"Reagan was a flesh and blood version of any other mute national emblem, say the Statue of Liberty. Everyone knows what she represents, but no one would dream of asking her opinion."

-- Simon Hoggart

#Dream Quotes #Blood Quotes #Liberty Quotes

“Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.”
“The bank's product is debt, because the banks want to make sure that they can get paid for the debt. But ultimately the only party that can pay the debt is the government, because it runs the printing presses. So the debts ultimately either are paid by the government, or they're paid by a huge transfer of property from debtors to creditors - or, the debts are written off.”

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“I talked to [Larry] Kramer a little bit about it while I was writing 'Remembering Denny' . Denny was one of those people who took a long time to come out.”
“Donâ€™t worry, though, because Prince Hubert is very handsome and kind. Thatâ€™s all you wanted in a boyfriend, wasnâ€™t it?â€ â€œNo,â€ I said. She raised an eyebrow. â€œIt must be. If you had admired any other qualities you would have developed them in yourself, wouldnâ€™t you?â€ Which was really too much. I put my hands on my hips. â€œArenâ€™t fairy godmothers supposed to be nice and make you feel better about yourself?â€ She rolled her eyes. â€œNo, youâ€™re confusing fairy god- mothers with sales clerks.”
“There aint any news in being good. You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back of a postage stamp, and have room to spare.”
“A grandmaster needs to retain thousands of games in his head, for games are to him what the words of their mother tongue are to ordinary people, or notes or scores to musicians..”
“Thorny compositions that sound as if female teen punkers the Shaggs received doctorates in the music of 12-tone composer Alban Berg, and then rewrote their Philosophy of the World.... Carefully notated structures and interplay morph effortlessly into free improvisation that is intelligent and expressive, but never self-indulgent. Also featuring intense lyrics sung with their clear and melodic voices, the two women make transcendent chamber music outside of any genre.”
“To go in the direction that I went takes a lot of work. And I don't think you can do the work - the five or six hours of working out a day - if you don't have a clear goal or know why you're doing it. If you just hang out at the gym and train for five or six hours a day without a goal is almost impossible.”

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