“It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.”
J.K. Rowling, quoted in Bookreporter.com
“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.”
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“If you nail two things together that have never been nailed together before, some schmuck will buy it from you.”
George Carlin, quoted in The New York Observer
“All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.”
Red Skelton, quoted in The Denver Post
“Charm is the ability to make someone else think that both of you are pretty wonderful.”
Novelist Kathleen Winsor, quoted in Real Simple
“History is not merely what happened. It is what happened in the context of what might have happened.”
Historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, quoted in the London Independent
“If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.”
Jack Kerouac, quoted in the Associated Press
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Film reviews: ‘Send Help’ and ‘Private Life’Feature An office doormat is stranded alone with her awful boss and a frazzled therapist turns amateur murder investigator
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Movies to watch in Februarythe week recommends Time travelers, multiverse hoppers and an Iraqi parable highlight this month’s offerings during the depths of winter
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ICE’s facial scanning is the tip of the surveillance icebergIN THE SPOTLIGHT Federal troops are increasingly turning to high-tech tracking tools that push the boundaries of personal privacy
