"It was Sci-Fi and fantasy that got me reading, and Sci-Fi writers in particular have pack rat minds. They introduce all sorts of interesting themes and ideas into their books, and so for me it was a short leap to go from the fantasy and Sci-Fi genres to folklore, mythology, ancient history and philosophy. I did not read philosophy because I set out to become a philosopher; I read it because it looked interesting."

-- Terry Pratchett

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“Napster works because people who love music share and participate.”

Source : "Federal Court Tells Napster to Stop Trading Copyrighted Material". "CNN Today", www.cnn.com. February 12, 2001.
“The true badge of courage is overcoming the fear of men.”
“When Hitler came for the Jews... I was not a Jew, therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists, I was not a member of the unions and I was not concerned. Then, Hitler attacked me and the Protestant church - and there was nobody left to be concerned.”

Source : Attributed in Congressional Record, 14 Oct. 1968. This is usually quoted in a form such as "In Germany, they came first for the Communists and I didn't speak up because I was not a Communist," etc. Different versions have different lists of groups who were attacked. The quotation has never actually been found in Niemoller's speeches or sermons, although the general idea is found in remarks of his from 1946, in which he referred to Communists, disabled people, Jews, and Jehovah'sWitnesses; he doe
“There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot.”
“It's very complicated. There's been this broader mechanism, an industry, which wants people to use free services, from the old days of advertising-supported papers and magazines, to ad-supported free television.”
“Thousands of people marched in cities around the country to demand that Donald Trump release his taxes. He dismissed them with a tweet: "Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies. The election is over."”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that's not real. It was like I was wearing a mask. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. That took a long time to understand.”
“He's hard-core, but I think he's actually more of an actor.”

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