"Except for its worst inner-city slums, America is not the primitive capitalist jungle of European imagination, where human beings slink away like wounded animals to die in bloodstained holes."

-- Timothy Garton Ash

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“A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.”

Source : 1959 In the NewYork Times, 24May.
“I tell my kids, what is the difference between a hero and a coward? What is the difference between being yellow and being brave? No difference. Only what you do. They both feel the same. They both fear dying and getting hurt. The man who is yellow refuses to face up to what he's got to face. The hero is more disciplined and he fights those feelings off and he does what he has to do. But they both feel the same, the hero and the coward. People who watch you judge you on what you do, not how you fee.”
“You look for those actors or actresses that fit the personality to populate the film.”
“Make your kids go out and play. Kids ought to grow up the way you and I grew up and we grew up fifty years apart or maybe more. But we did the same things. Now who's out playing in the afternoon? Nobody.”

Source : "Should we drop kids off at the park - by themselves?", www.today.com. May.21, 2010.
“I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks like a change of pace alongside that little pistol bullet ole Satchel (Paige) shoots up to the plate.”
“Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn't filled with hope, someone will fill it with fear.”

Source : "From pots to politics" by Naomi Klein, www.theguardian.com. May 12, 2003.
“Normal' is a dryer setting.”

Source : Elizabeth Moon (2004). “The Speed of Dark: A Novel”, p.258, Ballantine Books
“Iâ€™m really proud of my team. They have given me great cars all year long. Today, we finally got to show what kind of cars they have been giving me. We were up front, leading laps and showing how good this No. 22 Ford is. Once again today, my team showed they have my back and that will only make us better going forward.”

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