Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the

political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt.
Ron Fournier

My graffiti really comes more from a May '68, sort of Situationist vibe than the hip-hop world. I think a real graffiti artist would find me a poser.
Mike Mills

I always managed to get in trouble, like every kid. But I had to learn a lot of hard lessons on my own, without parents who would nurture me and guard me through that part of life, at a very young age.
Ted Dekker

President Bush is manufacturing a crisis by suggesting that Social Security is in imminent danger. It is not.
Richard Neal

I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me.
Usain Bolt

Dear Lord, I'm so grateful I'm still loved.
Vivien Leigh

How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children.
Charles Darwin

I have composed several pieces which are performed outdoors, not only in the auditoria.
Karlheinz Stockhausen

Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.
Wilma Rudolph

For memory, we use our imagination. We take a few strands of real time and carry them with us, then like an oyster we create a pearl around them.
John Banville