"Life and people are complex. A writer as an artist doesn't have the personality of a politician. We don't see the world that simply."

-- Joyce Carol Oates

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“Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code.”
“One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour - the outcome of the campaign, and one day - the fate of the country.”

Source : "Encyclopedia of Russian History" by James R. Millar, Soviet Union, (p. 1504), 2004.
“Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.”
“The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become.”
“I always think back to the original movies and to those quieter moments where Luke is out in A New Hope, and there are the two suns setting. It is the equivalent, basically, of a farm boy dying to get out of his small town and do something bigger. It's those kinds of universal themes that ground this whole thing in space.”

Source : "A galaxy faraway, so close: Adam Driver on 'Star Wars: Episode VII'" by Anthony Breznican, www.ew.com. August 15, 2014.
“Lagrange, in one of the later years of his life, imagined that he had overcome the difficulty (of the parallel axiom). He went so far as to write a paper, which he took with him to the Institute, and began to read it. But in the first paragraph something struck him that he had not observed: he muttered: 'Il faut que j'y songe encore', and put the paper in his pocket.' [I must think about it again]”

Source : "Budget of Paradoxes". Book by Augustus De Morgan (p. 178), 1872.
“The message is NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) is there. NAFTA has helped both our countries enormously. We live up to the terms of NAFTA. We ask you, our best friend and most important trading partner to do the same thing.”
“I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldnt dignify it with the term band - get together and play.”

Source : "Balanced?". Interview with Stevie Brown, www.theguardian.com. April 14, 2006.

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