"The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it - The Territory is worth. Empires which branch out widely are often more flourishing for a little timely pruning."

-- Thomas B. Macaulay

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“It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.”
“I always get pissed that I can't make my voice sound like someone from the 50s who had a very girly, innocent voice, like Leslie Gore.”

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“I proved that I can win the Grand Slams. I proved that I can last four and a half hours and come out on top against one of the strongest guys physically that tennis had probably seen especially on this surface. So they would probably be the things that I would say I have learned tonight: To not doubt myself physically and mentally from now on.”
“With random urinalysis, there's a clear choice - either get high or go to jail.”
“We don't want Washington Democrats running the House of Representatives.”
“If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.”
“I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on.”
“The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.”

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