“People realize that we're very good at sending people to war, but we're not good at taking care of them. And people are coming back from war now; years ago, they would have been killed, now they're wounded; and they're coming back alive and with post-traumatic stress. So, I think Americans are sensible enough to know we've got to figure out a way to take care of them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayYearsHas BeensWarEnoughCareRealizingAliveFiguresYears AgoStressVery GoodTake CarePostsSensibleWoundedComing Back Author:Anna Deavere Smith
“My grandmother told me that every good thing I do helps some human being in the world. I believed her 50 years ago and still do.” WorldYearsHumansStillsHelpingHuman BeingsYears AgoGood ThingsVery GoodGrandmotherMy Grandmother Author:Maya Angelou
“I have very good advice to give to kids this age, which is, you shouldn't listen to your mum or dad and you just have to work it out for yourself. And the reason I've taken the age range down this year, and I never would have done it 10 years ago, is what I've seen with the success of Willow Smith. You don't have to be so cutesy anymore.” GivingYearsReasonDoneKidsAgeTakenAdviceDadYears AgoVery GoodRangeWorking ItMumGood AdviceYour Mum Author:Simon Cowell
“My dream many years ago would've been to continue to write and record songs in record/album form for years to come, but now records aren't what they were then - and so it doesn't actually feel very good to make a record of songs.” FeelsWritingYearsDreamFormSongRecordsYears AgoVery GoodAlbums Author:Will Oldham
“Years ago, while being in an airport in Australia, I happened to meet with David Helfgott. I knew that he was a bit fond of me and I was personally a fan of him. We were so happy to meet and hug and we had a very warm conversation together. Since that time.... about 20 years ago, I have not meet him again. I think that he is a very good pianist !” ThinkingYearsTogetherBitsHappenedFansConversationYears AgoVery GoodWarmAustraliaHugAirportsPianist Author:Richard Clayderman
“What I didn't know at the time [of my scholarship] was that the ceramic class was not really a very good class. This was many years ago and should not reflect on the conditions at the Art Institute of Chicago to this day, but we didn't know anything and we started to learn about how to work with clay.” KnowsShouldYearsArtClassConditionsYears AgoVery GoodThis DayChicagoClayScholarshipInstituteCeramics Author:Warren MacKenzie
“I'm not sure what I think about current fashion, though. A few years ago, I would have said it's really, really bad and you hardly ever see anybody looking good. There must be some very good designers in the world.” ThinkingWorldYearsSaidFashionYears AgoVery GoodCurrentsNot SureDesignerLooking Good Author:Vivienne Westwood