“Aimee Parkison offers a distinct new voice to contemporary fiction. Her seductive stories explore childhood as a realm of sorrows, and reveal the afflictions of adults who emerge from this private geography.” StoriesVoiceFictionChildhoodSorrowOffersAdultsContemporaryRealmsAfflictionGeographySeductiveContemporary Fiction Author:Carol Anshaw
“Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien - but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most - from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets. The Obama family offers our condolences to Robin’s family, his friends, and everyone who found their voice and their verse thanks to Robin Williams.” HumansKindMadeSpiritFoundPresidentVoiceLaughingOur LivesStreetsTalentCryNeededOffersElementsDoctorsThanksAliensTouchingProfessorsPeterTroopsVersesHuman SpiritRobinsOur TroopsMarginalizedCondolencesNanniesOne Of A KindGeniesAirmenOur Condolences Author:Barack Obama
“Let the League of Nations say whatever it pleases, let America offer whatever interference, let China decry Japan's action at the top of her voice, but Japan must adhere to her course unswervingly.” ActionAmericaCoursesNationsVoicePleaseOffersChinaLeagueJapanInterferenceLeague Of Nations Author:Sadao Araki
“I speak without reservation, from what I know and who I am. I do so with the understanding that all people should have the right to offer their voices to the chorus whether the result is harmony or dissonance. The worldsong is a colorless dirge without the differences that distinguish us, and it is that difference which should be celebrated not condemned.” PeopleKnowsShouldSpeakUnderstandingVoiceDifferencesResultsOffersShould HaveHarmonyWho I AmChorusReservationsDissonanceColorless Author:Ani DiFranco
“I'm so grateful for Living the Questions. These progressive voices offer less rigid and more expansive approaches to Christian faith, and make room for people who practice critical thinking and question the gatekeepers. They help us see that questioning the gatekeepers is exactly what Jesus was all about.” PeopleThinkingHelpingChristianJesusVoiceRoomsPracticeOffersApproachGratefulCriticalProgressiveQuestioningCritical ThinkingChristian FaithSo GratefulGatekeepers Author:Brian D. McLaren
“Anger can offer a sense of indignity to replace a sense of shame, and offer a voice-raised above others-which can finally be heard. Those voices are most effective when they are raised in unison, when they have mercy as well as anger behind them, and when, instead of roaring at the anger of old pain, they sing about the glorious possibilities of a future where anger has a smaller house than hope.” WellsPainHouseVoiceBehindsHeardPossibilityOffersMercyAngerShameRaisedGloriousRoaringIndignityUnison Author:Gina Barreca
“So your strength is failing you? Why don't you tell your mother about it? ... Mother! Call her with a loud voice. She is listening to you; she sees you in danger, perhaps, and she-your holy mother Mary-offers you, along with the grace of her son, the refuge of her arms, the tenderness of her embrace ... and you will find yourself with added strength for the new battle.” ChristianMotherVoiceGraceFailingDangerSonArmsListeningHolyBattleOffersEmbraceLoudFinding YourselfMaryTendernessRefugeLoud VoicesHoly MaryMother Mary Author:Josemaria Escriva
“The absolutist lays down the law, but the relativist hears only roaring and bawling. Or, when the relativist voice, as it is heard from philosophers such as Nietzsche or James, itself starts to grate and sounds shrill, as it often does, and when the relativist then offers concessions, the absolutist hears only insincerity. The war of words can often turn into a dialogue of the deaf, and this too if part of its power to arouse outrage and fury.” IfsDoeWarLawTurnsSoundVoiceHeardOffersLaysPhilosopherDialogueDeafFuryOutrageRoaringConcessionsInsincerityAbsolutismGrate Book:Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed: A Guide for the Perplexed Source: Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed: A Guide for the Perplexed
“Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is collaborating with different artistic visions and voices. And they all have something to offer and making the story better and bringing their vision to what you see in the frame.” DifferentStoriesVoiceVisionTvsOffersDirectorsSeriesGreat ThingsArtisticTv SeriesCollaboratingArtistic Vision Author:Beau Willimon
