"Children can be disgusting, and often they can develop extraordinary talents, but Iâ€™m yet to meet any child who can stimulate his carotid arteries inside his ribcage."

-- Ben Goldacre

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“From every human being there rises a light.”
“Making it look easy is the hardest thing in the world to do.”
“The contrast between Hillary Clinton, a champion for women and families versus Donald Trump who has alienated women across the country with his offensive and insulting rhetoric, could not be clearer.”
“There was no such thing as perfection in this world, only moments of such extreme transparency that you forgot yourself, a holy mercy if there ever was one.”

Source : Ben Fountain (2012). “Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk”, p.77, Canongate Books
“Nothing lasts forever. Butâ€”especially as it seems to me cities and humans are symbiotically and inextricably bound at this pointâ€”I hope cities have a good, long run. Plus, cities are beautiful creatures in their own right; and as with us, their vulnerability and ephemerality are part of that beauty.”
“You want to live a life in which the things you have traded your hard-earned money for are quality items that really do uplift your life.”
“Every video I do is over budget by the time I walk on set. I am massively extravagant in my personal habits.”
“I feel that the most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life is to be associated with UNICEF.”

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