The term 'renaissance man' is always bandied about. I don't think that applies to me. You think about Leonardo da Vinci, and he was a painter and a physicist and an architect, and that is a true renaissance man. Moby applyarchitectbandy share on social
The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? Like 'Republican party' or 'airplane food.' Johnny Depp actorairplanefood Change image and share on social
The term 'steampunk' itself, now a badge of honor, began as a putdown, a joke. But like 'Big Bang' in cosmology, the diss became the standard. Paul Di Filippo badgebangbegin Change image and share on social
The term 'the American Left' is as near to being meaningless or nonsensical as any term could really be in politics. It isn't really a force in politics anymore. And it would do well to ask itself why that is. Christopher Hitchens americananymoreforce share on social
The term 'too big to fail' must be excised from our vocabulary. Jamie Dimon bigexcisefail Change image and share on social
The term 'triage' normally means deciding who gets attention first. Bill Dedman attentiondecidemean Change image and share on social
The term 'Xiaokang' is used today to refer to a society where people can receive education, get paid through work, have access to medical services and old-age support, have a shelter and more than enough food and clothing, and lead a well-off life. Li Keqiang accessageclthe share on social
The terms of copyright last far too long: either the life of the author plus 70 years after death for a personal work or 95 years for a corporate work. That length doesn't encourage more authorship - it merely limits the speakers who could share powerful speeches, books, and films. Marvin Ammori authorauthorshipbook share on social
The terms of poetry - some simple, some complicated, some ancient, some new - should bring us closer to what we're hearing, enlarging our experience of it, enabling us to describe what we're reading, to feel and think with greater precision. Edward Hirsch ancientbringclose share on social
The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your shoulder every couple months with the most recent checkup to see whether there is any sign of it, and I thank God to say at this point there is not. Joe Eszterhas checkupcouplediabolic share on social
