"Human beings are much better at breaking up than they are at getting together. The instinct to get together is very powerful, but it doesn't last long."

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Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com

E. Jean Carroll

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“I have raised beds, perennial beds, cut flower beds. I have an island on a pond that's just covered in peonies. I have an herb garden, tons of vegetables, raspberries. I have everything. I'm a green guy.”
“In the first centuries of Christianity the hungry were fed at a personal sacrifice, the naked were clothed at a personal sacrifice, the homeless were sheltered at a personal sacrifice... And the pagans used to say about the Christians, "See how they love each other." In our own day the poor are no longer fed, clothed, and sheltered at a personal sacrifice, but at the expense of the taxpayers. And because of this the pagans say about the Christians, "See how they pass the buck."”
“I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate.”

Source : "Torricelli drops out of N.J. race". www.cnn.com. October 1, 2002.
“Science and religion...are friends, not foes, in the common quest for knowledge. Some people may find this surprising, for there's a feeling throughout our society that religious belief is outmoded, or downright impossible, in a scientific age. I don't agree. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that if people in this so-called 'scientific age' knew a bit more about science than many of them actually do, they'd find it easier to share my views.”
“As far as I know, I have no pride of opinion.”
“When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something.”
“I'm such a fan of actors, and also enjoy watching them work, so that I can help their acting in any way I can.”

Source : "Interview: Dito Montiel Talks Boulevard (Exclusive)". Interview with Karen Benardello, www.shockya.com. July 10, 2015.
“All my plans in private life; all my pursuits; all my designs, wishes, and thoughts, have this one great object in view: the overthrow of the ruffian Boroughmongers . If I write grammars; if I write on agriculture; if I sow, plant, or deal in seeds; whatever I do has first in view the destruction of those infamous tyrants.”

Source : Political Register, August 14, 1819.

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