"Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I donâ€™t like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I donâ€™t like it."

-- Umberto Eco

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“Economist and Africa expert Collier analyzes why a group of 50 nations, home to the poorest one billion people, are failing. Considering issues such as civil war, dependence on extractive industries, and bad governance, he argues that the strongest industrialized countries must enact a plan to help with international policies and standards.”
“Are men truly such idiots that they cannot resist two orbs of flesh?”
“With every story that TV covers, somebody - some corporation, some shareholders - are making money. That's true whether covering Libya, Iraq, the tsunami in Japan, Osama bin Laden, whatever story there is. That day, the shareholders are making money off it. Every newspaper that's sold, somebody's making a dime.”
“Paul Desmond sounds like a female alcoholic.”
“I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college.”

Source : "Q&A – Dean Norris (Hank Schrader)". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. May 2010.
“The searcher's eye Not seldom finds more than he wished to find.”
“While the steeples are loud in their joy, To the tune of the bells' ring-a-ding, Let us chime in a peal, one and all, For we all should be able to sing Hullah baloo.”
“The higher the IQ the lower the EQ. The more intelligent you are, the lower your ability is to communicate emotionally with people.”

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