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![“I live in New York, and Clara lives in Recife. The character is Brazilian, and as I read the script, I felt like Kleber [Mendonca] had been spying on me in order to create this role [in Aquarius]. Clara and I have different backgrounds. I come from an intuitive world, and she's an academic, but…” quote by Sonia Braga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/sonia-braga-12256_academic_i-live-in-new-york-and-clara-lives-in-re_3060260.jpg)
![“The interest of [businessmen] is always in some respects different from, and even opposite to, that of the public ... The proposal of any new law or regulation of commerce which comes from this order ... ought never to be adopted, till after having been long and carefully examined ... with the…” quote by Adam Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/adam-smith-1040_adopted_the-interest-of-businessmen-is-always-in_2983313.jpg)
![“A different [Ronald] Reagan-era authority: EO 12333, an executive order for foreign-intelligence collection, as opposed to the ones we now use domestically. So this one isn't even authorized by law. It's just an old-ass piece of paper with Reagan's signature on it, which has been updated a couple…” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/398/edward-snowden-555_ass_a-different-ronald-reagan-era-authority_810954.jpg)
![“[We] are focused on protecting and defending our common security and upholding a rules-based order that undergirds the peace and prosperity of the region and the world. In this work, we are grateful for our continued partnership with Singapore.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/barack-obama-17_common_we-are-focused-on-protecting-and-defendi_858139.jpg)
