"Some people say that we can’t afford to help our kids through school by keeping student loan interest rates low. But right now, as I speak, the federal government offers far lower interest rates on loans, every single day–they just don’t do it for everyone. Right now, a big bank can get a loan through the Federal Reserve discount window at a rate of about 0.75%. But this summer a student who is trying to get a loan to go to college will pay almost 7%. In other words, the federal government is going to charge students interest rates that are nine times higher than the rates for the biggest banks–the same banks that destroyed millions of jobs and nearly broke this economy. That isn’t right. And that is why I’m introducing legislation today to give students the same deal that we give to the big banks."
"There are all kinds of love in this world, but never the same love twice."
"Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you- it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you… Hopefully, you leave something good behind."
Anthony Bourdain (via cultivate-solitude)
(Source: theinspiredwoman, via princessjinx)
Pan Bloglodytes: Bieber was right.
So in case you don’t know: Justin Bieber went to Anne Frank’s house, said he hoped she’d have been a fan, and a lot of people were outraged. This put me in a bit of an awkward position: as a 25 year old who is bitter he isn’t younger, I naturally despise Bieber for his fame and success, and…
