“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.”
Milan Kundera, quoted in the Wilmington, Del., News Journal
“Las Vegas is the only place I know where money really talks—it says, ‘Goodbye.’”
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“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.”
Henry Ward Beecher, quoted in the Associated Press
“Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals.”
Poet Samuel Ullman, quoted in Forbes
“When we learn to tolerate boredom, we find out who we really are.”
Author Naomi Alderman, quoted in The Wall Street Journal
“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the
years of maturity.”
Albert Einstein, quoted in the St. Petersburg, Fla., Times
“Politeness was invented by wise men to keep fools at a distance.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Harper’s
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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
