Whenever a president nominates somebody to a high-profile post, there is always the risk that some skeleton, real or imagined, will emerge from the nominee's closet and doom the whole enterprise. Timothy Noah closetdoomemerge Change image and share on social
Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe. Edmund Burke justicelibertymake Change image and share on social
Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become its opposite. Frank Capra binddevelopextreme Change image and share on social
Whenever a technology enables people to organize at a pace that wasn't before possible, new kinds of politics emerge. Howard Rheingold emergeenablekind Change image and share on social
Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve. Karl Popper appearintendproblem Change image and share on social
Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon. Emily Dickinson demonreleasething Change image and share on social
Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down. J. J. Abrams blockpilesee Change image and share on social
Whenever a total eclipse of the sun was visible in an accessible region parties were sent out to observe it. Simon Newcomb accessibleeclipseobserve Change image and share on social
Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. James Madison affordascertaincarry Change image and share on social
Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else. I'll never forget the wrenching days I spent in Haiti last year for Save the Children just weeks after the earthquake. Anne M. Mulcahy childdayearthquake share on social
