“Israel is the very embodiment of Jewish continuity: It is the only nation on earth that inhabits the same land, bears the same name, speaks the same language, and worships the same God that it did 3,000 years ago. You dig the soil and you find pottery from Davidic times, coins from Bar Kokhba, and 2,000-year-old scrolls written in a script remarkably like the one that today advertises ice cream at the corner candy store.” YearsTodayEarthNamesSpeakLanguageNationsWrittenLandBearsWorshipYears AgoScriptsIsraelCornersStoresBarsIceSoilCreamCoinsCandyIce CreamContinuityEmbodimentPotteryCandy Stores Author:Charles Krauthammer
“...one of the most inventive forms of creative capitalism involves someone we all know very well. A few years ago, I was sitting in a bar here in Davos with Bono. Late at night, after a few drinks, he was on fire, talking about how we could get a percentage of each purchase from civic-minded companies to help change the world. He kept calling people, waking them up, and handing me the phone to show me the interest.” PeopleKnowsWorldYearsWellsHelpingShowsFormNightInterestBusinessCompanyTalkingCreativeFireDrinkCallingLateSittingCapitalismYears AgoPhonesBarsChanging The WorldWakingShow MePercentagesCivicsDavosCivic Minded Author:Bill Gates
“I was in bar about 15 years ago, a relationship had ended badly, I was very drunk and I thought I would convince myself to try and be gay. Like, at one point I didn't like coffee, then I learned to like it.” TryingYearsGayYears AgoCoffeeBarsDrunkConvince Author:Moby
“Alejandro Amenábar is a very interesting filmmaker. I had really liked The Others, which was a movie he made with Nicole Kidman a few years ago. He made a very compelling case about how much he wanted me to be in this movie. Whenever a really passionate, talented filmmaker seems to have an interest in me, I take it very seriously because I like to work.” YearsMadeSeemsWantedInterestInterestingCasesYears AgoPassionateBarsFilmmakerCompellingVery InterestingAmenNicole Author:Ethan Hawke
“I decided few years ago to leave the bar to pursue a career in politics because I wanted to make a contribution in Parliament.” YearsWantedCareersYears AgoDecidedBarsPursueContributionParliament Author:George Brandis
“In America, fundamentalist Christians believe the world was created 6,000 years ago - in England people drink in bars that are older than that.” PeopleWorldYearsBelieveChristianAmericaDrinkYears AgoEnglandBarsFundamentalist Author:Steve Aylett
“I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember, years ago, seeing kind of a has-been country singer working - when I first moved to Nashville - in a bar in a Holiday Inn.” YearsMindFirstsKindHas BeensI CanCountryRememberSeeingYears AgoMovedPopsSingersBarsHolidayNashvilleInnsCountry Singer Author:Jimmy Buffett
“Because nine years ago, I walked up to the most beautiful girl in the bar, and tonight she's still the only person I want to talk to.” WantYearsPersonsStillsBeautifulGirlYears AgoNineBarsTonightNine YearsBeautiful Girl Book:About That Night Source: About That Night