"I had to use my wits or else I'd have been sunk - and nothings going to sink me. Everyone was always pulling at me, tugging at me, as if they wanted a piece of me. It was always, 'do this, do that,' and not just on the job but off, too. God, I've tried to stay intact, whole."

-- Marilyn Monroe

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“I lived a very don't-ask, don't-tell life.”
“Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't.”

Source : "iHeartRadio Awards 2015: Justin Timberlake Addresses Critics, Says "Their Words Will Fade" by Meena Jang, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 29, 2015.
“Fascism will come to America wrapped in a flag,”
“It is easier for the reader to judge, by a thousand times, than for the writer to invent. The writer must summon his Idea out of nowhere, and his characters out of nothing, and catch words as they fly, and nail them to the page. The reader has something to go by and somewhere to start from, given to him freely and with great generosity by the writer. And still the reader feels free to find fault.”
“I'm at a funny crossroads, personally. I really want to turn my attention away from planet-hunting towards Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) program at UC-Berkeley. I'm in this lucky position that my career has been more successful than I could have ever imagined. It's time for me to roll the dice, try something that's a long shot. Younger scientists can't put their eggs in that basket, because if you spend your time on SETI, your chances of success are low. But I have the luxury. There are some experiments we can do to hunt for the great galactic Internet.”

Source : "Hunting for the Great Galactic Internet". Interview with Slate, www.slate.com. April 8, 2012.
“It is that promise that has always set this country apart-that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well.”
“Let us remember that postponement of tapering is only that-a postponementLet's not lose the chance, the warning that we have been given, because this is going to come back and what we need to do is put our house in order before.”
“Erlking,â€ I told her. â€œBig-time bad guy. Wants to eat me.â€ â€œWhy?â€ she asked. â€œWell. I met him,â€ I said.”

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