"The US wished things to turn out as they did, and worked to bring this about. The department of state desired that the UN prove utterly ineffective in whatever measures it undertook. This task was given to me, and I carried it forward with no inconsiderable success."

-- Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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“Nine out of ten adult Americans have a checking account. It's the most widely used financial services product in the United States.”

Source : "Deceptive Overdraft Fees: There Ought to Be a Law!" by Carolyn Maloney, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 27, 2013.
“When your mind is functioning correctly, there is an out streaming of light from within in the form of inspiration, hunches, leadings, and intuitive flashes - trust this process of inspiration. â€œIn the twinkling of an eyeâ€ ideas and plans may flow into your mind.”
“Success begins to chase us when we begin chasing our passions.”
“I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock.”
“My piece in One World or None was the description of the effect of a single atomic bomb on New York City.”
“It's very hard to predict what kind of uses we'd make of assistants that could read and understand all the information the human race has ever generated. It could be really transformational.”

Source : "Autechre". Interview with Mark Richardson, pitchfork.com. February 18, 2008.
“It's often hard to determine, especially in early drafts, whether or not a story has a bona fide complication. Remember this: A complication must either illuminate, thwart, or alter what the character wants. A good complication puts emotional pressure on a character, promoting that character not only to act, but to act with purpose.If the circumstance does none of these things, then it's not a complication at all - it's a situation. This situation, or setup, might be interesting or even astonishing, but it gives the story no point of departure.”
“A vice is merely a pleasure to which somebody has objected.”

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