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“Many conservatives were openly angry with the Bush administration over enormous government spending and the chaos in Iraq. I don't see as much independent thinking on the left, where President Obama is rarely criticized by his acolytes.”
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“the truth is often a mixed message”
Source : Dan Savage (2003). “Skipping Towards Gomorrah”, p.94, Penguin
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“After 9/11, I knew I wanted to write about power and identity and the way Americans on all sides of the political spectrum often mythologize our leaders, which are themes that the superhero genre has always handled really well.”
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“The way to get through anything mentally painful is to take it a little at a time. The mind can't handle dealing with a massive iceberg of pain in front of it, but it can deal with short nuggets that will come to an end. So instead of thinking, Ugh, I've got twenty-four miles to go, focus on making it to the next telephone pole in the distance. Whether you're running twenty or one hundred and twenty miles at a time, the distance has to be tackled mentally and physically one mile at a time. The ability to compartmentalize pain into these small bite sizes is key.”
Source : Joe De Sena (2014). “Spartan Up!: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life”, p.114, Simon and Schuster
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“Every selfish man, strangely enough, becomes a self slayer”
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“I've been around the block a couple of times, and the guy I am now is the guy I like to be.”
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“Rob Lowe, I've known him for a long time because I have three daughters, ya know. He's been cruising those three girls for a long time.”
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“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.”
Source : Gilda Radner (2015). “It's Always Something”, p.254, Simon and Schuster
