"First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty."

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Patricia Cornwell

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“When did atheists become so evangelical? I mean, if you don't believe something to be true, wouldn't you just ignore it? That's certainly what I do. Whether it's leprechauns or a congressional debt reduction plan - if I'm convinced it's fiction, I simply put it out of my mind. Not the atheists. They are obsessed with faith and religious practice. Their identities and their works are one big reaction to that which they hate. No longer content to simply dismiss God and those who follow in Him, the New Atheists have created a cult of unbelief.”
“By Chivalries as tiny, A Blossom, or a Book, The seeds of smiles are planted- Which Blossom in the dark.”
“Time is the seed of the Universe.”
“In God's name let us go on bravely.”

Source : Saint Joan (of Arc) (1961). “Joan of Arc: Self Portrait”
“There will come a moment when the most urgent threats posed by the credit crisis have eased and the larger task before us will be to chart a direction for the economic steps ahead. This will be a dangerous moment. Behind the debates over future policy is a debate over history-a debate over the causes of our current situation. The battle for the past will determine the battle for the present. So it's crucial to get the history straight.”
“I've been making music for a while. And I could read about myself on the Internet for a while.”

Source : "Azealia Banks Has Got a Mouth on Her". www.gq.com. March 27, 2012.
“The thing I love about acting is that it's got nothing to do with me; it's about bringing forth a director's vision. It's like a release. I'm glad it's come back into my life.”
“Whoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.”

Source : Marjory Stoneman Douglas, John Rothchild (1990). “Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River”, p.230, Pineapple Press Inc

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