"The first comfort women didn't actually come forward until 1992, and since then, the issue has really been kicked up. Japan issued a 1993 acknowledgement on this. It's called the Kono Agreement. But in recent years, South Korea has been wanting an apology to go much further."

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Source : "South Korea, Japan Reach Major Deal On Wartime Sex Slaves". "All Things Considered" with Audie Cornish, www.npr.org. December 28, 2015.

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“Anywhere you hang yourself is home.”
“I hadnâ€™t seen any novel make the statement that entering the workforce was like entering the grave. That from then on, nothing happens and you have to pretend to be interested in your work. And, furthermore, that some people have a sex life and others donâ€™t just because some are more attractive than others. I wanted to acknowledge that if people donâ€™t have a sex life, itâ€™s not for some moral reason, itâ€™s just because theyâ€™re ugly. Once youâ€™ve said it, it sounds obvious, but I wanted to say it.”
“As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold, if they wanted to buy, and they weren't dependent upon international trade. I felt they were more self-sufficient.”
“The modern video games kind of - they're too three dimensional.”

Source : "The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach Goes Solo". Interview with Alex Cohen, www.npr.org. February 18, 2009.
“Model the behavior you wish more people would display. Lead first.”
“You do actor's job for intense scenes like this - you dream about them - and you get scared until the day it finally happens. But when you feel safe with your partners, the crew, and your director who all did a wonderful job, you get into the zone quickly.”
“That said, I, Beck Phillips, take full responsibility for being stuck in m y school's pitch-black venting system with my friend Jason, behind me and a garbage bag full of angry bees in front of me.”
“Critic asks: 'And what, sir, is the subject matter of that painting?' - 'The subject matter, my dear good fellow, is the light.”

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