc. I doubt we'll ever come to terms on tastes great or less filling and hybrids versus Hummers, and there will always be Yankees fans and Red Sox fans, and never the 'twain shall meet. Fortunately, all it takes for us to be of one mind is some buttercream frosting.” MindNationsTermEconomyIssuesDoubtEnvironmentFansTastePagesGunRedWelfareEtcGun ControlVersusFillingYankeesHybridRed Sox Fans Author:Jen Lancaster
“Look, Mrs. McGillicuddy, it's not my fault your son jumped out a dorm room window on Christmas eve. I've written over fifty books as a Columbia professor, all right? You don't do that by holding hands with every at-risk undergraduate who says he's homesick, or he's turning gay, or the dog ate his term paper. I write about Lincoln, and freedom, and great ideas. I don't always have time for students. It's like Dean Martin used to say: if you want to talk, go to a priest. Hey -- what's the gun for?” IfsWantWritingLooksBookIdeasHandsUsedTermRoomsWrittenRiskDogStudentsSonGayPaperGunWindowFaultsHeyFiftyPriestsProfessorsGreat IdeaDeanColumbiaHolding HandsYour SonHomesickChristmas EveUndergraduateDormsDorm RoomsTerm Paper Author:Eric Foner