"Meryl Streep, despite not being a Prime Minister, is reasonably convincing in 'The Iron Lady.'"

-- Sasha Frere-Jones

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“Eternity.Â—Thy name Or glad, or fearful, we pronounce, as thoughts Wandering in darkness shape thee. Thou strange being, Which art and must be, yet which contradict'st All sense, all reasoning,Â—thou, who never wast Less than thyself, and who still art thyself Entire, though the deep draught which Time has taken Equals thy present storeÂ—No line can reach To thy unfathomed depths. The reasoning sage Who can dissect a sunbeam, count the stars, And measure distant worlds, is here a child, And, humbled, drops his calculating pen.”
“The truth is that the universe has been answering you all of your life, but you cannot receive the answers unless you are awake.”
“Science has fulfilled her function when she has ascertained and enunciated truth.”
“But you talk to most filmmakers and it is six, seven, eight years trying to get things off the ground. It is incredible really.”
“Historian Larry Hise notes in his book Pro-Slavery that ministers 'wrote almost half of all defenses of slavery published in America.' He listed 275 men of the cloth who used the Bible to prove that white people were entitled to own black people as work animals.”

Source : James A. Haught (1990). “Holy horrors: an illustrated history of religious murder and madness”
“It is our duty to give meaning to the life of future generations by sharing our knowledge and experience; by teaching an appreciation of work well done and a respect for nature, the source of all life; by encouraging the young to venture off the beaten path and avoid complacency by challenging their emotions.”
“It's rare to find women who have that balance between work and life, who are really psyched for another woman's success.”
“My life has definitely changed since 'Modern Family.' The show has made me more responsible, I really want to be a good role model for all kids so I have to think about what I say and do and how it looks to other kids!”

Source : "Exclusive: Ariel Winter of Modern Family". Interview, www.seventeen.com. February 16, 2011.

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