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“Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.”
Source : to Edwin L James of the New York Times, 1928.
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“You can truly grieve for every officer who's been lost in the line of duty in this country, and still be troubled by cases of police overreach, those two ideas are not mutually exclusive. You can have great regard for law enforcement and still want them to be held to high standards.”
Source : "Jon Stewart To Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade: ‘F—k You’" by Catherine Taibi, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2014.
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“There's this thing that publishes pictures of people out and about. So when I go out, I do see pictures of myself. I don't know where those pictures come from - I mean, I don't see the cameras. But I guess I'm just not looking for them.”
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“Basically speaking, conducting is quite a healthy profession.”
Source : "Jeffrey Tate: 'I've had to fight all my life'" by Tom Service, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2011.
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“I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.”
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“I am a stranger to half measures.”
Source : Marita Golden (2008). “Migrations of the Heart: An Autobiography”, p.33, Anchor
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“It is only the most elite of elite musicians whose unconventional approach becomes convention.”
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“I've been very lucky to have a family who has welcomed me and not been hung up on anything racial, almost overlooking the fact that there was a racial difference. But I can honestly say I do feel like I missed out on some lessons of what the African-American experience is like growing up.”