The siesta provides a delightful detour from the working day and it also has a practical value as far as productivity is concerned. Winston Churchill had a good long siesta every day during the Second World War, and he said it was the thing that enabled him to cope with the pressure. Tom Hodgkinson churchillconcerncope share on social
To go to war, you must always think of, can you win? John Dingell warwin Change image and share on social
Going to war against Iran - whether one calls such a move 'surgical' or 'total' - would be an extremely serious undertaking; with worldwide economic, military, diplomatic and human ramifications in both the short- and the long-term. Bob Barr calldiplomaticeconomic share on social
Stalin's policies pushed the world into the Cold War. Putin has the potential to be equally as dangerous. Bob Ainsworth colddangerousequally Change image and share on social
One of the dominant styles of the decade following the Second World War was that of Dan Barry. He flourished in the years during which comic books were expanding into new categories - realistic adventure, true crime, romance, Western, sophisticated fantasy. Ron Goulart adventurebarrybook share on social
During the Gulf War, I remember two little third grade girls saying to me - after I read them some poems by writers in Iraq - 'You know, we never thought about there being children in Iraq before.' And I thought, 'Well those poems did their job, because now they'll think about everything a little bit differently.' Naomi Shihab Nye bitechilddifferently share on social
My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-developed as they were before I went. Ted Koppel cynicismdevelopiraq Change image and share on social
First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity. Thomas E. Mann accelerateapprovalcorporate share on social
When it came time to go to the University, it was during the war. Daniel J. Evans timeuniversitywar Change image and share on social