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“One of the things I'm constantly telling my students is that they're never going to write a poem everyone gets, or if they do, they've failed. They should leave someone behind every time.”
Source : Source: therumpus.net
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“In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.”
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“Being an NFL quarterback there's a lot of advantages that come with it. There are a lot of doors that open when you're a quarterback but at the same time there's a lot of scrutiny. There are a lot of things you can't do as well.”
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“I am willing to consider powers which would ban known hooligans from rallies and marches and I will look into the powers the police already have to force the removal of face coverings and balaclavas.”
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“I think the mystery of what's out there in the universe is just very compelling.”
Source : "Astrophysicist Adam Riess Plays Not My Job". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. November 24, 2012. 
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“Being an entrepreneur doesn't make you a rich tycoon and being an innovator doesn't mean that you're successful. It just means that you're interesting.”
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“There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.”
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“I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me.”
Source : "Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, listen.sdpb.org. April 23, 2012.
