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“That sun is lookin' good... and hot! Get it? Hilarious! My joke writers are awesome.”
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“Some observers compare elections in some countries with sports events, where people are but spectators. Moreover, elections must not be mere interludes for pushing a lever and then retreating to passivity, for democracy demands committed participation in the daily workings of society.”
Source : "Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order". August 07, 2013.
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“I think it's great now that we seem to be in an era where it's OK to be gay and I think that the society in North America has had more of a problem with it than any other society.”
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“I've always felt that if something is polarizing, that's usually the stuff I like the most. If something is taking a chance and is willing to be weird, that's my favorite thing. I know there's somebody out there who hates it.”
Source : Interview with Kyle Ryan, www.avclub.com. August 1, 2007. 
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“My ideas had been taking a socialistic shape for many years; but they were lacking in definite outline.”
Source : Edward Carpenter (1916). “My days and dreams: being autobiographical notes”
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“The best function of the school in my head, as it turns out, is to remind me where not to dwell. I did my time in and around school, and learned things painstakingly and grudgingly that my children later learned while laughing and playing and singing.”
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“When somebody has convinced you that you're not worth anything to anybody anymore, and they spend a lot of time doing it, you start believing it yourself.”
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“I started with poetry because it was direct, immediate, and short. It was the ecstasy of striking matches in the dark.”
