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“A teenage taste of beer aside, Mitt Romney does not consume alcohol. Which begs the question, will total abstention put his candidacy, perhaps even this great nation in jeopardy?”
Source : "Bashir: Romney Not Presidential Material Because He Doesn't Drink". www.realclearpolitics.com. April 23, 2012.
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“Language is in decline. Not only has eloquence departed but simple, direct speech as well, though pomposity and banality have not.”
Source : Edwin Newman (1974). “Strictly Speaking: Will america be the Death of English?”
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“Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion.”
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“leave it to him to get messed up with deaths little girl”
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“Self-negation is noble, self-culture beneficent, self-possession is manly, but to the truly great and inspiring soul they are poor and tame compared with self-abuse.”
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“I hate going to bed. I read scripts, clean, listen to the radio - I've fallen asleep to 'This American Life' more times than I can count!”
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“The code that most prisoners live by is an extension of the masculine roles they were taught growing up, how they were conditioned about what it means to be a man: you've got to be strong, you've got to be tough, you've got to be in charge.”
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“Learning starts with failure; the first failure is the beginning of education.”
Source : John Hersey (1960). “The Child Buyer”