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- People have long assumed that violence is necessary for political change. Rulers never cede power voluntarily, the argument goes, so progressives have no choice but…
- However much we might deplore the profit motive, or consumerist values, if everyone just wants i-Pods we would probably be better off than if they…
- Terrorist bombings, like rampage shootings, are events that maximize the amount of publicity per amount of damage. That's why people do them, because they know…
- Words let us say the things we want to say and also things we would be better off not having said. They let us know…
- Trivers, pursuing his theory of the emotions to its logical conclusion, notes that in a world of walking lie detectors the best strategy is to…
- The idea that boys want to sleep with their mothers strikes most men as the silliest thing they have ever heard. Obviously, it did not…
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- When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don't just turn it off one day. — Chinua Achebe
- There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he… — Nelson Mandela
- Some people will go to the opening of an envelope. They live their lives in the public eye and get off on… — Jensen Ackles
- What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and… — Amy Adams
- Putting on weight is easy all the way through. But after the first couple of weeks, the novelty wears off very quickly,… — Christian Bale
- If the people of New Zealand want to be part of our world, I believe they should hop off their islands, and… — Lewis Black
- Exactly. She does not shine as a wife even in her own account of what occurred. I am not a whole-souled admirer… — Arthur Conan Doyle
- No matter how many times I witness the miracle of someone having their sight restored, I'm still overwhelmed with emotion. When the… — Gabi Hollows