#today

The people made worse off by slavery were those who were enslaved. Their descendants would have been worse off today if born in Africa instead of America. Put differently, the terrible fate of their ancestors benefitted them. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#america #ancestors #been #born #descendants

I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesn't often look back to learn anything about the history that provided a safe haven for so many of us today. ↗

— Steven Spielberg

#anything #back #documentaries #educate #entire

I don't think any movie or any book or any work of art can solve the stalemate in the Middle East today. But it's certainly worth a try. ↗

— Steven Spielberg

#art #book #certainly #east #i

If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up. ↗

— Brent Spiner

#basically #business #give #look #people

I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#concerned #goes #i #i can #today

In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#age group #ago #day #four #group

In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God. ↗

— Benjamin Spock

#children #country #destiny #family #few

I have a microphone on one ankle and an ankle bracelet on the other, so I'm well balanced today. ↗

— Martha Stewart

#balanced #bracelet #i #microphone #other

The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities. ↗

— Joseph Stiglitz

#basic elements #cry #educated #education #elements

If you look at the themes that he struck from the minute he started running for president through today, there is a very high level of consistency, and there is a sense that he is who he is. Obama's governing is completely consistent with the way he campaigned and the themes on which he campaigned, the issues he highlighted, the vision he shared. ↗

— David Axelrod

#completely #consistency #consistent #governing #high