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“The regime's political strategy depends on planting landmines throughout society. But the mine doesn't explode if you place your leg on it - it explodes when you remove your leg from it. The regime planted the land mines, then placed our legs on them so that if the regime goes, society will explode.”
Anwar Al-Bunni

“The question of where Europe ends and Asia begins has troubled many people over the years, but here's a rule of thumb: if someone can pose as an expert on the country in question without knowledge of the relevant language, it's part of Asia.”
B.R. Myers

“INTERVIEWER: Why are you working as a home security guard? Aren’t there things you’d like to do?

H.S. GUARD: There’s not really anything I’d like to do. I’m more hoping for the world to end quickly.”
Anonymous

Anton Chekhov
“What aristocratic writers are given by nature for nothing, commoners acquire at the cost of their youth”
Anton Chekhov, A Life in Letters

“Kids: get away from the cell phones, get away from the computers, and mail someone a fish before it’s too late.”
Tom Magliozzi

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