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“Dissent and dissenters have no monopoly on freedom. They must tolerate opposition. They must accept dissent from their dissent.”
Source : Abe Fortas (1968). “Concerning dissent and civil disobedience”, World Publishing Co.
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“Besides the alternate universe offered by a book, the quiet space of a museum was my favorite place to go. My mom said I was an escapist at heart . . . that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one. It’s true that I’ve always been able to yank myself out of this world and plunge myself into another.”
Source : Amy Plum (2011). “Die for Me”, p.19, Harper Collins
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“If you don't trust anyone, they can't let you down.”
Source : Simon R. Green (2011). “Hellworld”, p.65, Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
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“Being a star requires risk-taking shoes.”
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“In this age, I don't care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are, if you cannot create harmony-even vicious harmony-on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete. We have got to have officers who can create harmony across all those lines.”
Source : James Mattis' speech at the US Joint Forces Command Conference, May 2010.
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“What's wrong with hip-hop is the system that controls the definition of it. There needs to be more balance on the airwaves.”
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“Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I'm not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience.”
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“An old-timer is someone who can remember when a naughty child was taken to the woodshed instead of to a psychiatrist.”
