"Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you." ― Martha Beck Topic(s): Government More From Martha Beck "Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury." "People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures." "The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are." More In Government "How can you look at the Texas legislature and still believe in intelligent design?"― Kinky Friedman "Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government."― Bob Woodward "Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches."― David Hume