“The business of a novelist is, in my opinion, to create characters first and foremost, and then to set them in the snarl of the human currents of his time, so that there results an accurate permanent record of a phase of history.” FirstsHumansCharacterResultsOpinionRecordsCurrentsPermanentNovelistsAccuratePhases Author:John Dos Passos
“The current medical records system is this: Room after room after room in a hospital filled with paper files.” RoomsRecordsPaperFilledCurrentsMedicalHospitalsHospitalityFilesMedical Records Author:Timothy Murphy
“U.S. domestic drug policy does not carry out its stated goals, and policymakers are well aware of that. If it isn't about reducing substance abuse, what is it about? It is reasonably clear, both from current actions and the historical record, that substances tend to be criminalized when they are associated with the so-called dangerous classes, that the criminalization of certain substances is a technique of social control.” IfsWellsDoeActionCertainSocialGoalClassClearRecordsDangerousPolicyDrugAbuseHistoricalCurrentsTechniqueSubstanceReducingSubstance AbuseSocial ControlDrug Policy Author:Noam Chomsky
“Berkshire's past record has been almost ridiculous. If Berkshirehad used even half the leverage of, say, Rupert Murdoch, it would be five times its current size.” IfsHas BeensWould BePastUsedHalfRecordsFiveSizeCurrentsRidiculous Author:Charlie Munger
“Here`s the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record, regardless of their character, and regardless of who they are, it seems that if you say the right stuff now to the Republican ear, Steve Schmidt, they will say yes, no matter who you are.” IfsMatterMomentsCharacterSeemsStuffPartyRecordsRepublicanEarsWho You AreRoundsCurrentsRight ThingHeelsRepublican PartyRight StuffSchmidt Author:Chris Matthews