A year earlier my parents had moved us out of the city to a split-level on Long Island, their idea of the American dream, which meant it as now an hour-and-a-half commute via the 7:06 Hicksville to Pe...
Jonathan Santlofer
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america, american dream, angst, anthologies, city life, home, houses, life, long island, new york
I could doubt the value of my books as much as many do, except that, as a researcher and very curious person, I do read a lot too, and can clearly see the difference in value between what I do and wha...
Robin Sacredfire
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altruism, author, authors, authorship, daniel marques, freemasonry, illuminati, kindness, positivism, research
It is a strange thing that the human species can only go three days without water and three weeks without food, before the body dies. Yet, so many people can go years hanging onto pain and feeling emo...
Shannon L. Alder
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adversity, anger, annoyed, compassion, denial, distrust, frustrations, harboring resentment, humor, letting go
But a progressive policy needs more than just a bigger break with the economic and moral assumptions of the past 30 years. It needs a return to the conviction that economic growth and the affluence it...
Eric Hobsbawm
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britain, capitalism, economics, education, london, morality, nobel prize, politics, progressivism, universities