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“Despite romantic fantasies about caring candidates who learn of America in donut shops, most politicians rely on media to teach them what concerns the average person.”
Source : Dick Morris (2007). “The New Prince: Machiavelli Updated for the Twenty-First Century”, p.117, St. Martin's Press
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“Of course my father was a great influence on me. He taught me how to read.”
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“The great painter has something to say. He does not paint men, landscapes, or furniture; but an idea.”
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“Mathematicians deal with large numbers sometimes, but never in their income.”
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“I thought cars were essential ingredients of life itself.”
Source : "An Actor Takes His Place on a Stage of a Different Sort" by Paul Stenquist, www.nytimes.com. March 5, 2010.
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“I've been acting for a long time now, but as narcissistic as this sounds - and I don't mean it to sound - every time I see my name up there, there is real sense of pride.”
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“Back in the day however, careers were strictly built on competitions, just like surfing, though surfing is changing too so you can free surf and still get paid. So I think that rivalry was really because of the fans and the media who built it up, but it did bring something exciting about the sport, just like in any sport, whether it's Larry Bird or Magic Johnson, I think it just made skating that much more exciting.”
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“My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist.”