Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men were born to succeed, not to fail.
Saying slavery was the cause of secession isn't politically correct; it's correct correct.
I think it was Fran Lebowitz who said that there are no writing prodigies. You have to have something to write about.
I try to impart this when people say they want to be a writer and they want to go into show biz. I say, "Well, have you taken any courses? You can't just have a passion for it; you have to prepare yourself for a life of it. "
I remember we had a visit by a helicopter at our school when I was in grade school, and I was punished that day and didn't get to see it. To this day, I am so mad I never got to see that helicopter land! I took my first ride in a helicopter recently, and that's what I thought, "Yes, finally the circle is complete!"
When I was a kid, I was very much interested in magic and science. They fueled interest in one another.
A lot of science started off as magic, where people were burned at the stake for doing science basically.
So that all the people who say, you know, "All the media hates America. " A lot of the media does hate America but this is a case of, actually, the press doing its best, I think, to do the right by national security. So good for them.
It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
Later, when you're grown up, you realize you never really get to hang out with your family. You pretty much have only eighteen years to spend with them full time, and that's it.
Fact-checking is a terrible way to report on Donald Trump's lying. It's like we enter into a dialogue with him. It's as though, he says "A," and we check "A," and it gives it no context. Saying that he's "misstating" is an even worse way of covering it. That's NPR's ridiculous policy of not calling his lies "lies. " It's really destructive.