Stokely Carmichael Black Power delivered October 1966, Berkeley, CA Thank you very much. It’s a privilege and an honor to be in the white intellectual ghetto of the West. We wanted to do a couple of t
President Bush Attends Council of the Americas THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Bill, thank you for the kind introduction. Thanks for giving me a chance to come by and see that the Sec
How do I document that case? Seven years later, the richest 1 percent of our society pays 20 percent less in taxes. The poorest 10 percent pay 20 percent more: Reaganomics. Reagan gave the rich and th
THE PRESIDENT: Be seated. (Laughter.) Welcome. What a great day for the White House. I am pleased to welcome volunteers from around the United States who have given of their time to help those who nee
President Bush Meets with President Compaore of Burkina Faso PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. President, thank you for coming. I first started my conversation with the President by complimenting him on his leaders
President Bush Meets with Cabinet Members THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I just finished a good Cabinet meeting, and I want to thank the members of my Cabinet for serving our country. We discussed the c
But it was interesting because I had some very preconceived notions about, for instance, evangelical Christianity, 但是这很有趣，因为我有一些先入为主的想法，例如，福音派基督教， and I found that it's such a wide and varied movement
Third, that thou shall have reverence. 第三，诸位应心存尊敬。 This one was unexpected because I started the year as an agnostic, 这是个意外的体会。因为我刚开始是一个不可知论者， and by the end of the year, I became what a friend of min
But this one is -- the Bible says that you cannot touch women during certain times of the month, 但这一个是，圣经告诉我们在每个月的某些时间不能碰女人， and more than that, you cannot sit on a seat where a menstruating woman has
The second reason I undertook this is because I'm concerned about the rise of fundamentalism, religious fundamentalism, 第二个原因我决定这样做，是因为我对基督教基本教义的兴起有兴趣， and people who say they take the Bible literally
And finally I learned that thou shall pick and choose. 然而最终，我学到：诸位应该有所选择。 And this one I learned because I tried to follow everything in the Bible. 这是因为我想要去遵循圣经上所有的东西。 And I failed miserably. Because
The Bible says you cannot wear clothes made of mixed fibers, so I thought, "Sounds strange, but I'll try it." 圣经上说，不能穿混合纤维的衣物。所以我想："这听起来很奇怪，但是我要试试看。" You only know if you try it. I got rid of all my p
I thought I'd tell you a little about what I like to write. And I like to immerse myself in my topics. 我打算跟你们聊些我想要写作的东西。我喜欢完全投入我的研究题目。 I just like to dive right in and become sort of a human guinea pi
My most recent book -- my previous book was called "The Know-It-All," 我最新的书--我前一本书叫做《无所不知》， and it was about the year I spent reading the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z in my quest to learn every
And I actually took out a handful of stones from my pocket that I had been carrying around for weeks, 然后我从口袋中拿出满手的石头，那时我已经带着这些石头几个礼拜了， hoping for just this interaction -- and, you know, they were pebb
So, you know, if you want to become more compassionate, 所以，你知道的，如果你想要变得更有同情心， you visit sick people in the hospital, and you will become more compassionate. 你去医院探望生病的人，然后你会变得比较慈善。 You donate money to
