"I'm a songwriter first."

-- Carole King

“The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses.”

Source : "Chicago judge's record rates highly among progressives, colleagues" by Bill Mears, www.cnn.com. May 4, 2010.
“I think being an actress is more how to cope with the fact that you can't do anything else than to express a talent. It's a way of being untalented for anything”
“Itâ€™s hard to feel desire when you donâ€™t feel desirable”
“Our pleasures are not material pleasures, but symbols of pleasure â€“ attractively packaged but inferior in content.”
“We are a great nation because we are a good people.”

Source : Elizabeth Dole's Speech at the Republican National Convention in New York City, New York, www.washingtonpost.com. August 31, 2004.
“Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.”
“There's nothing wrong with being a terrorist, as long as you win. Then you write history.”
“Let's face it, Obama is not a hugely popular political figure in the state of Texas.”

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