“I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.” IncludingInsectsLiving ThingsSustainingRodents Author:Joan Jett
“I regret that after 30 years of writing columns in this market, including ten with this newspaper that I love very much, this local conversation has come to an end. However, I believe that if the newspapers of the country pool their resources, we can send an Arnold-Schwartzenegger-style robot back in time to kill the inventor of the Internet, and then our future will be much brighter.” IfsWritingYearsBelieveEndsCountryI BelieveStyleRegretInternetTenConversationResourcesIncludingNewspapersLocalsOur FuturePoolRobotsInventorBrighterColumnsI RegretBack In TimeTime To Kill Author:James Lileks
“As we emulate His example, we will bless lives, including our own.” ExampleIncludingBlessEmulate Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Fifty four percent of Republican voters believe President [Barack] Obama is Muslim. And 66 percent of Trump voters believe President Obama is Muslim. If you hear anyone trying to explain the rise of Donald Trump without including that fact, then you`re hearing someone who doesn`t know what they`re talking about.” IfsKnowsTryingBelieveFactsPresidentTalkingFourTrumpRepublicanPercentIncludingHearingBarackFiftyVotersPresident ObamaPresident Barack Obama Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“I think we bring together that broad coalition including Russia to help us destroy ISIS and work on a timetable to get rid of Assad, hopefully through Democratic elections. First priority, destroy ISIS.” ThinkingFirstsHelpingTogetherElectionDemocraticIncludingPrioritiesRussiaHopefullyBroadsIsisCoalitionsAssadTimetablesDemocratic Elections Author:Bernie Sanders
“I've never read a book [ Nnedi Okorafor's Lagoon] like it before. Big and sprawling with a million points of view, including sea creatures. It's about an alien invasion that starts in Lagos, Nigeria but, really, that's just the starting point.” BookBigsViewsMillionsSeaCreaturesIncludingStartingPoint Of ViewAliensInvasionNigeriaStarting PointAlien InvasionLagoons Author:Justine Larbalestier
“I'm not even sure there is a clear distinction between "spirits" and "extra-terrestrials". At least I think extra-terrestrials may be able to slip in and out of, around and between dimensions, including the dimension we relate to as ours.” ThinkingMayAbleSpiritClearIncludingRelateExtrasDimensionsDistinctionSlips Author:Susan Schneider
“When it comes to wheat, my main goal is to inform people, including farmers, that the prevailing notion that cutting fat and eating whole grains will make you healthy is not only wrong, it's destructive.” PeopleWholeGoalCuttingHealthyEatingNotionIncludingFatsDestructiveFarmersGrainWheatPrevailingWhole Grains Author:William Davis
“No film is made without the people behind the lens. Of course, most people, even I, tend to look at films in the most simplistic way, and say, "Wow, so-and-so is in this film." We talk about who's in it, as opposed to who got it made. But there are financial and technical aspects which go along with it, that should be addressed and acknowledged, including those minorities who are doing excellent work as well.” PeopleWayShouldWellsLooksMadeFilmCoursesBehindsAspectIncludingFinancialExcellentMinoritiesWowLensesExcellent Work Author:Melvin Van Peebles
“I've noticed over the past years of my writerly life that women writers in particular are discouraged in cleverly disguised forms from including the intellectual in their creative material way more than you would believe.” WayYearsBelievePastFormCreativeParticularMaterialsIntellectualIncludingDiscouragedOver The Past Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“And just as you can find hip-hop lyrics beating up on all these groups, including young Black men themselves, the primary producers of the music, you can also find lyrics celebrating them.” MenYoungBlackGroupsIncludingHip HopProducersCelebrateHipsPrimariesHops Author:Bakari Kitwana
“Oh, I usually don't know a whole lot about a subject when I begin; the process itself teaches me a lot as I go along. Usually I know enough about one narrow area of the subject to start myself going, and then everything - including a lot more research - follows from that.” KnowsEnoughWholeProcessTeachSubjectsResearchAreasIncluding Author:Jim Shepard
“Even before President [Barack] Obama announced actions aimed at tightening controls on gun purchases, sales were up, partly in reaction to terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino. Gun dealers say the president's initiatives have spurred sales. At the same time, polling shows more than two thirds of Americans support the president's proposals, including a majority of gun owners.” TwoShowsActionPresidentSupportGunThirdsMajorityIncludingTerroristReactionsBarackParisOwnersInitiativeProposalDealerPresident Barack ObamaTerrorist AttacksPollingGun Owners Author:Rachel Martin
“In Europe, populism is sort of a dirty word, but we have this wonderful history of populism in America, including the abolitionist populists and the white and black populists working together in the nineteenth century.” TogetherAmericaBlackWhiteWonderfulCenturyEuropeIncludingDirtyWorking TogetherNineteenth CenturyPopulistPopulismAbolitionistDirty Words Author:Zephyr Teachout
