"The war with Iraq ... had to be one of the greatest non sequiturs in military history. Attacked by a gang composed largely of Islamic militants from Saudi Arabia, the United States countered by invading an unrelated country, and one of the most secular in the Middle East at that."

-- Barbara Ehrenreich

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“Well â€” when I write my book, and tell the tale Of my adventures â€” all these little stars That shake out of my cloak â€” I must save those To use for asterisks...”
“No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness.”
“You again,â€ she said, and she did not sound happy. â€œI know,â€ the warrior replied with a heartfelt sigh. â€œYouâ€™re so lucky to see me twice in one day. Youâ€™re honored by my presence, yada, yada, heard it all before. Letâ€™s just move on, shall we. I donâ€™t handle fawning very well.”
“To be animating at the same time, it's the ultimate freedom in filmmaking because you can literally put anything on the screen that you can imagine.”

Source : "'World Of Tomorrow' Animated Short Explores What It Means To Be Human". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Linda Wertheimer, www.npr.org. February 20, 2016.
“Wearing sunglasses at night hurts your eyes after a while.”
“The belief in a single truth is the root cause for all evil in the world.”
“Resolve to throw off the influences of any unfortunate environment, and to build your own life to order.”
“Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button.”

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