“Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history.” ImportantToolsHistoricalStartingAcceptedSkepticismStarting PointRevision Book:By Land and by Sea: Essays and Addresses Source: By Land and by Sea: Essays and Addresses
“Being a working mother is not easy, but I think it helps you choose what's important in your life. If I think about starting a new project - whether it be music, a movie or a fragrance - I always stop and think: Is this something I feel really passionate about? That way, if I'm not at home at least it's for something I really love, and my son can look up to that.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsLooksImportantHelpingHomeMotherEasySonProjectsStartingPassionateLook UpMy SonYou ChooseFragranceWhat's ImportantNew Projects Author:Christina Aguilera
“I find Chinese debates about their political system domestically, but also about China's claims in the international system, to be among the most original and surprising and exciting of our time. The starting point is a system that none of us had anticipated, which I call Leninist capitalism, but also obviously because it is the most important emerging power. The question of China's relations with the United States in particular, and the rest of the world in general, is the question of war and peace in the 21st century.” WorldImportantWarStatesPoliticalUnitedUnited StatesCenturyParticularCapitalismExcitingClaimsRelationOriginalsStartingInternationalChinaDebateChineseOur TimeSurprising21st CenturyEmergingPolitical SystemsStarting Point Author:Timothy Garton Ash
“The most important form of incremental change is the decision by the individual to become vegan. Veganism, or the eschewing of all animal products, is more than a matter of diet or lifestyle; it is a political and moral statement in which the individual accepts the principle of abolition in her own life. Veganism is the one truly abolitionist goal that we can all achieve - and we can achieve it immediately, starting with our next meal.” ImportantMatterFormPoliticalNextIndividualGoalDecisionAnimalAcceptingMoralPrinciplesAchieveProductsStartingLifestyleStatementsDietsMealsVeganVeganismAbolitionAbolitionistIncremental Change Author:Gary L. Francione