"If this Punic war was carried on without any effusion of blood, it was owing much less to the moderation than to the weakness of the contending prelates."

-- Edward Gibbon

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“The fact that 'Astro Boy' appealed to me as a boy in America was proof that the story and character transcend cultural stereotypes.”
“Design is both a political and cultural force for change, although most designers choose not to think about the power it has.”
“You can give a great film idea to a mediocre team and they may screw it up, but if you give a mediocre idea to a great team, they will turn it into a great film.”

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“If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.”
“Regarding the current Broadway revival of The Music Man, Jay Nordlinger wrote: There will always be those who sniff that the show is "feel good"-but, oh, it feels good to feel good. And the main reason The Music Man feels so good is that it is good-a great American musical.”
“When God gives us a talent it is our responsibility to hone it for His purpose and glory”
“A politician must often talk and act before he has thought and read. He may be very ill informed respecting a question: all his notions about it may be vague and inaccurate; but speak he must. And if he is a man of ability, of tact, and of intrepidity, he soon finds that, even under such circumstances, it is possible to speak successfully.”
“To recognize that mystery, we must go down deep into ourselves, into that place where the walls of our being are layered with our own memories. Remember that, as in any pool, when we cast one pebble we will see many, many concentric circles. One memory begets another and then another, building into stories.”

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