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“Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've lost all incentive because we've given them too much money.”
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“Knowledge often spoils devotion.”
Source : Kate Horsley (2002). “Confessions of a Pagan Nun: A Novel”, p.31, Shambhala Publications
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“Everyone needs an editor.”
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“The Talmud tells a story about a great Rabbi who is dying, he has become a goses, but he cannot die because outside all his students are praying for him to live and this is distracting to his soul. His maidservant climbs to the roof of the hut where the Rabbi is dying and hurls a clay vessel to the ground. The sound diverts the students, who stop praying. In that moment, the Rabbi dies and his soul goes to heaven. The servant, too, the Talmud says, is guaranteed her place in the world to come.”
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“After many of years of getting cast in sweet, angelic roles, I'm finally getting to play closer to my real life as a horrible person.”
Source : "Weeds Newcomer Is High on His Role". Interview with Matt Webb Mitovich, www.tvguide.com. August 26, 2005. 
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“There is a culture of corruption in many parts of the Mexican media, of course. It seems that there are fewer and fewer media outlets that permit authentic free expressions. But Mexico also has extraordinary journalists who, despite the dangers they face, have also been leading the way in this battle, who've really played a role in keeping the cause of justice alive in the Ayotzinapa case. And no matter what, they'll keep doing that.”
Source : Source: therumpus.net
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“I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitments to human rights and democracy and should try to influence other countries to move in that direction.”
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“The dictionary is a wonderful thing, but you can't let it push you around.”
Source : "Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen". Book by Mary Norris, April 6, 2015.
