"The mark of the neurotic: to imagine that you're the only one who cares deeply for anything."

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— Viola Spolin

Education1906–1994

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"The question really arises is it a republic if you can keep it, question have we kept it? And the answer is no! No we have not kept it. Since 2001 we have in effect an elected monarchy. And ah, meanin…"

— Daniel Ellsberg

Politics1931–2023

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"In 2016, candidate Trump gave Bob Costa and myself his definition of the job of president: "More than anything else, it's the security of our nation... That's number one, two and three... The military…"

— Bob Woodward

Politics1943

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