“There's got to be a point where we fix the system so that legal immigration is easier than illegal immigration and show respect for people, a kid who might have been here for 10 years, that might be a valedictorian of their high school to say, no, no, no you're not allowed to go to college. I just think there's a point past which we are over the line.” PeopleThinkingYearsHas BeensShowsMightKidsSchoolPastLinesCollegeEasierHigh SchoolImmigrationIllegalMight Have BeenIllegal ImmigrationLegal ImmigrationShow RespectValedictorians Author:Jeb Bush
“We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what is no more.” SometimesShowsPastPraiseEsteemContempt Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Courbet comes in 1849 with the intention of overthrowing past art and constructing it anew. While he speaks only of realism, of which he proclaims himself the messiah, his pictures show pre-eminently those qualities which are learned in the museums.” ArtShowsPastSpeakQualityIntentionMuseumsRealismRenewalMessiah Book:The Life of an Artist: An Autobiography Source: The Life of an Artist: An Autobiography
“The harvest-home or supper is a thing of the past. To those who feel the fascination of the past this may appear sad, but it is not so really for, even while it existed, this surface goodwill was often an empty show.” FeelsMayShowsHomePastEmptySurfaceHarvestFascinationGoodwillSupper Book:The Peverel papers: nature notes written in Liphoo, Hampshire, 1921-1927 Source: The Peverel papers: nature notes written in Liphoo, Hampshire, 1921-1927
“Solitary confinement has been used extensively, it always has. I was in prison for 44 years; it was a normal part of life - the practice of it. They put you in solitary confinement for disciplinary reasons, they put you in solitary confinement to protect you from violence or whatever, and they also put you in solitary confinement just to show you who has got the power ... It's not something new; it's just something that nobody really cared about in the past.” YearsHas BeensReasonShowsPastUsedPracticeViolenceProtectNormalPrisonSomething NewSolitaryParts Of LifeProtect YouConfinementSolitary Confinement Author:Wilbert Rideau
“The 20th century mind is nostalgic for the paradise that once existed on the mushroom dotted plains of Africa where the plant-human symbiosis occurred that pulled us out of the animal body and into the tool-using, culture-making, imagination-exploring creature that we are. And why does this matter? It matters because it shows that the way out is back and that the future is a forward escape into the past. This is what the psychedelic experience means. Its a doorway out of history and into the wiring under the board in eternity.” WayMindHumansMeanDoeMatterShowsBodyPastCultureImaginationAnimalCenturyCreaturesToolsEternityPlantBoardsParadiseExploring20th CenturyPsychedelicDoorwaysNostalgicMushroomsPsychedelic ExperienceWiringSymbiosis Author:Terence McKenna
“I've not had to ask permission from Geraldine to take the job. I'm one of the few men in this life who are not under the thumb. I'm stronger than that. Did she want me out of the house? Listen, she's wanted me out of the house for the past 27 years and has often asked me not to come back again. But I always show up, and really, she can't do without me, because I'm brilliant.” MenWantYearsShowsWantedJobsPastAsksHouseFootballStrongerBrilliantManagersThis LifeSoccerWant MePermissionThumbsChairmanBack AgainHe Wants Me Author:Martin O'Neill