"So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic Party: to make sure blacks are included, along with everyone else."

-- Charles Evers

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“A heartwarming tale of Christmas past that's chock full of all the wit and hilarity we admire in America's favorite humorist--Mark Twain. Carlo DeVito brings us back one hundred years to a magical time in Twain's family life, revealing a house that's brimming with love and laughter, as well as the profound heartbreaks of life. A Mark Twain Christmas only deepens our understanding and respect for both the man and his work.”
“Sometimes we know in our bones what we really need to do, but we're afraid to do it. Taking a chance and stepping beyond the safety of the world we've always known is the only way to grow, though and without risk there is no reward.”

Source : Wil Wheaton (2004). “Just a Geek: Unflinchingly Honest Tales of the Search for Life, Love, and Fulfillment Beyond the Starship Enterprise”, p.195, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
“If the Bible will not give eternal benefits to homosexuals, if they cannot inherit the kingdom of God, why, Klingenschmitt asked, on this world, should they get bonus pay or employment benefits?”
“Duty is that mode of action on the part of the individual which constitutes the best possible application of his capacity to the general benefit.”

Source : William Godwin (1798). “Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness: By William Godwin”, p.156
“And what is happiness, Nathan? In my experience, it's only a moment's pause here and there on what is otherwise a long and difficult road. No one can be happy all the time.”

Source : William Kent Krueger (2014). “Ordinary Grace: A Novel”, p.67, Simon and Schuster
“... The approach of von Neumann and Connes to the use of non-commutative algebra in physics is naive, the situation is much more complicated.”
“To the victors belong the spoils.”
“I guess they just took it for granted that that was what I was interested in and let nature take its course.”

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