#tories

There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of aspects of human life. And one of these is the history of political power. This is elevated into the history of the world. ↗

— Karl Popper

#elevated #histories #history #human #human life

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#exist #female #i #lean #make

I've published one book before, and now I'm writing a book of essays and stories about life in Tokyo. And I have one book coming out in May in Germany, about fitness. ↗

— Franka Potente

#before #book #coming #essays #fitness

Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.' ↗

— Colin Powell

#being #black #come #i #longer

As the economy faces such difficulties, more tough questions need to be asked about what the Tories would do if elected. Their ideology of free markets and small government needs challenging. That has to be part of our job. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#asked #challenging #difficulties #economy #elected

The era of industrial Britain, where a large section of our workforce provided cheap labour in factories and processing goods, is over. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#cheap #era #factories #goods #industrial

The Tories and the Lib Dems talk about social mobility, but, short of winning the lottery, the only way to guarantee young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to do better and to raise aspirations is through education. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#aspirations #backgrounds #better #education #guarantee

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#i #myself #need #stories #tell

I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#had #half #hour #hours #i

My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#comic #humor #i #i think #ingredient