"Istanbul owes its extraordinary situation to Golden Horn, Marmara Sea and The Bosphorus."

-- Edmondo De Amicis

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“At the end of the day, acting is all about telling lies. We are professional imposters and the audience accept that. We've made this deal that we tell you a tale and a pack of lies, but there will be a truth in it. You may enjoy it, or it will disturb you.”
“If US per capita income continues to grow at a rate of 1.5 percent a year, the country will have plenty of money to finance comfortable retirements and high-quality healthcare for all citizens, including those at the bottom of the wage ladder.”
“It is a travesty, in my mind, for the state and local governments on the one hand to expect the Federal government to reimburse them for costs attributable to illegal immigrants, when on the other hand the State and local governments prohibit their own law enforcement and other officials from cooperating with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to locate or apprehend or expel illegal aliens.”
“This...is an age of specialization, and in such an age the repertory theater is an anachronism, a ludicrous anachronism.”
“Our ego seeks to understand everything. It wants all the answers. Part of what destroys the ego and connects us with the light is doing things that absolutely don't make any sense. If we want something beyond logic, like a miracle, we have to do something that is beyond logic.”
“Men tell us sometimes there is no such thing as an atheist. There must be. There are some men to whom it is true that there is no God. They cannot see God because they have no eye. They have only an abortive organ, atrophied by neglect.”
“Telling my story is to empower people to believe in their own power. We have so much power individually.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“You don't know for sure why things happen, but you know, it did! It was my time to go on the show and I'm excited to see what my future holds.”

Source : "Pia Toscano Reportedly Inks Record Deal After Shock 'American Idol' Exit" by Luchina Fisher, Ryan Creed, Kevin Dolak, abcnews.go.com. April 9, 2011.

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