“Hence, when some members of the Iranian diaspora, especially women at the moment, use different tropes including the trope of the veil and the issue of gender to construct an image of oppression or to describe the 'silenced' Iranian woman, western intellectuals, policymakers, and publishing houses are all quick to introduce them as presenters of the authentic Iranian experience.” DifferentMomentsUseHouseIssuesMembersWesternIncludingGenderOppressionIntroducingPublishingConstructsVeilsIranianDiasporaTropesPresenterPublishing House Author:Mohammad Marandi
“I am interested in the movement of my own thoughts and in trying make the poems feel more accurate to experience, including the experience of thinking.” ThinkingFeelsTryingMy OwnMovementIncludingAccurate Author:Rachel Zucker
“I'm very committed to its educational institutions, including my alma mater Central Falls High School's drama program, because I know that's what got me my start. I do everything I can to keep it alive since it made me feel like I had something to give to the world. I also support the Segue Institute for Learning, a charter school in Central Falls run by a friend of mine that my niece attends. I'm committed to that because of its proven results. They have the highest math scores of any charter school in Rhode Island.” KnowsWorldGivingFeelsMadeI CanRunningSchoolFallResultsSupportAliveMinesDramaHighestHigh SchoolProgramInstitutionsIncludingCommittedEducationalMathIslandsScoreProvenInstituteCharterNieceMy NieceRhode IslandCharter SchoolsEducational InstitutionsAlma Mater Author:Viola Davis
“I admitted that I did not understand life. What I meant was that I am bewildered by human hearts and motivations, including my own.” HumansHeartMotivationMy OwnIncludingHuman HeartBewildered Author:Norman Lock
“Animal rights is a serious subject, but I do my best to find humor where I can, and I have some great help: there are almost two hundred cartoons included in the book, including dozens from the brilliant Bizarro strip.” I CanTwoBookHelpingAnimalRightsSubjectsSeriousHundredIncludingBrilliantAnimal RightsDozenCartoonSerious Subjects Author:Karen Dawn
“My philosophy for producing a record is for everyone involved, including myself, to get out of the way of the song, and at the same time, listen to it as closely as you can, and listen to where the song wants to go.” WayWantPhilosophySongRecordsInvolvedIncluding Author:M. Ward
“I've learned so much from my professors and have been fortunate to have had so many good ones, including Frederick and Steven Barthelme, Edward Carey, Jim Magnuson, and Elizabeth McCracken.” Has BeensIncludingFortunateI've LearnedProfessors Author:Mary J. Miller
“All power within the microcosm of my world was held and wielded by people who look like me. Plus, I think Nigerians all have this sense that they are better than everyone, including white people. So I have the privilege of a certain distance. It may just be that. So in a sense, I can't claim that as any ability that I have, simply a matter of circumstance.” PeopleThinkingWorldLooksMayI CanMatterCertainAbilityWhiteCircumstancesClaimsDistanceIncludingPrivilegeLike MePlusMicrocosm Author:Chris Abani
“I think about my cocaine use. I liked it. I thought it was a great drug. But I knew that if I was doing that almost exclusively, I wouldn't be able to continue to also have significant others and a wide range of other things. And I wasn't special. A number of people, including the people I was doing cocaine with, also behaved the same way.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayUseAbleNumbersSpecialDrugIncludingWideSignificantRangeCocaineSignificant Other Author:Carl Hart
“Flint and its lead contaminated water are now the focus of sustained national attention including political attention.” PoliticalWaterAttentionFocusIncluding Author:Rachel Maddow
“I love a lot of the young, new artists who are coming up, including Adele. I suppose anybody would freak out to work with her. To be able to play a saxophone solo on one of her songs would be the most ultimate thing ever.” PlayWould BeAbleYoungArtistSongUltimateIncludingFreakSoloSaxophoneNew Artists Author:Dave Koz
“Theres a clear and strong connection between fertility reduction and womens literacy and empowerment, including womens gainful employment. If you look at the more than 300 districts of India, the strongest influences in explaining fertility variations are womens literacy and gainful economic employment.” IfsLooksStrongClearInfluenceEconomicEmpowermentConnectionsIndiaIncludingEmploymentStrongestLiteracyExplainingVariationReductionFertilityStrong Connection Author:Amartya Sen
“Being from New York, I wonder why am I inspired by bluegrass and Earl Scruggs? But when I look at the whole history of the banjo, I feel really good about it, including the Earl Scruggs part.” FeelsLooksWholeWonderNew YorkInspiredIncludingBanjosBluegrass Author:Bela Fleck
“Whenever I go to New York I try to soak up as much live music as I can, including as many nights at the opera as I can manage.” TryingI CanNightNew YorkIncludingManageOperaLive Music Author:Garth Greenwell
