"The three branches of government number considerably more than three and are not, in any sense, 'branches' since that would imply that there is something they are all attached to besides self-aggrandizement and our pocketbooks. ... Government is not a machine with parts; it's an organism. When does an intestine quit being an intestine and start becoming an asshole?"

-- P. J. O'Rourke

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“Communism didn't work because people weren't ready for it, it was corrupt, and because it squelched individualism.”
“A party is a political tool. If it's no longer useful, it should be crumpled up and thrown away.”
“I never go straight to the point if I can go the most difficult way. Why be simple when you can be complicated?”
“Only stupid people don't change their minds.”

Source : "The Change in the Administration's Position". Interview with Arnaud de Borchgrave, www.globalpolicy.org. November 11, 1996.
“In the mighty and almost limitless potential of American industry-the brilliance and rugged determination of its leaders; the skill, energy and patriotism of its workers-there has been welded an almost impregnable defense against the evil designs of any who would threaten the security of the American continent. It is indeed the most forceful and convincing argument yet evolved to restrain the irresponsibility of those who would recklessly bring down upon the good and peace-loving peoples of all the nations of the earth the disaster of total war.”
“I tried to be really tough when I was younger. I felt I had to stand up for myself. I never felt like I fit in.”
“I like to have met someone in real life before being their Facebook friend.”

Source : "Fifteen Questions with Nicholas A. Christakis". Interview with Stephanie M. Woo, www.thecrimson.com. October 20, 2011.
“For six months I'd do movies and make it all about me. Then the other six months, it's not about me and it doesn't matter what my hair looks like or what anything looks like.”

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