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Gun control laws don't work. What is worse, they act perversely. While legitimate users of firearms encounter intense regulation, scrutiny and bureaucratic… — Daniel D. Polsby Copy Share Image
I might refer at once, if necessary, to a hundred well authenticated instances. One of very remarkable character, and of which the… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
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The freeway experience ... is the only secular communion Los Angeles has. Mere driving on the freeway is in no way the… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
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I like Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Common. But I like the underground stuff like Young Jeezy, Black Rob and Shine. I also… — Vanilla Ice Copy Share Image
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I had a student some years ago whose father had worked on the Manhattan Project. I had a student who had to… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
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I don't really miss the life around EastEnders because it's so intense. It's so well-watched that... it's quite a lot... a lot… — Emer Kenny Copy Share Image
Any belief in Creators or Purpose is wishful thinking. And when you point out that perhaps ALL thinking is wishful, reactions of… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
I know it sounds Pollyannish and 'Kumbaya'-like, but I find that the more that you expose Americans to the diversity of what's… — Dennis C. Blair Copy Share Image
I love it all. I don't want to go through my career with one hand tied behind my back. I love making… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
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We become our own enemy when we are thrown out of balance by anger, hatred, grief, or any other intense emotion. We… — Swami Paramananda Copy Share Image
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The messaging campaign that stigmatized the term feminist definitely worked on me when I was a teenager. I always believed in equality,… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
When I want to push myself and do intense workouts, I do that, but I'm not going to do it because anybody… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
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