What is the use of fighting for the vote if we do not have a country to vote in? With that patriotism that has nerved women to endure torture in prison for the national good, we ardently desire that our country shall be victorious.
Slavery doesn't have any positives.
Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1.
The first concert I saw was Cheryl Wheeler.
I'm becoming a professional nomad and enjoying that whole part of my life.
The only I would say is a little different is when I know my parents are in the audience. That's never going to be the same as another concert.
The funny thing is musicians often love to go to see visual art because you've got all these pictures to turn into metaphors.
In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point, I lost all rational control. Totally without thinking, when my anger was aroused, I grabbed the nearest brick, rock, or stick to bash someone. It was as if I had no conscious will in the matter.
That Edison or Lincoln could have been Edison or Lincoln after four years of Harvard is improbable.
Children, savages and true believers remember far less what they have seen than what they have heard.
If you ever come to one of my seminars, you will notice I have volunteer workers. When I work with individuals like that, I expect a level of excellence displayed. Everything has to be done perfectly.