"Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings."

-- Carl Sandburg

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“Well, well. IM (and correspondence GM) Douglas Bryson once told me that he almost never plays a game that flows smoothly from start to finish; there is always a "moment" of sorts where someone misses a big defensive opportunity or the nature of the position changes more than one might reasonably expect. This was such a "moment".”
“I've thought about how it will make things easier for you. But I can't do that because more than my emotions, the future of Fresh Men is more important. Because more than my pride, my friends are more precious.”
“When you're improvising, it's fun to find something that you can lean on that is similar to your life experience. In my opinion, that's very helpful.”

Source : "Live From Sundance: A GQA with Mark Duplass". Interview with Mickey Rapkin, www.gq.com. January 18, 2012.
“That beautiful sister of mine was an overwhelming and volatile mixture. One had the feeling that she'd been shot from a canon and showered her sparks over an incredulous world with no thought or care where they fell, a carbon copy of father. She was like some silvery comet who streaked through life with daring speed, the wellspring of which was an inner confidence that I deeply admired. At times, particularly in childhood, I was intimidated by her but she dictated from an aura of affection for me that was never threatening.”
“The measure of the state's success is that the word anarchy frightens people, while the word state does not.”
“Sometimes, you don't realize what you have until you wake up and go 'Damn.'”
“The '80s seem a real positive force. The '70s were deadening, in a lot of ways.”
“Humanity is the crime; God is the criminal.”

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