“The best thing I have are 5 percent bonds from 1780, denominated from $1 to $20. As far as I can tell, they are obligations from the United States of America, so I should be able to walk down to the Federal Reserve and redeem the uncanceled ones. With 217 years of accrued interest, for a $20 bond, that's about $800,000.” ShouldYearsI CanStatesAbleAmericaInterestWalksUnitedUnited StatesPercentObligationBest ThingsReservesUnited States Of AmericaFederal Reserve Author:Andrew Tobias
“Wilderness is not only a haven for native plants and animals but it is also a refuge from society. Its a place to go to hear the wind and little else, see the stars and the galaxies, smell the pine trees, feel the cold water, touch the sky and the ground at the same time, listen to coyotes, eat the fresh snow, walk across the desert sands, and realize why its good to go outside of the city and the suburbs. Fortunately, there is wilderness just outside the limits of the cities and the suburbs in most of the United States, especially in the West.” FeelsLittlesStatesStarsWaterRealizingWalksAnimalUnitedCitiesUnited StatesTreeSkyHavensWindColdLimitsPlantWestSmellSnowDesertSandNativeWildernessRefugeGalaxySuburbsPlaces To GoPlants And AnimalsCold WaterCoyotesPine TreesDesert SandFresh Snow Author:John Muir
“I want to help people help themselves, not have government tell people what to do. I just don't think it's the role of the United States to walk into a country and say, we do it this way, so should you.” PeopleThinkingWayWantShouldCountryStatesHelpingGovernmentWalksUnitedRolesUnited States Author:George W. Bush
“There's not one club in Europe with an anthem like You'll Never Walk Alone. There's not one club in the world so united with their fans. I sat there watching the Liverpool fans and they sent shivers down my spine. A mass of 40,000 people became one force behind their team. That's something not many teams have. For that I admire Liverpool more than anything.” PeopleWorldForceWalksUnitedBehindsTeamFansLike YouMassEuropeClubsAdmireSatSpineLiverpoolShiverAnthemLiverpool Fans Author:Johan Cruijff
“In the United States those bits of our history that remain are paved over, sanitized, packaged for easy consumption. At those sites not already lost to commercial development, we walk between velvet ropes, herded by guides, warned not to touch. Our icons are preserved under glass, their magic demystified in glossy brochures.” StatesLostEasyBitsWalksUnitedHistoryUnited StatesMagicDevelopmentGlassesGuidesConsumptionSiteRopeIconsVelvetBrochures Author:Biloine W. Young
“As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn't have to be a drug dealer, they didn't have to be a hoodlum, they didn't have to be a gangster. They could stand up from a broken home, on welfare, and they could run for president of the United States.” KnowsLooksChildrenStatesHomeRunningPresidentWalksUnitedUnited StatesStageBrokenDrugRanWelfareGovernorsSenatorsLook At MeGhettoDealerGangstersDrug DealersBroken Homes Author:Al Sharpton
“Barack Obama is the President of the United States, a politician in America, a very religious country, so I understand why he has to pretend to be a religious person himself. I say pretend because, I can only hope that someone as bright as he, wouldn't really believe that people can walk on water and ride a winged horse and rain frogs and you can change water into wine.” PeopleBelievePersonsI CanCountryStatesAmericaPresidentWaterReligiousWalksUnitedUnited StatesPoliticianRainHorseWineBarackFrogsBecause I CanReligious Person Author:Bill Maher
“I would rather die than be in the United States Senate. I would be bored to death. Could you imagine me, banging around that chamber with 99 other people, asking for a motion on the amendment in the subcommittee? Forget it...You'd watch me just walk out and walk right into the Potomac River and drown. That would be it.” PeopleStatesRealityWould BeDiesPoliticsLeadershipWorkWalksForgetUnitedWatchesUnited StatesComedyImagineHuman NaturePolicyRiversAskingIndividualityIdeologyBoredVotingSenateAmendmentsDiplomacyChamberForget ItCivilityBangingWatch MeBored To Death Author:Chris Christie
“When a candidate walks away from a reality show, that's when you know they're serious about being president of the United States.” KnowsStatesShowsRealityPresidentWalksUnitedUnited StatesSeriousCandidatesReality Shows Author:Jay Leno
“As the United States begins a new chapter in our relationship with Cuba, we hope it will create an environment that improves the lives of the Cuban people, not because it is imposed by us, the United States, but through the talent and ingenuity and aspirations, and the conversations among Cubans from all walks of life so they can decide what the best course is for their prosperity.” PeopleLifeStatesCoursesWalksUnitedUnited StatesEnvironmentTalentConversationProsperityAspirationOur RelationshipChaptersCubaIngenuityCubanWalks Of Life Author:Barack Obama
“I would walk back from the United States to play for England again.” StatesPlayWalksUnitedUnited StatesEngland Author:David Beckham