"There is some sort of perverse pleasure in knowing that it's basically impossible to send a piece of hate mail through the Internet without its being touched by a gay program. That's kind of funny."

-- Eric Allman

#Hate Quotes #Gay Quotes #Knowing Quotes

“Sometimes writers or writer-directors can get nuts about words, but you know and I know that it's the thought process behind the words that motivates the words, that conveys real communication and meaning.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Democracy depends on citizens being informed, and since our media, especially television (which is the most important source of news for most Americans) reports mostly what the people in power do, and repeats what the people in power say, the public is badly informed, and it means we cannot really say we have a functioning democracy.”

Source : Interview with Stefan Sirucek, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 30, 2010.
“I want another idea, another project, but you can't make them up. They show up.”
“Some people think it's psuedo-science, but it's called morphic resonance. It's when someone thinks of an idea, it makes it easier for someone else to think of the idea. That's why you should do crossword puzzles later in the day, because other people have thought about the answers. That's why you hear about people coming up with inventions almost at the same time, because someone else is thinking about it. That's why whenever I have a really good idea, I'm always worried about theft.”
“Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities.”
“The real problem is not the religion itself, but its insistence that the interpretation it offers of the world is the only valid interpretation.”
“They fell, but o'er their glorious grave Floats free the banner of the cause they died to save.”
“Not everyone is as nice as us.”

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