Poetry at its best can do you a lot of harm. Sylvia Plath harmlotpoetry Change image and share on social
Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. Samuel P. Huntington americaamericanblack Change image and share on social
I was very sporty at school, and sport was probably the thing I was best at, but my real passion was for fashion. Kirsty Gallacher fashionpassionreal Change image and share on social
One of the best moments of any Liars show is hearing the crowd squawk 'We're doomed! We're doomed!' on cue during 'We Fenced Other Houses with the Bones of Our Own.' Maybe not the most uplifting audience sing-along in the indie rock world, but one of the most reliably entertaining. Rob Sheffield audiencebonecrowd share on social
Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small, positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately, instead of choosing flexibility, President Obama and his left-leaning advisers always default to rigid 'Washington knows best' answers. Fred Upton administeradviseranswer share on social
I'm at my best when there's distance between me and a man. Nell Carter distanceman Change image and share on social
'Psycho' is probably the best known example of a horror film whose exclusive sound was strings, and since then, it's been hard to avoid that. The minute you have strings as your primary voice, the comparisons are always made. Christopher Young avoidcomparisonexclusive share on social
If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end. Julius Erving bodyendshort Change image and share on social
It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done. Harriet Beecher Stowe matterpeopleside Change image and share on social
The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia, for whatever presses on you has to prove its importance before it makes you move. Max Lerner beddistinguishimportance Change image and share on social
