"We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?"

-- David Brin

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“As far as inspiration goes, I'm constantly inspired by traveling, symbols, magic and different cultural traditions around the world.”
“The premise of my whole campaign has been not that people need to believe what I say to them, but they need to look at what I have done. And what I have done in the state of Nevada, I have voted over a 100 times against tax and fee increases, poor public policy, and unconstitutional bills.”

Source : "Sharron Angle: ‘Harry Reid has Failed America’". Interview with Thomas Winter, humanevents.com. June 16, 2010.
“In abstract mathematics or abstract art, the purpose is to describe inner states of our mind, and to explore the limits of our own imagination and our capacity for creativity. While this has some applications in the world, I think it leads to a distance from the world. Going to Congo was for me an act of seeking proximity, of breaking that distance. With abstraction, which is brilliant and vain, you divorce yourself from any kind of proximity to other people.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“People see what they want to see when they need to.”
“I'm also not going to explain something just because I said it in a rap. Take what you want from it.”

Source : "Nicki Minaj: Making Minaj (2010 Cover Story)". Complex interview, www.complex.com. October/November 2010.
“Libertarians typically argue that particular obligations, at least under normal circumstances, must be created by consent; they cannot be unilaterally imposed by others.”

Source : Tom G. Palmer (2009). “Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice”, p.36, Cato Institute
“Everything bigger than life attracts a crowd.”
“Professional managers, coaches, and players have a right to question an umpire's decision if they do it in a professional manner. When they become personal, profane, or violent, they have crossed the line and must be dealt with accordingly.”

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