Anne Applebaum There’s no checklist of how democracies fail because they fail in different ways. Some of them fail because they break up and civil war breaks out… Often they fail because someone is elected to power who doesn’t respect the rules of the democracy. – Anne Applebaum Break Quotes Breaks Quotes Checklist Quotes Civil Quotes Democracies Quotes Democracy Quotes Elected Quotes Fail Quotes Power Quotes Respect Quotes Rules Quotes War Quotes We now expect Google, Facebook, Twitter and other companies to police the Internet for dangerous and illegal material – violent, terrorist, criminal – and some democratic governments require them to do so. But what if they did decide to repress material for political reasons? How would we know? Many people no longer trust major media outlets to give them valuable information – and they may never do so again.
Daphne Koller If a student takes a Stanford computer class and a Princeton business class, it shows they are motivated and have skills. We know it has helped employees get better jobs. – Daphne Koller
Kelvin Fletcher What was weird, as a 12-year-old actor, was being expected to behave like an adult while still being treated as a kid everywhere else. – Kelvin Fletcher
Owen King One corollary of the wretchedness of the second trilogy of ‘Star Wars’ films has been the final, demented sanctification of the first trilogy of films. – Owen King
Joshua Henry I’ve certainly never liked the idea of being put in a box. I loved being part of shows like ‘American Idiot’ and ‘In the Heights,’ and I take pride in being able to sing different styles, not just ‘Old Man River.’ – Joshua Henry
Grace ParkSad It is very sad about Michael Jackson, much as in the tragic cases of Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole and other celebrities who have died are a result of drugs. It is always sad when such a bright light goes out. – Grace Park
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