"The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt."

-- Calvin Trillin

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“Democracy actually requires that the whole public be able to see common problems and address them and step outside of their own sort of narrow self-interest to do so.”

Source : "What the Internet is hiding from you". Interview with Doug Gross, www.cnn.com. May 19, 2011.
“Yes, Haven, most of us enjoy preaching, and Ive got such a bully pulpit!”
“men never would share power with women willingly. If we wanted it, we would have to take it.”
“I was always drawn to performing, but I never thought I could. I have no idea what I wanted to do outside of the old cowboy-or-fireman. When I was in college, I got serious about acting. I started examining history and then everything related to the theater. History, art, all the other studies, if I could link them into the theater, then it became alive for me. It just opened up my eyes.”
“Once you have the View, although the delusory perceptions of samsara may arise in your mind, you will be like the sky; when a rainbow appears in front of it, itâ€™s not particularly flattered, and when the clouds appear, itâ€™s not particularly disappointed either. There is a deep sense of contentment. You chuckle from inside as you see the facade of samsara and nirvana; the View will keep you constantly amused, with a little inner smile bubbling away all the time.”
“I don't got that kind of money man, commercials only pay so much (inaudible).”
“Lines have to smile. There have to be life, blood and heart in things you let go. They have to be human, warm and alive”
“I still dream about everything I achieved. I dream about my career, dream about playing baseball, meeting so many people, traveling so much.”

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