The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But youd never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools. – Anna Quindlen
People who own property feel a sense of ownership in their future and their society. They study, save, work, strive and vote. And people trapped in a culture of tenancy do not. – Henry Louis Gates
Its sad – its sad for us old enough to remember when directors ruled, and films were substantially better than they are today. But its hard to argue with those kinds of grosses. – Mark Rydell
Our great symbol for the Goddess is the moon, whose three aspects reflect the three stages in womens lives and whose cycles of waxing and waning coincide with womens menstrual cycles. – Carol P. Christ
The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for status, for leadership, for the affection of the teachers. I hated it. – Zhang Ziyi
