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- When I was a kid, politicians wanted to avoid talking about religion if they could. John F. Kennedy couldn't duck the issue, being Catholic and…
- You have two choices with Obama. You either believe that he is a man of Christ... or you think he's a liar. And I'm surprised…
- If you spend a lot of time lying to people, you think a lot about what the truth means.
- I believe very much that the most damning thing you can say about Muslims is that you're afraid to say anything because they'll hurt you.
- I was about 12 when I heard my first Lenny Bruce record. He was already dead. But it changed my life and really did change…
- I'm always fascinated by the use of the first-person plural talking about sports.
- If you want to talk about magic, the stuff that blows me away is the stuff that's done close up.
- People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and I am very,…
- The First Amendment says nothing about your getting paid for saying anything. It just says you can say it. I don't believe that if a…
- A lot of older parents worry about being older parents. I hear people say, 'I don't want to be too old to play baseball with…
- Everybody is designing magic iPhone apps that do things that are really, really beautiful, but a really important thing about magic is that the gimmick…
- I am a huge fan of proselytizing. I am a huge fan of speaking your mind. The only way we can share the universe... is…
- I like movies that are scary, but I don't want them to be dirt dumb. I want a movie that gets my blood racing, makes…
- I think one of the things about Donald Trump that's interesting is he lives in a rarified atmosphere where it's possible that he doesn't get…
- There is this tremendous amount of arrogance and hubris, where somebody can look at something for five minutes and dismiss it. Whether you talk about…
- Showbiz is just there to give people something to talk about.
- You should think about the world and feel about your heart.
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- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
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- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave… — Aristotle
- I'm going to insult a whole industry here, but it seems like TV is for people who can't do film. I'm not… — Kevyn Aucoin
- The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly. — Paul Auster
- There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads. — Paul Auster
- I started out in life as a poet; I was only writing poetry all through my 20s. It wasn't until I was… — Paul Auster
- The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little… — Frank Abagnale
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong