“We're historians and above all want to write about what was. Our book doesn't deal with legacies. It also wasn't our goal to destroy a legend. We consider Walesa to be a national symbol. He led Solidarity and remains an icon. But he also worked with the secret police under the name Bolek. The truth isn't always simply black and white.” WantWritingBookNamesGoalBlackWhiteDealsSecretTruth IsPoliceRemainsSymbolsLegacyHistorianLegendsBlack And WhiteSolidarityIconsSecret Police Author:Slawomir Cenckiewicz
“The fact remains that books that really put gay people in the center, and especially books that do so in a way that is sexually explicit, tend not to get a great deal of mainstream attention: they don't tend to sell well, and they don't tend to win major awards. This makes the occasional exception, like Alan Hollinghurst, all the more remarkable.” PeopleWayWellsBookFactsWinningDealsAttentionGayMajorsRemainsSellsRemarkableExceptionAwardsMainstreamOccasionalSexuallyGay PeopleExplicit Author:Garth Greenwell
“A great deal remains to be done in Afghanistan and the jury is out as to whether the international community has the commitment and the patience to see the rebuilding process through.” DoneProcessCommunityDealsCommitmentRemainsInternationalAfghanistanJuryInternational CommunityRebuilding Author:Khaled Hosseini
“Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export.... Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea -- in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders.” PeopleWorldHas BeensIdeasCountryFactsRealityUsedDealsRaceLeaderWonderfulParticularColorRemainsHungerDuesSocialismAround The WorldAttractiveCreedsNeverthelessSeductiveSurplusInadequacy Author:Thomas Sowell
“It has been said that the myth is a public dream, dreams are private myths. Unfortunately we give our mythic side scant attention these days. As a result, a great deal escapes us and we no longer understand our own actions. So it remains important and salutary to speak not only of the rational and easily understood, but also of enigmatic things: the irrational and the ambiguous. To speak both privately and publicly.” GivingHas BeensSaidImportantDreamActionSpeakSidesResultsDealsAttentionUnderstoodRemainsMythRationalThese DaysIrrationalAmbiguousEnigmatic Author:Mary Zimmerman
“Just a tiny red sliver remains in the battery icon. I wish humans came with the same kind of indicator . . . it would make things much easier. You would know how to deal with every person on the planet, and I’d always be in the red.” KnowsHumansKindPersonsWishDealsKnow HowPlanetsEasierRedRemainsTinyIconsBatteriesIndicators Book:Gray Source: Gray
“There is a deep sense in which we are all ghost towns. We are all haunted by the memory of those we love, those with whom we feel we have unfinished business. While they may no longer be with us, a faint aroma of their presence remains, a presence that haunts us until we make our peace with them and let them go. The problem, however, is that we tend to spend a great deal of energy in attempting to avoid the truth. We construct an image of ourselves that seeks to shield us from a confrontation with our ghosts. Hence we often encounter them only late at night, in the corridors of our dreams.” FeelsMayProblemDreamNightEnergyMemoriesDealsLateTownsRemainsGhostEncountersConstructsOur DreamsAttemptingShieldsConfrontationUnfinishedThose We LoveCorridorsAromaUnfinished BusinessGhost Town Author:Peter Rollins
“One has to live in the present. Whatever is past is gone beyond recall; whatever is future remains beyond one's reach, until it becomes present. Remembering the past and giving thought to the future are important, but only to the extent that they help one deal with the present.” LifeInspirationalGivingImportantHelpingPastRememberTimeDealsGoneRemainsRecallsLive In The PresentPast Present And FutureRemembering The PastPresent FutureHappier Days Book:Discourse Summaries Source: Discourse Summaries
“Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed.” MenWisdomDealsWiseUltimateRemainsIntelligenceSeedsLockedQuests Author:Hal Borland
“The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason.” ReasonFactsWisdomLyingUniverseDealsUltimateRemainsSeedsDeceitLockedNew BeginningsSimplest Author:Hal Borland
“That Ms. Farahani found Mr. Mohassess and persuaded him to share his story is a terrific coup, even if a great deal of his life's work remains elusive.” IfsStoriesFoundDealsShareRemainsTerrificElusiveCoups Author:Manohla Dargis