“I just feel like everyone (including myself) on the planet is a little confused; we are all so driven by consumption - shopping, eating, getting high, whatever - anything to not "feel" what is really going on.” FeelsLittlesPlanetsEatingIncludingDrivenConfusedShoppingConsumptionGetting High Author:Princess Superstar
“I was thinking about how people were upset about the information that came out from Snowden about the NSA - many people were upset, including myself. But I was kind of surprised by how little we did about it - how little fighting we did.” PeopleThinkingKindLittlesFightingInformationIncludingUpsetNsaSnowden Author:Maggie Gyllenhaal
“We are literally linked in a circle, including with nature, as well as with other human beings. Old societies didn't have and still don't have "he" and "she." They don't have gendered pronouns. They don't have a word for nature, because we're not separate from nature.” HumansWellsStillsHuman BeingsIncludingCirclesLinkedPronounsBeing Old Author:Gloria Steinem
“Rupert Murdoch gave up his Australian citizenship in order to buy television stations in the United States, which is symptomatic of the way Murdoch operates. Everything is for sale, including his birthright. The Mirror is not read by soccer hooligans. It's read by ordinary people of this country. That comment is simply patronizing. But to be criticized by the Moonies and Murdoch in one breath is really just a fine moment for me.” PeopleWayCountryStatesMomentsOrderUnitedUnited StatesTelevisionFineOrdinaryBreathsMirrorsIncludingSoccerStationsCommentCitizenshipOrdinary PeopleAustralianGave UpBirthrightPatronizing Author:John Pilger
“Essentially Rumsfeld wins, Cheney wins, and the CIA and State Department lose. Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld have more centralized control over intelligence, analysis, and operations than ever before. And the way they interpret the law, if the President authorizes an intelligence mission to be run covertly by the Pentagon, they don't have to tell anybody, including Congress, about it because the President is the commander in chief.” IfsWayStatesRunningLawWinningPresidentLosesIncludingCongressMissionsChiefsOperationsAnalysisDepartmentCommandersCiaPentagonCommander In Chief Author:Seymour Hersh
“I grew up on welfare in the South Bronx; I had a very tough upbringing in that neighborhood. Reading books like The Four Agreements, A Return to Love, and The Power of Now helped me to overcome many internal battles. Had I not worked on myself, put value in myself, I would not have the loving and supportive people that I have right now in my life, including my husband and children” PeopleChildrenBookValuesReadingFourGrewReturnRight NowBattleHusbandGrew UpToughOvercomingSouthIncludingWelfareInternalsNeighborhoodAgreementMy HusbandReading BooksSupportiveUpbringingPower Of NowBronxFour Agreements Author:Andrea Navedo
“We do have responsibilities, as we live on this planet. It is our one and only home, which we are obligated to protect, to keep as beautiful and harmonious as it is. It is really for everyone to do so, including you and me.” HomeBeautifulResponsibilityPlanetsProtectIncludingHarmonious Author:Li Bingbing
“Have compassion towards each other, including animals. Love and respect every living being on this planet - a key factor to a greater society.” AnimalCompassionGreaterPlanetsKeysIncludingFactorsAnimal LoveLove And Respect Author:Matt Sorum
“My early childhood was spent living by the Pacific Ocean. I carry with me something imprinted by that wide, limitless horizon, which I learned connected us to different people and cultures, including my own family's origins in the Arab World and Northern Europe. I understood early that my world was only a small part of a much larger one. That captivated me.” PeopleWorldDifferentCultureMy OwnChildhoodOceanUnderstoodEuropeIncludingConnectedWideHorizonDifferent PeoplesLimitlessPacificSmall PartsEarly ChildhoodArab WorldCaptivatedPacific Ocean Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“Like all actors, I was open to taking on new challenges, including those outside my comfort zone.” ActorsChallengesComfortIncludingZoneComfort ZoneNew Challenges Author:Robert Redford
“We have been making constant efforts, all the time, to start dialogue with the SLORC, but you know it takes two. We don't want a monologue. We would like a substantive political dialogue among the SLORC, political leaders including myself, and leaders of ethnic groups-exactly as stipulated in the U.N. General Assembly resolution on Burma.” KnowsWantHas BeensTwoPoliticalEffortLeaderGroupsConstantIncludingDialogueResolutionAssemblyPolitical LeadersMonologuesBurmaEthnic GroupsGeneral AssemblyPolitical Dialogue Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“Since 1981, after our nations severed diplomatic relations, we've worked through a international tribunal to resolve various claims between our countries. The United States and Iran are now settling a long-standing Iranian government claim against the United States government. Iran will be returned its own funds, including appropriate interest but much less than the amount Iran sought. With the nuclear deal done, prisoners released, the time was right to resolve this dispute as well.” WellsLongCountryStatesDoneGovernmentNationsInterestUnitedDealsUnited StatesAmountStandingClaimsRelationIncludingInternationalVariousNuclearOur CountrySettlingAppropriateFundIranResolvePrisonerDisputesIranianDiplomaticState GovernmentUnited States GovernmentTribunalsDiplomatic Relations Author:Barack Obama
