The Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor what may be regarded as the truly essential features of the Roman culture as it still existed in the 5th century, at a time when there was no longer an Emperor in the West. Henri Pirenne 5thancientcentury share on social
Half of my family is in Los Angeles, so my cousin was the first person to play me, like, Snoop Dogg, and I would always feel like, 'OMG, I shouldn't be listening to this,' and my other cousin was the first to introduce me to Aaliyah, so every time I'd go to the West Coast, I'd get those West Coast vibes. Jillian Hervey aaliyahangelescoast share on social
For the longest time, neuroscientists were forced to be passive observers of brain activity. Gero Miesenbock activitybrainforce Change image and share on social
I've been told by the BBC that if I make one more offensive remark, anywhere, at any time, I will be sacked. And even the angel Gabriel would struggle to survive with that hanging over his head. It's inevitable that one day, someone, somewhere will say that I've offended them, and that will be that. Jeremy Clarkson angelbbcday share on social
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. Andrew Jackson actionarrivedeliberate Change image and share on social
'The Sound of Music' is set in 1938 in Austria at the time of the Anschluss. Alexander Hanson anschlussaustriamusic Change image and share on social
My dad does tons of voiceovers; he was Duke in 'G.I. Joe' and 'Transformers' and Handy, Lazy, and Grouchy Smurf, so I grew up with the best bed time stories ever. Ashley Bell beddadduke Change image and share on social
Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time. Alvin Toffler changedisorientationfuture Change image and share on social
Anyone who doesn't have a great time in San Francisco is pretty much dead to me. Anthony Bourdain deadfranciscogreat Change image and share on social
I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel. Anne McCaffrey carefuldoodleform Change image and share on social