"Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed."

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Robert Green Ingersoll

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“You have no idea how far I'm willing to go to acquire your cooperation.”
“Opinions may be mistaken; love never is.”
“I've never said, 'I'm squeaky clean.' It's always the people who project that image that are hiding something. No one's squeaky clean.”
“The CW is a very fashion-oriented network and they like their stars to look a certain way. I like that, but at the same time, I need Nikita to be toned down a bit. You can't draw too much attention to Nikita because she's an assassin.”
“I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell.”
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.”
“Marmee: Oh, Jo. Jo, you have so many extraordinary gifts; how can you expect to lead an ordinary life? Youâ€™re ready to go out and â€“ and find a good use for your talent. Thoâ€™ I donâ€™t know what I shall do without my Jo. Go, and embrace your liberty. And see what wonderful things come of it.”
“You have no idea how crazy I am, I should be wearing yellow Caution tape, I'm that bonkers.”

Source : Robin Benway (2010). “The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June”, p.79, Penguin

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