"I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing."

-- Clifton Fadiman

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“I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.”
“We must depend upon the Boy Scout Movement to produce the MEN of the future.”
“True greatness means that, even if you forget what you've done for others, you never forget what others have done for you. It means always doing your utmost to repay debts of gratitude. Such people radiate integrity, depth of character, bigheartedness and charm.”
“And I come from a small Vietnamese family. We're really close too, all ten of us.”
“Every religious tradition on which we draw has a reverence for life. We are a part of an intricate web of life. Every tradition on which we draw teaches that the ultimate expression of our spirituality is our action. Deep spirituality leads to action in the world. A deep reverence for life, love of nature's complex beauty and sense of intimate connection with the cosmos leads inevitably to a commitment to work for environmental and social justice.”
“It is not possible to achieve by vigilance in anger and revenge what the soul is longing for. The soul longs for peace.”
“With my work I attempt to help man to overcome his alienation; I do this by surrounding his daily life with objects, which confront him in a tactile way with the final and deepest problems of our existence. I want the means that I employ to create the necessary stimulus to be as direct as possible. Instead of giving a sermon on humility, I often prefer to depict humility itself.”
“Some of the best news stories start in gossip. Monica Lewinsky certainly was gossip in the beginning. I had heard it months before I printed it.”

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