When we did Top of the Pops for the third time, we decided to do it as a television program here called Come Dancing, which is not as rude as it sounds. Neil Innes calldancedecide Change image and share on social
We have an economy that tells us that it is cheaper to destroy Earth in real time rather than renew, restore, and sustain it. Paul Hawken cheapdestroyearth Change image and share on social
Sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing between faith and hope. Mary Szybist distinguishfaithhard Change image and share on social
Life does not stand still for families and local communities when our brave men and women are deployed, but we can make their time apart more bearable by recognizing their sacrifice and fulfilling our commitments to them. Mark Pryor bearablebravecommitment share on social
For a very long time, we've been extraordinarily interested in the interaction between low temperature and low oxygen. We see that they're connected because we know people who are extremely cold are not getting oxygen to their cells. And yet, they're sometimes alive. Mark Roth alivecellcold share on social
Cirque du Soleil means Circus of the Sun. When I need to take time to reenergize, I go somewhere by the ocean to sit back and watch the sunsets. That is where the idea of 'Soleil' came from, on a beach in Hawaii, and because the sun is the symbol of youth and energy. Guy Laliberte backbeachcircus share on social
It is evident that in the period designated as that of the kings, when Rome commenced her career of conquest, she was, for that time and country, a great and wealthy city. Goldwin Smith careercitycommence Change image and share on social
Roman history was kind of unavoidable where I was growing up. It was everywhere - all the place names and ruins and forts. My dad's a history buff, and I spent a lot of time on Hadrian's Wall. I became fascinated by the idea of what was so terrifying up there that the Romans built a 60-mile long, 30ft high stone wall to keep it out? Neil Marshall 30ftbuffbuild share on social
Many of the greatest black athletes of all time played baseball for no money and no recognition. I'm just sorry many major league fans never got to see them play, because many of them were awesome. Monte Irvin athleteawesomebaseball Change image and share on social