The future for us is the foreseeable future. The South Asian, however, feels that it is perfectly realistic to think of a 'long time' in terms of thousands of years. Edward T. Hall asianfeltforeseeable Change image and share on social
I think The Doors are one of the classic groups, and I think we're all tempted to feel like the time in which we grew up was somehow special, but I really do believe that there were two golden eras in music: The Forties and Fifties of big band, jazz and swing, and the Sixties and Seventies of rock. To me, they're really unparalleled. Edgar Winter bandbigclassic share on social
It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is a tragedy for the country in which they are found. Making matters worse, the resulting riches from these resources rarely benefit the people of the country from which they come. Edward Zwick badlybenefitcountry share on social
Writing historical novels can be dangerous. We need to be as accurate and as fair about the historical record as we can be, at the same time as creating our fictional characters and, hopefully, telling a good story. The challenge is weaving the fiction into the history. Edward Rutherfurd accuratechallengecharacter share on social
There was a time... when people didn't go out of their house on Tuesday night at eight o'clock because Milton Berle was on. Ed McMahon berleclockhouse Change image and share on social
You can assume that the leaf you see let go of a branch and fall towards the ground has never been considered by any being but yourself. Catch it in your hand - or, even better, keep walking until one falls into your reach naturally - and it will have spent its whole time on the planet without ever touching the ground, only because of you. Eliot Schrefer assumebranchcatch share on social
People look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future. Eckhart Tolle eventuallyexpectationfind Change image and share on social
The House Freedom Caucus has the same agenda today as it did yesterday, and that is to try to address the needs of each of our constituents, address the concerns the voters have been saying they have for a long time. Scott Garrett addressagendumcaucus share on social
Life is so fast. And I still remember when I came up to the big leagues and played as if it were yesterday. Time flies. Asdrubal Cabrera bigfastfly Change image and share on social
Discovering Samuel Beckett in college was a big deal for me. I realized you could be very funny and very dark at the same time. Billy Collins beckettbigcollege Change image and share on social