“Today's biggest headlines are stories about people who thought they were doing something that was secret: Jesse Jackson's secret girlfriend and child, Monica Lewinski's private meetings with the president and confidential girl talk with Linda Tripp. Just think of the news stories we've watched on television.” PeopleThinkingChildrenStoriesTodayGirlPresidentSecretTelevisionNewsMeetingsGirlfriendHeadlinesMonicaConfidentialNews StoriesGirl Talk Book:Letters From Home Source: Letters From Home
“I still get my news from the newspaper in the morning. I just have an affection for paper, and that's no secret, I guess.” StillsSecretMorningPaperNewsAffectionNewspapers Author:Dave Eggers
“The American government has been harvesting the Middle Eastern grapes of wrath for a generation and not making a secret of it, either. As lousy as the mass media may be, there was enough news about what was transpiring, year after year, to get the gist of what was happening... No American can truthfully say that they could not find out what was going on.” YearsMayHas BeensEnoughGovernmentSecretGenerationsMiddleMediaNewsMassHappeningsEasternWrathGrapesMass MediaAmerican GovernmentGist Author:Nicholas von Hoffman
“Libertarians secretly worried that ultimately someone will figure out the whole of their political philosophy boils down to “Get Off My Property.” News flash: This is not really a big secret to the rest of us.” PhilosophyWholeBigsPoliticalSecretFiguresNewsPropertyLibertarianWorriedFlashPolitical Philosophy Author:John Scalzi
“Jesus told his followers not to pray in the public square 'as the hypocrites' do, but rather 'enter into thy closet, and when thou has shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret,' Mr. DeLay not only wants to pray in public, he wants C-SPAN and the nightly news to cover it!” WantFatherJesusSecretDoorsPrayingNewsScaryFollowersSquaresClosetsDelayHypocrite Author:Ron Barrier
“Planning complex, beautiful meals and investing one's heart and time in their preparation is the opposite of self-indulgence. Kitchen-based family gatherings are process-oriented, cooperative, and in the best of worlds, nourishing and soulful. A lot of calories get used up before anyone sits down to consume. But more importantly, a lot of talk happens first, news exchanged, secrets revealed across generations, paths cleared with a touch on the arm. I have given and received some of my life's most important hugs with those big oven-mitt potholders on both hands.” WorldFirstsHeartImportantSelfHandsBigsHappensBeautifulUsedGivenProcessSecretPathGenerationsArmsNewsOppositesComplexesInvestingPlanningPreparationMealsKitchenHugGatheringIndulgenceCaloriesOvensSoulfulCooperativesSelf IndulgenceFamily Gathering Book:Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating Source: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating