"Where is it written that if you don't like religion you are somehow disqualified from being a legitimate American? What was Mark Twain, a Russian?"

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Source : Hendrik Hertzberg (2005). “Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004”, p.18, Penguin

Hendrik Hertzberg

“We're merely one tree with various types, shapes and sizes of leaves that all wave differently in the breeze.”
“The secret of my success is longevity.”

Source : Charles Hartshorne (2007). “Hartshorne: A New World View”, p.2, Lulu.com
“I'm a Cancer; I'm music passionate. I like long walks on the beach.”
“We've never declared war on anybody. We [Iran] defended ourselves against wars that were imposed on us. We have no desire to engage in confrontation with anybody.”
“To name the world in your own terms, to tell your own story, is an act of authority and power. When you write, you are saying, in effect, 'I have a voice. I have a story. This is what I have to say.'”

Source : Rebecca McClanahan (2001). “Write Your Heart Out”, Writer's Digest Books
“What makes Disney movies and Pixar movies always so good, hey take time and they're constantly honing, and tweaking, and rejiggering things, and taking influences from every cog, including myself, that can help. Any place where there can be inspiration. They make every moment very layered and very rich.”
“Some people are little Chernobyls, shimmering with silent, spreading poison: get anywhere near them and every breath you take will wreck you from the inside out.”
“I think what all the Universal monster movies are defined by, and what makes them very special, is that it's really the only genre entirely unto itself, in which you fear the monster and fear for the monster. That's a very hard thing to do. To fear for and fear at the same time is extremely unique.”

Source : Source: www.empireonline.com

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