The burden for achieving disarmament cannot be borne by peace groups alone. Everybody, regardless of age, income, profession, gender or nationality, has a stake in this quest. Ban Ki-moon achieveagebear Change image and share on social
Fear of error which everything recalls to me at every moment of the flight of my ideas, this mania for control, makes men prefer reason's imagination to the imagination of the senses. And yet it is always the imagination alone which is at work. Louis Aragon controlerrorfear share on social
This is nourishing, redemptive; we become less alone inside. David Foster Wallace insidenourishredemptive Change image and share on social
I think the biggest thing that I have to do is to remind people that poetry is there for us to turn to not only to remind us that we're not alone - for example, if we are grieving the loss of someone - but also to help us celebrate our joys. That's why so many people I know who've gotten married will have a poem read at the wedding. Natasha Trethewey bigcelebrategrieve share on social
And we never got the mule, let alone the forty acres. Charles Evers acrefortymule Change image and share on social
In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010. Jeff Goodell billioncausedamage Change image and share on social
I once had a boyfriend who couldn't write unless he was wearing a necktie and a dress shirt, which I thought was really weird, because this was a long time ago, and no one I knew ever wore dress shirts, let alone neckties; it was like he was a grown-up reenacter or something. Susan Orlean agoboyfrienddress share on social
When I realized I was depressed, then I started reading up about it. When I read that one in four people are depressed, I felt that I'm not the only one. I also felt that how many people must be feeling suffocated to fight this battle all alone. I just wanted to reach out and tell them that even I'm like you, and it's okay if you feel like that. Deepika Padukone battledepressfeel share on social
Blackness is a state of mind, and I identify with the black community. Mainly, because I realized, early on, when I walk into a room, people see a black woman, they don't see a white woman. So out of that reason alone, I identify more with the black community. Halle Berry blackblacknesscommunity share on social