Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.

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It is the people, and not the judges, who are entitled to say what their constitution means, for the constitution is theirs, it belongs to them and not to their servants in office—any other theory is incompatible with the foundation principles of our government.

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If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded.

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My job is to give people who work hard all week something to enjoy on Saturdays and Wednesdays. _ Arsene Wenger

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If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. – Albert Einstein

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I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.

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I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

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Beauty is a whore, I like money better. ― Michael Cunningham

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Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them.

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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. - Terry Pratchett

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