"I think we all [americans] think we're a special country. But the question is, what - what call does that give us?"

-- Chris Matthews

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“We can't all be Einstein (because we don't all play the violin). At the very least, we need a sort of street-smart science: the ability to recognize evidence, gather it, assess it, and act on it.”

Source : Judith Stone (1991). “Light Elements: Essays in Science from Gravity to Levity”, Ballantine Books
“My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an embrace that life is good, worth living and yeah, it's not easy, but there are more pluses than minuses.”
“Every time a person sacrifices himself for a larger injustice, it aids in the cycle of change.”

Source : "Amy Carter and Abbie Hoffman Win Acquittal, but They Want to Keep the C.i.a. on Trial" by Fred Bernstein, people.com. May 4, 1987.
“I believe that traditional wisdom is incomplete. A composer can have all the talent of Mozart and a passionate desire to succeed, but if he believes he cannot compose music, he will come to nothing. He will not try hard enough. He will give up too soon when the elusive right melody takes too long to materialize.”
“Midget wrestling on channel 3, it costs me 50 bucks a month.”
“Goals and caps on carbon emissions are practically worthless, if coal emissions continue, because of the exceedingly long lifetime of carbon dioxide in the air.”
“Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third.”
“I have to say that Dave's Grohl amazing too. You see all these interviews with him and he seems like the coolest and nicest guy on camera, but he really is when he's off too! I was fortunate enough to know him before he was a big rock star when I put out his very first band's album.”

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