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It was not a secret, then or now, that there is something vaguely un-American about

forcing your child to be really good at classical music performance.
Euny Hong

Most private sector workers can only dream of getting the generous lifetime pension and health benefits typical of government service.
Elaine Chao

Keep in mind, our demographics of our state, how it breaks down in terms of political affiliation: over half the people in this state chose not to align themselves with any party at all.
Lisa Murkowski

Sometimes comforting the afflicted does require afflicting the comfortable.
Mario Cuomo

As a young man, I wooed, unsuccessfully, with Puccini. It's important to get your operas right.
Howard Jacobson

Having too many layers of approval in a dynamic battlefield environment delays our ability to fight and win, especially when troops are engaged in combat.
Ryan Zinke

A lot of actors seem to dislike typecasting these days. The funny thing is, that's a fairly recent development. It used to be that actors wanted to be typecast so audiences could remember them and identify with them.
Dick Van Dyke

After 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' the films that followed it, instead of having their own unique aesthetic, they all wanted to be 'Lord of the Rings' as opposed to learning from 'Lord of the Rings.'
Duncan Jones

Most of my work is done when everyone else is asleep.
James McBride

Americans like to add the word 'super' when they're describing things.
Sayed Kashua

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