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“Congress seems drugged and inert most of the time... its idea of meeting a problem is to hold hearings or, in extreme cases, to appoint a commission.”
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“There’s something very freeing about losing the anchors that have always defined you. Frightening, sad, but exhilarating in a poignant way, as well. You’re free to float to the moon and evaporate or sink to the bottom of the deepest ocean. But you’re free to explore. Some people confuse that with drifting, I suppose. I like to think of it as growing.”
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“The philosophers of the Middle Ages demonstrated both that the Earth did not exist and also that it was flat. Today they are still arguing about whether the world exists, but they no longer dispute about whether it is flat.”
Source : Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1927). “The Standardization of Error”, New York : W.W. Norton
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“I don't do fad things or diets - they don't work.”
Source : "Linda Gray on the return of Dallas and her best friend Larry Hagman". www.mirror.co.uk. October 12, 2011. 
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“Republicans want smaller government for the same reason crooks want fewer cops; it's easier to get away with murder.”
Source : James Carville (2003). “Had Enough?: A Handbook for Fighting Back”, p.21, Simon and Schuster
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“My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion. Why make life miserable for someone when you can use your energy for good? We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. When you hear people making hateful comments, stand up to them. Point out what a waste it is to hate, and you could open their eyes.”
Source : "Taylor Swift's Mission: Take a Stand Against Hate!" by Dan Koday, www.seventeen.com. March 1, 2009.
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“You frighten me, when you say there isn't time." "I don't see why. Christians have been expecting the imminent end of the world for millennia." "But it keeps not ending." "So far, so good.”
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“I wanted nothing else than to make the object as perfect as possible.”
