I'd love to have a 19th Century Russian book club where all the members had to act like the pretentious minor noblemen they were reading about.
Nothing is more powerful than hearing from former members of the group that ISIS is not creating an Islamist utopia in the areas it controls, but a hell on earth.
Modern Americans are so exposed, peered at, inquired about, and spied upon as to be increasingly without privacy--members of a ;naked society and denizens of a goldfish bowl.
Until we make campaigns affordable, then we're going to have too many members of Congress out rattling the cup with special interest groups.
It is preposterous that the current members of the United States Senate and all of their predecessors for more than 200 years haven't been able to read the Constitution and do what it says.
One thing about virtual church is that you can attend easily from anywhere. I've dropped in on my childhood congregation in California and the congregations of various friends and family members.
At 'SNL' there's framed pictures of all the cast members, and it starts with Dan Aykroyd. It's linear. It just keeps going through all these people, and then you're at the end of it.
There is, I suppose, no occupation in the world which has an influence on the efficiency and happiness of the members of nearly all other occupations so continuous and so permeating as that of the working housewife and mother.
When girls have the ability to navigate, evaluate, and create information using digital technology, they are better equipped to be productive members of the community and economic participants.
Our members are very much maligned. Obviously the average age is 60 something, but they all have children and grandchildren, they understand what we need to do, they want to win.
Among close friends and family members, I say whatever I want to. But, as a filmmaker, I have my responsibilities, and I have to look at so many things at the time of finalizing a script.
What compels the Hindu right's volcanic reaction to Valentine's Day? Some of its members have protested that the holiday is the product of a 'rotten imported culture' from the West.
There are 435 members of Congress. There's one 'Morning Joe' show. Hopefully, we can keep hammering the argument that you can disagree with other people and have debates but remain civil.
Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party, they should be watchdogs for their members interests.
Unfortunately, we have seen terrorist groups use social media to spread hateful propaganda, to recruit members, and to incite violence with alarming effectiveness.
Biological fathers are of slight importance to the raising of children, after all, and the larger the welfare state, the more employment for crucial members of the Democratic base.
To me it would be hard to beat how the Jazz look after Renae and every wife or significant other, and even family members.
To realize lasting peace and sustainable development in human society, members of the international community have to cooperate with one another fully and make concerted efforts.
Cabinet spouses are not allowed to lobby other Cabinet members. It's against the rules.
If you want to make a positive impact, no matter how far-reaching, start at home. Treat your family members like treasures.
Being an actor is often very tedious, which is why it helps hugely if your fellow cast members are also good friends.
Fergie's married. I'm married. A lot of the band members have families as well.
The most gifted members of the human species are at their creative best when they cannot have their way, and must compensate for what they miss by realizing and cultivating their capacities and talents.
Since we were getting a lot of love from fans, that means we have to try to meet their expectations. This was mentally giving the members a very hard time.
I know I touch a lot of people. I don't call myself a role model. But I am a leader. Leaders are always watched by team members & outsiders
I guess I'm happy that I'm getting the attention. Otherwise, I'd just be playing in a local bar in front of my family members, and I'm sure they'd get sick of that in no time
A lot of what is preventing us from getting things done on the federal level is that there is too much influence from special interests over members of Congress.
We in the Philippines know we have to perform our own role in terms of promoting peace in the world. We are actually members of the U.N. peacekeeping forces in many areas.
I'm a full member of Cheap Trick in all respects. Solely as an accommodation to some of the band members, I reluctantly agreed to take a temporary hiatus from touring.
The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament.
I have watched people around members of the royal family for a long time now, and something very strange happens to them. They turn into sycophants.
[W]hen a group of people make something sacred, the members of the cult lose the ability to think clearly about it. Morality binds and blinds.
Speaker Boehner has said many times that the House of Representatives is the closest institution to the people, and he recognizes that by empowering the members to have direct input into the process.
For many celebrities, securing the publics votes can prove even more reassuring than winning an election by members of the Motion Picture Academy.
I have heard stories of how the Malayali jury members trying to play down actors from our own state, stating various reasons.
Society is not just the product of its individual members; it is also the product of its constituent groups.
I have always believed that if you are honest in what you do, continually reinvent yourself at the same time, and there's respect amongst your band members, then you will be respected.
If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom.
Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party, they should be watchdogs for their members' interests.
Ibrahim tells his story without a grain of complaint, and this was true for all of the band members. This is very much part of the Cuban spirit and soul.
One of the first members of Congress I met when I was first elected in 2008 was Barney Frank.
Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.
Different members of different cultures will think that some things are beautiful.
Members of royal families are born into a world of indulgence and entitlement, and the princelings who grow up that way may never have to develop any discipline.
With 'Lost,' some members of the cast would literally open the script and find out that they were dead. I mean, that's quite sad, really.
Kids across the country have grown up accepting the idea that no one can harm your family if at least one of its adult members is in the shower. No one knows why.
All the other members of the U.N. were admitted, at the outset or subsequently, but Israel was created by the U.N. as a Jewish state, on the motion of Stalin's ambassador, seconded by President Truman's.
Effective storytelling is the key to getting users to understand and adopt your product as well as imperative to recruiting team members and future investors.
Our women's union members and other women are really excellent and praiseworthy.
It is important that gang members are aware that if they engage in aggravated assault, maiming, kidnapping, or manslaughter that they will receiving a minimum sentence of 30 years.
Real, sustainable community change requires the initiative and engagement of community members.
The Science Council of Japan is a government organization and operates with a roughly Yen1 billion budget annually. And appointed members become public servants.
Several members of my family have, or have had, one form of dementia or another. I really wanted to explore what it might like in fiction, but I didn't know how to start.
I think windows are really important for the psychological health of crew members on long duration missions. It is nice to look outside, even if it is dark.
I want a Labour Party that is more democratic, more open and listens to its members.
Stoking fears of a potential shutdown is a strong motivational tool to get members on board with legislation that they don't want to support. Both parties are guilty of this.
It has been calculated by the ablest politicians that no State, without being soon exhausted, can maintain above the hundredth part of its members in arms and idleness.
If we members of the Jewish community don't support the Jewish organizations, nobody else will.
The United States didn't ban Italian immigration in the 1920s because a small minority of Italians became members of the Mafia, and the country is a richer place for it.
It's great being on a show where your cast members are actually fans of the show.
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