"Political writing in our time consists almost entirely of prefabricated phrases bolted together like the pieces of a child's Meccano set. It is the unavoidable result of self-censorship. To write in plain, vigorous language one has to think fearlessly, and if one thinks fearlessly one cannot be politically orthodox."

-- George Orwell

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“In college, I faced an interesting problem. I wanted to play music all the time and yet I wasn't ready for anyone to hear it. To remedy this, I took to retreating to stairwells as a safe place to sing and write music. It was there that I wrote most of my songs in college and really grew into an artist.”

Source : "Rising Star: Kina Grannis". Interview with Cosmo Girl, www.seventeen.com. July 14, 2010.
“The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.”
“Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you, inviting you to useful work.”
“It is widely known that the effects of childhood poverty follow children through adolescence and into adulthood.”

Source : "Breaking the Cycle of Childhood Poverty" by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 3, 2012.
“It is a strength of character to acknowledge our failings and our strong points, and it is a weakness of character not to remain in harmony with both the good and the bad that is within us.”
“I love the supernatural in storytelling. The Twilight Zone was a huge influence on me, in terms of writing and storytelling, where you're not restricted to the parameters of reality to tell your tale.”
“We may say of agreeableness, as distinct from beauty, that it is a symmetry whose rules are unknown.”
“That's the thing about life. A lot of the time, it isn't easy at all. We just have to try to make the best of it.”

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