"This bill, by vesting the power to withhold or terminate Federal funds, creates a concentration of power of economic coercion unequaled in the history of governments-a power concentration which defies the experience of mankind with the temptation of power to corrupt."

-- Strom Thurmond

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“Owing to this struggle for life, any variation, however slight and from whatever cause proceeding, if it be in any degree profitable to an individual of any species, in its infinitely complex relationship to other organic beings and to external nature, will tend to the preservation of that individual, and will generally be inherited by its offspring.”
“It's better to be the largest independent band from Brazil instead of be the smallest mainstream band.”
“Crabgrass can grow on bowling balls in airless rooms, and there is no known way to kill it that does not involve nuclear weapons.”
“I'm the kindest, most supportive friend ever, probably to my own detriment, but I hope that I am toughening up a little bit.”

Source : "Archer’s Smart, Sexy Aisha Tyler Talks The Talk About Archer, The Talk, XIII and Her Standup Career!". Interview, eclipsemagazine.com. March 15, 2012.
“Older people sit down and ask, 'What is it?' but the boy asks, 'What can I do with it?'.”
“Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.”

Source : "Spotify's Daniel Ek: 'We want artists to be able to afford to create the music they want to create'". Interview with Stuart Dredge, www.theguardian.com. December 6, 2012.
“I think that the movement is weak in Zimbabwe, much weaker than it is in Italy for example, much weaker than it is in Spain, much weaker than it is even in Germany, although there the groups are small they are very vociferous and you get them speaking loudly and organising.”

Source : Source: www.revolutionarycommunist.org
“After my father died, we began to live. He was psychotic. He really was terrifying.”

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