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The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
Friendship: A ship big enough for two in fair weather, but only one in foul.
An egotist is a person of low taste - more interested in himself than in me.
Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers.
Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
adherent, n. A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get.
MARTYR, One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.
HATRED, n. A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's superiority.
The clarinet is a musical instrument the only thing worse than which is two.
Duck-bill, n. Your account at your restaurant during the canvas-back season.
The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.
Oil has allowed us to think about economics as though energy doesn't matter.
Gentrification is a form of immigration, though almost nobody calls it that.
Nationalism has nothing to do with the rule of law, justice, or opportunity.
You have to get past the pleasure stage, until you reach the stage of tears.
All business begins with the public permission and exists by public approval
Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
The man who is cocksure that he has arrived is ready for the return journey.
Our society is not perfect and this will come as no surprise to many of you.
Sometimes I think that just not thinking of oneself is a form of prayer. . .
Ecuador has never stated flatly that it would give asylum to Edward Snowden.
The curse of a journalist is that he always has more questions than answers.
Frontline' does 10 news shows a year, so one a week is quite an undertaking.
Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands.
The three kinds of people I dislike most are Gossips, Liars, and Hypocrites.
My mother is very good in Scrabble. In Boggle, my father is probably better.
We apply fight-or-flight reflexes not only to predators, but to data itself.
A brilliant and challenging discussion presented with extraordinary clarity.
When I wrote the Anita Hill book I believed everything I wrote was accurate.
Journalists are often portrayed as cynical. I often think it's the opposite.
If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.
Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe.
Foreign policy is about the execution of ideas as much as their formulation.
Love and ever more love is the only solution to every problem that comes up.
I made the decision to come back to New York, quit my job and move to Paris.
Where I come from these days, anybody who isn't seeing a therapist needs to.
Many small people, in small places, doing small things can change the world.
In the struggle of good against evil, it's always the people who get killed.
We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks - that's show business.
You know, guys, it is possible for two women to work together and get along.
The truth is I have had, for whatever reason, several movie-star boyfriends.
No one cared what St. Louis thought, although the city got a wink for pluck.
I have to force myself even to move my eyeballs. It's so easy just to stare.
Over the long run, many of Perry's stances boil down to following the money.
But do you love me? If Erik were good-looking, would you love me, Christine?
Pay attention to other people's nightmares because they might be contagious.
I have never been convinced there's anything inherently wrong in having fun.
My nature is that when I see abuses of power, I want to expose those abuses.
In my own mind, I am still a fat brunette from Toledo, and I always will be.
Every man in the back of their minds would like to own a bar or a racehorse.