There is an obvious connection, on the declining Roman empire's bread and circuses model, between political enthusiasm for public spectacles and the periods when we are least able to pay for them. Iain Sinclair breadcircuseconnection Change image and share on social
There is an odd assumption that compassion and care are finite or that critics can be everything to everyone - commenting on everything simply because they can. That's not what cultural criticism is. Roxane Gay assumptioncarecomment Change image and share on social
There is an odd mix of permeability and impermeability in the Net. You won't be able to communicate with everyone, and not every application will be accessible to everyone. Vint Cerf accessibleapplicationcommunicate Change image and share on social
There is an odd sense of responsibility attached to appearing in a drama about a real piece of history. A work of fiction is fun. James D'arcy appearattachdrama Change image and share on social
There is an old adage that the quickest way to drop your tax take is to increase taxes. If capital gains tax is going to be 50 percent, my contingent capital gains tax is going to be 250 million pounds. Peter Hargreaves adagecapitalcontingent share on social
There is an old maxim which states that good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgment. I think something similar can be said of government policy, to wit: Good policy comes from experience, and experience comes from poor policy. Edward C. Prescott experiencegoodgovernment share on social
There is an old saying that all roads lead to Rome. It seems the administration so often clearly believes that no matter what the evidence was at any particular time, essentially everything led to Saddam Hussein. Ron Wyden administrationbelieveessentially share on social
There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game. Pete Rose buygamehappiness Change image and share on social
There is an old saying that you're a product of your environment. Parents can only do so much when eight hours of the day is spent at school. As parents, we try to teach our kids to be respectful to others and teach them old values, but a lot of it is down to the schools. Tamer Hassan dayenvironmenthour share on social
There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system. Joschka Fischer debateongoingreform Change image and share on social
