"I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy recommendations, which are nevertheless taken very seriously."

-- Juan Cole

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“I'd have to be superman to do some of the things I'm supposed to have done, I've been at six different places at six different times.”
“...when we are going through the aftereffects of a bad jolt in loss of money or pride--and both are closely connected--we should get off to ourselves, make an honest appraisal of our shortcomings, and try to find our weak spots and bolster them up before starting in again. First on the program we should figure out a plan to eat. The money we have lost is a small matter; if we can keep our pride and strong faith in ourselves the battle ahead is half won before we start.”
“Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish. Alas, the heart hardens as the blood ceases to run. The cold snow strikes down from the head, and checks the glow of feeling. Who wants to survive into old age after abdicating all his faculties one by one, and be sans teeth, sans eyes, sans memory, sans hope, sans sympathy?”
“Human beings being what they are, order spreads, given half a chance, almost as fast as confusion.”
“In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.”

Source : Marya Mannes (1958). “More in Anger”
“Anything that endures over time sacrifices its ability to make an impression.”
“We call upon the nuclear-weapon states to immediately cease their plans to further invest in modernizing and extending the life span of their nuclear weapons and related facilities.”
“You're either sexy or you're not. I'm very self-conscious about my physiognomy.”

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