"Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and the grace, Which fools neglect; so that we find, If all the requisites are join'd, From whence a perfect joke must spring, A joke's a very serious thing."

-- Charles Churchill

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“We need more guys that are solid talents all around and Frank Mir proved himself and I don't think anyone is going to second guess him every again.”
“Repel the thought, for if you don't, it becomes an idea. So repel the idea, for if you don't it will become a desire. So fight against that(desire), for if you don't, it will become a determination and a passion. And if you don't repel that, it will become an action. And if you don't replace it with its opposite, it will become a constant habit. So at that point, it will be difficult for you to change it.”
“I will venture to assert that no combination of designing men under heaven will be capable of making a government unpopular which is in its principles a wise and good one, and vigorous in its operations.”
“Obviously, the only reason I'm where I am is because God has gifted me and He has seen fit to put me where I am. I have to honor that by using my influence and my status on the team and in the game of baseball for good and to His purpose.”

Source : "A conversation with St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lance Berkman". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
“Journalism, like democracy, is not something that is achieved. It is a work in progress, and not every day is as good as the last.”

Source : "The Romance and Reality of Foreign Reporting". Interview with Jack Shafer, www.slate.com. December 29, 2009.
“I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.”
“It is clothes. It is parts. Therefore, you combine the parts differently to create your own unique expression.”

Source : "Invasion of the $10 Wardrobe" by Jessica Pressler, www.gq.com. December 13, 2011.
“I am very much a woman, but I never consider that I am when I go and make films. I don't check into the world as a woman everyday. I check in first as an artist and mother, then as a daughter sister, and friend - but always as an artist.”

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