It is history that teaches us to hope.
Once upon a time, there was a clear set of choices that people made. Now there are so many choices of how to think, how to define ourselves.
This is like the gun you shoot at the beginning of the race or the bell that you ring at the beginning of a classroom discussion,. . This is the president saying, 'OK, we're going to get serious about this now. Congress is going to work on it. I'm going to put my political capital behind it. '.
No author has created with less emphasis such pathetic characters as Chekhov has.
I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.
I envision a future where there'll be 300 million reporters, where anyone from anywhere can report for any reason. It's freedom of participation absolutely realized.
Kisses are a better fate than wisdom.