Hip hop music is important precisely because it sheds light on contemporary politics, history, and race. At its best, hip hop gives voice to marginal black youth we are not used to hearing from on such topics. Michael Eric Dyson blackcontemporaryhear share on social
For a while, even in the house of good friends for dinner or for cocktails, they would really be upset. They thought I had single-handedly destroyed the best phone service in the world. Harold H. Greene cocktaildestroydinner Change image and share on social
The social entrepreneurs are governments' best friends. Bill Drayton entrepreneurfriendgovernment Change image and share on social
When you get older, unless you're a huge star, the parts become less and the competition becomes greater. Because the guys left standing are the best. Peter Riegert competitiongreatguy Change image and share on social
I think that the best rock n' roll is about the spirit of being young, the feeling of being 16 and getting crazy with your friends and going out to a show and just that whole feeling. Sebastian Bach crazyfeltfriend Change image and share on social
I am not one of the great composers. All the great have produced enormously. There is everything in their work - the best and the worst, but there is always quantity. But I have written relatively little. Maurice Ravel badcomposerenormously share on social
Bologna is the best city in Italy for food and has the least number of tourists. With its medieval beauty, it has it all. Mario Batali beautybolognacity Change image and share on social
Chemotherapy can be a long, tough haul - for me, it went on for six months - and the best doctors and nurses become, if only for that period of time, as essential in your life as friends or spouses. Julia Glass chemotherapydoctoressential Change image and share on social
Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that I had a few extraordinary English teachers in high school whom I still credit for their guidance. Julia Glass bookbridgecredit share on social
White Americans, stop apologizing; we live in the greatest country in the history of mankind, and it's there because of our ancestors - those who came to this country and did their very best. And every generation has gotten better at what we're good at. Burgess Owens americanancestorapologize share on social
