“I can remember when anything further downtown New York than Canal Street was risky and the whole area still looked like a 70s cop movie location; when the original loft-owners were more dash-than-cash, artistic types.” StillsI CanWholeRememberStreetsNew YorkTypeAreasOriginalsArtisticOwnersCashCopLocationRemember WhenDowntownCanals Author:Peter York
“Business leaders, labor unions, governors, mayors, congressmen and presidents have all complained about a lack of funding for years, but aside from a one-time cash infusion from the stimulus program, nothing much has changed. There is still no consensus on how to solve the problem or where to get the massive amounts of money needed to fix it, just another example of political paralysis in Washington.” YearsStillsProblemPoliticalPresidentLeaderExampleChangedAmountNeededProgramLaborUnionsSolveMassiveOne TimeCashGovernorsConsensusFundingStimulusMayorsCongressmanBusiness LeadersParalysisLabor UnionInfusion Author:Steve Kroft
“Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a holy cause. There are of course times when hard cash will buy souls, and the remarkable thing is that such times are marked by civility, tolerance, and the smooth working of everyday life.” StillsSoulHardWisdomCoursesCausesWisePrideHolyEverydayToleranceErasRemarkableCashCurrencySmoothEveryday LifeCivility Book:Before the Sabbath Source: Before the Sabbath
“I still have a hard time saying who Johnny [ Cash ] is in one sentence. He seemed so contradictory in his actions, and I think that's probably what is most fascinating about him and what made him such an interesting character to study.” ThinkingMadeStillsHardCharacterActionInterestingStudySentencesHard TimesFascinatingCashContradictoryInteresting CharactersOne Sentence Author:Joaquin Phoenix