Scientific principles and laws do not lie on the surface of nature. They are hidden, and must be wrested from nature by an active and elaborate technique of inquiry. – John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy, 1920
As long as the G.O.P., led by its increasingly visible women, continues to insist that the problem is not their policies but womens failure to understand their own lives and interests, the gender gap wont go away. – Dee Dee Myers
My mother was one of seven girls whose parents went to bed hungry so their children wouldnt. My father lost his mother when he was nine. He left school and went to work for the next 70 years. They emigrated to America with little more than the hope of a better life. – Marco Rubio
Once I understood Bachs music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world. – Nina Simone
