"Public radio is alive and kicking, it always has been"

-- Harold Brodkey

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“[Geology] may be looked upon as the history of the earth's changes during preparation for the reception of organized beings, a history, which has all the character of a great epic.”
“Writing is not something you can do or you can't. It's not even something that 'other people do' or 'for smart people only' or even 'for people who finished school and went to University'. Nonsense. Anyone can do it. But no-one can do it straight off the bat. Like plastering, brain surgery or assembling truck engines, you have to do a bit of training - get your hands dirty - and make some mistakes.”
“I decided to give acting a serious, committed try, and soon after, I read the script for 'Lovely and Amazing.' The story was beautiful and honest, and the characters struggled with the same insecurities many women - including me - face. I didn't think I had a chance in hell of being in the film, but I knew I had to go for it.”
“When we all sing with one voice, the world will stop and listen.”
“You don't have to make the headlines to make a difference.”
“Potency does not mean being unnecessarily aggressive; one has to be wise.”

Source : "The Reformist as Pacifist". Interview with Farzana Versey, www.counterpunch.org. May 16, 2013.
“There cannot be prosperity without security.”

Source : "Francois Hollande and John Kerry address Davos 2015 - live" by Graeme Wearden, Angela Monaghan, www.theguardian.com. January 23, 2015.
“At 26 I felt myself a victim rather than a victor in the realm of pictures.”

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