When I was elected, I was the youngest member of the Tennessee congressional delegation; now, I'm one of the oldest. In fact, I have members of my staff who weren't even born when I took office. That tells me it's time for a new chapter. Bart Gordon bearchaptercongressional share on social
Every time I got close, somebody seemed to play a little better. Fuzzy Zoeller closeplaytime Change image and share on social
I think a lot about how ideas spread, how information spreads, why is it that something you're really proud of and you spend a lot of time creating sometimes doesn't go anywhere, and something that you kind of do on the side, on a lark, ends up getting shared and passed around and having this big impact. Jonah Peretti bigcreateend share on social
From the happy-go-lucky days of oil exploration and drilling, when a lot of easy sources were being found and easily managed, we're gotten ourselves into this sort of apocalyptic time. We're willing to destroy almost everything, risk almost anything, and go ahead with techniques for which we have no way of responding to the known problems. Carl Safina aheadapocalypticday share on social
The only other time I've been away from home was when I went to college. And that was just an hour away, so I could always go home if I needed to. Carrie Underwood collegehavehome Change image and share on social
We kid ourselves that we're trying to be empathetic with the human condition from a distance, but I don't think that is it at all. It's stupid; it's a waste of time. But when the earth flexes its muscles, that's rather different. That's a powerful reminder of where we are. Simon Winchester conditiondistanceearth share on social
Clearly, enriching the cosmos with heavy elements takes a while. So there's inevitably an interval between the sterile aftermath of the Big Bang and a time when the cosmic chemistry set had enough ingredients to make rocky planets (and squishy biology). Seth Shostak aftermathbangbig share on social
I think Ingmar Bergman, Francoise Truffaut - all these people created images in my mind, beautiful pictures, I loved what was known at that time as the foreign film. Jackie DeShannon beautifulbergmancreate Change image and share on social