“We wanted to hear from viewers about why they watch or participate in call-ins on C-SPAN, ... Viewers of all ages and walks of life wrote to us, including actresses, stand-up comics, parents and students. What's clear after reading the entries is the impact that call-ins have had on the political conversation on the network.” AgeWantedPoliticalReadingParentWalksWatchesClearStudentsConversationImpactIncludingActressesParticipationViewersEntryWalks Of Life Author:Brian Lamb
“I had a hard time watching "Wolf Creek." It is a film with one clear purpose: To establish the commercial credentials of its director by showing his skill at depicting the brutal tracking, torture and mutilation of screaming young women. When the killer severs the spine of one of his victims and calls her "a head on a stick," I wanted to walk out of the theater and keep on walking.” HardWantedFilmYoungPurposeWalksClearWalkingDirectorsSkillsTheaterVictimSticksTortureHard TimesKillersBrutalYoung WomenSpineCreeksCredentialsTrackingMutilation Author:Roger Ebert
“I'm an infant with Shakespeare; I'm kind of learning how to walk. I am trying to decipher the code, you know? I do my research. And I get a clear understanding of what the language is. It is a tremendous process I have to go through as I am sure all actors do, finding the gems hidden in his language.” KnowsTryingKindActorsLanguageProcessUnderstandingWalksClearFindingsResearchCodeInfantGemsDecipher Author:Ruben Santiago-Hudson
“September is a sweep of dusky, purple asters, a sumac branch swinging a fringe of scarlet leaves, and the bittersweet scene of wild grapes when I walk down the lane to the mailbox. September is a golden month of mellow sunlight and still clear days. ... Small creatures in the grass, as if realizing their days are numbered, cram the night air with sound. Everywhere goldenrod is full out.” IfsStillsNightSoundRealizingWalksClearAirMonthsSceneCreaturesGoldenGrassBranchesSunlightSeptemberPurpleFringeGrapesLanesBittersweetScarletMellowMailboxesSmall CreaturesAstersClear DayGoldenrod Author:Jean Hersey
“Real choice is clear information and the right to walk away from a bad deal without leaving your wallet behind.” RealChoicesWalksDealsBehindsClearInformationLeavingWallets Author:Jeff Merkley
“For me, a happy ending is not everything works out just right and there is a big bow, it's more coming to a place where a person has a clear vision of his or her own life in a way that enables them to kind of throw down their crutches and walk.” WayKindPersonsBigsWalksVisionClearWork OutBowsHappy EndingsCrutchesClear VisionThings Work OutEverything Works Out Author:Jill McCorkle
“There are few of us, if any, who don't walk the refiner's fire of adversity and despair, sometimes known to others but for many quietly hidden and privately endured. Most of the heartache, pain, and suffering we would not choose today. But we did choose. We chose when we could see the complete plan. We chose when we had a clear vision of the Savior's rescue of us. And if our faith and understanding were as clear today as it was when we first made that choice, I believe we would choose again.” IfsFirstsBelieveHeartMadeSometimesTodayPainSufferingChoicesI BelieveUnderstandingWalksKnownVisionClearFirePlansDespairAdversityHeartacheSaviorRescuePain And SufferingClear VisionRefiner's Fire Author:Richard C. Edgley
“I always look forward to going for a walk in Rushcutters Bay Park, right down to the bottom where you can look in the clear water of the harbour. I use that time to clear my head and really focus my thoughts.” LooksUseWaterWalksClearFocusBottomParksMy ThoughtsHarbourClear Water Author:Catherine Martin
“Courage looks you straight in the eye. She is not impressed with power trippers, and she knows first aid. Courage is not afraid to weep, and she is not afraid to pray, even when she is not sure who she is praying to. When she walks it is clear she has made the journey from loneliness to solitude. The people who told me she was stern were not lying. they just forgot to mention she was kind.” PeopleKnowsFirstsLooksKindMadeEyeLyingWalksClearJourneyLonelinessPrayingSolitudeAidsNot SureNot AfraidImpressedNot Impressed Author:J. Ruth Gendler
“I'm very prescriptive about who I work with. I'm very clear about what I believe. If they believe what I believe I will work with them. If they say things like, "Convince me we should do this." I walk away.” IfsShouldBelieveI BelieveWalksClearConvince Author:Simon Sinek
“People expect you to be with stars like Beyoncé. Obviously she's amazing, but you can't get starstruck as there's too much build-up to it. It's like, 'Clear the corridor so she can walk down it!' And she's like some fembot. There's too much faff and you end up thinking, 'Who cares?' If I was chatting to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall about chickens I'd be much more excited, as I love him.” PeopleIfsThinkingEndsCareStarsWalksClearToo MuchExcitedChickensWho CaresI Love HimCorridorsChatting Author:Sara Cox