"He didnt know what was defeating him, but he sensed it was something he could not cope with, something that was far beyond his power to control or even at this point in time comprehend."

-- Hubert Selby, Jr.

“This is a big world. Billions - rapidly increasing billions - of people live outside our borders. Obviously, a great number of them, being much poorer than they think most of us are, look enviously over those borders and would like, if they could, to come here.”
“Each life has a different purpose, and some people can find their purpose more easily than others. The key, the most important thing you can ever know, is that whatever your purpose is, that's not your only choice" "No matter why you're here, no matter why any of us are here, you're never tied down to fate. You're never locked in. You make your own choices, Kira, and you can't let anyone ever take that away from you.”
“Administering another country is always a very tricky proposition.”
“I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.”
“I don't have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there's a lot of risk to it.”
“Thin skin is the only kind of skin human beings come with.”
“Art does not have to be dull, to be effective; the artist does not have to be a bore, to be real.”
“And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it - when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost - Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward... with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.”

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