"In many instances violence - which obviously inflicts tremendous trauma on victims - also inflicts trauma on the perpetrator. Radical evil takes a lot of preparation, not just from an organizational point of view, but from brainwashing, psychological preparation and the legitimization of violence."

-- Payam Akhavan

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“I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.”
“Noise is a buffer, more effective than cubicles or booth walls.”
“The world is likely to view any temporary extension of the income tax cuts for the top two percent as a prelude to a long-term or permanent extension, and that would hurt economic recovery as well by undermining confidence that we're prepared to make a commitment today to bring down our future deficits.”

Source : "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. December 12, 2010.
“We assume that we have free will and that we make decisions, but we don't. Neurons do. We decide that this sum total driving us is a decision we have made for ourselves. But it is not.”

Source : "The Electric Brain". Interview with Lauren Aguirre, www.pbs.org. October 23, 2001.
“Daddy gave me real useful information to protect me in the real world. If anyone hits me, I'm not to hit them back. I wait until their back is turned, then hit them in the head with a brick.”
“I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.”
“The most available example of how poetry works for a poet is yourself, and yet you'll probably be the last one to know exactly how you're serving the art and how the art is serving you.”
“Growing up in a very rural and remote area in Colorado's San Luis Valley - one of the poorest counties in the United States - essentially created the framework of values from which I operate. I stand up for the little guy. I fight discrimination at all levels. I fight for an inclusive America.”

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