“Minister and writer Barbara Kaufmann has addressed the subject of guerrilla decontextualization on both the 'Voices Compassionate Education' website and on 'Inner Michael', where she offers the kind of insights into the spiritual aspects of Michael Jackson's creative artistry that mainstream media mostly ignores.” KindSpiritualVoiceCreativeSubjectsMediaOffersAspectInsightMinistersCompassionateMainstreamWebsiteArtistryCreative ArtBarbaraMainstream MediaGuerrillas Author:Aberjhani
“We're not unique in our family. We're more ambitious but we're not special. I'm not funnier than anyone else in my family; it's just that we wanted more than Raleigh, North Carolina, had to offer. If my brother wanted more than Raleigh had to offer, you would know his name. My sister Lisa has a really unique and different voice, but she doesn't want that. She's a fine writer, but never said, "I want a book. I want that kind of attention."” IfsKnowsWantKindSaidBookDifferentWantedNamesVoiceAttentionSpecialBrotherFineOffersUniqueMy FamilyOur FamilyMy BrotherMy SisterAmbitiousCarolinaNorth CarolinaDifferent VoicesRaleigh Author:David Sedaris
“The career has to support the making and can offer a platform, can offer you a voice in the world. And that's an incredible thing. But it's complicated and seductive and weird and tricky. I think you have to keep figuring that out your whole life.” ThinkingWorldWholeVoiceCareersSupportOffersIncrediblesComplicatedWhole LifePlatformsTrickySeductive Author:Zoe Leonard
“My voice is my gift. And Pops had me using it in the right way. I had many offers to sing pop, to sing rhythm and blues. Pops said "Mavis, this record company want to give you a million dollars." I said, "No daddy, I want to sing with the family." And I did. I never wanted to branch out by myself. But I've had to now. It's my mission. I've been left here to do it. And I'm grateful.” WayWantGivingSaidWantedLeftVoiceCompanyMillionsRecordsOffersGratefulDollarsPopsMissionsRhythmBranchesRight WayDaddyMillion DollarsRecord CompaniesRhythm And Blues Author:Mavis Staples
“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
“I don't see myself as a deep philosopher. The things I write about tend to be what we all have to face, or consider, or experience, that I talk about with my friends and brothers. It's universal stuff, told in my own voice, my own details and truth, which is all I have to offer.” WritingFacesStuffVoiceMy OwnBrotherOffersMy FriendsUniversalPhilosopherDetails Author:Anne Lamott
“When we talk about the UN, what are we really talking about? We are talking about my country, your country, other countries and their collective will to stand together and apply pressure or offer incentives to steer things in the right direction. When the nations of the world come together, with collective will, on an issue and they speak with a united voice, they have a much greater impact. When there is division, then the impact is much, much less.” WorldCountryTogetherSpeakNationsVoiceUnitedTalkingIssuesGreaterOffersPressureImpactCollectivesDivisionOther CountriesIncentivesSteersRight Direction Author:Kofi Annan
“I don't feel like I have a lot to offer in terms of an authoritative voice on a lot of political issue. I don't know how to fix the economy, or how to increase the number of jobs. That is not where I spent my life and thought and meditation. I guess I would like to think that the topics that I am discussing - the Gospel, the forgiveness of sins and the defeat of death - goes up river to all problem.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsProblemJobsPoliticalVoiceTermSinNumbersKnow HowEconomyIssuesMeditationOffersRiversIncreaseDefeatTopicsDiscussingPolitical IssuesForgiveness Of Sins Author:Max Lucado
“Every generation has someone who steps outside the norm and offers a voice for the unspeakable attitudes of that time. I represent everything that's supposed to be wrong, everything that's forbidden.” VoiceAttitudeStepsGenerationsOffersSupposed To BeNormForbiddenUnspeakable Author:Sam Kinison
“Remember that every government service, every offer of government - financed security, is paid for in the loss of personal freedom... In the days to come, whenever a voice is raised telling you to let the government do it, analyze very carefully to see whether the suggested service is worth the personal freedom which you must forgo in return for such service.” GovernmentRememberVoiceLossSecurityReturnOffersPaidRaisedPersonal FreedomDays To ComeGovernment Service Author:Ronald Reagan