"We condemn the view that the (U.S.-led) occupation's existence is beneficial for the Iraqi people because if it ended, there would be sectarian war - as if sectarian war has not already begun."

-- Muqtada al Sadr

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“I think my cheerfulness keeps my writing from sinking into the depths of melancholy, while the darker side keeps in check any literary silliness I might be inclined toward.”

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“Society's double behavioral standard for women and for men is, in fact, a more effective deterrent than economic discrimination because it is more insidious, less tangible. Economic disadvantages involve ascertainable amounts, but the very nature of societal value judgments makes them harder to define, their effects harder to relate.”
“If the same phrase in the same place created the right effect, I was perfectly prepared to use it every time. I wasn't worried that I wasn't improvising.”
“A Rod: An attractively painted length of fiberglass that keeps an angler from ever getting too close to a fish.”
“A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.”

Source : "A Few Tips for the Graduates". The Topeka Capital-Journal, abcnews.go.com. May 20, 2007.
“Respectability is the state of never being caught doing anything which gives you pleasure.”
“The universe is a complete unique entity. Everything and everyone is bound together with some invisible strings. Do not break anyoneâ€™s heart; do not look down on weaker than you. Oneâ€™s sorrow at the other side of the world can make the entire world suffer; oneâ€™s happiness can make the entire world smile.”
“To be one of the special ones, you've got to want to take that shot-you've also got to be willing to fail, learn from it, come back and take that shot again.”

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