"James Comey had nine interactions with Bob Mueller after the Donald Trump's election. And in none of those, Comey testified, did he express any interest, concern, about what the Russians did, how they did it, how do we prevent it. He continuously has in fact denigrated the whole idea and dismissed that it was the Russians, and apparently hasn't yet accepted the 100-percent consensus of everybody that knows about this that this was a conscious and deliberate effort on their part to attack our democracy."

-- Angus King

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“In the rural South, 'Bubba' is like how people say 'dude' in California. It's a name for a regular Southern man. I know a Chinese Bubba, a black Bubba.”

Source : Interview with Colleen Long, onlineathens.com. October 31, 2003.
“How can you stand touching her?â€ my sister blurted, staring at our clasped hands. â€œDoesnâ€™t that hurt?â€ I seized on the change of topic. â€œThese gloves are specialized rubber. They block the current.â€ Gretchenâ€™s gaze traveled over Vlad, disbelief still stamped on her features. â€œYeah, but how do you two do anything else, unless he has a special, currentrepelling glove for hisâ€”â€ â€œGretchen!â€ my father cut her off. My cheeks felt hot. Donâ€™t say a word, I thought to Vlad, seeing his chest tremble with suppressed laughter. â€œHe has a natural immunity,â€ I gritted out.”
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”

Source : Vincent van Gogh, Vincent Willem Gogh (1927). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886: With a Memoir by His Sister-in-law, J. Van Gogh-Bonger ...”
“The more important reason is that the research itself provides an important long-run perspective on the issues that we face on a day-to-day basis.”
“A person who knows who they are is not threatened by the beliefs of others.”

Source : Robert Anthony (2004). “Beyond Positive Thinking: A No-Nonsense Formula for Getting the Results You Want”, p.25, Morgan James Publishing
“Right now, with millions of Americans still out of work, and struggling to recover from the worst economic downturn since the great depression, with 40 million Americans dealing with student loans, with millions of people working full-time at minimum wage and still living in poverty, with the big banks getting bigger and the workers getting poorer, and seniors struggling to make ends meet, Republicans in Washington have decided the most important thing for them to focus on is how to deny women access to birth control.”
“I'd experienced the '40s and '50s by looking at my grandparents' old clothes, books, and magazines”
“The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.”

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