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“Fact and fiction are different truths.”
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“According to the first image of international relations, the locus of the important causes of war is found in the nature and behavior of man. Wars result from selfishness, from misdirected aggressive impulses, from stupidity.”
Source : Kenneth N. Waltz (2010). “Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis”, p.16, Columbia University Press
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“The idea that the United States government would have to figure out what to do about the headscarf is simply ludicrous. We don't get involved in that.”
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“I got bloopers, loopers and droppers. I got a jump ball, a be ball, a screw ball, a wobbly ball, a whipsy-dipsy-do, a hurry-up ball, a nothin' ball and a bat dodger. My be ball is a be ball 'cause it 'be' right were I want it, high and inside. It wiggles like a worm. Some I throw with my knuckles, some with two fingers. My whips-dipsy-do is a special fork ball I throw underhand and sidearm that slithers and sinks. I keep my thumb off the ball and use three fingers. The middle finger sticks up high, like a bent fork.”
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“Friendship is a very taxing and arduous form of leisure activity.”
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“I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.”
Source : "'Vampire Diaries' author L.J. Smith weighs in on the series: 'They've done an incredible job of interpreting it'" by Sabrina Weiss, www.mtv.com. September 24, 2009. 
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“It's no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn't even speak to each other if they met at a party.”
Source : Nick Hornby (1996). “High Fidelity”, p.128, Penguin
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“All fear is but the notion that God's love ends.”
