"There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation."

-- Umberto Eco

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“A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad government.”
“The 'perfect marriage' of food and wine should allow for infidelity".”
“But here let me say one thing: From the moment I entered the insane ward on the Island, I made no attempt to keep up the assumed role of insanity.”

Source : Nellie Bly (2016). “Ten Days in a Mad-House”, p.6, Nellie Bly
“Hollywood is a very liberal community. There are a lot of guys that are also conservative that are frightened or fearful of being able to come out. And there's also the alternative. I'm one of the few conservatives that are involved with the Creative Coalition. It's trying to propagate the arts in schools and education, and a lot of things I believe in. It's a bipartisan thing, but when there is this strong partisanship... The other thing is, I'm pro-life, that's absolute, but I'm for live and let live. I'm an entertainer, I don't believe in stopping anyone's freedoms of lifestyle.”
“The requirements of health, and the style of female attire which custom enjoins, are in direct antagonism to each other.”
“While 'Felicity' was successful in the States, and I had opportunities to do other stuff, I didn't want to do anything to make myself more famous. I wasn't dealing well with the celebrity of all of that. I was 23 - just a kid - and not coming from money, it was all just too much. I just wanted to slow it down a little bit, and gain control.”
“There are really only two options - you can feel things, or you can shut down. But, once you decide to feel things, you don't get to pick and choose what you feel.”

Source : Jim Palmer (2012). “Being Jesus in Nashville: Finding the Courage to Live Your Life (Whoever and Wherever You Are)”, p.114, iUniverse
“I don't t drink coffee, but I'm a tea addict.”

Source : "Toks Olagundoye of 'The Neighbors': 23 Things You Don't Know". ABC Interview, abcnews.go.com. September 20, 2013.

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