"The official language of the State of Illinois shall be known hereafter as the American language, and not the English language."

-- Frank Church

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“Half-truths are worth more than outright lies.”
“Mama had an appreciation of the language. She taught me a love of words, of how they should be used and how they can fill a creative soul with a passion and lead to a life's work.”
“Don't worry, I won't bite. At least not in the way you're afraid of.”
“So I know how I watch movies which is on my laptop, man. And that's how I suspect a lot of people do it.”
“Gird up your loins for the task that now lies ahead. I had asked you for men, money and materials. I have got them in generous measure. Now I demand more of you. Men, money and materials cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits.”

Source : Subhas Chandra Bose, P. D. Saggi (1954). “A Nation's Homage: Life and Work of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose”
“The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble.”
“Crank, You See isn't any ordinary monster. It's like a giant octopus, weaving its tentacles not just around you, but through you, squeezing not hard enough to kill you, but enough to keep you from reeling until you try to get away. Try, and you hunger for it grasping clutch, the way its tendrils prop you up, your need intensifying exponentially every minute you refuse to admit its being (p.469)”
“I paused in the act of opening the door and looked at him with what were probably cartoon-wide eyes. "Wait a second," I said. "So, you're best friends with a hot vampire chick who likes leather." "Yeah." "And together, you fight crime?" I couldn't help it. I cracked up.”

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