"The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political idea is as he has of the principles of counterpoint. Each is a thing used in politics or music which those fellows who practice politics or music manipulate somehow. Show him one and he will deny that it is politics at all. It must be corrupt or he will not recognize it. He has only seen dried figs. He has only thought dried thoughts. A live thought or a real idea is against the rules of his mind."

-- John Jay Chapman

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“I guess one gets the face one deserves.”

Source : "Fictional character: Swana". "Ninotchka", www.imdb.com. 1939.
“Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world”
“If you don't enjoy it, then putting in the long hours is going to take their toll.”

Source : "Karrie Webb Spins Cycle of Success". The Insurance Journal Interview, amp.insurancejournal.com. August 9, 2004.
“Some twins feel like they need to compare themselves to each other, but we're not that way. That's because of my parents, though, and having six kids in the family.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.”
“When we came to America, the movies here needed a "new wave." European films looked totally different than American movies, which were these lush, glossy pictures with this elaborate production design.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Data are just summaries of thousands of stories - tell a few of those stories to help make the data meaningful.”
“I learned a long time ago that I can't control the challenges the creator sends my way, but I can control the way I think about them and deal with them”

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