"The notion that the UN is some sort of dispassionate body that, does right and just pursues everybody's best interests is a fantasy. Each individual nation will be pursuing their best interests. That's the normal behavior of nation-states. It shouldn't surprise us, but neither should we go to them for permission to do what's in our national interests."

-- Mona Charen

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“What usually works: Simple sells. When you have to get out an encyclopedia and an Excel sheet to show somebody how much they make on a stream that comes by way of ad revenue, it gets a little complicated.”

Source : "Corner Office: Republic Records Honchos Monte & Avery Lipman Discuss Jennifer Lawrence's 'Hunger Games' Smash and Defend 'The Voice'". Interview with Andrew Hampp, www.billboard.com. December 15, 2014.
“You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.”
“I'm tryna do it all tonight, I got plans. I got a certain lust for life, and as it stands.”
“A thought crossed his mind: How do you make poor people feel wealthy when wages are stagnant? You give them cheap loans.”

Source : Michael Lewis (2015). “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (movie tie-in)”, p.31, W. W. Norton & Company
“Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.”
“You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.”
“A standing army is like a standing member. It's an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure.”

Source : Constitutional Convention, 1787.
“Historically the buffalo had more influence on man than all other Plains animals combined. It was life, food, raiment, and shelter to the Indians. The buffalo and the Plains Indians lived together, and together passed away. The year 1876 marks practically the end of both.”

Source : Walter Prescott Webb (1959). “The Great Plains”, p.44, U of Nebraska Press

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