"My parents are aging and there are difficult issues. It's strange to have children at the beginning of life and parents nearing the end."

-- Amy Waldman

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“Indeed, it is impossible to be neutral. In a world already moving in certain directions, where wealth and power are already distributed in certain ways, neutrality means accepting the way things are now. It is a world of clashing interests Â– war against peace, nationalism against internationalism, equality against greed, and democracy against elitism Â– and it seems to me both impossible and undesirable to be neutral in those conflicts.”
“As a Republican, I am proud of my party's rich legacy of conservation.”
“Upon a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another's life, another's death, I stake my whole eternity.”
“Godâ€™s purposes are not for me to understand His plans: His plan is for me to understand Who He is.”
“I covered my face because they had taken my wisdom teeth out.”
“The camera can represent flesh so superbly that, if I dared, I would never photograph a figure without asking that figure to take its clothes off.”
“Conscription is an impediment to achieving the forces Australia needs. It is an alibi for failing to give proper conditions to regular soldiers. We will abolish conscription forthwith. By abolishing it, Australia will achieve a better army, a better-paid army - and a better, united society.”
“I just have a respect for my audience. That seems to be pretty logical.”

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