"Sports, politics, and religion are the three passions of the badly educated."

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Source : William H. Gass (2014). “In the Heart of the Heart of the Country: And Other Stories”, p.143, New York Review of Books

William H. Gass

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“I think it is a very natural tendency for the nations to increase their influence in the international space, as they pursue their international relations with different countries.”
“If you're not willing to go too far, you'll never go far enough in life.”
“I always say one of my favorite things about making movies is finishing on that last day because I get to have my life back and let that go, and hopefully have a real sense of accomplishment at the end of it.”
“I don't have a set pattern. I take things as they come. Usually with a great amount of relish. I just lay back and wait for it to happen. And it usually does.”
“It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.”

Source : Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.321, Hachette UK
“I am often accused of interfering in the private lives of citizens. Yes, if I did not, had I not done that, we wouldn't be here today. And I say without the slightest remorse, that we wouldn't be here, we would not have made economic progress, if we had not intervened on very personal matters - who your neighbour is, how you live, the noise you make, how you spit, or what language you use. We decide what is right. Never mind what the people think.”

Source : The Straits Times, April 20, 1987.
“According to the Bible, God created the heavens and the Earth. It is man’s prerogative - and woman’s - to create their own particular and private hell.”

Source : "The Twilight Zone: Night Call". TV Series, www.imdb.com. 1964.
“I like the analogy that the way that we live in Western Society, the energy that we consume in the form of fossil fuels, is the energy equivalent in pre-fossil fuel terms of having 500 slaves.”

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