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“Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country's way of life; it's only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage.”
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“The essence of romantic love is not the company of a lover but the pursuit.”
Source : Anita Brookner (1987). “A friend from England”, Pantheon
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“I can't remember one [example of regulation] that's good. Regulation of transport, regulation of agriculture - agriculture is a, zoning is z. You know, you go from a to z, they are all bad. There were so many studies, and the result was quite universal: The effects were bad.”
Source : "Looking for Results". Interview with Thomas Winslow Hazlett, reason.com. January 1997.
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“But what a cruel thing is war to separate and destroy families and friends.”
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“Ryles and I were looking around at the calibre of players in this side, you do think ... you are very lucky to be here. Especially with Jesus, Andrew Johns, we call him Jesus, isn't even here yet.”
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“Our global institutional arrangements - the basic ground rules that govern our world economy - are human-made. They don't exist naturally, nor are they God-given. We make these rules, those of the WTO [World Trade Organization] Treaty for instance, which fill tens of thousands of pages. These words have been strung together by human beings and are also interpreted and enforced by human beings.”
Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
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“It's a good thing Winston Churchill was around before the shallow age of television. He might never have become one of the greatest leaders of all time.”
Source : "Why Can't Ugly People Have Charisma?". townhall.com, July 10, 2004.
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“The people who know God well—mystics, hermits, prayerful people, those who risk everything to find God—always meet a lover, not a dictator.”