Rebecca MacKinnon During the 1980s, when Japan’s economy was roaring and people were writing books with titles like ‘Japan is Number One,’ most Japanese college students didn’t make the effort to become fluent in English. – Rebecca MacKinnon Books Quotes College Quotes Economy Quotes Effort Quotes English Quotes Fluent Quotes Japan Quotes Japanese Quotes Japans Quotes People Quotes Roaring Quotes Students Quotes Titles Quotes Writing Quotes The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order. Most people who use the Internet seem take its nature and characteristics for granted, like we take air and water for granted.
Jonathan Mayhew Not to discontinue our allegiance, in this case, would be to join with the sovereign in promoting the slavery and misery of that society, the welfare of which, we ourselves, as well as our sovereign, are indispensably obliged to secure and promote, as far as in us lies. – Jonathan Mayhew
Leslie Fiedler When all of us are forgotten, people will still be remembering Stephen King. – Leslie Fiedler
Ralph Steadman I get my best ideas in a thunderstorm. I have the power and majesty of nature on my side. – Ralph Steadman
Bonnie Raitt I’m honored when young people say they’ve gone to school on slide guitar with my records. But people get their influence from my live shows and records and YouTube, not me personally. I walk around with a hat on. People don’t know it’s me. – Bonnie Raitt
George Vecsey I love Boston. I love Fenway Park. I love Red Sox history. But in no way am I a Red Sox fan. – George Vecsey
ArchitectureJohn Densmore In the 1950s, my family first lived in West Los Angeles. Dad was studying architecture at USC and we didn’t have a lot of money. He’d buy crumbling fixer-uppers, make repairs and sell them for a small profit. Then we’d move on. My early childhood image of him is standing on a ladder and sanding the front door. – John Densmore
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