Commentary – Quotes

When people were very

When people were very concerned about the violence against women, I encouraged people to stick with it because it was going somewhere and there was a reason why. It’s all a commentary on gender roles and women and having to be the damsel or to stay on the ranch or to stay at home. Evan … Read more

The gospel is never

The gospel is never about everybody else; it is always about you, about me. The gospel is never truth in general; it’s always a truth in specific. The gospel is never a commentary on ideas or cultures or conditions; it’s always about actual persons, actual pains, actual troubles, actual sin; you, me; who you are … Read more

I think if I

I think if I were living in a utopian world, then it wouldn’t be political commentary; it would be about daffodils. Emily Haines

Fred Wilson is a

Fred Wilson is a legendary VC and the Managing Partner of Union Square Ventures in New York City. At AVC, he writes one of the most popular startup blogs and covers issues from negotiation to hiring to fundraising. He’s a machine for dispensing helpful advice and insightful commentary for those in our industry. Emerson Spartz

I didn\\’t want to

I didn’t want to get into acting just to play bystanders. I feel a bystander enough in my own life. And I do think that theatre can contribute to a certain analysis and commentary on our own world. Elliot Cowan

One day – I

One day – I remember it was a Sabbath afternoon – I came to the synagogue with a book in my hand. I saw a commentary on the Bible by a certain Rabbi Moshe Dessauer, better known as Moses Mendelssohn. An elderly man came up to me – I was then maybe 10 or 12. … Read more

I read the text;

I read the text; and then I come to the Shirat ha-Yam, to the Song of the Sea [Exodus 15], to the poetry. Who could have written such a poem except someone who went through it? It is so full of life, so full of truth, of passion, of concern. And the thousands and thousands … Read more