"None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath."

-- Marian Anderson

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“It may be laid down as a general rule, that no woman who hath any great pretensions to admiration is ever well pleased in a company where she perceives herself to fill only the second place.”
“Demons run when a good man goes to war Night will fall and drown the sun When a good man goes to war Friendship dies and true love lies Night will fall and the dark will rise When a good man goes to war Demons run, but count the cost The battle's won, but the child is lost”

Source : "Doctor Who". www.imdb.com. 2005.
“My personal feelings on marriage? Samuel Johnson once said that second marriages - although I could probably say this about any marriage - are about the triumph of hope over experience. I think that's true. I don't know that human beings were meant to mate for life or be monogamous. But, for me, the aspect of marriage that is troubling is that it's a contract that is governed by the state, and I don't want the state to have control over my personal affairs.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The true nature of the world was weirder than any bizarre fabric that anyone might weave from the warp and weft of imagination's loom.”
“That there is an evolution of one sort or another is now common ground among scientists. Whether or not that evolution is directed is another question.”
“No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way.”
“I was a stand-up comedian for 10 years, if you can believe it. And I gave it up at age 22.”
“I had never really given any thought to working for the CIA, but graduation was upon me; I was getting married just a week or two after graduation; I had no job, no prospects for a job. And so I said sure, I'd be interested in working for the CIA.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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