A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to. Laurence J. Peter censorcutexpert Change image and share on social
A Central Bank official said that Q-coin did not affect the renminbi; it adds vibrancy to the economy. Ma Huateng addaffectbank Change image and share on social
A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism. Timothy Garton Ash administrationbushcentral Change image and share on social
A century ago, petroleum - what we call oil - was just an obscure commodity; today it is almost as vital to human existence as water. James Buchan agocallcentury Change image and share on social
A century ago, scientists believed there was only one obvious stomping ground for alien biology in our solar system: Mars. Because it was reminiscent of Earth, Mars was assumed to be chock-a-block with animate beings, and its putative inhabitants got a lot of column inches and screen time. Seth Shostak agoalienanimate share on social
A century before the concept took hold in America, pirate ships were democracies. Most captains were elected by crew and could be voted out anytime. Robert Kurson americaanytimecaptain Change image and share on social
A century of convulsive change leaves huge demographic gouge marks. Todd Gitlin centurychangeconvulsive Change image and share on social
A certain administration which I won't call by name took the arts out of the schools, and that left the brothers out on the street with nothing, so they went to the turntables and started rhyming. Then they had a way to express themselves, and that's the birth of hip-hop. Isaac Hayes administrationartbirth share on social
A certain amount of anger doesn't make us less empathetic, less humane, less loving. It just makes us real. Lindsay Duncan amountangerempathetic Change image and share on social