"Popular art is the dream of society; it does not examine itself."

-- Margaret Atwood

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“Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.”
“The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day.”
“We've never lost an American in space, we're sure as hell not gonna lose one on my watch! Failure is not an option.”
“I do not see a delegation for the Four Footed. I see no seat for the Eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves superior. But we are after all a mere part of Creation. And we must consider to understand where we are. And we stand somewhere between the mountain and the Ant. Somewhere and only there as part and parcel of the Creation.”

Source : "Animal Grace: Can Humans Rise to the Call?" by Sheila Shayon, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 3, 2009.
“Jedi do not fight for peace. That's only a slogan, and is as misleading as slogans always are. Jedi fight for civilization, because only civilization creates peace. We fight for justice because justice is the fundamental bedrock of civilization: an unjust civilization is built upon sand. It does not long survive a storm.”
“The most striking about modern industry is that it requires so much and accomplishes so little. Modern industry seems to be inefficient to a degree that surpasses one's ordinary powers of imagination. Its inefficiency therefore remains unnoticed.”
“I think youâ€™re freaked about what happened at Cambridge. I think it scared you." â€œIâ€™ve been through worse, Bex,â€ I said, joining her on the lower stairs. â€œWay worse.â€ â€œOh, not the attack.â€ Bex raised her finger in contradiction. â€œWhat happened before the attack. I think you saw the future. Which is kind of freaky when - two months ago - you didnâ€™t think you were going to have one.”
“When I arrived the players were talented, but did not obey the rules... Once they understood what they needed to, they could express themselves.”

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