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It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by…
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The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate…
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Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.
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When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.
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My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only…
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If you believe you can make a living as a writer, you already have enough ego.
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Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that…
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In the book, America had already been weakened by bio terror plagues before waves of selfish violence took down the rest. But…
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Reciprocal accountability, or criticism [is] the only known antidote to error.
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In the end, the work of diplomats continues even while others fight. So, it's not necessarily true that everyone needs to march.
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Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as ‘enlightenment.
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The three basic material rights -- continuity, mutual obligation, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper…
— Evan Bayh
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Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip.
— Erma Bombeck
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
— Jean Cocteau
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Complaining about the weather seems to be a favorite American pastime. Sadly, we Christians often get caught up in this ungodly habit…
— Jerry Bridges
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I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime and just look at everyone coming out…
— Mark McGwire
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Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick.
— P.J. O'Rourke
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To think of playing cricket for hard cash! Money and gentility would ruin any pastime under the sun.
— Mary Russell Mitford
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What earthly good is golf? Life is stern and life is earnest. We live in a practical age. All around us we…
— P.G. Wodehouse
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Reality is a prison, where one vegetates and always will. All the rest - thought, action - is just a pastime, mental…
— Cesare Pavese
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Golf is the art of driving hard, avoiding the rough, surmounting traps and hazards, aiming straight, and arriving on the green at…
— Rick Bayan
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Baseball is not a conventional industry. It belongs neither to the players nor management, but to all of us. It is our…
— John Thorn
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As concerning football, I protest unto you that it may rather be called a friendly kind of fight than a play or…
— Philip Stubbs
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