“Even as we implement the nuclear deal and welcome our Americans home, we recognize that there remain about differences between the United States and Iran. We remain steadfast in opposing Iran's destabilizing behavior elsewhere, including its against Israel and our Gulf partners and its support for violent proxies in places like Syria and Yemen.” StatesHomeDifferencesUnitedDealsUnited StatesSupportBehaviorIncludingIsraelNuclearPartnersViolentWelcomeIranElsewhereSyriaOpposingSteadfastProxyYemen Author:Barack Obama
“Administration officials, in fact, have repeatedly condemned ISIS for its treatment of religious minorities, including Christians. But a bipartisan resolution now moving through Congress calls on the administration to go further and say ISIS is guilty of genocide.” FactsChristianMovingReligiousIncludingCongressGuiltyAdministrationOfficialsMinoritiesTreatmentResolutionGenocideIsisBipartisan Author:Tom Gjelten
“Nina Simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and paid a professional price for it. Behind the scenes, she struggled in a fractious, sometimes violent relationship with her husband and manager and with mental health issues that strained other relationships, including with her only daughter.” SometimesPowerfulBehindsIssuesRightsMovementSceneHusbandDaughterPaidMental HealthIncludingSingersViolentCivil RightsManagersSongwritersGiftedCivil Rights MovementSinger SongwritersPianistBehind The ScenesNinaHealth IssuesOnly Daughter Author:Michel Martin
“Of course, no matter how hard we try to be objective as reporters, our life experiences and personal circumstances influence our journalism, including the choice of topics we pursue.” TryingMatterHardChoicesCoursesOur LivesInfluenceCircumstancesIncludingObjectivesPursueJournalismLife ExperienceReportersTopics Author:Sheri Fink
“We have a strong military deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. In countries like Syria, we need a diplomatic breakthrough to end the war. In Libya, the country must first of all be stabilized to stop IS. This means supporting the Libyan government, including in terms of security. We don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past in that country. The situation is extremely dangerous and the next days could be decisive.” WantNeedsFirstsMeanWarEndsCountryGovernmentPastNextStrongTermMistakeSituationSecurityMilitaryDangerousIncludingIraqRepeatsAfghanistanSyriaNext DayBreakthroughDiplomaticLibyaDeployment Author:Paolo Gentiloni
“I am 100 percent confident. This is a security review that was requested. It is being carried out. It will be resolved. But I have to add if there's going to be a security review about me, there's going to have to be security reviews about a lot of other people, including Republican office holders, because we've got this absurd situation of retroactive classifications.” PeopleIfsSituationSecurityRepublicanOfficePercentAddIncludingAbsurdReviewsClassification Author:Hillary Clinton
“I got cast playing the best baseball player anybody's ever seen. I don't know how to play any sport, including baseball, but I trained really hard. They had these great coaches, and they started saying, "Wow, you have some like really untapped athletic ability."” KnowsHardPlaySportsAbilityKnow HowPlayerBaseballIncludingCastsCoachesWowAthleticBaseball PlayerGreat CoachBest BaseballAthletic Ability Author:Geena Davis
“What I've learned about that word is context, where the world is coming from - in the era the film is set, it obviously is used derogatorily. In 'Selma,' it was the same sort of thing. Of course now, in music, it's used in many more ways, including ways that takes the sting out of it. It all depends on where and when it is used, and how you look at it. But again in 'Race,' it is intensely disrespectful.” WorldWayLooksFilmUsedCoursesRaceDependsIncludingErasI've LearnedDisrespectful Author:Stephan James
“I would use going into nature to clear myself - trees and plants including having plants at your house is a wonderfully natural way to continuously clear yourself.” WayUseHouseNaturalClearTreePlantIncluding Author:Doreen Virtue
“Perhaps unsurprisingly, there's a paradox here! Kierkegaard's own indirect communication proposes that we start with the experience of those who don't believe and meet them on their own ground. His success in doing this is evidenced by the fact that, at least for some periods of the 20th century, aspects of his work became a major focus for radical thinkers of various kinds, including the non-religious and, interestingly, a significant number of Jewish thinkers (Buber, Rosenzweig, Taubes, and others).” BelieveKindFactsReligiousNumbersFocusCenturyCommunicationPeriodsMajorsAspectDon't BelieveIncludingVariousSignificantRadicalParadoxThinker20th CenturyProposeIndirectSignificant NumbersNon Religious Author:George Pattison