“The purpose of mortality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.”
Ayn Rand, quoted in the Dickinson, N.D., Press
“Violence isn’t always evil. What’s evil is the infatuation with violence.”
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“We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality, we create it to be able to stay.”
Cartoonist Lynda Barry, quoted in The Washington Post
“When the oppressed take up arms in the name of justice, they take a step toward injustice.”
Albert Camus, quoted in The Wall Street Journal
“Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.”
American theologian Nathaniel Emmons, quoted in Forbes.com
“Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.”
Gloria Steinem, quoted in the Chicago Tribune
“Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.”
Taylor Swift, quoted in The Sacramento Bee
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The rise in unregulated pregnancy scansUnder The Radar Industry body says some private scan clinics offer dangerously misleading advice
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Democrats seek 2026 inspiration from special election routsIN THE SPOTLIGHT High-profile wins are helping a party demoralized by Trump’s reelection regain momentum
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Film reviews: ‘Bugonia,’ ‘The Mastermind,’ and ‘Nouvelle Vague’feature A kidnapped CEO might only appear to be human, an amateurish art heist goes sideways, and Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Breathless’ gets a lively homage
