"When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts, our allies, and the American people."

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Source : "Strengthening our Security by Adhering to our Values and Laws". John O. Brennan's Speech at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 16, 2011.

John O. Brennan

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“Thank God we can't tell the future. We'd never get out of bed.”

Source : Tracy Letts (2010). “August”, p.70, ReadHowYouWant.com
“The best songwriting comes from being as creative as you can and editing it down to the good bits, essentially.”

Source : "Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand". Interview with Andy Battaglia, www.avclub.com. February 14, 2007.
“We put great confidence in the Holy Rosary for the healing of evils which afflict our times.”
“Development cannot really be so centered only on those in power.”

Source : Amartya Sen (2011). “Development as Freedom”, p.247, Anchor
“A good novel begins with a small question and ends with a bigger one.”
“But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media.”
“You feel your own life - your heart, your mind, your body, your sexuality, the people and things you are connected to - and you spontaneously fill with the exclamation: "God, it feels great to be alive!" That's delight.”
“I try, and I think I succeed, in making my readers feel sorry for my psychopaths, because I do.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ruth Rendell from Aug 19, 2011

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