“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
“History can be formed from permanent monuments and records; but lives can only be written from personal knowledge, which is growing every day less, and in a short time is lost forever.” LostForeverRecordsGrowingWrittenPermanentMonumentShort TimePersonal Knowledge Book:The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works Source: The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works
“Unlike lions and dogs, we are a dissenting animal. We need to dissent in the same way that we need to travel, to make money, to keep a record of our time on earth and in dream, and to leave a permanent mark. Dissension is a drive, like those drives.” WayNeedsDreamEarthAnimalRecordsDogMarkMaking MoneyPermanentOur TimeLionsDissentDissensionTime On EarthOur Time On Earth Book:Letters from the Country Source: Letters from the Country
“During the 1999 debate over Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China President Bill Clinton said, 'In opening the economy of China, the agreement will create unprecedented opportunities for American farmers, workers and companies to compete successfully in China's market. WRONG: Our trade deficit with China has increased from $83 billion in 2001 to a record breaking $342 billion in 2014.” SaidOpportunityPresidentCompanyEconomyRecordsNormalRelationTradeBillsClintonWorkersChinaBillionsDebateOpeningPermanentAgreementFarmersDeficitUnprecedentedPresident Bill ClintonRecords Breaking Author:Bernie Sanders