"Something is clearly wrong with Kansas and the rest of Middle America when it comes to letting economic self-interest guide their voting."

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Source : "Obama, don't run from class warfare" by Howell Raines, www.cnn.com. September 27, 2011.

Howell Raines

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“When I'm writing songs, I write visually. When I'm writing the words down and I listen to the melody and the lyrics, I start seeing the video form. And if I can get through a song and from the beginning to the end have the whole video in my mind, I think that's a great song.”
“It (LSD) opened my eyes. We only use one-tenth of our brain. Just think of what we could accomplish if we could only tap that hidden part! It would mean a whole new world if the politicians would take LSD. There wouldn't be any more war or poverty or famine.”
“My favourite place in the world to run is Stanley Park in Vancouver. One loop around there is perfect.”
“I felt like I was in the best photography school in the world - I had Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon and Irving Penn teach me.”
“The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions.”
“Our state is in crisis. Our people are hurting. Now is the time when we all must resist the traditional, selfish call to protect your own turf at the cost of our state. It is time to leave the corner, join the sacrifice, come to the center of the room and be part of the solution.”
“We men are fascinated by the things we don't really understand. It gives us something to think and talk about: like females, they drive us nuts.”
“St. Paul introduced an entirely novel view of marriage, that it existed primarily to prevent the sin of fornication. It is just as if one were to maintain that the sole reason for baking bread is to prevent people from stealing cake.”

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